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Presentation August 20, 2013
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St. Vital Transmission ComplexStakeholder Workshop
WELCOME!Manitoba Hydro
9:00am to 1:50pm
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Purpose of Workshop
• Share current project information– Including outcomes of the Route Selection process
• Understand local issues and concerns• Obtain stakeholder feedback on the route
selection process• Discuss site-specific concerns
– Mapping exercises• Discuss appropriate mitigation measures to
address local issues
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Workshop Agenda
1. Introduction – 10 min. – Participants– Project Description– Deliverables
2. Background – 1 hr.– Outline of Route Selection Process (EPRI)– Outcomes to Date – Alternative Routes – Environmental Assessment Process– Public Engagement Process– Property Acquisition– Project Schedule– Questions
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Workshop Agenda
• Refreshment Break /Grouping – 15 min.3. Breakout Discussion/Map Exercise – 2 hr. 15 min.
– Discuss local Issues and Concerns – Discuss /Identify Opportunities and Constraints
• Engineering • Environmental • Socio-economic
– Determine Route Preferences • Apply the above to Alternative Route Maps
• Lunch - 15 min. 4. Summary – 45 min.
– Group Presentations – Dot-mocracy Exercise
5. Wrap up – 5 min.
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1. Introduction 9:00 to 9:10am
1.1 Manitoba Hydro/Consultant Project Team 1.2 Stakeholders/Workshop Participants 1.3 Project Description1.4 Deliverables1.5 Transmission Line Development Process
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1.1 Manitoba Hydro Project Team
• Project Coordination – Manitoba Hydro• Route Selection – Photo Science, Inc/MH• Stakeholder & Public Engagement –
AECOM/MH• Environmental Assessment – Stantec/MH• Mapping – Stantec
– Working in tandem
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1.2 Stakeholder Workshop
• Representation – Agriculture – Business and Industry – including Trappers – Environment – Provincial and Groups– Health, Education and Policing – including EMS– Infrastructure– Municipal – RMs, Towns and Cities
• Invited through interviews, telephone calls, letters and emails– Some representatives participated in EPRI Workshops
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1.3 Project:• St. Vital Station to La Verendrye Station– On an existing Manitoba Hydro right-of-way south
of Winnipeg - the Southern Loop– Will enable the Winnipeg electrical network to
withstand severe outages; improve system performance during normal operation, and promote the reliability of the power system in southern Manitoba
• St. Vital Station to Letellier Station– Required to address load and voltage concerns in
the South Central area of Manitoba due to load growth
1.3 Project: Two New 230kV Transmission Lines
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1.4 Deliverables
• Environmental Assessment Report – Assessment of a Preferred Route– Environmental (including Socio-economic) Impacts– Record of Stakeholder and Public Engagement– Provincial Review
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1.5 Transmission Line Development Process
ProjectNeed
SSEA
EIS Filed
Regulatory Approval
Final Design & Property Agreements
Construction
Monitoring and Follow-Up
Current Project – Site Specific Environmental Assessment
Start to Finish
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2. Background 9:10 to 10:10am
2.1 Route Selection Process2.2 Environmental Assessment Process2.3 Public Engagement
~ Results to Date
2.4 Property Acquisition 2.5 Schedule 2.6 Questions
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2.1 Route Selection Process
• Macro Corridor and Study Area Identification• Alternative Corridor Identification (Natural,
Built, Engineering & Simple Average) • Alternative Route Selection and Review• Preferred Route Determination
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SSEA: Site Selection & Environmental Assessment
SSEA
Route Selection
Stakeholder and Public Engagement
Environmental Assessment
Regional Siting Criteria and Suitability
Study Area Determination
Alternate Corridors
Alternate Routes
Preferred Route
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Route Selection Methodology
• Macro Corridor and Study Area Identification• Alternative Corridor Identification
– Engineering, Natural Environment and Built Environment Considerations
– Simple Average and Composite Corridor
• Alternative Route Selection and Review• Preferred Route Determination
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The EPRI-GTC Methodology Funnel
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Macro Corridor Identification
• Identifies broad areas with least environmental and community impacts
• Identifies start and end points of the project, and one central point
• Used to define the outer boundaries/limits of Project Study Area
• Based on available provincial GIS data sets
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Marco-Corridor and Study Area
The top 5% of the best possible connections within the project area form the macro corridors
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Alternative Corridor Identification
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• External and internal stakeholders determine the relative suitability of different features for routing a transmission line
• This is focused on a regional scale, prior to application on a specific project
• Examples of features include:
Engineering Natural Built
• Slope• Paralleling existing
infrastructure• Span-ability of water
bodies
• Wetlands• Grasslands• Critical habitat• National parks
• Agricultural • Recreational trails• Historic sites• View-shed
Alternative Corridor Identification
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Alternative Corridor Identification
• Examples of external stakeholders– Trappers Association– Manitoba Conservation and Water Stewardship– Manitoba Infrastructure and Transportation– Manitoba Local Government– MAFRI– Manitoba Aerial Applicators– Manitoba Food and Rural Initiatives– Ducks Unlimited Canada– Keystone Agricultural Producers– Trails Association – Manitoba Nature Conservancy
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Stakeholder Input
• External and internal stakeholder feedback and contribution was incorporated into the Routing Methodology
• Stakeholders identified features and suitability values, as well as relative weightings for routing based on Engineering, Natural and Built Environment perspectives
• This input was used to determine the Alternative Corridors within which Alternative Routes could be drawn
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Engineering,Natural andBuilt Environment Features (Criteria), with Scores (1-9)and Weightings
Areas of Least Preference
Engineering Natural Built
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Alternative Corridor Identification
Weights and relative suitability values are applied to features (or criteria), such as roads, wetlands and forests; or distances from buildings and different slope classifications.
The less suitable a feature is, the less likely a corridor will be mapped over that feature.
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Alternative Corridor Identification
• Areas of Least Preference are also determined• Some examples include:
Engineering Natural Built
• Non span-able water bodies
• Active Mines and quarries
• Wildlife refuge• Ecological reserves• National parks• Provincial Parks
• Federal heritage sites• Airports• Known archeological
sites
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Alternate Corridor - Engineering
Developed by placing five–times (5:1:1) emphasis on engineeringconsiderations
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Alternate Corridor – Natural
Developed by placing five–times emphasis on natural considerations
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Alternate Corridor – Built
Developed by placing five–times emphasis on built considerations
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Alternate Corridor - Composite
All corridors combine into a Composite Corridor
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Further Data Gathering
• Additional data collection for the Route Selection process occurs once corridors are developed
• This includes existing sources of data, windshield surveys and site visits
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Alternative Route Selection
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Alternative Route Selection
• Multiple routes are developed within the Alternative Corridors
• Developed by project team taking into account all information gathered to date
Buildings
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Review of Alternative Routes
• Public and Stakeholders provide input into the Alternative Routes through various avenues, including:– Workshops– Open Houses– Meetings with project team members– Manitoba Hydro Project Website
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• An Alternative Route Evaluation Model is used to determine the relative strengths and weaknesses of each route
Alternative Route Selection
Best
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Alternative Routes Determined
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Preferred Route Selection
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Preferred Route Selection
• Expert judgment is used to determine the Final Preferred Route– Takes into account feedback from Round One
engagement and preliminary assessment information
• Round Two Public Open Houses will provide public feedback on the Final Preferred Route
from stakeholders at routing phase and in public and aboriginal engagement
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Route Selection - Conclusion
With the help of stakeholder input, expert judgment and internal expertise, a balanced, transparent and defendable Final Preferred Route is developed.
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EPRI-GTC* Methodology
• Stakeholder Calibration• Siting Criteria – Stakeholders identify/refine and provide relative
suitability values (modified Delphi process to gain consensus)– Engineering Stakeholders – infrastructure co-location – Natural Environment Stakeholders – natural areas considerations– Built Environment Stakeholders – land use issues
• Stakeholders provide relative importance /weights (analytical hierarchy process)
• Computer-generated corridor models– GIS data, moving from general to specific
• Models for each of the above criteria (5:1:1)• Models with Equal weighting • Combination Model
• Expert Judgment (Internal Stakeholders)*Electric Power Research Institute-Georgia Transmission Corp.
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Benefits of EPRI Process
• Objective – Based on clear identification of criteria by stakeholders– Values and weights developed during the process are
applied to geographic information– As the area of interest becomes more focused and
defined, data becomes more detailed and accurate • Consistent
– Algorithms provide replicable results • Defensible
– Understanding “what” is required and “how” to do it before determining “where” to put it