Transcontinental Pipeline

Transcontinental Gas Pipe Line Transco
Location
Country	United States
Start	Corpus Christi, Texas
To	Island Park Energy Center, Barnum Island, New York
General information
Type	Natural gas
Owner	Williams Companies
Commissioned	1950
Technical information
Length	10,500 mi (16,900 km)
Maximum discharge	3.5 trillion cubic feet (99×10^9 m3) per annum
Diameter	42 in (1,067 mm)
No. of compressor stations	59
Website	www.williams.com/pipeline/transco/

Transcontinental Gas Pipe Line (Transco) is a natural gas pipeline which brings gas from the Gulf coast of Texas, Louisiana, Mississippi, and Alabama, to New Jersey and much of the New York metropolitan area – namely, New York City and Long Island – by way of Georgia, South Carolina, North Carolina, Virginia, Maryland, and Pennsylvania. It is owned by the Williams Companies. Its FERC code is 29.

Environmental agreements

In an agreement with the EPA and U.S. Department of Justice, the Transcontinental Gas Pipe Line Corporation tests soil and groundwater contamination near its compressor stations. This agreement also included a cleanup program for polychlorinated biphenyl (PCB).

See also

• Buckeye Pipe Line
• Iroquois Pipeline

External links

• Pipeline Electronic Bulletin Board
• Williams Transco Gas Pipeline