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Rossdale
| An open house was held on February 10, 2010, to provide information about the Rossdale Decommissioning Project and the Rossdale Water Dechlorination Project. The results of the open house are now available in the Rossdale Open House Summary Report. |
The Rossdale site in Edmonton’s North Saskatchewan River valley has provided power and water to the people of Edmonton for over 100 years. Today, the 36.4 acre (14.7 hectare) facility at the heart of the city is a well-known historical site.
While Rossdale still supplies almost half of the drinking water to residents in Edmonton and surrounding communities and counties, the electricity generation and transmission functions have been replaced by newer, more efficient, and cost effective equipment. In December of 2008, decommissioning plans for the generating plant began and future potential uses of the Rossdale site were examined.
Themes determining potential future uses of the Rossdale site:
- the desire for a multi-use facility
- an emphasis on sustainability
- the need to preserve and enhance the natural beauty of the site and recognize its historical significance
- responsibility for stewardship
- that the resulting re-use be financially sustainable
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To date, no decisions have been made as to Rossdale’s future; however, a detailed structural assessment has been completed. EPCOR is committed to retaining the historical buildings at Rossdale, but more recently constructed facilities are eligible for deconstruction, allowing the site to be returned to a state more closely resembling original historical construction. Going forward, further examination of adaptive re-use plans for the Rossdale historical site will be pursued through public consultation. For more information about decommissioning and adaptive re-use at the Rossdale site, please see the January 2010 Rossdale Public Utility Site Bulletin below.
Rossdale Public Utility Site Bulletins
Rossdale Site Maps
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