Columbia Gas Transmission hosts open house for Warren County residents

NGT&S Contact

Jen Browne – Communications Specialist
(713) 331-7474

STRASBURG, Va. (May 19, 2011) – NiSource Gas Transmission & Storage’s (NGT&S) Columbia Gas Transmission today announced that it will host an open house in Front Royal, Va., to discuss proposed plans to install approximately 2.5 miles of new 24-inch diameter pipeline from its existing Nineveh Measuring Station near the intersection of U.S. Route 522 and Success Road to the Measurement and Regulation facility at the proposed new power generation station in the Kelly’s Court area of Warren County, Va.

The Warren County Open House will be held on Wednesday, May 25, from 7:00 to 9:00 p.m. at the North Warren Volunteer Fire Department Celebration Hall at 89 Rockland Road, Front Royal, Va., 22630.  This open house will provide an opportunity for residents to stop by and meet the Columbia Gas project team, learn specifics about the proposed project including environmental impact and construction techniques, and ask questions about specific tracts of potentially impacted land.  Directly affected landowners have received invitations in the mail, and all in the community are invited to attend.

Columbia Gas is a major provider of natural gas services to local gas distribution companies serving Virginia and other surrounding states, and the proposed expansion project is a part of the company’s commitment to meet the energy needs of the region.