AMENDMENT TO PERMIT TO CONSTRUCT 2013 NSUARB 183
M05824
NOVA SCOTIA UTILITY AND REVIEW BOARD
IN THE MATTER OF THE PIPELINE ACT
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IN THE MATTER OF AN APPLICATION by HERITAGE GAS LIMITED (“Heritage”) to amend the PERMIT TO CONSTRUCT A STEEL NATURAL GAS PIPELINE TO DELIVER NATURAL GAS IN AREAS OF Pictou County, Nova Scotia
WHEREAS the Nova Scotia Utility and Review Board (“Board”) granted a Permit to Construct NSUARB-NG-HG-PC-152 dated June 11, 2013 (“Permit to Construct”) to construct a steel natural gas pipeline (“proposed works”) to deliver natural gas in areas of Pictou County, Nova Scotia as indicated in that Permit to Construct;
AND WHEREAS by letter dated July 29, 2013 Heritage applied to the Board for an amendment to the Permit to Construct;
AND WHEREAS the application seeks approval to increase the Maximum Operating Pressure (“MOP”) of the proposed works from 3413 kPa to 4965 kPa;
AND WHEREAS the proposed increase to the MOP does not require material changes or additional capital expenditures;
AND WHEREAS the Board has the authority to issue an amendment to the Permit to Construct pursuant to s. 9 of the Pipeline Act, R.S.N.S. 1989, c. 345, as amended;
NOW THEREFORE, the Board approves the increase of the MOP of the proposed works as requested by Heritage and amends the Permit to Construct accordingly, subject to the following terms and conditions:
1. Heritage shall ensure that the proposed works are carried out and completed in accordance with the terms and conditions of the Permit to Construct, as amended herein.
Dated at Halifax, Nova Scotia, this 17th day of September, 2013.
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Clerk of the Board