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Power crews diverted
Restoring pipeline came first

By Nikki Davis Maute

Hattiesburg American


Martha Douglas, left, and Joyce Sartin, both of Hattiesburg receive a number at the W.U. Bill Sigler Center on Saturday for an appointment later in the week to meet with the American Red Cross for financial aid. For more photos, go to "Photo Galleries" at www.hattiesburgamerican.com.
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Electric crews diverted from hospital work

Shortly after Hurricane Katrina roared through South Mississippi knocking out electricity and communication systems, the White House ordered power restored to a pipeline that sends fuel to the Northeast.
That order - to restart two power substations in Collins that serve Colonial Pipeline Co. - delayed efforts by at least 24 hours to restore power to two rural hospitals and a number of water systems in the Pine Belt.

At the time, gasoline was in short supply across the country because of Katrina. Prices increased dramatically and lines formed at pumps across the South.

"I considered it a presidential directive to get those pipelines operating," said Jim Compton, general manager of the South Mississippi Electric Power Association - which distributes power that rural electric cooperatives sell to consumers and businesses.

"I reluctantly agreed to pull half our transmission line crews off other projects and made getting the transmission lines to the Collins substations a priority," Compton said. "Our people were told to work until it was done.

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