Alaska Stand Alone Pipeline Project Draft Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement Scoping Meeting
Scoping Meeting Agenda Welcome & Introductions ■ U.S. Army Corps of Engineers – Lead Agency ■ Cooperating Federal & State Agencies Difference between ASAP and Alaska LNG Project Steps in the NEPA Process Why is a Supplemental EIS Needed? Project Description Project Comparison – Old Versus New Route Scoping Comment Period and Process for Submitting Comments Scoping Meeting Schedule Next Steps 2
Welcome and Introductions Lead Agency Cooperating Agencies 3
ASAP Project Purpose “…to make North Slope natural gas available to residents in Fairbanks, the Southcentral region, and other communities in the state, as directed by the Alaska State Legislature (Alaska Statute [AS] 31.25.005). Alaskan communities served by the ASAP project will be provided access to a stable, long-term supply of natural gas to serve as a primary fuel source for heating and electrical power generation.” 4
ASAP and Alaska LNG are Different Projects AGDC is currently advancing both efforts on the State’s behalf ASAP Alaska LNG Project State of Alaska (AGDC) State of Alaska (AGDC), BP, ConocoPhillips, ExxonMobil & TransCanada Sponsors Utility grade “lean” gas for in-state Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) for export Design markets markets Objective Facilities Gas Conditioning • GCF at Prudhoe (~70 acres) • Gas Treatment Plant (GTP) at Prudhoe Facility • Compressor at Prudhoe (150-250 acres) ASAP is the • 8 Compressor Stations (30kHP) subject of Mainline 727 mile, 36” mainline 800 mile, 42” mainline this SEIS Lateral Line 29 mile, 12” lateral to Fairbanks N/A LNG Plant N/A LNG plant, storage tanks and 2 tanker berths at Nikiski (400-500 acres) Near Big Lake Nikiski (Kenai Peninsula) Terminus 500 million cubic feet/day design ~ 3.5 billion cubic feet/day Design capacity Capacity / Limit Cost ~ $8.0 bill (+/- 30% 2012) ~ $45 - $65 bill Workforce Peak: 8,000 Peak: 9,000-15,000 Operations: ~150 Operations: ~1,000 5 Construction 3 years 5-6 years
Why is a Supplemental EIS Needed? U.S. National Environmental Policy Act requires a Supplemental EIS if: � Significant new circumstances or new information relevant to environmental concerns; or � Substantial changes in the proposed action (40 C.F.R. § 1502.9(c)) . The ASAP Supplemental EIS will: � Evaluate significant changes to the proposed project; � Build on 2012 Final EIS analysis; � Focus on re-route, reduced pipeline length, reduced river and stream crossings, work at West Dock, and new information since October 2012 6
Steps in the NEPA Process Notice of Intent (NOI) to Prepare a Supplemental August 1, 2014 August 1, 2014 Environmental Impact Statement (SEIS) *Scoping You are Here 75-day Comment Period Analysis of Alternatives *Draft SEIS Issued Spring 2015 Spring 2015 Available for 60-day Public Review *Public Meeting on Draft SEIS Public Comment Review and Synthesis Comment Analysis Report Available Responses to Comments/Prepare Final SEIS Selection of Preferred Alternative *Final SEIS Issued Fall 2015 Fall 2015 Available for 120-day “cooling-off” Period *Record of Decision Early 2016 Early 2016 Public Statements of Agency Decisions *Indicates steps where there is an opportunity to provide public input 7
ASAP Project Description ■ Utility-grade natural gas with design capacity of 500 million cubic feet per day ■ Buried pipeline except at fault crossings, elevated bridge stream crossings, and pigging and valve facilities ■ Gas conditioning facility (GCF) near Prudhoe Bay ■ 36-inch, 727-mile long pipeline with 1480 psig ■ 12-inch, 29-mile long lateral line connecting to Fairbanks ■ Generally parallels Trans-Alaska Pipeline System and Dalton Highway to NW of Fairbanks. At Livengood continues on west side of Fairbanks and Nenana. ■ Bypasses Denali National Park and Preserve (east) and generally parallels Parks Highway to Willow ■ Southwest of Big Lake, connects to ENSTAR’s distribution system at MP 39 of the Beluga Pipeline 8
ASAP Project Description cont… ■ 120 foot wide construction ROW ■ 53-foot-wide permanent ROW maintained for the mainline ■ Open-cut trenching techniques primarily used to install pipeline underground ■ Horizontal Directional Drilling (HDD) will be used for at least 10 large river crossings including the Yukon River to minimize in-water work ■ Mobile construction camps (8.5 – 10 acres) during construction ■ Material sites along route to provide 33.2 million cubic yards of material 9
ASAP 2014 Alignment 10
ASAP Fairbanks Lateral Line 11
ASAP Gas Conditioning Facility 12
ASAP West Dock Area ■ Transport pre-built modules to West Dock on 23 barges ■ Modules offloaded at Dock Head 3 ■ Winter dredging to remove ~170,000 cubic yds of material ■ Need to widen road to Staging Area to create 75 ft. wide roadway ■ Most rehab work to occur during winter ■ Build a temporary bridge across existing causeway on West Dock ■ Work with ADFG to ensure fish passage 13
Modular Unit on Barge 14
Project Revisions Driving Necessity for SEIS Original Design 2012 Current Design 2014 Benefits / Rationale Gas Enriched Natural Gas – Lean Natural Gas - Utility • Reduces costs & risk w/Natural Gas Liquids Grade, almost pure Methane • Increases in-state access & Composition off-take economics (NGLs) • 737 miles • 727 miles ( 10 fewer miles ) • Shortens & straightens Mainline • 24-in, 2500psi • 36-in, 1480 psi • Industry standard pipe Pipe • Lower pressure • 34 miles • 29 miles ( 5 fewer miles ) • Avoids AKRR & AKDOT right- Fairbanks • Aligned primarily along • Aligned primarily along of-way Lateral AK Railroad Right-of- Murphy Dome Road • Maximizes existing fire breaks Way & utility corridors • Improves construction access & maintenance • Multiple compressor • Single compressor station • Improves safety & reliability Support stations at Prudhoe Bay • Reduces footprint Facilities • Straddle Plant at lateral • Reduces wetlands & carbon • NGL extraction facility impacts at Pt. Mackenzie West Dock Conceptual designs and • Modify Dock Head 3 • Facilitates off-site modular preliminary Plan of • Winter channel dredging construction Causeway at Development anticipated no • Dredge material disposal • Summer barging of materials Prudhoe Bay modifications to currently • Temporary use of ballasted permitted activities barge bridge 15
Submitting Comments on ASAP Sign up to provide verbal comments tonight Fill out a comment form to be collected during today’s meeting Submit comments on the website: www.asapeis.com Email comments to: asapeiscomments@usace.army.mil Mail to: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers CEPOA-RD Mary Romero P.O. Box 6898 JBER, AK 99506-0898 Scoping comments will be accepted until the period ends October 14, 2014 . 16
Scoping Meeting Dates & Locations Healy – August 18, Tri-Valley Community Center Nenana – August 19, Nenana’s Native Village Tribal House Cantwel l – August 20, Cantwell Community Hall Talkeetna – August 21, Talkeetna Alaska Lodge Willow – August 25, Willow Community Center Anchorage – August 26, UAA Consortium Library Kenai – August 27, Quality Inn Seward – August 28, KM Rae Building on UAA Seward Campus Fairbanks – September 2, Westmark Hotel Wiseman – September 3, Community Center of Wiseman Minto – September 4, Minto Church Anaktuvuk Pass – September 10, Anaktuvuk Pass Community Center Barrow – September 17, Inupiat Heritage Center Nuiqsut – September 18, Kisik Community Center 17
Next Steps Scoping Comment Period Closes (October 14, 2014) Scoping Report Posted on Project Website (Fall 2014) Prepare Draft SEIS Publication of Draft SEIS (Spring 2015) Next Public Comment Period (Spring 2015) 18
Thank You for Participating! Please visit: www.asapeis.com 19
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