CITIZEN POWER ALLIANCE

Federal officials visited the Canisteo countryside Friday to investigate the potential environmental impact of a proposed 7-billion-cubic-foot natural gas storage facility.

The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission sent representative Bob Kopka to review the site for the project and meet with other federal, state and Inergy company officials, as well as meet with landowners who would be affected by the project.

Kopka said the trip was to become familiar with the project and the land the project will sit on.

“I will be the one filling out the EA (environmental assessment),” he said, adding the assessment will take environmental, historical and residential concerns into consideration.

The proposed underground gas storage project, being developed by Inergy L.P., will develop 10 gas storage wells with a working capacity of 7 billion cubic feet.

The project also is planned to include:

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