🚨 DOMINION USING AERIAL SURVEILLANCE TO BYPASS NO-TRESPASSING SIGNS ON VALLEY LINK ROUTE Community members report Dominion Energy is using aerial survey aircraft to map the proposed Valley Link transmission corridor — flying the route repeatedly to establish right-of-way data without needing ground access to properties where landowners have posted No Trespassing signs. Flight tracking data shows multiple aircraft flying a concentrated corridor pattern matching the proposed Valley Link route. 📡 DOMINION'S AERIAL SURVEY CONTRACTOR: Bowman Consulting (Reston, VA) provides LiDAR and photogrammetry services for Dominion Energy. Bowman has worked on Dominion's $500M Critical Transmission Substation Security Plan. Dominion also operates 50+ drones for grid inspections. ⚖️ KEY LEGAL FINDING: Virginia Code § 56-49.01 (survey entry without permission) applies to NATURAL GAS PIPELINES ONLY. There is NO equivalent statute for electric transmission lines. Per stopmarlvirginia.com: 'Neither Valley Link nor NextERA have any easements and do not have the right to enter private property without permission.' Valley Link has NOT filed for SCC certification yet (expected September 2026). They have NO eminent domain power. 🛡️ LANDOWNER COUNTERMEASURES (community-sourced): VISUAL BLOCKERS (disrupt RGB photography & 3D mapping): • High-density shade cloth / heavy canvas tarps suspended between trees — blocks visual line-of-sight • Military-grade camouflage netting — breaks geometric outlines, confuses automated feature-matching • High-glare reflective sheeting or dazzle patterns — causes sensor blowout THERMAL OBSCURATION: • Mylar space blankets reflect heat downward, masking thermal signatures • Double-layering: Mylar under canvas hides both thermal signature AND metallic reflection LIDAR DISRUPTION: • Dense canopy cover with multiple vegetation layers reduces LiDAR ground penetration • Suspended mesh screens at various heights create false elevation returns 📋 WHAT LANDOWNERS CAN DO LEGALLY: 1. Post 'No Trespassing' signs at ALL property entry points — ground access is NOT permitted without easement 2. Document all flights — dates, times, altitudes, aircraft type, tail numbers 3. File FOIA requests with Dominion for all survey data collected 4. File complaints with FAA if flights are below 500 feet or operating unsafely 5. Contact SCC — Valley Link has no certificate, complain about pre-certification survey activities 6. Monitor Bowman Consulting flights — they are Dominion's known aerial survey contractor 7. Coordinate flight tracking with Block Valley Link (9,200+ members) 📅 Community meeting July 28, 6PM at Moss-Nuckols Elementary (Louisa County) Sources: Block Valley Link Facebook group; FlightAware tracking; stopmarlvirginia.com; FAA registry; Bowman Consulting website; Virginia Code § 56-49.01; Virginia Code § 56-46.1