Discussion centered on a proposed pipeline that would extend from Luzerne County to New Jersey that could pass through several townships in Carbon County has been rescheduled.

A representative from PennEast Pipeline was scheduled to attend this Thursday's Towamensing Township Board of Supervisors meeting to be held at the Towamensing Volunteer Fire Company to provide information on the proposed project.However, PennEast Pipeline has rescheduled its presentation until next month, when it will be held in Palmerton, according to township officials.As a result, the township will hold its regular meeting Thursday at the municipal building at 120 Stable Road, where it typically meets.Due to the higher-than-normal volume of residents expected to attend the PennEast Pipeline's presentation, the township planned to move the meeting to the fire company quarters.The gas line may affect Preacher's Camp and private residences in Towamensing Township.In addition to Towamensing, the $1 billion, 100-mile-long Marcellus gas pipeline is expected to slice through Lower Towamensing, Penn Forest and Kidder townships as well, according to a map of the proposed project released by developer PennEast Pipeline Company of Berks County.The pipeline, which could be built as early as 2017 and be in service later that year pending regulatory approval, would carry 1 billion cubic feet of gas per day and would run from Luzerne County through Carbon, Northampton and Bucks counties to Trenton, New Jersey.Four entities, AGL Resources; NJR Pipeline Company, a subsidiary of New Jersey Resources; South Jersey Industries; and UGI Energy Services, UGIES, a subsidiary of UGI Corporation, will share the cost of the project.UGIES is the project manager for the development of the project and will operate the pipeline.The company must obtain a Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity from the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, in addition to various state and local permits, before construction can start.Deciding the route is a multistep process, factoring in environmental impact, obtaining rights of way and efficiency.The company will evaluate several routes before settling on the one it believes is best.The pipeline will most likely be buried 30-36 inches from the top of the pipe to the surface.Additional cover is used under roads and water, while less is used (but at least 18 inches), under rock.In special cases, for example, under land that is farmed, the pipe is buried 48 to 60 inches down.The work area along the pipelines can range from 90 feet to 125 feet.Patricia Kornick, project spokeswoman for Penn-East Pipeline, cautioned that the project is only proposed at this time.Kornick said that the organization plans to continue to conduct extensive outreach open houses in November that will be strategically accessible."We don't have a route to share with them at this point," Kornick said. "The route has changed, and will continue to change based on the results of preliminary surveys and input from stakeholders."She said, "We will be working with landowners to negotiate fair market value to compensate for portions of property on which we'll be able to build the pipeline."For more information, call 844-347-7119, send questions to

answers@penneastpipeline.com, or access the company's website at

www.penneastpipeline.com.