NOTICE
Registration of Undertaking for Environmental Assessment
ENVIRONMENT ACT
This is to advise that on January 13, 2026, Landrie Lake Water Utility (jointly owned by the Town of Port Hawkesbury and the Municipality of the County of Richmond) registered the Little River Pumping and Transmission System Project for environmental assessment, in accordance with Part IV of the Environment Act.
The purpose of the proposed undertaking is to reinstate the Little River Transfer Pumphouse and water transmission pipeline to transfer water from the Little River Reservoir to Landrie Lake and enhance yield at the Landrie Lake Industrial Water Utility, located in Port Malcolm, Richmond County, Nova Scotia, located on PIDs 75035725, 75101634, 75101634, 75226670, 75101535, 75175646, 75101535, 75151381, 75101535, and 75035725. This project reinstates the system by reinstating existing site access and constructing an intake structure, pumphouse, pumping and piping systems, controls, and a 2.75 km buried water transmission pipeline constructed largely along the existing right-of-way. Work could start on the project within two years of approval, and construction is estimated to take approximately 16 months with an operational life of 50 to 100 years.
Copies of the environmental assessment registration information may be examined at the following locations:
- Town of Port Hawkesbury Municipal Office, 606 Reeves, Port Hawkesbury, NS
- Richmond County Municipal Office, 2357 Highway 206, Arichat, NS
- Nova Scotia Environment and Climate Change Regional Office, 218 MacSween - Suite 12 - Provincial Building, Port Hawkesbury, NS
- EA website (when available) http://www.novascotia/ca/nse/ea
The public is invited to submit written comments to:
Environmental Assessment Branch
Nova Scotia Environment
P.O. Box 442, Halifax, NS, B3J 2P8
on or before February 22, 2026, or contact the Department at (902) 424-3600, (902) 424-6925 (Fax), or e-mail at .
All comments received from the public consultation will be posted on the department’s website for public viewing. In the case of an individual, the address, email and contact information will be removed before being placed on the website. By submitting your comments, you are consenting to the posting of your comments on the department’s website.
Published by:
Landrie Lake Water Utility
606 Reeves St., Port Hawkesbury, NS B9A 2R7