Timeline

1/15/19 – Ohio Power Siting Board Schedules Hearings

The Ohio Power Siting Board has resumed the procedural schedule for Duke Energy’s proposed Central Corridor Pipeline in Hamilton County.

Public Hearing: An additional public hearing will be held at 3:00 p.m. on Thursday, March 21, 2019, to allow statements from members of the affected public who are not parties to the case. (An initial public hearing was held in June 2017.)  The public hearing will be held at the University of Cincinnati-Blue Ash:

University of Cincinnati-Blue Ash
9555 Plainfield Road
Muntz Hall, Room 119
Blue Ash, OH 45236

Evidentiary Hearing: The evidentiary (adjudicatory) hearing will be held at 10:00 a.m. on Tuesday, April 9, 2019, to allow parties to the case to provide sworn testimony and cross-  examine witnesses. This hearing will take place at the Public Utilities Commission of Ohio (PUCO) at:

PUCO
Hearing Room 11-A
180 E. Broad Street
Columbus, OH 43215

The OPSB will issue its decision on the pipeline sometime after the hearings are complete.

7/3/18 – Update on Process
As of early July 2018, the adjudicatory hearing previously scheduled for September 2017 has not yet been scheduled.  Duke Energy filed an amended application in February 2018 requesting the Ohio Power Siting Board (OPSB) reset the hearing promptly. Municipalities opposing the pipeline filed a response asking for sufficient time to conduct further discovery, depositions, and investigation. OPSB staff supported the municipalities’ request, but the OPSB has not yet made a decision.

Regardless of when the hearing is scheduled, it is anticipated that Duke Energy and the municipalities will continue to engage in paper discovery, depositions, and investigation in order to prepare for the hearing. The Village will participate by submitting written testimony to the OPSB per its procedures. While there will not be an opportunity for members of the public to participate directly in the hearing, the public may continue to submit written comments and testimony to the OPSB, including online via their website at http://www.opsb.ohio.gov/. When filing comments refer to the Duke Energy Central Corridor Extension Gas Pipeline and Case No. 16-0253-GA-BTX.

8/25/17 – Adjudicatory Hearing Postponed
The adjudicatory hearing set for September 11, 2017 at 10 a.m. has been postponed in response to a motion filed by Duke Energy. The purpose of the adjudicatory hearing is to allow parties to the case to provide sworn testimony and cross examine witnesses. The Village is an intervenor and will participate in the adjudicatory hearing. The motion cited Duke’s request for more time in order to perform additional engineering work along the proposed route (s) and to conduct additional meetings with municipal officials in the areas affected by the proposed route(s). A new hearing date is to be announced.

6/15/17 – Ohio Power Siting Board Public Hearing Held
The Ohio Power Siting Board held a public hearing to receive additional public input on Thursday, June 15, 2017 from 3-8 p.m. at the University of Cincinnati’s Blue Ash Campus. Members of Amberley Village Council attended and submitted their individual oral and written testimony opposing the project.

Prior to this public hearing, the Ohio Power Siting Board staff had issued its Report of Investigation which has recommended the “alternate route” referred to as the “green line” from the proposed route options, rather than the “preferred route” shown as the “orange line” on the New Proposed Map Routes. The alternate route would enter the Village in the area of P&G along the railroad tracks and travel south into Golf Manor. This is not a final decision. The next step in the process is an adjudicatory hearing for intervening parties which will be held July 12, however, that date could be moved if a motion to continue succeeds which has been filed.

4/3/17 – Village Filed Notice of Intervention
On March 30, 2017, the Ohio Power Siting Board certified Duke’s project application as complete and Village Solicitor Kevin Frank has since filed for the Village to be a party of record on behalf of residents and businesses that may be affected if the alternate green route is chosen by the Ohio Power Siting Board.

3/13/17 – Village Council Meeting: Intervention Process
At its regular meeting on March 13, 2017, Village Council confirmed its intention to participate in the intervention process as an opposed party to the pipeline project, including the alternate “green” route proposed that runs along the Village’s southwest border. Watch video of council meeting.

01/26/17 – Open House Information Session
WHEN: Thursday, January 26, 2017
WHERE: Crown Plaza Blue Ash

Duke Energy is hosting an informational meeting regarding the Central Corridor Pipeline Extension project. An open house will be held from 5:30 p.m. – 8:30 p.m. There will be formal presentations at 6:00 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. Everyone is welcome to attend. Click here for more information.

9/19/16 – Map Routes Modified & Pressure Changed
Duke Energy filed its application for the proposed pipeline project with the Ohio Power Siting Board on September 13 with modified map routes, dropping the proposed route that would have run through the heart of Amberley Village. The route selected in the submittal is referred to as the “orange route” as shown on this map. An alternative route referred to as the “green route” would affect the Village’s southwest border. Another aspect of the submittal included a change in the pipeline pressure which has been reduced from 600 psi to 400 psi. Village officials will continue to monitor developments on this project.

9/12/16 – Council Action to Intervene
Village Council authorized, at its September 12 regular meeting, the Village Manager to intervene in the Duke Pipeline Central Corridor Project. This allows the Village to participate as a party of record in the Ohio Power Siting Board’s processing of the proposed pipeline.