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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
ApplicationPrepared
andSubmitted
ApplicationReview
AssessmentReport
ProjectDecision by
Ministers
Certificate Issued with set
conditions--Project
Authorized to Proceed to Permitting
Certificate Refused –
Project Cannot Proceed
Public Comment
Period
ApplicationInformation
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
Determinationthat Project is Reviewable (Section 10
Order)
Monitoring, compliance,
and enforcement
Approved
Not Approved
Further Assessment
Required
ApplicationEvaluated
forCompleteness
ED ReferralTo Ministers
Compliance Managementbegins 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
9
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 ProcessDistrict of Squamish Permits
Permit
Squamish River Trenchless Pipeline
Industrial Park Pipeline Extension Industrial Way
Hydro UpgradeCompressor
StationWoodfibreLNG 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 of 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
of contaminants of concern on indicator organisms?
• 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.
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