At what point will a CBG project initiate the Environmental Assessment process?
An Environmental Assessment performed by the Environmental Assessment Office will be performed if the CBG project triggers certain requirements under the Environmental Assessment Act. For example, groundwater extraction, and pipeline construction could trigger an Environmental Assessment if they cross the thresholds set out in the Act. The threshold for a reviewable groundwater extraction project is 75 litres per second. A typical CBG well has water extraction rates per well ranging from 0 to more than 0.5 litres per second. If methane gas were to be transported to a new gas pipeline, that facility could also be reviewable, depending on its size (length vs.
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