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 SEPTEMBER 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
EQM 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.)
2200 Energy Drive, Canonsburg, Pennsylvania15317
(Address of principal executive offices)     (Zip code)
(724) 271-7600
(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)
625 Liberty Avenue, Suite 2000, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania15222
(Former name, former address and former fiscal year, if changed since last report)

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
625 Liberty Avenue, Suite 2000, 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
 
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant: (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.    Yesx☒  No  ¨☐
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically every Interactive Data File required to be submitted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§ 232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit such files).    Yesx☒  No  ¨☐
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, a smaller reporting company, or an emerging growth company.  See the definitions of "large accelerated filer," "accelerated filer," "smaller reporting company" and "emerging growth company" in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.
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Emerging Growth Company       ¨
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smaller reporting company)
 
Smaller Reporting Company¨
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If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act.  ¨☐

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act).        Yes ¨☐No  x
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As of September 30, 2018,October 31, 2019, there were 120,456,425200,457,630 Common Units and 1,443,015 General Partner7,000,000 Class B Units outstanding.




EQM 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 Nine Months Ended September 30, 20182019 and 2017
4
Statements of Consolidated Cash Flows for the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2018 and 2017
5
   
 
Consolidated Balance Sheets as of September 30, 2018 and December 31, 2017
6
Statements of Consolidated EquityCash Flows for the Nine Months Ended September 30, 20182019 and 20172018
7
   
 
Consolidated Balance Sheets as of September 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018
9
Statements of Consolidated Equity for the Three and Nine Months Ended September 30, 2019 and 2018
11
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
813
   
Item 2.
Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations
1934
   
Item 3.
Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk
3049
   
Item 4.
Controls and Procedures
3150
   
Part II.
Other Information:
 
    
Item 1.
Legal Proceedings
3251
   
Item 1A.
Risk Factors
3355
   
Item 6.
Exhibits
3956
   
Signature
4057
    




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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 EQM Midstream Partners, LP (formerly known as EQT Midstream Partners, LP) and its subsidiaries (collectively, EQM) as net (loss) income attributable to EQM plus net interest expense, depreciation, amortization of intangible assets, impairment 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 – equity (as defined below) – equity, 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 (defined below) 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.
firm reservation fee revenues –contractually obligated revenues that include fixed monthly charges under firm contracts and fixed volumetric charges under MVC (defined below) contracts.
gas – all references natural gas.
Minimum volume commitments (MVCs) – contracts for gathering or water services that obligate the customer to "gas" referpay for a fixed amount of volumes either monthly, annually or over the life of the contract. 
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 natural gas.Pittsylvania County, Virginia, providing access to 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, as applicable, the MVP and the MVP Southgate.
Preferred Interest – the preferred interest that EQM has in EQT Energy Supply, LLC (EES)., a subsidiary of EQT.
RMP - RM Partners LP (formerly known as Rice Midstream Partners LP) and its subsidiaries.
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

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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).
Separation Date – November 12, 2018.
throughput – the volume of natural gas transported or passing through a pipeline, plant, terminal or other facility during a particular period.
AbbreviationsMeasurements
ARO - asset retirement obligationsASU – Accounting Standards Update
Btu  = one British thermal unit
ASU FASB –Financial Accounting Standards UpdateBoard
BBtu = billion British thermal units
FASB FERC–Financial Accounting Standards Board U.S. Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
Bcf   = billion cubic feet
FERC – Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
Dth  =  dekatherm or million British thermal units
GAAP – United States Generally Accepted Accounting Principles
Mcf = thousand cubic feet
IDRs – incentive distribution rights
MMBtu = million British thermal units
IPO – Initial Public Offering
MMcf  = million cubic feet
IRS SEC – Internal Revenue Service
MMgal = million gallons
SEC –U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission
MMgal = million gallons


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PART I.  FINANCIAL INFORMATION
Item 1.Financial Statements

EQM MIDSTREAM PARTNERS, LP AND SUBSIDIARIES
Statements of Consolidated Operations (Unaudited) (1)(a) 
 Three Months Ended 
 September 30,		 Nine Months Ended 
 September 30,
 2018 2017 2018 2017
 (Thousands, except per unit amounts)
Operating revenues (2)
$364,584
 $206,293
 $1,110,307
 $603,180
Operating expenses: 
  
  
  
Operating and maintenance (3)
48,092
 19,589
 118,534
 54,721
Selling, general and administrative (3)
29,038
 18,758
 88,490
 51,970
Depreciation43,567
 22,244
 126,957
 64,191
Amortization of intangible assets10,387
 —
 31,160
 —
Total operating expenses131,084
 60,591
 365,141
 170,882
Operating income233,500
 145,702
 745,166
 432,298
Equity income (4)
16,087
 6,025
 35,836
 15,413
Other income1,345
 637
 3,193
 3,576
Net interest expense (5)
41,005
 9,426
 76,740
 26,014
Net income209,927
 142,938
 707,455
 425,273
Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests—
 —
 3,346
 —
Net income attributable to EQM$209,927
 $142,938
 $704,109
 $425,273
        
Calculation of limited partner interest in net income: 
  
  
  
Net income attributable to EQM$209,927
 $142,938
 $704,109
 $425,273
Less pre-acquisition net income allocated to parent(8,490) —
 (164,242) —
Less general partner interest in net income – general partner units(2,379) (2,515) (7,145) (7,482)
Less general partner interest in net income – IDRs(70,967) (37,615) (183,253) (102,451)
Limited partner interest in net income$128,091
 $102,808
 $349,469
 $315,340
        
Net income per limited partner unit – basic and diluted$1.14
 $1.28
 $3.73
 $3.91
Weighted average limited partner units outstanding – basic and diluted111,980
 80,603
 93,746
 80,603
        
Cash distributions declared per unit (6)
$1.115
 $0.98
 $3.270
 $2.805
 Three Months Ended 
 September 30,		 Nine Months Ended 
 September 30,
 2019 2018 2019 2018
 (Thousands, except per unit amounts)
Operating revenues (b)
$408,434
 $364,584
 $1,204,383
 $1,110,307
Operating expenses: 
  
  
  
Operating and maintenance (c)
43,021
 48,109
 117,460
 118,775
Selling, general and administrative (c)
23,845
 26,860
 83,171
 80,738
Separation and other transaction costs256
 2,161
 19,127
 7,511
Depreciation59,197
 43,567
 162,777
 126,957
Amortization of intangible assets14,540
 10,387
 38,677
 31,160
Impairments of long-lived assets (d)
298,652
 —
 378,787
 —
Total operating expenses439,511
 131,084
 799,999
 365,141
Operating (loss) income(31,077) 233,500
 404,384
 745,166
Equity income (e)
44,448
 16,087
 112,293
 35,836
Other income337
 1,345
 4,506
 3,193
Net interest expense (f)
53,923
 41,005
 152,996
 76,740
Net (loss) income(40,215) 209,927
 368,187
 707,455
Net (loss) income attributable to noncontrolling interests(29,697) —
 (25,664) 3,346
Net (loss) income attributable to EQM$(10,518) $209,927
 $393,851
 $704,109
        
Calculation of limited partner common unit interest in net (loss) income: 
  
  
  
Net (loss) income attributable to EQM$(10,518) $209,927
 $393,851
 $704,109
Less: Series A Preferred Units interest in net income(25,501) —
 (48,480) —
Less: pre-acquisition net income allocated to EQT—
 (8,490) —
 (164,242)
Less: general partner interest in net income – general partner units—
 (2,379) —
 (7,145)
Less: general partner interest in net income – IDRs—
 (70,967) —
 (183,253)
Limited partner interest in net (loss) income$(36,019) $128,091
 $345,371
 $349,469
        
Net (loss) income per limited partner common unit – basic(g)
$(0.18) $1.14
 $1.86
 $3.73
Net (loss) income per limited partner common unit – diluted(g)
$(0.18) $1.14
 $1.80
 $3.73
        
Weighted average limited partner common units outstanding – basic200,483
 111,980
 185,244
 93,746
Weighted average limited partner common units outstanding – diluted200,483
 111,980
 192,244
 93,746
        
Cash distributions declared per common unit (h)
$1.160
 $1.115
 $3.465
 $3.270

(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 May 2018 Acquisition)Drop-Down Transaction), and Rice MidstreamRM Partners LP (RMP), which was acquired by EQM effective on July 23, 2018 (the EQM-RMP Merger), because these 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 $276.9$275.4 million and $154.2$276.9 million for the three months ended September 30, 2019 and 2018, respectively, and 2017, respectively,$843.9 million and $827.8 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2019 and $445.82018, respectively. See Note 8.
(c)For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2019, operating and maintenance expense included $15.4 million forand $41.6 million of charges from Equitrans Midstream Corporation (NYSE: ETRN) (Equitrans Midstream), respectively. For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2018, and 2017, respectively. See Note F.
(3)Operatingoperating and maintenance expense included charges from EQT of $14.0 million and $10.7$38.4 million, forrespectively. For the three and nine months ended September 30, 20182019, selling, general and 2017, respectively, and $38.4administrative expense included charges from Equitrans Midstream of $16.0 million and $29.8$67.4 million, forrespectively. For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2018, and 2017, respectively. Selling,selling, general and administrative expense included charges from EQT of $25.7 million and $18.1 million for the three months ended September 30, 2018 and 2017, respectively, and $75.1 million, and $49.7 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2018 and 2017, respectively. See Note F.8.
(4)(d)See Note 3 for disclosure regarding impairments of 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), a subsidiary of EQT, of $1.6 million and $1.7$1.6 million for the three months ended September 30, 20182019 and 2017,2018, respectively, and $5.0$4.8 million and $5.1$5.0 million for the nine months ended September 30, 20182019 and 2017,2018, respectively.
(6)(g)See Note 12 for disclosure regarding 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.


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EQM MIDSTREAM PARTNERS, LP AND SUBSIDIARIES
Statements of Consolidated Cash Flows (Unaudited) (1)(a) 
Nine Months Ended 
 September 30,		Nine Months Ended 
 September 30,
2018 20172019 2018
(Thousands)(Thousands)
Cash flows from operating activities: 
  
 
  
Net income$707,455
 $425,273
$368,187
 $707,455
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities: 
  
 
  
Depreciation126,957
 64,191
162,777
 126,957
Amortization of intangible assets31,160
 —
38,677
 31,160
Impairments of long-lived assets (b)
378,787
 —
Equity income(35,836) (15,413)(112,293) (35,836)
AFUDC – equity(3,585) (4,128)(4,927) (3,585)
Non-cash long-term compensation expense1,275
 225
255
 1,275
Changes in other assets and liabilities: 
  
 
  
Accounts receivable2,193
 (1,106)29,022
 2,193
Accounts payable28,173
 1,848
(84,103) 13,443
Due to/from EQT affiliates(14,730) 5,627
Other assets and other liabilities22,420
 3,686
(31,555) 22,420
Net cash provided by operating activities865,482
 480,203
744,827
 865,482
Cash flows from investing activities: 
  
 
  
Capital expenditures(616,365) (224,591)(824,930) (616,365)
Capital contributions to the MVP Joint Venture(446,049) (103,448)(512,852) (446,049)
May 2018 Acquisition from EQT(1,193,160) —
Bolt-on Acquisition (defined in Note 2), net of cash acquired(837,231) —
Drop-Down Transaction—
 (1,193,160)
Principal payments received on the Preferred Interest3,281
 3,103
3,471
 3,281
Net cash used in investing activities(2,252,293) (324,936)(2,171,542) (2,252,293)
Cash flows from financing activities: 
  
 
  
Proceeds from credit facility borrowings2,524,000
 334,000
1,887,000
 2,524,000
Payments on credit facility borrowings(2,968,000) (229,000)(2,227,000) (2,968,000)
Pay-down of long-term debt associated with Bolt-on Acquisition (Note 2)(28,325) —
Proceeds from issuance of long-term debt2,500,000
 —
1,400,000
 2,500,000
Debt discount and issuance costs(34,249) (2,257)(2,563) (34,249)
Distributions paid to unitholders(528,410) (313,515)
Proceeds from issuance of Series A Preferred Units, net of offering costs1,158,313
 —
Distributions paid to common unitholders(673,347) (528,410)
Distributions paid to Series A Preferred unitholders(22,979) —
Distributions paid to noncontrolling interest(750) —
—
 (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 activities1,336,923
 (210,556)
Net cash provided by financing activities1,491,099
 1,336,923
      
Net change in cash and cash equivalents(49,888) (55,289)64,384
 (49,888)
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period54,600
 60,368
17,515
 54,600
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period$4,712
 $5,079
$81,899
 $4,712
      
Cash paid during the period for: 
  
 
  
Interest, net of amount capitalized$42,652
 $31,091
$192,298
 $42,652
      
Non-cash activity during the period for:
 
  
 
  
(Decrease) increase in capital contribution receivable from EQT$(11,758) $758
Increase (decrease) in capital contribution receivable from Equitrans Midstream/EQT$711
 $(11,758)
(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 Acquisition and the EQM-RMP Merger because these transactions were between entities under common control.

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

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EQM MIDSTREAM PARTNERS, LP AND SUBSIDIARIES
Consolidated Balance Sheets (Unaudited) (1)
 September 30, 
 2018		 December 31, 
 2017
 (Thousands, except number of units)
ASSETS 
Current assets: 
  
Cash and cash equivalents$4,712
 $54,600
Accounts receivable (net of allowance for doubtful accounts of $717 and $446 as of September 30, 2018 and December 31, 2017, respectively)58,358
 60,551
Accounts receivable – affiliate167,481
 158,720
Other current assets9,080
 14,153
Total current assets239,631
 288,024
    
Property, plant and equipment6,127,076
 5,516,504
Less: accumulated depreciation(518,718) (405,665)
Net property, plant and equipment5,608,358
 5,110,839
    
Investment in unconsolidated entity1,300,430
 460,546
Goodwill1,384,872
 1,384,872
Intangible assets, net586,500
 617,660
Other assets146,400
 136,894
Total assets$9,266,191
 $7,998,835
    
LIABILITIES AND EQUITY 
  
Current liabilities: 
  
Accounts payable$134,026
 $105,271
Due to related party39,709
 33,919
Capital contribution payable to MVP Joint Venture463,733
 105,734
Accrued interest46,165
 11,067
Accrued liabilities16,401
 20,995
Total current liabilities700,034
 276,986
    
Credit facility borrowings22,000
 466,000
Senior notes3,455,296
 987,352
Regulatory and other long-term liabilities31,010
 29,633
Total liabilities4,208,340
 1,759,971
    
Equity: 
  
Predecessor equity—
 3,916,434
Noncontrolling interest—
 173,472
Common (120,456,425 and 80,581,758 units issued and outstanding at September 30, 2018 and December 31, 2017, respectively)5,026,431
 2,147,706
General partner (1,443,015 units issued and outstanding at September 30, 2018 and December 31, 2017)31,420
 1,252
Total equity5,057,851
 6,238,864
Total liabilities and equity$9,266,191
 $7,998,835
(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 and the EQM-RMP Merger because these transactions were between entities under common control.


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EQM 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) $1,993,554
Net income—
 —
 315,340
 109,933
 425,273
Capital contributions—
 —
 2,576
 48
 2,624
Equity-based compensation plans—
 —
 225
 —
 225
Distributions paid to unitholders—
 —
 (215,556) (97,959) (313,515)
Balance at September 30, 2017$—
 $—
 $2,111,095
 $(2,934) $2,108,161
          
Balance at January 1, 2018$3,916,434
 $173,472
 $2,147,706
 $1,252
 $6,238,864
Net income164,242
 3,346
 349,469
 190,398
 707,455
Capital contributions—
 —
 3,851
 66
 3,917
Equity-based compensation plans922
 —
 353
 —
 1,275
Distributions paid to unitholders(68,390) —
 (299,724) (160,296) (528,410)
Net contributions from EQT3,660
 —
 —
 —
 3,660
Distributions paid to noncontrolling interest—
 (750) —
 —
 (750)
Acquisition of 25% of Strike Force Midstream LLC—
 (176,068) 1,068
 —
 (175,000)
May 2018 Acquisition from EQT (2)
(1,436,297) —
 243,137
 —
 (1,193,160)
EQM-RMP Merger (2)
(2,580,571) —
 2,580,571
 —
 —
Balance at September 30, 2018$—
 $—
 $5,026,431
 $31,420
 $5,057,851
(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 AcquisitionDrop-Down Transaction and the EQM-RMP Merger because these transactions were between entities under common control.
(2)(b)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 valueSee Note 3 for disclosure regarding impairments of the net assets transferred, even if the equity issued has a readily determinable fair value. 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.long-lived assets.



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Consolidated Balance Sheets (Unaudited)

 September 30, 
 2019		 December 31, 
 2018
 (Thousands, except number of units)
ASSETS 
Current assets: 
  
Cash and cash equivalents$81,899
 $17,515
Accounts receivable (net of allowance for doubtful accounts of $29 and $75 as of September 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018, respectively) (a)
242,186
 254,390
Other current assets21,035
 14,909
Total current assets345,120
 286,814
    
Property, plant and equipment8,431,130
 6,367,530
Less: accumulated depreciation(822,713) (560,902)
Net property, plant and equipment7,608,417
 5,806,628
    
Investment in unconsolidated entity2,227,321
 1,510,289
Goodwill (b)
962,218
 1,123,813
Net intangible assets812,020
 576,113
Other assets198,941
 152,464
Total assets$12,154,037
 $9,456,121
    
LIABILITIES AND EQUITY 
  
Current liabilities: 
  
Accounts payable (c)
$172,422
 $207,877
Due to Equitrans Midstream27,563
 44,509
Capital contribution payable to the MVP Joint Venture261,089
 169,202
Accrued interest41,170
 80,199
Accrued liabilities34,022
 20,672
Total current liabilities536,266
 522,459
    
Credit facility borrowings (d)
557,500
 625,000
Long-term debt4,858,208
 3,456,639
Regulatory and other long-term liabilities79,164
 38,724
Total liabilities6,031,138
 4,642,822
    
Equity: 
  
Series A Preferred Units (24,605,291 and 0 units issued and outstanding at September 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018, respectively)1,183,814
 —
Common (200,457,630 and 120,457,638 units issued and outstanding at September 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018, respectively)4,481,148
 4,783,673
Class B (7,000,000 and 0 units issued and outstanding at September 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018, respectively)5,141
 —
General partner (0 and 1,443,015 units issued and outstanding at September 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018, respectively)—
 29,626
Noncontrolling interest (e)
452,796
 —
Total equity6,122,899
 4,813,299
Total liabilities and equity$12,154,037
 $9,456,121
(a)Accounts receivable as of September 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018 included approximately $175.7 million and $174.8 million, respectively, of accounts receivable due from EQT.
(b)See Note 3 for disclosure regarding impairments of goodwill.
(c)Accounts payable as of December 31, 2018 included approximately $34.0 million due to EQT. There was 0 related party balance with EQT included in accounts payable as of September 30, 2019.
(d)As of September 30, 2019, EQM had credit facility borrowings outstanding of approximately $265 million and $293 million on its $3 Billion Facility and the Eureka Credit Facility, respectively (both defined herein). See Note 10 for further detail.

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(e)Noncontrolling interest as of September 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
 (Thousands, except per unit amounts)
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
Net income8,490
 —
 128,115
 —
 73,322
 —
 209,927
Capital contributions—
 —
 490
 —
 6
 —
 496
Equity-based compensation plans614
 —
 22
 —
 —
 —
 636
Distributions paid to unitholders
($1.09 per common unit)		—
 —
 (131,298) —
 (70,511) —
 (201,809)
EQM-RMP Merger(2,580,571)   2,580,571
       —
Balance at September 30, 2018$—
 $—
 $5,026,431
 $—
 $31,420
 $—
 $5,057,851

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   Limited Partners      
 Predecessor Equity Series A Preferred Units Common Units Class B Units General Partner Noncontrolling Interest Total Equity
 (Thousands, except per unit amounts)
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
Net income (loss)—
 25,501
 (34,804) (1,215) —
 (29,697) (40,215)
Capital contributions—
 —
 214
 —
 —
 —
 214
Distributions paid to unitholders
($1.160 per common unit)		—
 —
 (232,531) —
 —
 —
 (232,531)
Distributions paid to Series A Preferred unitholders ($0.9339 per unit)—
 (22,979) —
 —
 —
 —
 (22,979)
Bolt-on Acquisition measurement period adjustment (Note 2)—
 —
 —
 —
 —
 (7,602) (7,602)
Balance at September 30, 2019$—
 $1,183,814
 $4,481,148
 $5,141
 $—
 $452,796
 $6,122,899

(a)As discussed in Notes 1 and 2, the consolidated financial statements of EQM 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.

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

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EQM 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 (formerly known as EQT Midstream Services, LLC) (EQM General Partner), is a direct wholly owned subsidiary of EQGP Holdings, LP (formerly known as 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, as applicable.
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 a 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 and certain related parties, pursuant to which, among other things, (i) Equitrans Merger Sub, LP, a party to the IDR Merger Agreement, 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 IDRs, (b) the economic portion of the general partner interest in EQM and (c) the issued and outstanding EQGP 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 are 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 September 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 was formedIDR Transaction and Private Placement.
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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 namecommon 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 Partners, LPfor consolidation and changeddetermined that Eureka Midstream does not meet the criteria for variable interest entity classification due to its nameability 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 September 30, 2019, EQM consolidates Eureka Midstream Partners, LPusing the voting interest model, recording noncontrolling interest related to the third-party ownership interests in October 2018.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 September 30, 20182019 and December 31, 2017,2018, the results of its operations and equity for the three and nine months ended September 30, 20182019 and 2017,2018, and its cash flows and equity for the nine months ended September 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 footnotesnotes 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 and the EQM-RMP Merger because these transactions were 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 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 May 2018 Acquisition and the EQM-RMP Merger had 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 nine months ended September 30, 20182019 are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be expected for the year ending December 31, 2018.2019.
EQM and its subsidiaries, including Eureka Midstream, do not have any employees. Operational, management and other services for EQM and its subsidiaries 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 footnotesnotes 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 herein.
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, 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. In July 2018, the FASB also targeted improvements to thisissued ASU in ASU 2018-11. This2018-11, Leases (Topic 842): Targeted Improvements. The update provides entities with an optional transition method whichof adoption that permits an entityentities to initially apply the new leases standard at the adoption date and recognize a cumulative-effect adjustment to the opening balance of retained earnings in the period of adoption. Under the optional transition 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 2019-01, Leases (Topic 842): Codification Improvements, which, among other things, clarifies interim disclosure requirements in the year of ASU 2016-02 adoption.
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reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2018, including interim periods within that reporting period, with early adoption permitted. EQM is utilizinguses a lease accounting system to documentmonitor its current population of contracts classified as leases, which will be updated as EQM's lease population changes.contracts. EQM continues to evaluate new businessimplemented processes and related internal controls to review new lease contracts for appropriate accounting treatment in the context of the standards and is assessing and documentingto generate disclosures required under the accounting impacts related tostandards. For the new standard. Althoughdisclosures required by the evaluation is ongoing, EQM expects that the adoption will impact its financial statements as the standard requires recognition on the balance sheet of a right of use asset and corresponding lease liability.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 available for sale debt securities. For assets held at amortized cost basis, this ASUstandard eliminates the probable initial recognition threshold in current GAAP, and, 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 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, the FASB issued ASU 2017-04, Simplifying the Test
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In August 2018, the FASB issued ASU 2018-13, Fair Value Measurement, Changes to the Disclosure Requirements for Fair Value Measurement, which makes a number of changes to the hierarchy 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 this standard to have a material impacteffect 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. For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2019, EQM did 0t 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 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 and comparative year-to-date periods, with subtotals for each interim period. This final rule was effective on November 5, 2018 and EQM assessed the impact on its consolidated financial statements disclosures to be not significant. EQM adopted the final rule and began applying this disclosure change to its statement of consolidated equity in the first quarter of 2019.
2.Acquisitions, Mergers and Divestitures
Bolt-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 $1.04 billion, composed of approximately $852 million in cash, net of purchase price adjustments, and approximately $192 million in assumed pro-rata debt. 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 of Series A Preferred Units that closed concurrently with the Bolt-on Acquisition. See Notes 1 and 5 for further information regarding 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 $0.3 million and $17.0 million in acquisition-related expenses related to the Bolt-on Acquisition during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2019, respectively. The Bolt-on Acquisition acquisition-related expenses included $0.3 million for professional fees for the three months ended September 30, 2019 and $15.3 million for professional fees and $1.7 million for compensation arrangements for the nine months ended September 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 acquired and liabilities assumed as of April 10, 2019, with any excess of purchase price over estimated fair value of the identified net assets acquired recorded as goodwill. The $99.7 million of goodwill was 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 allocation and related adjustments remain subject to further adjustments during the applicable measurement period; thus, the purchase price allocation and related adjustments included in the financial statements are preliminary as of September 30, 2019.

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The following table summarizes the allocation of the fair value of the assets acquired and liabilities assumed in the Bolt-on Acquisition as of April 10, 2019 by EQM, as well as certain measurement period adjustments made subsequent to EQM's initial valuation.
(in thousands) 
Preliminary Purchase Price Allocation
(As initially reported)
 
Measurement Period Adjustments(a)
 
Preliminary Purchase Price Allocation
(As adjusted)
Consideration given:      
Cash consideration(b)
 $861,250
 $(11,404) $849,846
Buyout of Eureka Midstream Class B Units and incentive compensation 2,530
 —
 2,530
Total consideration 863,780
 (11,404) 852,376
       
Fair value of liabilities assumed:      
Current liabilities 52,458
 (9,857) 42,601
Long-term debt 300,825
 —
 300,825
Other long-term liabilities 10,203
 —
 10,203
Amount attributable to liabilities assumed 363,486
 (9,857) 353,629
       
Fair value of assets acquired:      
Cash 15,145
 —
 15,145
Accounts receivable 16,817
 —
 16,817
Inventory 12,991
 (26) 12,965
Other current assets 882
 —
 882
Net property, plant and equipment 1,222,284
 (8,906) 1,213,378
Intangible assets (c)
 317,000
 (6,000) 311,000
Other assets 14,567
 —
 14,567
Amount attributable to assets acquired 1,599,686
 (14,932) 1,584,754
       
Noncontrolling interests (486,062) 7,602
 (478,460)
       
Goodwill as of April 10, 2019 $113,642
 $(13,931) $99,711
Impairment of goodwill (d)
     (99,711)
Goodwill as of September 30, 2019     $—

B.(a)AcquisitionsEQM recorded measurement period adjustments to its preliminary acquisition date fair values due to the refinement of its valuation models, assumptions and Mergerinputs. The measurement period adjustments were based upon information obtained about facts and circumstances that existed at the acquisition date that, if known, would have affected the measurement of the amounts recognized at that date.
(b)The cash consideration for the Bolt-on Acquisition was adjusted by approximately $11.4 million related to working capital adjustments and the release of all escrowed indemnification funds to EQM.
(c)After considering the refinements to the valuation models, EQM estimated the fair value of the customer-related intangible assets acquired as part of the Bolt-on Acquisition to be $311.0 million. As a result, the fair value of the customer-related intangible assets was decreased by $6.0 million on September 30, 2019 with a corresponding increase to goodwill. In addition, the change to the provisional amount resulted in a decrease in amortization expense and accumulated amortization of approximately $0.4 million.
(d)During the third quarter of 2019, EQM identified impairment indicators that suggested the fair value of its goodwill was more likely than not below its carrying amount. As such, EQM performed an interim goodwill impairment assessment, which resulted in EQM recognizing impairment to goodwill of approximately $261.3 million, of which $99.7 million was associated with its Eureka/Hornet reporting unit bringing the reporting unit's goodwill balance to zero. See Note 3 for further detail. The goodwill impairment charge related to the Eureka/Hornet reporting unit recorded in the third quarter of fiscal 2019 is subject to change based upon the final purchase price allocation during the measurement period for estimated fair values of assets acquired and liabilities assumed in the Bolt-on Acquisition. There can be no assurance that such final allocations will not result in material increases or decreases to the recorded goodwill impairment charge based upon the preliminary purchase price allocations due to changes in the provisional opening balance sheet estimates of goodwill. EQM’s estimates and assumptions are subject to change during the measurement period (up to one year from the acquisition date).
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The estimated fair value of midstream facilities and equipment, generally consisting of pipeline systems and compression stations, was 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 noncontrolling interest in Eureka Midstream is estimated to be $478 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 future revenue estimates and future cost assumptions. 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. EQM calculates amortization of intangible assets using the straight-line method over the estimated useful life of the intangible assets which is 20 years for the Eureka-related intangible assets. As discussed in Note 3, during the third quarter of 2019, as a result of the recoverability test, EQM estimated the fair value of the Hornet-related intangible assets and determined that the fair value was not in excess of the assets’ carrying value, which resulted in an impairment charge of approximately $36.4 million related to certain of such intangible assets within EQM's Gathering segment. As a result of the reduction in expected future cash flows, the useful life of the Hornet-related intangible assets was prospectively changed to 7.25 years as of October 1, 2019, over which EQM calculates amortization using the straight-line method. After the impact of the impairment and the decrease in the useful life of the Hornet-related intangible assets, the expected annual amortization expense increased by $1.0 million. Amortization expense recorded in the statements of consolidated operations for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2019 was $4.1 million and $7.5 million, respectively. The estimated annual amortization expense for the fourth quarter of 2019 and over the successive five years is as follows: 2019 $4.2 million, 2020 $16.8 million, 2021 $16.8 million, 2022 $16.8 million, 2023 $16.8 million and 2024 $16.8 million.
Intangible assets, net as of September 30, 2019, are detailed below.
(in thousands) As of September 30, 2019
Intangible assets $311,000
Less: impairment of Hornet-related intangible assets (a)
 36,405
Less: accumulated amortization 7,517
Intangible assets, net $267,078

(a)See Note 3 for disclosure regarding impairments of long-lived assets.
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 September 30, 2019.
(in thousands) (unaudited) April 10, 2019 through September 30, 2019
Operating revenues $61,579
Operating loss attributable to EQM $(109,277)
Net loss attributable to noncontrolling interests $(25,664)
Net loss attributable to EQM $(87,949)

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.

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(in thousands, except per unit data)(unaudited) Nine Months Ended September 30, 2019
Pro forma operating revenues $1,235,963
Pro forma net income $396,339
Pro forma net loss attributable to noncontrolling interests $(22,447)
Pro forma net income attributable to EQM $418,786
Pro forma income per limited partner common unit (basic) $1.85
Pro forma income per limited partner common unit (diluted) $1.78

(in thousands, except per unit data)(unaudited) Three Months Ended September 30, 2018 Nine Months Ended September 30, 2018
Pro forma operating revenues $391,151
 $1,195,096
Pro forma net income $221,037
 $730,440
Pro forma net income attributable to noncontrolling interests $4,752
 $13,462
Pro forma net income attributable to EQM $216,285
 $716,978
Pro forma income per unit (basic) $0.95
 $3.20
Pro forma income per unit (diluted) $0.92
 $3.09

Shared Assets Transaction
On April 25, 2018, EQT, Rice Midstream Holdings LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of EQT, EQM and EQM Gathering Holdings, LLC (EQM Gathering), a wholly owned subsidiary ofMarch 31, 2019, EQM entered into a Contributionan Assignment and Bill of Sale Agreement(the Assignment and Bill of Sale) with Equitrans Midstream pursuant to which EQM Gathering acquired from EQT all of EQT's interests in ROM, Strike Forcecertain assets and Rice WV in exchangeassumed certain leases that primarily support EQM’s operations for an aggregate cash purchase price of 5,889,282$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 common units and aggregateacquired, effective on the first day of the second quarter of 2019, certain additional assets from Equitrans Midstream for $8.9 million cash consideration, reflecting the net book value of $1.15 billion, plus working capitalin-service assets and expenditures made in respect of assets not yet in-service as of June 30, 2019, which subsequent purchase price was subject to certain adjustments. ROM ownsAdditionally, pursuant to the Assignment and Bill of Sale, EQM acquired, effective on the first day of the third quarter of 2019, an additional asset from Equitrans Midstream for a natural gas gathering systemde minimus dollar amount reflecting the net book value of such asset as of September 30, 2019. 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 gathers gas from wells located primarilycertain 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 Belmont County, Ohio. Strike Force owns a 75% limited liability company interestorder 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 Strike Force Midstream LLC (Strike Force Midstream). The May 2018 Acquisition closed on May 22, 2018connection with an effective date of May 1, 2018.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 ownedwholly-owned subsidiary of EQM (Merger Sub), EQM GP Acquisition Sub, LLC, a wholly ownedwholly-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 ownedwholly-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 million33,975,777 EQM common units of which 9,544,530 EQM common units were received by an indirect wholly ownedwholly-owned subsidiary of EQT. As a result of the EQM-RMP Merger, RMP's common units are no longer publicly traded.

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On April 25, 2018, EQT, Rice Midstream Holdings LLC (Rice Midstream Holdings), a wholly-owned subsidiary of EQT, EQM and EQM Gathering Holdings, LLC (EQM Gathering), a wholly-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 EQM Olympus, Strike Force and EQM WV in exchange for an aggregate of 5,889,282 EQM common units and aggregate cash consideration of approximately $1.15 billion. 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), which gathers gas from wells located primarily in Belmont and Monroe Counties, Ohio. The Drop-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 $1,384.9 million of goodwill.goodwill, all of which was allocated to 2 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 RMP, ROM,EQM Olympus, Strike Force and RiceEQM WV over the sum of the fair value amounts allocated to the

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The following table summarizes the allocation of the fair value of the assets and liabilities of RMP, ROM,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.
 At November 13, 2017 Goodwill and Purchase Price Allocation
 (Thousands) (Thousands)
Estimated fair value of RMP, ROM, Strike Force and Rice WV (1)
 $4,014,984
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)
 132,459
 132,459
Intangible assets (3)(c)
 623,200
 623,200
Property and equipment, net (4)(d)
 2,265,900
 2,265,900
Other non-current assets 118
 118
Current liabilities (2)(b)
 (116,242) (117,124)
RMP $850 Million Facility (5)(e)
 (266,000) (266,000)
Other non-current liabilities (5)(e)
 (9,323) (9,323)
Total estimated fair value of assets acquired and liabilities assumed 2,630,112
 2,629,230
Goodwill $1,384,872
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
Impairment of goodwill (h)
 161,595
Goodwill as of September 30, 2019 $962,218
(1)(a)Includes the estimated fair value attributable to noncontrolling interest in Strike Force of $166 million.
(2)(b)The fair value of current assets and current liabilities werewas 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.
(5)(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 acquisitions 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 the carrying value of the RMP PA Gas Gathering (as defined in Note 3) 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.
(h)As discussed above, during the third quarter of 2019, EQM identified impairment indicators that suggested the fair value of its goodwill was more likely than not below its carrying amount. As such, EQM performed an interim goodwill impairment assessment, which resulted in EQM recognizing an impairment to goodwill of approximately $261.3 million, of which $161.6 million was associated with its RMP PA Gas Gathering reporting unit. As of September 30, 2019, EQM’s goodwill balance was reduced to $962.2 million, including $923.4 million and $38.8 million associated with RMP PA Gas Gathering and Rice Retained Midstream (as defined in Note 3), respectively. See Note 3 for further detail.
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 nine months ended September 30, 2018 was $10.4 million and $31.2 million, respectively. As of September 30, 2018 and December 31, 2017, accumulated amortization was $36.7 million and $5.5 million, respectively. There was no amortization expense recognized for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2017. The estimated annual amortization expense over the next five years is $41.5 million.
As a result of the recast, EQM recognized a liability for AROs related to dismantling, reclaiming and disposing of the water services assets. Based on an estimate of the timing and amount of their settlement, EQM recorded a liability and capitalized a corresponding amount to asset retirement costs. The liability was estimated using the present value of expected future cash flows, adjusted for inflation and discounted at EQM's credit-adjusted, risk-free rate. The current portion of the AROs was recorded in regulatory and other long-term liabilities on the consolidated balance sheets. The following table presents a reconciliation of the AROs for the periods from November 13, 2017 through September 30, 2018.
  Asset Retirement Obligations
  (Thousands)
Balance at November 13, 2017 $9,286
Accretion expense 35
Balance at December 31, 2017 $9,321
Accretion expense 321
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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 then 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.
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consideration paid to EQT was recorded as a 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 recast its consolidated financial statements to retrospectively reflect the EQM-RMP Merger and 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.
Divestitures
As discussed in Note 3, EQM incurred an $80.1 million impairment charge during the second quarter of 2019 associated with certain FERC-regulated low-pressure gathering pipelines. During the third quarter of 2019, EQM divested certain of its FERC-regulated low-pressure gathering pipelines associated with its Copley gathering system located in West Virginia. On August 14, 2019, Equitrans, L.P., a subsidiary of EQM, entered into a Purchase and Sale Agreement with Diversified Gas & Oil Corporation for the sale of the Copley gathering system (including approximately 530 miles of low-pressure gathering pipelines, 4 compressor stations and related assets) for a purchase price of $1,000, subject to certain post-closing adjustments and FERC approval. The initial transaction closed on September 26, 2019 in respect of non-certificated gathering assets comprising a portion of the Copley gathering system. The second transaction will be completed following FERC approval of the abandonment of the certificated assets, which is expected in the fourth quarter of 2019.
C.3.
Revenue from Contracts with CustomersImpairments of Long-Lived Assets
Impairment of goodwill
Goodwill is evaluated for impairment at least annually and whenever events or changes in circumstance indicate that the fair value of a reporting unit is less than its carrying amount. EQM may perform either a qualitative assessment of potential impairment or proceed directly to a quantitative assessment of potential impairment. EQM's qualitative assessment of potential impairment may result in the determination that a quantitative impairment analysis is not necessary. Under this elective process, EQM assesses qualitative factors to determine whether the existence of events or circumstances leads EQM to determine that it is more likely than not that the fair value of a reporting unit is less than its carrying amount. If after assessing the totality of events or circumstances, EQM determines it is more likely than not that the fair value of a reporting unit is greater than its carrying amount, then a quantitative assessment is not required. However, if EQM concludes otherwise, a quantitative impairment analysis is performed.
If EQM chooses not to perform a qualitative assessment, or if it chooses to perform a qualitative assessment but is unable to qualitatively conclude that no impairment has occurred, then EQM will perform a quantitative assessment. In the case of a quantitative assessment, EQM estimates the fair value of the reporting unit with which the goodwill is associated and compares it to the carrying value. If the estimated fair value of a reporting unit is less than its carrying value, an impairment charge is recognized for the excess of the reporting unit's carrying value over its fair value.
The 3 reporting units to which EQM's goodwill is recorded are (i) the Ohio gathering assets acquired in the Rice Merger (Rice Retained Midstream), (ii) the Pennsylvania gathering assets acquired in the Rice Merger (RMP PA Gas Gathering) and (iii) the Ohio and West Virginia gathering assets acquired in the Bolt-on Acquisition (Eureka/Hornet, collectively with Rice Retained Midstream and RMP PA Gas Gathering, the Reporting Units). The Reporting Units earn a substantial portion of their revenues from volumetric-based fees, which are sensitive to changes in their customers' development plans.
During the third quarter of 2019, EQM identified impairment indicators in the form of significant declines in the unit price of EQM's common units and corresponding market capitalization, primarily as a result of continued suppressed natural gas prices and decreased producer drilling activity. Management considered these price effects and activity declines as indicators that the fair value of goodwill was more likely than not below the Reporting Units' carrying amount. As such, the performance of an interim goodwill impairment assessment was required.
In estimating the fair value of the Reporting Units, EQM used a combination of the income approach and the market approach. EQM used the income approach’s discounted cash flow method, which applies significant inputs not observable in the public market (Level 3), including estimates and assumptions related to the use of an appropriate discount rate, future throughput volumes, operating costs, capital spending and changes in working capital. EQM used the market approach’s comparable company method and reference transaction method. The comparable company method evaluates the value of a company using metrics of other businesses of similar size and industry. The reference transaction method evaluates the value of a company based on pricing multiples derived from similar transactions entered into by similar companies.
During the third quarter of 2019, EQM determined that the fair value of Rice Retained Midstream was greater than its carrying value; however, the carrying values of RMP PA Gas Gathering and Eureka/Hornet were each greater than their respective fair values. As a result, EQM recognized impairment of goodwill of $161.6 million and $99.7 million on RMP PA Gas Gathering and Eureka/Hornet, respectively. The non-cash impairment charge is included in the impairments of long-lived assets line on EQM's statements of consolidated operations. As of September 30, 2019, EQM’s goodwill balance was reduced to $962.2 million, including $923.4 million and $38.8 million associated with RMP PA Gas Gathering and Rice Retained Midstream, respectively.
Impairment of long-lived assets and intangible 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 future 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 the 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 to make projections and assumptions regarding the probability of a range of outcomes and the rates of interest 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 third quarter of 2019, EQM performed a recoverability test due to the triggering events described in the goodwill impairment summary above. As a result of the recoverability test, management determined that the carrying value of certain long-lived assets associated with Eureka/Hornet were not recoverable. The assets deemed not recoverable were customer-related intangible assets associated with Hornet Midstream, an asset group within Eureka/Hornet, that were acquired as part of the Bolt-on Acquisition. EQM estimated the fair value of the Hornet-related intangible assets and determined that the fair value was not in excess of the assets’ carrying value, which resulted in an impairment charge of approximately $36.4 million related to certain of such intangible assets within EQM's Gathering segment. The non-cash impairment charge is included in the impairments of long-lived assets line on the statements of consolidated operations.
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 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 present and in 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 FERC-related low-pressure gathering assets and determined that their

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fair values were not in excess of the assets’ carrying values, which resulted in recognized impairments of property and equipment of approximately $80.1 million related to the assets within EQM's Gathering segment. As a result of the impairment, the assets carry no book value. The non-cash impairment charge is included in the impairments of long-lived assets line on EQM's statements of consolidated operations for the nine months ended September 30, 2019. See Note 2 for a discussion on the divestiture of certain of EQM's low-pressure gathering assets.
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Leases
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 following practical expedients: (i) to not reassess certain land easements, (ii) to not apply the recognition requirements under the standard to all openshort-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 sheets 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 standard did not require an adjustment to the opening balance of equityretained earnings. As of the Adoption Date and did not materially changeSeptember 30, 2019, EQM had no lease contracts 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 2 lease agreements that support EQM operations (the Shared Leases Assignment), one of which provides rights to a 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 1 facilities lease for which it recorded approximately $1.7 million and $3.0 million in operating lease expenses during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2019, respectively. 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 nine months ended September 30, 2019.
 Three Months Ended September 30, 2019 Nine Months Ended 
 September 30, 2019
 (Thousands)
Operating lease cost$2,838
 $6,987
Short-term lease cost1,473
 3,353
Variable lease cost100
 112
Total lease cost$4,411
 $10,452

Operating lease expense related to EQM's amount or timingcompressor 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 revenues.consolidated operations.
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liabilities were $53.4 million, of which $10.1 million was classified as current. As of September 30, 2019, the weighted average remaining lease term was 8 years and the weighted average discount rate was 5.4%.
Schedule of Operating Lease Liability Maturities. The following table summarizes undiscounted cash flows owed by EQM to lessors pursuant to contractual agreements in effect as of September 30, 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.
 September 30, 2019
 (Thousands)
2019$3,218
202012,168
20219,913
20227,694
20235,607
20243,966
Thereafter24,728
Total67,294
Less: imputed interest13,926
Present value of operating lease liability$53,368

5.Equity
The following table summarizes changes in EQM's Series A Preferred Units, common units and Class B units, each representing limited partner interests in EQM, and general partner units during the year ended December 31, 2018 and from January 1, 2019 through September 30, 2019.
 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 September 30, 201924,605,291
 200,457,630
 7,000,000
 —
 232,062,921

(1)Units issued upon the resignation of a member of the Board of Directors 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 September 30, 2019, 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, respectively. Additionally, Equitrans Gathering Holdings, EQM GP Corp and EMH held 6,153,907, 6,155 and 839,938 Class B units, respectively. As of September 30, 2019, Equitrans Midstream owned, directly 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 53.5% limited

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partner interest in EQM) and the entire non-economic general partner interest in EQM, while the public owned a 46.5% limited partner interest in EQM.
Class B Units
As discussed above and in Note 1, in February 2019, EQM issued 7,000,000 Class B units representing a new class of limited partner interests in EQM as partial consideration for the 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 April 1, 2021, the second tranche of 2,500,000 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 into EQM common units 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 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.
Series 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 the 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 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 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.
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 vote on an as-converted basis with the EQM common units and Class B units and 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 the beginning of the applicable quarter and (y) 2.59%, and (B) 6.90%, multiplied by (iii) 25%. EQM will not be entitled to pay any distributions on any junior securities, including any EQM common units, prior to paying the quarterly distributions payable to the holders 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 any 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 upon the liquidation, dissolution or winding up of EQM), 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 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 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

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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 holders. In addition, upon certain events involving a change in control, the holders of Series A Preferred Units may elect, among other potential elections, to convert their preferred units into EQM common units at a certain conversion rate.
6.Financial Information by Business Segment
EQM reports its operations in 3 segments that reflect its 3 lines of business: Gathering, Transmission and Water. Gathering includes EQM's high-pressure gathering lines and FERC-regulated low-pressure gathering lines; 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.
 Three Months Ended 
 September 30,		 Nine Months Ended 
 September 30,
 2019 2018 2019 2018
 (Thousands)
Revenues from customers: 
  
  
  
Gathering$299,491
 $252,861
 $847,038
 $731,440
Transmission87,299
 89,350
 289,926
 285,429
Water21,644
 22,373
 67,419
 93,438
Total operating revenues$408,434
 $364,584
 $1,204,383
 $1,110,307
        
Operating (loss) income: 
  
  
  
Gathering (a)
$(98,489) $177,902
 $177,720
 $510,755
Transmission59,690
 58,691
 207,684
 198,784
Water7,722
 (3,093) 18,980
 35,627
Total operating (loss) income$(31,077) $233,500
 $404,384
 $745,166
        
Reconciliation of operating (loss) income to net (loss) income:   
  
  
Equity income (b)
$44,448
 $16,087
 $112,293
 $35,836
Other income337
 1,345
 4,506
 3,193
Net interest expense53,923
 41,005
 152,996
 76,740
Net (loss) income$(40,215)
$209,927

$368,187

$707,455
(a)Impairments of long-lived assets of $298.7 million and $378.8 million for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2019, respectively, were included in Gathering operating (loss) income. See Note 3 for further information.
(b)Equity income is included in the Transmission segment.
 September 30, 
 2019		 December 31, 
 2018
 (Thousands)
Segment assets: 
  
Gathering$7,949,204
 $6,011,654
Transmission (a)
3,801,905
 3,066,659
Water198,672
 237,602
Total operating segments11,949,781
 9,315,915
Headquarters, including cash204,256
 140,206
Total assets$12,154,037
 $9,456,121

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 Three Months Ended 
 September 30,		 Nine Months Ended 
 September 30,
 2019 2018 2019 2018
 (Thousands)
Depreciation: 
  
  
  
Gathering$38,943
 $25,359
 $104,502
 $72,309
Transmission13,347
 12,357
 38,474
 37,228
Water6,907
 5,851
 19,801
 17,420
Total$59,197
 $43,567
 $162,777
 $126,957
        
Expenditures for segment assets:       
Gathering(a)(b)
$272,138
 $194,477
 $745,053
 $515,072
Transmission(c)
16,296
 37,626
 46,287
 84,517
Water13,466
 7,981
 31,490
 17,358
Total(d)
$301,900
 $240,084
 $822,830
 $616,947
(a)Includes approximately $0.3 million and $58.9 million for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2019, respectively, related to non-operating assets acquired from Equitrans Midstream in the Shared Assets Transaction that primarily support EQM's gathering activities.
(b)Includes approximately $6.7 million and $17.6 million of capital expenditures related to noncontrolling interests in Eureka Midstream for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2019, respectively.
(c)Transmission capital expenditures do not include capital contributions made to the MVP Joint Venture for the MVP and MVP Southgate projects of approximately $211.7 million and $263.2 million for the three months ended September 30, 2019 and 2018, respectively, and approximately $512.9 million and $446.0 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2019 and 2018, respectively.
(d)
EQM accrues capital expenditures when the work has been completed but the associated bills have not yet been paid. Accrued capital expenditures are excluded from the statements of consolidated cash flows until they are paid. Accrued capital expenditures were approximately $115.5 million, $110.8 million and $108.9 million at September 30, 2019, June 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018, respectively. Accrued capital expenditures were approximately $91.3 million, $84.6 million and $90.7 million at September 30, 2018, June 30, 2018 and December 31, 2017, respectively. On April 10, 2019, as a result of the Bolt-on Acquisition, EQM assumed $8.8 million of Eureka Midstream accrued capital expenditures.
7.Revenue from Contracts with Customers
For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2019 and 2018, all revenues recognized on EQM's statements of consolidated operations are from contracts with customers. As of September 30, 20182019 and December 31, 2017,2018, 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.
Gathering, Transmission and Storage Service Contracts. 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 can also be charged under firm contracts for each firm volume actually transported, gathered or stored as well as for volumes transported, gathered or stored in excess of the firm contracted volume. Interruptible service contracts include volumetric-based fees, which are charges for the volume of gas gathered, transported or stored and generally do not guarantee access 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.
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 revenue is generally satisfied upon EQM's monthly billing to the customer for 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 (MVCs), which specify minimum quantities for which a customer will be charged regardless of 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.
Water Service Contracts. EQM's water service revenues represent fees charged by EQM for the delivery of fresh water to a customer at a specified delivery point and for the collection and recycling or disposal of flowback and produced water. All of EQM’s water service revenues are generated pursuant to variable price per volume contracts with customers. For fresh water service contracts, the only performance obligation in each contract is for EQM to provide water (usually a minimum daily volume of water) to the customer at a designated delivery point. For flowback and produced water, the performance obligation is collection and disposition of the water which typically occur within the same day. For all water service arrangements, the customer is typically invoiced on a monthly basis with payment due 21 days after the receipt of the invoice.

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Summary of Disaggregated Revenues. Revenues. The tables below provide disaggregated revenue information by EQM business segment.

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  Three Months Ended September 30, 2018
  Gathering Transmission Water Total
  (Thousands)
Firm reservation fee revenues $112,598
 $82,669
 $—
 $195,267
Volumetric based fee revenues:        
Usage fees under firm contracts (1)
 8,661
 5,331
 —
 13,992
Usage fees under interruptible contracts (2)
 131,602
 1,350
 —
 132,952
Total volumetric based fee revenues 140,263
 6,681
 —
 146,944
Water service revenues —
 —
 22,373
 22,373
Total operating revenues $252,861
 $89,350
 $22,373
 $364,584
         
  Nine Months Ended September 30, 2018
  Gathering Transmission Water Total
  (Thousands)
Firm reservation fee revenues $334,233
 $262,666
 $—
 $596,899
Volumetric based fee revenues:        
Usage fees under firm contracts (1)
 30,725
 13,981
 —
 44,706
Usage fees under interruptible contracts (2)
 366,482
 8,782
 —
 375,264
Total volumetric based fee revenues 397,207
 22,763
 —
 419,970
Water service revenues —
 —
 93,438
 93,438
Total operating revenues $731,440
 $285,429
 $93,438
 $1,110,307

(1)Includes fees on volumes gathered and transported in excess of firm contracted capacity as well as usage fees and fees on all volumes transported under firm contracts.
(2)
Includes volumes from contracts under which EQM has agreed to hold capacity available without charging a capacity reservation fee.
  Three Months Ended September 30, 2019
  Gathering Transmission Water Total
  (Thousands)
Firm reservation fee revenues $154,791
 $81,990
 $—
 $236,781
Volumetric-based fee revenues 144,700
 5,309
 —
 150,009
Water services revenues —
 —
 21,644
 21,644
Total operating revenues $299,491
 $87,299
 $21,644
 $408,434
         
  Three Months Ended September 30, 2018
  Gathering Transmission Water Total
  (Thousands)
Firm reservation fee revenues $112,598
 $82,669
 $—
 $195,267
Volumetric-based fee revenues 140,263
 6,681
 —
 146,944
Water services revenues —
 —
 22,373
 22,373
Total operating revenues $252,861
 $89,350
 $22,373
 $364,584
         
  Nine Months Ended September 30, 2019
  Gathering Transmission Water Total
  (Thousands)
Firm reservation fee revenues $431,520
 $263,051
 $—
 $694,571
Volumetric-based fee revenues 415,518
 26,875
 —
 442,393
Water services revenues —
 —
 67,419
 67,419
Total operating revenues $847,038
 $289,926
 $67,419
 $1,204,383
         
  Nine Months Ended September 30, 2018
  Gathering Transmission Water Total
  (Thousands)
Firm reservation fee revenues $334,233
 $262,666
 $—
 $596,899
Volumetric-based fee revenues 397,207
 22,763
 —
 419,970
Water services revenues —
 —
 93,438
 93,438
Total operating revenues $731,440
 $285,429
 $93,438
 $1,110,307

Summary of Remaining Performance Obligations. The following table summarizes the transaction price allocated to EQM's remaining performance obligations under all contracts with firm reservation fees and MVCs as of September 30, 2018.2019.
 
2018 (1)
 2019 2020 2021 2022 Thereafter Total 
2019(a)
 2020 2021 2022 2023 Thereafter Total
(Thousands)(Thousands)
Gathering firm reservation fees $113,018
 $476,270
 $552,197
 $562,196
 $562,196
 $2,834,111
 $5,099,988
 $124,735
 $512,126
 $586,691
 $591,430
 $590,342
 $2,152,476
 $4,557,800
Gathering revenues supported by MVCs —
 65,700
 71,370
 71,175
 71,175
 136,875
 416,295
 41,341
 133,969
 153,065
 153,065
 152,242
 626,548
 1,260,230
Transmission firm reservation fees 94,077
 346,893
 344,328
 339,588
 334,522
 2,477,808
 3,937,216
 92,853
 348,324
 374,627
 370,617
 332,393
 2,731,561
 4,250,375
Total $207,095
 $888,863
 $967,895
 $972,959
 $967,893
 $5,448,794
 $9,453,499
 $258,929
 $994,419
 $1,114,383
 $1,115,112
 $1,074,977
 $5,510,585
 $10,068,405
(1)(a)October 1, 2019 through December 31, 2019.
Based on total projected contractual revenues, including projected contractual revenues from additional pipelinefuture capacity that will resultexpected 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 811 years and 1514 years, respectively, as of December 31, 2017.

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September 30, 2019.
D.Equity and Net Income per Limited Partner Unit
The following table summarizes EQM's limited partner common units and general partner units issued from January 1, 2018 through September 30, 2018. There were no issuances in 2017.
 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
Common units issued with the EQM-RMP Merger33,975,777
 —
 33,975,777
Balance at September 30, 2018120,456,425
 1,443,015
 121,899,440
(1)Units issued upon a resignation from the EQM General Partner's Board of Directors in February 2018.
As of September 30, 2018, EQGP owned 21,811,643 EQM common units, representing a 17.9% limited partner interest, 1,443,015 EQM general partner units, representing a 1.2% general partner interest, and all of the IDRs in EQM. As of September 30, 2018, EQT owned 15,433,812 EQM common units, representing a 12.7% limited partner interest in EQM, 100% of the non-economic general partner interest in EQGP and a 91.3% limited partner interest in EQGP.
Net Income per Limited Partner Unit. Net income attributable to the May 2018 Acquisition 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. The weighted average phantom unit awards included in the calculation of basic weighted average limited partner units outstanding was 17,816 and 21,298 for the three months ended September 30, 2018 and 2017, respectively, and 19,699 and 20,757 for the nine months ended September 30, 2018 and 2017, respectively.
E.Financial Information by Business Segment
Prior to the EQM-RMP Merger, all of EQM's operating activities were conducted through two business segments: Gathering and Transmission. Following the EQM-RMP Merger, EQM adjusted its internal reporting structure to incorporate the newly acquired assets consistent with how EQM's chief operating decision maker reviews its business operations. EQM now conducts its business through three business segments: Gathering, Transmission and Water. Gathering primarily includes high pressure gathering lines and the FERC-regulated low pressure gathering system. Transmission includes EQM's FERC-regulated interstate pipeline and storage business. Water includes water pipelines, impoundment facilities, pumping stations, take point facilities and measurement facilities. EQM has recast the corresponding segment information for the period in which RMP was under the common control of EQT, which began on November 13, 2017.

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 Three Months Ended 
 September 30,		 Nine Months Ended 
 September 30,
 2018 2017 2018 2017
 (Thousands)
Revenues from external customers (including affiliates): 
  
  
  
Gathering$252,861
 $116,522
 $731,440
 $330,996
Transmission89,350
 89,771
 285,429
 272,184
Water22,373
 —
 93,438
 —
Total operating revenues$364,584
 $206,293
 $1,110,307
 $603,180
        
Operating income (loss): 
  
  
  
Gathering$177,902
 $85,932
 $510,755
 $243,061
Transmission58,691
 59,770
 198,784
 189,237
Water(3,093) —
 35,627
 —
Total operating income$233,500
 $145,702
 $745,166
 $432,298
        
Reconciliation of operating income to net income:   
  
  
Equity income (1)
16,087
 6,025
 35,836
 15,413
Other income1,345
 637
 3,193
 3,576
Net interest expense41,005
 9,426
 76,740
 26,014
Net income$209,927

$142,938

$707,455

$425,273
(1)Equity income is included in the Transmission segment.
 September 30, 
 2018		 December 31, 
 2017
 (Thousands)
Segment assets: 
  
Gathering$6,131,380
 $5,656,094
Transmission (1)
2,833,519
 1,947,566
Water177,126
 208,273
Total operating segments9,142,025
 7,811,933
Headquarters, including cash124,166
 186,902
Total assets$9,266,191
 $7,998,835
(1)
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 was included in the Transmission segment and the amount at December 31, 2017 has been recast to conform with this presentation.
 Three Months Ended 
 September 30,		 Nine Months Ended 
 September 30,
 2018 2017 2018 2017
 (Thousands)
Depreciation: 
  
  
  
Gathering$25,359
 $9,983
 $72,309
 $28,398
Transmission12,357
 12,261
 37,228
 35,793
Water5,851
 —
 17,420
 —
Total$43,567
 $22,244
 $126,957
 $64,191
        
Expenditures for segment assets:       
Gathering$194,477
 $48,182
 $515,072
 $150,728
Transmission37,626
 22,312
 84,517
 73,679
Water7,981
 —
 17,358
 —
Total (1)
$240,084
 $70,494
 $616,947
 $224,407

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(1)
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. Accrued capital expenditures were approximately $91.3 million, $84.6 million and $90.7 million at September 30, 2018, June 30, 2018 and December 31, 2017, respectively. Accrued capital expenditures were approximately $26.5 million, $31.2 million and $26.7 million at September 30, 2017, June 30, 2017 and December 31, 2016, respectively.
F.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, storage agreements and water services agreements. Pursuant to an omnibus agreement (the EQMthe ETRN Omnibus Agreement), EQTAgreement, Equitrans Midstream performs centralized corporate, general and administrative services for EQM. In exchange, EQM reimburses EQTEquitrans Midstream for the expenses incurred by EQTEquitrans Midstream in providing these services. The EQMIn connection with the entry into the Assignment and Bill of Sale, the ETRN Omnibus Agreement also provideswas 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

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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.
Equitrans Midstream is generally responsible for the surviving obligations of EQT under certain omnibus agreements pursuant to the Separation and Distribution Agreement.
As of September 30, 2019, EQT remained a related party following the Separation due to its 19.9% ownership interest in Equitrans Midstream. In connectionthe ordinary course of business, EQM engaged, and continues to engage, in transactions with the completion of the Rice Merger, RMP, EQT and otherits affiliates, entered into an amendedincluding, but not limited to and restated omnibus agreement (the Amended RMP Omnibus Agreement). Pursuant to the Amended RMP Omnibus Agreement, EQT performed centralized corporate generalas applicable, gathering agreements, transportation service and administrativeprecedent agreements, storage agreements and water services for RMP. In exchange, RMP reimbursed EQT for the expenses incurred by EQT in providing these services. Following the completion of the EQM-RMP Merger, RMP reimburses EQT for the expenses incurred by EQT providing services to RMP and its subsidiaries under the EQM Omnibus Agreement.  The Amended RMP Omnibus Agreement continues in existence for purposes of certain indemnification obligations that survived the merger.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 September 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 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 of the MVP Joint Venture.
In April 2018, the MVP Joint Venture announced the MVP Southgate project, 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. As of September 30, 2018,2019, EQM hadowned a 32.7% ownership47.2% interest in the MVP Southgate project and will operate the pipeline.
In September 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 $456.0$254.9 million, of which $175.2$68.8 million was paid as ofin October 2018,2019 and $280.8$123.9 million and $62.2 million is expected to be paid in the fourth quarter of 2018.November 2019 and December 2019, respectively. In addition, in September 2018,August 2019, the MVP Joint Venture issued a capital call notice to MVP Holdco for $7.7 million forthe funding of the MVP Southgate project thatto MVP Holdco for $6.2 million, of which $1.6 million was paid in October 2019 and $1.8 million and $2.8 million is expected to be paid in the fourth quarter of 2018.November 2019 and December 2019, respectively. The capital contribution payables have beencontributions payable and the corresponding increase to the investment balance are reflected on the consolidated balance sheet as of September 30, 2018 with corresponding increases2019.
The interests in MVP and MVP Southgate are equity method investments for accounting purposes because EQM has the ability to EQM's investment inexercise significant influence, but not control, over the MVP Joint Venture.Venture's operating and financial policies. Accordingly, 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.
AsPursuant to the MVP Joint Venture's limited liability company agreement, MVP Holdco is obligated to provide performance assurances, which may take the form of September 30, 2018,a guarantee from EQM had issued(provided that EQM's debt is rated as investment grade in accordance with the requirements of the MVP Joint Venture's limited liability company agreement), a $91 million performance guaranteeletter of credit or cash collateral, in favor of the MVP Joint Venture. The guarantee provides performance assurancesVenture to provide assurance as to the funding of MVP Holdco's obligations to fund its proportionate share of the construction budget for the 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.budget for the MVP project, which was approximately $261 million at the time of issuance. As of September 30, 2018,2019, EQM's performance guarantee was restated to approximately $211 million, adjusted for capital contributions made during the third quarter of 2019. In October 2019, EQM issued a replacement performance guarantee in an amount equal to approximately $256 million based on the updated construction budget for the MVP project.
In addition, pursuant to the MVP Joint Venture's limited liability company agreement, MVP Holdco is obligated to provide performance assurances in respect of MVP Southgate, which performance assurances may take the form of a guarantee from EQM (provided that EQM's debt is rated as investment grade in accordance with the requirements of the MVP Joint Venture's limited liability company agreement), a letter of credit or cash collateral. 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

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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 (or provide another allowable form of performance assurance) in an amount equal to 33% of MVP Holdco's proportionate share of the remaining capital obligations for the MVP Southgate project under the applicable construction budget.
As of September 30, 2019, EQM's maximum financial statement exposure related to the MVP Joint Venture was approximately $1,391$2,191 million, which consists of the investment in unconsolidated entity balance on the consolidated balance sheet as of September 30, 20182019, net of capital contributions payable, and amounts that could have become due under EQM's performance guaranteeguarantees as of that date.

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The following tables summarize the unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements forof the MVP Joint Venture.
Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets
September 30, 
 2018		 December 31, 
 2017		September 30, 
 2019		 December 31, 
 2018
(Thousands)(Thousands)
Current assets$1,260,789
 $330,271
$507,736
 $687,657
Noncurrent assets2,330,467
 747,728
Non-current assets4,735,119
 3,223,220
Total assets$3,591,256
 $1,077,999
$5,242,855
 $3,910,877
      
Current liabilities$726,528
 $65,811
$468,011
 $617,355
Non-current liabilities2,416
 —
Equity2,864,728
 1,012,188
4,772,428
 3,293,522
Total liabilities and equity$3,591,256
 $1,077,999
$5,242,855
 $3,910,877
Condensed Statements of Consolidated Operations
 Three Months Ended 
 September 30,		 Nine Months Ended 
 September 30,
 2019 2018 2019 2018
 (Thousands)
Environmental remediation reserve$(516) $—
 $(2,682) $—
Other income1,165
 1,923
 5,863
 3,200
Net interest income29,100
 10,036
 73,035
 22,674
AFUDC - equity67,902
 23,416
 170,416
 52,905
Net income$97,651
 $35,375
 $246,632
 $78,779
 Three Months Ended 
 September 30,		 Nine Months Ended 
 September 30,
 2018 2017 2018 2017
 (Thousands)
Net interest income$11,958
 $3,227
 $25,873
 $8,205
AFUDC - equity23,417
 10,055
 52,906
 25,710
Net income$35,375
 $13,282
 $78,779
 $33,915

H.Debt
10.    Debt
$13 Billion Facility. On October 31, 2018, EQM has aamended and restated its unsecured revolving 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 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. As of September 30, 2019, 0 term loans were outstanding under the $3 Billion Facility. Such term loans would be secured by cash and other third parties). qualifying investment grade securities.
EQM's $1$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, as of the end of each fiscal quarter, 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).

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As of September 30, 2019, EQM had $22approximately $265 million inof borrowings outstanding and $1 million of letters of credit outstanding under its credit facility asthe $3 Billion Facility. As of September 30, 2018.December 31, 2018, EQM had $180approximately $625 million inof borrowings outstanding and no$1 million of letters of credit outstanding under its credit facility asthe $3 Billion Facility. During the three and nine months ended September 30, 2019, the maximum amount of December 31, 2017.EQM's outstanding borrowings under the $3 Billion Facility at any time was approximately $1.7 billion and the average daily balances were approximately $865 million and $950 million, respectively. EQM incurred interest at weighted average annual interest rates of approximately 3.7% and 3.8% for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2019, respectively. During the three and nine months ended September 30, 2018, the maximum amountamounts of EQM's outstanding borrowings under the credit facility$3 Billion Facility at any time waswere approximately $74 million and $420 million, respectively, and the average daily balance wasbalances were approximately $22 million and $147 million, respectively. EQM incurred interest at weighted average annual interest rates of approximately 3.7% and 3.2% for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2018, respectively.
2019 EQM Term Loan Agreement. In August 2019, EQM entered into a term loan agreement that provided for unsecured term loans in an aggregate principal amount of $1.4 billion (the 2019 EQM Term Loan Agreement). The initial term loans provided under the 2019 EQM Term Loan Agreement mature in August 2022. EQM received net proceeds from the issuance of the initial term loans under the 2019 EQM Term Loan Agreement of $1,397.4 million, inclusive of estimated debt issuance costs of $2.6 million. The net proceeds were primarily used to repay borrowings under the $3 Billion Facility and the remainder was used for general partnership purposes. The 2019 EQM Term Loan Agreement provides EQM with the right to request incremental term loans in an aggregate amount of up to $300 million, subject to, among other things, obtaining additional commitments from existing lenders or commitments from new lenders. EQM had $1.4 billion of borrowings outstanding under the 2019 EQM Term Loan Agreement as of September 30, 2019. During the three and nineapplicable portions of the two months ended September 30, 2017,2019, the weighted average annual interest rate for the period was approximately 3.6%.
The 2019 EQM Term Loan Agreement contains certain negative covenants, that, among other things, limit the ability of EQM and certain of its subsidiaries to incur or permit liens on assets, establish a maximum 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) tested as of the end of each fiscal quarter, and limit transactions with affiliates, mergers and other fundamental changes, asset dispositions, and the incurrence of new debt, in each case and as applicable, subject to certain specified exceptions. The 2019 EQM Term Loan Agreement also contains certain specified events of default, including, among others, failure to make certain payments (subject to specified grace periods in some cases), failure to observe covenants (subject to specified grace periods in some cases), cross-defaults to certain other material debt, certain specified insolvency or bankruptcy events and the occurrence of a change of control event, in each case, the occurrence of which would allow the lenders to accelerate EQM's payment obligations under the 2019 EQM Term Loan Agreement.
Eureka Credit Facility.Eureka Midstream, LLC (Eureka), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Eureka Midstream, has a $400 million senior secured revolving credit facility, which is available for general business purposes, including financing maintenance and expansion capital expenditures related to the Eureka system and providing working capital for Eureka’s operations (the Eureka Credit Facility). Subject to satisfaction of certain conditions, the Eureka Credit Facility has an accordion feature that allows Eureka to increase the available borrowings under the facility by an additional $100 million to an aggregate $500 million of 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 bear interest at an adjusted base rate, which was equal to the higher of (i) JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.'s prime rate, (ii) the one-month Adjusted Eurodollar Rate (as defined in the Eureka Credit Facility credit 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 ICE 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.

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As of September 30, 2019, Eureka had approximately $293 million of borrowings outstanding under the Eureka Credit Facility. For the three months ended September 30, 2019 and for the period from April 10, 2019 through September 30, 2019, the maximum amount of EQM's outstanding borrowings under the credit facilityEureka Credit Facility at any time was $177approximately $293 million andfor both periods, the average daily balances were approximately $95$293 million and $32$285 million, respectively. Interest wasrespectively, and Eureka incurred interest at a weighted average annual interest rate of approximately 2.7%4.3% for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2017. Prior to the proposed separation of EQT's production and midstream businesses (the Separation), EQM intends to increase its borrowing capacity from $1 billion up to $3 billion.both periods.
364-Day Facility. EQM has a $500 million, 364-day, uncommitted revolving loan agreement with EQT. Interest accrues on outstanding borrowings at an interest rate equal to the rate then applicable to similar loans under the $1 Billion Facility, or a successor revolving credit facility, less the sum of (i) the then applicable commitment fee under the $1 Billion Facility and (ii) 10 basis points.
EQM had no borrowings outstanding on the 364-Day Facility as of September 30, 2018 and December 31, 2017. There were no borrowings outstanding at any time during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2018. During the three and nine months ended September 30, 2017, the maximum amount of EQM's outstanding borrowings under the credit facility at any

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time was $40 million and $100 million, respectively, and the average daily balances were approximately $11 million and $30 million, respectively. EQM incurred interest at weighted average annual interest rates of approximately 2.4% and 2.2% for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2017, respectively. EQM expects EQT to terminate the 364-Day Facility at or prior to the Separation.
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 2018 EQM Term Loan Facility). The 2018 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. During the second quarter 2018, the balance outstanding under the EQM Term Loan Facility was repaid, and the EQM Term Loan Facility was terminated on June 25, 2018 inIn connection with EQM's issuance of the 2018 Senior Notes (defined below)., on June 25, 2018, the balance outstanding under the 2018 EQM Term Loan Facility was repaid and the 2018 EQM Term Loan Facility was 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 2018 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. Prior to the completion of the EQM-RMP Merger, RM Operating LLC (formerly known as Rice(formerly Rice Midstream OpCo LLC) (Rice Midstream OpCo), a wholly ownedwholly-owned subsidiary of RMP, had an $850$850 million senior secured credit facility. 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 dividends 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.
As of December 31, 2017, Rice Midstream OpCo had $286 million of borrowings and $1 million of letters of credit outstanding under thefacility (the RMP $850 Million FacilityFacility). For the periods from July 1, 2018 through July 23, 2018 and from January 1, 2018 through July 23, 2018, the maximum amounts of RMP's outstanding borrowings under the RMP $850 Million Facility at any time were $260 million and $375 million, respectively, and the average daily outstanding balances under the RMP $850 Million Facility were approximately $249 million and $300 million, respectively. Interest was incurred on the RMP $850 Million Facility at weighted average annual interest rates of 4.1% and 3.8% for the periods from July 1, 2018 through July 23, 2018 and from January 1, 2018 through July 23, 2018, respectively.
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 applicable portions of the three and nine months ended September 30, 2018, the maximum outstanding borrowings were approximately $260 million and $375 million, respectively, the average daily balance was approximately $249 million and $300 million, respectively, and the weighted average annual interest rate for the period was approximately 4.1% 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 unsecured 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 unsecured 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. The 4.125% Senior Notes and the 4.00% Senior Notes were issued pursuant to supplemental indentures to EQM's existing indenture dated August 1, 2014. 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 unsecured notes due July 15, 2023 in the aggregate principal amount of $1.1 billion, 5.50% senior unsecured notes due July 15, 2028 in the aggregate principal amount of $850 million and 6.50% senior unsecured 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 outstanding balances outstanding under the 2018 EQM Term Loan Facility and the RMP $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.
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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 and borrowings under the 2019 EQM Term Loan Agreement 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

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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 September 30, 20182019 and December 31, 2017,2018, the estimated fair value of EQM's senior notes was approximately $3,532$3,439 million and $1,006$3,425 million, respectively, and the carrying value of EQM's senior notes was approximately $3,455$3,461 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 September 30, 20182019 and December 31, 2017,2018, the estimated fair value of the Preferred Interest was approximately $122$128 million and $133$122 million, respectively, and the carrying value of the Preferred Interest was approximately $116$111 million and $119$115 million, respectively.
J.12.Net Income per Limited Partner Unit and Cash Distributions
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 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 Distributions. On October 23,common units. EQM uses the if-converted method to compute potential common units from phantom units granted to independent and non-employee directors and 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). Class B unitholders have no rights to distributions until the Class B units 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 nine months ended September 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 nine months ended September 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 25,305 and 17,816 for the three months ended September 30, 2019 and 2018, respectively, and 23,687 and 19,699 for the nine months ended September 30, 2019 and 2018, respectively.
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 Three Months Ended 
 September 30,		 Nine Months Ended 
 September 30,
 2019 
2018(1)
 2019 
2018(1)
 (Thousands, except per unit data)
Net (loss) income attributable to EQM$(10,518) $209,927
 $393,851
 $704,109
Less: Series A Preferred Units interest in net income(25,501) —
 (48,480) —
Less: pre-acquisition net income allocated to EQT—
 (8,490) —
 (164,242)
Less: general partner interest in net income – general partner units—
 (2,379) —
 (7,145)
Less: general partner interest in net income – IDRs—
 (70,967) —
 (183,253)
Limited partner interest in net (loss) income$(36,019) $128,091
 $345,371
 $349,469
      
  
Net (loss) income allocable to common units$(36,019) $128,091
 $345,371
 $349,469
Net (loss) income allocable to Class B units$—
 $—
 $—
 $—
     

 

Weighted average limited partner common units outstanding - basic200,483
 111,980
 185,244
 93,746
Weighted average limited partner common units outstanding - diluted(2)
200,483
 111,980
 192,244
 93,746
        
Net (loss) income per limited partner common unit - basic$(0.18) $1.14
 $1.86
 $3.73
Net (loss) income per limited partner common unit - diluted$(0.18) $1.14
 $1.80
 $3.73
(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)In periods when EQM reports a net loss, the Class B and Series A Preferred Units are excluded from the calculation of diluted weighted average units outstanding because of their anti-dilutive effect on loss per unit. For the three months ended September 30, 2019, 7,000,000 Class B units and 24,605,291 Series A Preferred Units were excluded in the calculation of diluted weighted average limited partner units outstanding as the effect of these units were anti-dilutive. For the nine months ended September 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.
Distributions to common unitholders. On October 21, 2019, the Board of Directors of EQM's general partner declared a cash distribution to EQM's unitholders for the third quarter of 20182019 of $1.115$1.160 per common unit. The cash distribution will be paid on November 14, 201813, 2019 to common unitholders of record at the close of business on November 2, 2018. Based on the1, 2019. Cash distributions paid by EQM common units outstanding on October 25, 2018, cash distributions to EQGPEquitrans Midstream will be approximately $24.3$136.0 million related to itsEquitrans Midstream's limited partner interest $2.5 million relatedin EQM.
Distributions to itsSeries A Preferred Unit holders. On October 21, 2019, the Board of Directors of EQM's general partner interest and $71.0 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 third quarter 2018 distribution.
RMP Distributions. Prior to the EQM-RMP Merger, the RMP partnership agreement required RMP to distribute all of its available2019 of $1.0364 per Series A Preferred Unit. The cash (as defined in the RMP partnership agreement) to RMP unitholders within 45 days of the end of each quarter. Following the completion of the EQM-RMP Merger, RMP ceased to exist as a separate publicly traded entity and any future available cashdistribution will be subjectpaid on November 13, 2019 to cashSeries A Preferred unitholders of record at the close of business on November 1, 2019.
For the quarter ended September 30, 2019, no distributions underwere declared on the Class B units as none of these units were convertible into EQM partnership agreement.common units.


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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 projects;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 projects in EQM's operating areas and in areas that would provide access to new markets; asset acquisitions, includingthe timing of FERC approval for, and closing of, EQM's sale of certain assets to Diversified Gas and Oil Corporation; EQM's ability to provide produced water handling services and realize expansion opportunities and related capital avoidance; EQM's ability to identify and complete asset acquisitions;acquisitions and other strategic transactions, including joint ventures, and effectively integrate transactions (including Eureka Midstream and Hornet Midstream) into EQM's operations, and achieve 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 and defaults, acquisitions and financings and changes in EQM’s credit ratings; the timing 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, including the effect thereon of production volumes in EQM's areascompletion of production;MVP; the impacteffect and outcome of pending and future litigation; the timing of the proposed separation of EQT's productionlitigation and midstream businesses (the Separation)regulatory proceedings; changes in commodity prices and the parties' ability to complete the Separation; the amount and timing of distributions, including expected increases; the structure and timing of any simplification of the midstream structure to address the IDRs, if pursued and implemented; 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; interest rates; 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 planareas of operations; impacts of the change of control of EQT Corporation; the final contractual terms, if any, which might result from discussions with EQT or related financial, operational or other effects of any amendments to increase its borrowing capacity up to $3 billion;existing agreements with EQT; the effects of government regulation; and tax status and 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
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EXECUTIVE OVERVIEW
For the three months ended September 30, 2018,2019, net loss attributable to EQM was $10.5 million compared to net income attributable to EQM wasof $209.9 million compared to $142.9 million for the three months ended September 30, 2017.2018. The increasedecrease resulted primarily from impairments to goodwill and intangible assets (as discussed in Note 3), higher gathering and water revenues, which were driven mainly by the EQM-RMP Merger and the May 2018 Acquisition, which support production development in the Marcellus and Utica Shales,net interest expense and higher equity income,other operating expenses, partly offset by higher operating expensesgathering revenues and higher net interest expense.equity income.

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For the nine months ended September 30, 2018,2019, net income attributable to EQM was $704.1$393.9 million compared to $425.3$704.1 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2017.2018. The increasedecrease resulted primarily resulted from impairments to goodwill, certain low-pressure gathering assets and intangible assets (as discussed in Note 3), higher net interest expense and higher other operating expenses, partly offset by higher gathering transmission and water revenues which were driven mainly by the EQM-RMP Merger and the May 2018 Acquisition, which support production development in the Marcellus and Utica Shales, and higher equity income, partly offset by an increase in operating expenses and higher net interest expense.income.
EQMOn October 21, 2019, the Board of Directors of EQM's general partner declared a cash distribution to itsEQM's common unitholders of $1.115$1.160 per unit, on October 23, 2018, which was 2% higher than the second quarter 2018 distribution of $1.09 per unit and 14%4.0% higher than the third quarter 20172018 distribution of $0.98$1.115 per unit.
In addition, on October 21, 2019, the Board of Directors of EQM's general partner declared a quarterly cash distribution on the Series A Preferred Units for the third quarter of 2019 of $1.0364 per Series A Preferred Unit.
For the quarter ended September 30, 2019, no distributions were declared on the Class B units as none of these units were convertible into EQM common units.
EQM expects to maintain a quarterly distribution of $1.160 per common unit at least through the in-service date of the MVP. Upon completion of MVP, the distribution growth rate will be reassessed.
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.

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GATHERING RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
Three Months Ended September 30, Nine Months Ended September 30,Three Months Ended September 30, Nine Months Ended September 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$112,598
 $104,772
 7.5 $334,233
 $300,901
 11.1$154,791
 $112,598
 37.5
 $431,520
 $334,233
 29.1
Volumetric based fee revenues:        
Usage fees under firm contracts (2)
8,661
 7,873
 10.0 30,725
 19,173
 60.3
Usage fees under interruptible contracts(3)
131,602
 3,877
 3,294.4 366,482
 10,922
 3,255.4
Total volumetric based fee revenues140,263
 11,750
 1,093.7 397,207
 30,095
 1,219.8
Volumetric-based fee revenues144,700
 140,263
 3.2
 415,518
 397,207
 4.6
Total operating revenues252,861
 116,522
 117.0 731,440
 330,996
 121.0299,491
 252,861
 18.4
 847,038
 731,440
 15.8
Operating expenses:                   
Operating and maintenance18,850
 10,104
 86.6 54,551
 30,737
 77.527,127
 18,868
 43.8
 67,860
 54,792
 23.9
Selling, general and administrative20,363
 10,503
 93.9 62,665
 28,800
 117.618,462
 18,184
 1.5
 60,365
 54,913
 9.9
Separation and other transaction costs256
 2,161
 (88.2) 19,127
 7,511
 154.7
Depreciation25,359
 9,983
 154.0 72,309
 28,398
 154.638,943
 25,359
 53.6
 104,502
 72,309
 44.5
Amortization of intangible assets10,387
 —
 100.0 31,160
 —
 100.014,540
 10,387
 40.0
 38,677
 31,160
 24.1
Impairments of long-lived assets298,652
 —
 100.0
 378,787
 —
 100.0
Total operating expenses74,959
 30,590
 145.0 220,685
 87,935
 151.0397,980
 74,959
 430.9
 669,318
 220,685
 203.3
Operating income$177,902
 $85,932
 107.0 $510,755
 $243,061
 110.1
Operating (loss) income$(98,489) $177,902
 (155.4) $177,720
 $510,755
 (65.2)
                   
OPERATIONAL DATA 
  
    
  
   
  
  
  
  
  
Gathered volumes (BBtu per day)                   
Firm capacity reservation2,114
 1,838
 15.0 2,029
 1,783
 13.83,824
 2,114
 80.9
 3,321
 2,029
 63.7
Volumetric based services (4)
4,437
 370
 1,099.2 4,291
 292
 1,369.5
Volumetric-based services4,406
 4,437
 (0.7) 4,317
 4,291
 0.6
Total gathered volumes6,551
 2,208
 196.7 6,320
 2,075
 204.68,230
 6,551
 25.6
 7,638
 6,320
 20.9
                   
Capital expenditures$194,477
 $48,182
 303.6 $515,072
 $150,728
 241.7
Capital expenditures(2)(3)
$272,138
 $194,477
 39.9
 $745,053
 $515,072
 44.7
(1)Includes the pre-acquisition results of the May 2018 AcquisitionDrop-Down Transaction and the EQM-RMP Merger, which were effective on May 1, 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 on volumes gatheredapproximately $0.3 million and $58.9 million for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2019, respectively, related to non-operating assets acquired from Equitrans Midstream in excess of firm contracted capacity.the Shared Assets Transaction that primarily support EQM's gathering activities. See Note 2 for further detail.
(3)
Includes volumes from contracts under which EQM has agreedapproximately $6.7 million and $17.6 million of capital expenditures related to hold capacity available without charging a capacity reservation fee.
noncontrolling interests in Eureka Midstream for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2019, respectively.
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Three Months Ended September 30, 20182019 Compared to Three Months Ended September 30, 20172018
Gathering revenues increased by $136.3approximately $46.6 million for the three months ended September 30, 20182019 compared to the three months ended September 30, 20172018 primarily driven by revenues generated by the EQM-RMP Merger,entities acquired in the May 2018Bolt-on Acquisition and affiliate and third party production development in the Marcellus and Utica Shales. Firm reservation fee revenues increased approximately $42.2 million primarily as a result of increased affiliate contracted gathering capacityrevenues generated under agreements with MVCs and revenues generated by the entities 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 contractsthird quarter of 2019. Volumetric-based fee revenues increased approximately $4.4 million due to increased third party volumes gathered in excess of firm contracted capacity. Usage fees under interruptible contracts increased as a result of the EQM-RMP Merger and the May 2018 Acquisition, which added revenues of $69.7 million and $58.4 million, respectively, for the three months ended September 30, 2018.usage fees.
Operating expenses increased by $44.4approximately $323.0 million for the three months ended September 30, 20182019 compared to the three months ended September 30, 2017. Operating expenses increased $17.9 million and $24.5 million2018 primarily as a result of the EQM-RMP Mergerimpairments of long-lived assets associated with goodwill of approximately $261.3 million and the May 2018 Acquisition, respectively. In addition, operating and maintenanceintangible assets of $36.4 million (as discussed in Note 3), an approximate $13.6 million increase in depreciation expense increased due to higher repairs and maintenance expense consistent with the growth of the business. Selling, general and administrative also increased due to transaction costs of $2.2 million. Depreciation expense also increased as a result of additional assets placed in-service. Amortization of intangiblein-service, as well as depreciation on assets relates toacquired in the customer contract intangibleBolt-on Acquisition and the Shared Assets Transaction, and an approximate $8.3 million increase in operating and maintenance expense primarily associated with the May 2018operations of entities acquired in the Bolt-on Acquisition.



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Nine Months Ended September 30, 20182019 Compared to Nine Months Ended September 30, 20172018
Gathering revenues increased by $400.4approximately $115.6 million for the nine months ended September 30, 20182019 compared to the nine months ended September 30, 20172018 primarily driven by revenues generated by the EQM-RMP Merger,entities acquired in the May 2018Bolt-on Acquisition and affiliate and third party production development in the Marcellus and Utica Shales. Firm reservation fee revenues increased approximately $97.3 million primarily as a result of increased affiliaterevenues generated under agreements with MVCs and third party contracted gathering capacity andrevenues generated by the operating entities 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 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 EQM-RMP Merger and the May 2018 Acquisition, which added revenues of $193.5 million and $161.9 million, respectively, for the nine months ended September 30, 2018.2019. Volumetric-based fee revenues increased approximately $18.3 million due to increased usage fees.
Operating expenses increased by $132.8approximately $448.6 million for the nine months ended September 30, 20182019 compared to the nine months ended September 30, 2017. Operating expenses increased $53.2 million and $72.8 million2018 primarily as a result of the EQM-RMP Mergeran approximate $378.8 million impairment charge, of which $261.3 million related to an impairment of goodwill, $80.1 million was associated with an impairment to certain low-pressure gathering assets and the May 2018 Acquisition, respectively. In addition, operating and maintenance$36.4 million related to an impairment of intangible assets (as discussed in Note 3), an approximate $32.2 million increase in depreciation expense increased due to higher repairs and maintenance expense consistent with the growth of the business. Selling, general and administrative also increased due to transaction costs of $7.5 million. Depreciation expense also increased as a result of additional assets placed in-service, including thoseas well as depreciation on assets acquired in the Bolt-on Acquisition and the Shared Assets Transaction, and an approximate $13.1 million increase in operating and maintenance expense primarily associated with the Range Resources header pipeline projectoperations of entities acquired in the Bolt-on Acquisition. In addition, EQM recognized an increase to separation and various wellhead gathering expansion projects. Amortizationother transaction costs of intangible assets relates to customer contract intangibleapproximately $11.6 million primarily associated with the May 2018Bolt-on Acquisition.

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TRANSMISSION RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
Three Months Ended September 30, Nine Months Ended September 30,Three Months Ended September 30, Nine Months Ended September 30,
2018 2017 % Change 2018 2017 % Change2019 2018 % Change 2019 2018 % Change
(Thousands, except per day amounts)(Thousands, except per day amounts)
FINANCIAL DATA                      
Firm reservation fee revenues$82,669
 $84,438
 (2.1) $262,666
 $256,224
 2.5
$81,990
 $82,669
 (0.8) $263,051
 $262,666
 0.1
Volumetric based fee revenues:           
Usage fees under firm contracts (1)
5,331
 3,427
 55.6
 13,981
 9,787
 42.9
Usage fees under interruptible contracts1,350
 1,906
 (29.2) 8,782
 6,173
 42.3
Total volumetric based fee revenues6,681
 5,333
 25.3
 22,763
 15,960
 42.6
Volumetric-based fee revenues5,309
 6,681
 (20.5) 26,875
 22,763
 18.1
Total operating revenues89,350
 89,771
 (0.5) 285,429
 272,184
 4.9
87,299
 89,350
 (2.3) 289,926
 285,429
 1.6
Operating expenses:                      
Operating and maintenance10,721
 9,485
 13.0
 27,082
 23,984
 12.9
8,976
 10,721
 (16.3) 23,142
 27,082
 (14.5)
Selling, general and administrative7,581
 8,255
 (8.2) 22,335
 23,170
 (3.6)5,286
 7,581
 (30.3) 20,626
 22,335
 (7.7)
Depreciation12,357
 12,261
 0.8
 37,228
 35,793
 4.0
13,347
 12,357
 8.0
 38,474
 37,228
 3.3
Total operating expenses30,659
 30,001
 2.2
 86,645
 82,947
 4.5
27,609
 30,659
 (9.9) 82,242
 86,645
 (5.1)
Operating income$58,691
 $59,770
 (1.8) $198,784
 $189,237
 5.0
$59,690
 $58,691
 1.7
 $207,684
 $198,784
 4.5
                      
Equity income$16,087
 $6,025
 167.0
 $35,836
 $15,413
 132.5
$44,448
 $16,087
 176.3
 $112,293
 $35,836
 213.4
                      
OPERATIONAL DATA 
  
  
  
  
  
 
  
  
  
  
  
Transmission pipeline throughput (BBtu per day)                      
Firm capacity reservation2,927
 2,517
 16.3
 2,857
 2,288
 24.9
2,786
 2,927
 (4.8) 2,796
 2,857
 (2.1)
Volumetric based services (2)
104
 21
 395.2
 62
 22
 181.8
Volumetric-based services29
 104
 (72.1) 115
 62
 85.5
Total transmission pipeline throughput3,031
 2,538
 19.4
 2,919
 2,310
 26.4
2,815
 3,031
 (7.1) 2,911
 2,919
 (0.3)
                      
Average contracted firm transmission reservation commitments (BBtu per day)3,658
 3,474
 5.3
 3,801
 3,519
 8.0
3,650
 3,658
 (0.2) 3,914
 3,801
 3.0
                      
Capital expenditures$37,626
 $22,312
 68.6
 $84,517
 $73,679
 14.7
Capital expenditures (1)
$16,296
 $37,626
 (56.7) $46,287
 $84,517
 (45.2)
(1)Includes fees on volumes transported in excessTransmission capital expenditures do not include capital contributions made to the MVP Joint Venture for the MVP and MVP Southgate projects of firm contracted capacity as well as usage feesapproximately $211.7 million and fees on all volumes transported under firm contracts.$263.2 million for the three months ended September 30, 2019 and 2018,
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respectively, and approximately $512.9 million and $446.0 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2019 and 2018, respectively.
Three Months Ended September 30, 20182019 Compared to Three Months Ended September 30, 20172018
Transmission and storage revenues decreased by $0.4approximately $2.1 million for the three months ended September 30, 20182019 compared to the three months ended September 30, 2017. Firm reservation fee revenues decreased as a result of a third quarter 2017 FERC-approved retroactive negotiated rate adjustment of approximately $3.4 million for the period from October 1, 2016 through June 30, 2017 partially offset by increased affiliate firm capacity and higher contractual rates on existing contracts with third parties in the current period. Usage fees under firm contracts increased2018 primarily due to higher affiliate and third party volumes and increased commodity charges on higher firm contracted volumes. The decrease indecreased volumetric-based usage fees under interruptible contracts primarily relates to lower parking revenue, which does not have associated pipeline throughput.fee revenues.
Operating expenses increaseddecreased by $0.7approximately $3.1 million for the three months ended September 30, 20182019 compared to the three months ended September 30, 20172018 primarily as a result of higherlower operating and maintenance personnel costs partly offset by lowerexpense and decreased selling, general and administrative expensesexpense resulting from lower allocations from EQT and professional fees.corporate allocations.
The increase in equity income of $10.1approximately $28.4 million for the three months ended September 30, 20182019 compared to the three months ended September 30, 20172018 was related to the increase in the MVP Joint Venture's AFUDC on the MVP.

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Nine Months Ended September 30, 20182019 Compared to Nine Months Ended September 30, 20172018
Transmission and storage revenues increased by $13.2approximately $4.5 million for the nine months ended September 30, 20182019 compared to the nine months ended September 30, 2017.2018. Firm reservation fee revenues increased due to higher contractual rates on existing contracts with third partiescustomers and affiliates in the current period and affiliatescustomers contracting for additional firm transmission capacity. Usage fees under firm contractsVolumetric-based fee revenues increased primarily due to increased commodity charges. 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 $3.7approximately $4.4 million for the nine months ended September 30, 20182019 compared to the nine months ended September 30, 2017 consistent with the growth2018 primarily as a result of the business.lower operating and maintenance expense, and lower selling, general and administrative expense resulting from lower corporate allocations.
EquityThe increase in equity income increased $20.4of approximately $76.5 million for the nine months ended September 30, 20182019 compared to the nine months ended September 30, 2017 due2018 was related to the increase in the MVP Joint Venture's AFUDC on the MVP.
WATER RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
Three Months Ended September 30, Nine Months Ended September 30,Three Months Ended September 30, Nine Months Ended September 30,
2018 2017 % Change 2018 2017 % Change2019 
2018 (1)
 % Change 2019 
2018 (1)
 % Change
(Thousands)(Thousands)
FINANCIAL DATA                   
Water services revenues$22,373
 $—
 100.0 $93,438
 $—
 100.0$21,644
 $22,373
 (3.3) $67,419
 $93,438
 (27.8)
                   
Operating expenses:                   
Operating and maintenance18,521
 —
 100.0 36,901
 —
 100.06,918
 18,521
 (62.6) 26,458
 36,901
 (28.3)
Selling, general and administrative1,094
 —
 100.0 3,490
 —
 100.097
 1,094
 (91.1) 2,180
 3,490
 (37.5)
Depreciation5,851
 —
 100.0 17,420
 —
 100.06,907
 5,851
 18.0
 19,801
 17,420
 13.7
Total operating expenses25,466
 —
 100.0 57,811
 —
 100.013,922
 25,466
 (45.3) 48,439
 57,811
 (16.2)
Operating (loss) income$(3,093) $—
 100.0 $35,627
 $—
 100.0
Operating income (loss)$7,722
 $(3,093) 349.7
 $18,980
 $35,627
 (46.7)
                   
OPERATIONAL DATA 
  
    
  
   
  
  
  
  
  
Water services volumes (MMgal)449
 —
 100.0 1,740
 —
 100.0523
 449
 16.5
 1,511
 1,740
 (13.2)
Capital expenditures$7,981
 $—
 100.0 $17,358
 $—
 100.0$13,466
 $7,981
 68.7
 $31,490
 $17,358
 81.4
(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 September 30, 2019 Compared to Three Months Ended September 30, 2018
This table sets forth selected financial and operational dataWater operating revenues decreased by $0.7 million for the water segment. EQT acquiredthree months ended September 30, 2019 compared to the water assets that constitute EQM's water segment on November 13, 2017 as part of the Rice Merger.
The water segment providesthree months ended September 30, 2018 primarily due to a decrease in certain fresh water for well completion operations indistribution fees as the Marcellus and Utica Shales and collects flowback and produced water for recycling or disposal. Substantially all of EQM's water services are provided to EQT 's Production business. EQM offers its water services on a volumetric basis, supported by an acreage dedication from EQT for certain drilling areas. The fee EQM charges per gallon of water is tiered and thus is lower on a per gallon basis once certain volumetric thresholds are met. During the three and nine months ended September 30, 2018,

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Water operating expenses were composed of customary expenses for a water business, including water procurement costs. The operating loss for the three months ended September 30, 2018 was due to timing of costs related to activities on drilling pads.
Other Income Statement Items
The increase in net interest expense of $31.6decreased by $11.5 million for the three months ended September 30, 20182019 compared to the three months ended September 30, 2017 was2018 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.
Nine Months Ended September 30, 2019 Compared to Nine Months Ended September 30, 2018
Water operating revenues decreased by $26.0 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2019 compared to the nine months ended September 30, 2018 primarily due to a 13.2% decrease in fresh water distribution volumes associated with lower customer activity.
Water operating expenses decreased by $9.4 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2019 compared to the nine months ended September 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.
Other Income Statement Items
Other income
Other income decreased $1.0 million for the three months ended September 30, 2019 compared to the three months ended September 30, 2018 primarily due to a decrease in AFUDC-equity. For the nine months ended September 30, 2019, other income increased by $1.3 million compared to the nine months ended September 30, 2018 primarily due to increased AFUDC – equity.
Net interest expense
Net interest expense increased by $12.9 million for the three months ended September 30, 2019 compared to the three months ended September 30, 2018 primarily due to higher interest expense of $33.7$11.3 million on credit facility borrowings associated with increased outstanding debt, including borrowings under the 2018 Senior Notes,Eureka Credit Facility, and $6.0 million in higher interest expense associated with the 2019 EQM Term Loan Agreement, partly offset by increased capitalized interest and AFUDC - debt. The increase in net
Net interest expense of $50.7increased by $76.3 million for the nine months ended September 30, 20182019 compared to the nine months ended September 30, 2017 was2018 primarily due to increasedhigher interest expense of $35.9$64.8 million onas a result of the 2018 Senior Notes, $17.1higher interest expense of $16.9 million on highercredit facility borrowings associated with increased outstanding debt, including borrowings under the credit facilities as well asEureka Credit Facility, and $6.0 million in higher interest and deferred issuance costs onexpense associated with the 2019 EQM Term Loan Agreement, partly offset by higherincreased capitalized interest and AFUDC - debt.
Net (loss) income attributable to noncontrolling interests
Net (loss) income attributable to noncontrolling interest for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2019 related to the third-party ownership interest in Eureka Midstream.
Net income attributable to noncontrolling interest for the nine months ended September 30, 2018 was $3.3 million related to the 25% limited liability interest in Strike Force Midstream acquired from Gulfport.LLC owned by Gulfport Midstream. As discussed in Note A,2, on May 1, 2018, EQM acquired this interest.interest from Gulfport Midstream. As a result, EQM owned 100% of Strike Force Midstream effective as of May 1, 2018.

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See "Investing Activities" and "Capital Requirements" in theunder "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;
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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 (loss) income attributable to EQM and net cash provided by operating activities.
Three Months Ended 
 September 30,		 Nine Months Ended 
 September 30,		Three Months Ended 
 September 30,		 Nine Months Ended 
 September 30,
2018 2017 2018 20172019 2018 2019 2018
(Thousands)(Thousands)
Net income attributable to EQM$209,927
 $142,938
 $704,109
 $425,273
Net (loss) income$(40,215) $209,927
 $368,187
 $707,455
Add:              
Net interest expense41,005
 9,426
 76,740
 26,014
53,923
 41,005
 152,996
 76,740
Depreciation43,567
 22,244
 126,957
 64,191
59,197
 43,567
 162,777
 126,957
Amortization of intangible assets10,387
 —
 31,160
 —
14,540
 10,387
 38,677
 31,160
Impairment of long-lived assets298,652
 —
 378,787
 —
Preferred Interest payments2,746
 2,746
 8,238
 8,238
2,746
 2,746
 8,238
 8,238
Non-cash long-term compensation expense636
 —
 1,275
 225
—
 636
 255
 1,275
Transaction costs (1)
2,161
 —
 7,511
 —
Separation and other transaction costs256
 2,161
 19,127
 7,511
Less:              
Equity income(16,087) (6,025) (35,836) (15,413)(44,448) (16,087) (112,293) (35,836)
AFUDC – equity(1,448) (831) (3,585) (4,128)(474) (1,448) (4,927) (3,585)
Adjusted EBITDA attributable to the May 2018 Acquisition(2)
—
 —
 (60,507) —
Adjusted EBITDA attributable to noncontrolling interest(1)
(9,149) —
 (17,065) —
Adjusted EBITDA attributable to the Drop-Down Transaction(2)
—
 —
 —
 (63,853)
Adjusted EBITDA attributable to RMP prior to the merger(3)
(12,825) —
 (160,128) —
—
 (12,825) —
 (160,128)
Adjusted EBITDA$280,069
 $170,498
 $695,934
 $504,400
$335,028
 $280,069
 $994,759
 $695,934
Less:              
Net interest expense excluding interest income on the Preferred Interest(42,921) (11,123) (77,757) (31,149)
Capitalized interest and AFUDC – debt(3,202) (867) (5,959) (3,475)
Ongoing maintenance capital expenditures net of expected reimbursements(4)
(13,181) (8,110) (24,161) (14,180)
Transaction costs(2,161) —
 (7,511) —
Distributable cash flow$218,604
 $150,398
 $580,546
 $455,596
Net interest expense excluding interest income on the Preferred Interest(4)
(54,544) (42,921) (156,027) (77,757)
Capitalized interest and AFUDC – debt(4)
(7,903) (3,202) (20,154) (5,959)
Ongoing maintenance capital expenditures net of expected reimbursements(4)(5)
(12,876) (13,181) (30,425) (24,161)
Series A Preferred Unit distributions(25,501) —
 (48,480) —
Distributable cash flow(6)
$234,204
 $220,765
 $739,673
 $588,057
              
Net cash provided by operating activities$242,575
 $159,898
 $865,482
 $480,203
$234,584
 $242,575
 $744,827
 $865,482
Adjustments:              
Capitalized interest and AFUDC – debt(3,202) (867) (5,959) (3,475)
Capitalized interest and AFUDC – debt(4)
(7,903) (3,202) (20,154) (5,959)
Principal payments received on the Preferred Interest1,109
 1,049
 3,281
 3,103
1,173
 1,109
 3,471
 3,281
Ongoing maintenance capital expenditures net of expected reimbursements(4)
(13,181) (8,110) (24,161) (14,180)
Adjusted EBITDA attributable to the May 2018 Acquisition(2)
—
 —
 (60,507) —
Ongoing maintenance capital expenditures net of expected reimbursements(4)(5)
(12,876) (13,181) (30,425) (24,161)
Adjusted EBITDA attributable to noncontrolling interest(1)
(9,149) —
 (17,065) —
Adjusted EBITDA attributable to the Drop-Down Transaction(2)
—
 —
 —
 (63,853)
Adjusted EBITDA attributable to RMP prior to the merger(3)
(12,825) —
 (160,128) —
—
 (12,825) —
 (160,128)
Series A Preferred Unit distributions(25,501) —
 (48,480) —
Other, including changes in working capital4,128
 (1,572) (37,462) (10,055)53,876
 6,289
 107,499
 (26,605)
Distributable cash flow$218,604
 $150,398
 $580,546
 $455,596
Distributable cash flow(6)
$234,204
 $220,765
 $739,673
 $588,057

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(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 nine months ended September 30, 2017.2019 was calculated as net loss of $29.7 million and $25.7 million, respectively, plus depreciation of $2.6 million and $4.8 million, respectively, plus amortization of intangible assets of $1.3 million and $2.2 million, respectively, plus impairments of long-lived assets of $34.0 million and $34.0 million, respectively, and interest expense of $1.0 million and $1.7 million, respectively.
(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 nine months ended September 30, 2018 was calculated as net income of $41.0$44.4 million, plus depreciation expense of $5.8 million, andplus amortization of intangible assets of $13.8 million, less interest income of less than $0.1 million.

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(3)Adjusted EBITDA attributable to RMP for the period prior to July 23, 2018 was excluded fromsubtracted as part of EQM's adjusted EBITDA calculations as these amounts were generated by RMP prior to acquisition by EQM.EQM; therefore, the amounts could not have been distributed to EQM's unitholders. Adjusted EBITDA attributable to RMP for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2018 was calculated as net income of $8.5 million and $123.2 million, respectively, plus net interest expense of $0.3 million and $4.6 million, respectively, plus depreciation expense of $3.4 million and $31.4 million, respectively, and plus non-cash compensation expense of $0.6 million and $0.9 million, respectively.
(4)Does not reflect amounts related to the noncontrolling 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 $0.5$0.2 million and $1.7$0.5 million for the three months ended September 30, 20182019 and 2017,2018, respectively, and $3.9$0.7 million and $2.6$3.9 million for the nine months ended September 30, 20182019 and 2017,2018, respectively. For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2018, itongoing maintenance capital expenditures net of expected reimbursements also excludes $0.3excluded $1.0 million and $1.1 million, respectively, of ongoing maintenance capital expenditures attributable to RMP prior to the EQM-RMP Merger.
(6)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 nine month periods ended September 30, 2019 would have been $233.9 million and $720.5 million, respectively, and $218.6 million and $580.5 million for the three and nine months ended September 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 $109.6$55.0 million for the three months ended September 30, 20182019 compared to the three months ended September 30, 20172018 and $191.5$298.8 million for the nine months ended September 30, 20182019 compared to the nine months ended September 30, 20172018 primarily as a result of the EQM-RMP Merger and the May 2018 Acquisition,Drop-Down Transaction, as applicable, 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 April 10, 2019.
Net cash provided by operating activities, the GAAP financial measure most directly comparable to distributable cash flow, increaseddecreased by $385.3$120.7 million for the nine months ended September 30, 20182019 compared to the nine months ended September 30, 20172018 as discussed in "Capital Resources and Liquidity." Distributable cash flow increased by $68.2$13.4 million for the three months ended September 30, 20182019 compared to the three months ended September 30, 20172018 and $125.0$151.6 million for the nine months ended September 30, 20182019 compared to the nine months ended September 30, 20172018 mainly attributable to the increase in EQM's adjusted EBITDA, partly offset by increased net interest expense.expense and distributions on the Series A Preferred Units.
Outlook
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, is the largest natural gas producer in the U.S. based on produced volumes. EQM maintains a stable cash flow profile, with greater than 50% of its revenue for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2019 generated by firm reservation fees.
EQM’s principal strategy is to focus onachieve the scale and scope of a top-tier midstream company by leveraging its existing assets and planned asset basegrowth projects and seeking and executing on strategically-aligned acquisition and joint venture opportunities. As part of its approach to develop organic growth, EQM is focused on building and completing its key transmission and gathering growth projects that will furtheroutlined 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, which is complementary to its gathering business and potentially creates opportunities to expand and extend itsEQM's existing asset footprint. Those organic projects will primarily involve gathering and transporting gas supply from the largest and growing North American basin, providing water and other midstream services to those same producers and increasing access to local and distant markets. EQM’s focus on execution of its organic projects, coupled with asset optimization efforts, disciplined capital spendspending and operating cost

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control, will beis complemented by EQM’s focuscommitment to seek, evaluate and execute on strategically alignedstrategically-aligned acquisition and joint venture opportunities. EQM believes that this approach will enable EQM to achieve its strategic goals.
EQM’s assets, located in southwestern Pennsylvania, northern West Virginia and southeastern Ohio, are uniquely positioned across the Marcellus, Utica and Upper Devonian Shales. EQM expects that the following expansion projects will allow it to capitalize on drilling activity by EQT and other producers to executebe its strategy: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 September 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 nine months ended September 30, 2019, EQM made capital contributions of approximately $500 million to the MVP Joint Venture for the MVP project. For the remainder of 2019, EQM expects to make capital contributions of approximately $0.2 billion to $0.3 billion to the MVP Joint Venture for purposes 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 additional shippers 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.
Mountain Valley Pipeline. The MVP Joint Venture is a joint venture with affiliates of each of NextEra Energy, Inc., Consolidated Edison, Inc., AltaGas Ltd. and RGC Resources, Inc. EQM is the operator of the MVP and owned a 45.5% interest in the MVP Joint Venture as of September 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 MVP is estimated to cost a total of approximately $4.6 billion, excluding AFUDC, with EQM funding approximately $2.2 billion through capital contributions made to the joint venture, which includes approximately $65 million in excess of EQM's ownership interest. In 2018, EQM expects to provide capital contributions of $0.8 billion to $1.0 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 that have expressed interest in the MVP project. Although the current targeted capacity of the MVP is fully subscribed, additional shippers have expressed an interest in subscribing to the MVP if the MVP Joint Venture adds compression to the currently planned pipeline system, which would allow additional volumes to be transported without additional pipe in the ground, or extends the pipeline through projects such as the MVP Southgate project.

In October 2017, the FERC issued the Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity for the 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 ourEQM'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 ourEQM's ability to achieve the expected investment return on the project" underincluded in Item 1A, "Risk Factors" of this Quarterlyin EQM’s Annual Report on Form 10-Q,10-K for the year ended December 31, 2018, there are

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several 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 working through several alternatives to respondresolve these challenges, including through a land exchange proposal submitted to the courtfederal government. In connection with the United States Supreme Court’s determination to accept the Cowpasture River Preservation Association case (see Part II, Item 1, “Legal Proceedings”) and agency decisionsthe resolution of remaining legal and restore all permits. The MVPregulatory components, EQM is targetedtargeting a late 2020 full in-service date at an overall project cost of $5.3 billion to be placed in-service during$5.5 billion, excluding AFUDC. EQM is expected to fund approximately $2.7 billion of the fourth quarteroverall project cost, including approximately $105 million to $120 million in excess of 2019, subject toEQM's ownership interest. See the discussion of the litigation and regulatory-related delay as further discussed underdelays in Part II, Item 1A, "Risk Factors.1, "Legal Proceedings."

In April 2018,
On November 4, 2019, Con Edison announced that it intends to exercise an option to cap its investment in the MVP project at approximately $530 million (excluding AFUDC). If Con Edison exercises its option, EQM and NextEra Energy, Inc. will be obligated, and the other members of the MVP Joint Venture announced a proposed 70-mile interstate pipeline that will extend fromwith interests in the MVP at Pittsylvania County, Virginiaproject will have the option, to new delivery pointsfund the shortfall in RockinghamCon Edison's capital contributions, on a pro rata basis. As a result, EQM expects to fund up to an additional $86 million (excluding AFUDC) in capital contributions to the MVP Joint Venture, depending upon the other members' ultimate participation. Any funding by EQM and Alamance Counties, North Carolina. Thisthe other members will correspondingly increase their respective interests in the MVP Southgate project is anchored by a firm capacity commitment from PSNC Energy. The preliminary project cost estimate is $350 million to $500 million, which is expected to be spent in 2019 and 2020. EQM has a 32.7% ownershipdecrease Con Edison's interest in the project and will operate the pipeline. Subject to approval by the FERC, the MVP Southgate project has a targeted in-service date of the fourth quarter 2020.project.
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Wellhead Gathering Expansion and Hammerhead Project. During the nine months ended September 30, 2019, EQM invested approximately $670 million in gathering expansion projects. For the remainder of 2019, EQM expects to invest approximately $215 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 20-year term, 1.2 Bcf per day, firm capacity commitment from EQT. The Hammerhead project is expected to cost approximately $555 million. During the nine months ended September 30, 2019, EQM invested approximately $265 million in the Hammerhead project. For the remainder of 2019, EQM expects to invest approximately $90 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. The Hammerhead project has a targeted full in-service date of late 2020.

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Table of approximately $750 million during 2018 on gathering expansion projects, primarily driven by wellhead and header projects in Pennsylvania, West Virginia and Ohio. These gathering projects include approximately $225 million on expansion of the legacy RMP gathering system, approximately $235 million on expansion of the gathering systems acquired in the May 2018 Acquisition and approximately $150 million on commencing construction activities on the Hammerhead project. The Hammerhead project is a 1.2 Bcf per day gathering header pipeline connecting natural gas produced in Pennsylvania and West Virginia to the MVP primarily for EQT that is expected to cost a total of $555 million and be placed in service in the fourth quarter of 2019.Contents

Transmission Expansion. In 2018, EQM estimates capital expenditures of approximately $100 million for other transmission expansion projects, primarily attributable to the Equitrans, L.P. Expansion project. The Equitrans, L.P. Expansion project is designed to provide north-to-south capacity on the mainline Equitrans, L.P. 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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MVP Southgate Project. In April 2018, the MVP Joint Venture announced the MVP Southgate project, 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. The MVP Southgate project is backed by a 300 MMcf per day firm capacity commitment from PSNC Energy. As designed, the MVP Southgate project has expansion capabilities up to 900 MMcf per day of total capacity. The MVP Southgate project is estimated to cost a total of approximately $450 million to $500 million, which is expected to be spent primarily in 2020 and 2021. During the nine months ended September 30, 2019, EQM made capital contributions of approximately $12 million to the MVP Joint Venture for the MVP Southgate project. For the remainder of 2019, EQM expects to provide capital contributions of approximately $6 million to the MVP Joint Venture for the MVP Southgate project. As of September 30, 2019, EQM was the operator of the MVP Southgate pipeline and owned a 47.2% interest in the MVP Southgate project. The MVP Joint Venture submitted the MVP Southgate certificate application to the FERC in November 2018. In March 2019, the FERC issued an environmental review schedule that states that the FERC 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 (the FERC, however, is not subject to this deadline). Subject to approval by the FERC and other regulatory agencies, the MVP Southgate project is expected to be placed in-service in 2021.
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Transmission Expansion. During the nine months ended September 30, 2019, EQM invested approximately $39 million in transmission expansion projects. For the remainder of 2019, EQM expects to invest approximately $10 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 commenced 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 late 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 September 30, 2019, EQM has invested approximately $2 million in the Brooke County project and expects to invest approximately $0.1 million for the remainder of 2019.
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Water Expansion. During the nine months ended September 30, 2019, EQM invested approximately $32 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 $45 million.
See further discussion of capital expenditures in the "Capital Requirements" section below.
SeparationSee Note 2 to the consolidated financial statements for further discussion of EQT’s Productionthe Bolt-on Acquisition.
See "Critical Accounting Policies and Midstream BusinessesEstimates" 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. During the third quarter of 2019, EQM identified impairment indicators that suggested the fair value of its goodwill was more likely than not below its carrying amount. As such, EQM performed an interim goodwill impairment assessment, which resulted in EQM recognizing impairment to goodwill of approximately $261.3 million. In addition, due to the triggering events associated with its reassessment of goodwill, EQM performed a recoverability test on its asset groupings and determined that the fair values of certain customer-related intangible assets were below their carrying values. As such, EQM recorded an impairment charge of $36.4 million to its intangible assets. See Note 3 for further detail. Management will continue to monitor and evaluate the factors underlying the fair market value of acquired businesses and long-lived assets to determine if further 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 $2.02 per MMbtu to $4.25 per MMbtu between January 1, 2019 and September 30, 2019, and the natural gas forward strip price has trended downwards during the first nine months of 2019 and is expected to remain depressed for several years. Further, market prices for natural gas in the

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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 in EQM's areas of operation 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 lower capital spending in the future based on commodity prices, access to capital or other factors. On October 24, 2018,31, 2019, EQT announced that its boardpreliminary 2020 financial guidance, including projected capital expenditures of directors approved the completion of the separation of EQT’s upstream and midstream businesses, creating a standalone publicly traded corporation, Equitrans Midstream Corporation (Equitrans Midstream), that will focus on midstream operations. Following the Separation, Equitrans Midstream will own the midstream interests held by EQT, including EQT’s interests$1.3 billion to $1.4 billion for 2020, which represents an approximately 23% decrease in EQGP and EQM. Under the Separation plan, EQT will distribute 80.1% of the outstanding common stock of Equitrans Midstreamcapital expenditures compared to EQT’s projected 2019 capital expenditures. Longer-term price declines could have an adverse 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 affect EQM’s results of operations, liquidity or financial position. 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 6.1% of EQM’s transmission revenues for the third quarter of 2019 were from volumetric-based fee revenues. Additionally, EQM’s water service agreements are volumetric in nature. For more information see “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 - Risks Inherent in Our Business" of EQM’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2018.
EQT Change of Control. At EQT’s annual meeting held on July 10, 2019, EQT’s shareholders elected 12 individuals to the Board of recordDirectors 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 the close of business on November 1, 2018 (the Record Date). After considering that EQT will retain an additional 19.9% of Equitrans Midstream’s common stock, total Equitrans Midstream shares outstanding after the Distribution are expected to be approximately 255 million shares.EQT. On July 25, 2019, EQT announced that it planswas suspending its outlook for 2020 and beyond as it continues to disposedevelop its operating plan under the new management team. EQT is EQM’s largest customer, accounting for approximately 70.1% of all its retainedEQM’s revenues for the nine months ended September 30, 2019. 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 ratings or personnel, or dispositions of assets by EQT, including the shares of Equitrans MidstreamMidstream's common stock held by EQT, and the timing of any such changes, actions or dispositions.
EQT Negotiation. EQM has engaged in discussions with EQT regarding the potential simplification of existing gathering and water services agreements. EQM cannot predict the final contractual terms, if any, which may include dispositions through onemight result from such discussions or more subsequent exchangesrelated financial, operational or other effects of any amendments to such existing agreements.
Potential Future Impairments. During the third quarter of 2019, EQM recognized an impairment to goodwill of approximately $261.3 million, including $161.6 million and $99.7 million associated with its RMP PA Gas Gathering reporting unit and Eureka/Hornet reporting unit, respectively. In addition, EQM recognized a $36.4 million impairment related to certain Hornet-related intangible assets during the third quarter of 2019. See Note 3 for debt or a saleadditional information. On October 31, 2019, EQT announced preliminary 2020 financial guidance, including projected total production sales volumes of its shares1,450 Bcfe to 1,500 Bcfe for cash. The Separation is expected2020, compared to be completed on or around November 13, 2018.
The Separation will result in a change of control of the EQM General Partner, and Equitrans Midstream is expected1,490 Bcfe to enter into new omnibus and secondment agreements with EQM in connection with the Separation. EQM expects that, in connection with the pending Separation, Equitrans Midstream will establish a corporate allocation methodology1,510 Bcfe projected for 2019. EQT also announced projected capital expenditures and operating expenses relatedof $1.3 billion to EQGP and EQM, including non-recurring Separation-related costs and expenses, some of$1.4 billion for 2020, which may be allocated to EQGP and EQM. Equitrans Midstream has disclosed that it is expected to recordrepresents an approximately $65 to $75 million of non-recurring Separation-related expenses, a portion of which will be paid prior to the Separation. The Separation-related expenses consist of approximately $35 to $45 million of expense and $30 million23% decrease in capital expenditures compared to relocate and/or augmentEQT’s projected 2019 capital expenditures. Depending on the location and create Equitrans Midstream’s, EQGP’stiming of EQT’s 2020 drilling activity, EQT’s planned reductions in its drilling and EQM’scompletions activity, as well as reductions in drilling and completions activity by other producers, could result in EQM recognizing future goodwill and long-lived asset impairment charges. EQM continues to receive and evaluate drilling plan information technology systems in connection with the Separation.
from EQT has also announced that it expects the Equitrans Midstream board of directors will evaluate the possible simplificationand other producers for 2020 and future years. As of the midstream structure by addressingfiling of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, EQM cannot predict the IDRs, although the ultimate decisionlikelihood or magnitude of whether to propose any such changes will be made by the Equitrans Midstream boardfuture impairment. See also “Review of directors following the Separation.
EQT announced that it is transitioning from a business strategy focusedour goodwill has resulted in and could result in future significant impairment charges” included in Item 1A, "Risk Factors – Risks Inherent in Our Business," in EQM’s Annual Report on volume growth to one focused on capital efficiency and free cash flow generation. In preparationForm 10-K for the Separation,year ended December 31, 2018.
For a discussion of EQM’s commercial relationship with EQT has been evaluatingand related considerations, including risk factors, see EQM’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the long-term pace of development of its Upstream Business in order to achieve the optimal balance between free cash flow generationyear ended December 31, 2018, as updated by this and volume growth. Based

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any subsequent Quarterly Report on this evaluation, EQT announced that it is currently targeting mid-single digit annual production growth over the next five years.Form 10-Q.
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, makepay 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, borrowings under the 2019 EQM Term Loan Agreement, cash on hand, debt offeringstransactions and issuanceissuances of additional EQM partnership units.interests. Pursuant to the

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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 the foreseeable future.currently anticipated organic growth projects.
Operating Activities
Net cash flows provided by operating activities waswere $744.8 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2019 compared to $865.5 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2018 compared to $480.22018. The decrease was primarily driven by the timing of working capital payments and higher interest payments.
Investing Activities
Net cash flows used in investing activities were $2,171.5 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2017. The increase was primarily driven by higher operating income for which contributing factors are discussed in the "Executive Overview" and "Business Segment Results of Operations" sections herein, partly offset by higher interest payments.
Investing Activities
Net cash flows used in investing activities was $2.3 billion for the nine months ended September 30, 20182019 compared to $324.9$2,252.3 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2017.2018. The increasedecrease was primarily attributable to the net assets acquired from EQTDrop-Down Transaction in 2018 relative to the May 2018Bolt-on Acquisition in 2019, partly offset by increased capital expenditures as further described in "Capital Requirements" and increased capital contributions to the MVP Joint Venture consistent with construction of the start of construction on the MVP.MVP and MVP Southgate projects.
Financing Activities
Net cash flows provided by financing activities was $1.3 billion for the nine months ended September 30, 2018 compared to net cash used in financing activities of $210.6were $1,491.1 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2017.2019 compared to $1,336.9 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2018. For the nine months ended September 30, 2019, the primary sources of financing cash flows were net proceeds from the issuance of the term loans under the 2019 EQM Term Loan Agreement, which were used to pay down borrowings under the $3 Billion Facility, and the issuance of the Series A Preferred Units, while the primary use of financing cash flows were net repayments on credit facility borrowings and distributions paid to unitholders. For the nine months ended September 30, 2018, the primary source of financing cash flows was net proceeds from EQM's 2018 Senior Notes offering, while the primary uses of financing cash flows were distributions paid to unitholders, net repayments on credit facilitiesthe 2018 EQM Term Loan Facility and the Gulfport Transaction. For the nine months ended September 30, 2017, the primary use of financing cash flows wasRMP $850 Million Facility, distributions paid to unitholders and the primary source of financing cash flows was net borrowings on EQM's credit facilities.Gulfport Transaction.
Capital Requirements
The gathering, transmission and storage and water services businesses are capital intensive, requiring significant investment to develop new facilities and to maintain and upgrade existing operations.
Three Months Ended 
 September 30,		 Nine Months Ended 
 September 30,		Three Months Ended 
 September 30,		 Nine Months Ended 
 September 30,
2018 2017 2018 20172019 
2018(1)
 2019 
2018(1)
(Thousands)(Thousands)
Expansion capital expenditures (1)(3)
$226,078
 $60,679
 $587,783
 $207,548
$288,052
 $226,078
 $731,531
 $587,783
Ongoing maintenance14,006
 9,815
 29,164
 16,859
Maintenance capital expenditures13,570
 14,006
 32,424
 29,164
Total capital expenditures (2)(5)
$240,084
 $70,494
 $616,947
 $224,407
$301,622
 $240,084
 $763,955
 $616,947
(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 $263.2approximately $211.7 million and $43.5$263.2 million for the three months ended September 30, 20182019 and 2017,2018, respectively, and $446.0approximately $512.9 million and $103.4$446.0 million for the nine months ended September 30, 20182019 and 2017,2018, respectively.
(2)(3)Expansion capital expenditures for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2019 do not include approximately $0.3 million and $58.9 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.
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(5)EQM accrues capital expenditures when the work has been completed but the associated bills have not yet been paid. These accrued amountsAccrued capital expenditures are excluded from capital expenditures in the statements of consolidated cash flows until they are paid in a subsequent period.paid. See Note E6 to the consolidated financial statements.
Expansion capital expenditures increased by $165.4approximately $62.0 million and $143.7 million for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2019, respectively, as compared to the three and nine months ended September 30, 2018, primarily due to increased spending on the Hammerhead project and various wellhead gathering expansion projects.
Maintenance capital expenditures decreased by approximately $0.4 million for the three months ended September 30, 20182019 compared to the three months ended September 30, 2017 and $380.2 million for2018. For the nine months ended September 30, 20182019, maintenance capital expenditures increased by approximately $3.3 million as compared to the nine months ended September 30, 20172018, primarily as a result of capital expenditures on assets acquired in the EQM-RMP Merger and the May 2018 Acquisition as well as increased spending on the Hammerhead project, the Equitrans, L.P. Expansion project and various wellhead gathering expansion projects, partly offset by decreased spending on the Range Resources header

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pipeline project. The final phase of the Range Resources header pipeline project was placed in-service during the second quarter of 2017.
Ongoing maintenance increased by $4.2 million for the three months ended September 30, 2018 compared to the three months ended September 30, 2017 and $12.3 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2018 compared to the nine months ended September 30, 2017 primarily as a result of higheradditional 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 $0.8of approximately $0.2 billion to $1.0$0.3 billion (including approximately $6 million related to the MVP Southgate project), expansion capital expenditures are expected to be approximately $875 million$0.2 billion to $0.3 billion and ongoing maintenance capital expenditures are expected to be approximately $45$25 million, net of expected reimbursements. 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 (including term loan agreements), debt offeringstransactions and issuanceissuances of additional EQM partnership units. EQM is not forecasting any public equity issuance for the foreseeable future. EQM does not forecast capital expenditures associated with potential projects not committed as of the filing of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q.currently anticipated organic growth projects.
Credit Facility Borrowings
See Note H10 to the consolidated financial statements for discussion of the credit facilities.
Security Ratings
The table below sets forth the credit ratings for debt instruments of EQM at September 30, 2018.2019.
Senior Notes
Rating Service Senior NotesRating 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, including EQT. If any 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, if applicable, 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.
Distributions
See Note J12 to the consolidated financial statements for discussion of distributions. EQM expects to maintain a quarterly distribution of $1.16 per common unit at least through the in-service date of the MVP. Upon completion of MVP, the distribution growth rate will be reassessed.
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 andmatters. 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

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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, including related to the MVP project.
See also "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 ourEQM'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 ourEQM's ability to achieve the expected investment return on the project" under Item 1A, “Risk Factors” of this Quarterlyin EQM’s Annual Report on Form 10-Q10-K for the year ended December 31, 2018 and Item 1, "Legal Proceedings" for a discussion of the litigation and regulatory proceedings, including related to the MVP project.

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Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements
See Note G9 to the consolidated financial statements for discussion ofdiscussions regarding the MVP Joint Venture guarantee. Following the completion of the Separation, EQM expects the MVP Joint Venture guarantee will be approximately $345 million based on MVP Holdco's share of the estimated remaining MVP construction budget and terms of the agreement.guarantees.
Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates
EQM's critical accounting policies are described in Item 7, "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 September 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 their respective credit facilities and, in EQM's case, the 2019 EQM Term Loan Agreement. The 2019 EQM Term Loan Agreement, EQM's credit facility and the Eureka Credit Facility provide for variable interest rates and thus expose EQM to fluctuations in market interest rates, which can affect EQM's results of operations and liquidity, including the amount of cash EQM has available to make quarterly cash distributions to its credit facilities.unitholders. 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 and the 2019 EQM Term Loan Agreement, as applicable, 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 requestrequests letters of credit, cash collateral, prepayments or guarantees as forms of credit support. EQM'sEquitrans, L.P.'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 nine months ended September 30, 2018,2019, approximately 80%78% of revenues were from affiliates of investment grade counterparties.companies. EQM is exposed to the credit risk of its customers, including 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 services. 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 September 30, 2018,2019, EQT's public senior debt had an investment grade credit rating. During the third quarter of 2019, Moody's, S&P and Fitch each changed EQT's credit rating outlook to negative from stable. 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, 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,have announced reductions in their capital spending and may reduceannounce lower capital spending 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 20% of gathering revenues, 45% of transmission and storage revenues and 7% of water service revenues for the nine months ended September 30, 2018, its ability to maintain or increase the capacity subscribed and volumes transported under service arrangements on its transmission and storage system, 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

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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.
For the year ended December 31, 2017, approximately 84% of EQM’s total revenues were derived fromEQM's cash flow profile is underpinned by both firm reservation fees. On a pro forma basis followingfee revenues and volumetric-based fees, with greater than 50% of its revenue for the closing of the EQM-RMP Merger, approximately 60% of EQM’s total revenues would have been derived fromthree and nine months ended September 30, 2019 generated by 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,fee revenues. Accordingly, EQM believes that shortthe effect of short- and medium-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 contractsfee revenues 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

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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'sadversely affect its growth potential.
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. The EQM 2019 Term Loan Agreement is underwritten by a syndicate of eight financial institutions, two of which lenders each have commitments of approximately 16% of such facility and the other lenders each have approximately 11%. Although there is overlap within syndicate groups, EQM's large syndicate groupgroups 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 (approximately 13% 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 third 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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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 andmatters. 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
Administrative Order, Swarts Storage Field, Greene County, PA. On December 26, 2018, EQM received an administrative order from the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (PADEP) 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 administrative 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 any future proceedings. On October 29, 2019, EQM and PADEP finalized the terms of a consent order and have resolved all outstanding issues, including the dismissal of the appeal. The resolution included payment of a $0.65 million penalty and an agreement for additional administrative reporting requirements related to this storage field arising from the pending mining operations.
Pennsylvania DEP Consent Order, Mako Consent Order: During the third quarter of 2019, the PADEP tendered a proposed consent order to settle multiple notices of violations (NOVs) issued to EQM in September 2016 for erosion and sedimentation violations, as well as failure to comply with the conditions of EQM’s Erosion and Sediment Control General Permit. EQM is continuing negotiations and anticipates a resolution in the fourth quarter of 2019. EQM expects that this matter could result in monetary penalties in excess of $100,000, but does not believe that if imposed the payments will have a material impact on its financial condition, results of operations or liquidity.
Pennsylvania DEP Consent Assessment of Civil Penalty, Fresh Water Withdraw System: During the third quarter of 2019, the PADEP issued a draft Consent of Assessment of Civil Penalty to EQM, citing a failure to report monthly and total withdraws from certain freshwater sources, failure to register a source, and failure to maintain a source/tap. EQM has implemented corrective actions including registration of all water sources and installation of equipment to prevent non-compliance events. EQM is continuing negotiations and anticipates a resolution in the fourth quarter of 2019. EQM expects that this matter could result in monetary penalties in excess of $100,000, but does not believe that if imposed the payments will have a material impact on its financial condition, results of operations or liquidity.
Ohio Environmental Protection Agency Notice of Violation, Third-Party Dehydration Facilities: On August 23, 2019, the Ohio Environmental Protection Agency (OEPA) issued an NOV to EQM, stating that fourteen dehydration facilities are operating without required air permits. EQM contests liability and the applicability of OEPA’s assessment. EQM is continuing negotiations and anticipates a resolution in the fourth quarter of 2019. EQM expects that this matter will be resolved in its favor. If not, this matter could result in monetary penalties in excess of $100,000, but 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 project that must be resolved favorably before the project can be completed, including the following:
In February 2018, the Sierra Club filed a lawsuit in the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals challenging the use of
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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

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streams in West Virginia that would take considerably longer than the 72 hours allowed for such activities pursuant to the MVP project. In May 2018, the Army Corps suspended its Nationwide Permit 12 verifications for four river crossings interms of 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, arguing that the project could not meet one of the express conditions of Nationwide Permit 12 in West Virginia limiting the duration of stream crossings. In June 2018, the Fourth Circuit granted the motion and stayed the Army Corps' verification that Nationwide Permit 12 could be used to authorize stream crossings in West Virginia. Accordingly, the MVP Joint Venture temporarily stopped construction of the portions of the MVP project affected by this ruling. The Army Corps reinstated its verifications for four of the West Virginia stream crossings in July 2018, and then moved for the Fourth Circuit to lift the stay. The court granted the Army Corps' motion, on August 28, 2018, and lifted its stay. Following the court's ruling, MVP has resumed construction of the portions of the MVP affected by the stay. On October 2, 2018, the Fourth Circuit issued a preliminary order vacating the Army Corps’ Nationwide Permit 12 authorizations in West Virginia. As a result of the preliminary order, MVP cannot perform construction activities in waters and wetlands along the 160 mile route that is covered by the Huntington District. In August, the West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection (WVDEP) initiated a regulatory process to revise West Virginia’sVirginia's Clean Water Act Section 401 Certification of the Army Corps Nationwide Permit. Upon receipt of West Virginia’s final revised 401 Certification of thecertification for Nationwide Permit MVP anticipates that the Corps will initiate its regulatory process to republish the Nationwide Permit for West Virginia that will incorporate West Virginia’s revised 401 Certification. Once the Nationwide Permit is reissued, MVP will reapply for the Nationwide Permit 12 verification. MVP expects to receive the revised Nationwide Permit by the end of March 2019. However, MVP cannot guarantee that the agencies will act in a timely manner or that the action will not be challenged.
In June 2018, following the Fourth Circuit's West Virginia decision, the Sierra Club filed a petition in the Fourth Circuit seeking review and a stay of the Army Corps' decision to grant authorization under Nationwide Permit 12 for stream crossings in Virginia. The court denied the Sierra Club's request for a stay on August 28, 2018. On October 5, 2018, the Army Corps’ Norfolk District suspended its authorizations under Nationwide Permit 12 for stream and waterbody crossings in Virginia pending the resolution12. A three-judge panel of the Fourth Circuit matter regardingagreed 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 authorizationsby MVP in the Army Corps’ Huntington District.
On October 19, 2018, in response to the Nationwide Permit 12 verification suspensions in the Army Corps’ Huntington and Norfolk Districts, the Army Corps’ Pittsburgh Districtnorthern corner of West Virginia) suspended its authorizations underverification that allowed the MVP Joint Venture to use Nationwide Permit 12 for stream and wetlands crossings in northern West Virginia.
In a different Fourth Circuit lawsuit filed in December 2017, the Sierra Club challenged a Bureau of Land Management (the BLM) decision to grant a right-of-way and a U.S. Forest Service (the USFS) decision to amend its management plan, both affecting the MVP's 3.6-mile segment in the Jefferson National Forest in Virginia. On JulyNovember 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. West Virginia subsequently revised its Section 401 certification for Nationwide Permit 12, however, unless and until 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. The EPA’s agreement to the WVDEP’s modification of its water quality certification was received in August 2019 and, accordingly, 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 fourth quarter of 2019. However, the MVP Joint Venture cannot guarantee that the WVDEP's action will not be challenged or that 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 fourth 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. Once the Huntington and Pittsburgh District issues are resolved as discussed above, the Norfolk District will be in the position to consider lifting the suspension of the verification for the MVP Joint Venture's use of Nationwide Permit 12.
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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 on 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

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modify the stop work order and authorize construction. The MVP Joint Venture has resumed construction of the affectedthose portions of the pipeline.
On October 10, 2018, the Fourth Circuit granted MVP’s petition for rehearing 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,

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MVP filed with the FERC a request to modify the August 3, 2018 stop However, work order to allow MVP to complete bore and install the pipeline under the Weston and Gauley Bridge Turnpike Trail. This request is currently pending.
Multiple parties have sought judicial review of the FERC's order issuing certificates 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 Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit seeking direct review of the FERC order under the Natural Gas Act. Those petitioners have requested a stay of the FERC's order pending the resolution of the petitions, which the FERC and the MVP Joint Venture have opposed. The Court of Appeals denied the request for a stay on August 30, 2018. Briefing on the merits of the petitions for review is scheduled to be completed by December 2018. Another group of parties filed a complaint3.6-mile segment 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. 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 jurisdiction. The court dismissed this complaint on September 28, 2018.
Several landowners have filed challenges in various U.S. District Courts to the condemnation proceedings byJefferson 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 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 plaintiff's 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 (ACP) 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 has 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. On October 7, 2019, the Supreme Court denied the landowners' petition.
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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. If one or more of these challenges is successful, it could prevent the MVP Joint Venture from constructing all or a portion of the pipeline or require the MVP Joint Venture to seek an alternate route for the pipeline or a portion thereof, which could require additional regulatory proceedings before the FERC and other interested federal and state agencies, the outcome of which we cannot predict. A successful challenge could also increase the cost of obtaining necessary rights of way to construct and operate the pipeline. 
In November 2017, in the wake of Fayette County, West Virginia's denial of the MVP Joint Venture's rezoning request to permit construction of a compressor station, the MVP Joint Venture brought suit in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of West Virginia seeking a judgment declaring that the County's denial was preempted by federal law and a permanent injunction preventing the county from enforcing the zoning constraint with respect to the MVP project. The MVP Joint Venture filed a motion for summary judgment in February 2018. The court granted MVP's motion for summary judgment and dismissed the complaint on August 29, 2018. The county has the right to appeal the district court's decision. 
In August 2017, the Greenbrier River Watershed Association appealed the MVP project's Natural Stream Preservation Act Permit obtained from the West Virginia Environmental Quality Board (the 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, the Circuit Court granted a stay pending appeal. A hearing on the merits is scheduled for October 23, 2018, and the court has requested expedited briefing. 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 twenty-six NOVs to the MVP Joint Venture for various construction and sediment and erosion control issues in 2018. The MVP Joint Venture and WVDEP reached a settlement agreement which was documented as an administrative consent order for the MVP Joint Venture to pay $0.3 million in penalties. The consent order was executed by the WVDEP in September 2019. In addition to payment of assessed penalties in the amount of $0.3 million, the MVP Joint Venture was required to submit a corrective action plan to resolve any outstanding permit compliance matters. WVDEP executed the consent order on September 5, 2019

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after a public comment period. The MVP Joint Venture has addressed all corrective actions and remediation necessary to address the NOVs subject to the consent order.
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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 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. The MVP Joint Venture elected to request that the NPS temporarily 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 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.
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Wild Virginia et al. v. United States Department of the Interior; Case No. CP16-10-000. Petitioners filed a petition in the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals to challenge MVP’s Biological Opinion and Incidental Take Statement issued by the Department of the Interior’s Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) which was approved in November 2017 (BiOp). Petitioners also requested a stay of the application of MVP’s BiOp during the pendency of the court case. FWS subsequently requested that the Court approve a stay of the litigation until January 11, 2020. On August  15, 2019, the MVP Joint Venture submitted a project-wide voluntary suspension of construction activities that pose a risk of incidental take, based on the BiOp. On October 11, 2019, the Fourth Circuit issued an order approving the stay of the BiOp and held the litigation in abeyance until January 11, 2020 pending re-consultation between FWS and the FERC regarding FWS’s review of the BiOp. In response to the Fourth Circuit’s order, on October 15, 2019, the FERC issued an order to the MVP Joint Venture to cease all forward-construction progress. Subsequently, the FERC authorized certain limited construction activities to resume.
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. On October 4, 2019, the Supreme Court formally accepted the Petitioners’ writ of certiorari and EQM anticipates that the case will be fully briefed during the fourth quarter of 2019 and an oral argument scheduled during the first quarter of 2020. The MVP Joint Venture is continuing to pursue 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 twenty streams or wetlands.
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Program Regulations at sites in Craig, Franklin, Giles, Montgomery and Roanoke Counties, Virginia. On October 11, 2019, the Plaintiffs issued a consent decree to the MVP Joint Venture. As part of the consent decree, the MVP Joint Venture would workagree to court-supervised compliance with environmental laws and third-party monitoring of erosion controls. The MVP Joint Venture would also agree to pay $2.15 million in penalties. A 30-day public comment period will be held before the West Virginia Departmentconsent decree is submitted for approval to Henrico County Circuit Court.
For additional information on legal proceedings, see "Legal Proceedings" in Part I, Item 3 of Environmental Protection to resolveEQM’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the issues identifiedyear ended December 31, 2018, as may be updated by the court.Part II, Item 1 of any subsequent Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q.
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, 2017 other than the risks described below.2018, as supplemented by risk factors disclosed in EQM's Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q filed subsequent to that Annual Report.
Failure to successfully combine the businesses of EQM and RMP in the expected time frame may adversely affect the future results of the combined organization and our ability to achieve the intended benefits of the EQM-RMP Merger and the May 2018 Acquisition.
The success of the EQM-RMP Merger will depend, in part, on our ability to realize 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


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benefits anticipated by us. Our business may be negatively impacted if we are unable to effectively manage 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 negatively impact our relationships with, our customers and other business partners, and we may incur significant non-recurring and ongoing costs following the Separation related to the change in control of our and EQGP’s general partners.
On October 24, 2018, EQT announced that its board of directors approved the completion of the separation of EQT’s upstream and midstream businesses, creating a standalone publicly traded corporation, Equitrans Midstream Corporation (Equitrans Midstream), that will focus on midstream operations. Following the Separation, Equitrans Midstream will own the midstream interests held by EQT, including EQT’s interests in us and EQGP.  Uncertainty related to the Separation may lead customers and other parties with 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. In addition, following the Separation, it is possible that our relationship with Equitrans Midstream as our and EQGP’s sponsor may be different from the current relationship that we have with EQT as our sponsor as a result of a number of potential differences between Equitrans Midstream and EQT, including a more narrow operational and business focus, different assets and liability structure at the sponsor level, different allocations of employee resources and different corporate allocation methodologies for capital expenditures and operating expenses.  These disruptions and changes could have a material and adverse effect on our business, financial condition, results of operations and prospects.
Our significant indebtedness, and any future indebtedness, as well as the restrictions under our debt agreements 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 limit our ability to, among other things:
incur or guarantee additional debt;
make distributions on or redeem or repurchase units;
incur or permit liens on assets;
enter into certain types of transactions with affiliates;
enter into certain mergers or acquisitions; and
dispose of all or substantially all of our assets.
In July 2017, we amended and restated our credit facility to increase the borrowing capacity under the facility from $750 million to $1 billion and extend the maturity date to July 2022. In addition, we expect to increase our borrowing capacity under the revolver to up to $3 billion in the fourth quarter of 2018. Our $1 billion credit facility contains 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 periods following the consummation 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, including 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 amount of our 4.75% senior notes due 2023, $850 million in aggregate principal amount 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.

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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 could be adversely affected by any reduction in or slowing of EQT’s or other customers’ well completions, any reduction in produced water attributable to completion activity, or the extent to which EQT or other customers complete wells with shorter lateral lengths, 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 by our water services customers, which could reduce the number of wells for which we provide water services.
Additionally, we depend on EQT to source a portion of the fresh water we distribute. The availability of our and EQT’s water supply 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 recent decisions by regulatory and judicial authorities in pending proceedings could impact our 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 our ability to achieve the expected investment return on the project.
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 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 of fourth quarter 2019, 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. The MVP project is subject to several challenges that must be resolved before the MVP project can be completed, as described in more detail under "Business-Legal Proceedings."
Although the MVP Joint Venture is actively defending the relevant agency actions and judicial challenges to the project, and is in active dialogue with all of the affected agencies to resolve these issues and restore the affected permits, there is no guarantee as to how long the agency proceedings and judicial challenges will take to resolve, or whether the MVP Joint Venture will ultimately succeed in restoring the permits in their present form or within the MVP Joint Venture's targeted time frame for placing the project in service. This and other similar litigation could adversely affect EQM's business, financial condition, results of operations, liquidity and ability to make quarterly cash distributions to its 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, liquidity and ability to make distributions.
Our interstate natural gas transmission and storage operations are regulated by the FERC under the Natural Gas Act (NGA), the Natural Gas Policy Act (NGPA) and the Energy Policy Act of 2005. Certain portions of our gathering operations are also rate-regulated by the FERC in connection with our interstate transmission operations. Our FERC-regulated systems operate under

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tariffs approved by the FERC that establish rates, cost recovery mechanisms and terms and conditions of service 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 pipelines may not charge rates or impose terms and conditions of service that, upon review by the FERC, are found 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 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 does not generally regulate the rates and terms of service over facilities determined to be performing 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 portion of our gathering facilities that are connected to 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 changes can be delayed and 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

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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 constructed in a manner 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, 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.
Negative public perception regarding EQM, the MVP and/or the midstream industry could have an adverse effect on EQM's operations.
Negative public perception regarding EQM, the MVP and/or the midstream industry resulting from, among other things, oil spills, the explosion of natural gas transmission and gathering lines and concerns raised by advocacy groups about hydraulic fracturing and pipeline projects, has led to, and may in the future lead to, increased regulatory scrutiny, which may, in turn, lead to new local, state and federal safety and environmental laws, regulations, guidelines and enforcement interpretations. These actions may cause operational delays or restrictions, increased operating costs, penalties under construction contracts, additional regulatory burdens and increased risk of litigation. 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 its ability to achieve the expected investment return on the

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project," there are several pending challenges to certain aspects of the MVP project that must be resolved before the MVP project can be completed. Moreover, governmental authorities exercise considerable discretion in the timing and scope of permit issuance and the public may engage in the permitting process, including through intervention in the courts. Negative public perception could cause the permits EQM and the MVP Joint Venture need to conduct their operations to be withheld, delayed or burdened by requirements that restrict their ability to profitably conduct business.

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Item 6. Exhibits

 
Exhibit No. Document Description Method of Filing
3.1


 
Certificate of Amendment to CertificateFourth Amended and Restated Agreement of Limited Partnership of EQTEQM Midstream Partners, LP, dated as of October 12, 2018.
April 10, 2019.		 
Incorporated by reference herein toFiled herewith as Exhibit 3.1 to EQM Midstream Partners, LP’s Form 8-K (#001-35574) filed on October 15, 2018.
3.1.
3.2


 
Certificate ofFirst Amendment to Certificate of Formation of EQT Midstream Services, LLC, dated as of October 12, 2018.
Incorporated by reference herein to Exhibit 3.2 to EQM Midstream Partners, LP’s Form 8-K (#001-35574) filed on October 15, 2018.
3.3

SecondFourth Amended and Restated Agreement of Limited Partnership of EQM Midstream Partners, LP, dated as of October 12, 2018.
9, 2019.		 
Incorporated herein by reference herein to Exhibit 3.33.1 to EQM Midstream Partners, LP’sthe registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K (#001-35574) filed on October 15, 2018.
10, 2019.
3.43.3


 Amended and Restated Certificate of Limited Partnership of EQM Midstream Partners, LP (formerly known as EQT Midstream Partners, LP), dated as of October 9, 2019.Incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 3.2 to the registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K (#001-35574) filed on October 10, 2019.
Fourth3.4

Second Amendment to Second Amended and Restated Limited Liability Company Agreement of EQM MidstreamEQGP Services, LLC, dated as of October 12, 2018.9, 2019. 
Incorporated herein by reference herein to Exhibit 3.43.3 to EQM Midstream Partners, LP’sthe registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K (#001-35574) filed on October 15, 2018.
10, 2019.
10.1


 
Gas GatheringConfidentiality, Non-Solicitation and CompressionNon-Competition Agreement, dated as of December 22,March 7, 2013, between EQT Corporation and Brian Pietrandrea.
Filed herewith as Exhibit 10.1.
10.2

Amendment to Confidentiality, Non-Solicitation and Non-Competition Agreement, effective as of January 1, 2014, between EQT Corporation and Brian P. Pietrandrea.Filed herewith as Exhibit 10.2.
10.3

Second Amendment to Confidentiality, Non-Solicitation and Non-Competition Agreement, effective as of January 1, 2015, between EQT Corporation and Brian P. Pietrandrea.Filed herewith as Exhibit 10.3.
10.4

Third Amendment to Confidentiality, Non-Solicitation and Non-Competition Agreement, effective as of August 20, 2019, between Equitrans Midstream Corporation and Brian P. Pietrandrea.Filed herewith as Exhibit 10.4.
10.5

Term Loan Agreement, dated as of August 16, 2019, by and among Rice Drilling B LLC, RiceEQM Midstream Partners, LP, as borrower, Toronto Dominion (Texas) LLC, as administrative agent, and Alpha Shale Resources LP.the lenders party thereto. 
Incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 10.310.1 to Rice Midstream Partners LP'sthe registrant's Form 8-K (#001-36789)(#001-35574) filed on December 22, 2014.
August 19, 2019.
10.231.1


 
First Amendment to Gas Gathering and Compression Agreement, effective as of October 19, 2016, by and among Rice Drilling B LLC, Alpha Shale Resources LP and Rice Midstream Partners LP. 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

Sixth Amended and Restated Cracker Jack Gas Gathering Agreement, dated as of February 28, 2017, by and among Rice Poseidon Midstream LLC, EQT Energy, LLC and EQT Production Company. 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 10.3.
10.4

Amended and Restated Water Services Agreement, dated as of November 4, 2015, by and between Rice Drilling D LLC and Rice Water Services (PA) LLC.
Incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 10.2 to Rice Midstream Partners LP's Form 8-K (#001-36789) filed on November 5, 2015.
10.5

Amended and Restated Water Services Agreement, dated as of November 4, 2015, by and between Rice Drilling B LLC and Rice Water Services (OH) LLC.
Incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 10.3 to Rice Midstream Partners LP's Form 8-K (#001-36789) filed on November 5, 2015.
10.6

Letter Agreement, dated as of August 9, 2018, by and between EQT Corporation and Thomas F. Karam.
Filed herewith as Exhibit 10.6.
10.7

Confidentiality, Non-Solicitation And Non-Competition Agreement, dated as of August 9, 2018, by and between EQT Corporation and Thomas F. Karam.
Filed herewith as Exhibit 10.7.
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.
32


 
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.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 EQM Midstream Partners, LP
 (Registrant)
   
 By:EQM 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:  October 25, 2018November 5, 2019




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