Allegheny Storage Project Application for Pipeline Certificate of Dominion Transmission, Inc. under CP12-72.
02/17/2012DOMINION TRANSMISSION, INC. Allegheny Storage Project RESOURCE REPORT 6 Geological Resources FERC Docket No. CP12-__-000 Filed February 2012 RESOURCE REPORT 6 TABLE OF CONTENTS Section Page 6.0 GEOLOGICAL RESOURCES ........................................................................................ 6-1 6.1 GEOLOGIC SETTING ................................................................................................... 6-2 6.1.1 Maryland Facilities .............................................................................................. 6-2 6.1.1.1 Physiography...................................................................................... 6-2 6.1.1.2 Surficial Geologic Materials .............................................................. 6-3 6.1.1.3 Bedrock Geology ............................................................................... 6-3 6.1.2 Ohio Facilities ...................................................................................................... 6-4 6.1.2.1 Physiography...................................................................................... 6-4 6.1.2.2 Surficial Geology ............................................................................... 6-4 6.1.2.3 Bedrock Geology ............................................................................... 6-4 6.1.3 West Virginia Facilities ....................................................................................... 6-5 6.1.3.1 Physiographic Region ........................................................................ 6-5 6.1.3.2 Surficial Geology ............................................................................... 6-5 6.1.3.3 Bedrock Geology ............................................................................... 6-5 6.1.4 Pennsylvania Facilities......................................................................................... 6-6 6.1.4.1 Physiographic Region ........................................................................ 6-6 6.1.4.2 Surficial Geology ............................................................................... 6-6 6.1.4.3 Bedrock Geology ............................................................................... 6-6 6.1.5 Construction and Operation Impacts ................................................................... 6-7 6.1.5.1 Aboveground Facilities ...................................................................... 6-7 6.1.5.2 Pipelines ............................................................................................. 6-7 6.2 MINERAL RESOURCES ............................................................................................... 6-8 6.2.1 Non-Fuel Minerals ............................................................................................... 6-8 6.2.2 Organic Fuel Minerals ......................................................................................... 6-8 6.2.2.1 Coal ...................................................................................