COUNCIL PANEL DELAYS ACTION ON PIPELINE.Byline: Rick Orlov Orlov (Орлóв) is the name of a Russian noble family which produced several distinguished statesmen, diplomatists and soldiers. The family first gained distinction in the person of four Orlov brothers, of whom the senior was Catherine the Great's Daily News Staff Writer Backers of the proposed Pacific Pipeline said Friday Friday: see Sabbath; week. Friday young Indian rescued by Crusoe and kept as servant and companion. [Br. Lit.: Robinson Crusoe] See : Servant they want the city to process its application despite a threatened city challenge of the state Public Utilities Commission approval of the project. George Mihlsten, attorney for the consortium of oil companies behind the 132-mile pipeline from Kern Kern, river, 155 mi (249 km) long, rising in the S Sierra Nevada Mts., E Calif., and flowing south, then southwest to a reservoir in the extreme southern part of the San Joaquin valley. The river has Isabella Dam as its chief facility. County to Wilmington, told the City Council's Transportation Committee that the city is required to act on the application in 180 days or it will be considered approved. ``We are willing to work with the city and will consider any changes it wants,'' Mihlsten said. The committee did not take any action, delaying consideration for at least two weeks as other City Council committees review the project. The City Council already has gone on record in opposition to the pipeline, which will cut through the San Fernando Valley San Fernando Valley Valley, southern California, U.S. Northwest of central Los Angeles, the valley is bounded by the San Gabriel, Santa Susana, and Santa Monica mountains and the Simi Hills. , as well as indicating it wants to challenge the PUC (Public Utility Commission) A regulatory body in every state in the U.S. that governs public utilities within its jurisdiction such as electricity, gas, oil, sewer, water, transportation and telephone service. Some states call it the Public Service Commission (PSC). decision. Mihlsten said the city could act on its application, with final approval delayed pending any final court action. Several council members have voiced opposition to the pipeline, citing fears there would be a repeat of the 1994 explosion in Sylmar that injured in·jure tr.v. in·jured, in·jur·ing, in·jures 1. To cause physical harm to; hurt. 2. To cause damage to; impair. 3. one person and damaged scores of homes and cars. Also, the city's Environmental Affairs Department said it has a number of concerns over the environmental report done by the oil companies - Chevron, Texaco and Unocal - in seeking the pipeline's approval. Lillian Kawasaki, general manager of the department, said her agency is concerned that alternative pipelines were not adequately studied, as well as a lack of commitment to reduce truck and train traffic. |
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