UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 10-Q
(Mark One)
  
x☒QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
  
FOR THE QUARTERLY PERIOD ENDED JUNE 30, 20182019
or
 
¨☐TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
  
 FOR THE TRANSITION PERIOD FROM                TO               
  
 COMMISSION FILE NUMBER001-35574
EQTEQM Midstream Partners, LP
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
DELAWAREDelaware 37-1661577
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) (IRS Employer Identification No.)
625 Liberty Avenue, Suite 2000, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania15222
(Address of principal executive offices)     (Zip code)
(412) 395-2688
(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)
Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
625 Liberty Avenue, Suite 1700, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania15222
(Address of principal executive offices)(Zip code)
Title of each classTrading SymbolName of each exchange on which registered
(412) 553-5700
(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)
Common Units Representing Limited Partner Interests		EQMNew York Stock Exchange
 
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smaller reporting company)
 
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As of June 30, 2018,2019, there were 86,480,648200,457,630 Common Units and 1,443,015 General Partner7,000,000 Class B Units outstanding.




EQTEQM MIDSTREAM PARTNERS, LP AND SUBSIDIARIES
IndexTABLE OF CONTENTS
 
 
 Page No.
  
Glossary of Commonly Used Terms, Abbreviations and Measurements
3
  
Part I.
Financial Information:
 
   
Item 1.
Financial Statements (Unaudited):
 
   
 
Statements of Consolidated Operations for the Three and Six Months Ended June 30, 20182019 and 2017
4
Statements of Consolidated Cash Flows for the Six Months Ended June 30, 2018 and 2017
5
   
 
Consolidated Balance Sheets as of June 30, 2018 and December 31, 2017
6
Statements of Consolidated EquityCash Flows for the Six Months Ended June 30, 20182019 and 20172018
7
   
 
Notes to Consolidated Financial StatementsBalance Sheets as of June 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018
8
   
Item 2.Statements of Consolidated Equity for the Three and Six Months Ended June 30, 2019 and 2018
9
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
10
Item 2.
Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations
1729
   
Item 3.
Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk
2642
   
Item 4.
Controls and Procedures
2743
   
Part II.
Other Information:
 
    
Item 1.
Legal Proceedings
2844
   
Item 1A.
Risk Factors
2847
   
Item 6.5.
ExhibitsOther Information
3350
   
SignatureItem 6.
34Exhibits
52
Signature
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Glossary of Commonly Used Terms, Abbreviations and Measurements

adjusted EBITDA – a supplemental non-GAAP (as defined below) financial measure defined by EQTEQM Midstream Partners, LP and its subsidiaries (collectively, EQM) as net income attributable to EQM plus net interest expense, depreciation, amortization of intangible assets, impairments of long-lived assets, Preferred Interest (as defined below) payments, non-cash long-term compensation expense and separation and other transaction costs less equity income, AFUDC (as defined below) – equity, (as defined)adjusted EBITDA attributable to noncontrolling interest and adjusted EBITDA of assets prior to acquisition.
Allowance for Funds Used During Construction or AFUDC(AFUDC) – carrying costs for the construction of certain long-lived regulated assets are capitalized and amortized over the related assets' estimated useful lives. The capitalized amount for construction of regulated assets includes interest cost and a designated cost of equity for financing the construction of these regulated assets.

British thermal unit – a measure of the amount of energy required to raise the temperature of one pound of water one degreeone-degree Fahrenheit.
distributable cash flow – a supplemental non-GAAP financial measure defined by EQM as adjusted EBITDA less net interest expense excluding interest income on the Preferred Interest, capitalized interest and AFUDC – debt, ongoing maintenance capital expenditures net of expected reimbursements and transaction costs.cash distributions earned by Series A Preferred Unit holders. The impact of noncontrolling interests is also excluded from the calculation of the adjustment items to distributable cash flow.
ETRN Omnibus Agreement – the agreement, as amended and restated, entered into among EQM, its general partner, for limited purposes, EQM’s former general partner and Equitrans Midstream Corporation (Equitrans Midstream) in connection with the Separation (as defined below), pursuant to which, among other things, EQM agreed to provide Equitrans Midstream with a license to use the name "Equitrans" and related marks in connection with Equitrans Midstream’s business, and Equitrans Midstream agreed to provide EQM with, and EQM agreed to reimburse Equitrans Midstream for, certain general and administrative services.
Equitrans Midstream - Equitrans Midstream Corporation (NYSE: ETRN) and its subsidiaries.
EQT - EQT Corporation (NYSE: EQT) and its subsidiaries.
EQT Omnibus Agreement – the agreement, as amended and restated, entered into among EQM, its former general partner and EQT in connection the Separation (defined below) to memorialize certain indemnification obligations between EQM and EQT.
firm contracts – contracts for gathering, transmission or storage services that reserve an agreed upon amount of pipeline or storage capacity regardless of the capacity used by the customer during each month, and generally obligate the customer to pay a fixed, monthly charge.
gas – all references natural gas.
Mountain Valley Pipeline (MVP) – an estimated 300 mile, 42-inch diameter natural gas interstate pipeline with a targeted capacity of 2.0 Bcf per day that will span from EQM's existing transmission and storage system in Wetzel County, West Virginia to "gas" referPittsylvania County, Virginia, providing access to natural gas.the growing Southeast demand markets.

MVP Southgate – a proposed 70-mile interstate pipeline that will extend from the MVP at Pittsylvania County, Virginia to new delivery points in Rockingham and Alamance Counties, North Carolina.
Mountain Valley Pipeline, LLC (MVP Joint Venture) – a joint venture among EQM and affiliates of each of NextEra Energy, Inc., Consolidated Edison, Inc. (Con Edison), AltaGas Ltd. and RGC Resources, Inc. that is constructing the MVP and the MVP Southgate projects.
Preferred Interest – the preferred interest that EQM has in EQT Energy Supply, LLC (EES).
Separation – the separation of EQT's midstream business, which was composed of the separately-operated natural gas gathering, transmission and storage and water services operations of EQT (the Midstream Business), from EQT's upstream business, which was composed of the natural gas, oil and natural gas liquids development, production and sales and commercial operations of EQT, which occurred on the Separation Date (defined below).
The $750 Million ATM ProgramSeparation Date – EQM's at-the-market (ATM) common unit offering program, pursuant to which a group of managers, acting as EQM's sales agents, may sell EQM common units having an aggregate offering price of up to $750 million.November 12, 2018.

throughput – the volume of natural gas transported or passing through a pipeline, plant, terminal or other facility during a particular period.


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AbbreviationsMeasurements
ASU – Accounting Standards Update
Btu  = one British thermal unit
FASB –Financial Accounting Standards Board
BBtu = billion British thermal units
FERC – U.S. Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
Bcf   = billion cubic feet
GAAP – United States Generally Accepted Accounting Principles
Dth Mcf = dekatherm or million British thermal unitsthousand cubic feet
IDRs – incentive distribution rights
MMBtuMMcf  = million British thermal unitscubic feet
IPO – Initial Public Offering
Mcf MMgal= thousand cubic feetmillion gallons
IRS SEC – Internal Revenue Service
MMcf  = million cubic feet
SEC –U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission
 


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PART I.  FINANCIAL INFORMATION
Item 1.Financial Statements

EQTEQM MIDSTREAM PARTNERS, LP AND SUBSIDIARIES
Statements of Consolidated Operations (Unaudited) (1)(a) 
Three Months Ended 
 June 30,		 Six Months Ended 
 June 30,		Three Months Ended 
 June 30,		 Six Months Ended 
 June 30,
2018 2017 2018 20172019 2018 2019 2018
(Thousands, except per unit amounts)(Thousands, except per unit amounts)
Operating revenues (2)(b)
$269,761
 $196,815
 $556,323
 $396,887
$406,167
 $374,697
 $795,949
 $745,723
Operating expenses: 
  
  
  
 
  
  
  
Operating and maintenance (3)(c)
24,587
 18,315
 44,047
 35,132
46,556
 43,270
 74,439
 70,442
Selling, general and administrative (3)(c)
24,438
 15,812
 43,436
 33,212
26,406
 27,712
 59,326
 54,102
Separation and other transaction costs15,358
 5,350
 18,871
 5,350
Depreciation28,076
 21,400
 55,461
 41,947
56,515
 42,110
 103,580
 83,390
Amortization of intangible assets10,387
 —
 20,773
 —
13,750
 10,387
 24,137
 20,773
Impairment of long-lived assets (d)
80,135
 —
 80,135
 —
Total operating expenses87,488
 55,527
 163,717
 110,291
238,720
 128,829
 360,488
 234,057
Operating income182,273
 141,288
 392,606
 286,596
167,447
 245,868
 435,461
 511,666
Equity income (4)
10,938
 5,111
 19,749
 9,388
Equity income (e)
36,782
 10,938
 67,845
 19,749
Other income944
 1,402
 1,842
 2,939
1,959
 944
 4,169
 1,848
Net interest expense (5)
20,683
 8,662
 31,399
 16,588
Net interest expense (f)
49,717
 23,065
 99,073
 35,735
Net income173,472
 139,139
 382,798
 282,335
156,471
 234,685
 408,402
 497,528
Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests853
 —
 3,346
 —
4,033
 853
 4,033
 3,346
Net income attributable to EQM$172,619
 $139,139
 $379,452
 $282,335
$152,438
 $233,832
 $404,369
 $494,182
              
Calculation of limited partner interest in net income: 
  
  
  
Calculation of limited partner common unit interest in net income: 
  
  
  
Net income attributable to EQM$172,619
 $139,139
 $379,452
 $282,335
$152,438
 $233,832
 $404,369
 $494,182
Less pre-acquisition net income allocated to parent(11,407) —
 (41,022) —
Less general partner interest in net income – general partner units(1,700) (2,448) (4,791) (4,967)
Less general partner interest in net income – IDRs(68,121) (34,150) (112,285) (64,836)
Less: Series A Preferred Units interest in net income(22,979) —
 (22,979) —
Less: pre-acquisition net income allocated to EQT—
 (72,620) —
 (155,752)
Less: general partner interest in net income – general partner units—
 (1,700) —
 (4,791)
Less: general partner interest in net income – IDRs—
 (68,121) —
 (112,285)
Limited partner interest in net income$91,391
 $102,541
 $221,354
 $212,532
$129,459
 $91,391
 $381,390
 $221,354
              
Net income per limited partner unit – basic and diluted$1.09
 $1.27
 $2.69
 $2.64
Weighted average limited partner units outstanding – basic and diluted83,553
 80,603
 82,290
 80,602
Net income per limited partner common unit – basic(g)
$0.65
 $1.09
 $2.15
 $2.69
Net income per limited partner common unit – diluted(g)
$0.62
 $1.09
 $2.07
 $2.69
              
Cash distributions declared per unit (6)
$1.09
 $0.935
 $2.155
 $1.825
Weighted average limited partner common units outstanding – basic200,482
 83,553
 177,498
 82,290
Weighted average limited partner common units outstanding – diluted207,482
 83,553
 195,645
 82,290
       
Cash distributions declared per common unit (h)
$1.160
 $1.09
 $2.305
 $2.155

(1)(a)As discussed in Note A,Notes 1 and 2, the consolidated financial statements of EQM have been retrospectively recast to include the pre-acquisition results of RiceEQM Olympus Midstream LLC (ROM)(EQM Olympus), Strike Force Midstream Holdings LLC (Strike Force) and RiceEQM West Virginia Midstream LLC (Rice(EQM WV), which were acquired by EQM effective on May 1, 2018 (the MayDrop-Down Transaction), and Rice Midstream Partners LP (RMP), which was acquired by EQM effective on July 23, 2018 Acquisition)(the EQM-RMP Merger), because this transaction wasthese transactions were between entities under common control.

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(2)(b)Operating revenues included affiliaterelated party revenues from EQT Corporation and subsidiaries (collectively,(NYSE: EQT) (EQT) of $180.4$284.0 million and $148.2$285.3 million for the three months ended June 30, 20182019 and 2017,2018, respectively, and $361.6$568.5 million and $291.6$550.9 million for the six months ended June 30, 2019, respectively. See Note 8.
(c)For the three and six months ended June 30, 2019, operating and maintenance expense included $15.2 million and $26.2 million of charges from Equitrans Midstream Corporation (Equitrans Midstream), respectively. For the three and six months ended June 30, 2018, and 2017, respectively. See Note F.
(3)Operatingoperating and maintenance expense included charges from EQT of $11.3$12.3 million and $9.3$24.4 million, forrespectively. For the three and six months ended June 30, 20182019, selling, general and 2017, respectively, and $21.8administrative expense included charges from Equitrans Midstream of $23.5 million and $19.2$51.4 million, forrespectively. For the three and six months ended June 30, 2018, and 2017, respectively. Selling,selling, general and administrative expense included charges from EQT of $19.0$25.6 million and $15.2$49.4 million, for the three months ended June 30, 2018 and 2017, respectively, and $36.6 million and $31.6 million for the six months ended June 30, 2018 and 2017, respectively. See Note F.8.
(4)(d)See Note 3 for disclosure regarding impairment of certain of EQM's long-lived assets.
(e)Represents equity income from Mountain Valley Pipeline, LLC (the MVP Joint Venture). See Note G.9.
(5)(f)Net interest expense included interest income on the Preferred Interest in EESEQT Energy Supply, LLC (EES) of $1.7$1.6 million and $1.7 million for the three months ended June 30, 20182019 and 2017,2018, respectively, and $3.3$3.2 million and $3.4$3.3 million for the six months ended June 30, 20182019 and 2017,2018, respectively.
(6)(g)See Note 12 for further disclosure on EQM's calculation of net income per limited partner unit (basic and diluted).
(h)Represents the cash distributions declared related to the period presented. See Note J.12.


The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.


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EQTEQM MIDSTREAM PARTNERS, LP AND SUBSIDIARIES
Statements of Consolidated Cash Flows (Unaudited) (1)(a) 
Six Months Ended 
 June 30,		Six Months Ended 
 June 30,
2018 20172019 2018
(Thousands)(Thousands)
Cash flows from operating activities: 
  
 
  
Net income$382,798
 $282,335
$408,402
 $497,528
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities: 
  
 
  
Depreciation55,461
 41,947
103,580
 83,390
Amortization of intangible assets20,773
 —
24,137
 20,773
Impairment of long-lived assets (b)
80,135
 —
Equity income(19,749) (9,388)(67,845) (19,749)
AFUDC – equity(2,137) (3,297)(4,453) (2,137)
Non-cash long-term compensation expense331
 225
255
 639
Changes in other assets and liabilities: 
  
 
  
Accounts receivable718
 (599)(3,583) 3,947
Accounts payable8,019
 2,426
(23,231) 39,728
Due to/from EQT affiliates(11,210) 1,410
Other assets and other liabilities6,642
 5,246
(7,154) (1,212)
Net cash provided by operating activities441,646
 320,305
510,243
 622,907
Cash flows from investing activities: 
  
 
  
Capital expenditures(302,876) (149,413)(527,803) (382,946)
Capital contributions to the MVP Joint Venture(182,805) (59,940)(301,175) (182,805)
May 2018 Acquisition from EQT(1,193,160) —
Bolt-on Acquisition (defined in Note 2), net of cash acquired(848,625) —
Drop-Down Transaction—
 (1,193,160)
Principal payments received on the Preferred Interest2,172
 2,054
2,298
 2,172
Net cash used in investing activities(1,676,669) (207,299)(1,675,305) (1,756,739)
Cash flows from financing activities: 
  
 
  
Proceeds from credit facility borrowings2,000,500
 150,000
1,047,000
 2,390,500
Payments on credit facility borrowings(2,180,500) (110,000)(572,000) (2,596,500)
Pay-down of long-term debt associated with Bolt-on Acquisition (Note 2)(28,325) —
Proceeds from issuance of long-term debt2,500,000
 —
—
 2,500,000
Debt discount and issuance costs(30,295) —
—
 (30,295)
Distributions paid to unitholders(258,211) (202,060)
Distributions to noncontrolling interest(750) —
Proceeds from issuance of Series A Preferred Units, net of offering costs1,158,313
 —
Distributions paid to common unitholders(440,816) (326,601)
Distributions paid to noncontrolling interest—
 (750)
Acquisition of 25% of Strike Force Midstream LLC(175,000) —
—
 (175,000)
Capital contributions15,672
 216
—
 15,672
Net contributions from EQT3,660
 —
—
 3,660
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities1,875,076
 (161,844)
Net cash provided by financing activities1,164,172
 1,780,686
      
Net change in cash and cash equivalents640,053
 (48,838)(890) 646,854
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period44,062
 60,368
17,515
 54,600
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period$684,115
 $11,530
$16,625
 $701,454
      
Cash paid during the period for: 
  
 
  
Interest, net of amount capitalized$29,961
 $20,996
$106,001
 $33,621
      
Non-cash activity during the period for:
 
  
 
  
(Decrease) increase in capital contribution receivable from EQT$(12,251) $758
Increase (decrease) in capital contribution receivable from Equitrans Midstream/EQT$497
 $(12,251)
(1)(a)As discussed in Note A,Notes 1 and 2, the consolidated financial statements of EQM have been retrospectively recast to include the pre-acquisition results of the May 2018 AcquisitionDrop-Down Transaction and the EQM-RMP Merger because this transaction wasthese transactions were between entities under common control.

(b)See Note 3 for disclosure regarding impairment of certain of EQM's long-lived assets.
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.


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EQTEQM MIDSTREAM PARTNERS, LP AND SUBSIDIARIES
Consolidated Balance Sheets (Unaudited)(1)
 
June 30, 
 2018		 December 31, 
 2017		June 30, 
 2019		 December 31, 
 2018
(Thousands, except number of units)(Thousands, except number of units)
ASSETS  
Current assets: 
  
 
  
Cash and cash equivalents$684,115
 $44,062
$16,625
 $17,515
Accounts receivable (net of allowance for doubtful accounts of $1,400 and $446 as of June 30, 2018 and December 31, 2017, respectively)47,587
 48,305
Accounts receivable – affiliate119,097
 110,292
Accounts receivable (net of allowance for doubtful accounts of $138 and $75 as of June 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018, respectively) (a)
274,790
 254,390
Other current assets14,085
 12,754
21,971
 14,909
Total current assets864,884
 215,413
313,386
 286,814
      
Property, plant and equipment4,363,068
 4,077,282
8,158,272
 6,367,530
Less: accumulated depreciation(440,924) (398,245)(783,130) (560,902)
Net property, plant and equipment3,922,144
 3,679,037
7,375,142
 5,806,628
      
Investment in unconsolidated entity1,003,299
 460,546
2,066,330
 1,510,289
Goodwill37,954
 37,954
1,237,456
 1,123,813
Intangible assets, net596,887
 617,660
Net intangible assets868,965
 576,113
Other assets137,257
 136,966
201,891
 152,464
Total assets$6,562,425
 $5,147,576
$12,063,170
 $9,456,121
      
LIABILITIES AND EQUITY 
  
 
  
Current liabilities: 
  
 
  
Accounts payable$84,969
 $80,637
Due to related party41,519
 31,673
Capital contribution payable to MVP Joint Venture445,933
 105,734
Accounts payable (b)
$179,448
 $207,877
Due to Equitrans Midstream76,863
 44,509
Capital contribution payable to the MVP Joint Venture356,223
 169,202
Accrued interest12,309
 10,926
73,443
 80,199
Accrued liabilities25,144
 16,936
38,265
 20,672
Total current liabilities609,874
 245,906
724,242
 522,459
      
Credit facility borrowings—
 180,000
1,372,500
 625,000
Senior notes3,453,975
 987,352
3,459,323
 3,456,639
Regulatory and other long-term liabilities21,442
 20,273
81,093
 38,724
Total liabilities4,085,291
 1,433,531
5,637,158
 4,642,822
      
Equity: 
  
 
  
Predecessor equity—
 1,391,615
Noncontrolling interest—
 173,472
Common (86,480,648 and 80,581,758 units issued and outstanding at June 30, 2018 and December 31, 2017, respectively)2,448,531
 2,147,706
General partner (1,443,015 units issued and outstanding at June 30, 2018 and December 31, 2017)28,603
 1,252
Series A Preferred Units (24,605,291 and 0 units issued and outstanding at June 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018, respectively)1,181,292
 —
Common (200,457,630 and 120,457,638 units issued and outstanding at June 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018, respectively)4,748,269
 4,783,673
Class B (7,000,000 and 0 units issued and outstanding at June 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018, respectively)6,356
 —
General partner (0 and 1,443,015 units issued and outstanding at June 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018, respectively)—
 29,626
Noncontrolling interest (c)
490,095
 —
Total equity2,477,134
 3,714,045
6,426,012
 4,813,299
Total liabilities and equity$6,562,425
 $5,147,576
$12,063,170
 $9,456,121
(1)(a)Accounts receivable as of June 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018 included approximately $126.7 million and $174.8 million, respectively, of related party accounts receivable from EQT.
(b)Accounts payable as of December 31, 2018 included approximately $34.0 million of related party accounts payable to EQT. There was no related party balance with EQT included in accounts payable as of June 30, 2019.
(c)Noncontrolling interest as of June 30, 2019 represents third-party ownership in Eureka Midstream Holdings, LLC (Eureka Midstream). See Note 2 for further information.
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.

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EQM MIDSTREAM PARTNERS, LP AND SUBSIDIARIES
Statements of Consolidated Equity (Unaudited) (a)
   Limited Partners      
 Predecessor Equity Series A Preferred Units Common Units Class B Units General Partner Noncontrolling Interest Total Equity
Balance at January 1, 2018$3,916,434
 $—
 $2,147,706
 $—
 $1,252
 $173,472
 $6,238,864
Net income83,132
 —
 129,937
 —
 47,281
 2,493
 262,843
Capital contributions—
 —
 2,749
 —
 50
 —
 2,799
Equity-based compensation plans168
 —
 331
 —
 —
 —
 499
Distributions paid to unitholders
($1.025 per common unit)		(32,845) —
 (82,596) —
 (43,294) —
 (158,735)
Net contributions from EQT1,015
 —
 —
 —
 —
 —
 1,015
Distributions paid to noncontrolling interests—
 —
 —
 —
 —
 (750) (750)
Balance at March 31, 2018$3,967,904
 $—
 $2,198,127
 $—
 $5,289
 $175,215
 $6,346,535
Net income72,620
 —
 91,417
 —
 69,795
 853
 234,685
Acquisition of 25% of Strike Force Midstream LLC—
 —
 1,068
 —
 —
 (176,068) (175,000)
Drop-Down Transaction(1,436,297) —
 243,137
     —
 (1,193,160)
Capital contributions—
 —
 612
 —
 10
 —
 622
Equity-based compensation plans140
 —
 —
 —
 —
 —
 140
Distributions paid to unitholders
($1.065 per common unit)		(35,545) —
 (85,830) —
 (46,491) —
 (167,866)
Net contributions from EQT2,645
 —
 —
 —
 —
 —
 2,645
Balance at June 30, 2018$2,571,467
 $—
 $2,448,531
 $—
 $28,603
 $—
 $5,048,601
              
   Limited Partners      
 Predecessor Equity Series A Preferred Units Common Units Class B Units General Partner Noncontrolling Interest Total Equity
Balance at January 1, 2019$—
 $—
 $4,783,673
 $—
 $29,626
 $—
 $4,813,299
Net income—
 —
 246,699
 3,465
 1,767
 —
 251,931
Equity-based compensation plans—
 —
 255
 —
 —
 —
 255
Distributions paid to unitholders
($1.13 per common unit)		—
 —
 (136,117) —
 (75,175) —
 (211,292)
Equity restructuring associated with the EQM IDR Transaction—
 —
 (42,305) (1,477) 43,782
 —
 —
Balance at March 31, 2019$—
 $—
 $4,852,205
 $1,988
 $—
 $—
 $4,854,193
Net income—
 22,979
 125,091
 4,368
 —
 4,033
 156,471
Capital contributions—
 —
 497
 —
 —
 —
 497
Distributions paid to unitholders
($1.145 per common unit)		—
 —
 (229,524) —
 —
 —
 (229,524)
Issuance of Series A Preferred Units, net of offering costs—
 1,158,313
 —
 —
 —
 —
 1,158,313
Bolt-on Acquisition—
 —
 —
 —
 —
 486,062
 486,062
Balance at June 30, 2019$—
 $1,181,292
 $4,748,269
 $6,356
 $—
 $490,095
 $6,426,012
(a)As discussed in Note A,Notes 1 and 2, the consolidated financial statements of EQM have been retrospectively recast to include the pre-acquisition results of the May 2018 AcquisitionDrop-Down Transaction and the EQM-RMP Merger because this transaction wasthese transactions were between entities under common control.



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EQT MIDSTREAM PARTNERS, LP AND SUBSIDIARIES
Statements of Consolidated Equity (Unaudited) (1)

 Predecessor Equity Noncontrolling Interest 
Limited Partners
Common
 
General
Partner
 Total Equity
 (Thousands)
Balance at January 1, 2017$—
 $—
 $2,008,510
 $(14,956) $1,993,554
Net income—
 —
 212,532
 69,803
 282,335
Capital contributions—
 —
 956
 18
 974
Equity-based compensation plans—
 —
 225
 —
 225
Distributions paid to unitholders—
 —
 (140,212) (61,848) (202,060)
Balance at June 30, 2017$—
 $—
 $2,082,011
 $(6,983) $2,075,028
          
Balance at January 1, 2018$1,391,615
 $173,472
 $2,147,706
 $1,252
 $3,714,045
Net income41,022
 3,346
 221,354
 117,076
 382,798
Capital contributions—
 —
 3,361
 60
 3,421
Equity-based compensation plans—
 —
 331
 —
 331
Distributions paid to unitholders—
 —
 (168,426) (89,785) (258,211)
Net contributions from EQT3,660
 —
 —
 —
 3,660
Distributions to noncontrolling interests—
 (750) —
 —
 (750)
Acquisition of 25% of Strike Force Midstream LLC—
 (176,068) 1,068
 —
 (175,000)
May 2018 Acquisition from EQT (2)
(1,436,297) —
 243,137
 —
 (1,193,160)
Balance at June 30, 2018$—
 $—
 $2,448,531
 $28,603
 $2,477,134
(1)As discussed in Note A, the consolidated financial statements of EQM have been retrospectively recast to include the pre-acquisition results of the May 2018 Acquisition because this transaction was between entities under common control.
(2)Under common control accounting, any difference between consideration transferred and the net assets received at historical cost is recorded as an equity transaction. In addition, equity issued in a common control transaction is recorded at an amount equal to the carrying value of the net assets transferred, even if the equity issued has a readily determinable fair value. As a result, the EQM common units issued in the May 2018 Acquisition are valued at the excess of the net assets received by EQM over the cash consideration.



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EQT MIDSTREAM PARTNERS, LP AND SUBSIDIARIES
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited)
A.1.Financial Statements
Organization and Basis of Presentation
EQM is a growth-oriented Delaware limited partnership.partnership formed by EQT in January 2012. Prior to the completion of the EQM IDR Transaction (defined below), EQM Midstream Services, LLC (EQM General Partner) is a direct wholly owned subsidiary of EQT GP Holdings, LP (EQGP) and iswas the general partner of EQM (the Former EQM General Partner). Following the consummation of the EQM IDR Transaction, EQGP Services, LLC, a wholly-owned indirect subsidiary of Equitrans Midstream, became the general partner of EQM (the New EQM General Partner). References in these consolidated financial statements to Equitrans Midstream refer collectively to Equitrans Midstream Corporation and its consolidated subsidiaries.
On February 21, 2018, EQT announced its plan to separate its midstream business, which was composed of the separately-operated natural gas gathering, transmission and storage and water services operations of EQT (collectively, the Midstream Business), from its upstream business, which was composed of the natural gas, oil and natural gas liquids development, production and sales and commercial operations of EQT (collectively, the Upstream Business) (the Separation). On November 12, 2018, the Separation was effected through a series of transactions that culminated in EQT's contribution of the Midstream Business to Equitrans Midstream.
On February 22, 2019, Equitrans Midstream completed its previously announced simplification transaction pursuant to that certain Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of February 13, 2019 (the IDR Merger Agreement), by and among Equitrans Midstream, EQM, the Former EQM General Partner, EQGP, the New EQM General Partner, Equitrans Merger Sub, LP, a Delaware limited partnership (Merger Sub), and certain other parties thereto. Pursuant to the IDR Merger Agreement, on February 22, 2019, (i) Merger Sub merged with and into EQGP (the Merger) with EQGP continuing as the surviving limited partnership and a wholly-owned subsidiary of EQM following the Merger, and (ii) each of (a) the incentive distribution rights (IDRs) in EQM, (b) the economic portion of the general partner interest in EQM and (c) the issued and outstanding common units representing limited partner interests in EQGP were canceled, and, as consideration for such cancellation, certain affiliates of Equitrans Midstream received on a pro rata basis 80,000,000 newly-issued EQM common units and 7,000,000 newly-issued Class B units (Class B units), both representing limited partner interests in EQM, and the New EQM General Partner retained the non-economic general partner interest in EQM (the EQM IDR Transaction). Additionally, as part of the EQM IDR Transaction, the 21,811,643 EQM common units held by EQGP were canceled and 21,811,643 EQM common units were issued pro rata to certain affiliates of Equitrans Midstream. See Note 5 for further information on the EQM IDR Transaction and Class B Units.
The EQM IDR Transaction constituted an exchange of equity interests between entities under common control and not a transfer of a business. Therefore, the exchange resulted in a reclassification, as of February 22, 2019, of a $43.8 million deficit capital balance from the general partner line item to the common and Class B line items in EQM's consolidated balance sheets based on the respective limited partner ownership interests. The reclassification represented an allocation of the carrying value of the exchanged general partner interest. Prior to the EQM IDR Transaction, when distributions related to the general partner interest and IDRs were made, earnings equal to the amount of distributions were allocated to the general partner before the remaining earnings were allocated to the limited partner unitholders based on their respective ownership percentages. Subsequent to the EQM IDR Transaction, no earnings will be allocated to the general partner. The allocation of net income attributable to EQM for purposes of calculating net income per limited partner unit is described in Note 12.
On March 13, 2019, EQM entered into a Convertible Preferred Unit Purchase Agreement (inclusive of certain Joinder Agreements entered into on March 18, 2019, the Preferred Unit Purchase Agreement) with certain investors to issue and sell in a private placement (the Private Placement) an aggregate of 24,605,291 Series A Perpetual Convertible Preferred Units (Series A Preferred Units) representing limited partner interests in EQM for a cash purchase price of $48.77 per Series A Preferred Unit, resulting in total gross proceeds of approximately $1.2 billion. The net proceeds from the Private Placement were used in part to fund the purchase price in the Bolt-on Acquisition (defined in Note 2) and to pay certain fees and expenses related to the Bolt-on Acquisition, and the remainder was used for general partnership purposes. The Private Placement closed concurrently with the closing of the Bolt-on Acquisition on April 10, 2019. See Note 5 for further information on the Series A Preferred Units and the Bolt-on Acquisition.
Following the EQM IDR Transaction and the closing of the Private Placement, and as of June 30, 2019, Equitrans Midstream held a 53.5% limited partner interest (after taking into account the Series A Preferred Units issued in the Private Placement on an as-converted basis) and the non-economic general partner interest in EQM. See Note 5 for further information on the EQM IDR Transaction and Private Placement.

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Basis of Presentation
EQM's consolidated financial statements have been retrospectively recast to include the pre-acquisition results of the Drop-Down Transaction and the EQM-RMP Merger because these transactions represented business combinations between entities under common control. The recast is for the period the acquired businesses were under the common control of EQT, which began on November 13, 2017 as a result of EQT's acquisition of Rice Energy Inc. (Rice) (the Rice Merger). EQM recorded the assets and liabilities acquired in the Drop-Down Transaction and the EQM-RMP Merger at their carrying amounts to EQT on the effective dates of the transactions. The consolidated financial statements are not necessarily indicative of the actual results of operations if EQM and the assets acquired in the Drop-Down Transaction and the EQM-RMP Merger had been operated together during the pre-acquisition periods.
Following the completion of the Bolt-on Acquisition, EQM evaluated Eureka Midstream for consolidation and determined that Eureka Midstream does not meet the criteria for variable interest entity classification due to its ability to independently finance its operations through the Eureka Credit Facility (as defined in Note 10), as well as each member having proportional voting rights through their equity investments. As such, as of June 30, 2019, EQM consolidates Eureka Midstream using the voting interest model, recording noncontrolling interest related to the third-party ownership interests in Eureka Midstream.
The accompanying unaudited consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with GAAP for interim financial information and with the requirements of Form 10-Q and Article 10 of Regulation S-X. Accordingly, they do not include all of the information and footnotes required by GAAP for complete financial statements. In the opinion of management, these unaudited consolidated financial statements include all adjustments (consisting of only normal recurring adjustments, unless otherwise disclosed in this Form 10-Q) necessary for a fair presentation of the financial position of EQM as of June 30, 20182019 and December 31, 2017,2018, the results of its operations and equity for the three and six months ended June 30, 20182019 and 2017,2018, and its cash flows and equity for the six months ended June 30, 20182019 and 2017. Certain previously reported amounts have been reclassified to conform to the current year presentation.2018. The balance sheet at December 31, 20172018 has been derived from the audited financial statements at that date but does not include all of the information and footnotes required by GAAP for complete financial statements.
EQM's consolidated financial statements have been retrospectively recast to include the pre-acquisition results of the May 2018 Acquisition because this transaction was between entities under common control. The recast is for the period the acquired businesses were under the common control of EQT, which began on November 13, 2017 as a result of EQT's merger with Rice Energy Inc. (Rice) (the Rice Merger). EQM recorded the assets and liabilities acquired in the May 2018 Acquisition at their carrying amounts to EQT on the effective date of the transaction. The consolidated financial statements are not necessarily indicative of the actual results of operations if EQM and the assets acquired in the May 2018 Acquisition been operated together during the pre-acquisition periods.
Due to the seasonal nature of EQM's utility customer contracts, the interim statements for the three and six months ended June 30, 20182019 are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be expected for the year ending December 31, 2018.2019.
EQM does not have any employees. Operational, management and other services for EQM are provided by the directors and officers of the New EQM General Partner and employees of Equitrans Midstream.
For further information, refer to the consolidated financial statements and related footnotes for the year ended December 31, 2017 and2018, as well as "Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations," in each case as included in EQM's Current Report on Form 8-K as filed with the SEC on June 12, 2018.Operations" contained therein.
Recently Issued Accounting Standards
In May 2014, the FASB issued ASU No. 2014-09, Revenue from Contracts with Customers. The standard requires an entity to recognize revenue in a manner that depicts the transfer of goods or services to customers at an amount that reflects the consideration the entity expects in exchange for those goods or services. EQM adopted this standard on January 1, 2018 using the modified retrospective method of adoption. Adoption of the ASU did not require an adjustment to the opening balance of equity. EQM does not expect the standard to have a significant effect on its results of operations, liquidity or financial position. EQM implemented processes and controls to ensure new contracts are reviewed for the appropriate accounting treatment and to generate the disclosures required under the new standard in the first quarter of 2018. For the disclosures required by this ASU, see Note C.
In January 2016, the FASB issued ASU No. 2016-01, Financial Instruments-Overall: Recognition and Measurement of Financial Assets and Financial Liabilities. The standard primarily affects accounting for equity investments, financial liabilities under the fair value option and the presentation and disclosure requirements for financial instruments, and eliminates the cost method of accounting for equity investments. EQM adopted this standard in the first quarter of 2018 with no significant effect on its financial statements or related disclosures.
In February 2016, the FASB issued ASU No. 2016-02, Leases. The standard requires an entityentities to record assets and obligations for contracts currently recognized as operating leases. LesseesIn July 2018, the FASB issued ASU 2018-11, Leases (Topic 842): Targeted Improvements. The update provides an optional transition method of adoption that permits entities to initially apply the standard at the adoption date and lessors must applyrecognize a modified retrospectivecumulative-effect adjustment to the opening balance of retained earnings in the period of adoption. Under the optional transition approach.method, comparative financial information and disclosures are not required. The update also provides transition practical expedients. The standard requires disclosures of the nature, maturity and value of an entity's lease liabilities and elections taken by the entity. In March 2019, the FASB issued ASU will be effective for annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2018, including2019-01, Leases (Topic 842): Codification Improvements, which, among other things, clarifies interim periods within that reporting period, with early adoption permitted. disclosure requirements in the year of ASU 2016-02 adoption.
EQM has performedadopted ASU 2016-02, ASU 2018-11 and ASU 2019-01 on January 1, 2019 using the optional transition method. EQM uses a high-level identificationlease accounting system to monitor its current population of agreements covered by this standard, is currently evaluatinglease contracts. EQM implemented processes and internal controls and isto review new lease contracts for appropriate accounting treatment in the processcontext of implementing a third-party supported lease accounting information systemthe standards and to facilitategenerate disclosures required under the accounting and financial reporting requirements.standards. For the disclosures required by the standards, see Note 4.
In June 2016, the FASB issued ASU No. 2016-13, Financial Instruments-Credit Losses: Measurement of Credit Losses on Financial Instruments. This ASU The standard amends guidance on reporting credit losses for assets held at amortized cost basis and

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available for sale debt securities. For assets held at amortized cost basis, this ASUstandard eliminates the probable initial recognition threshold in current GAAP, and, instead,in its place, requires an entity to reflectrecognize its current estimate of all expected credit losses. The amendments affect loans, debt securities, trade receivables, net investments in leases, off balance sheet credit exposures, reinsurance receivables, and any other financial assets not excluded from the scope of the standard that have the contractual right to receive cash. The ASUstandard will be effective for annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2019, including

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interim periods within that reporting period. EQM is currently evaluating the effect this standard will have on its financial statements and related disclosures.
In January 2017,August 2018, the FASB issued ASU 2017-04, Simplifying2018-13, Fair Value Measurement, Changes to the TestDisclosure Requirements for Fair Value Measurement, which makes a number of Goodwill Impairment. ASU 2017-04 simplifieschanges to the quantitative goodwill impairment test requirements by eliminating the requirement to calculate the impliedhierarchy associated with Level 1, 2 and 3 fair value measurements and the related disclosure requirements. This guidance is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2019, including interim periods within those fiscal years. Early adoption is permitted. EQM is currently evaluating the effect this standard will have on its financial statements and related disclosures but does not expect the adoption of goodwill (Step 2this standard to have a material effect on its financial statements and related disclosures.
In August 2018, the FASB issued ASU 2018-15, Intangibles—Goodwill and Other: Internal-Use Software, which aligns the requirements for capitalizing implementation costs incurred in a hosting arrangement that is a service contract with the requirements for capitalizing implementation costs incurred to develop or obtain internal-use software (and hosting arrangements that include an internal-use software license). This guidance is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2019, including interim periods within those fiscal years. EQM early-adopted the standard using the prospective method of adoption on January 1, 2019.
Following the adoption of ASU 2018-15, EQM began capitalizing certain implementation costs related to cloud computing arrangements that are service contracts. The capitalized portion of these costs are included in the property, plant and equipment line on the consolidated balance sheets and will be amortized over the term of EQM's hosting arrangement, which has a fixed term of seven years. For the three and six months ended June 30, 2019, EQM did not recognize any amortization expense related to implementation costs on its cloud computing arrangements as such assets were not in use. The costs will be included in the selling, general and administrative expense line on the accompanying statements of consolidated operations when recognized.
In August 2018, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) adopted a final rule under SEC Release No. 33-10532, Disclosure Update and Simplification, that amends certain disclosure requirements that were redundant, duplicative, overlapping, outdated or superseded. The amendments also expanded the disclosure requirements on the analysis of stockholders' equity for interim financial statements, in that registrants must now analyze changes in stockholders’ equity, in the form of reconciliation, for the current goodwill impairment test). Instead, a company would record an impairment charge basedand comparative year-to-date periods, with subtotals for each interim period. This final rule was effective on November 5, 2018 and EQM assessed the excess of a reporting unit’s carrying value overimpact on its fair value (measured in Step 1 of the current goodwill impairment test). Entities will apply the standard’s provisions prospectively.consolidated financial statements disclosures to be not significant. EQM adopted the final rule and began applying this standarddisclosure change to its statement of consolidated equity in the first quarter of 2018 with no significant effect on its financial statements or related disclosures.2019.
B.2.Acquisitions and MergerMergers
MayBolt-on Acquisition
On March 13, 2019, EQM entered into a Purchase and Sale Agreement (the Purchase and Sale Agreement) with North Haven Infrastructure Partners II Buffalo Holdings, LLC (NHIP), an affiliate of Morgan Stanley Infrastructure Partners, pursuant to which EQM acquired from NHIP a 60% Class A interest in Eureka Midstream Holdings, LLC (Eureka Midstream) and a 100% interest in Hornet Midstream Holdings, LLC (Hornet Midstream) (collectively, the Bolt-on Acquisition) for total consideration of approximately $1.03 billion, composed of approximately $864 million in cash and approximately $167 million in assumed pro-rata debt, subject to certain adjustments set forth in the Purchase and Sale Agreement. Eureka Midstream owns a 190-mile gathering header pipeline system in Ohio and West Virginia that services both dry Utica and wet Marcellus Shale production. Hornet Midstream owns a 15-mile, high-pressure gathering system in West Virginia that connects to the Eureka Midstream system. The Bolt-on Acquisition closed on April 10, 2019 and was funded through proceeds from the Private Placement that closed concurrently with the Bolt-on Acquisition. See Notes 1 and 5 for further information on the Private Placement.
On the closing of the Bolt-on Acquisition, a subsidiary of Hornet Midstream terminated all of its obligations under its term loan credit agreement and repaid the $28.2 million outstanding principal balance and $0.1 million in related interest and fees.
EQM recorded $15.2 million and $16.7 million in acquisition-related expenses related to the Bolt-on Acquisition during the three and six months ended June 30, 2019, respectively. The Bolt-on Acquisition acquisition-related expenses included $13.5 million for professional fees and $1.7 million for compensation arrangements for the three months ended June 30, 2019 and $15.0 million for professional fees and $1.7 million for compensation arrangements for the six months ended June 30, 2019 and are included in separation and other transaction costs in the statements of consolidated operations.
Allocation of Purchase Price. The Bolt-on Acquisition was accounted for as a business combination using the acquisition method. The following table summarizes the preliminary purchase price and preliminary estimated fair values of assets and liabilities assumed as of April 10, 2019, with any excess of purchase price over estimated fair value of the identified net assets

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acquired recorded as goodwill. The $113.6 million of goodwill has been allocated to the Gathering segment. Such goodwill primarily relates to additional commercial opportunities, a diversified producer customer mix, increased exposure to dry Utica and wet Marcellus acreage and operating leverage within the Gathering segment. The purchase price remains subject to post-closing purchase price adjustments; thus, the purchase price adjustments included in the financial statements are preliminary as of June 30, 2019. EQM expects to complete the purchase price allocation once EQM has received all of the necessary information, at which time the value of the assets and liabilities will be revised as appropriate. The following table summarizes the preliminary allocation of the fair value of the assets and liabilities of the Bolt-on Acquisition as of April 10, 2019 by EQM.
(in thousands) Preliminary Purchase Price Allocation
Consideration given:  
Cash consideration $861,250
Buyout of Eureka Midstream Class B Units and incentive compensation 2,530
Total consideration 863,780
   
Fair value of liabilities assumed:  
Current liabilities 52,458
Long-term debt 300,825
Other long-term liabilities 10,203
Amount attributable to liabilities assumed 363,486
   
Fair value of assets acquired:  
Cash 15,145
Accounts receivable 16,817
Inventory 12,991
Other current assets 882
Net property, plant and equipment 1,222,284
Intangible assets 317,000
Other assets 14,567
Amount attributable to assets acquired 1,599,686
   
Noncontrolling interest (486,062)
   
Goodwill $113,642

The estimated fair value of midstream facilities and equipment, generally consisting of pipeline systems and compression stations, were estimated using the cost approach. Significant unobservable inputs in the estimate of fair value include management's assumptions about the replacement costs for similar assets, the relative age of the acquired assets and any potential economic or functional obsolescence associated with the acquired assets. As a result, the estimated fair value of the midstream facilities and equipment represent a Level 3 fair value measurement.
The non-controlling interest in Eureka Midstream is estimated to be $486.1 million. The fair value of the noncontrolling interest was calculated based on the enterprise value of Eureka Midstream and the percentage ownership not acquired by EQM. Significant unobservable inputs in the enterprise value of Eureka Midstream include the future revenue estimates and future cost assumptions, which remain subject to future refinement. As a result, the fair value measurement is based on significant inputs that are not observable in the market and thus represents a Level 3 fair value measurement.
As part of the preliminary purchase price allocation, EQM identified intangible assets for customer relationships with third-party customers. The fair value of the customer relationships with third-party customers was determined using the income approach, which requires a forecast of the expected future cash flows generated and an estimated market-based weighted average cost of capital. Significant unobservable inputs in the determination of fair value include future revenue estimates, future cost assumptions and estimated customer retention rates. As a result, the estimated fair value of the identified intangible assets represents a Level 3 fair value measurement. Differences between the preliminary purchase price allocation and the final purchase price allocation may change the amount of intangible assets and goodwill ultimately recognized in conjunction with the Bolt-on Acquisition. EQM calculates amortization of intangible assets using the straight-line method over the estimated useful life of the intangible assets which is 20 years. Amortization expense recorded in the consolidated statements of operations for the three and six months ended June 30, 2019 was $3.4 million. The estimated annual amortization expense over

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the next five years is as follows: 2019 $8.1 million, 2020 $15.8 million, 2021 $15.8 million, 2022 $15.8 million and 2023 $15.8 million.
Intangible assets, net as of June 30, 2019 are detailed below.
(in thousands) As of June 30, 2019
Intangible assets 317,000
Less: accumulated amortization 3,375
Intangible assets, net $313,625

Post-Acquisition Operating Results. Subsequent to the completion of the Bolt-on Acquisition, Eureka Midstream and Hornet Midstream collectively contributed the following to both the Gathering segment and EQM's consolidated operating results for the period from April 10, 2019 through June 30, 2019.
(in thousands)(unaudited) April 10, 2019 through June 30, 2019
Operating revenues $28,928
Operating income attributable to EQM $12,496
Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests $4,033
Net income attributable to EQM $6,506

Unaudited Pro Forma Information. The following unaudited pro forma combined financial information presents EQM's results as though the EQM IDR Transaction and Bolt-on Acquisition had been completed at January 1, 2018. The pro forma combined financial information has been included for comparative purposes and is not necessarily indicative of the results that might have actually occurred had the EQM IDR Transaction and Bolt-on Acquisition taken place on January 1, 2018; furthermore, the financial information is not intended to be a projection of future results.
(in thousands, except per unit data)(unaudited) Three Months Ended March 31, 2019
Pro forma operating revenues $421,362
Pro forma net income $264,215
Pro forma net income attributable to noncontrolling interests $3,205
Pro forma net income attributable to EQM $261,010
Pro forma income per unit (basic) $1.17
Pro forma income per unit (diluted) $1.12
(in thousands, except per unit data)(unaudited) Three Months Ended June 30, 2018 Six Months Ended June 30, 2018
Pro forma operating revenues $406,920
 $803,945
Pro forma net income $242,587
 $509,403
Pro forma net income attributable to noncontrolling interests $4,303
 $8,710
Pro forma net income attributable to EQM $238,284
 $500,693
Pro forma income per unit (basic) $1.06
 $2.24
Pro forma income per unit (diluted) $1.03
 $2.16

Shared Assets Transaction
On March 31, 2019, EQM entered into an Assignment and Bill of Sale (the Assignment and Bill of Sale) with Equitrans Midstream pursuant to which EQM acquired certain assets and assumed certain leases that primarily support EQM’s operations for an aggregate cash purchase price of $49.7 million (the initial purchase price), which reflected the net book value of in-service assets and expenditures made for assets not yet in-service (collectively, and inclusive of the additional assets subsequently acquired as described in the following sentences, the Shared Assets Transaction). Further, pursuant to the Assignment and Bill of Sale, EQM acquired, effective on the first day of the second quarter of 2019, certain additional assets from Equitrans Midstream for $8.9 million cash consideration (the subsequent purchase price), reflecting the net book value of in-service assets and expenditures made in respect of assets not yet in-service as of June 30, 2019, which subsequent purchase

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price is subject to certain adjustments. EQM may, pursuant to the Assignment and Bill of Sale, acquire certain additional assets from Equitrans Midstream for additional cash consideration reflecting the net book value of in-service assets and expenditures made with respect to assets not yet in-service and/or may assume an additional facilities lease. The initial and subsequent purchase prices were funded utilizing EQM’s $3 Billion Facility (defined in Note 10). Prior to the Shared Assets Transaction, EQM made quarterly payments to Equitrans Midstream based on fees allocated from Equitrans Midstream for use of in-service assets transferred to EQM in the Shared Assets Transaction. In connection with the entry into the Assignment and Bill of Sale, that certain omnibus agreement (ETRN Omnibus Agreement) among Equitrans Midstream, EQM and the New EQM General Partner (as successor to the Former EQM General Partner) was amended and restated in order to, among other things, govern Equitrans Midstream’s use of the acquired assets following their conveyance to EQM and provide for reimbursement of EQM by Equitrans Midstream for expenses incurred by EQM in connection with such use.
EQM-RMP Merger
On April 25, 2018, EQM entered into an Agreement and Plan of Merger (the Merger Agreement) with RMP, Rice Midstream Management LLC, the general partner of RMP (the RMP General Partner), the Former EQM General Partner, EQM Acquisition Sub, LLC, a wholly-owned subsidiary of EQM (Merger Sub), EQM GP Acquisition Sub, LLC, a wholly-owned subsidiary of EQM (GP Merger Sub), and, solely for certain limited purposes set forth therein, EQT. Pursuant to the Merger Agreement, on July 23, 2018, Merger Sub and GP Merger Sub merged with and into RMP and the RMP General Partner, respectively, with RMP and the RMP General Partner surviving as wholly-owned subsidiaries of EQM. Pursuant to the Merger Agreement, each RMP common unit issued and outstanding immediately prior to the effective time of the EQM-RMP Merger was converted into the right to receive 0.3319 EQM common units (the Merger Consideration), the issued and outstanding IDRs of RMP were canceled and each outstanding award of phantom units in respect of RMP common units fully vested and converted into the right to receive the Merger Consideration, less applicable tax withholding, in respect of each RMP common unit subject thereto. The aggregate Merger Consideration consisted of approximately 34 million EQM common units of which 9,544,530 EQM common units were received by an indirect wholly-owned subsidiary of EQT. As a result of the EQM-RMP Merger, RMP's common units are no longer publicly traded.
Drop-Down Transaction
On April 25, 2018, EQT, Rice Midstream Holdings LLC (Rice Midstream Holdings), a wholly ownedwholly-owned subsidiary of EQT, EQM and EQM Gathering Holdings, LLC (EQM Gathering), a wholly ownedwholly-owned subsidiary of EQM, entered into a Contribution and Sale Agreement pursuant to which EQM Gathering acquired from EQT all of EQT's interests in ROM,EQM Olympus, Strike Force and RiceEQM WV in exchange for an aggregate of 5,889,282 EQM common units and aggregate cash consideration of approximately $1.15 billion, plus working capital adjustments. ROMbillion. EQM Olympus owns a natural gas gathering system that gathers gas from wells located primarily in Belmont County, Ohio. Strike Force owns a 75% limited liability company interest in Strike Force Midstream LLC (Strike Force Midstream). The May 2018 AcquisitionDrop-Down Transaction closed on May 22, 2018 with an effective date of May 1, 2018.
As a result of the recast associated with the EQM-RMP Merger and the Drop-Down Transaction, EQM recognized approximately $38.0$1,384.9 million of goodwill.goodwill, all of which was allocated to two reporting units within the Gathering segment. The goodwill value was based on a valuation performed by EQT as of November 13, 2017 with regard to the Rice Merger. EQT recorded goodwill as the excess of the estimated enterprise value of ROM,RMP, EQM Olympus, Strike Force and RiceEQM WV over the sum of the fair value amounts allocated to the assets and liabilities of ROM,RMP, EQM Olympus, Strike Force and RiceEQM WV. Goodwill was allocated to the value attributed to additional growth opportunities, synergies and operating leverage within the Gathering segment. Prior to the recast, EQM had no goodwill.
Following EQT's initial valuation, certain estimates used in the purchase price allocation were updated. The net impact of these measurement period adjustments increased goodwill by approximately $0.9 million. The purchase price allocation was finalized and the measurement period adjustments were recorded as current period adjustments. The following table summarizes the allocation of the fair value of the assets and liabilities of ROM,RMP, EQM Olympus, Strike Force and RiceEQM WV as of November 13, 2017 through pushdown accounting from EQT. The preliminary allocationEQT, as well as certain measurement period adjustments made subsequent to certain assets and/or liabilities may be adjusted by material amounts as EQT continues to finalize the fair value estimates.EQT's initial valuation.

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 At November 13, 2017 Goodwill and Purchase Price Allocation
 (Thousands) (Thousands)
Estimated fair value of ROM, Strike Force and Rice WV (1)
 $1,514,743
Estimated fair value of RMP, EQM Olympus, Strike Force(a) and EQM WV
 $4,014,984
 
 
Estimated Fair Value of Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed: 
 
Current assets (2)(b)
 66,586
 132,459
Intangible assets (3)(c)
 623,200
 623,200
Property and equipment, net (4)(d)
 846,823
 2,265,900
Other non-current assets 71
 118
Current liabilities (2)(b)
 (59,891) (117,124)
RMP $850 Million Facility(e)
 (266,000)
Other non-current liabilities(e)
 (9,323)
Total estimated fair value of assets acquired and liabilities assumed $1,476,789
 2,629,230
Goodwill 37,954
Goodwill as of November 13, 2017(f)
 1,385,754
Impairment of goodwill (g)
 261,941
Goodwill as of December 31, 2018 $1,123,813
(1)(a)Includes the estimated fair value attributable to noncontrolling interest of $166 million.
(2)(b)The fair value of current assets and current liabilities were assumed to approximate their carrying values.
(3)(c)The identifiable intangible assets for customer relationships were estimated by applying a discounted cash flow approach which was adjusted for customer attrition assumptions and projected market conditions.
(4)(d)The estimated fair value of long-lived property and equipment were determined utilizing estimated replacement cost adjusted for a usage or obsolescence factor.
(e)The estimated fair value of long-term liabilities was determined utilizing observable market inputs where available or estimated based on their then current carrying values.
(f)Reflected the value of perceived growth opportunities, synergies and operating leverage anticipated through the acquisition and ownership of the acquired gathering assets as of November 13, 2017.
(g)During its annual goodwill assessment for the year ended December 31, 2018, EQM determined that carrying value of the RMP PA Gas Gathering reporting unit, which comprises the Pennsylvania gathering assets acquired in the Rice Merger, was greater than its fair value. As a result, EQM recognized an impairment to goodwill of approximately $261.9 million.
As a result of the recast, EQM also recognized approximately $623.2 million in intangible assets. These intangible assets were valued by EQT based upon the estimated fair value of the customer contracts as of November 13, 2017. The customer contracts were assigned a useful life of 15 years and are amortized on a straight-line basis. Amortization expense for the three and six

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months ended June 30, 2018 was $10.4 million and $20.8 million, respectively. As of June 30, 2018 and December 31, 2017, accumulated amortization was $26.3 million and $5.5 million, respectively. There was no amortization expense recognized for the three and six months ended June 30, 2017. The estimated annual amortization expense over the next five years is $41.5 million.
Gulfport Transaction
On May 1, 2018, pursuant to the Purchase and Sale Agreement, dated April 25, 2018, by and among EQM, EQM Gathering, Gulfport Energy Corporation (Gulfport) and an affiliate of Gulfport, EQM Gathering acquired the remaining 25% limited liability company interest in Strike Force Midstream not owned by Strike Force for $175 million (the Gulfport Transaction). As a result, EQM owned 100% of Strike Force Midstream effective as of May 1, 2018.
EQM-RMP Merger
On April 25, 2018, EQM entered into an Agreement and Plan of Merger (the Merger Agreement) with Rice Midstream Partners LP (RMP), Rice Midstream Management LLC, the general partner of RMP (the RMP General Partner), the EQM General Partner, EQM Acquisition Sub, LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of EQM (Merger Sub), EQM GP Acquisition Sub, LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of EQM (GP Merger Sub), and, solely for certain limited purposes set forth therein, EQT. Pursuant to the Merger Agreement, on July 23, 2018, Merger Sub and GP Merger Sub merged with and into RMP and the RMP General Partner, respectively, with RMPentities part of the Drop-Down Transaction were businesses and the RMP General Partner survivingrelated acquisitions were transactions between entities under common control; therefore, EQM recorded the assets and liabilities of these entities at their carrying amounts to EQT on the date of the respective transactions. The difference between EQT's net carrying amount and the total consideration paid to EQT was recorded as wholly owned subsidiariesa capital transaction with EQT, which resulted in a reduction in equity. This portion of the consideration was recorded in financing activities in the statements of consolidated cash flows. EQM (the EQM-RMP Merger). Pursuantrecast its consolidated financial statements to the Merger Agreement, each RMP common unit issued and outstanding immediately prior to the effective time ofretrospectively reflect the EQM-RMP Merger was convertedand the Drop-Down Transaction for the periods the acquired businesses were under the common control of EQT; however, the consolidated financial statements are not necessarily indicative of the results of operations that would have occurred if EQM had owned the acquired businesses during the periods reported.

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3.Impairment of Long-Lived Assets
EQM evaluates long-lived assets, including related intangibles, for impairment when events or changes in circumstances indicate, in management's judgment, that the carrying value of such assets may not be recoverable. Asset recoverability is measured by comparing the carrying value of the asset or asset group with its expected future pre-tax undiscounted cash flows. These cash flow estimates require EQM to make projections and assumptions for many years into the rightfuture for pricing, demand, competition, operating cost and other factors. If the carrying amount exceeds the expected future undiscounted cash flows, EQM recognizes an impairment equal to receive 0.3319the excess of net book value over fair value as determined by quoted market prices in active markets or present value techniques if quotes are unavailable. The determination of the fair value using present value techniques requires EQM common units (the Merger Consideration),to make projections and assumptions regarding the issuedprobability of a range of outcomes and outstanding incentive distributions rightsthe rates of RMPinterest used in the present value calculations. Any changes EQM makes to these projections and assumptions could result in significant revisions to its evaluation of recoverability of its property, plant and equipment and the recognition of additional impairments.
During the second quarter of 2019, EQM reassessed its asset groupings for its regulated pipelines due to certain regulatory ratemaking policy changes affecting the regulated pipelines, changes in strategic focus and plans for segmentation of operations. Prior to the second quarter of 2019, EQM defined its regulated asset grouping to include the FERC-regulated transmission and storage assets, integrated with the low-pressure gathering assets due to overlapping operations, shared costs structure and similar ratemaking structures. During the second quarter, EQM reached a settlement related to its FERC Form 501-G report, which was focused solely on EQM’s FERC-regulated transmission and storage assets. The settlement further differentiated the rate structures, which are primarily negotiated rates for the FERC-regulated transmission assets versus the tariff-based rate structure for the FERC-regulated low-pressure gathering assets. Further, management increased its operational focus and emphasis on high-pressure gathering assets as illustrated by the consummation of the Bolt-on Acquisition. As a result of these regulatory changes and shift in operational focus, beginning with the second quarter of 2019, EQM groups its FERC-regulated assets in two asset groupings: FERC-regulated transmission and storage assets and FERC-regulated low-pressure gathering assets. Upon the change in asset grouping, management evaluated whether any indicators of impairment were canceledpresent and each outstanding awardin conjunction with the evaluation, EQM determined that the carrying values for the non-core FERC-regulated low-pressure gathering assets exceeded their undiscounted cash flows. Additionally, following the settlement related to the FERC Form 501-G report, management does not currently plan to seek to recover the deficient cash flows through a future rate proceeding. EQM therefore estimated the fair values of phantom unitsFERC-related low-pressure gathering assets and determined that their fair values were not in respectexcess of RMP common units fully vestedthe assets’ carrying values, which resulted in recognized impairments of property and converted into the right to receive the Merger Consideration, less applicable tax withholding, in respect of each RMP common unit subject thereto. The aggregate Merger Consideration consistedequipment of approximately 34$80.1 million EQM common units.related to the assets within EQM's Gathering segment. As a result of the EQM-RMP Merger, RMP's common units areimpairment, the assets carry no longer publicly traded.
Also in connection with the completion of the EQM-RMP Merger, on July 23, 2018, EQM repaid the approximately $260 million of borrowings outstanding under the Credit Agreement, dated as of December 22, 2014, by and among RMP, as parent guarantor, Rice Midstream OpCo LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of RMP, as borrower, Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., as administrative agent, and the lenders and other parties from time to time party thereto (the RMP Credit Agreement), and the RMP Credit Agreement was terminated.book value.
C.4.
Revenue from Contracts with CustomersLeases
As discussed in Note A,1, EQM adopted ASU No. 2014-09, Revenue from Contracts with Customers,2016-02, ASU 2018-11 and ASU 2019-01 on January 1, 20182019 (the Adoption Date) using the modified retrospectiveoptional transition method of adoption.
EQM appliedelected a package of practical expedients that allows an entity to not reassess (i) whether a contract is or contains a lease, (ii) lease classification and (iii) initial direct costs. In addition, EQM elected the ASUfollowing practical expedients: (i) to all opennot reassess certain land easements, (ii) to not apply the recognition requirements under the standard to short-term leases and (iii) to combine and account for lease and nonlease contract components as a lease, which requires the capitalization of fixed nonlease payments on the Adoption Date or lease effective date and the recognition of variable nonlease payments as variable lease expense. Nonlease payments include payments for property taxes and other operating and maintenance expenses incurred by the lessor but payable by EQM in connection with the leasing arrangement.
On the Adoption Date, EQM recorded on its consolidated balance sheet an operating lease right-of-use asset and a corresponding operating lease liability of $2.3 million, reflecting the present value of future lease payments on EQM's facility and compressor lease contracts. The discount rate used to determine present value, referred to as the incremental borrowing rate, was based on the rate of interest that EQM estimated it would have to pay to borrow (on a collateralized-basis over a similar term) an amount equal to the lease payments in a similar economic environment as of the Adoption Date. EQM is required to reassess the incremental borrowing rate for any new and modified lease contracts as of the date of initial application.contract effective date. Adoption of the ASUstandard did not require an adjustment to the opening balance of equity and did not materially change EQM's amount and timing of revenues.
EQM provides gathering, transmission and storage services in two manners: firm service and interruptible service. Firm service contracts are typically long term and include firm reservation fees, which are fixed, monthly charges for the guaranteed reservation of pipeline or storage capacity. Volumetric based fees under firm contracts include usage fees and charges for actual volumes transported, gathered or stored in excessretained earnings. As of the firm contracted volume. Interruptible serviceAdoption Date and June 30, 2019, EQM had no lease contracts include volumetric based fees,classified as financing leases and was neither a lessor nor party to a subleasing arrangement.
In connection with the Shared Assets Transaction discussed in Note 2, on March 31, 2019, Equitrans Midstream assigned to EQM two lease agreements that support EQM operations (the Shared Leases Assignment), one of which are charges for the volume of gas actually gathered, transported or stored and do not guarantee accessprovides rights to the pipeline or storage facility. These contracts can be short or long term. Firm and interruptible contracts are billed at the end of each calendar month, with payment typically due within 21 days.a
Under a firm contract, EQM has a stand-ready obligation to provide the service over the life of the contract. The performance obligation for firm reservation fee revenue is satisfied over time as the pipeline capacity is made available to the customer. As such, EQM recognizes firm reservation fee revenue evenly over the contract period, using a time-elapsed output method to measure progress. The performance obligation for volumetric based fee revenues for usage fees under firm and interruptible contracts is generally satisfied upon EQM's monthly billing to the customer for actual volumes gathered, transported or stored during the month. The amount billed corresponds directly to the value of EQM's performance to date as the customer obtains value as each volume is gathered, transported or stored.
Certain of EQM's gas gathering agreements are structured with minimum volume commitments (MVC), which specify minimum quantities for which a customer will be charged regardless of actual quantities gathered under the contract. Revenue is recognized for MVCs when the performance obligation has been met, which is the earlier of when the gas is gathered or when it is remote that the producer will be able to meet its MVC.


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facility and the other to a compressor station. As a result of the Shared Leases Assignment, EQM recorded $33.0 million of right-of-use assets and corresponding operating lease liabilities.
In addition, in connection with the Bolt-on Acquisition discussed in Note 2, EQM acquired 10 compressor leases and one facilities lease for which it recorded approximately $1.3 million in operating lease expenses during the three and six months ended June 30, 2019. EQM recorded operating lease right-of-use assets and a corresponding operating lease liability of approximately $20.0 million for these acquired leases.
The following table summarizes operating lease cost for the three and six months ended June 30, 2019.
 Three Months Ended June 30, 2019 Six Months Ended 
 June 30, 2019
 (Thousands)
Operating lease cost$2,852
 $4,149
Short-term lease cost1,512
 1,880
Variable lease cost4
 12
Total lease cost$4,368
 $6,041

Operating lease expense related to EQM's compressor lease contracts and facility lease contracts is reported in operating and maintenance expense and selling, general and administrative expense, respectively, on EQM's statements of consolidated operations.
For the three and six months ended June 30, 20182019, cash paid for operating lease liabilities was $2.5 million and 2017, all revenues recognized$3.8 million, respectively, which was reported in cash flows provided by operating activities on EQM's statements of consolidated operationscash flows.
The operating lease right-of-use assets are from contracts with customers.reported in other assets and the current and noncurrent portions of the operating lease liabilities are reported in accrued liabilities and regulatory and other long-term liabilities, respectively. As of June 30, 20182019, the operating lease right-of-use assets were $52.8 million and December 31, 2017, all receivables recorded on EQM's consolidated balance sheets represent performance obligations that have been satisfied and foroperating lease liabilities were $53.1 million, of which an unconditional right to consideration exists.
The table below provides disaggregated revenue information by EQM business segment for the three and six months ended$8.8 million was classified as current. As of June 30, 2018.
  Three Months Ended June 30, 2018
  Gathering Transmission Total
  (Thousands)
Firm reservation fee revenues $111,702
 $82,222
 $193,924
Volumetric based fee revenues:      
Usage fees under firm contracts (1)
 9,956
 4,828
 14,784
Usage fees under interruptible contracts (2)
 58,958
 2,095
 61,053
Total volumetric based fee revenues 68,914
 6,923
 75,837
Total operating revenues $180,616
 $89,145
 $269,761
       
  Six Months Ended June 30, 2018
  Gathering Transmission Total
  (Thousands)
Firm reservation fee revenues $221,635
 $179,997
 $401,632
Volumetric based fee revenues:      
Usage fees under firm contracts (1)
 22,064
 8,650
 30,714
Usage fees under interruptible contracts (2)
 116,545
 7,432
 123,977
Total volumetric based fee revenues 138,609
 16,082
 154,691
Total operating revenues $360,244
 $196,079
 $556,323
(1)Includes fees on volumes gathered and transported in excess of firm contracted capacity and also for transmission includes commodity charges and fees on all volumes transported under firm contracts.
(2)Includes volumes from contracts under which EQM has agreed to hold capacity available but for which it does not receive a capacity reservation fee.
Based on total projected contractual revenues and including contracts associated with expected future capacity from expansion projects that are not yet fully constructed but for which EQM has entered into firm contracts, EQM's firm gathering contracts and firm transmission and storage contracts had2019, the weighted average remaining termslease term was 8 years and the weighted average discount rate was 6.0%.
Schedule of approximately 8 and 15 years, respectively, as of December 31, 2017.
Operating Lease Liability Maturities.The following table summarizes the transaction price allocatedundiscounted cash flows owed by EQM to EQM's remaining performance obligations under all contracts with firm reservation fees and MVCslessors pursuant to contractual agreements in effect as of June 30, 2018.
  2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 Thereafter Total
 (Thousands)
Gathering firm reservation fees $223,806
 $471,226
 $547,153
 $557,152
 $557,152
 $2,841,279
 $5,197,768
Gathering revenues supported by MVCs —
 65,700
 71,370
 71,175
 71,175
 136,875
 416,295
Transmission firm reservation fees 179,786
 347,061
 347,261
 341,769
 338,010
 2,602,572
 4,156,459
Total $403,592
 $883,987
 $965,784
 $970,096
 $966,337
 $5,580,726
 $9,770,522

2019 and related imputed interest. The majority of EQM's lease agreements have multiple renewal periods at EQM's option; however, because none of the renewal periods are reasonably assured to be exercised, the associated operating lease payments have not been included in the table below.
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 June 30, 2019
 (Thousands)
2019$5,619
202010,937
20219,161
20227,694
20235,607
20243,966
Thereafter24,728
Total67,712
Less: imputed interest14,597
Present value of operating lease liability$53,115
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D.5.Equity and Net Income per Limited Partner Unit
The following table summarizes changes in EQM's Series A Preferred Units, common units and Class B units, each representing limited partner common unitsinterests in EQM, and general partner units issuedduring the year ended December 31, 2018 and from January 1, 20182019 through June 30, 2018. There were no issuances in 2017.2019.

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 Limited Partner Common Units General Partner Units Total
Balance at January 1, 201880,581,758
 1,443,015
 82,024,773
Common units issued (1)
9,608
 —
 9,608
May 2018 Acquisition consideration5,889,282
 —
 5,889,282
Balance at June 30, 201886,480,648
 1,443,015
 87,923,663

 Limited Partner Interests    
 Series A Preferred Units  Common Units Class B Units General Partner Units Total
Balance at January 1, 2018—
 80,581,758
 —
 1,443,015
 82,024,773
Common units issued (1)
—
 10,821
 —
 —
 10,821
Drop-Down Transaction consideration—
 5,889,282
 —
 —
 5,889,282
Common units issued in the EQM-RMP Merger—
 33,975,777
 —
 —
 33,975,777
Balance at December 31, 2018—
 120,457,638
 —
 1,443,015
 121,900,653
Unit cancellation—
 (8) —
 —
 (8)
EQM IDR Transaction (2)
—
 80,000,000
 7,000,000
 (1,443,015) 85,556,985
Issuance of Series A Preferred Units24,605,291
 —
 —
 —
 24,605,291
Balance at June 30, 201924,605,291
 200,457,630
 7,000,000
 —
 232,062,921

(1)Units issued upon the resignation of a resignation frommember of the EQM General Partner's Board of Directors in February 2018.of EQM's general partner.
(2)In exchange for the cancellation of the EQM IDRs, EQM issued 87,000,000 EQM common units (the Exchange Consideration) to the Former EQM General Partner. At the effective time of the EQM IDR Merger, (i) the Exchange Consideration held by the Former EQM General Partner was canceled, (ii) 80,000,000 EQM common units and 7,000,000 Class B units were issued on a pro rata basis to certain affiliates of Equitrans Midstream, and (iii) 21,811,643 EQM common units held by EQGP were canceled and 21,811,643 EQM common units were issued pro rata to certain affiliates of Equitrans Midstream.
As of June 30, 2018, EQGP owned 21,811,6432019, Equitrans Gathering Holdings, LLC (Equitrans Gathering Holdings), EQM GP Corporation (EQM GP Corp) and Equitrans Midstream Holdings, LLC (EMH), each a wholly-owned subsidiary of Equitrans Midstream, held 89,505,616, 89,536 and 27,650,303 EQM common units, representing a 24.8% limited partner interest, 1,443,015respectively. Additionally, Equitrans Gathering Holdings, EQM general partnerGP Corp and EMH held 6,153,907, 6,155 and 839,938 Class B units, representing a 1.6% general partner interest, and all of the IDRs in EQM.respectively. As of June 30, 2018, EQT2019, Equitrans Midstream owned, 5,889,282directly or indirectly, 117,245,455 EQM common units and 7,000,000 Class B units (collectively representing, after taking into account the Series A Preferred Units issued in the Private Placement on an as-converted basis, a 6.7%53.5% limited partner interest in EQM, 100% ofEQM) and the entire non-economic general partner interest in EQGP andEQM, while the public owned a 91.3%46.5% limited partner interest in EQGP.EQM. Following the completion of the Private Placement, certain investors owned an aggregate of 24,605,291 Series A Preferred Units.
Class B Units
As discussed above and in Note 1, in February 2019, EQM issued 7,000,000 Class B units representing a resultnew class of limited partner interests in EQM as partial consideration for the EQM-RMP Merger,EQM IDR Transaction. The Class B units are substantially similar in all respects to EQM's common units, except that the Class B units are not entitled to receive distributions of available cash until the applicable Class B unit conversion date (or, if earlier, a change of control). The Class B units are divided into three tranches, with the first tranche of 2,500,000 Class B units becoming convertible at the holder’s option into EQM common units on July 23, 2018, an indirect wholly owned subsidiaryApril 1, 2021, the second tranche of EQT received 9,544,5302,500,000 Class B units becoming convertible at the holder’s option into EQM common units on April 1, 2022, and the third tranche of 2,000,000 Class B units becoming convertible at the holder’s option on April 1, 2023 (each, a Class B unit conversion date). Additionally, the Class B units will become convertible at the holder’s option into EQM common units immediately before a change of control of EQM. After the applicable Class B unit conversion date (or, if earlier, a change of control), whether or not such Class B units have been converted into EQM common units, the Class B units will participate pro rata with the EQM common units in distributions of available cash.
The holders of Class B units vote together with the holders of EQM common units as Merger Consideration.a single class, except that Class B units owned by the general partner of EQM and its affiliates are excluded from voting if EQM common units owned by such parties are excluded from voting. Holders of Class B units are entitled to vote as a separate class on any matter that adversely affects the rights or preferences of the Class B units in relation to other classes of EQM partnership interests in any material respect or as required by law.
Net IncomeSeries A Preferred Units
As discussed in Note 1, in March 2019, EQM entered into the Preferred Unit Purchase Agreement with certain investors to issue and sell in a private placement an aggregate of 24,605,291 Series A Preferred Units representing limited partner interests in EQM for a cash purchase price of $48.77 per Limited Partner Unit. Net income attributableSeries A Preferred Unit, resulting in total gross proceeds of approximately $1.2 billion. The net proceeds from the Private Placement were used in part to fund the purchase price in the Bolt-on Acquisition and

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to pay certain fees and expenses related to the May 2018Bolt-on Acquisition, and the remainder was used for general partnership purposes. The Private Placement closed concurrently with the closing of the Bolt-on Acquisition on April 10, 2019.
The Series A Preferred Units rank senior to all common units and Class B units representing limited partner interests in EQM with respect to distribution rights and rights upon liquidation. The Series A Preferred Units will vote on an as-converted basis with the EQM common units and Class B units and will have certain other class voting rights with respect to any amendment to EQM's partnership agreement or its certificate of limited partnership that would be adverse (other than in a de minimis manner) to any of the rights, preferences or privileges of the Series A Preferred Units.
The holders of the Series A Preferred Units are entitled to receive cumulative quarterly distributions at a rate of $1.0364 per Series A Preferred Unit for the first twenty distribution periods, and thereafter the quarterly distributions on the Series A Preferred Units will be an amount per Series A Preferred Unit for such quarter equal to (i) the Series A Preferred Unit purchase price of $48.77 per such unit, multiplied by (ii) a percentage equal to the sum of (A) the greater of (x) the 3-month LIBOR as of the second London banking day prior to May 1, 2018, wasthe beginning of the applicable quarter and (y) 2.59%, and (B) 6.90%, multiplied by (iii) 25%. EQM will not allocatedbe entitled to pay any distributions on any junior securities, including any EQM common units, prior to paying the quarterly distributions payable to the limited partnersholders of Series A Preferred Units, including any previously accrued and unpaid distributions.
Each holder of the Series A Preferred Units may elect to convert all or any portion of the Series A Preferred Units owned by it into EQM common units initially on a one-for-one basis, subject to customary anti-dilution adjustments and an adjustment for purposesany distributions that have accrued but have not been paid when due and partial period distributions, at any time (but not more often than once per fiscal quarter) after April 10, 2021 (or earlier liquidation, dissolution or winding up of calculating net incomeEQM), provided that any conversion is for at least $30 million (calculated based on the closing price of the EQM common units on the trading day preceding notice of conversion) or such lesser amount if such conversion relates to all of a holder’s remaining Series A Preferred Units.
EQM may elect to convert all or any portion of the Series A Preferred Units into EQM common units at any time (but not more often than once per limited partnerquarter) after April 10, 2021 if (i) the common units are listed for, or admitted to, trading on a national securities exchange, (ii) the closing price per common unit as these pre-acquisition amounts were not availableon the national securities exchange on which the common units are listed for, or admitted to, trading exceeds 140% of the Series A Preferred Unit purchase price of $48.77 per such unit for the 20 consecutive trading days immediately preceding notice of the conversion, (iii) the average daily trading volume of the common units on the national securities exchange on which the common units are listed for, or admitted to, trading exceeds 500,000 common units for the 20 consecutive trading days immediately preceding notice of the conversion, (iv) EQM has an effective registration statement on file with the SEC covering resales of the common units to be received by such holders upon any such conversion and (v) EQM has paid all accrued quarterly distributions in cash to the unitholders. The weighted average phantom unit awards includedholders. In addition, upon certain events involving a change in control, the calculationholders of basic weighted average limited partnerSeries A Preferred Units may elect, among other potential elections, to convert their preferred units outstanding was 17,369 and 21,041 for the three months ended June 30, 2018 and 2017, respectively, and 20,467 and 20,506 for the six months ended June 30, 2018 and 2017, respectively.into EQM common units at a certain conversion rate.
E.6.Financial Information by Business Segment
EQM reports its operations in three segments that reflect its three lines of business: Gathering, Transmission and Water. Gathering includes EQM's high-pressure gathering lines and FERC-regulated low-pressure gathering line; Transmission includes EQM's FERC-regulated interstate pipelines and storage system; and Water consists of EQM's water pipelines, impoundment facilities, pumping stations, take point facilities and measurement facilities.

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Three Months Ended 
 June 30,		 Six Months Ended 
 June 30,		Three Months Ended 
 June 30,		 Six Months Ended 
 June 30,
2018 2017 2018 20172019 2018 2019 2018
(Thousands)(Thousands)
Revenues from external customers (including affiliates): 
  
  
  
Revenues from customers (including related parties): 
  
  
  
Gathering$180,616
 $112,145
 $360,244
 $214,474
$285,666
 $241,189
 $547,547
 $478,579
Transmission89,145
 84,670
 196,079
 182,413
92,767
 89,145
 202,626
 196,079
Water27,734
 44,363
 45,776
 71,065
Total operating revenues$269,761
 $196,815
 $556,323
 $396,887
$406,167
 $374,697
 $795,949
 $745,723
              
Operating income: 
  
  
  
 
  
  
  
Gathering$121,631
 $83,425
 $252,513
 $157,129
$94,131
 $161,818
 $276,209
 $332,853
Transmission60,642
 57,863
 140,093
 129,467
63,244
 60,642
 147,994
 140,093
Water10,072
 23,408
 11,258
 38,720
Total operating income$182,273
 $141,288
 $392,606
 $286,596
$167,447
 $245,868
 $435,461
 $511,666
              
Reconciliation of operating income to net income:   
  
  
   
  
  
Equity income (1)
10,938
 5,111
 19,749
 9,388
Equity income (a)
$36,782
 $10,938
 $67,845
 $19,749
Other income944
 1,402
 1,842
 2,939
1,959
 944
 4,169
 1,848
Net interest expense20,683
 8,662
 31,399
 16,588
49,717
 23,065
 99,073
 35,735
Net income$173,472

$139,139

$382,798

$282,335
$156,471

$234,685

$408,402

$497,528
(1)(a)Equity income is included in the Transmission segment.

 June 30, 
 2019		 December 31, 
 2018
 (Thousands)
Segment assets: 
  
Gathering$8,031,401
 $6,011,654
Transmission (a)
3,636,355
 3,066,659
Water262,773
 237,602
Total operating segments11,930,529
 9,315,915
Headquarters, including cash132,641
 140,206
Total assets$12,063,170
 $9,456,121
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 June 30, 
 2018		 December 31, 
 2017
 (Thousands)
Segment assets: 
  
Gathering$3,250,242
 $3,020,491
Transmission (1)
2,505,947
 1,948,047
Total operating segments5,756,189
 4,968,538
Headquarters, including cash806,236
 179,038
Total assets$6,562,425
 $5,147,576

(1)(a)
The equity investment in the MVP Joint Venture was included in the headquarters segment prior to June 30, 2018. As of June 30, 2018, the investment in the MVP Joint Venture wasis included in the Transmission segment and the amount at December 31, 2017 has been recast to confirm with this presentation.
segment.
Three Months Ended 
 June 30,		 Six Months Ended 
 June 30,		Three Months Ended 
 June 30,		 Six Months Ended 
 June 30,
2018 2017 2018 20172019 2018 2019 2018
(Thousands)(Thousands)
Depreciation: 
  
  
  
 
  
  
  
Gathering$15,646
 $9,555
 $30,590
 $18,415
$37,443
 $23,882
 $65,559
 $46,950
Transmission12,430
 11,845
 24,871
 23,532
12,594
 12,430
 25,127
 24,871
Water6,478
 5,798
 12,894
 11,569
Total$28,076
 $21,400
 $55,461
 $41,947
$56,515
 $42,110
 $103,580
 $83,390
              
Expenditures for segment assets:              
Gathering$139,099
 $53,708
 $252,297
 $102,546
Transmission27,962
 29,978
 46,891
 51,367
Total (1)
$167,061
 $83,686
 $299,188
 $153,913
Gathering(1)(2)
$265,198
 $186,457
 $472,915
 $320,595
Transmission(3)
11,229
 27,962
 29,991
 46,891
Water8,849
 7,002
 18,024
 9,377
Total(4)
$285,276
 $221,421
 $520,930
 $376,863
(1)Includes approximately $8.9 million and $58.6 million for the three and six months ended June 30, 2019, respectively, related to non-operating assets acquired from Equitrans Midstream in the Shared Assets Transaction that primarily support EQM's gathering activities.

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(2)Includes approximately $10.9 million of capital expenditures related to noncontrolling interests in Eureka Midstream for the three and six months ended June 30, 2019.
(3)Transmission capital expenditures do not include capital contributions made to the MVP Joint Venture for the MVP and MVP Southgate projects of approximately $156.4 million and $65.8 million for the three months ended June 30, 2019 and 2018, respectively, and approximately $301.2 million and $182.8 million for the six months ended June 30, 2019 and 2018, respectively.
(4)
EQM accrues capital expenditures when work has been completed but the associated bills have not yet been paid. These accrued amounts are excluded from capital expenditures in the statements of consolidated cash flows until they are paid in a subsequent period.paid. Accrued capital expenditures were approximately $62.3$110.8 million $60.3, $137.8 million and $66.0$108.9 million at June 30, 2019, March 31, 2019 and December 31, 2018, respectively. Accrued capital expenditures were approximately $84.6 million, $75.5 million and $90.7 million at June 30, 2018, March 31, 2018 and December 31, 2017, respectively. AccruedOn April 10, 2019, as a result of the Bolt-on Acquisition, EQM assumed $8.8 million of Eureka Midstream accrued capital expenditures were approximately $31.2 million, $34.0 million and $26.7 million at June 30, 2017, March 31, 2017 and December 31, 2016, respectively.expenditures.
F.7.Revenue from Contracts with Customers
For the three and six months ended June 30, 2019 and 2018, all revenues recognized on EQM's statements of consolidated operations are from contracts with customers. As of June 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018, all receivables recorded on EQM's consolidated balance sheets represent performance obligations that have been satisfied and for which an unconditional right to consideration exists.
Summary of disaggregated revenues. The tables below provide disaggregated revenue information by business segment.
  Three Months Ended June 30, 2019
  Gathering Transmission Water Total
  (Thousands)
Firm reservation fee revenues $147,771
 $81,836
 $—
 $229,607
Volumetric-based fee revenues 137,895
 10,931
 —
 148,826
Water services revenues —
 —
 27,734
 27,734
Total operating revenues $285,666
 $92,767
 $27,734
 $406,167
         
  Three Months Ended June 30, 2018
  Gathering Transmission Water Total
  (Thousands)
Firm reservation fee revenues $111,702
 $82,222
 $—
 $193,924
Volumetric-based fee revenues 129,487
 6,923
 —
 136,410
Water services revenues —
 —
 44,363
 44,363
Total operating revenues $241,189
 $89,145
 $44,363
 $374,697
         
  Six Months Ended June 30, 2019
  Gathering Transmission Water Total
  (Thousands)
Firm reservation fee revenues $276,730
 $181,060
 $—
 $457,790
Volumetric-based fee revenues 270,817
 21,566
 —
 292,383
Water service revenues —
 —
 45,776
 45,776
Total operating revenues $547,547
 $202,626
 $45,776
 $795,949
         
  Six Months Ended June 30, 2018
  Gathering Transmission Water Total
  (Thousands)
Firm reservation fee revenues $221,635
 $179,997
 $—
 $401,632
Volumetric-based fee revenues 256,944
 16,082
 —
 273,026
Water service revenues —
 —
 71,065
 71,065
Total operating revenues $478,579
 $196,079
 $71,065
 $745,723

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as of June 30, 2019.
  
2019(a)
 2020 2021 2022 2023 Thereafter Total
 (Thousands)
Gathering firm reservation fees $253,531
 $566,813
 $614,356
 $614,356
 $614,264
 $2,647,183
 $5,310,503
Gathering revenues supported by MVCs 45,877
 95,294
 100,715
 100,715
 100,715
 309,214
 752,530
Transmission firm reservation fees 163,370
 334,627
 345,527
 340,453
 336,333
 2,478,310
 3,998,620
Total $462,778
 $996,734
 $1,060,598
 $1,055,524
 $1,051,312
 $5,434,707
 $10,061,653
(a)July 1, 2019 through December 31, 2019.
Based on total projected contractual revenues, including projected contractual revenues from future capacity expected from expansion projects that are not yet fully constructed for which EQM has executed firm contracts, EQM's firm gathering contracts and firm transmission and storage contracts had weighted average remaining terms of approximately 11 years and 15 years, respectively, as of June 30, 2019.
8.Related Party Transactions
In the ordinary course of business, EQM engages in transactions with EQT and its affiliates including, but not limited to, gas gathering agreements, transportation service and precedent agreements and storage agreements. Pursuant to an omnibus agreement EQT(the ETRN Omnibus Agreement), Equitrans Midstream performs centralized corporate, general and administrative services for EQM and provides a license for the use of the name "EQT" and related marks in connection with EQM's business.EQM. In exchange, EQM reimburses EQTEquitrans Midstream for the expenses incurred by EQTEquitrans Midstream in providing these services. The omnibus agreement also providesIn connection with the entry into the Assignment and Bill of Sale, the ETRN Omnibus Agreement was amended and restated, to, among other things, govern Equitrans Midstream's use, and payment for certain indemnification obligations between EQM and EQT.such use, of the acquired assets following their conveyance to EQM. Pursuant to a secondment agreement, employees of EQTEquitrans Midstream and its affiliates may be seconded to EQM to provide operating and other services with respect to EQM's business under the direction, supervision and control of EQM. EQM reimburses EQTEquitrans Midstream and its affiliates for the services provided by the seconded employees. The expenses for which EQM reimburses EQTEquitrans Midstream and its affiliates may not necessarily reflect the actual expenses that EQM would incur on a stand-alone basis. EQM is unable to estimate what those expenses would be on a stand-alone basis. In connection with the Separation, Equitrans Midstream assumed certain obligations from EQT to indemnify and reimburse EQM.
As of June 30, 2019, EQT remained a related party following the Separation due to its 19.9% ownership interest in Equitrans Midstream. In the ordinary course of business, EQM engaged, and continues to engage, in transactions with EQT and its affiliates, including, but not limited to and as applicable, gathering agreements, transportation service and precedent agreements, storage agreements and water service agreements.
G.9.Investment in Unconsolidated Entity
The MVP Joint Venture is constructing the Mountain Valley Pipeline (MVP), an estimated 300-mile natural gas interstate pipeline spanningthat will span from northern West Virginia to southern Virginia. EQM is the operator of the MVP and owned a 45.5% interest in the MVP Joint Ventureproject as of June 30, 2018.2019. The MVP Joint Venture is a variable interest entity because it has insufficient equity to finance its activities during the construction stage of the project. EQM is not the primary beneficiary of the MVP Joint Venture because it does not have the power to direct the activities ofthat most significantly affect the MVP Joint Venture that most significantly impact itsVenture's economic performance. Certain business decisions, such as decisions to make distributions of cash, require the approval of owners holding morea greater than a 66 2/3% ownership interest in the MVP Joint Ventureapproval, and no one member owns more than a 66 2/3% interest. The
In April 2018, the MVP Joint Venture is an equity method investment for accounting purposes as EQM has the ability to exercise significant influence over operating and financial policies ofannounced the MVP Joint Venture.

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June 30, 2019, EQM had a 47.2% ownership interest in the MVP Southgate project and will operate the pipeline.
In May 2018,2019, the MVP Joint Venture issued a capital call notice for the funding of the MVP project to MVP Holdco, LLC (MVP Holdco), a direct, wholly ownedwholly-owned subsidiary of EQM, for $445.9$352.3 million, of which $193.4$93.4 million was paid in July 20182019 and $252.5$114.3 million and $144.5 million is expected to be paid in August 2019 and September 2019, respectively. In addition, in May 2019, the third quarterMVP Joint Venture issued a capital call notice for the funding of 2018.the MVP Southgate project to MVP Holdco for $4.0 million, of which $0.9 million was paid in July 2019 and $1.6 million and $1.5 million is expected to be paid in August 2019 and September 2019, respectively. The capital contribution payable has beenand the corresponding increase to the investment balance are reflected on the consolidated balance sheet as of June 30, 2018 with a corresponding increase2019.
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EQM records adjustments to the investment balance for contributions to or distributions from the MVP Joint Venture and for EQM's pro-rata share of MVP Joint Venture earnings.
Equity income, which is primarily related to EQM's portionpro-rata share of the MVP Joint Venture's AFUDC on the construction of the MVP.MVP, is reported in equity income in EQM's statements of consolidated operations.
As of June 30, 2018,Pursuant to the MVP Joint Venture's limited liability company agreement, EQM had issuedis obligated to issue a $91 million performance guarantee in favor of the MVP Joint Venture to provide performance assurances forof MVP Holdco's obligations to fund its proportionate share of the construction budget for the MVP.MVP project. In January 2019, EQM issued a performance guarantee in an amount equal to 33% of EQM's proportionate share of the then-remaining construction budget for the MVP project, which was $261 million at the time of issuance. As of June 30, 2018,2019, EQM was obligated to issue a performance guarantee in an amount equal to approximately $280 million based on the updated construction budget for the MVP project and capital contributions made during the first and second quarters of 2019. Effective July 1, 2019, EQM restated the performance guarantee to an amount equal to approximately $249 million, which reflected a decrease as result of a capital contribution made on July 1, 2019.   
In addition, in February 2019, EQM issued a performance guarantee of $14 million in favor of the MVP Joint Venture for the MVP Southgate project. Upon the FERC's initial release to begin construction of the MVP Southgate project, EQM's current MVP Southgate performance guarantee will be terminated, and EQM will be obligated to issue a new guarantee in an amount equal to 33% of EQM's proportionate share of the remaining capital obligations for the MVP Southgate project.
As of June 30, 2019, EQM's maximum financial statement exposure related to the MVP Joint Venture was approximately $1,094$2,004 million, which consists of the investment in unconsolidated entity balance on the consolidated balance sheet as of June 30, 20182019, net of capital contributions payable, and amounts that could have become due under EQM's performance guaranteeguarantees as of that date.
The following tables summarize the unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements forof the MVP Joint Venture.
Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets
June 30, 
 2018		 December 31, 
 2017		June 30, 
 2019		 December 31, 
 2018
(Thousands)(Thousands)
Current assets$1,161,641
 $330,271
$836,397
 $687,657
Noncurrent assets1,334,266
 747,728
Non-current assets4,033,475
 3,223,220
Total assets$2,495,907
 $1,077,999
$4,869,872
 $3,910,877
      
Current liabilities$290,855
 $65,811
$420,534
 $617,355
Non-current liabilities2,166
 —
Equity2,205,052
 1,012,188
4,447,172
 3,293,522
Total liabilities and equity$2,495,907
 $1,077,999
$4,869,872
 $3,910,877
Condensed Statements of Consolidated Operations
 Three Months Ended 
 June 30,		 Six Months Ended 
 June 30,
 2019 2018 2019 2018
 (Thousands)
Environmental remediation reserve$26
 $—
 $(2,166) $—
Other income1,785
 743
 4,698
 1,277
Net interest income23,700
 6,989
 43,935
 12,638
AFUDC - equity55,298
 16,307
 102,514
 29,489
Net income$80,809
 $24,039
 $148,981
 $43,404
 Three Months Ended 
 June 30,		 Six Months Ended 
 June 30,
 2018 2017 2018 2017
 (Thousands)
Net interest income$7,732
 $2,730
 $13,915
 $4,977
AFUDC - equity16,307
 8,503
 29,489
 15,656
Net income$24,039
 $11,233
 $43,404
 $20,633

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10.    Debt
Credit Facility Borrowings
$13 Billion Facility. On October 31, 2018, EQM has aamended and restated its credit facility to increase the borrowing capacity from $1 billion credit facility that expires in July 2022.to $3 billion and extend the term to October 2023 (the $3 Billion Facility). The $1$3 Billion Facility is available for general partnership purposes, including to purchase assets, and to fund working capital requirements and capital expenditures, to purchase assets, to

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pay distributions and repurchase unitsunits. Subject to satisfaction of certain conditions, the $3 Billion Facility has an accordion feature that allows EQM to increase the available borrowings under the facility by up to an additional $750 million. The $3 Billion Facility has a sublimit of up to $250 million for same-day swing line advances and a sublimit of up to $400 million for general partnership purposes (including purchasing assets from EQTletters of credit. In addition, EQM has the ability to request that one or more lenders make available term loans under the $3 Billion Facility, subject to the satisfaction of certain conditions. Such term loans would be secured by cash and other third parties).qualifying investment grade securities. EQM's $1obligations under the revolving portion of the $3 Billion Facility are unsecured.
EQM's $3 Billion Facility contains various provisionsnegative covenants that, if violated, could result in terminationamong other things, limit restricted payments, the incurrence of debt, dispositions, mergers and fundamental changes, and transactions with affiliates. In addition, the credit facility, require early payment of amounts outstanding or similar actions. The most significant covenants and$3 Billion Facility contains events of default relate to maintenance of a permitted leverage ratio, limitations on transactions with affiliates, limitations on restricted payments,such as insolvency, events, nonpayment of scheduled principal or interest payments, acceleration of and certain other defaults under other financial obligations, and change of control provisions.and cross-default related to the acceleration or default of certain other financial obligations. Under the $1$3 Billion Facility, EQM is required to maintain a consolidated leverage ratio of not more than 5.00 to 1.00 (or not more than 5.50 to 1.00 for certain measurement periods following the consummation of certain acquisitions).
As of June 30, 2019, EQM had noapproximately $1.1 billion of borrowings outstanding and $1 million of letters of credit outstanding under itsthe $3 Billion Facility. As of December 31, 2018, EQM had approximately $625 million of borrowings outstanding and $1 million of letters of credit facility as ofoutstanding under the $3 Billion Facility. During the three and six months ended June 30, 20182019, the maximum amount of EQM's outstanding borrowings under the $3 Billion Facility at any time was approximately $1.2 billion and December 31, 2017.the average daily balance was approximately $1,043 million and $993 million, respectively. EQM incurred interest at weighted average annual interest rates of approximately 3.8% and 3.9% for the three and six months ended June 30, 2019, respectively. During the three and six months ended June 30, 2018, the maximum amount of EQM's outstanding borrowings under EQM's credit facilitythe $3 Billion Facility at any time was approximately $338 million and $420 million, respectively, and the average daily balance was approximately $122 million and $211 million, respectively. EQM incurred interest at weighted average annual interest rates of approximately 3.4% and 3.2% for the three and six months ended June 30, 2018, respectively. There were no borrowings outstanding at any time during
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three and six months ended June 30, 2017. Duringcertain conditions, the third quarter, EQM intendsEureka Credit Facility has an accordion feature that allows Eureka to increase its borrowing capacity from $1 billion upthe available borrowings under the facility by an additional $100 million to $2 billion.
364-Day Facility. EQM has aan aggregate $500 million 364-day, uncommitted revolving loan agreement with EQT that matures on October 24, 2018of total commitments.
Under the terms of the Eureka Credit Facility, Eureka can obtain base rate loans or Eurodollar rate loans. Base rate loans are denominated in dollars and will automatically renew for successive 364-day periods unless EQT delivers a non-renewal notice at least 60 days prior to the then current maturity date. Interest accrues on outstanding borrowingsbear interest at an interestadjusted base rate, which was equal to the rate then applicable to similar loans under the $1 Billion Facility, or a successor revolving credit facility, less the sumhigher of (i) JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.'s prime rate, (ii) the then applicable commitment fee underone-month Adjusted Eurodollar Rate (as defined in the $1 BillionEureka Credit Facility and (ii) 10 basis points.
EQM had no borrowings outstandingcredit agreement) plus 1.0% or (iii) the Federal Funds effective rate plus 0.5% per annum; plus the Applicable Margin, as described below. Eurodollar rate loans bear interest at the Adjusted Eurodollar Rate per annum, which rate is to be determined by the administrative agent pursuant to a prescribed calculation based on the 364-DayICE Benchmark Administration LIBOR Rate plus the Applicable Margin. The Applicable Margin ranged from 0.75% to 2.0% in the case of base rate loans and from 1.75% to 3.0% in the case of Eurodollar loans, in each case, depending on the amount of the loan outstanding in relation to the borrowing base.
The Eureka Credit Facility contains negative covenants that, among other things, limit restricted payments, the incurrence of debt, dispositions, mergers and fundamental changes, securities issuances, and transactions with affiliates. In addition, the Eureka Credit Facility contains events of default such as insolvency, nonpayment of scheduled principal or interest obligations, loss of material contracts, change of control and cross-default related to the acceleration or default of certain other financial obligations. Under the Eureka Credit Facility, Eureka is required to maintain a consolidated leverage ratio of not more than 4.75 to 1.00 (or not more than 5.25 to 1.00 for certain measurement periods following the consummation of certain acquisitions). Additionally, as of the end of any fiscal quarter, Eureka will not permit the ratio of consolidated EBITDA (as defined in the Eureka Credit Facility) for the four fiscal quarters then ending to consolidated interest charges to be less than 2.50 to 1.00.
As of June 30, 2018 and December 31, 2017. There were no2019, Eureka had approximately $293 million of borrowings outstanding at any time duringunder the three and six months endedEureka Credit Facility. For the period from April 10, 2019 through June 30, 2018. During the three and six months ended June 30, 2017,2019, the maximum amount of EQM's outstanding borrowings under the credit facilityEureka Credit Facility at any time was $100approximately $293 million, and the average daily balances werebalance was approximately $55$277 million and $40 million, respectively. EQMEureka incurred interest at a weighted average annual interest ratesrate of approximately 2.2% and 2.1% for the three and six months ended June 30, 2017, respectively. EQM expects EQT to terminate the 364-Day Facility at or prior to the proposed separation of EQT's production and midstream businesses (the Separation)4.5%.
EQM Term Loan Facility. On April 25, 2018, EQM entered into a $2.5 billion unsecured multi-draw 364-day term loan facility with a syndicate of lenders.lenders (the EQM Term Loan Facility). The EQM Term Loan Facility was used to fund the cash consideration for the May 2018 Acquisition,Drop-Down Transaction, to repay borrowings under EQM's $1 Billion Facilitythen-existing revolving credit facility and for other general partnership purposes. DuringIn connection with EQM's issuance of the second quarter 2018 Senior Notes (defined below), on June 25,

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2018, the balance outstanding under the EQM Term Loan Facility was repaid and the EQM Term Loan Facility was terminated on June 25, 2018 in connection with EQM's issuance of the 2018 Senior Notes (defined below).terminated. As a result of the termination, EQM expensed $3 million of deferred issuance costs. From April 25, 2018 through June 25, 2018, the maximum amount of EQM's outstanding borrowings under the EQM Term Loan Facility at any time was approximately $1,825 million and the average daily balance was approximately $1,231 million. EQM incurred interest at a weighted average annual interest rate of approximately 3.3% for the period from April 25, 2018 through June 25, 2018.
RMP $850 Million Facility. RM Operating LLC (formerly Rice Midstream OpCo LLC), a wholly-owned subsidiary of RMP, had an $850 million credit facility (the RMP $850 million Facility). In connection with the completion of the EQM-RMP Merger, on July 23, 2018, EQM repaid the approximately $260 million of borrowings outstanding under the RMP $850 Million Facility and the RMP $850 Million Facility was terminated. Prior to its termination, the RMP $850 Million Facility was available for general partnership purposes, including to purchase assets, and to fund working capital requirements and capital expenditures, pay distributions and repurchase units. The RMP $850 Million Facility was secured by mortgages and other security interests on substantially all of RMP's properties and was guaranteed by RMP and its restricted subsidiaries. During the three and six months ended June 30, 2018, the maximum outstanding borrowings were approximately $325 million and $336 million, respectively, the average daily balance was approximately $305 million and $306 million, respectively, and the weighted average annual interest rate for the period was approximately 3.9% and 3.8%, respectively.
EQM 4.125% and 4.00% Senior Notes. In the fourth quarter of 2016, EQM issued $500 million aggregate principal amount of 4.125% senior notes due December 2026 (the 4.125% Senior Notes). EQM used the net proceeds from the offering to repay the then outstanding borrowings under a predecessor to the $3 Billion Facility and for general partnership purposes. In the third quarter of 2014, EQM issued $500 million aggregate principal amount of 4.00% senior notes due August 2024 (the 4.00% Senior Notes). EQM used the net proceeds from the offering to repay the outstanding borrowings under a predecessor to the $3 Billion Facility and for general partnership purposes.
Both the 4.125% Senior Notes and the 4.00% Senior Notes contain covenants that limit EQM's ability to, among other things, incur certain liens securing indebtedness, engage in certain sale and leaseback transactions and enter into certain consolidations, mergers, conveyances, transfers or leases of all or substantially all of EQM's assets.
2018 Senior Notes. During the second quarter of 2018, EQM issued 4.75% senior notes due July 15, 2023 in the aggregate principal amount of $1.1 billion, 5.50% senior notes due July 15, 2028 in the aggregate principal amount of $850 million and 6.50% senior notes due July 15, 2048 in the aggregate principal amount of $550 million (collectively, the 2018 Senior Notes). EQM received net proceeds from the offering of approximately $2,465.8 million, inclusive of a discount of $11.8 million and estimated debt issuance costs of approximately $22.4 million. The net proceeds were used to repay the balancebalances outstanding under the EQM Term Loan Facility and the RMP Credit Agreement$850 Million Facility, and the remainder is expected to bewas used for general partnership purposes. The 2018 Senior Notes were issued pursuant to new supplemental indentures to EQM's existing indenture dated August 1, 2014. The 2018 Senior Notes contain covenants that limit EQM's ability to, among other things, incur certain liens securing indebtedness, engage in certain sale and leaseback transactions, and enter into certain consolidations, mergers, conveyances, transfers or leases of all or substantially all of the EQM's assets.
As of June 30, 2018,2019, EQM wasand Eureka were in compliance with all debt provisions and covenants.
I.11.Fair Value Measurements
The carrying values of cash and cash equivalents, accounts receivable, amounts due to/from related parties and accounts payable approximate fair value due to the short maturity of the instruments; theseas such, their fair values are considered Level 1 fair value measurements. The carrying value of the credit facility borrowings approximates fair value as the interest rates are based on prevailing market rates; this is considered a Level 1 fair value measurement. As EQM's senior notes are not actively traded, their fair values are considered Level 2 fair value measurements and are estimated using a standard industryan income approach model that applies a discount rate based on prevailing market rates for debt with similar remaining time to maturitytime-to-maturity and credit risk.risk; as such, their fair values are Level 2 fair value measurements. As of June 30, 20182019 and December 31, 2017,2018, the estimated fair value of EQM's senior notes was approximately $3,454$3,612 million and $1,006$3,425 million, respectively, and the carrying value of EQM's senior notes was approximately $3,454$3,459 million and $987$3,457 million, respectively. The fair value of the Preferred Interest is a Level 3 fair value measurement and is estimated using an income approach model that applies a market-based discount rate. As of June 30, 20182019 and December 31, 2017,2018, the estimated fair value of the Preferred Interest was approximately $125$127 million and $133$122 million, respectively, and the carrying value of the Preferred Interest was approximately $117$112 million and $119$115 million, respectively.

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J.12.Net Income per Limited Partner Unit and Cash Distributions
On July 24,Net Income per Limited Partner Unit. Net income per limited partner unit is calculated utilizing the two-class method by dividing the limited partner interest in net income by the weighted average number of limited partner units outstanding during the period. The two-class method uses an earnings allocation method under which earnings per limited partner unit are

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calculated for each class of common unit and any participating security considering all distributions declared and participation rights in undistributed earnings as if all earnings had been distributed during the period. Diluted net income per limited partner unit reflects the potential dilution that could occur if securities or agreements to issue common units were exercised, settled or converted into EQM common units. EQM uses the if-converted method to compute potential common units from phantom units granted to independent and non-employee directors and the if-converted method to compute potential common units related to the conversion of Series A Preferred Units and Class B units. Under the if-converted method, dilutive convertible securities are assumed to be converted from the date of the issuance, and the resulting common units are included in the denominator of the diluted net income per unit calculation for the period being presented. Each series of potential common units is evaluated in sequence from the most dilutive to the least dilutive. Distributions declared in the period and undeclared distributions on the cumulative Series A Preferred Units that accumulated during the period are added back to the numerator for purposes of the if-converted calculation.
As a result of the EQM IDR Transaction, EQM’s common unitholders are entitled to all distributions until the Class B units are converted to common units (other than distributions in respect of the Series A Preferred Units following the initial distribution period for such Series A Preferred Units commencing with the quarter ended June 30, 2019). Class B unitholders have no rights to distributions until they are convertible into common units. Accordingly, for all periods prior to the date such Class B units are convertible, the Class B units are not considered participating securities under the two-class method. In addition, the Series A Preferred Units are not considered a participating security as they only have distribution rights up to the specified per-unit quarterly distribution and have no rights to EQM’s undistributed earnings prior to conversion of the Series A Preferred Units into EQM common units, as discussed in Note 5.
For the three and six months ended June 30, 2019, limited partner interest in net income, which excludes the Series A Preferred Units interest in net income, was fully allocated to EQM’s common unitholders. For the three and six months ended June 30, 2018, net income attributable to EQM was allocated to the general partner and limited partners in accordance with their respective ownership percentages. Any common units issued during the relevant periods are included on a monthly weighted-average basis for the periods in which they were outstanding.
The phantom units granted to the independent and non-employee directors of EQM's general partner will be paid in common units on a director’s termination of service on the Board of Directors of EQM's general partner. The weighted average phantom unit awards included in the EQM General Partnercalculation of basic weighted average limited partner units outstanding were 24,007 and 21,041 for the three months ended June 30, 2019 and 2018, respectively, and 22,896 and 20,506 for the six months ended June 30, 2019 and 2018, respectively.
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 Three Months Ended 
 June 30,		 Six Months Ended 
 June 30,
 2019 
2018(1)
 2019 
2018(1)
 (Thousands, except per unit data)
Net income attributable to EQM$152,438
 $233,832
 $404,369
 $494,182
Less: Series A Preferred Units interest in net income(22,979) —
 (22,979) —
Less: pre-acquisition net income allocated to parent—
 (72,620) —
 (155,752)
Less: general partner interest in net income – general partner units—
 (1,700) —
 (4,791)
Less: general partner interest in net income – IDRs—
 (68,121) —
 (112,285)
Limited partner interest in net income$129,459
 $91,391
 $381,390
 $221,354
      
  
Net income allocable to common units$129,459
 $91,391
 $381,390
 $221,354
Net income allocable to Class B units$—
 $—
 $—
 $—
     

 

Weighted average limited partner common units outstanding - basic200,482
 83,553
 177,498
 82,290
Weighted average limited partner common units outstanding - diluted(2)
207,482
 83,553
 195,645
 82,290
        
Net income per limited partner common unit - basic$0.65
 $1.09
 $2.15
 $2.69
Net income per limited partner common unit - diluted$0.62
 $1.09
 $2.07
 $2.69
(1)Net income attributable to the Drop-Down Transaction and the EQM-RMP Merger for the periods prior to May 1, 2018 and July 23, 2018, respectively, was not allocated to the limited partners for purposes of calculating net income per limited partner unit as these pre-acquisition amounts were not available to the EQM unitholders.
(2)For the three months ended June 30, 2019, 7,000,000 Class B units were included in the calculation of diluted weighted average limited partner units outstanding based upon the application of the if-converted method. The effect of Series A Preferred Units was anti-dilutive. For the six months ended June 30, 2019, 7,000,000 Class B units and 11,147,148 Series A Preferred Units and Class B units were included in the calculation of diluted weighted average limited partner units outstanding based upon the application of the if-converted method. Class B units are not a participating security as they do not participate in distributions.
Distributions to common unitholders. On July 24, 2019, the Board of Directors of EQM's general partner declared a cash distribution to EQM's unitholders for the second quarter of 20182019 of $1.09$1.160 per common unit. The cash distribution will be paid on August 14, 201813, 2019 to common unitholders of record at the close of business on August 3, 2018.2, 2019. Based on the EQM common units outstanding on July 26, 2018,30, 2019, cash distributions paid by EQM to EQGPEquitrans Midstream will be approximately $23.8$136.0 million related to itsEquitrans Midstream's limited partner interest $2.4 million relatedin EQM.
Distributions to itsSeries A Preferred Unit holders. On July 24, 2019, the Board of Directors of EQM's general partner interest and $68.1 million related to its IDRs in EQM. Thedeclared a quarterly cash distribution amounts to EQGP related to its general partner interest and IDRs in EQM are subject to change if EQM issues additional common units on or prior to the record dateSeries A Preferred Units for the second quarter 2018 distribution.of 2019 of $0.9339 per Series A Preferred Unit, which amount reflected pro-ration in accordance with the Fourth Amended and Restated Agreement of Limited Partnership of EQM, dated April 10, 2019. The cash distribution will be paid on August 13, 2019 to Series A Preferred unitholders of record at the close of business on August 2, 2019.

For the quarter ended June 30, 2019, no distributions were declared on the Class B units as none of these units were convertible into EQM common units.

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EQTEQM MIDSTREAM PARTNERS, LP AND SUBSIDIARIES
Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations
Item 2.  Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations
You should read the following discussion and analysis of financial condition and results of operations in conjunction with the consolidated financial statements, and the notes thereto, included elsewhere in this report.
CAUTIONARY STATEMENTS
Disclosures in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q contain certain forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the Exchange Act), and Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.amended (the Securities Act).  Statements that do not relate strictly to historical or current facts are forward-looking and usually identified by the use of words such as "anticipate," "estimate," "could," "would," "will," "may," "forecast," "approximate," "expect," "project," "intend," "plan," "believe" and other words of similar meaning in connection with any discussion of future operating or financial matters. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, forward-looking statements contained in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q include the matters discussed in the section captioned "Outlook" in "Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations," and the expectations of plans, strategies, objectives, and growth and anticipated financial and operational performance of EQM and its subsidiaries, including guidance regarding EQM's gathering, transmission and storage and water service revenue and volume growth; projected revenue (including from firm reservation fees) and expenses; the weighted average contract life of gathering, transmission and storage and water services contracts; infrastructure programs (including the timing, cost, capacity and sources of funding with respect to gathering, transmission and storage and water expansion projects); the cost, capacity, timing of regulatory approvals, final design and anticipatedtargeted in-service datedates of current projects; the ability of the MVP Joint Venture to satisfy the applicable federal agencies' land exchange procedures and MVP Southgate;consummate the land exchange on a timely basis or at all; the ultimate terms, partners and structure of the MVP Joint Venture;Venture and ownership interests therein; expansion and integration and optimization projects in EQM's operating areas and in areas that would provide access to new markets; asset acquisitions, including EQM's ability to provide produced water handling services and realize expansion and optimization and integration opportunities and related capital avoidance; acquisitions and other strategic transactions, including joint ventures and the completed acquisition of interests in Eureka Midstream and Hornet Midstream, and EQM's ability to identify and complete asset acquisitions;transactions, and effectively integrate transactions (including Eureka Midstream and Hornet Midstream) into EQM's operations, and achieve anticipated synergies, system optionality and accretion associated with transactions, including through increased scale; EQM's ability to access commercial opportunities and new customers for its water services business; credit rating impacts associated with MVP, customer credit ratings, acquisitions and financings and changes in EQM’s credit ratings; the impacttiming and amount of future issuances of securities; effects of conversion, if at all, of EQM securities; effects of seasonality; expected cash flows and MVCs; capital commitments; projected capital contributions and capital and operating expenditures, including the amount and timing of reimbursable capital expenditures, capital budget and sources of funds for capital expenditures; distribution amounts and timing, rates and growth; the effect and outcome of pending and future litigation;litigation and regulatory proceedings; the timing of the proposed separation of EQT's production and midstream businesses (the Separation) and the parties' ability to complete the Separation; the amount and timing of distributions, including expected increases; the amounts and timing of projected capital contributions and operating and capital expenditures, including the amount of capital expenditures reimbursable by EQT; the impacteffect of commodity prices on EQM's business; liquidity and financing requirements, including sources and availabilityavailability; EQM’s and its subsidiaries’ respective abilities to service debt under, and comply with the covenants contained in, their respective credit agreements; expectations regarding production volumes in EQM's plan to increase its borrowing capacity up to $2 billion;areas of operations; impacts of the change of control of EQT Corporation; the effects of government regulation;regulation and tariffs; and tax position. The forward-looking statements included in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q involve risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from projected results. Accordingly, investors should not place undue reliance on forward-looking statements as a prediction of actual results. EQM has based these forward-looking statements on the current expectations and assumptions of the management of EQM's general partner about future events. While EQM considers these expectations and assumptions to be reasonable, they are inherently subject to significant business, economic, competitive, regulatory and other risks and uncertainties, many of which are difficult to predict and are beyond EQM's control. The risks and uncertainties that may affect the operations, performance and results of EQM's businessbusinesses and forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, those set forth under Item 1A, "Risk Factors" in EQM's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2017,2018, as may be updated by Part II, Item 1A, "Risk Factors," of thisany subsequent Quarterly ReportReports on Form 10-Q.
Any forward-looking statement speaks only as of the date on which such statement is made and EQM does not intend to correct or update any forward-looking statement unless required by securities law, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.
In reviewing any agreements incorporated by reference in or filed with this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, please remember that such agreements are included to provide information regarding the terms of such agreements and are not intended to provide any other factual or disclosure information about EQM. The agreements may contain representations and warranties by EQM, which should not in all instances be treated as categorical statements of fact, but rather as a way of allocating the risk to one of the parties to such agreements should those statements prove to be inaccurate. The representations and warranties were made only as of the date of the relevant agreement or such other date or dates as may be specified in such agreement and are subject to more recent developments. Accordingly, these representations and warranties alone may not describe the actual state of affairs of EQM or its affiliates as of the date they were made or at any other time.
EXECUTIVE OVERVIEW
For the three months ended June 30, 2018,2019, net income attributable to EQM was $172.6$152.4 million compared to $139.1$233.8 million for the three months ended June 30, 2017.2018. The increasedecrease resulted primarily from impairment expense associated with certain Gathering

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assets, higher gathering and transmission revenues, which were driven mainly by the May 2018 Acquisition which supports affiliate and third party production development,net interest expense and higher equity income,operating expenses, partly offset by higher operating expensesgathering revenues and higher net interest expense.equity income.
For the six months ended June 30, 2018,2019, net income attributable to EQM was $379.5$404.4 million compared to $282.3$494.2 million for the six months ended June 30, 2017.2018. The increase primarilydecrease resulted from impairment expense associated with certain gathering assets, higher net interest expense and higher operating expenses, partly offset by higher gathering and transmission revenues which

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were driven mainly by the May 2018 Acquisition which supports affiliate and third party production development, and higher equity income, partly offset by an increase in operating expenses and higher net interest expense.income.
EQMOn July 24, 2019, the Board of Directors of EQM's general partner declared a cash distribution to itsEQM's common unitholders of $1.09$1.160 per unit, on July 24, 2018, which was 2%2.7% higher than the firstfourth quarter 2018 distribution of $1.065$1.13 per unit and 17%6.4% higher than the second quarter 20172018 distribution of $0.935$1.09 per unit.
In addition, on July 24, 2019, the Board of Directors of EQM's general partner declared a quarterly cash distribution on the Series A Preferred Units for the second quarter of 2019 of $0.9339 per Series A Preferred Unit, which amount reflected pro-ration in accordance with the Fourth Amended and Restated Agreement of Limited Partnership of EQM, dated April 10, 2019.
For the quarter ended June 30, 2019, no distributions were declared on the Class B units as none of these units were convertible into EQM common units.
Business Segment Results
Operating segments are revenue-producing components of thean enterprise for which separate financial information is produced internally and is subject to evaluation by the chief operating decision maker in deciding how to allocate resources. Other income and net interest expense are managed on a consolidated basis. EQM has presented each segment's operating income and various operational measures in the following sections. Management believes that the presentation of this information providesis useful information to management and investors regarding the financial condition, results of operations and trends of its segments. EQM has reconciled each segment's operating income to EQM's consolidated operating income and net income in Note E6 to the consolidated financial statements.
GATHERING RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
Three Months Ended June 30, Six Months Ended June 30,Three Months Ended June 30, Six Months Ended June 30,
2018 (1)
 2017 % Change 
2018 (1)
 2017 % Change2019 
2018 (1)
 % Change 2019 
2018 (1)
 % Change
(Thousands, except per day amounts)(Thousands, except per day amounts)
FINANCIAL DATA                   
Firm reservation fee revenues(2)$111,702
 $101,858
 9.7 $221,635
 $196,129
 13.0$147,771
 $111,702
 32.3
 $276,730
 $221,635
 24.9
Volumetric based fee revenues:        
Usage fees under firm contracts (2)
9,956
 6,479
 53.7 22,064
 11,300
 95.3
Usage fees under interruptible contracts(3)
58,958
 3,808
 1,448.3 116,545
 7,045
 1,554.3
Total volumetric based fee revenues68,914
 10,287
 569.9 138,609
 18,345
 655.6
Volumetric-based fee revenues137,895
 129,487
 6.5
 270,817
 256,944
 5.4
Total operating revenues180,616
 112,145
 61.1 360,244
 214,474
 68.0285,666
 241,189
 18.4
 547,547
 478,579
 14.4
Operating expenses:                   
Operating and maintenance15,777
 10,293
 53.3 27,686
 20,633
 34.225,480
 20,588
 23.8
 40,733
 35,701
 14.1
Selling, general and administrative17,175
 8,872
 93.6 28,682
 18,297
 56.819,369
 19,164
 1.1
 41,903
 36,952
 13.4
Separation and other transaction costs15,358
 5,350
 187.1
 18,871
 5,350
 252.7
Depreciation15,646
 9,555
 63.7 30,590
 18,415
 66.137,443
 23,882
 56.8
 65,559
 46,950
 39.6
Amortization of intangible assets10,387
 —
 100.0 20,773
 —
 100.013,750
 10,387
 32.4
 24,137
 20,773
 16.2
Impairment of long-lived assets80,135
 —
 100.0
 80,135
 —
 100.0
Total operating expenses58,985
 28,720
 105.4 107,731
 57,345
 87.9191,535
 79,371
 141.3
 271,338
 145,726
 86.2
Operating income$121,631
 $83,425
 45.8 $252,513
 $157,129
 60.7$94,131
 $161,818
 (41.8) $276,209
 $332,853
 (17.0)
                   
OPERATIONAL DATA 
  
    
  
   
  
  
  
  
  
Gathered volumes (BBtu per day)                   
Firm capacity reservation2,007
 1,780
 12.8 1,986
 1,754
 13.2
Volumetric based services (4)
2,494
 281
 787.5 2,514
 253
 893.7
Firm capacity reservation (2)
3,555
 2,007
 77.1
 3,067
 1,986
 54.4
Volumetric-based services4,350
 4,202
 3.5
 4,272
 4,217
 1.3
Total gathered volumes4,501
 2,061
 118.4 4,500
 2,007
 124.27,905
 6,209
 27.3
 7,339
 6,203
 18.3
                   
Capital expenditures$139,099
 $53,708
 159.0 $252,297
 $102,546
 146.0
Capital expenditures(3)(4)
$265,198
 $186,457
 42.2
 $472,915
 $320,595
 47.5

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(1)Includes the pre-acquisition results of the May 2018 Acquisition,Drop-Down Transaction and the EQM-RMP Merger, which waswere effective on May 1, 2018.2018 and July 23, 2018, respectively. The recast is for the period the acquired businesses were under the common control of EQT, which began on November 13, 2017 as a result of the Rice Merger.
(2)Includes fees onrevenues and volumes gathered in excess of firm contracted capacity.from contracts with MVCs.
(3)Includes volumesapproximately $8.9 million and $58.6 million for the three and six months ended June 30, 2019, respectively, related to non-operating assets acquired from contracts under which EQM has agreed to hold capacity available butEquitrans Midstream in the Shared Assets Transaction that primarily support EQM's gathering activities. See Note 2 for which it does not receive a capacity reservation fee.further detail.
(4)Includes volumes gathered under interruptible contractsapproximately $10.9 million of capital expenditures related to noncontrolling interests in Eureka Midstream for the three and volumes gathered in excess of firm contracted capacity.six months ended June 30, 2019.

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Three Months Ended June 30, 20182019 Compared to Three Months Ended June 30, 20172018
Gathering revenues increased by $68.5approximately $44.5 million for the three months ended June 30, 20182019 compared to the three months ended June 30, 20172018 primarily driven by the May 2018 Acquisition and affiliate and third party production development in the Marcellus Shale.and Utica Shales. Firm reservation fee revenues increased approximately $36.1 million primarily as a result of increased affiliaterevenues generated under agreements with MVCs and third party contracted gathering capacity, including that onrevenues generated by the Range Resources Corporation (Range Resources) header pipeline project, andentities acquired in the Bolt-on Acquisition, as well as higher rates on various affiliate wellhead expansion projects in the current period. Usage fees under firm contractssecond quarter of 2019. Volumetric-based fee revenues increased approximately $8.4 million due to increased third party and affiliate volumes gathered in excess of firm contracted capacity. Usage fees under interruptible contractsusage fees.
Operating expenses increased as a result of the May 2018 Acquisition, which added revenues of $55.3by approximately $112.2 million for the three months ended June 30, 2018.2019 compared to the three months ended June 30, 2018 primarily as a result of an approximate $80.1 million impairment charge to certain gathering assets (as discussed in Note 3), an approximate $13.6 million increase in depreciation expense as a result of additional assets placed in-service, as well as depreciation on assets acquired in the Bolt-on Acquisition and the Shared Assets Transaction, and an approximate $4.9 million increase in operating and maintenance expense primarily associated with the operations of entities acquired in the Bolt-on Acquisition. In addition, EQM recognized an increase to separation and other transaction costs of approximately $10.0 million in the second quarter of 2019 primarily associated with the Bolt-on Acquisition.
Six Months Ended June 30, 2019 Compared to Six Months Ended June 30, 2018
Gathering revenues increased by approximately $69.0 million for the six months ended June 30, 2019 compared to the six months ended June 30, 2018 primarily driven by production development in the Marcellus and Utica Shales. Firm reservation fee revenues increased approximately $55.1 million primarily as a result of increased revenues generated under agreements with MVCs and revenues generated by the entities acquired in the Bolt-on Acquisition, as well as higher rates on various wellhead expansion projects for the six months ended June 30, 2019. Volumetric-based fee revenues increased approximately $13.9 million due to increased usage fees.
Operating expenses increased by $30.3approximately $125.6 million for the six months ended June 30, 2019 compared to the six months ended June 30, 2018 primarily as a result of an approximate $80.1 million impairment charge to certain gathering assets (as discussed in Note 3), an approximate $18.6 million increase in depreciation expense as a result of additional assets placed in-service, as well as depreciation on assets acquired in the Bolt-on Acquisition and the Shared Assets Transaction, and an approximate $5.0 million increase in operating and maintenance expense primarily associated with the operations of entities acquired in the Bolt-on Acquisition. In addition, EQM recognized an increase to separation and other transaction costs of approximately $13.5 million primarily associated with the Bolt-on Acquisition.
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 Three Months Ended June 30, Six Months Ended June 30,
 2019 2018 % Change 2019 2018 % Change
 (Thousands, except per day amounts)
FINANCIAL DATA           
Firm reservation fee revenues$81,836
 $82,222
 (0.5) $181,060
 $179,997
 0.6
Volumetric based fee revenues10,931
 6,923
 57.9
 21,566
 16,082
 34.1
Total operating revenues92,767
 89,145
 4.1
 202,626
 196,079
 3.3
Operating expenses:           
Operating and maintenance10,082
 8,810
 14.4
 14,166
 16,361
 (13.4)
Selling, general and administrative6,847
 7,263
 (5.7) 15,339
 14,754
 4.0
Depreciation12,594
 12,430
 1.3
 25,127
 24,871
 1.0
Total operating expenses29,523
 28,503
 3.6
 54,632
 55,986
 (2.4)
Operating income$63,244
 $60,642
 4.3
 $147,994
 $140,093
 5.6
            
Equity income$36,782
 $10,938
 236.3
 $67,845
 $19,749
 243.5
            
OPERATIONAL DATA 
  
  
  
  
  
Transmission pipeline throughput (BBtu per day)           
Firm capacity reservation2,647
 2,826
 (6.3) 2,802
 2,821
 (0.7)
Volumetric based services211
 41
 414.6
 158
 41
 285.4
Total transmission pipeline throughput2,858
 2,867
 (0.3) 2,960
 2,862
 3.4
            
Average contracted firm transmission reservation commitments
(BBtu per day)
3,649
 3,607
 1.2
 4,045
 3,873
 4.4
            
Capital expenditures$11,229
 $27,962
 (59.8) $29,991
 $46,891
 (36.0)
Three Months Ended June 30, 2019 Compared to Three Months Ended June 30, 2018
Transmission and storage revenues increased by approximately $3.6 million for the three months ended June 30, 20182019 compared to the three months ended June 30, 2017. 2018 due to increased volumetric-based fee revenues due to increased usage fees.
Operating and maintenance expenseexpenses increased as a result ofby approximately $1.0 million for the Maythree months ended June 30, 2019 compared to the three months ended June 30, 2018 Acquisition as well as an increase in repairs and maintenance expense consistent with the growth of the business. Selling, general and administrative increased as a result of the May 2018 Acquisition and transaction costs associated with that acquisition and the EQM-RMP Merger. Depreciation expense increased primarily as a result of higher operating and maintenance expense, partly offset by decreased selling, general and administrative expense resulting from lower corporate allocations.
The increase in equity income of approximately $25.8 million for the May 2018 Acquisition and additional assets placed in-service, including those associated with the Range Resources header pipeline project and various wellhead gathering expansion projects. Amortization of intangible assets relatesthree months ended June 30, 2019 compared to the Maythree months ended June 30, 2018 Acquisition.was related to the increase in the MVP Joint Venture's AFUDC on the MVP.
Six Months Ended June 30, 20182019 Compared to Six Months Ended June 30, 20172018
GatheringTransmission and storage revenues increased by $145.8approximately $6.5 million for the six months ended June 30, 20182019 compared to the six months ended June 30, 2017 primarily driven by the May 2018 Acquisition and affiliate and third party production development in the Marcellus Shale. Firm reservation fee revenues increased primarily as a result of increased affiliate and third party contracted gathering capacity, including that on the Range Resources header pipeline project, and higher rates on various affiliate wellhead expansion projects in the current period. Usage fees under firm contracts increased due to increased third party and affiliate volumes gathered in excess of firm contracted capacity. Usage fees under interruptible contracts increased as a result of the May 2018 Acquisition, which added revenues of $109.0 million for the six months ended June 30, 2018.
Operating expenses increased by $50.4 million for the six months ended June 30, 2018 compared to the six months ended June 30, 2017. Operating and maintenance expense increased as a result of the May 2018 Acquisition as well as an increase in repairs and maintenance expense consistent with the growth of the business. Selling, general and administrative increased as a result of the May 2018 Acquisition and transaction costs associated with that acquisition and the EQM-RMP Merger. Depreciation expense increased primarily as a result of the May 2018 Acquisition and additional assets placed in-service, including those associated with the Range Resources header pipeline project and various wellhead gathering expansion projects. Amortization of intangible assets relates to the May 2018 Acquisition.

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TRANSMISSION RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
 Three Months Ended June 30, Six Months Ended June 30,
 2018 2017 % Change 2018 2017 % Change
 (Thousands, except per day amounts)
FINANCIAL DATA           
Firm reservation fee revenues$82,222
 $79,512
 3.4
 $179,997
 $171,786
 4.8
Volumetric based fee revenues:           
Usage fees under firm contracts (1)
4,828
 3,503
 37.8
 8,650
 6,360
 36.0
Usage fees under interruptible contracts2,095
 1,655
 26.6
 7,432
 4,267
 74.2
Total volumetric based fee revenues6,923
 5,158
 34.2
 16,082
 10,627
 51.3
Total operating revenues89,145
 84,670
 5.3
 196,079
 182,413
 7.5
Operating expenses:           
Operating and maintenance8,810
 8,022
 9.8
 16,361
 14,499
 12.8
Selling, general and administrative7,263
 6,940
 4.7
 14,754
 14,915
 (1.1)
Depreciation12,430
 11,845
 4.9
 24,871
 23,532
 5.7
Total operating expenses28,503
 26,807
 6.3
 55,986
 52,946
 5.7
Operating income$60,642
 $57,863
 4.8
 $140,093
 $129,467
 8.2
            
Equity income$10,938
 $5,111
 114.0
 $19,749
 $9,388
 110.4
            
OPERATIONAL DATA 
  
  
  
  
  
Transmission pipeline throughput (BBtu per day)           
Firm capacity reservation2,826
 2,218
 27.4
 2,821
 2,171
 29.9
Volumetric based services (2)
41
 21
 95.2
 41
 24
 70.8
Total transmission pipeline throughput2,867
 2,239
 28.0
 2,862
 2,195
 30.4
            
Average contracted firm transmission reservation commitments (BBtu per day)3,607
 3,341
 8.0
 3,873
 3,542
 9.3
            
Capital expenditures$27,962
 $29,978
 (6.7) $46,891
 $51,367
 (8.7)
(1)Includes fees on volumes transported in excess of firm contracted capacity as well as commodity charges and fees on all volumes transported under firm contracts.
(2)Includes volumes transported under interruptible contracts and volumes transported in excess of firm contracted capacity.
Three Months Ended June 30, 2018 Compared to Three Months Ended June 30, 2017
Transmission and storage revenues increased by $4.5 million for the three months ended June 30, 2018 compared to the three months ended June 30, 2017. Firm reservation fee revenues increased due to higher contractual rates on existing contracts with affiliatescustomers and third parties in the current period. Usage fees undercustomers contracting for additional firm contractstransmission capacity. Volumetric-based fee revenues increased primarily due to increased commodity charges on higher firm contracted volumes. The increase in usage fees, under interruptible contracts primarily relates to higher parking revenue, which does not have associated pipeline throughput.partially offset by lower park and loan revenue.
Operating expenses increaseddecreased by $1.7approximately $1.4 million for the threesix months ended June 30, 2019 compared to the six months ended June 30, 2018 compared to the three months ended June 30, 2017 consistent with the growthprimarily as a result of the business.lower operating and maintenance expense, partly offset by increased selling, general and administrative expense resulting from higher corporate allocations.
The increase in equity income of $5.8approximately $48.1 million for the threesix months ended June 30, 2019 compared to the six months ended June 30, 2018 compared to the three months ended June 30, 2017 was primarily related to the increase in the MVP Joint Venture's AFUDC on the MVP.


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WATER RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
 Three Months Ended June 30, Six Months Ended June 30,
 2019 
2018 (1)
 % Change 2019 
2018 (1)
 % Change
 (Thousands)
FINANCIAL DATA           
Water services revenues$27,734
 $44,363
 (37.5) $45,776
 $71,065
 (35.6)
            
Operating expenses:           
Operating and maintenance10,994
 13,872
 (20.7) 19,540
 18,380
 6.3
Selling, general and administrative190
 1,285
 (85.2) 2,084
 2,396
 (13.0)
Depreciation6,478
 5,798
 11.7
 12,894
 11,569
 11.5
Total operating expenses17,662
 20,955
 (15.7) 34,518
 32,345
 6.7
Operating income$10,072
 $23,408
 (57.0) $11,258
 $38,720
 (70.9)
            
OPERATIONAL DATA 
  
  
  
  
  
Water services volumes (MMgal)619
 750
 (17.5) 988
 1,291
 (23.5)
Capital expenditures$8,849
 $7,002
 26.4
 $18,024
 $9,377
 92.2
(1)EQM's consolidated financial statements have been retrospectively recast to include the pre-acquisition results of the EQM-RMP Merger, which was effective July 23, 2018. The recast is for the period the acquired businesses were under the common control of EQT, which began on November 13, 2017 as a result of the Rice Merger.
Three Months Ended June 30, 2019 Compared to Three Months Ended June 30, 2018
Water operating revenues decreased by $16.6 million for the three months ended June 30, 2019 compared to the three months ended June 30, 2018 primarily due to a 17.5% decrease in fresh water distribution volumes associated with lower customer activity.
Water operating expenses decreased by $3.3 million for the three months ended June 30, 2019 compared to the three months ended June 30, 2018 primarily as a result of decreased operating and maintenance expense associated with reduced operating activity and decreased selling, general and administrative expense, partly offset by increased depreciation expense as a result of additional assets placed in-service.
Six Months Ended June 30, 20182019 Compared to Six Months Ended June 30, 20172018
Transmission and storageWater operating revenues increaseddecreased by $13.7$25.3 million for the six months ended June 30, 20182019 compared to the six months ended June 30, 2017. Firm reservation fee revenues increased due to higher contractual rates on existing contracts with third parties and affiliates in the current period, and third parties contracting for additional firm capacity. Usage fees under firm contracts increased2018 primarily due to increased commodity charges. The increasea 23.5% decrease in usage fees under interruptible contracts primarily relates to higher parking revenue, which does not havefresh water distribution volumes associated pipeline throughput.with lower customer activity.
OperatingWater operating expenses increased by $3.0$2.2 million for the six months ended June 30, 20182019 compared to the six months ended June 30, 2017 consistent2018 primarily as a result of increased operating and maintenance expense associated with the growthtiming of the business.
Equity income increased $10.4 million for the six months ended June 30, 2018 comparedcosts related to the six months ended June 30, 2017 primarily due to the increaseactivities on drilling pads in the MVP Joint Venture's AFUDC on the MVP.prior year and increased depreciation expense as a result of additional assets placed in-service.
Other Income Statement Items
Other income decreased by $0.5
Other income increased $1.0 million for the three months ended June 30, 20182019 compared to the three months ended June 30, 20172018 and $1.1$2.3 million for the six months ended June 30, 20182019 compared to the six months ended June 30, 2017 as a result of lower2018 due to increased AFUDC – equity, which was related to the timing of spending on regulated projects.equity.
The increase in netNet interest expense of $12.0
Net interest expense increased by $26.7 million for the three months ended June 30, 20182019 compared to the three months ended June 30, 20172018 primarily due to higher interest expense of $31.4 million as a result of the 2018 Senior Notes and $14.8higher interest expense of $1.7 million on credit facility borrowings, partly offset by increased capitalized interest and AFUDC - debt.

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Net interest expense increased by $63.3 million for the six months ended June 30, 20182019 compared to the six months ended June 30, 2017 was2018 primarily due to increasedhigher interest expense of $7.6$65.1 million and $9.9 million, respectively, on higher borrowings on EQM's credit facilities, deferred issuance costs expensed in the second quarteras a result of 2018 associated with the termination of the EQM Term Loan and interest incurred on the 2018 Senior Notes.Notes and higher interest expense of $5.8 million on credit facility borrowings, partly offset by increased capitalized interest and AFUDC - debt.
Net income attributable to noncontrolling interest
Net income attributable to noncontrolling interest for the three and six months ended June 30, 2019 related to the third-party ownership interest in Eureka Midstream.
Net income attributable to noncontrolling interest for the three and six months ended June 30, 2018 was $0.9 million and $3.3 million, respectively.related to the 25% limited liability interest in Strike Force Midstream owned by Gulfport Midstream. As discussed in Note A,2, on May 1, 2018, EQM acquired the remaining 25% limited liability companythis interest in Strike Forcefrom Gulfport Midstream. As a result, EQM owned 100% of Strike Force Midstream effective as of May 1, 2018.
See "Investing Activities" and "Capital Requirements" in the "Capital Resources and Liquidity" section below for a discussion of capital expenditures.
Non-GAAP Financial Measures
Adjusted EBITDA and distributable cash flow are non-GAAP supplemental financial measures that management and external users of EQM's consolidated financial statements, such as industry analysts, investors, lenders and rating agencies, use to assess:
EQM's operating performance as compared to other publicly traded partnerships in the midstream energy industry without regard to historical cost basis or, in the case of adjusted EBITDA, financing methods;
the ability of EQM's assets to generate sufficient cash flow to make distributions to EQM's unitholders;
EQM's ability to incur and service debt and fund capital expenditures; and
the viability of acquisitions and other capital expenditure projects and the returns on investment of various investment opportunities.
EQM believes that adjusted EBITDA and distributable cash flow provide useful information to investors in assessing its financial condition and results of operations. Adjusted EBITDA and distributable cash flow should not be considered as alternatives to net income, operating income, net cash provided by operating activities or any other measure of financial performance or liquidity presented in accordance with GAAP. Adjusted EBITDA and distributable cash flow have important limitations as analytical tools because they exclude some, but not all, items that affect net income, operating income and net cash provided by operating activities. Additionally, because adjusted EBITDA and distributable cash flow may be defined differently by other companies in its industry, EQM's adjusted EBITDA and distributable cash flow may not be comparable to similarly titled measures of other companies, thereby diminishing the utility of the measures. Distributable cash flow should not be viewed as indicative of the actual amount of cash that EQM has available for distributions from operating surplus or that it plans to distribute.distribute and is not intended to be a liquidity measure.


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Reconciliation of Non-GAAP Financial Measures
The following table presents a reconciliation of EQM's non-GAAP financial measures of adjusted EBITDA and distributable cash flow with the most directly comparable EQM GAAP financial measures of net income attributable to EQM and net cash provided by operating activities.
Three Months Ended 
 June 30,		 Six Months Ended 
 June 30,		Three Months Ended 
 June 30,		 Six Months Ended 
 June 30,
2018 2017 2018 20172019 2018 2019 2018
(Thousands)(Thousands)
Net income attributable to EQM$172,619
 $139,139
 $379,452
 $282,335
Net income$156,471
 $234,685
 $408,402
 $497,528
Add:              
Net interest expense20,683
 8,662
 31,399
 16,588
49,717
 23,065
 99,073
 35,735
Depreciation28,076
 21,400
 55,461
 41,947
56,515
 42,110
 103,580
 83,390
Amortization of intangible assets10,387
 —
 20,773
 —
13,750
 10,387
 24,137
 20,773
Impairment of long-lived assets80,135
 —
 80,135
 —
Preferred Interest payments2,746
 2,746
 5,492
 5,492
2,746
 2,746
 5,492
 5,492
Non-cash long-term compensation expense—
 —
 331
 225
—
 140
 255
 639
Transaction costs (1)
3,424
 —
 3,424
 —
Separation and other transaction costs15,358
 5,350
 18,871
 5,350
Less:              
Equity income(10,938) (5,111) (19,749) (9,388)(36,782) (10,938) (67,845) (19,749)
AFUDC – equity(1,072) (1,598) (2,137) (3,297)(2,107) (1,072) (4,453) (2,137)
Adjusted EBITDA attributable to the May 2018 Acquisition (2)
(16,417) —
 (60,507) —
Adjusted EBITDA attributable to noncontrolling interest(1)
(7,916) —
 (7,916) —
Adjusted EBITDA attributable to the Drop-Down Transaction(2)
—
 (17,270) —
 (63,853)
Adjusted EBITDA attributable to RMP prior to the merger(3)
—
 (79,695) —
 (149,229)
Adjusted EBITDA$209,508
 $165,238
 $413,939
 $333,902
$327,887
 $209,508
 $659,731
 $413,939
Less:              
Net interest expense excluding interest income on the Preferred Interest(22,336) (10,374) (34,836) (20,026)
Capitalized interest and AFUDC – debt(1,940) (1,008) (2,757) (2,608)
Ongoing maintenance capital expenditures net of expected reimbursements (3)
(7,115) (3,462) (10,980) (6,070)
Transaction costs(3,424) —
 (3,424) —
Distributable cash flow$174,693
 $150,394
 $361,942
 $305,198
Net interest expense excluding interest income on the Preferred Interest(4)
(50,521) (22,336) (101,483) (34,836)
Capitalized interest and AFUDC – debt(4)
(7,564) (1,940) (12,251) (2,757)
Ongoing maintenance capital expenditures net of expected reimbursements(4)(5)
(8,151) (7,115) (17,549) (10,980)
Series A Preferred Unit distributions(6)
(22,979) —
 (22,979) —
Distributable cash flow(7)
$238,672
 $178,117
 $505,469
 $365,366
              
Net cash provided by operating activities$220,225
 $158,883
 $441,646
 $320,305
$349,270
 $338,950
 $510,243
 $622,907
Adjustments:              
Capitalized interest and AFUDC – debt(1,940) (1,008) (2,757) (2,608)
Capitalized interest and AFUDC – debt(4)
(7,564) (1,940) (12,251) (2,757)
Principal payments received on the Preferred Interest1,093
 1,034
 2,172
 2,054
1,157
 1,093
 2,298
 2,172
Ongoing maintenance capital expenditures net of expected reimbursements (3)
(7,115) (3,462) (10,980) (6,070)
Adjusted EBITDA attributable to the May 2018 Acquisition (2)
(16,417) —
 (60,507) —
Ongoing maintenance capital expenditures net of expected reimbursements(4)(5)
(8,151) (7,115) (17,549) (10,980)
Adjusted EBITDA attributable to noncontrolling interest(1)
(7,916) —
 (7,916) —
Adjusted EBITDA attributable to the Drop-Down Transaction(2)
—
 (17,270) —
 (63,853)
Adjusted EBITDA attributable to RMP prior to the merger(3)
—
 (79,695) —
 (149,229)
Series A Preferred Unit distributions(6)
(22,979) —
 (22,979) —
Other, including changes in working capital(21,153) (5,053) (7,632) (8,483)(65,145) (55,906) 53,623
 (32,894)
Distributable cash flow$174,693
 $150,394
 $361,942
 $305,198
Distributable cash flow(7)
$238,672
 $178,117
 $505,469
 $365,366
(1)There were no transaction costsReflects adjusted EBITDA attributable to noncontrolling interest associated with the third-party ownership interest in Eureka Midstream. Adjusted EBITDA attributable to noncontrolling interest for the three and six months ended June 30, 2017.2019 was calculated as net income of $4.9 million plus depreciation of $2.2 million and interest expense of $0.8 million.

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(2)Adjusted EBITDA attributable to the May 2018 AcquisitionDrop-Down Transaction for the period prior to May 1, 2018 was excluded fromsubtracted as part of EQM's adjusted EBITDA calculations as these amounts were generated by assets acquired in the May 2018 AcquisitionDrop-Down Transaction prior to acquisition by EQM; therefore, the amounts could not have been distributed to EQM's unitholders. Adjusted EBITDA attributable to the May 2018 AcquisitionDrop-Down Transaction for the three and six months ended June 30, 2018 was calculated as net income of $11.4$12.3 million and $41.0$44.4 million, respectively, plus depreciation expense of $1.6 million and $5.8 million, respectively, plus amortization of intangible assets of $3.5 million and $13.8 million, respectively, less interest income of less than $0.1 million and $0.1 million, respectively.
(3)Adjusted EBITDA attributable to RMP for the period prior to July 23, 2018 was subtracted as part of EQM's adjusted EBITDA calculations as these amounts were generated by RMP prior to acquisition by EQM. Adjusted EBITDA attributable to RMP for the three and six months ended June 30, 2018 was calculated as net income of $61.2 million and $114.7 million, respectively, plus net interest expense of $2.4 million and $4.3 million, respectively, plus depreciation expense of $14.0 million and $27.9 million, respectively, plus non-cash compensation expense of $0.1 million and $0.3 million, respectively, plus separation and other transaction costs of $1.9 million.
(4)Does not reflect amounts related to the non-controlling interest share of Eureka Midstream.
(5)Ongoing maintenance capital expenditures net of expected reimbursements excludes ongoing maintenance that EQM expects to be reimbursed or that was reimbursed by Equitrans Midstream in 2019, or by EQT in 2018, under the terms of EQM's omnibus agreementthe EQT Omnibus Agreement of $0.6$0.5 million and zero$0.6 million for the three months ended June 30, 2019 and 2018, respectively, and $0.5 million and $3.4 million for the six months ended June 30, 2019 and 2018, respectively. For the three and six months ended June 30, 2018, ongoing maintenance capital expenditures net of expected reimbursements also excluded $1.0 million and $1.1 million of ongoing maintenance capital expenditures attributable to RMP prior to the EQM-RMP Merger.

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ended June 30, 2018 and 2017, respectively, and $3.4 million and $1.0 million for the six months ended June 30, 2018 and 2017, respectively.
(6)Reflects the pro rata distribution to the Series A Preferred Units based on the closing of the Private Placement on April 10, 2019. The Series A Preferred Unit unitholders' distribution is payable on August 13, 2019.
(7)EQM believes that calculating distributable cash flow without deducting separation and other transaction costs provides investors with greater insight into the period-to-period ability of EQM’s ongoing assets and operations to generate cash flow. If separation and other transaction costs were deducted from the calculation, EQM’s distributable cash flow for the three and six month periods ended June 30, 2019 would have been $223.3 million and $486.6 million, respectively, and $172.8 million and $360.0 million for the three and six months ended June 30, 2018, respectively.
See "Executive Overview" above for a discussion of net income, attributable to EQM, the GAAP financial measure most directly comparable to adjusted EBITDA. EQM's adjusted EBITDA increased by $44.3$118.4 million for the three months ended June 30, 20182019 compared to the three months ended June 30, 20172018 and $80.0$245.8 million for the six months ended June 30, 20182019 compared to the six months ended June 30, 20172018 primarily as a result of higher operating incomethe EQM-RMP Merger and the Drop-Down Transaction, which resulted in adjusted EBITDA subsequent to the transactions being reflected in adjusted EBITDA. The increase in adjusted EBITDA in 2019 is also attributable to the Bolt-on Acquisition that closed on increased revenues driven by production development in the Marcellus Shale.April 10, 2019.
Net cash provided by operating activities, the GAAP financial measure most directly comparable to distributable cash flow, increaseddecreased by $121.3$112.7 million for the six months ended June 30, 20182019 compared to the six months ended June 30, 20172018 as discussed in "Capital Resources and Liquidity." Distributable cash flow increased by $24.3$60.6 million for the three months ended June 30, 20182019 compared to the three months ended June 30, 20172018 and $56.7$140.1 million for the six months ended June 30, 20182019 compared to the six months ended June 30, 20172018 mainly attributable to the increase in EQM's adjusted EBITDA, partly offset by increased net interest expense and ongoing maintenance capital expenditures.expense.
Outlook
On February 21, 2018,EQM’s assets overlay core acreage in the prolific Appalachian Basin. The location of EQM’s assets allows it to access major demand markets in the U.S. EQM is one of the largest natural gas gatherers in the U.S., and its largest customer, EQT, announcedis the largest natural gas producer in the U.S. based on produced volumes. EQM maintains a planstable cash flow profile, with greater than 50% of its revenue for the three and six months ended June 30, 2019 generated by firm reservation fees.
EQM’s principal strategy is to separateachieve the scale and scope of a top-tier midstream company by leveraging its upstreamexisting assets and midstream businesses, creating a standalone publicly traded corporation (SpinCo) that willplanned growth projects and seeking and executing on strategically-aligned acquisition and joint venture opportunities, such as its acquisition of interests in Eureka Midstream and Hornet Midstream. As part of its approach to organic growth, EQM is focused on building and completing its key gathering and transmission growth projects outlined below, many of which are supported by contracts with firm capacity commitments. Additionally, EQM is targeting growth from volumetric gathering opportunities and transmission and storage services and from its water services business. EQM is also focused on optimizing and integrating its Pennsylvania gathering systems to create additional system gathering capacity and provide gathering solutions for its customers. The water service business is complementary to the gathering business, and EQM recognizes an opportunity to expand its existing asset footprint and is actively pursuing solutions for produced water handling. EQM’s focus on midstream operations. Following the Separation, SpinCo will own the midstream interests held by EQT, including the interests in EQM and EQGP. See Note B to the consolidated financial statements for a discussion of the EQM-RMP Merger, which was completed on July 23, 2018.
EQM's principal business objective is to increase the quarterly cash distributions it pays to its unitholders over time while ensuring the ongoing growthexecution of its business.organic projects, coupled with asset optimization efforts, disciplined capital spending and operating cost

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control, is complemented by EQM’s commitment to seek, evaluate and execute on strategically-aligned acquisition and joint venture opportunities. EQM believes that it is well positionedthis approach will enable EQM to achieve growth based on its strategically located assets, which cover portions of the Marcellus, Utica and Upper Devonian Shales that lack substantial natural gas pipeline infrastructure. EQM believes it has a competitive advantage in pursuing economically attractive organic expansion projects in its areas of operations, which EQM believes will be a key driver of growth in the future. EQM is also currently pursuing organic growth projects that are expected to provide access to markets in the Gulf Coast and Southeast regions. Additionally, EQM may pursue asset acquisitions from third parties.strategic goals.
EQM expects that the following expansion projects will allow it to capitalize on drilling activity by EQT and third party producers:
Mountain Valley Pipeline. The MVP Joint Venture is a joint venture with affiliates of each of NextEra Energy, Inc., Consolidated Edison, Inc., WGL Holdings, Inc. and RGC Resources, Inc. EQM is the operator of the MVP and owned a 45.5% interest in the MVP Joint Venture as of June 30, 2018. The 42 inch diameter MVP has a targeted capacity of 2.0 Bcf per day and is estimated to span 300 miles extending from EQM's existing transmission and storage system in Wetzel County, West Virginia to Pittsylvania County, Virginia, providing access to the growing Southeast demand markets. As currently designed, the total cost for the MVP is estimated to be $3.5 billion to $3.7 billion, excluding AFUDC, with EQM funding its proportionate share through capital contributions made to the MVP Joint Venture. In 2018, EQM expects to provide capital contributions of $1.0 billion to $1.2 billion to the MVP Joint Venture. The MVP Joint Venture has secured a total of 2.0 Bcf per day of firm capacity commitments at 20-year terms, including an initial 1.29 Bcf per day firm capacity commitment by EQT, and is currently in negotiation with additional shippers who have expressed interest in the MVP project.

primary organic growth drivers:
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Mountain Valley Pipeline. The MVP Joint Venture is a joint venture among EQM and affiliates of each of NextEra Energy, Inc., Con Edison, AltaGas Ltd. and RGC Resources, Inc. that is constructing the MVP. As of June 30, 2019, EQM is the operator of the MVP and owned a 45.5% interest in the MVP project. The MVP is an estimated 300 mile, 42-inch diameter natural gas interstate pipeline with a targeted capacity of 2.0 Bcf per day that will span from EQM's existing transmission and storage system in Wetzel County, West Virginia to Pittsylvania County, Virginia, providing access to the growing southeast demand markets. During the six months ended June 30, 2019, EQM made capital contributions of approximately $292 million to the MVP Joint Venture for the MVP project. For the remainder of 2019, EQM expects to make capital contributions of approximately $0.7 billion to $0.8 billion to the MVP Joint Venture for purposes of the MVP, depending on the timing of the construction of the MVP. The MVP Joint Venture has secured a total of 2.0 Bcf per day of firm capacity commitments at 20-year terms and is currently in negotiation with additional shippers that have expressed interest in the MVP project. The MVP Joint Venture is evaluating an expansion opportunity that could add approximately 0.5 Bcf per day of capacity through the installation of incremental compression. The MVP Joint Venture is also undertaking the MVP Southgate project and is evaluating other future pipeline extension projects.
In October 2017, the FERC issued the Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity for the MVP project.MVP. In the first quarter of 2018, the MVP Joint Venture received limited notice to proceed with certain construction activities from the FERC and commenced construction. As discussed under "The regulatory approval process for the construction of new midstream assets is challenging, and recent decisions by regulatory and judicial authorities in pending proceedings could impact EQM's or the MVP Joint Venture's ability to obtain all approvals and authorizations necessary to complete certain projects on the projected time frame or at all or EQM's ability to achieve the expected investment return on the project" included in Item 1A, "Risk Factors" in EQM’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2018, there are pending legal and regulatory challenges to certain aspects of the MVP project that must be resolved before the MVP project can be completed. The MVP Joint Venture is targetedworking through several alternatives to be placedresolve these challenges, including through a land exchange proposal submitted to the federal government. In connection with the land exchange proposal and the resolution of remaining legal and regulatory components, EQM is targeting a mid-2020 full in-service during the first quarter of 2019.

In April 2018, the MVP Joint Venture announced the MVP Southgate project, a proposed 70-mile interstate pipeline that will extend from the MVPdate at Pittsylvania County, Virginia to new delivery points in Rockingham and Alamance Counties, North Carolina. The MVP Southgate project is anchored by a firm capacity commitment from PSNC Energy. The preliminary MVP Southgatean overall project cost estimate is $350 millionof $4.8 billion to $500 million, which is expected to be spent in 2019 and 2020.$5.0 billion, excluding AFUDC. EQM is expected to have between 33%fund approximately $2.4 billion of the overall project cost, including approximately $75 million to $90 million in excess of EQM's ownership interest. See the discussion of the litigation and 48% ownershipregulatory-related delays in Part II, Item 1, "Legal Proceedings."
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Wellhead Gathering Expansion and Hammerhead Project. During the six months ended June 30, 2019, EQM invested approximately $395 million in gathering expansion projects. For the remainder of 2019, EQM expects to invest approximately $575 million in gathering expansion projects, including the continued gathering infrastructure expansion of core development areas in the Marcellus and Utica Shales, primarily in southwestern Pennsylvania and eastern Ohio, for EQT, Range Resources Corporation (Range Resources) and other producers, and the Hammerhead project, a 1.6 Bcf per day gathering header pipeline that is primarily designed to connect natural gas produced in Pennsylvania and West Virginia to the MVP and is supported by a 1.2 Bcf per day firm capacity commitment from EQT. The Hammerhead project is expected to cost approximately $555 million. During the six months ended June 30, 2019, EQM invested approximately $153 million in the Hammerhead project. For the remainder of 2019, EQM expects to invest approximately $200 million in the Hammerhead project. A portion of the Hammerhead project is expected to be operational by year-end 2019 and will provide interruptible service until the MVP is placed in-service, at which time the firm capacity commitment will begin.
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environmental review schedule that states that the MVP SouthgateFERC plans to issue the final Environmental Impact Statement by December 19, 2019, and the FERC issued the draft Environmental Impact Statement on July 26, 2019. The schedule also identifies March 18, 2020 as the deadline for other agencies to act on other federal authorizations required for the project and will operate the pipeline.(the FERC, however, is not subject to this deadline). Subject to approval by the FERC and other regulatory agencies, the MVP Southgate project has a targeted in-service date of the fourth quarter 2020.
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commencing preliminary construction activities on the Hammerhead project, a 1.2 Bcf per day gathering header pipeline connecting natural gas produced in Pennsylvania and West Virginia to the MVP.
Transmission Expansion. EQM plans to invest approximately $100 million during 2018 in other transmission expansion projects, primarily the Equitrans Expansion project, which is designed to provide north-to-south capacity on the mainline Equitrans system for deliveries to the MVP.
Water Projects. In 2018, EQM plans to invest approximately $25 million on water infrastructure projects.
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Transmission Expansion. During the six months ended June 30, 2019, EQM invested approximately $27 million in transmission expansion projects. For the remainder of 2019, EQM expects to invest approximately $25 million in transmission expansion projects, primarily attributable to the Allegheny Valley Connector (AVC), the Equitrans, L.P. Expansion project (EEP), which is designed to provide north-to-south capacity on the mainline Equitrans, L.P. system, including for deliveries to the MVP, and power plant projects. A portion of EEP is expected to commence operations with interruptible service in the third quarter of 2019. EEP will provide capacity of approximately 600 MMcf per day and offers access to several markets through interconnects with Texas Eastern Transmission, Dominion Transmission and Columbia Gas Transmission. EEP will also provide delivery into MVP and once MVP is placed in service, firm transportation agreements for 550 MMcf per day of capacity will commence under 20-year terms. EEP has a targeted full in-service date of mid-2020. In January 2019, EQM executed a precedent agreement with ESC Brooke County Power I, LLC to construct a natural gas pipeline for connection to a proposed 830-Megawatt power plant in Brooke County, West Virginia. The agreement includes a ten-year firm reservation commitment for 140 MMcf per day of capacity. EQM expects to invest an estimated $80 million to construct the approximately 16-mile pipeline, which has a targeted in-service date in 2023. As of June 30, 2019, EQM has invested approximately $1 million in the Brooke County project and expects to invest an additional $6 million for the remainder of 2019.
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Water Expansion. During the six months ended June 30, 2019, EQM invested approximately $18 million in the expansion of its fresh water delivery infrastructure. In response to continued lower natural gas prices, several producer customers have modified their well development plans, which impacts the expected timing of EQM's fresh water delivery services. As a result, EQM now forecasts full-year 2019 water expansion capital expenditures of $50 million.
See further discussion of capital expenditures in the "Capital Requirements" section below.
See Note 2 to the consolidated financial statements for further discussion of the Bolt-on Acquisition.
See "Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates" included in EQM's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2018 for a discussion of EQM's accounting policies and significant assumptions related to the accounting for goodwill, and EQM's policies and processes with respect to impairment reviews for goodwill. EQM did not identify an impairment indicator related to goodwill during the second quarter of 2019; however, as discussed in Note 3 to the consolidated financial statements, EQM did identify an impairment expense associated with its long-lived assets. Management will continue to monitor and evaluate the factors underlying the fair market value of acquired businesses and long-lived assets over the course of the year to determine if any interim assessments are necessary and will take any additional impairment charges required.

Commodity Prices. EQM’s business is dependent on continued natural gas production and the availability and development of reserves in its areas of operation. Low prices for natural gas and natural gas liquids could adversely affect development of additional reserves and production that is accessible by EQM’s pipeline and storage assets, which would also negatively affect EQM’s water services business. The Henry Hub natural gas price has ranged from $2.27 per MMbtu to $4.25 per MMbtu between January 1, 2019 and June 30, 2019, and the natural gas forward strip price has trended downwards during the first half of 2019.  Further, market prices for natural gas in the Appalachian Basin continue to be lower than Henry Hub natural gas prices.  Lower natural gas prices have caused producers to determine to reduce their rig count or otherwise take actions to slow production growth and/or reduce production, which in turn reduces the demand for, and usage of, EQM’s services, including water services, and a sustained period of depressed natural gas prices could cause producers to take further actions to reduce natural gas supply in the future. EQM’s customers, including EQT, have announced reductions in their capital spending and may announce further reductions in the future based on commodity prices, access to capital or other factors. Many of EQM’s customers have entered into long-term firm transmission and gathering contracts or contracts with MVCs on EQM's systems. However, approximately 48.3% of EQM’s gathering revenues and 11.8% of EQM’s transmission revenues for the second quarter of 2019 were from volumetric-based fee revenues.  Additionally, EQM’s water service agreements are volumetric in nature. For more information see “Risks Inherent in Our Business - Any significant decrease in production of natural gas in our areas of operation could adversely affect our business and operating results and reduce our cash available to make distributions" included in Item 1A, "Risk Factors" of EQM’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2018.

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Board of Directors of EQT (EQT Board), seven of whom were nominated by a group led by Toby Z. Rice (the Rice Group), and five of whom were nominated by the EQT Board and recommended by the Rice Group.  The EQT Board subsequently made certain executive changes, including appointing Toby Z. Rice as the President and Chief Executive Officer of EQT. On July 25, 2019, EQT announced that it is suspending its outlook for 2020 and beyond as it continues to develop its operating plan under the new management team. EQT is EQM’s largest customer, accounting for approximately 71.5% of EQM’s revenues for the six months ended June 30, 2019. For a discussion of EQM’s commercial relationship with EQT and related considerations, including risk factors, see EQM’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2018, as updated by this and any subsequent Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q.

EQM cannot predict the potential financial, operational or other effects on it of future actions taken by EQT’s new leadership team, including any changes to EQT’s drilling and production schedule or business strategy or actions affecting EQT’s credit rating or personnel. 
Capital Resources and Liquidity
EQM's principal liquidity requirements are to finance its operations, fund capital expenditures, potential acquisitions and other strategic transactions and capital contributions to joint ventures, including the MVP Joint Venture makeand Eureka Midstream, pay cash distributions and satisfy any indebtedness obligations. EQM's ability to meet these liquidity requirements will depend on its ability to generate cash in the future as well as its ability to raise capital in banking, capital and other markets. EQM's available sources of liquidity include cash generated from operations, borrowing under EQM's credit facilities, cash on hand, debt offeringstransactions and issuances of additional EQM partnership units.interests. Pursuant to the tax matters agreement between Equitrans Midstream and EQT entered into in connection with the Separation, Equitrans Midstream is subject to certain restrictions related to certain corporate actions, including restrictions related to the issuance of Equitrans Midstream and EQM securities beyond certain thresholds. See “Our general partner may require us to forgo certain transactions in order to avoid the risk of Equitrans Midstream incurring material tax-related liabilities or indemnification obligations under Equitrans Midstream’s tax matters agreement with EQT.” under “Risks Inherent in an Investment in Us” included in “Item 1A. Risk Factors” of EQM's Annual Report on Form 10-K. EQM is not forecasting any public equity issuance for currently anticipated organic growth projects.
Operating Activities
Net cash flows provided by operating activities was $441.6were $510.2 million for the six months ended June 30, 20182019 compared to $320.3$622.9 million for the six months ended June 30, 2017.2018. The increasedecrease was primarily driven by the timing of working capital payments, including higher operating income for which contributing factors are discussed in the "Executive Overview" and "Business Segment Results of Operations" sections herein.interest payments.
Investing Activities
Net cash flows used in investing activities was $1,676.7were $1,675.3 million for the six months ended June 30, 20182019 compared to $207.3$1,756.7 million for the six months ended June 30, 2017.2018. The increasedecrease was primarily attributable to the net assets acquired from EQTDrop-Down Transaction in 2018 partly offset by the May 2018Bolt-on Acquisition, increased capital expenditures as further described in "Capital Requirements" and increased capital contributions to the MVP Joint Venture consistent with the start of construction on the MVP and increased capital expenditures as further described in "Capital Requirements."MVP Southgate projects.
Financing Activities
Net cash flows provided by financing activities was $1,875.1were $1,164.2 million for the six months ended June 30, 20182019 compared to net cash used in financing activities of $161.8$1,780.7 million for the six months ended June 30, 2017.2018. For the six months ended June 30, 2019, the primary source of financing cash flows were net proceeds from the issuance of the Series A Preferred Units and borrowings on credit facilities, net of repayments, while the primary use of financing cash flows were distributions paid to unitholders. For the six months ended June 30, 2018, the primary source of financing cash flows was netwere proceeds from the issuance of the 2018 Senior Notes, offering, while the primary uses of financing cash flows were distributions paid to unitholders, net repayments on EQM's credit facilities and the Gulfport Transaction. For the six months ended June 30, 2017, the primary use of financing cash flows waswere repayments on EQM's credit facility, net of borrowings, distributions paid to unitholders.unitholders and the purchase of the remaining 25% interest in Strike Force Midstream.
Capital Requirements
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Three Months Ended 
 June 30,		 Six Months Ended 
 June 30,		Three Months Ended 
 June 30,		 Six Months Ended 
 June 30,
2018 2017 2018 20172019 
2018(1)
 2019 
2018(1)
(Thousands)(Thousands)
Expansion capital expenditures (1)(2)
$159,968
 $80,224
 $284,787
 $146,869
$266,970
 $213,628
 $443,479
 $361,705
Ongoing maintenance7,093
 3,462
 14,401
 7,044
Maintenance capital expenditures9,426
 7,793
 18,854
 15,158
Total capital expenditures (2)(5)
$167,061
 $83,686
 $299,188
 $153,913
$276,396
 $221,421
 $462,333
 $376,863
(1)EQM's expansion and maintenance capital expenditures have been retrospectively recast to include the pre-acquisition results of the Drop-Down Transaction and the EQM-RMP Merger because these transactions were between entities under common control.
(2)Expansion capital expenditures do not include capital contributions made to the MVP Joint Venture for the MVP and MVP Southgate projects of $65.8approximately $156.4 million and $40.2$65.8 million for the three months ended June 30, 20182019 and 2017,2018, respectively, and $182.8approximately $301.2 million and $59.9$182.8 million for the six months ended June 30, 20182019 and 2017,2018, respectively.
(2)(3)Expansion capital expenditures for the three and six months ended June 30, 2019 do not include approximately $8.9 million and $58.6 million, respectively, of non-operating assets acquired from Equitrans Midstream in the Shared Assets Transaction that primarily support EQM's gathering activities. See Note 2 to the consolidated financial statements for further detail.
(4)Includes approximately $10.9 million of capital expenditures related to noncontrolling interests in Eureka Midstream for the three and six months ended June 30, 2019.
(5)EQM accrues capital expenditures when the work has been completed but the associated bills have not yet been paid. These accrued amounts are excluded from capital expenditures in the statements of consolidated cash flows until they are paid in a subsequent period. See Note E6 to the consolidated financial statements.

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Expansion capital expenditures increased by $79.7approximately $53.3 million and $81.8 million for the three and six months ended June 30, 20182019, respectively, as compared to the three months ended June 30, 2017 and $137.9 million for the six months ended June 30, 2018, comparedprimarily due to the six months ended June 30, 2017 primarily as a result of increased spending on the Hammerhead project and various wellhead gathering expansion projects and the Equitrans Expansion project, partly offset by decreased spending on the Range Resources header pipeline project. The final phase of the Range Resources header pipeline project was placed in-service during the second quarter of 2017.projects.
Ongoing maintenanceMaintenance capital expenditures increased by $3.6approximately $1.6 million and $3.7 million for the three and six months ended June 30, 20182019, respectively, as compared to the three months ended June 30, 2017 and $7.4 million for the six months ended June 30, 2018, compared to the six months ended June 30, 2017 primarily as a result of higher assets in service and timingservice.
For the remainder of ongoing maintenance projects.
In 2018,2019, EQM expects to make capital contributions to the MVP Joint Venture are expected to be $1.0of approximately $0.7 billion to $1.2$0.8 billion (including approximately $15 million related to the MVP Southgate project) depending on the timing of the construction, of the MVP, expansion capital expenditures are expected to be approximately $875 million$0.6 billion to $0.7 billion and ongoing maintenance capital expenditures are expected to be approximately $45$50 million, net of reimbursements. As a result of the closing of the EQM-RMP Merger on July 23, 2018, capital expenditures include expected capital expenditures of RMP. EQM's future capital investments may vary significantly from period to period based on the available investment opportunities and the timing of the construction forof the MVP.MVP, MVP Southgate and other projects. Maintenance related capital expenditures are also expected to vary quarter to quarter. EQM mayexpects to fund future capital expenditures primarily through cash on hand, cash generated from operations, availabilityborrowings under its and its subsidiaries' credit facilities, debt offeringstransactions and issuances of additional EQM partnership units. EQM doesis not forecast capital expenditures associated with potential projects not committed as of the filing of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q.forecasting any public equity issuance for currently anticipated organic growth projects.
Credit Facility Borrowings
See Note H10 to the consolidated financial statements for discussion of EQM'sthe credit facilities.
Security Ratings
The table below sets forth the credit ratings for debt instruments of EQM at June 30, 2018.2019.
Rating Service Senior Notes Outlook
Moody's Investors Service (Moody's) Ba1 Stable
Standard & Poor's Ratings Services (S&P) BBB- StableNegative
Fitch Ratings (Fitch) BBB- StableNegative
EQM's credit ratings are subject to revision or withdrawal at any time by the assigning rating organization and each rating should be evaluated independently of any other rating. EQM cannot ensure that a rating will remain in effect for any given period of time or that a rating will not be lowered or withdrawn entirely by a credit rating agency if, in its judgment, circumstances so warrant.warrant, including in connection with the MVP project or the creditworthiness of EQM's customers. If any

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credit rating agency downgrades EQM's ratings, EQM's access to the capital markets may be limited, borrowing costs could increase, EQM may be required to provide additional credit assurances in support of commercial agreements such as joint venture agreements and construction contracts, the amount of which may be substantial, and the potential pool of investors and funding sources may decrease. In order to be considered investment grade, a company must be rated Baa3 or higher by Moody's, BBB- or higher by S&P, or BBB- or higher by Fitch. Anything below these ratings, including EQM's current credit rating of Ba1 by Moody's, isare considered non-investment grade.
$750 Million ATM Program
As of July 26, 2018, EQM had approximately $443 million in remaining capacity under the $750 Million ATM Program.
Distributions
See Note J12 to the consolidated financial statements for discussion of distributions.
Commitments and Contingencies
In the ordinary course of business, various legal and regulatory claims and proceedings are pending or threatened against EQM.EQM and its subsidiaries. While the amounts claimed may be substantial, EQM is unable to predict with certainty the ultimate outcome of such claims and proceedings. EQM accrues legal and other direct costs related to loss contingencies when actually incurred. EQM has establishedestablishes reserves whenever it believes it to be appropriate for pending matters; furthermore,matters. Furthermore, after consultation with counsel and giving appropriate consideration toconsidering available insurance, EQM believes that the ultimate outcome of any matter currently pending against it will not materially affect its business, financial condition, results of operations, liquidity or ability to make distributions. See Part II, Item 1. "Legal Proceedings" for a discussion of litigation and regulatory proceedings related to the MVP project.

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new midstream assets is challenging, and recent decisions by regulatory and judicial authorities in pending proceedings could impact EQM's or the MVP Joint Venture's ability to obtain all approvals and authorizations necessary to complete certain projects on the projected time frame or at all or EQM's ability to achieve the expected investment return on the project" under Item 1A, “Risk Factors” in EQM’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2018 and Item 1, "Legal Proceedings" for a discussion of litigation and regulatory proceedings related to the MVP project.
Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements
See Note G9 to the consolidated financial statements for discussion ofdiscussions regarding the MVP Joint Venture guarantee.guarantees.
Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates
EQM's critical accounting policies are described in "Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations" contained in EQM's recast CurrentAnnual Report on Form 8-K10-K for the year ended December 31, 20172018 as filed with the SEC on June 12, 2018.February 14, 2019. Any new accounting policies or updates to existing accounting policies as a result of new accounting pronouncements have been included in the notes to EQM's consolidated financial statements in Part I, Item 1 of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the period ended June 30, 2018.2019. The application of EQM's critical accounting policies may require management to make judgments and estimates about the amounts reflected in the consolidated financial statements. Management uses historical experience and all available information to make these estimates and judgments. Different amounts could be reported using different assumptions and estimates.

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Item 3.  Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk
Interest Rate Risk
Changes in interest rates affect the amount of interest EQM earns on cash, cash equivalents and short-term investments and the interest rates EQM paysand Eureka pay on borrowings under itstheir respective credit facilities. Changes in interest rates may affect the distribution rate payable on EQM’s Series A Preferred Units after the twentieth distribution period, which could affect the amount of cash EQM has available to make quarterly cash distributions to its other unitholders. EQM's senior notes are fixed rate and thus do not expose EQM to fluctuations in its results of operations or liquidity from changes in market interest rates. Changes in interest rates do affect the fair value of EQM's fixed rate debt. See Note H10 to the consolidated financial statements for discussion of EQM's borrowings and Note I11 to the consolidated financial statements for a discussion of fair value measurements. EQM and Eureka may from time to time hedge the interest on portions of its borrowings under the credit facilities in order to manage risks associated with floating interest rates.
Credit Risk
EQM is exposed to credit risk, which is the risk that EQM may incur a loss if a counterparty fails to perform under a contract. EQM actively manages its exposure to credit risk associated with customers through credit analysis, credit approval credit limits and monitoring procedures. For certain transactions, EQM may request letters of credit, cash collateral, prepayments or guarantees as forms of credit support. EQM's FERC tariffs require tariff customers that do not meet specified credit standards to provide three months of credit support; however, EQM is exposed to credit risk beyond this three-month period when its tariffs do not require its customers to provide additional credit support. For some of EQM's more recent long-term contracts associated with system expansions, it has entered into negotiated credit agreements that provide for enhanced forms of credit support if certain credit standards are not met. EQM has historically experienced only minimal credit losses in connection with its receivables. For the six months ended June 30, 2018,2019, approximately 77%80% of revenues were from investment grade counterparties. EQM is exposed to the credit risk of EQT, its largest customer. In connection with EQM's IPO in 2012,However, EQT has guaranteed allthe payment obligations of certain of its subsidiaries, up to a maximum amount of $115 million, $50 million due and payable$30 million related to Equitrans, L.P.,gathering, transmission and water services, respectively, across all applicable contracts, for the benefit of the subsidiaries of EQM providing such service. See Note 13 to EQM's wholly owned FERC-regulated subsidiary, by EQT Energy, LLC, oneAnnual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2018 for further discussion of Equitrans, L.P.'s largest customers and a wholly owned subsidiary of EQT. The EQT guaranty will terminate on November 30, 2023 unless terminated earlier by EQT upon 10 days written notice. EQM's exposure to credit risk.
At June 30, 2018,2019, EQT's public senior debt had an investment grade credit rating. See also "EQT Change of Control" under "Outlook" in Part I, Item 2, "Management Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations."
Commodity Prices
EQM's business is dependent on the continued availability of natural gas production and the availability and development of reserves in its areas of operation. Low prices for natural gas, including those resulting from regional basis differentials, could adversely affect development of additional reserves and production that is accessible by EQM's pipeline and storage assets.assets, or result in lower drilling activity, which would decrease demand for EQM's services, including its water services. Lower regional natural gas prices could cause producers to determine in the future that drilling activities in areas outside of EQM's current areas of operation are strategically more attractive to them. EQM's customers, including EQT, or third party customers on EQM's systems, may reducehave announced reductions in their capital spending and may announce further reductions in the future based on commodity prices, access to capital or other factors. Unless EQM is successful in attracting and retaining unaffiliated third partynew customers, which accounted for 47% of transmission and storage revenues and 28% of gathering revenues for the six months ended June 30, 2018, its ability to maintain or increase the capacity subscribed and volumes transported under service arrangements on its transmission and storage system, as well as the volumes gathered on its gathering systems, or the volumes of water provided by its water service business will be dependent on receiving consistent or increasing commitments from its existing customers, including EQT. While EQT has dedicated acreage to EQM and has entered into long-term firm transmission and gathering contracts on certain EQMEQM's systems, EQT may determine in the future that drilling in EQM's areas of operations doesis not provide an adequate returneconomical or that drilling in areas outside of EQM's current areas of operations is strategically more attractive to it. EQT is under no contractual obligation to continue to develop its acreage dedicated to EQM.

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ForEQM's cash flow profile is underpinned by both firm reservation fees and volumetric-based fees, with greater than 50% of its revenue for the yearthree and six months ended December 31, 2017, approximately 89% of EQM’s total revenues were derived fromJune 30, 2019 generated by firm reservation fees. On a pro forma basis following the closing of the EQM-RMP Merger, approximately 60% of EQM’s total revenues would have been derived from firm reservation fees for the year ended December 31, 2017. This decrease is primarily driven by the fact that RMP’s gathering systems have not been supported by contracts with firm capacity reservation components. Rather, all of RMP’s gathering and compression revenues were generated under long-term contracts which provide for a fixed price per unit for volumes of natural gas actually gathered. As a result, following the EQM-RMP Merger, EQM has greater exposure to short and medium term declines in volumes of gas produced and gathered on its systems than it has historically. With respect to its firm contracts,Accordingly, EQM believes that shortthe effect of short- and medium termmedium-term declines in volumes of gas produced, gathered, transported or stored on its systems will have a limited financial impact on EQMmay be mitigated because the firm reservation fees associated with these contracts are paid regardless of volumes supplied to the system by customers. Longer termSee "Our exposure to direct commodity price risk may increase in the future," under Item 1A, "Risk Factors" in EQM's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2018. Longer-term price declines could have an impactadverse effect on customer creditworthiness and related ability to pay firm reservation fees under long-term contracts and/or affect activity levels and accordingly volumetric-based fees which could impactaffect EQM's results of operations, liquidity or financial position or ability to pay distributions to its unitholders. Additionally, long termposition. Significant declines in gas production in EQM's areas of operations would limit EQM'sits growth potential.

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Other Market Risks
EQM's $1$3 Billion Facility is underwritten by a syndicate of 21 financial institutions, each of which is obligated to fund its pro-rata portion of any borrowings by EQM. No one lender of the financial institutions in the syndicate holds more than 10% of the facility. EQM's large syndicate group and relatively low percentage of participation by each lender is expected to limit EQM's exposure to disruption or consolidation in the banking industry.
The Eureka Credit Facility is underwritten by a syndicate of 14 financial institutions, each of which is obligated to fund its pro-rata portion of any borrowings by Eureka. Only one lender of the financial institutions in the syndicate holds more than 10% of the facility (12.5% held by ABN AMRO Capital USA LLC). Eureka's large syndicate group and relatively low percentage of participation by each lender is expected to limit Eureka's exposure to disruption or consolidation in the banking industry.
Item 4. Controls and Procedures
Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures
Under the supervision and with the participation of management of the EQM General Partner,EQM's general partner, including the EQM General Partner's Principal Executive Officer and Principal Financial Officer of EQM's general partner, an evaluation of EQM's disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 13a-15(e) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (Exchange Act)) was conducted as of the end of the period covered by this report. Based on that evaluation, the Principal Executive Officer and Principal Financial Officer of the EQM General PartnerEQM's general partner concluded that EQM's disclosure controls and procedures were effective as of the end of the period covered by this report.
Changes in Internal Control over Financial Reporting
Management’s assessment of, and conclusion on, the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting did not include the internal controls of the entities acquired in the May 2018 Acquisition, which were initially acquired by EQT from Rice on November 13, 2017. Under guidelines established by the SEC, companies are permitted to exclude acquisitions from their assessment of internal control over financial reporting for a period of up to one year following an acquisition while integrating the acquired company. EQM is in the process of integrating its internal controls over financial reporting with those of the entities acquired in the May 2018 Acquisition. As a result of these integration activities, certain controls will be evaluated and may be changed. Except as noted above, thereThere were no changes in EQM's internal control over financial reporting (as such term is defined in Rule 13a-15(f) under the Exchange Act) that occurred during the second quarter of 20182019 that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, EQM's internal control over financial reporting.



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PART II.  OTHER INFORMATION
Item 1. Legal Proceedings
In the ordinary course of business, various legal and regulatory claims and proceedings are pending or threatened against EQM.EQM and its subsidiaries. While the amounts claimed may be substantial, EQM is unable to predict with certainty the ultimate outcome of such claims and proceedings. EQM accrues legal and other direct costs related to loss contingencies when actually incurred. EQM has establishedestablishes reserves whenever it believes it to be appropriate for pending matters; furthermore,matters. Furthermore, after consultation with counsel and giving appropriate consideration toconsidering available insurance, EQM believes that the ultimate outcome of any matter currently pending against itEQM or any of its subsidiaries will not materially affect its business, financial condition, results of operations, liquidity or ability to make distributions.distributions to EQM unitholders.
Environmental Proceedings
Between September 2015 and February 2016,Administrative Order, Swarts Storage Field, Greene County, PA. On December 26, 2018, EQM as the operator of the Allegheny Valley Connector (AVC) facilities, which at that time were owned by EQT, received eight NOVsan administrative order from the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (PADEP). The NOVs alleged violations alleging non-compliance with certain regulations and failure to submit required information regarding encroaching mining operations in the storage field and authorizing the PADEP to shut down the storage field. EQM believes that it has substantially complied with the regulations, has complied with the PADEP information requests, and objects to the factual foundations of the Pennsylvania Clean Streams Lawadministrative order. On January 10, 2019, the PADEP issued a letter suspending the portion of the administrative order that purported to authorize the PADEP to shut down the storage field. On January 25, 2019, EQM filed an administrative appeal on the PADEP's order to preserve its rights in connection with inadvertent releases of sediment and bentonite to water that occurred while drilling for a pipeline replacement project in Cambria County, Pennsylvania. EQT and EQM immediately addressed the releases and fully cooperated with the PADEP.  In October 2016, EQM acquired the AVC facilities from EQT, including any future obligations related to these releases. EQM and theproceedings. PADEP are currently negotiating the terms ofissued a new draft consent order and agreementhas tendered a settlement demand to resolve all outstanding issues, including the appeal. EQM is continuing negotiations and related civil penalty related toanticipates a resolution in the NOVs. While EQM expects the PADEP’s claims to result in penalties that exceed $100,000,third quarter of 2019. EQM expects that the resolution of this matter could result in monetary penalties in excess of $100,000, but does not believe that if imposed the payments will not have a material impact on itsthe financial condition, results of operations or liquidity of EQM.
Consent Order, Legacy Ohio Pipeline - Multiple Locations in Ohio. The Ohio Environmental Protection Agency (OEPA) has issued notices of violation (NOVs) to EQM that encompass fill violations and/or storm water (sedimentation) violations incurred during the ownership of the Legacy Ohio pipeline by EQM's predecessor entities. The NOVs allege violations related to state storm water permits and state and federal clean water laws. EQM addressed the violations with agency oversight and cooperated with the OEPA to proactively address future corrective actions. EQM has agreed to pay $300,000 and all amounts have been paid and consent orders signed with the OEPA. The final payment of $75,000 was paid on June 1, 2019 to fund a supplemental environmental project as part of the settlement.
Eureka System Environmental Remediation. On April 10, 2019, EQM acquired a 60% equity interest in Eureka Midstream. Eureka Midstream received one NOV from the OEPA in April 2019 and two in June 2019 associated with legacy slips. EQM is currently inventorying the Eureka Midstream system. EQM cannot predict with certainty whether any facts or circumstances discovered during the inventory will result in a state environmental agency issuing additional NOVs. If penalties are imposed, an individual penalty or the aggregate of these penalties could result in monetary sanctions in excess of $100,000. However, EQM does not believe that if imposed the payments will have a material impact on the financial condition, results of operations or liquidity of EQM.
MVP Matters
The MVP Joint Venture is currently defending certain agency actions and judicial challenges to the MVP that must be resolved favorably before the project can be completed, including the following:
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Sierra Club, et al. v. U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, et al., consolidated under Case No. 18-1173, Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals (Fourth Circuit). In February 2018, the Sierra Club filed a lawsuit in the Fourth Circuit against the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (the U.S. Army Corps). The lawsuit challenges the verification by the Huntington District of the U.S. Army Corps that Nationwide Permit 12, which generally authorizes discharges of dredge or fill material into waters of the United States and the construction of pipelines across such waters under Section 404 of the Clean Water Act, could be utilized in the Huntington District (which covers all but the northernmost area of West Virginia) for the MVP project. The crux of Sierra Club's position was that the MVP Joint Venture, pursuant to its FERC license, planned to use a certain methodology (dry open cut creek crossing methodology) to construct the pipeline across streams in West Virginia that would take considerably longer than the 72 hours allowed for such activities pursuant to the terms of West Virginia's Clean Water Act Section 401 certification for Nationwide Permit 12. A three-judge panel of the Fourth Circuit agreed with the Sierra Club and on October 2, 2018, issued a preliminary order stopping the construction in West Virginia of that portion of the pipeline that is subject to Nationwide Permit 12. Following the issuance of the court's preliminary order, the U.S. Army Corps' Pittsburgh District (which had also verified use of Nationwide Permit 12 by MVP in the northern corner of West Virginia) suspended its verification that allowed the

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MVP Joint Venture to use Nationwide Permit 12 for stream and wetlands crossings in northern West Virginia. On November 27, 2018, the Fourth Circuit panel issued its final decision vacating the Huntington District's verification of the use of Nationwide Permit 12 in West Virginia. As a consequence, unless and until West Virginia revises its Section 401 certification for Nationwide Permit 12 (an administrative process presently underway as described below) and the U.S. Army Corps Huntington and Pittsburgh Districts re-verify the MVP Joint Venture's use of Nationwide Permit 12, or the MVP Joint Venture secures an individual Section 404 permit with the concurrence of both Districts, the MVP Joint Venture cannot perform any construction activities in any streams and wetlands in West Virginia. The administrative proceeding described below is addressing the issues raised by the Court.
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WVDEP Rulemaking Proceedings – Section 401 Nationwide Permit. On April 13, 2017, the West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection (WVDEP) issued a 401 Water Quality Certification for the U.S. Army Corps Nationwide Permits. In August 2018, the WVDEP initiated an administrative process to revise this certification and requested public comment to, among other things, specifically revise the 72-hour limit for stream crossings noted as problematic by the Fourth Circuit as well as other conditions. The WVDEP issued a new notice and comment period for further modifications of the 401 certification. On April 24, 2019, the WVDEP submitted the modification to the United States Environmental Protection Agency (the EPA) for approval (since the WVDEP is also required to obtain the EPA's agreement to the modified 401 certification) and provided notice to the U.S. Army Corps. Assuming that the WVDEP's administrative process results in the clarification or elimination of any problematic conditions, and the EPA's agreement is secured, the MVP Joint Venture anticipates that it will once again secure from the U.S. Army Corps Districts within West Virginia verification that its activities, including stream crossings, may proceed under Nationwide Permit 12 as re-certified by the WVDEP. The MVP Joint Venture is targeting reverification to occur during the third quarter of 2019. However, the MVP Joint Venture cannot guarantee that WVDEP's action will not be challenged or that the EPA or the U.S. Army Corps Districts will act promptly or be deemed to have acted properly if challenged, in which case reverification may be delayed past the third quarter of 2019.
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Sierra Club, et al. v. U.S. Army Corps of Engineers et al., Case No. 18-1713, Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals. In June 2018, the Sierra Club filed a second petition in the Fourth Circuit against the U.S. Army Corps, seeking review and a stay of the U.S. Army Corps Norfolk District's decision to verify the MVP Joint Venture's use of Nationwide Permit 12 for stream crossings in Virginia. The Fourth Circuit denied the Sierra Club's request for a stay on August 28, 2018. On October 5, 2018, the U.S. Army Corps' Norfolk District suspended its verification under Nationwide Permit 12 for stream crossings in Virginia pending the resolution of the West Virginia proceedings outlined above. On December 10, 2018, the U.S. Army Corps filed a motion to place the case in abeyance which the court granted on January 9, 2019. Until the U.S. Army Corps lifts its suspension, the MVP Joint Venture cannot perform any construction activities in any streams and wetlands in Virginia.
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Sierra Club, et al. v. U.S. Forest Service, et al., consolidated under Case No. 17-2399, Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals. In a different Fourth Circuit appeal filed in December 2017, the Sierra Club challenged a Bureau of Land Management (BLM) decision to grant a right-of-way to the MVP Joint Venture and a U.S. Forest Service (USFS) decision to amend its management plan to accommodate MVP, both of which affect the MVP's 3.6-mile segment in the Jefferson National Forest in Virginia. On July 27, 2018, agreeing in part with the Sierra Club, the Fourth Circuit vacated the BLM and USFS decisions, finding fault with the USFS' analysis of erosion and sedimentation effects and the BLM's analysis of the practicality of alternate routes. On August 3, 2018, citing the court's vacatur and remand, the FERC issued a stop work order for the entire pipeline pending the agency actions on remand. The FERC modified its stop work order on August 29, 2018 to allow work to continue on all but approximately 25 miles of the project. The MVP Joint Venture has resumed construction of those portions of the pipeline. On October 10, 2018, the Fourth Circuit granted a petition for rehearing filed by the MVP Joint Venture for the limited purpose of clarifying that the July 27, 2018, order did not vacate the portion of the BLM's Record of Decision authorizing a right-of-way and temporary use permit for MVP to cross the Weston and Gauley Bridge Turnpike Trail in Braxton County, West Virginia. On October 15, 2018, the MVP Joint Venture filed with the FERC a request to further modify the August 3, 2018 stop work order to allow the MVP Joint Venture to complete the bore and install the pipeline under the Weston and Gauley Bridge Turnpike Trail. On October 24, 2018, the FERC granted the MVP Joint Venture's request to further modify the stop work order and authorize construction. The MVP Joint Venture has resumed construction of those portions of the pipeline. However, work on the 3.6-mile segment in the Jefferson National Forest must await a revised authorization, which the MVP Joint Venture is working to obtain.
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Challenges to FERC Certificate, Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit (DC Circuit). Multiple parties have sought judicial review of the FERC's order issuing a certificate of convenience and necessity to the MVP Joint Venture and/or the exercise by the MVP Joint Venture of eminent domain authority. There are multiple consolidated petitions before the DC Circuit seeking direct review of the FERC order under the Natural Gas Act in Appalachian Voices, et al. v. FERC, et al., consolidated under Case No. 17-1271. Those petitioners requested a stay of the FERC's

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order pending the resolution of the petitions, which the FERC and the MVP Joint Venture opposed. The DC Circuit denied the request for a stay on August 30, 2018. On February 19, 2019, the DC Circuit issued an order rejecting the challenges to the FERC’s order issuing a certificate of convenience and necessity to the MVP Joint Venture and certain challenges to the exercise by MVP of eminent domain authority. No petitions for rehearing or petitions for rehearing en banc were filed by the April 5, 2019 deadline. The mandate was issued on April 17, 2019. Another group of parties filed a complaint in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia asserting that the FERC's order issuing certificates is unlawful on constitutional and other grounds in Bold Alliance, et al. v. FERC, et al., Case No. 1:17-cv-01822-RJL. The district court plaintiffs seek declaratory relief as well as an injunction preventing the MVP Joint Venture from developing its project or exercising eminent domain authority. In December 2017 and January 2018, the FERC and the MVP Joint Venture, respectively, moved to dismiss the petitions for lack of subject matter jurisdiction. The court granted the motion and dismissed this complaint on September 28, 2018. On October 26, 2018, plaintiffs appealed to the DC Circuit in Bold Alliance, et al. v. FERC, et al., Case No. 18-5322. On December 3, 2018, the FERC, as appellee, filed a joint motion with the appellants to hold Case No. 18-5322 in abeyance pending completion of the ongoing appeals of the final agency orders related to the MVP certificate in consolidated Case No. 17-1271 and Atlantic Coast Pipeline’s certificate. The MVP Joint Venture filed a motion to dismiss the case as to some of the plaintiffs. On February 15, 2019, the DC Circuit entered an order holding this appeal in abeyance pending rulings on the appeals from the FERC proceedings. If this challenge were successful, it could result in the MVP Joint Venture's certificate of convenience and necessity being vacated and/or additional proceedings before the FERC, the outcome of which EQM cannot predict.
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Mountain Valley Pipeline, LLC v. 6.56 Acres of Land et al., Case No. 18-1159, Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals. Several landowners have filed challenges in various U.S. District Courts to the condemnation proceedings by which the MVP Joint Venture obtained access to their property. In each case, the district court found that the MVP Joint Venture was entitled to immediate possession of the easements, and the landowners appealed to the Fourth Circuit. The Fourth Circuit consolidated these cases and held oral argument in September 2018. On February 5, 2019, the Fourth Circuit issued an opinion affirming the decisions of the U.S. District Courts granting the MVP Joint Venture immediate access for construction of the pipeline. On March 15, 2019, the Fourth Circuit issued another opinion finding that the MVP Joint Venture did not have to condemn the interest of coal owners, nor are coal owners entitled to assert claims in the condemnation proceedings for lost coal on tracts for which they do not own a surface interest being condemned. On July 3, 2019, a group of landowners filed a writ of certiorari with the United States Supreme Court related to the Fourth Circuit’s ruling on immediate access. The MVP Joint Venture anticipates that the Supreme Court will issue its determination to accept or reject the case during the fourth quarter of 2019.
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Greenbrier River Watershed Ass’n v. WVDEP, Circuit Court of Summers County, West Virginia. In August 2017, the Greenbrier River Watershed Association appealed the MVP Joint Venture's Natural Stream Preservation Act Permit obtained from the West Virginia Environmental Quality Board (WVEQB) for the Greenbrier River crossing. Petitioners alleged that the issuance of the permit failed to comply with West Virginia's Water Quality Standards for turbidity and sedimentation. WVEQB dismissed the appeal in June 2018. In July 2018, the Greenbrier River Watershed Association appealed the decision to the Circuit Court of Summers County, asking the court to remand the permit with instructions to impose state-designated construction windows and pre- and post-construction monitoring requirements as well as a reversal of the WVEQB's decision that the permit was lawful. On September 18, 2018, the Circuit Court granted a stay. A hearing on the merits was held on October 23, 2018. The court has not yet issued a decision. In the event of an adverse decision, the MVP Joint Venture would appeal or work with the WVDEP to attempt to resolve the issues identified by the court.
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WVDEP Consent Order. On March 19, 2019, the WVDEP issued 26 NOVs to the MVP Joint Venture for various construction and sediment and erosion control issues in 2018. MVP and WVDEP have reached a tentative settlement agreement which will be documented as an administrative consent order for the MVP Joint Venture to pay $0.3 million in penalties. The consent order is subject to a state mandated 30-day public comment period. In addition to payment of assessed penalties, the MVP Joint Venture is required to submit a corrective action plan to resolve any outstanding permit compliance matters.
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Sierra Club et al. v. U.S. Dep’t of Interior et al., Case No. 18-1082, Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals. On August 6, 2018, the Fourth Circuit held that National Park Service (NPS) acted arbitrarily and capriciously in granting the Atlantic Coast Pipeline (ACP) a right-of-way permit across the Blue Ridge Parkway. Specifically, the Fourth Circuit found that the permit cited the wrong source of legal authority and the NPS failed to make a “threshold determination that granting the right-of-way is ‘not inconsistent with the use of such lands for parkway purposes’ and the overall National Park System to which it belongs.” Even though the MVP Joint Venture is not named in the ACP litigation, the MVP route crosses the Blue Ridge Parkway roughly midway between mileposts 246 and 247 of the pipeline route and implicates some the same deficiencies addressed by the Court. MVP elected to request that the NPS temporarily

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suspend its Blue Ridge Parkway permit until the deficiencies identified in the ACP litigation are resolved. While the MVP and ACP rights-of-way share some of the same regulatory issues, unlike ACP the portion of the MVP pipeline that crosses the Blue Ridge Parkway is completely constructed. NPS granted the MVP Joint Venture the ability to make distributions.continue final restoration efforts on that portion of the pipeline during the course of the suspended permit. The MVP Joint Venture is working with the NPS to address MVP-related right-of-way issues.
Other Proceedings that May Affect the MVP Project
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Cowpasture River Preservation Association, et al. v. U.S. Forest Service, et al., Case No. 18-1144, Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals. On December 13, 2018, in an unrelated case involving the ACP, the Fourth Circuit held that the USFS, which is part of the Department of Agriculture, lacked the authority to grant rights-of-way for oil and gas pipelines to cross the Appalachian Trail. Although the MVP Joint Venture obtained its grant to cross the Appalachian Trail from the BLM, a part of the Department of Interior, the rationale of the Fourth Circuit's opinion could apply to the BLM as well. On February 25, 2019, the Fourth Circuit denied ACP’s petition for en banc rehearing. The federal government and ACP filed petitions to the United States Supreme Court on June 26, 2019 seeking judicial review of the Fourth Circuit's decision. The MVP Joint Venture anticipates that the Supreme Court will issue its determination to accept or reject the case during the fourth quarter of 2019. The MVP Joint Venture is pursuing multiple options to address the Appalachian Trail issue, including but not limited to, administrative, regulatory and legislative options.
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Grand Jury Subpoena. On January 7, 2019, the MVP Joint Venture received a letter from the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Western District of Virginia stating that it and the EPA are investigating potential criminal and/or civil violations of the Clean Water Act and other federal statutes as they relate to the construction of the MVP. The January 7, 2019 letter requested that the MVP Joint Venture and its members, contractors, suppliers and other entities involved in the construction of the MVP preserve documents related to the MVP generated from September 1, 2018 to the present. In a telephone call on February 4, 2019, the U.S. Attorney's Office confirmed that it has opened a criminal investigation. On February 11, 2019, the MVP Joint Venture received a grand jury subpoena from the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Western District of Virginia requesting certain documents related to the MVP from August 1, 2018 to the present. The MVP Joint Venture is complying with the letter and subpoena but cannot predict whether any action will ultimately be brought by the U.S. Attorney's Office or what the outcome of such an action would be. The MVP Joint Venture began a rolling production of documents responsive to the subpoena after the U.S. Attorney’s office narrowed its subpoena inquiry to five farms in Virginia containing 20 streams or wetlands.
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Paylor et al. v. Mountain Valley Pipeline, LLC, Case No. CL18-4874-00, Circuit Court of Henrico County. On December 7, 2018, the Virginia Department of Environmental Quality and the State Water Control Board filed a lawsuit against the MVP Joint Venture in the Circuit Court of Henrico County alleging violations of Virginia's State Water Control Law, Water Resources and Wetlands Protection Program, and Water Protection Permit Program Regulations at sites in Craig, Franklin, Giles, Montgomery and Roanoke Counties, Virginia. The MVP Joint Venture answered the suit on January 11, 2019, stating that it does not admit and will contest the allegations. The MVP Joint Venture has initiated settlement negotiations to resolve this matter. The MVP Joint Venture anticipates that a resolution could result in penalties and injunctive relief designed to assure compliance with relevant environmental laws and regulations.
Item 1A. Risk Factors
There have been no material changes from the risk factors previously disclosed in EQM's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 20172018 other than the risks described below.
FailureWe have entered into joint ventures, and may in the future enter into additional or modify existing joint ventures, that might restrict our operational and corporate flexibility. In addition, these joint ventures are subject to successfully combinemany of the businessessame operational risks to which we are subject.
We have entered into joint ventures to construct the MVP and MVP Southgate projects and a joint venture relating to Eureka Midstream Holdings, LLC and may in the future enter into additional joint venture arrangements with third parties. Joint venture arrangements may restrict our operational and corporate flexibility. Because we do not control all of the decisions of the MVP Joint Venture or the joint venture relating to Eureka Midstream Holdings, LLC, it may be difficult or impossible for us to cause the joint venture to take actions that we believe would be in our or the joint venture's best interests. For example, we cannot unilaterally cause the distribution of cash by the MVP Joint Venture. Moreover, joint venture arrangements involve various risks and uncertainties, such as committing us to fund operating and/or capital expenditures, the timing and amount of which we may not control, and our joint venture partners may not satisfy their financial obligations to the joint venture.

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In addition, the operations of the MVP Joint Venture, the joint venture relating to Eureka Midstream Holdings, LLC and any joint ventures we may enter into in the future are subject to many of the same operational risks to which we are subject.
A downgrade of our credit ratings, including in connection with the MVP project or the credit ratings of our customers, which are determined by independent third parties, could impact our liquidity, access to capital, and costs of doing business.

If any credit rating agency downgrades our credit ratings, including for reasons relating to the MVP project or the credit ratings of EQM' customers, our access to credit markets may be limited, our borrowing costs could increase, and we may be required to provide additional credit assurances in support of commercial agreements, such as joint venture agreements and construction contracts, the amount of which may be substantial. Our credit ratings by Moody's, S&P and Fitch were Ba1, BBB- and BBB-, respectively, as of June 30, 2019. In March 2019, both S&P and Fitch affirmed EQM’s BBB- credit rating but revised EQM’s credit rating outlook from stable to negative, citing uncertainty around the completion of the MVP project, the MVP project’s increased costs and pressure placed on EQM’s credit measures and balance sheet. On June 28, 2019, Moody’s affirmed EQM’s Ba1 credit rating but noted that the delay of the targeted full in-service date for the MVP project to mid-2020 and related increase in project cost were a credit negative event for EQM. In order to be considered investment grade, we must be rated Baa3 or higher by Moody's, BBB- or higher by S&P and BBB- or higher by Fitch. Our non-investment grade credit rating by Moody's and any future downgrade of our S&P and/or Fitch credit ratings to non-investment grade may result in greater borrowing costs and collateral requirements than would be available to us if all of our credit ratings were investment grade. Our ability to access capital markets could also be limited by economic, market or other disruptions. An increase in the level of our indebtedness, further delays in the MVP project or increases to the MVP project cost or deterioration of the credit ratings of our customers in the future may result in a downgrade in the ratings that are assigned to our debt. Credit rating agencies perform an independent analysis when assigning credit ratings. This analysis includes a number of criteria such as business composition, market and operational risks, as well as various financial tests. Credit rating agencies continue to review the criteria for industry sectors and various debt ratings and may make changes to those criteria from time to time. Credit ratings are subject to revision or withdrawal at any time by the ratings agencies.
Our Series A Preferred Units have rights, preferences and privileges that are not held by, and are preferential to the rights of, holders of EQM common units.
Our Series A Perpetual Convertible Preferred Units representing limited partner interests in EQM (our “Series A Preferred Units”) rank senior to our common units with respect to distribution rights and RMP in the expected time frame mayrights upon liquidation. These preferences could adversely affect the future resultsmarket price for our common units or could make it more difficult for us to sell our common units in the future.
In addition, until the conversion of the combined organization and our ability to achieve the intended benefitsSeries A Preferred Units into common units or their redemption in connection with a change of control, holders of the EQM-RMP MergerSeries A Preferred Units will receive cumulative quarterly distributions initially at a fixed rate of $1.0364 per Series A Preferred Unit per quarter for the first twenty distribution periods (the “initial distribution period”) and thereafter at a floating rate based on a spread to the May 2018 Acquisition.
The success3-month LIBOR as of the EQM-RMP Mergersecond banking day prior to the beginning of the applicable distribution period. We will depend, in part,not be entitled to pay any distributions on any junior securities, including any of the common units, prior to paying the quarterly distribution payable on the Series A Preferred Units, including any previously accrued and unpaid distributions. In addition, because the distribution rate on our ability to realizeSeries A Preferred Units will become a floating rate following the anticipated benefits from combining the businesses of EQM and RMP. To realize these anticipated benefits, the businesses must be successfully combined. If the combined organization is not able to achieve these objectives, or is not able to achieve these objectives on a timely basis, the anticipated benefits of the EQM-RMP Merger may not be realized fully or at all. In addition, the actual integration may result in additional and unforeseen expenses, which could reduce the anticipated benefits of the EQM-RMP Merger. There can be no assurance that our combination with RMP or the May 2018 Acquisition will deliver the strategic, financial and operational benefits anticipated by us. Our business may be negatively impacted ifinitial distribution period, we are unable to effectively managepredict the amount of such distributions. Our obligation to pay distributions on our expanded operations.
The proposed separation of EQT's production and midstream businesses into two independent publicly-traded companies may result in disruptions to, and negativelySeries A Preferred Units could impact our relationships with, our customersliquidity and reduce the amount of cash flow available for working capital, capital expenditures, growth opportunities, acquisitions and other business partners.
On February 21, 2018, EQT announced plans to separate its production and midstream businesses into two independent publicly-traded companies. Uncertainty relatedgeneral partnership purposes. Our obligations to the Separation may lead customers and other parties withholders of the Series A Preferred Units could also limit our ability to obtain additional financing or could increase our borrowing costs, which we currently do business or may do business in the future to terminate or attempt to negotiate changes in existing business relationships, or consider entering into business relationships with parties other than us. These disruptions could have a material andan adverse effect on our financial condition.
The terms of our Series A Preferred Units contain covenants that may limit our business financial condition, resultsflexibility.
The terms of operations and prospects. The effect of such disruptions could be exacerbated by any delays inour Series A Preferred Units contain covenants preventing us from taking certain actions without the completionapproval of the Separation.
Our significant indebtedness, and any future indebtedness,holders of two-thirds (662/3%) of the outstanding Series A Preferred Units, voting as well asa separate class. The need to obtain the restrictions under our debt agreementsapproval of holders of the Series A Preferred Units before taking these actions could adversely affect our business, financial condition and operating flexibility, results of operations, liquidity and ability to make quarterly cash distributions to our unitholders.
Our debt agreements contain various covenants and restrictive provisions that limitimpede our ability to take certain actions that management or the Board of Directors of the EQM general partner may consider to be in the best interests of our unitholders.
The affirmative vote of two-thirds (662/3%) of the outstanding Series A Preferred Units, voting as a separate class, is necessary to, among other things:
incurthings, (i) amend our partnership agreement or guaranteecertificate of limited partnership in any manner that is adverse (other than in a de minimis manner) to any of the rights, preferences and privileges of the Series A Preferred Units, (ii) issue any additional debt;
makeSeries A Preferred Units or any class or series of partnership interests that, with respect to distributions on such partnership interests or redeem or repurchase units;distributions in respect of such partnership interests upon our liquidation, dissolution and winding up,


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incurrank equal to or permit lienssenior to the Series A Preferred Units, subject to certain exceptions, (iii) reduce the distribution amount applicable to the Series A Preferred Units, change the form of payment of distributions on assets;
enter into certain typesthe Series A Preferred Units, defer the date from which distributions on the Series A Preferred Units will accrue, cancel any accrued and unpaid distributions on the Series A Preferred Units or any interest accrued thereon (including any unpaid distributions or partial distributions on the Series A Preferred Units), or change the seniority rights of transactions with affiliates;
enter into certain mergersthe Series A Preferred Units as to the payment of distributions in relation to the holders of any other class or acquisitions; and
disposeseries of partnership interests in EQM, (iv) reduce the amount payable or change the form of payment to the record holders of the Series A Preferred Units upon the voluntary or involuntary liquidation, dissolution or winding up, or sale of all or substantially all of the assets, of EQM, or change the seniority of the liquidation preferences of the record holders of the Series A Preferred Units in relation to the rights of the holders of any other class or series of partnership interests in EQM upon the liquidation, dissolution and winding up of EQM or (v) make the Series A Preferred Units redeemable or convertible at the option of EQM other than as set forth in our assets.partnership agreement.
Upon conversion of our Series A Preferred Units, holders may receive less valuable consideration than expected because the value of our common units may decline after such holders or us exercise their conversion right but before we settle our conversion obligation.
Each holder of our Series A Preferred Units may elect to convert all or any portion of the Series A Preferred Units owned by it into our common units initially on a one-for-one basis, subject to customary anti-dilution adjustments and an adjustment for any distributions that have accrued but not been paid when due and partial period distributions (referred to as the conversion rate), at any time (but not more often than once per fiscal quarter) after April 10, 2021 (or upon our earlier liquidation, dissolution or winding up), provided that any conversion is for at least $30 million (calculated based on the closing price of our common units on the trading day preceding notice of the conversion) or such lesser amount if such conversion relates to all of a holder’s remaining Series A Preferred Units.
EQM may elect to convert all or any portion of the Series A Preferred Units into common units at any time (but not more often than once per quarter) after April 10, 2021 if (i) the common units are listed for, or admitted to, trading on a national securities exchange, (ii) the closing price per common unit on the national securities exchange on which the common units are listed for, or admitted to, trading exceeds $68.28 for the 20 consecutive trading days immediately preceding notice of the conversion, (iii) the average daily trading volume of the common units on the national securities exchange on which the common units are listed for, or admitted to, trading exceeds 500,000 common units for the 20 consecutive trading days immediately preceding notice of the conversion, (iv) we have an effective registration statement on file with the SEC covering resales of the common units to be received by such holders upon any such conversion and (v) we have paid all accrued quarterly distributions in cash to the holders.
Any conversion of Series A Preferred Units to common units, whether at the holders’ election or at our election, would increase the number of common units outstanding, which in turn may impact the amount of any distributions paid in respect of the common units.
In July 2017,addition, converting holders of our Series A Preferred Units will be exposed to fluctuations in the value of our common units during the period from the date such holder surrenders Series A Preferred Units for conversion until the date we amended and restatedsettle our credit facilityconversion obligation. Upon conversion, we will be required to increasedeliver our common units no later than two business days (in the borrowing capacity undercase of a conversion initiated by the facility from $750 million to $1 billion and extendholders) or five business days (in the maturity date to July 2022. Our $1 billion credit facility containscase of a covenant requiring us to maintain a consolidated leverage ratio of not more than 5.00 to 1.00 (or not more than 5.50 to 1.00 for certain measurement periodsconversion initiated by EQM) following the consummationapplicable date on which notice of certain acquisitions). Our ability to meet these covenants can be affected by events beyond our control and we cannot assure our unitholders that we will meet these covenants. In addition, our $1 billion credit facility contains events of default customary for such facilities, includingconversion was delivered. Accordingly, if the occurrence of a change of control (which will occur, among other things, if EQT or certain permitted transferees fail to control the EQM General Partner, we fail to own 100% of Equitrans, L.P., or the EQM General Partner fails to be our general partner). Furthermore, in June 2018, we issued senior unsecured notes in an aggregate principal amount of $2.5 billion across three new series, consisting of $1.1 billion in aggregate principal amountprice of our 4.75% senior notes due 2023, $850 million in aggregate principal amountcommon units decreases during this period, the value of the common units that holders of our 5.5% senior notes due 2028, and $550 million in aggregate principal amount of our 6.5% senior notes due 2048.
The provisions of our debt agreements may affect our ability to obtain future financing and pursue attractive business opportunities and our flexibility in planning for, and reacting to, changes in business conditions. In addition, a failure to comply with the provisions of our debt agreements could result in an event of default, which could enable our lenders to, subject to the terms and conditions of the applicable agreement, declare any outstanding principal of that debt, together with accrued and unpaid interest, to be immediately due and payable. If the payment of our debt is accelerated, our assets may be insufficient to repay such debt in full, and our unitholders could experience a partial or total loss of their investments. The $1 billion credit facility also has cross default provisions that apply to any other indebtedness we may have with an aggregate principal amount in excess of $25 million.
Our substantial indebtedness and the additional debt we may incur in the future for, among other things, working capital, capital expenditures, capital contributions to the MVP Joint Venture, acquisitions or operating activities may adversely affect our liquidity and therefore our ability to make cash distributions to our unitholders.
Among other things, our significant indebtedness may be viewed negatively by credit rating agencies, which could result in increased costs for us to access the capital markets. Any future downgrade of the debt issued by us or our subsidiaries could significantly increase our capital costs or adversely affect our ability to raise capital in the future.
The demand for the services provided by our water distribution business could decline as a result of several factors.
Our water services business includes fresh water distribution for use in our customers’ natural gas, NGLs and oil exploration and production activities. Water is an essential component of natural gas, NGLs and oil production during the drilling, and in particular, the hydraulic fracturing process. As a result, the demand for our fresh water distribution and produced water handling services is tied to the level of drilling and completion activity of our customers, including EQT, which is currently and anticipated to continue to be our primary customer for such services. More specifically, the demand for our water distribution and produced water handling services couldSeries A Preferred Units receive will be adversely affected by any reduction inand would be less than the conversion value of the Series A Preferred Units on the applicable notice date.
We may issue additional common units and, subject to certain limitations, other equity interests ranking equal or slowing of EQT’s or other customers’ well completions, any reduction in produced water attributablejunior to completion activity, or the extent to which EQT or other customers complete wells with shorter lateral lengths,Series A Preferred Units without unitholder approval, which would lessen the volume of fresh water required for completion activity. In addition, increased regulation of hydraulic fracturing could result in reductions or delays in natural gas, NGLs and oil production bydilute our water services customers, which could reducecommon unitholders' existing ownership interests.
Our partnership agreement does not limit the number of wells for which additional limited partner interests that, with respect to distributions on such partnership interests and distributions upon our liquidation, dissolution and winding up, rank junior to the Series A Preferred Units, including our common units and Class B units, thatwe provide water services.
Additionally, we depend on EQTmay issue at any time without the approval of our unitholders. Subject to source a portioncertain limited exceptions, the issuance of additional Series A Preferred Units and partnership interests that rank equal to or senior to the Series A Preferred Units requires the consent of the fresh water we distribute. holders of two-thirds (662/3%) of the outstanding Series A Preferred Units.The availabilityissuance by us of additional common units or other equity securities of equal or senior rank will have the following effects:
our existing unitholders' proportionate ownership interest in us will decrease;
the amount of distributable cash flow on each unit may decrease;

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the ratio of taxable income to distributions may increase;
the relative voting strength of each previously outstanding unit may be diminished; and
the market price of our common units may decline.
Integration of businesses or assets acquired in past or future acquisitions with our existing business will be a complex and EQT’s water supplytime-consuming process. A failure to successfully integrate the acquired business or assets with our existing business in a timely manner may be limited due to reasons including, but not limited to, prolonged drought or regulatory delays associated with infrastructure development. Restrictions on the ability to obtain water or changes in wastewater disposal requirements may incentivize water recycling efforts by oil and natural gas producers, which could decrease the demand for our fresh water distribution services.
The regulatory approval process for the construction of new midstream assets is challenging, and litigation could impact our or MVP’s ability to obtain authorizations necessary for projects.
Certain of our internal growth projects may require regulatory approval from federal, state and local authorities prior to construction, including any extensions from or additions to our transmission and storage system. The approval process for storage and transportation projects has become increasingly challenging, due in part to state and local concerns related to

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exploration and production and gathering activities in new production areas, including the Marcellus, Utica and Upper Devonian Shales, and negative public perception regarding the oil and gas industry. Such authorization may not be granted or, if granted, such authorization may include burdensome or expensive conditions.
In addition, any significant delays in the regulatory approval process for the MVP Project could increase costs and negatively impact the scheduled in-service date, which in turn could adversely affect the ability for MVP and its owners, including us, to achieve the expected investment return. For example, in February 2018, the Sierra Club filed a lawsuit in the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals challenging the use of U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nationwide Permit 12 in West Virginia for the MVP project. In May 2018, the Army Corps suspended its Nationwide Permit 12 verifications for four river crossings in West Virginia. Plaintiffs then sought a preliminary injunction staying the Army Corps’ approval to proceed under Nationwide Permit 12 for all stream crossings in West Virginia. In June 2018, the Fourth Circuit granted the motion and stayed the Army Corps’ verification that Nationwide Permit 12 applied. Accordingly, MVP has stopped construction of the portions of the MVP project affected by this ruling. Although the Army Corps reinstated its verifications for four of the West Virginia stream crossings in July 2018, the stay imposed by the Fourth Circuit is still in place. This and other similar litigation could adversely affect our business, financial condition, results of operations, liquidity and ability to make quarterly cash distributions to our unitholders.
Our natural gas gathering, transmission and storage services are subject to extensive regulation by federal, state and local regulatory authorities. Changes or additional regulatory measures adopted by such authorities could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition, results of operations liquidityor cash available for distribution to our unitholders.
The difficulties of integrating past and abilityfuture acquisitions with our business include, among other things:
operating a larger combined organization with assets or operations that may extend into new geographic areas and lines of business;
integrating gathering systems and other assets, infrastructure and personnel into existing operations, including addressing any new operational focuses or regulatory programs and legacy legal, operational or regulatory challenges of acquired assets or businesses;
addressing the potential diversion of management’s time and attention away from our existing business to make distributions.address integration or other related issues;
Our interstate natural gas transmissionhiring, training or retaining qualified personnel to manage and storage operations are regulated byoperate our growing business and assets;
addressing the FERC underloss of customers or key employees, obtaining new customers and expanding relationships with existing customers;
maintaining an effective system of internal controls in compliance with the NGA, the NGPA and the Energy PolicySarbanes-Oxley Act of 2005. Certain portions2002 as well as other regulatory compliance and corporate governance matters; and
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integrating new technology systems for financial reporting.
If any of our gathering operations are also rate-regulated by the FERC in connection with our interstate transmission operations. Our FERC-regulated systems operate under tariffs approved by the FERC that establish rates, cost recovery mechanisms and terms and conditions of servicethese risks or other unanticipated liabilities or costs were to our customers. Generally, the FERC's authority extends to:
    rates and charges for our natural gas transmission and storage and FERC-regulated gathering services;
    certification and construction of new interstate transmission and storage facilities;
    abandonment of interstate transmission and storage services and facilities;
    maintenance of accounts and records;
    relationships between pipelines and certain affiliates;
    terms and conditions of services and service contracts with customers;
    depreciation and amortization policies;
    acquisitions and dispositions of interstate transmission and storage facilities; and
    initiation and discontinuation of interstate transmission and storage services.
Interstate pipelinesmaterialize, we may not charge ratesrealize the desired benefits from past or impose terms and conditions of service that, upon review by the FERC, are foundfuture acquisitions, which may result in a negative impact to, be unjust and unreasonable or unduly discriminatory. The recourse rate that may be charged by our interstate pipeline for its transmission and storage services is established through the FERC's ratemaking process. The maximum applicable recourse rate and terms and conditions for service are set forth in our FERC-approved tariffs.
Pursuant to the NGA, existing interstate transmission and storage rates and terms and conditions of service may be challenged by complaint and are subject to prospective change by the FERC. Additionally, rate increases and changes to terms and conditions of service proposed by a regulated interstate pipeline may be protested and such increases or changes can be delayed and may ultimately be rejected by the FERC. We currently hold authority from the FERC to charge and collect (i) "recourse rates," which are the maximum rates an interstate pipeline may charge for its services under its tariff, (ii) "discount rates," which are rates below the "recourse rates" and above a minimum level, provided they do not "unduly discriminate", (iii) "negotiated rates," which involve rates above or below the "recourse rates," provided that the affected customers are willing to agree to such rates and that the FERC has approved the negotiated rate agreement, and (iv) market-based rates for some of our storage services from which we derive a small portion of our revenues. As of December 31, 2017, approximately 89% of our system's contracted firm transmission capacity was committed under such "negotiated rate" contracts, rather than recourse, discount or market rate contracts. There can be no guarantee that we will be allowed to continue to operate under such rate structures for the remainder of those assets' operating lives. Any successful challenge against rates charged for our transmission

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and storage services could have a material adverse effect on, our business, financial condition, results of operations, liquidity and ability to make quarterly cash distributions to our unitholders.
While the FERC doesFurther, we may not generally regulate the ratesbe successful in integrating past or future acquisitions into our existing operations within our anticipated timeframe, which may result in unforeseen operational difficulties, capital requirements and terms of service over facilities determined to be performingexpenses, diminish our financial performance or require a natural gas gathering function, the FERC has traditionally regulated rates charged by interstate pipelines for gathering services performed on the pipeline's own gathering facilities when those gathering services are performed in connection with jurisdictional interstate transmission facilities. We maintain rates and terms of service in our tariff for unbundled gathering services performed on a portiondisproportionate amount of our gathering facilities that are connectedmanagement’s attention to address. In addition, acquired businesses or assets may perform at levels below the levels we anticipated at the time of acquiring such businesses due to factors beyond our transmission and storage system. Just as with rates and terms of service for transmission and storage services, our rates and terms of services for our FERC-regulated gathering services may be challenged by complaint and are subject to prospective change by the FERC. Rate increases and changes to terms and conditions of service which we propose for our FERC-regulated gathering services may be protested, and such increases or changescontrol. As a result, there can be delayedno assurance that our past or future acquisitions, including our combination with RMP and our acquisition of interests in Eureka Midstream Holdings, LLC and Hornet Midstream Holdings, LLC, will deliver the benefits anticipated by us, and any failure to create such benefits may ultimately be rejected by the FERC.
The FERC's jurisdiction extends to the certification and construction of interstate transmission and storage facilities, including, but not limited to, acquisitions, facility maintenance, expansions, and abandonment of facilities and services. While the FERC exercises jurisdiction over the rates and terms of service for our FERC-regulated gathering services, these gathering facilities are not subject to the FERC's certification and construction authority. Prior to commencing construction of new or existing interstate transmission and storage facilities, an interstate pipeline must obtain a certificate authorizing the construction, or file to amend its existing certificate, from the FERC. On April 19, 2018, the FERC issued a Notice of Inquiry seeking information regarding whether, and if so how, it should revise its approach under its currently effective policy statement on the certification of new natural gas transportation facilities. We cannot currently predict when the FERC will issue an order in the Notice of Inquiry proceeding or what action the FERC may take in any such order. If the FERC changes its existing certificate policy, it could impact our ability to construct interstate pipeline facilities. Further, typically, a significant expansion project requires review by a number of governmental agencies, including state and local agencies, whose cooperation is important in completing the regulatory process on schedule. Any agency's delay in the issuance of, or refusal to issue, authorizations or permits for one or more of these projects may mean that we will not be able to pursue these projects or that they will be constructedresult in a mannernegative impact to, or with capital requirements that we did not anticipate. Such delays, refusals or resulting modifications to projects could materially and negatively impact the revenues and costs expected from these projects or cause us to abandon planned projects.
FERC regulations also extend to the terms and conditions set forth in agreements for transmission and storage services executed between interstate pipelines and their customers. These service agreements are required to conform, in all material respects, with the forms of service agreements set forth in the pipeline's FERC-approved tariff. Non-conforming agreements must be filed with, and accepted by, the FERC. In the event that the FERC finds that an agreement is materially non-conforming, in whole or in part, it could reject the agreement or require us to seek modification, or alternatively require us to modify our tariff so that the non-conforming provisions are generally available to all customers.
On March 15, 2018, the FERC issued an order prohibiting master limited partnership (MLP)-owned pipelines from including an allowance for investor income tax liability in their cost-of-service based rates. Under its prior policy, the FERC had permitted all interstate pipelines to include an income tax allowance in the cost-of-service used as the basis for calculating their regulated rates. On July 18, 2018, the FERC issued an order affirming the principal finding in the March order regarding income tax recovery and also clarifying the treatment of Accumulated Deferred Income Taxes (ADIT) in light of the prohibition on MLP income tax allowances. Also on July 18, 2018, the FERC issued Order No. 849, adopting regulations requiring that natural gas pipelines must make a one-time report, Form 501-G, due in the fourth quarter of 2018. For MLP-owned pipelines, the Form 501-G report must calculate an earned rate of return on equity that addresses any potential over-recovery of their cost of service arising from the prohibition of the income tax allowance and the ADIT clarification. The FERC will evaluate these Form 501-G filings on a case-by-case basis and may open a limited or a general rate case, open an investigation, or take no further action. This recent action by the FERC could adversely affect our business, financial condition, results of operations, liquidity and ability to make cash distributions to our unitholders.
The FERC may not continue to pursue its approach of pro-competitive policies as it considers matters such as interstate pipeline rates and rules and policies that may affect rights of access to natural gas transmission capacity and transmission and storage facilities.
Section 1(b) of the NGA exempts certain natural gas gathering facilities from regulation by the FERC under the NGA. We believe that our high pressure natural gas gathering pipelines meet the traditional tests the FERC has used to establish a pipeline's status as an exempt gatherer not subject to regulation as a natural gas company, although the FERC has not made a formal determination with respect to the jurisdictional status of those facilities. However, the distinction between FERC-regulated transmission services and federally unregulated gathering services is often the subject of litigation within the industry,

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so the classification and regulation of our high pressure gathering systems are subject to change based on future determinations by the FERC, the courts or the U.S. Congress.
Failure to comply with applicable provisions of the NGA, the NGPA, federal pipeline safety laws and certain other laws, as well as with the regulations, rules, orders, restrictions and conditions associated with these laws, could result in the imposition of administrative and criminal remedies and civil penalties. For example, the FERC is authorized to impose civil penalties of up to approximately $1.2 million per violation, per day for violations of the NGA, the NGPA or the rules, regulations, restrictions, conditions and orders promulgated under those statutes. This maximum penalty authority established by statute will continue to be adjusted periodically for inflation.
In addition, future federal, state or local legislation or regulations under which we will operate our natural gas gathering, transmission and storage businesses may have a material adverse effect on, our business, financial condition, results of operations, liquidity and ability to make quarterly cash distributions to our unitholders.

Item 5. Other Information
As previously reported on June 18, 2019, Phillip D. Swisher, Vice President and Chief Accounting Officer of the New EQM General Partner, the general partner of EQM, will resign from the New EQM General Partner and Equitrans Midstream, in each case effective as of July 31, 2019. 
On July 24, 2019, the New EQM General Partner’s Board of Directors appointed Brian P. Pietrandrea as Controller of the New EQM General Partner, effective as of July 31, 2019. In his role as Controller of the New EQM General Partner, Mr. Pietrandrea will serve as the principal accounting officer of the New EQM General Partner. Equitrans Midstream’s Board of Directors also appointed Mr. Pietrandrea as Controller, effective as of July 31, 2019.
Mr. Pietrandrea, age 44, was appointed Controller of certain subsidiaries of Equitrans Midstream effective upon the Separation on November 12, 2018. Prior to joining Equitrans Midstream, Mr. Pietrandrea served in various roles of increasing responsibility at a subsidiary of EQT, including Director, Partnership Accounting and Reporting, from October 2013 through February 2017, Controller, from March 2017 through February 2018, and Vice President and Controller, from March 2018 through the Separation.

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Mr. Pietrandrea has no familial relationship with any director, executive officer or person nominated or chosen by the New EQM General Partner to become a director or executive officer. In addition, there are no known related party transactions involving Mr. Pietrandrea, or involving any other “related person” associated with Mr. Pietrandrea, as defined in Regulation S-K, Item 404(a).

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Item 6. Exhibits

 
Exhibit No. Document Description Method of Filing
2.13.1


 
Fourth Amended and Restated Agreement and Plan of Merger,Limited Partnership of EQM Midstream Partners, LP, dated as of April 25, 2018,10, 2019.
Incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to EQM Midstream Partners, LP’s Form 8-K (#001-35574) filed on April 10, 2019.
4.1

Registration Rights Agreement, dated as of April 10, 2019, by and among EQTEQM Midstream Partners, LP EQTand the Purchasers party thereto. Equitrans Midstream Services, LLC, EQM Acquisition Sub, LLC, EQM GP Acquisition Sub, LLC, Rice Midstream Partners LP, Rice Midstream Management LLC and, solely for purposes of certain provisions thereof, EQT Corporation. EQT Midstream Partners, LPCorporation will furnish supplementally a copy of any omitted schedule and similar attachment to the SEC upon request. 
Incorporated herein by reference herein to Exhibit 2.14.1 to EQM Midstream Partners, LP’s Form 8-K (#001-35574) filed on April 26, 2018.
10, 2019.
2.210.1


 
Contribution and SaleAmendment No. 2 to Gas Gathering Agreement for the WG-100 Gas Gathering System, dated as of April 25, 2018,June 1, 2019, by and among EQT Corporation, Rice Midstream HoldingsProduction Company and EQT Energy, LLC, EQT Midstream Partners, LPon the one hand, and EQM Gathering Holdings, LLC. EQT Midstream Partners, LP will furnish supplementally a copy of any omitted schedule and similar attachment toOpco, LLC, on the SEC upon request.
Incorporated by reference herein to Exhibit 2.2 to Form 8-K (#001-35574) filed on April 26, 2018.
4.1

Third Supplemental Indenture, dated as of June 25, 2018, by and between EQT Midstream Partners, LP, as issuer, and The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., as trustee.
Incorporated by reference herein to Exhibit 4.2 to Form 8-K (#001-35574) filed on June 25, 2018.
4.2

Fourth Supplemental Indenture, dated as of June 25, 2018, by and between EQT Midstream Partners, LP, as issuer, and The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., as trustee.
Incorporated by reference herein to Exhibit 4.4 to Form 8-K (#001-35574) filed on June 25, 2018.
4.3

Fifth Supplemental Indenture, dated as of June 25, 2018, by and between EQT Midstream Partners, LP, as issuer, and The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., as trustee.
Incorporated by reference herein to Exhibit 4.6 to Form 8-K (#001-35574) filed on June 25, 2018.
10.1

Third Amended and Restated Limited Liability Company Agreement of Mountain Valley Pipeline, LLC, dated as of April 6, 2018, by and among MVP Holdco, LLC, US Marcellus Gas Infrastructure, LLC, WGL Midstream, Inc., Con Edison Gas Pipeline and Storage, LLC, RGC Midstream, LLC and Mountain Valley Pipeline, LLC.other hand. Specific items in this exhibit have been redacted, as marked by three asterisks [***], because confidential treatment for those items has been granted by the SEC. The redacted material has been separately filed with the SEC.
.		 
Incorporated herein by reference toFiled herewith as Exhibit 10.1 to Form 10-Q/A (#001-35574) filed on June 18, 2018.10.1.

10.2


 
364-Day Term Loan Agreement,Amendment No. 3 to Gas Gathering for Mercury, Pandora, Pluto, and Saturn Gas Gathering Systems, dated as of April 25, 2018,June 1, 2019, by and among EQT Midstream Partners, LP, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Administrative AgentProduction Company and a lender,EQT Energy, LLC, on the one hand, and EQM Gathering Opco, LLC, on the other lenders party thereto.
Incorporated by reference herein to Exhibit 10.1 to Form 8-K (#001-35574) filed on April 26, 2018.
10.3

Second Amended and Restated Gas Gathering and Compression Agreement, dated as of March 31, 2017, by and between Rice Drilling D LLC and Rice Olympus Midstream LLC.hand. Specific items in this exhibit have been redacted, as marked by three asterisks [***], because confidential treatment for those items has been requested from the SEC.  The redacted material has been separately filed with the SEC.
.		 Filed herewith as Exhibit 10.2.
10.3

Second Amendment to Gas Gathering and Compression Agreement, dated June 1, 2019, by and among Rice Drilling B, LLC, Alpha Shale Resources, LP and RMP Partners, LP. Specific items in this exhibit have been redacted, as marked by [***].Filed herewith as Exhibit 10.3.


31.110.4


 Transportation Service Agreement Applicable to Firm Transportation Service Under Rate Schedule FTS, Contract No. EQTR 20242-852, dated as of September 24, 2014 and amended through April 1, 2019, by and between Equitrans, L.P. and EQT Energy, LLC.Filed herewith as Exhibit 10.4.
10.5

Transportation Service Agreement Applicable to Firm Transportation Service Under Rate Schedule FTS, Contract No. CW2250463-1296, dated as of January 8, 2016 and amended through April 1, 2019, by and between Equitrans, L.P. and EQT Energy, LLC.Filed herewith as Exhibit 10.5.
31.1

Rule 13(a)-14(a) Certification of Principal Executive Officer. 
Filed herewith as Exhibit 31.1.
31.2


 
Rule 13(a)-14(a) Certification of Principal Financial Officer.
 
Filed herewith as Exhibit 31.2.
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Section 1350 Certification of Principal Executive Officer and Principal Financial Officer.
 
Furnished herewith as Exhibit 32.
101

 Inline Interactive Data File.File Filed herewith as Exhibit 101.
104
Cover Page Interactive Data File (formatted as Inline XBRL and contained in Exhibit 101)Filed herewith as Exhibit 104.





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Signature
 
 
 
 
 
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 EQTEQM Midstream Partners, LP
 (Registrant)
   
 By:EQT MidstreamEQGP Services, LLC, its General Partner
   
   
   
 By:/s/ Robert J. McNallyKirk R. Oliver
  Robert J. McNallyKirk R. Oliver
  Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Date:  July 26, 201830, 2019




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