Pima County, Kinder Morgan agree on pipeline mitigation

PiperlineBy Jamar Younger | Arizona Daily Star

Pima County finally reached an agreement with Kinder Morgan to mitigate any long-term environmental damage caused by the 60-mile pipeline the company wants to build from Tucson to Sasabe.

Kinder Morgan will monitor the pipeline and surrounding area for 20 years and give the county $4 million to offset environmental degradation and mitigate the loss of any riparian habitat in the Altar Valley, where the company’s Sierrita pipeline will carry natural gas to Mexico.

The county Board of Supervisors approved the mitigation measure unanimously Tuesday, although some members were reluctant.

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