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Illegal bridge causes erosion damaging a salmon stream. This bridge violates the FERC Guideline to "not use soil to construct or stabilise equipment bridges," and should have been removed before spring rains.

Stream near the Buyuklinka - KP 246.4

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Another illegal earthen bridge blocks a salmon river. With no erosion prevention measures, this also violates the FERC Guideline to "stabilize water body banks and install temporary sediment barriers" after in-stream construction.

Stream near the Leonidovka - KP 274.6

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This outrageous arrangement of a long stretch of prepared pipeline on a stack of lumber not only exposes the pipe to damage in floods, but puts high pressure on a single point, in both cases damaging the protective pipe covering.


Branch of Leonidovka - KP 274.6

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This erosion control mat has left its original placement and washed up on the side of the river: lack of protection will lead to high erosion impacts on this river.



Buyuklinka - KP 246.4

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This river has been rechannelled to form an unnatural, sharp angle. This channel is already beginning to wash out as the stream resumes its natural path. (See the original S-shape of the river on the SEIC website.)



Bystraya - 182.9

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Another view: a river rechannelled to form sharp angles. This design violates a basic law of hydrology: a river cannot follow a sharp angle- it will always reestablish a new stream on a natural path.



Bystraya - 182.9

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Barrels of ethylene glycol, a toxic antifreeze used illegally in winter pipeline tests, improperly stored and leaking in a partially unlined pit.



Camp Pugachovo - near KP 411.2

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Discarded wood waste piles create a high risk of forest fires in this valley. Historically, many fires in the area have been started by wood waste piles. This pile looks to be about a year old.



Devyataya - KP 178.2

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A frequent violation: a bridge was removed from this site & no shore erosion control measures were put in place after its removal.



El'naya - KP 228.6

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Again: a bridge that was required to be removed before spring floods. Erosion from the shore muddies a salmon spawning stream with suspended solids. The color of the river changes as it flows right to left under the bridge. EBRD President Jean Lemierre will soon decide the Bank's role on Sakhalin II.

Krinka - KP 348.5

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Another view: a bridge, erosion. The corridor's steep mud-clay slopes present risks of mud flows & potential exposure or slippage of the pipeline. This site is in its 2nd year of construction, with the steep inclines constantly eroding.


Krinka - KP 348.5

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A likely corrosion or even breakage point: snowmelt floods have accrued debris at the pipe: it is visibly bent. Floods will likely rip away the debris, damaging the pipe covering, even breaking the pipe.


Leonidovka - KP 274.6

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A closeup of the debris accumulating at the pipeline.



Leonidovka - KP 274.6

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A required erosion control measure fails: debris from spring snowmelt floods caught in the mat and ripped it from where it was installed. This failure will lead to severe erosion in a wild salmon spawning river.



Makarovka - KP 356.9

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A stream of water runs over a silt fence, installed to prevent just such runoff. At this site both gas and oil pipelines had been buried, but fences to contain surface water runoff are failing, causing severe erosion in a salmon river.



Manui - KP 453.9

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A likely contributor to corrosion: segments often appear to be buried on sharp rocks & other non-uniform or unsifted fill. This endangers the protective pipe coating, especially given the high clay content,& so heavy wet-weight of the soil pressing down on the pipe.

Onor - KP 168.9

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Failed erosion control measures: the pipeline corridor is flooded far outside the river crossing due to a failure to reestablish and enforce the river shoreline. All erosion and water runoff measures at this site are now stranded mid-river, & thus have failed.
Pilenga - KP 63.9

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Another view of the failed erosion / water runoff prevention measures at this river crossing.


Pilenga - KP 63.9

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Another view of the failed anti-erosion and water runoff measures at this site.


Pilenga - KP 63.9

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Another view of the failed anti-erosion and water run-off measures at this site.


Pilenga - KP 63.9

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Silt fences stand in the middle of a flooded and meandering riverbed.


Pilenga - KP 63.9

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Severe erosion threatens this salmon river. Not only do suspended solids flow into the water, but masses of mud slowly slide into the river. Both pipes have already been entrenched here.



Pugachovka - not in SEIC listing, but near KP 411.2