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RANGELAND SOUTH RANGELAND SOUTH PIPELINE RELEASE Clean-up update

Agenda Agenda

• Pipeline release overview

 Notification and initial response  Containment  Containment  Clean up  Communication with stakeholders and community  Protection of wildlife

• Current clean-up activities
• Contact information
• Contact information

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Plains Midstream Canada Plains Midstream Canada – – Crude Oil Assets Crude Oil Assets

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“We deeply regret any impact this incident may have on local residents. We want to assure you that we are deploying our resources to contain the release, protect the environment d d t and respond to your concerns. These efforts will continue until the release clean-up is complete and the land and water are restored ” complete and the land and water are restored. – Stephen Bart, Vice President, Crude Oil Operations

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Morning of June 8 Morning of June 8

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Map of the area Map of the area

Incident d command centre

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Release point

Initial Initial response response

Detection and Valve closure

• Plains’ 24-hour control centre began detecting line abnormality on June 7,

and while the product was not flowing at that time, Plains began closing the automated valves as a precautionary measure at 7:17 p.m. MDT.

• At 7:34 p.m. MDT, Plains’ 24-hour control centre received a call from

Sundre Petroleum Operators Group (SPOG) reporting sheen on the Red Deer River near Sundre, AB.

• Plains immediately dispatched employees to the site.

Identifying the cause of the pipeline release y g p p

• Plains is currently focused on cleanup and communicating with

landowners and residents. Our priority is to minimize the impact of the release and to clean up the affected areas as quickly as possible. p q y p

• An assessment of the cause of the release will follow in due course.

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Initial Assessments Initial Assessments

• Initial assessments of the site by Plains

and government regulatory bodies indicate that the release entered the Red Deer Ri d t ll d d t l th River and travelled downstream along the river into Gleniffer Lake

• Initial reports incorrectly identified the area

J k C k as Jackson Creek.

• Plains notified numerous downstream

water users and has provided alternate t li f t t th t water supplies for two resorts that

• rdinarily withdraw and treat water from

Gleniffer Lake. In addition, Plains established an interim water delivery established an interim water delivery program to provide residents and landowners with potable water.

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Containment of the release Containment of the release

• Plains initiated a full-scale response to the pipeline release. In addition to

mobilizing dozens of highly trained response staff more than 6 000 feet mobilizing dozens of highly trained response staff, more than 6,000 feet

• f river and lake boom were deployed to ensure containment.
• Emergency response specialists and equipment, including specialized

boats and specially equipped environmental and wildlife response boats and specially equipped environmental and wildlife response trailers, have been on site since June 8.

• Plains is coordinating the response with a number of regulatory agencies

and government bodies as well as county and municipal leaders and government bodies, as well as county and municipal leaders.

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Emergency response Emergency response

• Crews worked throughout the night of June 8 to

install a secondary plug on the pipeline at the edge

• f the lake to further prevent the possibility of

dditi l l additional release.

• The first boom was in place at Gleniffer Lake

within 24 hours of the release, containing the d t t th W t d f th l k Th d product to the West end of the lake. The second boom was in place by noon on June 9, bringing the total length of containment booms to approximately 5 800 feet that day approximately 5,800 feet that day.

• Oil skimmers started the first cleanup on the Red

Deer river on June 9 at Mile Post 202. Ai it i it t ti d i th l

• Air monitoring units were stationed in the release

area and downstream areas; readings were within Alberta ambient air quality objectives.

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Containment and clean up activities Containment and clean up activities

• Booms were used to contain the released oil

and crews worked to minimize the spread of oil.

• At peak, Plains deployed more than a dozen

work crews (400 workers in total) at various locations throughout the river and lake area to clean the shoreline, and gather and bag t i t d d b i contaminated debris.

• A skimmer boat was deployed on the lake to

capture oil; skimmers were also used in id tifi d i it di ti identified priority remediation areas.

• Absorbent pads were placed at the pipeline

release point in areas of oil accumulation to t i i il capture remaining oil.

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Initial clean Initial clean-

• up activities

up activities

• Skimmers being deployed on priority areas.

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Wildlife protection and response Wildlife protection and response

• The release created a path along the Red Deer River, impacting banks,

p g p g backchannels, and wetlands up to the containment point at Gleniffer Lake.

• As a result, some wildlife may have come into contact with released

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• Efforts to determine the specific impacts continue and we are working with

environmental and wildlife experts from Alberta Fish and Wildlife, who have been on the scene advising and monitoring our efforts. g g

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Wildlife response Wildlife response

• Wildlife mitigation measures

were rapidly deployed with emphasis on the areas with the greatest possibility for wildlife to come in contact with contaminated soil, vegetation, d t and waters.

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Visual deterrents (scarecrows, flagging, mylar tape, predator- shaped deterrents (coyote) shaped deterrents (coyote), fowl effigies.)

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Foot patrols, wildlife monitors

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Water sampling and monitoring Water sampling and monitoring

Pl i Mid C d i di i i h Alb E i d

• Plains Midstream Canada, in coordination with Alberta Environment and

Sustainable Resource Development and an independent third party, continues to monitor water quality between the release point and downstream of the Dickson Dam, including both the Red Deer and Anthony Henday water treatment plants. Dam, including both the Red Deer and Anthony Henday water treatment plants.

• Ongoing samples of river and lake water continue to be collected and sent for third-

party laboratory testing, with continual reports being provided to Alberta Environment and Sustainable Resource Development and Alberta Health Services.

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Water monitoring Water monitoring

S f t d d th t l ll t d b t th

• Surface water and depth water samples are collected between the

release point on the Red Deer River, Gleniffer Lake and downstream of the dam, including the two water treatment plants at Red Deer and Anthony Henday Anthony Henday.

• The samples taken are sent for third-party laboratory testing and reports

are provided to the appropriate regulatory agencies. Th i ft th l t l f l ti t k

• The morning after the release, one water sample from one location taken
• n June 8 detected trace hydrocarbons above Canadian drinking water

guidelines.

• Since then, water samples

collected throughout the release site have met the Canadian d i ki t id li drinking water guidelines.

• Water quality continues to be

monitored and is sampled regularly to evaluate regularly to evaluate hydrocarbon levels.

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Water well testing Water well testing

• On June 10, Plains initiated a water well sampling program and has

maintained the program since that time.

• Landowners who have water quality concerns can request to have their

q y q wells sampled and analyses performed. The test results are then delivered to the landowner.

• For information regarding water, including water sampling information,

g g , g p g , please refer to Alberta Environment and Sustainable Resource Development (AESRD).

• Interim water quality reports for results collected are available on the

q y p AESRD’s website at: http://environment.alberta.ca/04036.html.

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Communication with stakeholders and community Communication with stakeholders and community

Outreach to landowners/ residents

• Landowner contact team deployed to

areas affected by the pipeline release. Continuing communications to ensure that landowners and residents stay up- to-date on the clean-up progress. Responding to concerns

• Resident information centre
• Community information sessions

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• Community response line and email

Commitment to communication

• Plains is committed to open communication with communities media and
• Plains is committed to open communication with communities, media and

the public on the response and cleanup efforts.

• Website: www.plainsresponds.com, includes site photos and video

footage and weekly Information Updates

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footage and weekly Information Updates

Commitment to safety Commitment to safety

• Plains is committed to conducting the response activities in a manner that

preserves the health and safety of its employees, contractors and the preserves the health and safety of its employees, contractors and the

• community. Approximately 92,900 work-hours have supported the

response and clean-up effort without a lost-time incident.

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Regular pre-job safety briefings, onsite orientations for response personnel. g p j y g , p p

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Implemented reduced work hours during extreme heat conditions to prevent heat-related safety hazards. Response-wide safety meetings focused on worker safety, effective planning on land and water, and driving awareness.

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Onsite safety briefings were provided to reinforce awareness of driving speeds, river safety and weather-related safety precautions.

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Gleniffer Lake reopened: June 27 Gleniffer Lake reopened: June 27

• On June 27, Alberta Environment and Sustainable Resource

Development (AESRD) announced that the majority of Gleniffer Lake Development (AESRD) announced that the majority of Gleniffer Lake would reopen this Canada Day long weekend for recreational use.

• Environmental monitoring results indicate the area is within human

health and environmental standards and once again safe to use. health and environmental standards and once again safe to use.

• The reopening of Gleniffer Lake was an important milestone. Plains

focused on completing an effective shoreline and Gleniffer Reservoir clean-up to further the progress towards the use of the lake for clean up to further the progress towards the use of the lake for recreational activities. Crews removed debris to help improve the use of the lake for recreational activities.

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Current clean-up activities

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Shoreline and river clean up activities Shoreline and river clean up activities

• Clean-up activities are progressing along the river and remain focused on

daily shoreline assessments Activities have shifted from immediate daily shoreline assessments. Activities have shifted from immediate emergency response to staged, continued remediation work.

• Personnel cut and bag vegetation, pick up woody debris, place absorbent

pads and remove bagged debris from the shoreline using boats and the pads and remove bagged debris from the shoreline using boats and the helicopter as required.

• To minimize the impact on the environment, smaller crews

are dispersed along river sites to focus their work on

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are dispersed along river sites to focus their work on shoreline clean-up.

Woody debris removal Woody debris removal

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Shoreline clean Shoreline clean-

• up activities

up activities

• Clean-up and reclamation activities

remain focused on several sites along the river.

• Sites are prioritized as high, medium and

low according to the amount of product covering the vegetation or ground f surface.

• Site-specific work plans are being developed to include detailed

information about site access and strategies for cleaning the oil-impacted g g p shoreline, while minimizing the impact to the river environment and recreational use of the area.

• Overly aggressive clean-up strategies could cause more harm than

y gg p g benefit to the river environment, so Plains is working closely with regulatory agencies to ensure appropriate levels of clean-up are achieved without further impact to the environment.

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“We deeply regret any impact this incident may have on local residents. We want to assure you that we are deploying our resources to contain the release, protect the environment d d t and respond to your concerns. These efforts will continue until the release clean-up is complete and the land and water are restored ” complete and the land and water are restored. – Stephen Bart, Vice President, Crude Oil Operations

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CONTACT INFORMATION CONTACT INFORMATION

Plains is committed to open communication with communities, media and the public on the response and cleanup efforts. Information Updates, site photos and video footage are available at www.plainsresponds.com. Please contact us at: Community response toll-free telephone number: 1-866-670-8073 Community response email: community.response@plainsmidstream.com Response Website: www.plainsresponds.com Alberta HEALTHLink: 1-866-408-5465