The river’s 110 miles flow through rural North Carolina, touching six counties in the state. It is this section of the pipeline that would decimate the Haw River. New county, city, and state laws have a far reach in preventing pipelines that are slated to start in one state and end in another, as seen with a Virginia state law that impacts the North Carolina section of the pipeline. Cavalier lives in Mebane, North Carolina, and is one of the main leaders working on the Southgate resistance efforts. The compressor is a key element connecting the mainline of the Mountain Valley pipeline to the extension through North Carolina.