TURTLEFORD — SaskEnergy will be conducting controlled natural gas flaring at the Turtleford Town Border Station, which is located within the RM of Mervin and approximately two kilometres west of the Town of Turtleford, south of Highway 303.
Flaring will occured from 1 to 2 p.m. and 10 to 11 p.m. on Sunday, Oct. 6 and continues through Friday, Oct. 11.
Residents and drivers in the area may see a 40-foot flame being emitted from the flare stack temporarily attached to SaskEnergy’s infrastructure.
SaskEnergy says flaring is necessary to perform maintenance work on the natural gas line system in the area and supports the safe and reliable delivery of natural gas to SaskEnergy’s customers. During this process, a portion of the gas line will be isolated from the system and natural gas will be removed from the line in a controlled burn called a flare. Flaring is an industry-standard practice when natural gas needs to be removed from a line and reduces the carbon footprint of the vented natural gas by 85 per cent.
The area around the flares will be supervised to ensure public safety. Residential natural gas service in the area will not be affected. SaskEnergy has notified the RM of Mervin and local fire department about this upcoming event.
