DRAFT Sparrows Point Project Pre-Filing Draft Resource Report 1 September 2006 FERC Pre-Filing Review Draft Resource Report 1 – General Project Description AES Sparrows Point LNG Terminal & Mid-Atlantic Express Pipeline Submitted: September 2006 DRAFT Sparrows Point Project Pre-Filing Draft Resource Report 1 September 2006 SUMMARY OF REQUIRED FERC REPORT INFORMATION FERC Reference Report Reference or TOPIC Not Applicable 1. Provide a detailed description and location map of the project § 380.12(c)(1) Entire Report - Sections facilities. 1.3, 1.5, 1.6 and 1.7, • Include all pipeline and aboveground facilities. Figure 1.3-1 and • Include support areas for construction or operation. Appendix 1A • Identify facilities to be abandoned. 2. Describe any non-jurisdictional facilities that would be built in § 380.12(c)(2) Section 1.10 association with the project. • Include auxiliary facilities. § 2.55(a) • Describe the relationship to the jurisdictional facilities. • Include ownership, land requirements, gas consumption, megawatt size, construction status, and an update of the latest status of Federal, state, and local permits/approvals. • Include the length and diameter of any interconnecting pipeline. • Apply the four-factor test to each facility. §380.12(c)(2)(ii) 3. Provide current original U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) 7.5- § 380.12(c)(3) Figures and Appendix minute-series topographic maps with mileposts showing the 1A project facilities. • Maps of equivalent detail are acceptable if legible (check with staff) • Show locations of all linear project elements, and label them. • Show locations of all significant aboveground facilities, and label them. 4. Provide aerial images or photographs or alignment sheets based § 380.12(c)(3) Figure 1.3-3 and on these sources with mileposts showing the project facilities. Appendix 1A 5. Provide plot/site plans of compressor stations showing the § 380.12(c)(3,4) Not Applicable location of the nearest noise sensitive areas (NSA) within 1 mile. • Scale no smaller than 1:3,600 • Show reference to topographic maps and aerial alignments provided above. 6. Describe construction and restoration methods. § 380.12(c)(6) Section 1.5 • Include this information by milepost 7. Identify the permits required for construction across surface § 380.12(c)(9) Section 1.8.1 and Table waters. 1.8-1 • Include the status of all permits. • For construction in the Federal offshore area be sure to include consultation with the MMS File with the MMS for rights-of-way grants at the same time or before you file with the FERC. 8. Provide the names and address of all affected landowners and § 380.12(c)(10) Appendix 1B certify that all affected landowners will be notified as required in § 157.6(d). • Affected landowners § 157.6(d) • Provide an electronic copy directly to the environmental staff. ii DRAFT Additional Information Describe all authorizations required to complete the proposed action and the status of Section 1.8.1 applications Provide Plot/site plans of all other aboveground facilities that are not completely within the See Figure 1.3-2 right-of-way. Provide detailed typical construction right-of-way cross-section diagrams showing information Figure 1.3-5 and such as widths and relative locations of existing rights-of-way, new permanent right-of-way, Resource Report 8 and temporary construction right-of-way. Summarize the total acreage of land affected by construction and operation of the project. Section 1.4 and Table 1.4-1 If Resource Report 5, Socioeconomics is not provided, provide the start and end dates of Section 1.5 construction, the number of pipeline spreads that would be used, and the workforce per spread. Send two (2) additional copies of topographic maps and aerial images/ photographs directly to Figure 1.3-1 and the environmental staff of the Office of Energy Projects (OEP). Appendix 1A iii DRAFT TABLE OF CONTENTS Page LIST OF TABLES v LIST OF FIGURES v 1. GENERAL PROJECT DESCRIPTION 1 1.1 Introduction 1 1.2 Purpose and Need 2 1.2.1 Energy and Natural Gas Trends in the United States 2 1.2.2 Natural Gas in the Mid-Atlantic Region 2 1.3 Proposed Facilities Location and Description 5 1.3.1 Project Description 5 1.3.2 Project Location 7 1.3.3 Proposed Facilities 9 1.3.4 Location Maps, Detailed Route Map, and Plot/Site Plans 24 1.4 Land Requirements 25 1.4.1 LNG Terminal and Pipeline Facilities 25 1.4.2 Aboveground Facilities 27 1.5 Construction Procedures 27 1.5.1 Construction of LNG Terminal and Pipeline 28 1.5.2 Aboveground Facilities 47 1.6 Operations and Maintenance 48 1.6.1 LNG Terminal Facilities 48 1.6.2 Pipeline Facilities 51 1.7 Future Plans and Abandonment 52 1.7.1 Expansion 53 1.7.2 Decommissioning and Abandonment 53 1.8 Regulatory Status 53 1.8.1 Required Permits and Approvals 53 1.8.2 Agency, Tribe, and Public Communication 54 1.9 Affected Landowners 54 1.10 Non-jurisdictional Facilities 55 1.11 References 57 TABLES FIGURES APPENDIX 1A – Alignment Sheets & USGS Topographic Maps APPENDIX 1B – Affected Landowner List APPENDIX 1C – Dredging Management Plan APPENDIX 1D – Tables of LNG Ships Anticipated to Service Sparrows Point and Dimensions of Other Area Commercial Shipping Traffic iv DRAFT LIST OF TABLES Table No. Title 1.4-1 Aboveground Facilities Summary with Land Requirements 1.4-2 Pipeline Facilities Summary with Land Requirements 1.5-1 Construction Schedule 1.5-2 Plans and Procedures for Construction of the Project 1.8-1 Summary of Major Permits, Consultations & Approvals 1.8-2 Summary of Agency Contacts & Correspondence LIST OF FIGURES Figure No. Title 1.2-1 2005 U.S. Natural Gas Consumption by Census Region 1.2-2 Mid-Atlantic Region Natural Gas Consumption, 1995 – 2030 (Tcf) 1.2-3 Mid-Atlantic Historic and Projected Natural Gas Consumption by Segment 1.2-4 Mid-Atlantic Natural Gas Incremental Demand 1.3-1 Project Overview – Sparrows Point LNG Terminal and Mid-Atlantic Express Pipeline 1.3-2 Sparrows Point LNG Terminal - General Arrangement 1.3-2a Sparrows Point LNG Terminal Property and Associated Dredge and Temporary Work Spaces 1.3-3 Proposed Route – Mid-Atlantic Express Pipeline & Alternatives 1.3-4 Sparrows Point LNG – Process Flow Diagram 1.3-5 Pipeline Right-of-Way Construction Typicals 1.3-6 Pipeline Construction Techniques Typicals 1.3-7 Pipeline Equipment Typicals - Mainline Valve, M&R, Interconnects v DRAFT 1A-1 Proposed Route - USGS Topographic Maps 1C-1 Sparrows Point LNG Terminal – Dredge Material Recycling Plan Typical 1C-2 Proposed LNG Terminal Approach Channel Bathymetry 1C-3 Dredged Material Recycling Facility Plan 1C-4 Terminal Construction Additional Temporary Workspace vi DRAFT Acronyms and Abbreviations ATWS Additional Temporary Workspace ANSI American National Standards Institute API American Petroleum Institute ASME American Society of Mechanical Engineers bbl barrel BIA Bureau of Indian Affairs BMP Best Management Practice Bscfd / bscfd Billion standard cubic feet per day Btu British thermal unit CZMA Coastal Zone Management Act of 1972 COE U.S. Army Corps of Engineers CEQ Council on Environmental Quality CFR Code of Federal Regulations CMP Connector mile post CO Carbon Monoxide CROW Construction Right-of-Way DCS Distributed Control System DMRF Dredge Material Recycling Facility Dth/day Decatherms per day EA Environmental Assessment EIA Energy Information Administration EIS Environmental Impact Statement ER Environmental Report ESA Endangered Species Act of 1973 ESD Emergency Shutdown FBE Fusion-Bonded Epoxy FERC Federal Energy Regulatory Commission FERC’s Plan FERC’s Upland Erosion Control, Revegetation, and Maintenance Plan FERC’s Wetland and Waterbody Construction and Mitigation FERC’s Procedures Procedures fps feet per second gpm gallons per minute HDD Horizontal Directional Drilling HDMS Hazard Detection and Mitigation System Hp Horsepower ISO International Organization for Standardization LDC Local Distribution Company LNG Liquefied Natural Gas M&R Metering and Regulator MAOP Maximum Allowable Operating Pressure MLLW Mean lower low water vii DRAFT MLV Mainline Valve MP Milepost MMcf/day Million Cubic Feet per Day MW Megawatt NDE/NDT Nondestructive Examination/Nondestructive Testing NEPA National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 NGA Natural Gas Act NGPA Natural Gas Policy Act NHPA National Historic Preservation Act of 1969 NOI Notice of Intent NPDES National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NMFS National Marine Fisheries Service NPS National Park Service NRCS Natural Resources Conservation Service NRHP National Register of Historic Places NSA Noise Sensitive Area NWI National Wetland Inventory O&M Operation and Maintenance OD Outside Diameter PDM Processed Dredged Material PIANC Permanent International Association Navigation Congress psig pounds per square inch ROW Right-of-Way RR Resource Report SCADA Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition SHPO State Historic Preservation Officer SIP State Implementation Plan SMP State Milepost SPCC Spill Prevention, Control, and Countermeasure SWPPP Storm Water Pollution Prevention Plan Tcf Trillion Cubic Feet THPO Tribal Historic Preservation Office Trap Pig Launcher/Receiver Facility USCG U. S. Coast Guard USDOT United States Department of Transportation USEPA/EPA United States Environmental Protection Agency USFWS U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service USGS U.S. Geological Survey § Section viii DRAFT Sparrows Point Project Pre-Filing Draft Resource Report 1 September 2006 1. GENERAL PROJECT DESCRIPTION 1.1 Introduction AES Sparrows Point LNG, LLC (Sparrows Point LNG) proposes to construct, own, and operate a new liquefied natural gas (LNG) import, storage, and regasification terminal (LNG Terminal) at the Sparrows Point Industrial Complex situated on the Sparrows Point peninsula east of the Port of Baltimore in Maryland. LNG will be delivered to the LNG Terminal via ship, offloaded from the ship to shoreside storage tanks, re-gasified on the LNG Terminal site (Terminal Site), and transported to consumers via pipeline.