Construction Monitoring
On-the-ground inspection during construction so violations are caught and documented while they happen, not after.
For landowners on FERC-regulated pipeline projects
Pipeline inspection and restoration support for landowners.
Central Land Consulting inspects and documents pipeline right-of-way conditions and reports findings to FERC, so impacted properties are restored to pre-construction condition.
CLC drone documentation
~700Landowner matters at FERC
2015Fighting for landowners since
6States: OK, IL, MO, WV, PA, OH
5FERC-regulated pipeline projects
Why it matters
Independent documentation for landowners.
Restoration status on pipeline projects is largely reported by the operator. Landowners benefit from an independent record of what is actually happening on their property.
We document compaction, topsoil loss, drainage problems, buried rock and debris, and revegetation, and provide FERC with clear, verifiable findings.
What we do
Our services
From pre-construction through final restoration.
Advanced Compliance Inspections
Tract-by-tract evaluation against the FERC Plan and Procedures, certificate conditions and state agricultural agreements.
Restoration Determinations
Compaction, topsoil loss, drainage, rock and debris, revegetation, documented with remediation plans to pre-construction condition.
FERC Filings & Advocacy
We submit findings to FERC and work alongside landowners' counsel.
How it works
How it works
- 1
Contact us
Tell us what's wrong with your land and which project crossed it.
- 2
We inspect
Field inspection, photos, soil and drainage findings, mapped to the right-of-way.
- 3
We file
Findings go on the FERC record with specific deficiencies and a remediation plan.
- 4
We follow up
Follow-up inspections until restoration is complete.
From the field
Field documentation
Photos taken by CLC during inspections and test pits on landowner property.
Standing water and dead ground where the right-of-way should drain 
Rock buried in the plow zone, exposed in a test pit 
Staked test pit: buried excavated rock from the surface down 
Bare right-of-way that never came back 
Ponding and bare soil along the trench line 
Erosion and washouts across the right-of-way 
Failed revegetation along the full corridor 
Bare, cracked soil and patch repairs years after construction
Oklahoma
Midship Pipeline
A summary of restoration filings and FERC actions on the Midship Pipeline project.
View case summary- FERC orders work stopped on the North Spread for failing environmental conditions.
- Midship claims 94% restoration; project placed into service.
- Order on Environmental Compliance: fix outstanding tracts within 60 days.
- Congressional hearing: “Pipelines Over People (Part II).”
- FERC issues Order to Show Cause over buried rock and debris.
Projects
Projects
Oklahoma · Active
Illinois / Missouri · Active
West Virginia / Pennsylvania
West Virginia
Ohio / Michigan
Midship Pipeline
Cheniere Energy. Compliance order, show-cause order, House oversight hearing.
View case summarySpire STL Pipeline
65 miles. Illinois Department of Agriculture documented AIMA violations; certificate vacated by the D.C. Circuit in 2021.
Dominion Supply Header
About 37.5 miles of pipeline plus compression modifications.
Mountaineer XPress
About 165 miles, Marshall County to Wayne County, with three new compressor stations.
NEXUS Gas Transmission
255-mile interstate line from Ohio toward the Dawn Hub in Ontario.
Request an inspection
Tell us about your property and the pipeline project involved.
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Canton, Ohio. Serving landowners nationwide.