Next steps for Alton
December 16, 2021
Our plan for decommissioning the Alton Natural Gas Storage Project has been submitted to the Province of Nova Scotia.
Alton Natural Gas Storage Project
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In October 2021, we announced the decision to decommission the Alton Natural Gas Storage Project. We’ve submitted our plan for decommissioning to the Province of Nova Scotia and we’re beginning the process to gather public feedback on our proposed approach.
To provide feedback on the plan, you can:
- Send an email with your comments to [email protected]. Please share your comments in the text of the email; do not include attachments
- Send a letter with your comments to:
Alton Natural Gas Storage, P.O. Box 70, Stewiacke, NS, B0N 2J0
Please include your name, address and phone number with your submission. See submission fact sheet for additional information.
The deadline to submit comments is by end of day Tuesday, January 25, 2022.
Read the decommissioning plan (PDF 6MB)
Read the appendices to the decommissioning plan (PDF 6MB)
The appendices include examples of similar decommissioning projects
Read the decommissioning plan (with appendices included) (PDF 26MB)
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