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Community Committee Woodfibre Liquefied Natural Gas (WLNG) Project Update

February 25, 2015

WLNG Committee Process Overview

• June 7

Fortis Tour Tilbury LNG storage facility & Eagle Mountain Compressor Station

• June 26

Committee Meeting Process Charter Development

• July 3

Committee Meeting Defining Interest Based Objectives – What matters to community

• July 17

Technical Presentation Clean Energy Canada & WLNG

• Aug 6

Technical Presentation Howard Candelet, Marine Safety Consultant & WLNG

• Aug 21

Technical Presentation Transport Canada, Pacific Pilotage Authority, Canadian Coast Guard, BC Environmental Assessment & WLNG

• Aug 28

Technical Presentation BC Oil & Gas Commission & WLNG

• Sept 2

Committee Meeting Interim report development for DOS Council

WLNG Committee Process Overview

• Sept 16

Presentation Interim report presentation to DOS Council

• Sept 18

Technical Presentation BC Safety Authority & Fortis BC

• Sept 24

Committee Meeting Debrief on technical presentations

• Nov 27

Technical Presentation Vancouver Aquarium Team

• Dec 18

Technical Presentations (1) Life Cycle Greenhouse Gas Emissions of proposed WLNG project. (2) Adapting to Sea Level Change

• Jan 14

Committee Meeting Wendy Randall, DOS Consultant, Analysis

• Jan 29

Committee Meeting DOS Council Presentation Development

• Feb 10

Committee Meeting BCEAO meeting to review issues

• Feb 25

Presentation Today

Project Layout

• Decision making tool
• Required by law

 The Canadian Environmental Assessment Act, 2012 BC Environmental Assessment Act

• Aims to identify & evaluate the potential impacts of a project

looking at 5 different categories of values

Public Comment Period

Application Prepared and Submitted Application Review Assessment Report Project Decision by Ministers Certificate Issued with set conditions-- Project Authorized to Proceed to Permitting Certificate Refused – Project Cannot Proceed

Public Comment Period

Application Information Requirements

Environmental Assessment Process

Pre-Application Stage (no timeline) (30 days) Application Review Stage (180 days) Decision (45 days)

Working Group Review

Scope and Process for Review Determined (Section 11 Order) Project Description Determination that Project is Reviewable (Section 10 Order) Monitoring, compliance, and enforcement

Approved Not Approved

Further Assessment Required Application Evaluated for Completeness ED Referral To Ministers

Compliance Management begins here

Develop Requirements

Minister(s) may consider any other matters that they consider relevant to the public interest in making their decision

FIRST NATION CONSULTATION

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EAO Woodfibre Fortis Section 10 order November, 2013 August, 2013 Public Comment on Valued Components June 12, extended to July 27, 2014 November/December 2013 EAO Open House June 18, 2014 November 16, 2013 Application submission Fall 2014 Fall 2014 Application evaluation Fall 2014 Fall 2014 Application review (180 days) Fall/Winter 2014/15 Fall/Winter 2014/15 Public comment Within the 180 days (45-60 days), ends March 9, 2015 Within the 180 days (45-60 days) ends March 12, 2015 Council comment Either during the public comment period, or prior to the draft EA report to the Minister, or both Either during the public comment period, or prior to the draft EA report to the Minister, or both EAO Open House During the public comment period During the public comment period EA refers to Ministers July 13, 2015 July 13, 2015 Ministers decision document Within 45 days Within 45 days

Woodfibre LNG Approval Process District of Squamish Permits

Permit Squamish River Trenchless Pipeline Industrial Park Pipeline Extension Industrial Way Hydro Upgrade Compressor Station Woodfibre LNG Facility Invest. Build Invest. Build DP1 Required Required DP6 Required Required DP11 Required Required Report Maybe Report Report Report SAP Required Required Maybe Required Required Required WP Required Maybe Required Required Required Required BP Required Required

DOS WLNG Committee Process Overview

• BC EAO five pillars: Economic, Social, Environment,

Health, Heritage

• WLNG Committee’s five fundamental objectives and

related sub-objectives that matter to the community

• Minimize Environmental Impacts

– ie: noise, GHGs, air, visual, light, health, wildlife/marine life impacts…

• Consider Full Life Cycle Safety

– ie: siting, accidents & malfunctions, LNG carrier safety

DOS WLNG Committee Process Overview

• WLNG Committee’s five fundamental objectives and

related sub-objectives that matter to the community

• Maximize Community Benefits, Opportunity and

Character – ie: exceed requirements, enhance Squamish brand, positive legacy…

• Maximize Economic Benefit

– ie: jobs, taxes, revenue, economic development…

• Demonstrate Corporate Citizenship

– ie: engage community, increase transparency, enhance reputation…

Scope of Committee

• Terms of Reference vs Flexibility
• Discussed issues outside of scope (fracking, branding) but

limited by willingness of objective non/political experts and gov’t agencies to present

• Limited by lack of information – ie: taxes
• Volunteers completed a lot of unpaid work
• Reviewed evidence presented on complex Issues
• Working group experts are looking at application line by line
• Diverse committee = diverse values & perspectives

Committee’s General Agreements

Based on Legitimate Expert Presentations Committee was satisfied with:

• Electric Drive advantage – air quality, noise reductions, GHG

emissions in Squamish

• Land based plant – reduced marine noise, increase in local

jobs (construction)

• Shipping safety – Pacific Pilotage expertise, no incidents

since 1959

• Plant safety – BC Safety Authority capacity to monitor

construction and operations

Committee’s General Agreements

Subject to plan approval and implementation, committee was satisfied

• Pipeline cannot be re-purposed for oil
• WLNG is responsible for all emergency services on site (ie:

fire response)

• WLNG provides infrastructure services such as sewer,

water, and power

Rating Scale

Red: Significant concern due to uncertainty Orange: Moderate concern Yellow: Low level of concern for Committee members due to technical information received. May still present significant concerns for some community members.

Flaring

• Proponent states flaring will be “minimal” but

committee is still concerned about visual impacts

Outstanding Concerns

BC EAO Five Pillars: Health, Environment

Light Pollution

• Not clear as to whether mitigations are

within acceptable International Dark-Sky Association Guidelines

• Language in application is vague. For

example “impact will be negligible” but in comparison to what other existing sites

• What is baseline?

Outstanding Concerns

BC EAO Five Pillars: Health, Environment, Social

Air Quality Monitoring

• The need for a current air quality

baseline and consistent monitoring

• f air quality to understand changes

even incrementally in the future.

Outstanding Concerns

BC EAO Five Pillars: Health, Environment

Marine Sediment Pollution

• Not clear if a sediment baseline of

existing conditions is being conducted

• Historic pollution in marine sediment is an

issue at the site

• Not clear whether mitigations detailed in

application to avoid sediment agitation are best practice or designed to only meet basic regulations

Outstanding Concerns

BC EAO Five Pillars: Health, Environment

Foreshore Marine Environment

• Reclamation, new construction, removal of

existing pilings and docks

• What baseline research and ongoing

monitoring for priority pollutants is being conducted in sediments and invertebrates?

Outstanding Concerns

BC EAO Five Pillars: Health, Environment

Foreshore Marine Environment

• How will they identify new pollutants, track

pollution trends over time?

• How are they evaluating the biological effects
• f contaminants of concern on indicator
• rganisms?
• What about underwater noise, how it will

monitored and mitigated?

Outstanding Concerns

BC EAO Five Pillars: Health, Environment

Seawater Cooling

• Is this best practice globally?
• What other options for innovative

alternatives to “once through cooling”?

• If “once through cooling” is best option,

what mitigation can reduce impacts?

• What alternatives to capture/re-use waste

heat rather than dispersing in Howe Sound exists?

Outstanding Concerns

BC EAO Five Pillars: Health, Environment

Economic Development

• Influx of construction workers may

impact availability of hotel rooms for tourists

• Uncertainty related to fit with

Squamish’s new brand, tourism, and potential economic impacts

Outstanding Concerns

BC EAO Five Pillars: Economic, Social, Health, Environment,

Economic Development: Jobs

• Uncertain amount of Squamish jobs

from construction and for long term

• Loss of potential economic benefit if

workers don’t live in community

• Impacts of bussing workers from Lower

Mainland

Outstanding Concerns

BC EAO Five Pillars: Economic, Social, Health, Environment,

Emissions

• There are Green House Gas impacts

and there are Air Quality impacts

• There are many uncertainties
• Uncertainty about whether natural

gas is offsetting other dirtier fuels

• Unsure about how to evaluate

impacts

Outstanding Concerns

BC EAO Five Pillars: Health, Environment

• The capacity of senior levels of

government to monitor, enforce and respond

• Does Transport Canada, Coast Guard,

DFO, have the resources required, due to ongoing program cuts, and limited LNG experience; and the regional capacity of the Provincial OGC as the main permitter.

Outstanding Concerns

BC EAO Five Pillars: Health, Environment, Social, Economic

Marine Noise Pollution

• Acoustic impacts on marine life from

construction to operations

• Need high quality acoustic baseline data
• Monitoring and mitigation of underwater

noise from ship transits/ port operations

• Specific mitigations for pile driving

including use of vibratory hammers

• Are global best practices being used?

Outstanding Concerns

BC EAO Five Pillars: Health, Environment

Recommendations

At Council’s discretion, these are ideas the Committee thinks Council should consider advocating for:

• Proponents work to global best practices rather than standard

regulations.

• Request an ongoing monitoring and advisory role for

Committee as an EA condition

• Collaborate with Local Governments to outline concerns

identified in this presentation to senior levels of government

• New/Improved Air Quality monitoring station

Recommendations

At Council’s discretion, these are ideas the Committee thinks Council should consider advocating for:

• Identify uses for waste heat generated
• Commission a Report: Bridging divergent perspectives around

contentious projects. What has Squamish learned and what could other communities learn from this process?

• Opportunities Agreement “What’s in it for Squamish” ie: a

research facility/chair focused on Howe Sound Sustainability

• Confirm mechanisms for improving community engagement

around future contentious projects

Next Steps

• Council direction to Committee and Staff on future role of

the Committee

• Public Engagement in Process
• Encourage Public to Provide Specific Input to EA Process. All

links are available at: Squamish.ca/lng

Thank you.