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<br />s s r ~ pipeline companies against the p~ ort and also the 4
<br />}' " ~ .- ~ „ ~ ~: ~ i U.S: Army Corps_ of Engineers. They; included firms ,,
<br />,, r = ~, ~ rr ~ - ~ , _ . `' such as Eaocon Pipeline Co., Chevron:Chemical; Mo-. ,
<br />,,,~, , ;; < . - ,... , , , . ;,i f-,, ~~ r~ ~ ~, ;~ bil Pipeline Co., Dynegy Midstream` Services; ,
<br />Appeal~,plarlned over cost ~ Equilon Pipeline`Co., Air Liquide America, Zleppco
<br />f ;, ~ ~ ,r~ .y , -:. ,•, .,,,t ~ ~ .' .. Crude Oil and Texa$ Eastern Tran$mission Co :,~,+,:
<br />`'associated `withr dredging ~ ~ Over time the number of companies involved'has ~'~~
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<br />,. :changed because of merg-
<br />` ' " .. „ , ;, ers, additions, by; a: few that
<br />BY NELSON ANTOSH ° ' ~ ~ found. they are affected,
<br />'Houston Chronicle ~ '~', >~ ,. +~ _ The pipelines and some who pulled out "
<br />,. Carry a variety when they, ;discoveredahat. ;,,
<br />..,:, :.. ..: r . , ;, Yr e ; ~ their lines are `alreadyE P>.
<br />~: U.S. District~Judge Itiynt~.Hughes:has ruled that the ~ Of prOCIIJCtS
<br />' Port of Houston Authors ;..:and not com es, "should I °deep enough;.` Calabrese :;
<br />from chemicals said. The latest tally ~ is _
<br />.pay the cost of lowering pipelines to accommodate; the ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ , laintnt's ~ =~,, ~~, , , . 5 ' ,~,
<br />deeppening of the Houston" Ship"Channel "~ ` `' ~t0`crude oil to r p :~ , ~ ,yr<p4tba,~o ;~ ; F ~, ~ :,,,,:
<br />'``The exact bill is still not known,,but froni100 to`~110 ~, flatllral"9aS. :•,The>pippehnesr,carry a '°
<br />'` ipelines;;may"be involved'at a cost`of approximately I variety ..of~pproducts'from ~'
<br />~' 'p$1 milhon each; said Denis CalabreseT Sa spokesmani ~ ,cherXucals.to~i.crude oilsto' ;`
<br />f-for the companies. '~!: t f ~_ :~, ~, ~:~~ ~ ;~ „natural gas+~Because ,,of '.
<br />~ - The'ruling calls for the port to~compensate the com ~ various and complex,oWnerslups,.~the:.number'of •
<br />panics fors actual costs, some 'of which' they"have al . `lines crossing beneathfthe-Ship hannel has always
<br />ready' incurred ' . , ~ '' been in question, he smd~~~i ~~ . '
<br />a % 'i These new costs to the port will come °on~ top of;the The Texas Water Code says; that if com es. are
<br />$130 million that local ~taxpayers~have~approved~for 1 required to move theirihnes~it'musbbe"at the
<br />=u the local-federal projectito wxdden and deepen the chant. local project's ,expense: In this case, the local project
<br />neL ~ ~, t : , , , .~,~ . :, _ ~ is the Houston. Port, Authority Calabrese ~ said.
<br />"~ PorE'Chairnian Jim Edmon saul;Monday that the ~ `- ,> °`" "r^~ ~ '~~Fj"~°° ~~; • ~ ,.`f~
<br />ai authority..plans= to appeal`; The~~ort~s~iould` hQt`have` ~~ rTl'e ;plan x,is ° to ,deepens the ;channel. from' .40 feet ~~ ;
<br />. .. , %to' 45`fee 'but tti "'dre " `will , d - than tha .
<br />lines:' ' _ ~;< ,,, 11 ~> ~, :.,.
<br />S+Hu~hes' decided to go with Texas'`~aw in~, granting
<br />"'the" pipeline'companies''motionzfor''summary'~udg
<br />• ~ "ment and denying the port's:' F' ~~r,t, a ~+. x,., ,,, , ,
<br />''-' ~ "We will appeal and find`out,"~Edmonds`'said.of-the'
<br />juddg~e's•interpretation:<~~ ~ ~a; :,.,, t , ,.;. ,~}
<br />:. ~ • .Tbe :conflict started in' late 1998 as a lawsuit' by 20
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<br />t, , e , g'; go. eeper t "
<br />t because silt"will qui y, settle .into:,the depression: , i
<br />''.The''channel`is;alsobemg widened;,:from_::400 feet'.,=
<br />_rtoa 530. feet, to better accommodate,ship traffic ..
<br />~' Port„officials said at a pubhc`'meeting thatathere,~,
<br />~~=~is'~ no guarantee` th won't ego evens deeper later,,,f .
<br />the spokesman sai basically a :warning for the'
<br />. companies to go deep enough so they won't have
<br />to go through this again.
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