Byline: David Schoetz
May 22--SOUTH YARMOUTH -- More than 13 miles of steel pipe stretching through five Cape towns 5 feet underground -- this is what's needed to meet a growing demand for natural gas on Cape Cod, according to KeySpan Energy Delivery New England.
And if the first phase of an expected eight-year project is not done by next winter's heating season, KeySpan warns, Cape residents -- particularly east of Barnstable -- may face problems receiving their natural gas supply.
"The pipeline is necessary to ensure the reliability of the KeySpan distribution system," company officials wrote in their application to the Cape Cod Commission.
Before digging starts, KeySpan, the parent of Colonial Gas Co. and …
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