A Carbon County group opposed to a proposed natural gas pipeline on Thursday warned property owners to be vigilant about allowing PennEast pipeline surveyors on their land, to consult a lawyer and to carefully read their homeowners insurance policies before signing any papers.

Linda Christman of Save Carbon County also gave commissioners copies of a brochure detailing property owners’ rights, and the group’s monthly report.PennEast plans a 114-mile pipeline running from Wilkes-Barre to Trenton, New Jersey. The proposed route takes the 36-inch pipeline through Kidder, Penn Forest, Towamensing and Lower Towamensing townships.Christman referred to a letter from PennEast to property owners who had refused to have their land surveyed.The letter, she said, “doesn’t cross an ethical line, but it walks right up to it.”The letter says the company is surveying in the area and they “need to begin on your property” before PennEast files an application to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission.“We just want people to know PennEast does not have the right to come on their property without permission,” she said.Christman also said the company will soon “push” to obtain easements for the pipeline. Before signing an easement agreement, property owners need to talk with their mortgage lenders and insurers to find out of their liability insurance rates would increase if the pipeline runs through their land.They should also seek the advice of a lawyer before signing any agreements. Christman said, “many pipeline agreements ... have permission for more than one pipeline in an easement.”Property owners should also designate where the pipeline would be in the easement, she said.