Site C Clean Energy Project

1 SITE C CLEAN ENERGY PROJECT

DRAFT ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT GUIDELINES

DRAFT VERSION 1 SUBMITTED BY BC HYDRO ON JANUARY 26, 2012

Environmental Impact Statement Guidelines for the Development of the Environmental Impact Statement to Satisfy Requirements of the Canadian Environmental Assessment Act and the British Columbia Environmental Assessment Act

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1 TABLE OF CONTENTS

2 TABLE OF CONTENTS ...... I 3 PREFACE TO THE ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT GUIDELINES ...... XI 4 ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS ...... XIII 5 AUTHORSHIP ...... XIV 6 TABLE OF CONCORDANCE ...... XV 7 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY ...... XVI 8 ABBREVIATIONS AND ACRONYMS ...... XVII 9 VOLUME 1 – INTRODUCTION, PROJECT PLANNING, AND DESCRIPTION ...... 1

10 1 Purpose of the Environmental Impact Statement ...... 1

11 2 Proponent Description ...... 3

12 3 Project Overview ...... 3 13 3.1 Project Governance Process ...... 3 14 3.1.1 Scheduling ...... 4 15 3.2 Project Location ...... 4 16 3.3 Project Components and Activities...... 5 17 3.3.1 Dam and Generating Station ...... 6 18 3.3.1.1 Earthfill Dam ...... 6 19 3.3.1.2 Generating Station ...... 6 20 3.3.2 Spillways ...... 6 21 3.3.3 Reservoir ...... 7 22 3.3.4 Transmission Line to Peace Canyon ...... 7 23 3.3.5 Access Roads and Rail ...... 7 24 3.3.6 Highway 29 Realignment ...... 7 25 3.3.7 Quarried and Excavated Construction Materials ...... 7 26 3.3.8 Worker Accommodation ...... 87 27 3.3.9 Construction Phase Activities ...... 8 28 3.3.10 Operations Phase Activities ...... 1110 29 3.3.11 Decommissioning Activities ...... 11 30 3.4 References ...... 11

31 4 Need for, Alternatives to, Purpose of, and Alternative Means of Carrying Out, the 32 Project ...... 11 33 4.1 Need for the Project ...... 11 34 4.2 Alternatives to the Project ...... 1312 35 4.2.1 Rationale for Selection of Resources for Consideration ...... 1312 36 4.2.2 Evaluation of Alternatives to the Project ...... 1412 37 4.3 Purpose of the Project ...... 1413 38 4.4 Alternative Means of Carrying Out the Project ...... 1513 39 4.5 References ...... 1614

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1 5 Project Benefits ...... 1614 2 5.1 References ...... 1715

3 6 Assessment Process ...... 1816 4 6.1 Provincial Agencies, Departments and Organizations ...... 1816 5 6.2 Federal Responsible Authorities and Federal Authorities ...... 1816 6 6.3 Co-operative Review Process ...... 1816 7 6.4 Permitting ...... 1816 8 6.5 References ...... 1816

9 7 Information Distribution and Consultation ...... 1816 10 7.1 Public Information Distribution and Consultation ...... 1917 11 7.1.1 Pre-panel Review Stage ...... 1917 12 7.1.2 Construction Communication ...... 1917 13 7.2 Aboriginal Group Information Distribution and Consultation ...... 1917 14 7.2.1 Pre-Panel Review Stage ...... 2018 15 7.2.2 Construction Communication ...... 2018 16 7.3 Agency Information Distribution and Consultation ...... 2018 17 7.3.1 Pre-Panel Review Stage ...... 2119 18 7.3.2 Construction Communication ...... 2119 19 7.4 References ...... 2119 20 VOLUME 2 – ASSESSMENT METHODOLOGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL EFFECTS 21 ASSESSMENT ...... 2220

22 8 Effects Assessment Methodology ...... 2220 23 8.1 Overview...... 2220 24 8.2 Technical Studies and Planning ...... 2321 25 8.3 Selection of Valued Components ...... 2321 26 8.3.1 Identification of Candidate Valued Components – Step 1 ...... 2321 27 8.3.2 Project Interaction Identification – Step 2 ...... 2422 28 8.3.3 Selection of Valued Components – Step 3 ...... 2624 29 8.4 Assessment Boundaries ...... 2725 30 8.4.1 Spatial Boundaries ...... 2725 31 8.4.2 Temporal Boundaries ...... 2725 32 8.5 Effects Assessment Methods ...... 2725 33 8.5.1 Baseline Conditions...... 2725 34 8.5.2 Analysis of Effects ...... 2826 35 8.5.2.1 Description of Potential Adverse Effects on Valued Components ...... 2826 36 8.5.2.2 Identification of Mitigation Measures ...... 2826 37 8.5.2.3 Characterizing Residual Effects ...... 2826 38 8.5.2.4 Significance of Residual Effects ...... 2927 39 8.5.3 Cumulative Effects Assessment ...... 2927 40 8.5.3.1 Spatial and Temporal Boundaries ...... 3028 41 8.5.3.2 The Project Inclusion List ...... 3128 42 8.5.3.3 Analysis of Cumulative Effects...... 3129 43 8.6 References ...... 3229

44 9 Environmental Background ...... 3330

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1 9.1 Land ...... 3330 2 9.1.1 Geology, Terrain and Soils ...... 3330 3 9.1.2 Land Requirements ...... 3431 4 9.2 Water ...... 3431 5 9.2.1 Surface Water Regime ...... 3431 6 9.2.2 Water Quality ...... 3633 7 9.2.3 Groundwater Regime ...... 3633 8 9.2.4 Thermal and Ice Regime ...... 3734 9 9.2.5 Fluvial Geomorphology and Sediment Transport ...... 3835 10 9.2.6 Methylmercury ...... 3936 11 9.3 Air ...... 4036 12 9.3.1 Micro-Climate ...... 4036 13 9.3.2 Air Quality ...... 4037 14 9.3.3 Noise and Vibration ...... 4138 15 9.4 Electric and Magnetic Fields ...... 4238 16 9.5 References ...... 4238

17 10 Fish and Fish Habitat Effects Assessment ...... 4238 18 10.1 Valued Component Scoping and Rationale ...... 4239 19 10.2 Fish and Fish Habitat ...... 4339 20 10.2.1 Fish and Fish Habitat Spatial Boundaries ...... 4339 21 10.2.2 Fish and Fish Habitat Temporal Boundaries ...... 4340 22 10.2.3 Fish and Fish Habitat Baseline ...... 4440 23 10.2.4 Potential Effects of the Project and Proposed Mitigation ...... 4440 24 10.2.5 Summary of Residual Effects on Fish and Fish Habitat ...... 4541 25 10.3 References ...... 4541

26 11 Vegetation and Plant Communities Effects Assessment ...... 4641 27 11.1 Valued Component Scoping and Rationale ...... 4641 28 11.2 Vegetation and Plant Communities ...... 4642 29 11.2.1 Vegetation and Plant Communities Spatial Boundaries ...... 4642 30 11.2.2 Vegetation and Plant Communities Temporal Boundaries ...... 4742 31 11.2.3 Vegetation and Plant Communities Baseline ...... 4742 32 11.2.3.1 Rare and Sensitive Plant Communities ...... 4743 33 11.2.3.2 Rare Plants ...... 4843 34 11.2.4 Potential Effects of the Project and Proposed Mitigation ...... 4944 35 11.2.5 Summary of Residual Effects on Vegetation and Plant Communities ...... 4944 36 11.3 References ...... 4944

37 12 Wildlife Resources Effects Assessment ...... 5045 38 12.1 Valued Component Scoping and Rationale ...... 5045 39 12.2 Wildlife Resources ...... 5145 40 12.2.1 Wildlife Resources Spatial Boundaries ...... 5145 41 12.2.2 Wildlife Resources Temporal Boundaries ...... 5146 42 12.2.3 Wildlife Resources Baseline ...... 5146 43 12.2.3.1 Butterflies and Dragonflies ...... 5246 44 12.2.3.2 Amphibians and Reptiles ...... 5246 45 12.2.3.3 Migratory Birds ...... 5246

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1 12.2.3.4 Non-Migratory Game Birds ...... 5247 2 12.2.3.5 Raptors ...... 5347 3 12.2.3.6 Bats ...... 5347 4 12.2.3.7 Furbearers ...... 5348 5 12.2.3.8 Ungulates ...... 5348 6 12.2.4 Potential Effects of the Project and Proposed Mitigation ...... 5448 7 12.2.5 Summary of Residual Effects on Wildlife Resources ...... 5449 8 12.3 References ...... 5449

9 13 Greenhouse Gases Effects Assessment ...... 5449 10 13.1 Valued Component Scoping and Rationale ...... 5549 11 13.2 Greenhouse Gases ...... 5549 12 13.2.1 Greenhouse Gases Spatial Boundaries...... 5549 13 13.2.2 Greenhouse Gases Temporal Boundaries ...... 5650 14 13.2.3 Greenhouse Gases Baseline ...... 5650 15 13.2.4 Potential Effects of the Project and Proposed Mitigation ...... 5650 16 13.2.5 Summary of Residual Effects for Greenhouse Gas ...... 5751 17 13.3 References ...... 5751 18 VOLUME 3 – ECONOMIC AND LAND AND RESOURCE USE EFFECTS ASSESSMENT 19 ...... 5852

20 14 Economic Effects Assessment ...... 5852 21 14.1 Valued Component Scoping and Rationale ...... 5852 22 14.2 Local Government Revenue ...... 5953 23 14.2.1 Local Government Revenue Spatial Boundaries ...... 5953 24 14.2.2 Local Government Revenue Temporal Boundaries ...... 5953 25 14.2.3 Local Government Revenue Baseline ...... 5953 26 14.2.4 Potential Effects of the Project and Proposed Mitigation ...... 5953 27 14.2.5 Summary of Residual Effects on Local Government Revenue ...... 6054 28 14.3 Labour Market ...... 6054 29 14.3.1 Labour Market Spatial Boundaries ...... 6054 30 14.3.2 Labour Market Temporal Boundaries ...... 6054 31 14.3.3 Labour Market Baseline ...... 6054 32 14.3.4 Potential Effects of the Project and Proposed Mitigation ...... 6155 33 14.3.5 Summary of Residual Effects on Labour Market ...... 6155 34 14.4 Regional Economic Development ...... 6155 35 14.4.1 Regional Economic Development Spatial Boundaries ...... 6155 36 14.4.2 Regional Economic Development Temporal Boundaries ...... 6255 37 14.4.3 Regional Economic Development Baseline ...... 6255 38 14.4.4 Potential Effects of the Project and Proposed Mitigation ...... 6256 39 14.4.5 Summary of Residual Effects on Regional Economic Development ...... 6256 40 14.5 References ...... 6256

41 15 Traditional Lands and Resource Use Effects Assessment ...... 6356 42 15.1 Valued Component Scoping and Rationale ...... 6357 43 15.2 Current Use of Lands and Resources for Traditional Purposes ...... 6457 44 15.2.1 Current Use of Lands and Resources for Traditional Purposes Spatial 45 Boundaries ...... 6457

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1 15.2.2 Current Use of Lands and Resources for Traditional Purposes Temporal 2 Boundaries ...... 6558 3 15.2.3 Current Use of Lands and Resources for Traditional Purposes Baseline .. 6558 4 15.2.4 Potential Effects of the Project and Proposed Mitigation ...... 6659 5 15.2.5 Summary of Residual Effects for Current Use of Lands and Resources for 6 Traditional Purposes ...... 6659 7 15.3 References ...... 6659

8 16 Land and Resource Use Effects Assessment ...... 6659 9 16.1 Valued Component Scoping and Rationale ...... 6759 10 16.2 Agriculture ...... 6961 11 16.2.1 Agriculture Spatial Boundaries ...... 6961 12 16.2.2 Agriculture Temporal Boundaries ...... 6962 13 16.2.3 Agriculture Baseline ...... 6962 14 16.2.4 Potential Effects of the Project and Proposed Mitigation ...... 7063 15 16.2.5 Summary of Residual Effects on Agriculture ...... 7163 16 16.3 Forestry ...... 7163 17 16.3.1 Forestry Spatial Boundaries ...... 7163 18 16.3.2 Forestry Temporal Boundaries ...... 7164 19 16.3.3 Forestry Baseline ...... 7164 20 16.3.4 Potential Effects of the Project and Proposed Mitigation ...... 7164 21 16.3.5 Summary of Residual Effects on Forestry ...... 7264 22 16.4 Oil, Gas and Energy ...... 7265 23 16.4.1 Oil, Gas and Energy Spatial Boundaries ...... 7265 24 16.4.2 Oil, Gas and Energy Temporal Boundaries ...... 7265 25 16.4.3 Oil, Gas and Energy Baseline ...... 7265 26 16.4.4 Potential Effects of the Project and Proposed Mitigation ...... 7365 27 16.4.5 Summary of Residual Effects on Oil and Gas ...... 7365 28 16.5 Minerals and Aggregates ...... 7366 29 16.5.1 Minerals and Aggregates Spatial Boundaries ...... 7366 30 16.5.2 Minerals and Aggregates Temporal Boundaries ...... 7366 31 16.5.3 Minerals and Aggregates Baseline ...... 7466 32 16.5.4 Potential Effects of the Project and Proposed Mitigation ...... 7466 33 16.5.5 Summary of Residual Effects on Minerals and Aggregates ...... 7467 34 16.6 Harvest of Fish and Wildlife Resources ...... 7567 35 16.6.1 Harvest of Fish and Wildlife Resources Spatial Boundaries ...... 7567 36 16.6.2 Harvest of Fish and Wildlife Resources Temporal Boundaries ...... 7567 37 16.6.3 Harvest of Fish and Wildlife Resources Baseline ...... 7567 38 16.6.4 Potential Effects of the Project and Proposed Mitigation ...... 7668 39 16.6.5 Summary of Residual Effects on Harvest of Fish and Wildlife Resources . 7769 40 16.7 Outdoor Recreation and Tourism ...... 7769 41 16.7.1 Outdoor Recreation and Tourism Spatial Boundaries ...... 7769 42 16.7.2 Outdoor Recreation and Tourism Temporal Boundaries ...... 7769 43 16.7.3 Outdoor Recreation and Tourism Baseline ...... 7769 44 16.7.4 Potential Effects of the Project and Proposed Mitigation ...... 7870 45 16.7.5 Summary of Residual Effects on Outdoor Recreation and Tourism ...... 7870 46 16.8 Navigation ...... 7870 47 16.8.1 Navigation Spatial Boundaries ...... 7870

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1 16.8.2 Navigation Temporal Boundaries ...... 7870 2 16.8.3 Navigation Baseline...... 7971 3 16.8.4 Potential Effects of the Project and Proposed Mitigation ...... 7971 4 16.8.5 Summary of Residual Effects on Navigation ...... 7971 5 16.9 Visual Resources ...... 8072 6 16.9.1 Visual Resources Spatial Boundaries ...... 8072 7 16.9.2 Visual Resources Temporal Boundaries ...... 8072 8 16.9.3 Visual Resources Baseline ...... 8072 9 16.9.4 Potential Effects of the Project and Proposed Mitigation ...... 8173 10 16.9.5 Summary of Residual Effects on Visual Resources ...... 8173 11 16.10 References ...... 8173 12 VOLUME 4 – SOCIAL, HERITAGE, AND HEALTH EFFECTS ASSESSMENT ...... 8274

13 17 Social Effects Assessment ...... 8274 14 17.1 Valued Component Scoping and Rationale ...... 8274 15 17.2 Population and Demographics ...... 8375 16 17.2.1 Population and Demographics Spatial Boundaries ...... 8375 17 17.2.2 Population and Demographics Temporal Boundaries ...... 8375 18 17.2.3 Population and Demographics Baseline ...... 8375 19 17.2.4 Potential Effects of the Project and Proposed Mitigation ...... 8476 20 17.2.5 Summary of Residual Effects on Population and Demographics ...... 8476 21 17.3 Housing ...... 8476 22 17.3.1 Housing Spatial Boundaries ...... 8476 23 17.3.2 Housing Temporal Boundaries ...... 8476 24 17.3.3 Housing Baseline ...... 8476 25 17.3.4 Potential Effects of the Project and Proposed Mitigation ...... 8577 26 17.3.5 Summary of Residual Effects on Housing ...... 8577 27 17.4 Community Infrastructure and Services ...... 8577 28 17.4.1 Community Infrastructure and Services Spatial Boundaries ...... 8577 29 17.4.2 Community Infrastructure and Services Temporal Boundaries ...... 8577 30 17.4.3 Community Infrastructure and Services Baseline ...... 8678 31 17.4.4 Potential Effects of the Project and Proposed Mitigation ...... 8678 32 17.4.5 Summary of Residual Effects on Community Infrastructure and Services 8678 33 17.5 Transportation ...... 8678 34 17.5.1 Transportation Spatial Boundaries ...... 8678 35 17.5.2 Transportation Temporal Boundaries ...... 8779 36 17.5.3 Transportation Baseline ...... 8779 37 17.5.4 Potential Effects of the Project and Proposed Mitigation ...... 8779 38 17.5.5 Summary of Residual Effects on Transportation ...... 8880 39 17.6 References ...... 8880

40 18 Heritage Resources Effects Assessment ...... 8880 41 18.1 Valued Component Scoping and Rationale ...... 8880 42 18.2 Heritage Resources ...... 8981 43 18.2.1 Heritage Resources Spatial Boundaries ...... 8981 44 18.2.2 Heritage Resources Temporal Boundaries ...... 8981 45 18.2.3 Heritage Resources Baseline ...... 8981 46 18.2.4 Potential Effects of the Project and Proposed Mitigation ...... 9082

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1 18.2.5 Summary of Residual Effects on Heritage Resources ...... 9082 2 18.3 References ...... 9082

3 19 Health Effects Assessment ...... 9082 4 19.1 Valued Component Scoping and Rationale ...... 9183 5 19.2 Human Health ...... 9183 6 19.2.1 Human Health Spatial Boundaries ...... 9183 7 19.2.2 Human Health Temporal Boundaries ...... 9283 8 19.2.3 Human Health Baseline ...... 9283 9 19.2.4 Potential Effects of the Project and Proposed Mitigation ...... 9284 10 19.2.5 Summary Residual Effects on Human Health ...... 9284 11 19.3 References ...... 9284 12 VOLUME 5 – ABORIGINAL INTERESTS AND INFORMATION, ENVIRONMENTAL 13 MANAGEMENT PLANS, AND FEDERAL INFORMATION REQUIREMENTS ...... 9385

14 20 Aboriginal Interests and Information Requirements ...... 9385 15 20.1 Aboriginal Groups ...... 9385 16 20.2 Aboriginal Groups Background Information ...... 9385 17 20.3 Aboriginal and Treaty Rights ...... 9486 18 20.4 Other Interests of Aboriginal Groups ...... 9486 19 20.5 Aboriginal Consultation and Engagement ...... 9586 20 20.6 Aboriginal Summary ...... 9587 21 20.7 References ...... 9587

22 21 Summary of Proposed Environmental Management Plans ...... 9587 23 21.1 References ...... 9789

24 22 Compliance Reporting ...... 9789 25 22.1 References ...... 9789

26 23 Requirements for the Federal Environmental Assessment ...... 9890 27 23.1 Effect of the Environment on the Project ...... 9991 28 23.2 Potential Accidents and Malfunctions ...... 9991 29 23.3 Cumulative Environmental Effects ...... 9991 30 23.4 Capacity of Renewable Resources ...... 9991 31 23.5 Consideration of the Need for, and Requirements of, any Follow-up Program 32 10091 33 23.6 References ...... 10092

34 24 Summary of Potential Residual Effects of the project ...... 10092

35 25 Table of Conditions ...... 10092

36 26 Conclusion ...... 10192

37 27 EIS Guidelines References ...... 10193

38 28 Appendices ...... 10799

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1 List of Tables 2 The tables listed below are found in these EIS Guidelines. 3 Table 8.1 Example of an interactions matrix used to screen project interactions .... 2624 4 Table 8.2 Spatial boundary descriptors ...... 2725 5 Table 8.3 Residual effects characterization ...... 2926 6 Table 8.4 Summary of assessment of potential significant residual adverse 7 effects ...... 2927 8 Table 9.1 Hydraulic models used to predict potential changes in surface water 9 hydrology ...... 3532 10 Table 10.1 Fish and fish habitat valued component rationale ...... 4339 11 Table 10.2 Fish and fish habitat assessment areas ...... 4339 12 Table 11.1 Vegetation and plant communities valued component rationale ...... 4642 13 Table 11.2 Vegetation and plant communities assessment areas ...... 4742 14 Table 12.1 Wildlife resources valued component rationale ...... 5045 15 Table 12.2 Wildlife resource assessment areas ...... 5146 16 Table 13.1 Greenhouse gases valued component rationale ...... 5549 17 Table 13.2 Greenhouse gases assessment areas ...... 5650 18 Table 14.1 Economic conditions valued components rationale ...... 5852 19 Table 14.2 Local government revenue assessment areas ...... 5953 20 Table 14.3 Labour market assessment areas ...... 6054 21 Table 14.4 Regional economic development assessment areas ...... 6155 22 Table 15.1 Current use of lands and resources for traditional purposes valued 23 component rationale ...... 6457 24 Table 15.2 Current use of lands and resources for traditional purposes 25 assessment areas ...... 6558 26 Table 16.1 Land and resource use valued components rationale ...... 6760 27 Table 16.2 Agriculture assessment areas ...... 6962 28 Table 16.3 Forestry assessment areas ...... 7163 29 Table 16.4 Oil, gas and energy assessment areas ...... 7265 30 Table 16.5 Mineral and aggregates assessment areas ...... 7366 31 Table 16.6 Harvest of fish and wildlife resources assessment areas ...... 7567 32 Table 16.7 Outdoor recreation and tourism assessment areas ...... 7769 33 Table 16.8 Navigation assessment areas...... 7870 34 Table 16.9 Visual resources assessment areas ...... 8072

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1 Table 16.10 Proposed visual resources receptor sites ...... 8072 2 Table 17.1 Social valued components rationale ...... 8274 3 Table 17.2 Population and demographics assessment areas...... 8375 4 Table 17.3 Housing assessment areas ...... 8476 5 Table 17.4 Community infrastructure and services assessment areas ...... 8577 6 Table 17.5 Transportation assessment areas ...... 8779 7 Table 18.1 Heritage resources valued component rationale ...... 8981 8 Table 18.2 Heritage resources assessment areas ...... 8981 9 Table 19.1 Human health valued component rationale ...... 9183 10 Table 19.2 Human health assessment areas ...... 9183 11 Table 23.1 Federal requirements effects assessment concordance table ...... 9890 12 Table 24.1 Summary of assessment of potential environmental effects ...... 10092 13 Table 25.1 Table of conditions ...... 10092

14 List of Figures 15 The figures listed below are found in these EIS Guidelines. 16 Figure 3.1 Site C project location ...... 5 17 Figure 8.1 Conceptual representation of the environmental assessment process ... 2220 18 Figure 8.2. Decision process for the selection of valued components ...... 2422

19 List of Appendices 20 The appendices listed below are found in these EIS Guidelines. 21 Appendix A ...... Environmental Impact Statement Draft Table of Contents 22 Appendix B ...... Project – Valued Component Linkage Pathways 23 24

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Site C Clean Energy Project Draft Environmental Impact Statement Guidelines Preface to the Environmental Impact Statement Guidelines

1 PREFACE TO THE ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT GUIDELINES

2 British Columbia Hydro and Power Authority (BC Hydro), proposes to construct and operate 3 the Site C Clean Energy Project (the Project1) as described in the Project Description 4 Report (BC Hydro 2011 a). The Project will involve the construction and operation of a dam 5 and hydroelectric generating station on the Peace River, in north east British Columbia, 6 downstream of the existing Williston Reservoir and Dinosaur Reservoir, and the respective 7 BC Hydro generating facilities at G.M. Shrum and Peace Canyon. 8 The Project will have an installed energy generating capacity of up to 1,100 megawatts, will 9 require two new 500-kilovolt transmission lines adjacent to two existing 138-kilovolt 10 transmission lines along approximately 77 kilometres of existing and widened right-of-way; 11 will require a realignment of portions of Highway 29; and will involve the creation of new 12 and the expansion of existing sand, gravel, and stone quarries. Each of these project 13 aspects are reviewable under the Environmental Assessment Act, S.B.C. 2002, c. 43 14 (BCEAA), and the Reviewable Projects Regulation. Federal agencies have concluded that 15 the Project will require approvals under the Navigable Waters Protection Act and the 16 Explosives Act and authorizations under the federal Fisheries Act, triggering an 17 environmental assessment under the Canadian Environmental Assessment Act, S.C. 1992, 18 c. 37 (CEAA) (Agency 2007a). Responsible Authorities identified by the federal government 19 are Transport Canada, Natural Resources Canada, and Fisheries and Oceans Canada, 20 with input from Federal Authorities (e.g., Environment Canada, Health Canada, and 21 Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development Canada). 22 In accordance with Section 15 of the CEAA, the Minister of Environment of Canada has 23 determined that the scope of the Project in relation to which an environmental assessment 24 will be conducted is the Project as proposed by BC Hydro in the Project Description Report 25 and as it may be modified from time to time. 26 The Minister of Environment of Canada and the Minister of Environment of British Columbia 27 have agreed to a cooperative environmental assessment of the Project, including the 28 establishment of a joint review panel. 29 The Joint Review Panel, after holding public hearings and evaluating the information 30 included in the Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) and public hearings, will provide the 31 Minister of Environment of Canada and the Executive Director of the Environmental 32 Assessment Office of British Columbia with the Joint Review Panel Report which will 33 summarize the Panel’s rationale, conclusions and recommendations relating to the 34 environmental assessment of the Project. The provincial Minister of Environment and the 35 provincial Minister of Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations will determine

1 The Project and the proposed Project are used interchangeably for the sake of brevity.

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Site C Clean Energy Project Draft Environmental Impact Statement Guidelines Preface to the Environmental Impact Statement Guidelines

1 whether an Environmental Assessment Certificate should be issued. The Governor in 2 Council and the Responsible Authorities will determine which course of action will be taken. 3 These EIS Guidelines are issued by Executive Director of the Environmental Assessment 4 Office of British Columbia and, in accordance with Section 16 of CEAA, by the Minister of 5 Environment of Canada, in order to set out the scope of the factors to be taken into 6 consideration in the environmental assessment of the Project. 7 For the purposes of the environmental assessment under CEAA and to serve as the 8 Environmental Assessment Certificate (EAC) Application2 for the Project, BC Hydro must 9 provide an EIS. In this document, the information which must be included in the EIS is 10 identified. 11 The concerns of Aboriginal groups will be presented in the EIS in accordance with Section 12 15 and Section 20 of these EIS Guidelines. BC Hydro will incorporate additional baseline 13 information as made available based on concerns identified by Aboriginal groups.

2 The harmonized Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) and Environmental Assessment Certificate (EAC) Application will be collectively referred to as the Environmental Impact Statement or EIS.

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Site C Clean Energy Project Draft Environmental Impact Statement Guidelines Acknowledgements

1 ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

2 This section of the EIS will acknowledge the regulatory agencies and authorities, Aboriginal 3 groups, and key stakeholders that contributed to the development of the baseline study 4 reports and the EIS.

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Site C Clean Energy Project Draft Environmental Impact Statement Guidelines Authorship

1 AUTHORSHIP

2 This section of the EIS will provide a list of the project team members and their 3 qualifications.

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Site C Clean Energy Project Draft Environmental Impact Statement Guidelines Table of Concordance

1 TABLE OF CONCORDANCE

2 A Table of Concordance will be provided in the EIS. The table will identify, through cross- 3 referencing, where information identified in these EIS Guidelines that is required in the EIS 4 can be found in the EIS, including volume, section and page references. An example of 5 how the Table of Concordance will be constructed is illustrated in Table 1. 6 Table 1 Table of concordance between the Environmental Impact Statement 7 Guidelines and the Environmental Impact Statement EIS Guidelines Title Summary EIS Volume EIS Section Page Section Reference

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Site C Clean Energy Project Draft Environmental Impact Statement Guidelines Executive Summary

1 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

2 The EIS will include an Executive Summary that summarizes: 3  the proponent, BC Hydro 4  the key project components and activities 5  the harmonized federal and provincial environmental assessment process 6  consultations undertaken by BC Hydro, key issues raised, responses provided and 7 how input was considered in project planning 8  potential effects of the Project on environment, social, economic, heritage and 9 human health resources 10  Aboriginal groups and the potential effects of the Project on their interests 11  mitigation measures 12  significance of potential residual effects 13  significance of potential cumulative effects 14  conclusions

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Site C Clean Energy Project Draft Environmental Impact Statement Guidelines Abbreviations and Acronyms

1 ABBREVIATIONS AND ACRONYMS

2 A list of acronyms and abbreviations referred to in the text of the EIS will be provided and 3 defined in this section. 4 The list below provides abbreviations and acronyms used in these EIS Guidelines. 5 6 Agency ...... Canadian Environmental Assessment Agency 7 BCEAA ...... British Columbia Environmental Assessment Act 8 BCEAO...... British Columbia Environmental Assessment Office 9 BC Hydro...... BC Hydro Power and Authority 10 BCMOE ...... British Columbia Ministry of Environment 11 CEAA ...... Canadian Environmental Assessment Act 12 EIS ...... Environmental Impact Statement 13 EMP ...... Environmental Management Plan 14 GHG ...... greenhouse gas 15 LAA ...... Local Assessment Area 16 LiDAR ...... Light Detection and Ranging 17 km ...... kilometre 18 kV ...... kilovolt 19 m ...... metre 20 MW ...... megawatt 21 RAA ...... Regional Assessment Area 22 SARA ...... Species at Risk Act 23 VC ...... Valued Component 24 VLI ...... Visual Landscape Inventory

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Site C Clean Energy Project Draft Environmental Impact Statement Guidelines Abbreviations and Acronyms

1 DEFINITIONS

2 Definitions of technical terms referred to in the text of the EIS will be provided in this 3 section. Many terms that will be relevant to the EIS have been previously defined in the 4 Project Description Report accepted by the provincial and federal authorities in August 5 2011. 6 A list of the terms used in this EIS Guidelines is included below.

average energy The estimate of energy that could be generated by a project over a long period of time (expressed conventionally in gigawatt hour/year). BC Energy Plan Energy policy documents released by the B.C. government in 2007 and 2010 that guide energy planning in the province. dependable capacity The amount of megawatts a plant can reliably produce when required, assuming all units are in service. Factors external to the plant affect its dependable capacity. Planned and forced outage rates are not included. clean or renewable resources Biomass, biogas, geothermal heat, hydro, solar, ocean, (under B.C.’s Clean Energy wind or any other prescribed resources, such as biogenic Act) waste used for electricity generation. cofferdam A temporary dam or barrier used to divert a river or to enclose an area during construction to enable work to be done in the dry. Composite Ecosystem In the context of the project, composite ecosystem Mapping mapping refers to combining 1:20,000 vegetation resource inventory mapping layers with 1:50,000 terrestrial ecosystem mapping to increase the details and spatial extent of the project terrestrial maps. discipline Subject matter or area of knowledge or learning (e.g., wildlife). firm energy The energy that is available (i.e., equalled or exceeded) 100 per cent of the time, either for a given period such as 25 years, or for an analysis period such as a period covered by flow records. generating station The component of a hydroelectric power plant where the generators and turbines are housed and where power is produced by the action of the water acting on the turbines. fluvial geomorphology The scientific study of landforms and how the landforms have been shaped by fluvial processes, including the physical configuration of the river channel in relation to surrounding topography and geology.

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head Hydroelectric power comes from the potential energy of dammed water driving a water turbine and generator. The power extracted from the water depends on the volume and on the difference in height between the water source and the water's outflow. This height difference is called the head. The greater the head (i.e., the height difference), the greater the amount of energy that can be generated. hydrology The science of the properties, distribution and effects of water on a planet's surface, in the soil and underlying rocks, and in the atmosphere. impact lines Lines located to delineate the potential spatial extent of physical processes, including flood, erosion, landslides and landslide-generated waves, that could be affected by the reservoir and that could impact safety or land use. laydown areas Designated locations at a construction site where the components or equipment needed during the construction of a facility are offloaded and stored temporarily until required. These locations are usually large flat areas that are easily accessible by both transportation and construction equipment. Pre-assembly of some components prior to their installation or use may also be carried out at these locations. LiDAR LiDAR, Light Detection and Ranging, is an optical remote sensing technology that can measure the distance to, or other properties of a target, by illuminating the target with light, often using pulses from a laser. Local Assessment Area The area within which the potential adverse effects of the Project will be assessed. megawatt (MW) A unit of power, equal to one million watts or 1,000 kilowatts. methylmercury An organic form of mercury, created from metallic or elemental mercury by bacteria in sediments. penstock A closed conduit or pipe used to convey water under pressure from the power intakes to the turbines of a hydroelectric power plant. Regional Assessment Area The area within which projects and activities, the residual effects of which may be combined with residual effects of the Project, will be identified and taken into account in the cumulative effects will be assessed. reservoir An artificial lake used to collect and store water, such as for community water supply, irrigation or electricity generation. spillway A structure used to provide an efficient, controlled and safe means of releasing (spilling) surplus water inflows from a dam/reservoir.

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technical study area This is the physical extent of the data collection program, or the physical boundaries for the technical modelling program. substation The facility at a power plant (hydroelectric, thermal, wind, etc.) that contains the switching facilities and equipment, including transformers, needed to connect transmission lines at different voltages. switchyard The facility at a power plant (hydroelectric, thermal, wind, etc.) that contains the switching facilities and equipment needed to connect the power plant to the transmission system. tailrace The area of the river immediately downstream of the generating station into which the water from the turbines is discharged. taxon or taxa A taxonomic category or group, such as a kingdom, phylum, class, order, family, genus, species, or subspecies. Terrestrial Ecosystem Stratification of the landscape into map units according to Mapping ecological features using a combination of manual airphoto interpretation and ground sampling (definition from: http://www.env.gov.bc.ca/fia/terrecomap.htm). Valued Component Valued Components are those components of the environment, social, economic, heritage and health setting on which the Project may have an effect, which must be assessed in accordance with these EIS Guidelines.

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1 VOLUME 1 – INTRODUCTION, PROJECT PLANNING, AND DESCRIPTION

Formatted: Indent: Left: 0 cm, Hanging: 1.9 2 1 PURPOSE OF THE ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT cm, Outline numbered + Level: 1 + Numbering Style: 1, 2, 3, … + Start at: 1 + Alignment: Left 3 STATEMENT + Aligned at: 0 cm + Indent at: 0.76 cm 4 This section of the Environment Impact Statement (EIS) will describe why an environmental 5 assessment review pursuant to BCEAA and CEAA is required. 6 The EIS will describe the provincial triggers for the environmental assessment. Pursuant to 7 Part 4 of the Reviewable Projects Regulation, an environmental assessment is required 8 because BC Hydro is proposing the following: 9  Construction of a new hydroelectric power generating station with a rated 10 nameplate capacity of greater than 50 MW 11  A new 500kV transmission line greater or equal to 40 km in length 12  A new sand and gravel pit that will have a production capacity of greater than or 13 equal to 500,000 tonnes per year, or over a period of less than or equal to a period 14 of 4 years of operation greater than or equal to 1,000,000 tonnes, or a modification 15 of an existing pit if it meets the criteria above or results in an expansion of 35 16 per cent of the existing permitted facility 17  A new construction stone quarry that will have a production capacity of greater than 18 or equal to 250,000 tonnes per year, or a modification of an existing quarry of the 19 above capacity or 750 hectares of land not previously permitted, or an area of land 20 at least 50 per cent of the area previously permitted 21 Pursuant to Section 5 of the CEAA and the Law List Regulation, a federal environmental 22 assessment is to be conducted because: 23  Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO) has concluded that the Project requires 24 Fisheries Act authorizations (Sections 20, 32 and 35) for works or undertakings 25 associated with the Project 26  Transport Canada has concluded that it must issue an authorization under the 27 Navigable Waters Protection Act (Section 5)

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1  Natural Resources Canada has concluded that it must issue a licencelicense for an 2 explosives factory3 under the Explosives Act (Section 7[1]) 3 The Project falls within Section 16(d) of the Comprehensive Study List Regulations because 4 the Project would consist of: 5  A hydroelectric generating station with a production capacity greater than 200 MW 6  An electrical transmission line with a voltage greater than 345 kV and longer than 7 75 km 8  A new dam that would create a reservoir with a surface area that would exceed the 9 annual mean surface area of the natural water body by 1,500 hectares or more 10  The construction of a stone quarry or gravel pit with a production capacity of 11 1,000,000 tonnes per annum or more; or the expansion of an existing stone quarry 12 or gravel pit that would result in an increase in production capacity of more than 35 13 per cent from 2011 production levels 14  The construction of a limestone quarry with a production capacity of 12,000 tonnes 15 per day or more; or the expansion of an existing limestone quarry that would result 16 in an increase in production capacity of more than 35 per cent from 2011 production 17 levels 18 This section of the EIS will also describe: 19  The purpose of the harmonized EIS 20  The relationship between these EIS Guidelines and the EIS 21 In the interest of brevity, the harmonized EIS and Environmental Assessment Certificate 22 Application (Application) are referred to collectively as the EIS. The joint terms of reference, 23 called the EIS Guidelines-Application Information Requirements (AIR) are collectively 24 referred to as these EIS Guidelines. 25 The EIS will generally be structured in the same way as these EIS Guidelines and will 26 include: Preface; Acknowledgements; Table of Concordance; Executive Summary; 27 Abbreviations and Acronyms; Definitions; Table of Contents; Project Overview and 28 Description; Needs for, Alternatives to, Purpose of, and Alternative Means of Undertaking 29 the Project; Project Benefits; Public, Aboriginal Groups and Agency Information Distribution 30 and Consultation; Assessment of Potential Environmental, Economic, Social, Heritage and 31 Health Effects, Mitigation and Significance of Residual Effects; Assessment of Potential

3 From the Explosives Act a “factory” means any building, structure, premises or land in or on which the manufacture or any part of the process of manufacture of an explosive is carried on, the site on which the building, structure or premises are situated, and all other buildings, structures or premises within such a site.

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1 Aboriginal Interests and Information Requirements; Federal Information Requirements; 2 Summary of Potential Residual Effects; Table of Conditions; and Conclusions. 3 A draft Table of Contents for the EIS is provided in Appendix A of these EIS Guidelines. Formatted: Indent: Left: 0 cm, Hanging: 1.9 cm, Outline numbered + Level: 1 + Numbering 4 2 PROPONENT DESCRIPTION Style: 1, 2, 3, … + Start at: 1 + Alignment: Left + Aligned at: 0 cm + Indent at: 0.76 cm 5 The EIS will describe BC Hydro, and provide contact information for the project 6 management team. 7 BC Hydro is a Crown corporation that is owned by the Province of British Columbia. 8 Name of Corporation: BC Hydro and Power Authority Address: Corporate Office 333 Dunsmuir Street Vancouver, B.C. V6B 5R3 President and Chief Executive Officer: Charles Reid

Executive Vice-President, Site C: Susan Yurkovich

Principal Contact for the Danielle Melchior Environmental Assessment: Director, Site C Environmental Assessment and Regulatory Phone: 604 699-7344 Fax: 604 623-4333 Email: [email protected]

Company Website: http://www.bchydro.com Project Website: http://www.bchydro.com/sitec Formatted: Indent: Left: 0 cm, Hanging: 1.9 cm, Outline numbered + Level: 1 + Numbering 9 Style: 1, 2, 3, … + Start at: 1 + Alignment: Left 3 PROJECT OVERVIEW + Aligned at: 0 cm + Indent at: 0.76 cm 10 In accordance with Section 15 of CEAA, the Minister of Environment of Canada has 11 determined that the scope of the Project in relation to which an environmental assessment 12 will be conducted of the Project as proposed by BC Hydro in the Project Description Report 13 (BC Hydro 2011a) and as it may be modified from time to time. Descriptions of the Project 14 and its components are set out in these EIS Guidelines for convenience only. 15 The EIS will describe BC Hydro’s project governance process for the Project. It will then 16 describe the project location and project components and activities. Formatted: Indent: Left: 0 cm, Hanging: 1.9 17 cm, Outline numbered + Level: 2 + Numbering o3.1 Project Governance Process Style: 1, 2, 3, … + Start at: 1 + Alignment: Left 18 BC Hydro will describe the governance and multi-staged decision-making process for the + Aligned at: 0 cm + Indent at: 1.02 cm 19 Project.

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Formatted: Indent: Left: 0 cm, Hanging: 1.9 1 .3.1.1 Scheduling cm, Outline numbered + Level: 3 + Numbering Style: 1, 2, 3, … + Start at: 1 + Alignment: Left 2 An estimated year-by-year construction and operations schedule based on project planning + Aligned at: 0 cm + Indent at: 1.27 cm 3 at the time of preparation of the EIS will be incorporated into the EIS. Formatted: Indent: Left: 0 cm, Hanging: 1.9 4 cm, Outline numbered + Level: 2 + Numbering o3.2 Project Location Style: 1, 2, 3, … + Start at: 1 + Alignment: Left 5 The EIS will identify the proposed project location. The EIS will indicate that the Project lies + Aligned at: 0 cm + Indent at: 1.02 cm 6 within the tract of land described in Treaty 8. The EIS will provide mapping at appropriate 7 scales indicating the location and regional setting of the project components. For example, 8 figures will illustrate: 9  Overall site layout including the local and regional setting of the project components 10 and activities 11  Location of nearby communities, including Aboriginal communities 12  Tenure, ownership and land management details for lands within the areas of 13 project components 14 As appropriate, site plans, photographs and other graphics will be used to describe project 15 components and activities.

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1 The dam and hydroelectric generating station will be located on the Peace River in 2 northeast B.C., approximately 7 km southwest of the City of Fort St. John (Figure 3.1Figure 3 3.1).

4 5 Figure 3.1 Site C project location

Formatted: Indent: Left: 0 cm, Hanging: 1.9 6 o3.3 Project Components and Activities cm, Outline numbered + Level: 2 + Numbering Style: 1, 2, 3, … + Start at: 1 + Alignment: Left 7 The EIS will describe the project components and activities. + Aligned at: 0 cm + Indent at: 1.02 cm 8 The description of the project components and activities will be supported by: 9  Maps depicting the spatial scope and local context 10  Plan and cross-section drawings 11  Tables containing pertinent data 12 The temporal context of the project component and activities will be described, and 13 BC Hydro will provide a rationale in instances where all temporal phases are not considered 14 relevant. 15 The description of the construction activities will be based on construction planning and 16 assumptions at the time the EIS is submitted. Some activities may be different during 17 implementation depending on procurement, including contractors’ preferences for

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1 equipment, construction means and methods, and competitive pricing. Therefore, feasible 2 options for some activities may be described if required to define the likely range of 3 potential effects of the construction activities. Formatted: Indent: Left: 0 cm, Hanging: 1.9 4 .3.3.1 Dam and Generating Station cm, Outline numbered + Level: 3 + Numbering Style: 1, 2, 3, … + Start at: 1 + Alignment: Left + Aligned at: 0 cm + Indent at: 1.27 cm 5 1.1.1.13.3.1.1 Earthfill Dam 6 The EIS will describe: 7  The principal dimensions of the earthfill dam and associated buttress 8  The characteristics and anticipated quantities of material used to construct each 9 zone of the earthfill dam 10  The anticipated quantities of material used to construct the buttress 11  Seepage control and drainage provisions

12 1.1.1.23.3.1.2 Generating Station 13 The EIS will describe: 14  The principal dimensions of each structure that is part of the generating station, 15 including the associated buttress 16  The approach channel that conveys water from the reservoir to the generating 17 station and spillways 18  The type and anticipated quantities of materials used to construct each structure 19  Seepage control and drainage provisions 20  The principal characteristics of the generating equipment 21  The ancillary mechanical and electrical systems 22  The tailrace that conveys water from the powerhouse to the river downstream of the 23 dam Formatted: Indent: Left: 0 cm, Hanging: 1.9 24 .3.3.2 Spillways cm, Outline numbered + Level: 3 + Numbering Style: 1, 2, 3, … + Start at: 1 + Alignment: Left 25 The EIS will describe: + Aligned at: 0 cm + Indent at: 1.27 cm 26  The principal dimensions of each part of the spillway, including the associated 27 buttress 28  The type and anticipated quantities of materials used to construct each structure 29  Seepage control and drainage provisions 30  The equipment used to operate the spillway 31  The hydraulic capacity of the spillway at the maximum normal reservoir level and 32 the maximum flood level 33  The tailrace that conveys water from the spillways to the river downstream of the 34 dam

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1  The energy dissipation and erosion protection provisions Formatted: Indent: Left: 0 cm, Hanging: 1.9 2 .3.3.3 Reservoir cm, Outline numbered + Level: 3 + Numbering Style: 1, 2, 3, … + Start at: 1 + Alignment: Left 3 The EIS will describe the physical characteristics of the reservoir, including: + Aligned at: 0 cm + Indent at: 1.27 cm 4  Its normal operating range 5  Its overlap with the Peace River and its spatial extent into Peace River’s tributaries 6  The surface area at the maximum normal reservoir level, with the area of each 7 tributary arm 8  The normal operating water volume, and the volume between the maximum normal 9 reservoir level and the minimum normal reservoir level 10  Reservoir bathymetry 11  Inventory of standing timber (merchantable and non-merchantable) 12  Inventory of peat resources 13  Inventory of other biomass 14  Inventory of soil inorganic mercury quantities Formatted: Indent: Left: 0 cm, Hanging: 1.9 15 .3.3.4 Transmission Line to Peace Canyon cm, Outline numbered + Level: 3 + Numbering Style: 1, 2, 3, … + Start at: 1 + Alignment: Left 16 The EIS will describe the facilities required to connect to the bulk transmission system, + Aligned at: 0 cm + Indent at: 1.27 cm 17 including access roads required for clearing, construction and maintenance of the 18 transmission line. Formatted: Indent: Left: 0 cm, Hanging: 1.9 19 .3.3.5 Access Roads and Rail cm, Outline numbered + Level: 3 + Numbering Style: 1, 2, 3, … + Start at: 1 + Alignment: Left 20 The EIS will describe the permanent and temporary access routes required for access to + Aligned at: 0 cm + Indent at: 1.27 cm 21 the project site. The EIS will also describe any improvements that would be required to 22 existing roads and rail. Maps showing the access roads and rail will be provided. Formatted: Indent: Left: 0 cm, Hanging: 1.9 23 .3.3.6 Highway 29 Realignment cm, Outline numbered + Level: 3 + Numbering Style: 1, 2, 3, … + Start at: 1 + Alignment: Left 24 The EIS will describe the proposed sections of Highway 29 that would be realigned. The + Aligned at: 0 cm + Indent at: 1.27 cm 25 description will include the approximate length of bridges and causeways at watercourse 26 crossings, clearance between bridges and the reservoir and the factors considered in 27 alignment selection. Mapping of the proposed highway alignments will accompany the 28 descriptions. Formatted: Indent: Left: 0 cm, Hanging: 1.9 29 .3.3.7 Quarried and Excavated Construction Materials cm, Outline numbered + Level: 3 + Numbering Style: 1, 2, 3, … + Start at: 1 + Alignment: Left 30 The EIS will describe the sources of riprap, aggregates and till that would be required to + Aligned at: 0 cm + Indent at: 1.27 cm 31 construct the dam and generating station, for highway realignment, and for the berm at 32 Hudson’s Hope. Maps showing the location of the proposed sources will be included with 33 the descriptions.

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Formatted: Indent: Left: 0 cm, Hanging: 1.9 1 .3.3.8 Worker Accommodation cm, Outline numbered + Level: 3 + Numbering Style: 1, 2, 3, … + Start at: 1 + Alignment: Left 2 The EIS will describe plans for temporary worker accommodation for construction, at the + Aligned at: 0 cm + Indent at: 1.27 cm 3 dam site and other locations, as well as any plans for provision of worker accommodations 4 in nearby communities. Formatted: Indent: Left: 0 cm, Hanging: 1.9 5 .3.3.9 Construction Phase Activities cm, Outline numbered + Level: 3 + Numbering Style: 1, 2, 3, … + Start at: 1 + Alignment: Left 6 The EIS will describe the expected construction sequence and activities for each project + Aligned at: 0 cm + Indent at: 1.27 cm 7 component. A description of the information to be provided is listed below. 8 The EIS will describe the following activities for construction of the dam and generating 9 station : 10  Site clearing and grubbing 11  Construction of temporary and permanent access and haul routes 12  Modifications to rail 13  Construction of a temporary access bridge over the Peace River and one over the 14 mouth of the Moberly River 15  Transportation of equipment and materials to the site 16  Set up and operation of the temporary facilities required for construction 17  Excavations to stabilize slopes and for the foundations of structures 18  Stockpiling of excavated materials for use in construction 19  Relocation of surplus excavated materials that are unsuitable for construction, 20 including estimated quantities, locations and treatment of relocation areas 21  Construction of cofferdams to confine the river to the main channel and isolate the 22 north and south banks of the river so that work can be performed in the dry 23  Construction of the diversion tunnels 24  Diversion of the river through the tunnels 25  Construction of cofferdams across the main river channel to isolate the foundations 26 of the earthfill dam 27  Construction of the earthfill dam 28  Placing roller-compacted concrete in the buttress abutting the earthfill dam and 29 supporting the generating station and spillways 30  Placing reinforced concrete for the generating station and spillways 31  Placing the impervious lining and erosion protection in the approach channel 32  Placing erosion protection in the tailrace and spillway outlet channel 33  Fabricating and erecting the steel penstocks of the generating station 34  Erection of buildings and powerhouse superstructure 35  Installation of mechanical and electrical equipment

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1  Testing and commissioning the generating facility and spillways 2  Removal of temporary construction facilities, including roads and bridges 3  Disposal of construction waste 4  Site reclamation 5 The EIS will describe the following construction activities for reservoir preparation, 6 including: 7  Estimated volumes of merchantable and non-merchantable wood within the 8 reservoir area 9  Proposed extent and locations of cleared areas 10  Clearing strategy and methods 11  Proposed access routes, including transportation of merchantable timber resource 12 to processing facilities 13  Proposed fate/use of non-merchantable timber resource 14  Proposed fate/use of peat resource 15  Construction of temporary access roads 16  Construction of the shoreline protection berm at Hudson’s Hope 17  Removal or treatment of existing structures or utilities 18  Reservoir filling 19  Methods for managing wood debris during construction and reservoir filling 20 The EIS will describe the following construction activities for the connection to the 21 transmission system: 22  Clearing to widen the existing right-of-way 23  Proposed fate/use of merchantable, non-merchantable timber and peat resources 24  Construction of new access roads and upgrading of existing roads 25  Construction laydown areas along the transmission corridor for the storage of 26 materials and assembly of components 27  Installation of tower foundations 28  Batching of concrete for tower foundations; 29  Assembly and erection of towers and supporting structures 30  Stringing conductor wires 31  Installation of grounding systems (i.e., counterpoise) 32 The EIS will describe the following construction activities for access roads to the dam 33 site:

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1  Construction of access roads on the north bank including connections to and, where 2 required, upgrades of, existing municipal roads 3  Construction of an access road on the south bank connecting to the existing 4 Jackfish Lake road and any upgrades required to the existing road 5  Traffic management during modifications to existing roads 6  Addition of new rail sidings and associated facilities on the existing Canadian 7 National railway 8 The EIS will describe the following construction activities for each section of Highway 29 9 that has to be relocated or modified: 10  Clearing and grubbing 11  Removal/decommissioning of existing pavement 12  Waste recycling / management 13  Excavation and embankment construction 14  Sources of gravel fill, sub-base, base course and asphalt 15  Pavement construction 16  Bridge construction 17  Construction of connections to existing driveways and local roads 18  Construction sequence 19  Traffic management 20 The EIS will describe the following construction activities for each quarried and excavated 21 material source: 22  Development plan 23  Clearing and grubbing 24  Construction of access roads 25  Excavation and stockpiling of unsuitable material, including topsoil 26  Excavation of suitable material, including drilling, blasting, sorting and screening in 27 rock quarries and moisture conditioning of impervious material 28  Reclamation plan, or plan for ongoing use by others 29 The EIS will describe how the construction contracts will include: 30  Commitments to perform all construction activities in accordance with the Project 31 Environmental Management Plan 32  The process to be followed for upgrading any bridges required to meet load capacity

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Formatted: Indent: Left: 0 cm, Hanging: 1.9 1 .3.3.10 Operations Phase Activities cm, Outline numbered + Level: 3 + Numbering Style: 1, 2, 3, … + Start at: 1 + Alignment: Left 2 A description of activities to be conducted during the operations phase will be included in + Aligned at: 0 cm + Indent at: 1.27 cm 3 this section of the EIS. 4 The Project will be operated to respond to provincial electricity demand in the same manner 5 as BC Hydro’s other generating facilities on the Peace River. A water management 6 approach will be developed for the Project which will describe reservoir operations and 7 resulting downstream flows and water levels. A draft of a Water Management Plan will be 8 appended to the EIS. The final Water Management Plan will require approval by the BC 9 Comptroller of Water Rights as part of the water licensing process. 10 The EIS will include an estimate of the frequency and duration of potential spillway 11 discharges. 12 The EIS will also include a list of operating plans where there would be a potential 13 interaction with the Valued Components and provide outlines of each of those plans. Formatted: Indent: Left: 0 cm, Hanging: 1.9 14 .3.3.11 Decommissioning Activities cm, Outline numbered + Level: 3 + Numbering Style: 1, 2, 3, … + Start at: 1 + Alignment: Left 15 The EIS will describe the decommissioning of the temporary construction facilities. + Aligned at: 0 cm + Indent at: 1.27 cm 16 Once operational, the Project will be a major addition to BC Hydro’s hydroelectric 17 generating assets. Such assets are operated and maintained over the long term with no 18 future decommissioning contemplated. Should a proposal be made in the future to 19 decommission the Site C dam and generating station, a plan for decommissioning and 20 restoration would be developed and executed by BC Hydro, in accordance with applicable 21 regulations at that time. 22 BC Hydro will provide a conceptual reclamation plan and a plan for maintenance of the 23 asset in perpetuity. 24 Formatted: Indent: Left: 0 cm, Hanging: 1.9 25 cm, Outline numbered + Level: 2 + Numbering o3.4 References Style: 1, 2, 3, … + Start at: 1 + Alignment: Left 26 This subsection will include a list of supporting references used in this section of the EIS. + Aligned at: 0 cm + Indent at: 1.02 cm Formatted: Indent: Left: 0 cm, Hanging: 1.9 cm, Outline numbered + Level: 1 + Numbering 27 4 NEED FOR, ALTERNATIVES TO, PURPOSE OF, Style: 1, 2, 3, … + Start at: 1 + Alignment: Left + Aligned at: 0 cm + Indent at: 0.76 cm 28 AND ALTERNATIVE MEANS OF CARRYING OUT, 29 THE PROJECT

30 o4.1 Need for the Project 31 The EIS will describe the “need for” the Project. The “need for” the Project is defined as the 32 problem or opportunity that the Project is intending to address, solve or satisfy (Agency 33 2007b). The “need for” establishes the fundamental justification or rationale for the Project. 34 In the EIS, the need for the Project will be explained within the Provincial legal and policy 35 context that result from the B.C. Clean Energy Act and Utilities Commission Act.

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1 The need for the Project will be demonstrated using BC Hydro’s most recent load-resource 2 balance. Establishing the load-resource balance begins with defining customers’ electricity 3 needs through BC Hydro’s most recent 20-year electric load forecast. Comparison of the 4 load forecast to existing and committed resources indicates the volume and timing of 5 resource requirements. This comparison will be performed for two reliability requirements – 6 energy and dependable capacity. 7 The EIS will present the need for the Project in terms of forecasted electricity demand and 8 in economic terms: 9  How the Project fulfills the mandate of BC Hydro to provide cost-effective, reliable 10 electricity to its service area 11  How the Project meets the objectives of the B.C. Clean Energy Act , the B.C. 12 Government’s “The BC Energy Plan: A Vision for Clean Energy Leadership” 13 (BCMEMPR 2007), BC Hydro’s vision, objectives, and values (BC Hydro 2011b) 14  How the Project ranks in comparison to all alternates including: aggressive 15 conservation of commensurate investment value (e.g. $7.9B unrisked); distributed 16 renewable (e.g. wind, biomass, biogas) systems; CHP (combined heat and power) 17 systems servicing residential, commercial and industrial loads; recovered energy 18 (e.g. low grade heat recovery from industrial and manufacturing, pipelines and 19 water) 20 The EIS will provide a description of methodologies, assumptions and conclusions used in 21 the analysis, and will include an evaluation of the following: 22  Current and forecasted electricity demand 23  Current and forecasted BC Hydro electricity conservation measures 24  Existing resources 25  Committed resources – those that have received British Columbia Utilities 26 Commission, and if necessary BCEAO, and/or BC Hydro Board of Directors 27 approvals, but are not yet in-service 28  The uncertainties in load growth and resource delivery 29  Full cycle EROEI (Energy return on energy invested) analysis for the Project 30 including assessment of line losses to service forecast demand locations (e.g. lower 31 mainland). 32  Benchmarking analysis of actual versus predicted performance of all BC Hydro 33 power dams including actual: capital cost, operating cost, construction schedule, 34 construction person hours, operational performance/uptime, safety performance, 35 operational and maintenance costs, electricity production, profitability, project 36 payout,

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Formatted: Indent: Left: 0 cm, Hanging: 1.9 1 o4.2 Alternatives to the Project cm, Outline numbered + Level: 2 + Numbering Style: 1, 2, 3, … + Start at: 1 + Alignment: Left 2 The EIS will describe the functionally different ways to meet the need for the Project. The + Aligned at: 0 cm + Indent at: 1.02 cm 3 EIS will contain an analysis of technically and economically feasible alternatives to the 4 Project that are within the control of BC Hydro – that is, those alternatives that are available 5 to BC Hydro, including: (1) management of electricity demand through utility-based energy 6 efficiency and conservation initiatives; (2) alternative generation sources to the Project; (3) 7 the addition by BC Hydro of more dependable capacity at existing generation facilities; and 8 (4) implications of non-implementation or postponement of the Project. (5) management of 9 industrial demand through higher rates; (6) management of industrial demand through 10 refusal to service new growth areas (e.g. Kitimat LNG, Gateway Pipeline, NE BC gas 11 extraction and processing); (7) management of residential / commercial electricity demand 12 through higher rates; (8) management of electricity demand through private, local or co- 13 operative sector efficiency and conservation initiatives; (9) implementing a “buy in” process 14 for all new demands over 10 MW whereby new customers must reduce demand 15 commensurately within the existing system, often for other current users; (10) time of use 16 optimization of overall demand-load profile including measures such as industrial and 17 commercial time of use pricing, load shedding activities, pumped and/or offline storage 18 systems. 19 The Public interest may be best served by considering actions that are also outside BC 20 Hydro control such as: (1) demand side opportunities available to gas utilities, industrial and 21 commercial users, and municipalities; (2) generation opportunities available to gas utilities, 22 industrial and commercial users and municipalities. 23 Location of provincial demand and load should be examined with a view to matching these 24 geographically (e.g. interior, northern, Kootenays, Lower Mainland and Vancouver Island). 25 Local provision of energy needs is a cornerstone of sustainability, stewardship and 26 increased system resiliency. The Project should be evaluated in terms of how it affects 27 (improves, neutral or degrades) current imbalances in regional supply and demand. The 28 Project should be compared to Alternates on this basis also. Formatted: Indent: Left: 0 cm, Hanging: 1.9 29 .4.2.1 Rationale for Selection of Resources for Consideration cm, Outline numbered + Level: 3 + Numbering Style: 1, 2, 3, … + Start at: 1 + Alignment: Left 30 The EIS will identify the legislative and policy rationales for including and excluding certain + Aligned at: 0 cm + Indent at: 1.27 cm 31 resource alternatives from consideration, such as: 32  Policy Action No. 23 of the 2007 Energy Plan provides that nuclear power “is not 33 part of B.C.’s energy future”. BC Hydro is a Crown agent of the B.C. Government, 34 and the B.C. Government can direct BC Hydro not to acquire nuclear power. 35  Sections 10 and 11 and Schedule 2, of the B.C. Clean Energy Act prohibit the 36 following large hydroelectric projects: Murphy Creek, Border, High Site C, Low 37 Site E, Elaho, McGregor Lower Canyon, Homathko River, Liard River, Iskut River, 38 Cutoff Mountain and McGregor Diversion 39  Subsections 3(5), 6(2)(d) and 13 of the B.C. Clean Energy Act, and the 40 Authorization for Burrard Thermal Electricity Regulation, restrict the role of Burrard 41 Thermal Generating Station (Burrard) after the following projects are in service: 42 Mica Units 5 and 6, the Interior to Lower Mainland Project, and the third transformer 43 at the Meridian Substation. After this, BC Hydro will only be able to operate Burrard

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1 in case of “emergency” and for voltage support (not generating electricity but 2 running in synchronous condenser mode). Formatted: Indent: Left: 0 cm, Hanging: 1.9 3 .4.2.2 Evaluation of Alternatives to the Project cm, Outline numbered + Level: 3 + Numbering Style: 1, 2, 3, … + Start at: 1 + Alignment: Left 4 The EIS will describe the methodology used to identify the major environmental, economic + Aligned at: 0 cm + Indent at: 1.27 cm 5 and technical costs and benefits of alternatives within the control of BC Hydro, and whether, 6 and how, the Project can be seen as the preferred option based on consideration of the 7 environmental, economic and technical benefits and costs. 8 The comparison of Site C to other options will be through an integrated resource planning 9 methodology as follows: 10  Portfolio analysis - The methodology will evaluate alternative portfolios, each of 11 which can meet BC Hydro’s customers’ electricity needs. These portfolios will be 12 composed of discrete identified resources. Portfolio analysis is considered best 13 practice for integrated resource planning analysis. 14  Scenario-based - The methodology will evaluate alternative portfolios under a range 15 of potential future conditions. 16  Characterization of uncertainties and risks - The methodology should characterize 17 the uncertainties and risks associated with the alternative portfolios under 18 consideration. 19 The EIS will also describe constraints that exist with respect to resources that could 20 potentially be alternatives to the Project such as: 21  Policy Action No. 20 of the 2007 Energy Plan stipulates that coal-fired generation 22 must meet a zero greenhouse gas (GHG) emission standard “through a combination 23 of clean coal fired generation technology, carbon sequestration and offsets for any 24 residual GHG emissions”. The EIS will provide information concerning the current 25 status of coal-fired generation with carbon capture and sequestration. 26  Policy Action No. 18 of the 2007 Energy Plan requires that new natural gas-fired 27 generation have zero net GHG emissions. Therefore, the analysis of natural gas- 28 fired generation must include a discussion of GHG offset-related costs. Formatted: Indent: Left: 0 cm, Hanging: 1.9 29 o4.3 Purpose of the Project cm, Outline numbered + Level: 2 + Numbering Style: 1, 2, 3, … + Start at: 1 + Alignment: Left 30 The EIS will present the “purpose of” the Project. The “purpose of” the Project is defined as + Aligned at: 0 cm + Indent at: 1.02 cm 31 what is to be achieved by carrying out the Project (Agency 2007b). The “purpose of” the 32 Project will be established from the perspective of BC Hydro, and will provide context for 33 the consideration of alternatives means of carrying out the Project in Section 4.4. 34 The purpose of the Project is to maximize the development of the hydroelectric potential of 35 the Peace River between BC Hydro’s Peace Canyon generating station and the site of the 36 proposed Site C dam and generating station in a cost effective manner. 37 38 Explain how and why exactly the “Purpose” will benefit the citizens of BC. Explain any clear 39 link between maximizing hydroelectric potential of the Peace River and (1) benefits to local 40 (e.g. NE BC) residents; (2) benefits to local First Nations; and (32) benefits to citizens in the

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1 Lower Mainland and Vancouver Island currently living in regions highly dependent on 2 electricity imports. Explain how this “Purpose” is better for the citizens of BC and NE BC 3 than competing “Purposes” such as municipal cogeneration and district heat, biomass 4 cogeneration in forest economy communities, aggressive demand conservation or wind 5 power projects. 6 Clarify how fulfilling the purpose is strategic to BC when the NE region of BC is already 7 “long” on power production and the Project does not restore balance to regional or local 8 load-supply demands for those areas currently importing electricity. Clarify if the purpose is 9 misguided, or if it is in anticipation of supplying future undisclosed industrial loads in the NE 10 portion of BC that should be considered in concert with this application as part of a larger 11 “industrial development” application. Formatted: Indent: Left: 0 cm, Hanging: 1.9 12 cm, Outline numbered + Level: 2 + Numbering o4.4 Alternative Means of Carrying Out the Project Style: 1, 2, 3, … + Start at: 1 + Alignment: Left 13 The EIS will summarize various studies on developing the hydroelectric potential of the + Aligned at: 0 cm + Indent at: 1.02 cm 14 Peace River downstream of Peace Canyon Dam that were undertaken prior to publication 15 in 2007 of BC Hydro’s report on the feasibility of the Project (the “Stage 1 Report”). 16 The EIS will describe results of studies completed since the publication of the Stage 1 17 Report of the following alternative means of developing the hydroelectric potential of the 18 Peace River between Peace Canyon Dam and Site C: 19  A dam located 3 km upstream of Site C, upstream of the Moberly River confluence 20  A dam located 5.5 km upstream of Site C 21  A dam located 11.5 km upstream of Site C 22  A dam located at Site C, 15 m lower than that proposed in the Project, plus a 23 15-metre-high dam located 66 km upstream 24  A lower dam at Site C, with two other low dams located 22 km and 58.5 km 25 upstream 26  A lower dam at Site C, with three other low dams located 18 km, 38.5 km and 27 60.5 km upstream 28  A very low dam located 0.5 km downstream of Site C, with six other very low dams 29 located 10 km, 23 km, 36.5 km, 52.5 km, 65 km and 78.5 km upstream 30 Discuss any Peace River opportunities for run of river hydroelectricity as, for example, 31 currently proposed as the Dunvegan Dam on the Peace River in Alberta. Discuss any 32 economic and environmental comparison of run of river options. 33 The EIS will describe the following characteristics of each of these alternatives: 34  Engineering parameters 35  The physical footprint during construction, reservoir filling and operation 36  The capital cost 37  Generation of dependable capacity

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1 The EIS will provide a parameter-based analysis comparing the relative potential 2 environmental effects of the each of the alternative means identified above to the potential 3 environmental effects of the Site C dam. 4 The rationale by which BC Hydro identified the Project as the preferred alternative for 5 developing the hydroelectric potential of the Peace River between Peace Canyon Dam and 6 Site C will be described in the EIS. Formatted: Indent: Left: 0 cm, Hanging: 1.9 7 cm, Outline numbered + Level: 2 + Numbering o4.5 References Style: 1, 2, 3, … + Start at: 1 + Alignment: Left 8 This subsection will include a list of supporting references used in this section of the EIS. + Aligned at: 0 cm + Indent at: 1.02 cm Formatted: Indent: Left: 0 cm, Hanging: 1.9 cm, Outline numbered + Level: 1 + Numbering 9 5 PROJECT BENEFITS Style: 1, 2, 3, … + Start at: 1 + Alignment: Left + Aligned at: 0 cm + Indent at: 0.76 cm 10 The EIS will present the extent, distribution and duration of benefits of the Project and will 11 describe the following information. 12 Projected financial benefits of the Project, as measured by standard financial indicators, 13 including: 14  The value of the electricity generated by the Project 15  Initial capital construction cost and operating cost estimates 16  Results of “stress test” and “project risk” assessments indicating P50 and P95 cost 17 and schedule values for the Project mega-project including impacts of reduced 18 labour availability in NE BC from high resource extraction activity, increasing diesel 19 and gasoline costs beyond core inflation-index projections, increasing cost of 20 construction input costs (e.g. steel, cement etc) correlating with increasing 21 oil/gasoline/diesel costs. “Stress test” to elaborate on how costs will be contained 22 and schedule maintained despite significant history of project delays and overruns 23 on mega-project infrastructure works (oil, stadiums, transit systems, oil sands) in 24 Western Canada over the past decade. 25  List of secured lenders and cost of debt servicing during construction and 26 commissioning aspects. “Stress test” to elaborate on ability of business case to 27 absorb rapid and significant increase in borrowing costs. 28  Annual federal, provincial, municipal, and regional government revenues that will 29 accrue during the construction and operation phases of the Project 30  Annual federal and provincial Gross Domestic Product that will accrue during the 31 construction and operations phases of the Project 32 33 34 Projected economic development benefits, including:

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1  Estimated direct employment, stated in number of person years, to be created by 2 major job category (e.g., labour, management, business services) during 3 construction and operations 4  Estimated indirect employment (i.e., employment in industries that supply goods and 5 services used to produce an industry’s output or to be consumed by individuals) and 6 induced employment (i.e., employment due to the spending and re-spending of 7 directly and indirectly generated incomes in the broader economy) during 8 construction and operation predicted by the British Columbia Input-Output Model 9 developed and maintained by BC Stats (BC Stats 2011a) 10  Predicted locality of direct and indirect hires 11  Analysis of available local persons to fill “locally predicted hires” positions. 12  Contractor supply services estimates, including the value of supply of service 13 contracts expected for the Project’s construction and operations phases 14 Projected economic development benefits for Aboriginal groups, including: 15  Employment 16  Contracting and business development including small and medium sized 17 enterprises 18  Capacity-building initiatives 19  Analysis of available local persons to fill “locally predicted hires” positions. 20 21 Projected social benefits, including: 22  Potential for use of local human resources that are currently not in the labour market 23  Potential for use of existing local facilities for construction and operations activities, 24 and an indication of their current level of use 25 Provided benefits to sustainable development, including: 26  The ability of the Project to integrate intermittent generation resources such as wind 27 and small hydro 28  The ability of the Project to generate electricity with a low amount of greenhouse 29 gas emissions per unit of energy delivered 30 All assumptions and reference sources used to develop the above information will be 31 identified. Formatted: Indent: Left: 0 cm, Hanging: 1.9 32 cm, Outline numbered + Level: 2 + Numbering o5.1 References Style: 1, 2, 3, … + Start at: 1 + Alignment: Left 33 This subsection will include a list of supporting references used in this section of the EIS. + Aligned at: 0 cm + Indent at: 1.02 cm

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2 o6.1 Provincial Agencies, Departments and Organizations 3 The EIS will list the provincial agencies, departments and organizations that will be involved 4 in the Project’s environmental assessment process. 5 A summary of the issues and concerns identified by provincial, local and regional 6 government agencies will be provided in the EIS. Detailed agency comments and BC Hydro 7 responses will be provided in an issues tracking table to be prepared by BC Hydro and 8 posted on the BCEAO’s website. Formatted: Indent: Left: 0 cm, Hanging: 1.9 9 cm, Outline numbered + Level: 2 + Numbering o6.2 Federal Responsible Authorities and Federal Authorities Style: 1, 2, 3, … + Start at: 1 + Alignment: Left 10 The EIS will include a description of the Responsible Authorities and Federal Authorities. + Aligned at: 0 cm + Indent at: 1.02 cm 11 A summary of the issues and concerns identified by federal agencies will be provided in the 12 EIS. Detailed agency comments and BC Hydro responses will be provided in an issues 13 tracking table to be prepared by BC Hydro. Formatted: Indent: Left: 0 cm, Hanging: 1.9 14 cm, Outline numbered + Level: 2 + Numbering o6.3 Co-operative Review Process Style: 1, 2, 3, … + Start at: 1 + Alignment: Left 15 The EIS will describe the cooperative BC and Canada review process. + Aligned at: 0 cm + Indent at: 1.02 cm 16 The EIS will describe BC Hydro’s preparation of the draft EIS Guidelines, its review by the 17 BCEAO, the Agency and the Working Group, the public comment period, and its finalization 18 by the Minister of Environment of Canada and the Executive Director of the BCEAO. The 19 EIS will be prepared by BC Hydro according to these EIS Guidelines and will be submitted 20 to the Agency, BCEAO and Working Group for review and comment. Formatted: Indent: Left: 0 cm, Hanging: 1.9 21 cm, Outline numbered + Level: 2 + Numbering o6.4 Permitting Style: 1, 2, 3, … + Start at: 1 + Alignment: Left 22 The EIS will list applicable federal, provincial, and municipal or regional licences, permits + Aligned at: 0 cm + Indent at: 1.02 cm 23 and approvals required for the construction and operation of the Project, and will identify the 24 associated responsible regulatory agencies. A preliminary list of key licences, permits and 25 approvals is provided in the Project Description Report accepted by the BCEAO and the 26 Agency in August 2011. Formatted: Indent: Left: 0 cm, Hanging: 1.9 27 cm, Outline numbered + Level: 2 + Numbering o6.5 References Style: 1, 2, 3, … + Start at: 1 + Alignment: Left 28 This subsection will include a list of supporting references used in this section of the EIS. + Aligned at: 0 cm + Indent at: 1.02 cm Formatted: Indent: Left: 0 cm, Hanging: 1.9 cm, Outline numbered + Level: 1 + Numbering 29 7 INFORMATION DISTRIBUTION AND Style: 1, 2, 3, … + Start at: 1 + Alignment: Left + Aligned at: 0 cm + Indent at: 0.76 cm 30 CONSULTATION 31 The requirements for distribution of information to and consultation with the public, 32 Aboriginal groups and agencies will be described in this section.

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Formatted: Indent: Left: 0 cm, Hanging: 1.9 1 cm, Outline numbered + Level: 2 + Numbering o7.1 Public Information Distribution and Consultation Style: 1, 2, 3, … + Start at: 1 + Alignment: Left 2 The EIS will describe and summarize BC Hydro’s information distribution and consultation + Aligned at: 0 cm + Indent at: 1.02 cm 3 activities with local government, communities, stakeholders, property owners and the public 4 prior to and during the environmental assessment process. This section will also describe 5 expected public and stakeholder consultation during post-certification stages. 6 BC Hydro will report on the results of all public and stakeholder pre-consultation, project 7 definition consultation and other consultation activities in the EIS. Formatted: Indent: Left: 0 cm, Hanging: 1.9 8 .7.1.1 Pre-panel Review Stage cm, Outline numbered + Level: 3 + Numbering Style: 1, 2, 3, … + Start at: 1 + Alignment: Left 9 The EIS will include a description and summary of BC Hydro’s information distribution and + Aligned at: 0 cm + Indent at: 1.27 cm 10 consultation activities undertaken with the public and stakeholders. 11 This section will include: 12  A description of the public consultation program 13  A summary of the issues and interests identified by the public during the course of 14 the Project’s information distribution and consultation activities during the pre-panel 15 stage and the means that BC Hydro has used, or proposes to use, to consider them. 16 Issues tracking tables will be provided 17  A summary of comments provided by the public with respect to these EIS 18 Guidelines, and BC Hydro’s responses to those comments. Issues will be 19 summarized by BC Hydro in an issues tracking table, which will also describe how 20 the issues will be considered, list the party or parties responsible for addressing 21 issues, and list the status of issues 22  A summary of additional BC Hydro-led public consultation on project planning and 23 completion of the environmental assessment 24 The EIS will describe consultation undertaken to cover both the preparation of these EIS 25 Guidelines and the EIS. Formatted: Indent: Left: 0 cm, Hanging: 1.9 26 .7.1.2 Construction Communication cm, Outline numbered + Level: 3 + Numbering Style: 1, 2, 3, … + Start at: 1 + Alignment: Left 27 The EIS will describe BC Hydro’s approach to continuing communications with affected + Aligned at: 0 cm + Indent at: 1.27 cm 28 communities, stakeholders, property owners, leaseholders, businesses and the public in the 29 project area during project construction. The EIS will outline a construction communication 30 plan for the public. Formatted: Indent: Left: 0 cm, Hanging: 1.9 31 cm, Outline numbered + Level: 2 + Numbering o7.2 Aboriginal Group Information Distribution and Style: 1, 2, 3, … + Start at: 1 + Alignment: Left 32 Consultation + Aligned at: 0 cm + Indent at: 1.02 cm 33 The EIS will describe BC Hydro’s general approach and detailed activities to consultation 34 with Aboriginal groups prior to and during the environmental assessment process. 35 The EIS will identify the Aboriginal groups potentially adversely affected by the Project as 36 identified by the BCEAO and the Agency. Maps will be provided in the EIS showing the

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1 location of Aboriginal communities, and the area in which Treaty 8 First Nations exercise 2 treaty rights. Formatted: Indent: Left: 0 cm, Hanging: 1.9 3 .7.2.1 Pre-Panel Review Stage cm, Outline numbered + Level: 3 + Numbering Style: 1, 2, 3, … + Start at: 1 + Alignment: Left 4 The EIS will present detailed information regarding the information distribution and + Aligned at: 0 cm + Indent at: 1.27 cm 5 consultation activities undertaken with Aboriginal groups. 6 The EIS will also include: 7  A description of how project information has been made available to potentially 8 affected Aboriginal groups 9  A summary of BC Hydro’s approach to facilitating the participation of Aboriginal 10 groups in the environmental assessment process 11  A description of the activities undertaken to notify and consult with potentially 12 affected Aboriginal groups, during the preparation of both of these EIS Guidelines 13 and the EIS 14  The issues, concerns and interests identified by Aboriginal groups. This will be 15 presented in an issues tracking table, prepared by BC Hydro for posting on the 16 BCEAO and Agency’s websites 17  The activities undertaken by BC Hydro to address any issues, concerns and 18 interests identified by Aboriginal groups, including the degree to which Aboriginal 19 issues have been taken into account, resolved and addressed 20  The methods and processes to resolve any outstanding issues 21  Changes that are suggested during the draft EIS Guidelines review process that 22 may be incorporated into these EIS Guidelines as appropriate 23 BC Hydro will provide a description of consultations with Aboriginal groups to cover both the 24 preparation of these EIS Guidelines and the EIS. Formatted: Indent: Left: 0 cm, Hanging: 1.9 25 .7.2.2 Construction Communication cm, Outline numbered + Level: 3 + Numbering Style: 1, 2, 3, … + Start at: 1 + Alignment: Left 26 The EIS will describe BC Hydro’s approach to continuing communications and consultation + Aligned at: 0 cm + Indent at: 1.27 cm 27 with Aboriginal groups in the vicinity of the Project during project construction and 28 issuances of permits and authorizations. The EIS will outline a construction communication 29 plan for Aboriginal groups. Formatted: Indent: Left: 0 cm, Hanging: 1.9 30 cm, Outline numbered + Level: 2 + Numbering o7.3 Agency Information Distribution and Consultation Style: 1, 2, 3, … + Start at: 1 + Alignment: Left 31 The EIS will describe and summarize BC Hydro’s information distribution and consultation + Aligned at: 0 cm + Indent at: 1.02 cm 32 activities undertaken with federal, provincial, territorial and local governments prior to and 33 during the environmental assessment process. This section will also comment on what 34 would be expected with respect to agency consultation during post-certification stages.

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Formatted: Indent: Left: 0 cm, Hanging: 1.9 1 .7.3.1 Pre-Panel Review Stage cm, Outline numbered + Level: 3 + Numbering Style: 1, 2, 3, … + Start at: 1 + Alignment: Left 2 The EIS will describe the consultation and information sharing with the agencies that + Aligned at: 0 cm + Indent at: 1.27 cm 3 occurred prior to entering the environmental assessment process and during the pre-panel 4 review stage (development of these EIS Guidelines and EIS). This section will identify 5 issues raised during these consultations, and describe BC Hydro’s response or suggested 6 solutions. 7 In the EIS, BC Hydro will summarize issues raised prior to entering the environmental 8 assessment process, primarily through BC Hydro’s Technical Advisory Committees 9 process. 10 The EIS will summarize engagement with agencies that occurred with working groups, 11 topic-specific engagement with appropriate agencies led by BC Hydro, and issues raised 12 during these meetings. Formatted: Indent: Left: 0 cm, Hanging: 1.9 13 .7.3.2 Construction Communication cm, Outline numbered + Level: 3 + Numbering Style: 1, 2, 3, … + Start at: 1 + Alignment: Left 14 The EIS will describe BC Hydro’s approach to engaging with federal and provincial + Aligned at: 0 cm + Indent at: 1.27 cm 15 regulatory agencies and local governments during project construction. The EIS will 16 describe the methods to be used to document and report the status of project compliance 17 with respect to requirements and conditions to the Agency, Responsibility Authorities, 18 BCEAO and provincial ministries. The EIS will also describe a proposed process for 19 tracking and reporting regulatory issues and concerns raised during project construction 20 and operations. Formatted: Indent: Left: 0 cm, Hanging: 1.9 21 cm, Outline numbered + Level: 2 + Numbering o7.4 References Style: 1, 2, 3, … + Start at: 1 + Alignment: Left 22 This subsection will include a list of supporting references used in this section of the EIS. + Aligned at: 0 cm + Indent at: 1.02 cm

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1 VOLUME 2 – ASSESSMENT METHODOLOGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL 2 EFFECTS ASSESSMENT

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8 9 Figure 8.1 Conceptual representation of the environmental assessment process

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Formatted: Indent: Left: 0 cm, Hanging: 1.9 1 o8.2 Technical Studies and Planning cm, Outline numbered + Level: 2 + Numbering Style: 1, 2, 3, … + Start at: 1 + Alignment: Left 2 To conduct an environmental assessment of the Project, planning and technical studies will + Aligned at: 0 cm + Indent at: 1.02 cm 3 be undertaken and reports will be prepared. The planning and technical studies will fall 4 within these general categories: 5  Reports summarizing consultation with government agencies, Aboriginal groups, 6 and the public 7  Baseline conditions 8  Predictive studies 9  Certain steps in project planning, for example, estimates of the direct employment 10 required for construction of the Project will be derived 11  A framework for environmental management to be implemented during construction 12 and operation of the Project 13 The EIS will describe the planning and technical studies undertaken to produce the 14 information required for the EIS, and will include descriptions of, or attach, the results of the 15 planning and the technical studies. Formatted: Indent: Left: 0 cm, Hanging: 1.9 16 cm, Outline numbered + Level: 2 + Numbering o8.3 Selection of Valued Components Style: 1, 2, 3, … + Start at: 1 + Alignment: Left 17 The EIS will describe the valued components (VC) identified in accordance with the process + Aligned at: 0 cm + Indent at: 1.02 cm 18 described below and shown in Figure 8.2.The term “valued component” also refers to the 19 federal term “valued ecosystem components”. Formatted: Indent: Left: 0 cm, Hanging: 1.9 20 .8.3.1 Identification of Candidate Valued Components – Step 1 cm, Outline numbered + Level: 3 + Numbering Style: 1, 2, 3, … + Start at: 1 + Alignment: Left 21 The EIS will describe, as Step 1, the process for identification of candidate-valued + Aligned at: 0 cm + Indent at: 1.27 cm 22 components (“candidate VCs”). Candidate VCs will be selected based on interests and 23 concerns raised by the public and Aboriginal groups prior to the issuance of these EIS 24 Guidelines, and input obtained during consultation with the public, government agencies 25 and Aboriginal groups leading up to submission of the EIS to the Agency and the BCEAO. 26 In doing so, BC Hydro will seek to identify those components that are valued: 27  For environmental, economic, social, heritage or human health reasons 28  As land or resources currently used by Aboriginal persons for traditional purposes 29

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1 2 Figure 8.2. Decision process for the selection of valued components

Formatted: Indent: Left: 0 cm, Hanging: 1.9 3 .8.3.2 Project Interaction Identification – Step 2 cm, Outline numbered + Level: 3 + Numbering Style: 1, 2, 3, … + Start at: 1 + Alignment: Left 4 The EIS will describe how the candidate VCs will be evaluated to identify whether there is + Aligned at: 0 cm + Indent at: 1.27 cm 5 an interaction, a cause-and-effect pathway, linking the candidate VC to the Project in Step 6 2. Linkage diagrams in the format shown in Appendix B demonstrate the cause-and-effect 7 pathways that will be provided in the EIS. 8 The approach for determining potential project interactions involved the following steps: 9  Identify project components and activities 10  Map project activity zones temporally and spatially 11  Locate the candidate VC temporally and spatially 12  Identify potential interactions between the candidate VC and project components or 13 activities

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1 In the EIS, the interactions between the project components and each of the candidate VCs 2 will be identified, ranked and presented in the format shown in Table 8.1. 3 Potential interactions will be ranked as follows: 4  A rank of “0” will be given where no interaction is predicted between a project 5 component and a candidate VC 6  A rank of “1” will be given where an adverse effect may result from an interaction, 7 but standard measures to avoid or minimize the potential effect are available and 8 well understood to be effective, and any residual effects are negligible 9 For example: 10 o Water-borne sediment resulting from soil erosion has a potential interaction 11 with fish and fish habitat, which can be effectively mitigated by applying 12 Fisheries and Oceans Canada’s and the BC Ministry of Environment’s “Land 13 Development Guidelines for the Protection of Aquatic Habitat” and the B.C. 14 Ministry of Environment’s “Standards and Best Practices for Instream Works” 15 o Oil spilled in or near a body of water has a potential interaction with fish and 16 fish habitat, which can be effectively mitigated by applying the B.C. Ministry 17 of Environment’s “Standards and Best Practices for Instream Works” and the 18 B.C. Ministry of Environment’s “Field Guide to Fuel Handling, Transportation 19 and Storage” 20  A rank of “2” will be given where interactions may result in an adverse effect and 21 mitigation measures are not well understood. 22 Candidate VCs subject to an interaction ranked “2” will be carried forward into Step 3 of the 23 VC selection process.

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1 Table 8.1 Example of an interactions matrix used to screen project interactions

2 Formatted: Indent: Left: 0 cm, Hanging: 1.9 3 .8.3.3 Selection of Valued Components – Step 3 cm, Outline numbered + Level: 3 + Numbering Style: 1, 2, 3, … + Start at: 1 + Alignment: Left 4 Step 3 is a determination as to whether the effect of an interaction on each candidate VC + Aligned at: 0 cm + Indent at: 1.27 cm 5 carried through to this point in the selection process can be effectively assessed under a 6 separate and related, but more appropriate, candidate VC. 7 A key consideration in determining whether a more appropriate candidate VC exists is 8 whether, given the nature of the candidate VC, it falls within the same effects pathway as 9 another candidate VC. An example of an effects pathway is: the burning of project-related 10 woody debris, which may in turn lead to deterioration in “air quality”, which may in turn 11 ultimately contribute to an adverse effect on human health. In this example, parameters of 12 “air quality” will be identified, measured and reported. This data will be used to assess the 13 potential impact of the Project on the human health VC. 14 The candidate VCs that are not rejected in Steps 1, 2 and 3, and that cannot be effectively 15 assessed under another VC will be taken forward through the effects assessment. 16 Not all candidate VCs will be carried forward through the effects assessment. However, 17 technical data collected for these candidate VCs will be taken into account in the 18 assessment of potential effects on the VCs that are carried through.

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Formatted: Indent: Left: 0 cm, Hanging: 1.9 1 cm, Outline numbered + Level: 2 + Numbering o8.4 Assessment Boundaries Style: 1, 2, 3, … + Start at: 1 + Alignment: Left + Aligned at: 0 cm + Indent at: 1.02 cm 2 .8.4.1 Spatial Boundaries 3 The EIS will describe the spatial boundaries within which each of the potential adverse 4 effects of the Project will be assessed. The spatial boundaries will be presented as 5 described in the spatial boundary tables in the VC specific effects assessment sections in 6 these EIS Guidelines. Spatial boundaries will also describe the relevant administrative and 7 technical boundaries, where applicable. 8 These spatial boundaries will be defined based on applicable discipline guidance 9 documents (e.g., BCMOE 2008, BCOGC 2009). Spatial boundaries descriptors are listed in 10 Table 8.2. 11 Table 8.2 Spatial boundary descriptors Spatial Boundary Details of Spatial Boundary Technical study area This is the physical extent of the data collection program, or the physical boundaries for the technical modelling program. Project activity zone Area within which the project components will be found or will occur, but not including existing transportation Formatted: English (U.S.), Double infrastructure that will be used without modification to strikethrough transport materials or personnel required for the Project Existing infrastructure should be included to assess Formatted: Font: Bold, English (U.S.) potential impacts of noise, dust, safety, congestion, impacts with wildlife (collisions), impact on wildlife (creation of “buffer regions” or “no go zones” for species) Local Assessment Area The Local Assessment Area, or LAA, is the area within which the potential adverse effects of the Project will be assessed. Regional Assessment Area The Regional Assessment Area, or RAA, is the area within which projects and activities, the residual effects of which may combine with residual effects of the Project, will be identified and taken into account in the cumulative effects assessment. Formatted: Indent: Left: 0 cm, Hanging: 1.9 12 .8.4.2 Temporal Boundaries cm, Outline numbered + Level: 3 + Numbering Style: 1, 2, 3, … + Start at: 1 + Alignment: Left 13 The EIS will present the rationale for the temporal boundaries to be used to assess + Aligned at: 0 cm + Indent at: 1.27 cm 14 potential adverse effects of the Project relevant to each VC. Formatted: Indent: Left: 0 cm, Hanging: 1.9 15 cm, Outline numbered + Level: 2 + Numbering o8.5 Effects Assessment Methods Style: 1, 2, 3, … + Start at: 1 + Alignment: Left 16 The EIS will describe the methods used to assess potential adverse effects on VCs as + Aligned at: 0 cm + Indent at: 1.02 cm 17 described below. Formatted: Indent: Left: 0 cm, Hanging: 1.9 18 .8.5.1 Baseline Conditions cm, Outline numbered + Level: 3 + Numbering Style: 1, 2, 3, … + Start at: 1 + Alignment: Left 19 In the EIS, baseline conditions will be described, as follows: + Aligned at: 0 cm + Indent at: 1.27 cm

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1 . identify relevant legal framework (e.g., Fisheries Act) 2 . explain the methods used to collect the baseline data 3 . identify sources of information 4 . explain the extent to which information has been obtained from the public and has 5 been considered 6 . explain the extent to which Aboriginal traditional knowledge has been obtained and 7 has been considered 8 . provide an overall baseline description 9  Baseline will consider pre-development conditions prior to construction of the WAC Formatted: Indent: Left: 0.63 cm, No bullets or numbering 10 Bennett dam and Williston Reservoir to properly reflect impacts from perspective of First 11 Nations. Formatted: Indent: Left: 0 cm, Hanging: 1.9 12 .8.5.2 Analysis of Effects cm, Outline numbered + Level: 3 + Numbering Style: 1, 2, 3, … + Start at: 1 + Alignment: Left 13 For each VC carried through the effects assessment, the EIS will identify, describe and + Aligned at: 0 cm + Indent at: 1.27 cm 14 present an analysis of each of the potential adverse effects resulting from the Project. 15 In the EIS, for each VC, the information outlined in Sections 10 to 1919 of these EIS Formatted: English (U.S.) 16 Guidelines will be presented.

17 1.1.1.38.5.2.1 Description of Potential Adverse Effects on Valued Components 18 For each VC carried through the assessment process, potential adverse effects on the VCs 19 will be described, including: 20 . cause-and-effect pathway, the mechanism by which the Project may result in each 21 potential adverse effect 22 . quantitative and qualitative parameters by which each potential adverse effect will 23 be characterized

24 1.1.1.48.5.2.2 Identification of Mitigation Measures 25 The EIS will describe the technically and economically feasible measures that BC Hydro is 26 proposing to mitigate any potentially significant adverse effects of the Project.

27 1.1.1.58.5.2.3 Characterizing Residual Effects 28 Residual adverse effects are the effects of the Project that may remain after taking into 29 account the implementation of mitigation measures. The criteria listed in Table 8.3 will be 30 used to characterize any beneficial effects and any residual adverse effects that may result 31 from the Project. 32 Where possible, these criteria will be described quantitatively for each VC. When residual 33 effects cannot be characterized quantitatively, they will be characterized qualitatively. 34 Definitions will be provided when qualitative terms are used. For each VC, the 35 characterization criteria provided in Table 8.3 will be defined in specific terms in the EIS.

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1 Table 8.3 Residual effects characterization Criteria Description Direction This refers to the ultimate long-term trend of the environmental, social, economic, heritage, or health effect (e.g., increase, decrease, or neutral). Magnitude This refers to the amount of change in a key indicator or variable relative to baseline case (low, moderate, high), consideration is given to factors such as the uniqueness of the effect, and the comparison to natural or background variation. Geographic This refers to the geographic area in which an environmental, social, economic, Extent heritage, or health effect of a defined magnitude occurs (site-specific, local, regional, provincial, national, international). Duration The period of time required until the valued component returns to its baseline condition, or the effect can no longer be measured or otherwise perceived (short term, medium term, long term, permanent). Frequency The number of times during a project or a specific project phase that an environmental, economic, social, heritage, or health effect may occur (e.g., once, daily, weekly, monthly, continuous). Reversibility This refers to the degree or likelihood to which existing baseline conditions can be regained after the factors causing the effect are removed. Effects can be reversible or irreversible. Ecological or This is an indicator of the relative importance of the affected valued component to Socio- the system of which it is a part, or the sensitivity of the system to disturbance. It economic indicates the degree to which an effect on the valued component would affect the Context system. Generally referred to as undisturbed, disturbed, or urban setting. Level of This is an evaluation of the scientific certainty one has in the review of project Confidence specific data, relevant literature, and professional opinion; the EIS will include a statement on the level of confidence in the assessment of direction, magnitude, extent, duration, frequency and reversibility Probability The likelihood that an adverse effect will occur (e.g., low, high or unknown).

2 1.1.1.68.5.2.4 Significance of Residual Effects 3 In the EIS, BC Hydro will provide its assessment of the significance of any residual adverse 4 effects and its rationale for that determination. The determination will incorporate the federal 5 and provincial guidance (e.g., Agency 1999, FEARO 1994). The EIS will contain a summary 6 of residual effects in a table format as shown below (Table 8.4). 7 Table 8.4 Summary of assessment of potential significant residual adverse 8 effects Significance Valued Potential Key Mitigation Project Phase Analysis of Component Adverse Effects Measures Residual Effects VC#1 VC#2 Formatted: Indent: Left: 0 cm, Hanging: 1.9 9 .8.5.3 Cumulative Effects Assessment cm, Outline numbered + Level: 3 + Numbering Style: 1, 2, 3, … + Start at: 1 + Alignment: Left 10 The EIS will provide an assessment of the cumulative effects that are likely to result from + Aligned at: 0 cm + Indent at: 1.27 cm 11 the Project in combination with other projects or activities that have been or will be carried

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1 out. Federal and provincial guidance will be consulted (e.g., Agency 2007c, BCEAO 2010, 2 Hegmann et al. 1999). 3 A cumulative effects assessment of the Project on a VC will be conducted if the potential 4 residual adverse effect of the Project on that VC has a spatial and temporal overlap with a 5 residual effect of another project. 6 The EIS will describe the cumulative effects assessment methodology, which will follow the 7 method outlined above for the project-specific VC effects assessment, and will include the 8 following steps: 9  Determination of spatial and temporal boundaries 10  Consideration of other projects and activities and identification of project interactions 11  Description of cumulative effects 12  Identification of mitigation measures 13  Characterization of cumulative residual effects 14  Determination of significance of cumulative residual effects

15 1.1.1.78.5.3.1 Spatial and Temporal Boundaries 16 Cumulative effects will be assessed within an RAA defined for each VC. The spatial 17 boundaries of the RAA will be based on: 18  where possible interactions with other projects or activities overlap 19  for ecological boundaries, they will be ecologically defensible (e.g., wildlife range 20 boundaries) 21 To assess the cumulative effects that are likely to result from the Project in combination 22 with other projects or activities that have been or will be carried out, BC Hydro will present 23 the following in the EIS: 24 Baseline Case: The Baseline Case will demonstrate the current status of the VC. In 25 doing so, it will reflect the effect of all projects and activities that have been carried out. 26 Baseline Case will consider pre-development conditions prior to construction of the 27 WAC Bennett dam and Williston Reservoir to properly reflect impacts from perspective 28 of First Nations. 29 30 Future Case without the Project: To identify the potential adverse effects of projects and 31 activities that will be carried out, the Future Case without the Project will be developed to 32 predict the status of the VC by taking into account the Baseline Case and projects and 33 activities that are at least as foreseeable as the Project. This will demonstrate the potential 34 residual effects of projects and activities that have been and will be carried out. 35 Project Case: To demonstrate the cumulative effects that are likely to result from the 36 Project, the Project Case will demonstrate the status of the VC, taking into account the 37 residual effects of the Project that are likely combined with those identified in the Future 38 Case Without the Project.

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1 1.1.1.88.5.3.2 The Project Inclusion List 2 The following types of projects and activities within the RAA will be taken into account in the 3 Future Case Without the Project and in the Project Case: 4  Registered as active projects on BCEAO website 5  Registered as active projects on CEA Agency website 6  Registered water licence applications 7  Registered oil and gas applications 8  Forest Stewardship Plans 9  Official Community Plans 10  Forecast and planned oil and gas development projects as indicated in press 11 releases, “investor day” presentations, project disclosure documents, annual reports 12 and websites of oil, gas, pipeline, utility, service and construction companies. 13 The EIS will provide an assessment of the adequacy of existing data in conducting the 14 cumulative effects assessment. 15 The project-interaction methodology used to determine project interactions for the project- 16 specific effects assessment (shown in Section 8.3.2) will be used to identify interactions 17 with other projects and activities. 18 The EIS will provide maps that show the projects and activities that overlap with the Project 19 for each residual effect.

20 1.1.1.98.5.3.3 Analysis of Cumulative Effects

21 Description of Potential Cumulative Effects on VCs 22 The EIS will describe the potential cumulative effects on VCs, including the following: 23  Overview of the project or activity 24  Project status 25  Spatial and temporal boundary 26  Potential residual cumulative effects

27 Identification of Cumulative Effects Mitigation Measures 28 If significant residual cumulative effects are identified, the EIS will recommend possible 29 regional approaches to mitigation.

30 Characterizing Residual Cumulative Effect 31 The EIS will characterize the residual cumulative effects using the approach outlined for the 32 Project-specific effects assessment described in Section 8.5.2 and the criteria provided in 33 Table 8.3.

34 Significance of Residual Cumulative Effects

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1 In the EIS, BC Hydro will provide its assessment of the significance of any residual adverse 2 cumulative effect that may result from the Project, and the rationale for its assessment. Formatted: Indent: Left: 0 cm, Hanging: 1.9 3 cm, Outline numbered + Level: 2 + Numbering o8.6 References Style: 1, 2, 3, … + Start at: 1 + Alignment: Left 4 This subsection will include a list of supporting references used in this section of the EIS. + Aligned at: 0 cm + Indent at: 1.02 cm 5

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Formatted: Indent: Left: 0 cm, Hanging: 1.9 cm, Outline numbered + Level: 1 + Numbering 1 9 ENVIRONMENTAL BACKGROUND Style: 1, 2, 3, … + Start at: 1 + Alignment: Left + Aligned at: 0 cm + Indent at: 0.76 cm 2 As further described below, the EIS will describe: 3  The state of land, water and air in the vicinity of the project and under pre- 4 development (i.e. before the WAC Bennet Dam) 5  Certain changes to land, water and air based on predictive analyses Formatted: Indent: Left: 0 cm, Hanging: 1.9 6 cm, Outline numbered + Level: 2 + Numbering o9.1 Land Style: 1, 2, 3, … + Start at: 1 + Alignment: Left + Aligned at: 0 cm + Indent at: 1.02 cm 7 .9.1.1 Geology, Terrain and Soils 8 The EIS will describe the physiographic and topographic setting and the stability of the 9 terrain within the project activity zone. 10 The EIS will contain a description of bedrock and surficial geology, key landforms (such as 11 mountains, uplands, slopes, terraces and streams), existing and predicted changes to 12 seismic conditions, and geotechnical and geochemical processes (such as erosion, slope 13 stability and acid rock drainage) that may affect land or resource use. This will include: 14  regional bedrock and surficial geology, terrain stability and soil conditions 15  regional seismicity and seismic hazard 16  pertinent physical and chemical properties of soils and bedrock and potential for 17 contaminants based on current and historic land uses 18 Characterization and classification of the proposed reservoir shoreline will be carried out, 19 including: 20  description of the geology at select representative cross-sections and extrapolation 21 along the shoreline using borehole and surface mapping observations to produce 22 geological fence diagrams 23  descriptions of geological materials and/or thickness of colluvium and a description 24 of the underlying geological materials located at the normal maximum reservoir level 25  inventory of landslides, including their estimated mechanism, volume and current 26 degree of activity 27  predictions of potential for groundwater changes caused by reservoir operations that 28 could alter the potential for landslides 29  classification of the erosion potential of the shoreline materials 30  estimation of short and long-term beach profiles (physical changes associated with 31 erosion due to wind generated waves) for reservoir operation periods up to 100 32 years 33  estimation of inorganic mercury quantities contained within the proposed Project 34 reservoir

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1  estimation of any existing methylmercury quantities contained within the proposed 2 Project reservoirarea 3  4 Predicted changes to shoreline erosion and slope stability due to the Project will be 5 assessed based on the results of shoreline classification. A series of reservoir impact lines 6 will be prepared to delineate areas where limitations on residential land use or other 7 measures may be required to manage public safety. 8 Sources of information regarding geology and terrain stability conditions within the technical 9 study area will include: 10  Historical aerial photographs, ortho-photographs and satellite imagery 11  Published topographic maps 12  Published studies, maps and academic research on regional bedrock and surficial 13 geology and engineering geology 14  Topography and digital elevation models generated from aerial photography and 15 from LiDAR 16  Published studies and academic research on landslides within the region, a detailed 17 landslide inventory within the proposed reservoir area, and relevant landslide case 18 histories 19  Historical and recent geotechnical investigations (mapping, drilling, test pits, 20 material classification, testing, instrumentation monitoring and other techniques) 21  A regional and site-specific seismic hazard assessment Formatted: Indent: Left: 0 cm, Hanging: 1.9 22 .9.1.2 Land Requirements cm, Outline numbered + Level: 3 + Numbering Style: 1, 2, 3, … + Start at: 1 + Alignment: Left 23 The EIS will identify any requirements to acquire or obtain new rights over private or + Aligned at: 0 cm + Indent at: 1.27 cm 24 government-owned property to construct and operate the Project. The EIS will describe the 25 approach for acquiring private property and rights to Crown land. Formatted: Indent: Left: 0 cm, Hanging: 1.9 26 cm, Outline numbered + Level: 2 + Numbering o9.2 Water Style: 1, 2, 3, … + Start at: 1 + Alignment: Left + Aligned at: 0 cm + Indent at: 1.02 cm 27 .9.2.1 Surface Water Regime 28 The EIS will describe existing surface water hydrology conditions in the Peace River from 29 Peace Canyon Dam downstream to the town of Peace Point, Alberta. 30 The EIS will describe existing surface hydrological features (reservoirs, rivers, tributaries), 31 watershed boundaries, mean annual flows, and flood zones for the Peace River down to 32 Peace Point, Alberta, and the main drainage tributaries to the proposed reservoir (Lynx 33 Creek, Farrell Creek, Halfway River, Moberly River). 34 The EIS will describe in detail the hydraulic models that will be used to predict the potential 35 changes in the hydrological regime as a result of the Project. A list of some of the models 36 that will be used is provided in Table 9.1. 37 The EIS will describe the following information for each model used:

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1  input parameters and assumptions 2  outputs provided by the model 3  basis of the model methodology 4  purpose for the model 5 Models, as well as additional quantitative and qualitative assessment methods as required, 6 will be used to describe: 7  the proposed reservoir (volume, bathymetry, maximum and minimum surface areas, 8 active storage volume, and residence time) 9  anticipated changes in the hydraulic regime during construction (e.g., 10 channelization, diversion, reservoir filling, and commissioning), including predicted 11 ranges of water levels with inundation mapping for the construction headpond 12 during channelization and diversion phases 13  seasonal flow patterns of post-construction flows, water levels, wetted widths, and 14 average cross-sectional velocity statistics at selected locations on the Peace River 15 downstream of the proposed dam to Peace Point, Alberta 16  expected frequency and range of water levels for the project reservoir

17 Table 9.1 Hydraulic models used to predict potential changes in surface water 18 hydrology Model Name Use General Description and Purpose HYSIM (**) Operational water Model simulates BC Hydro generation system management operations, and produces a Peace River hydrology on a monthly time-step, based on a 60-year historical stream flow sequence. A monthly time step is not adequate for local Formatted: Not Highlight environmental assessment but may be operationally Formatted: English (U.S.) ok for a dam operator. See additional model suggested in last row of this table. Formatted: Not Highlight Generalized Operational water Model optimizes value of BC Hydro system Formatted: English (U.S.) Optimization management operations subject to existing operating constraints. Formatted: Not Highlight Model (**) Model provides simulated Peace River generation Formatted: English (U.S.) operations for specific operating scenarios and produces, for a range of inflow years, reservoir levels Formatted: Not Highlight and downstream water discharge on an hourly time step. MIKE11 Construction water One-dimensional hydraulic model to characterize management for changes in flow volumes, velocities, and river downstream flow elevations at specific locations within the river during the construction phase and downstream of the project dam during operations. Telemac2D Construction water Two-dimensional models to provide greater detail and River2D management for than MIKE11 of potential changes to flow volumes, downstream flow and velocities, and river elevations within the river during side channel habitat construction and for site specific studies during operations.

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Model Name Use General Description and Purpose Flow 3D Construction water Three-dimensional model to characterize the management for hydraulic regime during various phases of downstream flow and construction and operation in the immediate vicinity of engineering design the dam. H3D (++) Operational water A proprietary three-dimensional hydrodynamic Formatted Table management for reservoir circulation model of the proposed reservoir, used conditions primarily to characterize potential future changes to water temperature, ice, sediment transport, and morphological changes in the reservoir. To be selected Environmental impact Forecasting environmental attributes (flow, speed, management depth, temperature, nutrients, chemistry, metals, dissolved gas levels) at meaningful environmental timestep and reach length. For the reservoir and for the Peace River. Timestep on the order of 2-4 hours not months. Reach length on order of 100 metres. Notes: Proprietary Models – (**) BC Hydro; (++) EBA Consulting Ltd. 1 A representative flow record will be used to assess hydrological conditions during 2 construction and operation phases. Formatted: Indent: Left: 0 cm, Hanging: 1.9 3 .9.2.2 Water Quality cm, Outline numbered + Level: 3 + Numbering Style: 1, 2, 3, … + Start at: 1 + Alignment: Left 4 The EIS will describe existing water quality conditions in the Peace River and its tributaries + Aligned at: 0 cm + Indent at: 1.27 cm 5 from Williston Reservoir to the British Columbia/Alberta border. Water quality parameters 6 recorded during baseline studies (e.g., nutrient and metals concentrations, suspended 7 sediment levels, dissolved gas pressure levels, pH, alkalinity, temperature) will be 8 summarized and compared with provincial and federal guidelines and the Pre-Development 9 Baseline, including: 10  British Columbia Approved Water Quality Guidelines for freshwater aquatic life, 11 drinking water supply, wildlife water supply, recreation and aesthetics, irrigation, and 12 livestock water supply, as applicable (BCMOE 2010a) 13  Canadian Water Quality Guidelines for the protection of freshwater aquatic life and 14 agricultural water uses, and recreational water quality and aesthetics (CCME 2011a) 15 The EIS will include a description of sediment quality in the Peace River. Sediment data 16 from the proposed reservoir will be summarized and compared with provincial and federal 17 guidelines (CCME 2011b) and the Pre-Development Baseline. Formatted: Indent: Left: 0 cm, Hanging: 1.9 18 .9.2.3 Groundwater Regime cm, Outline numbered + Level: 3 + Numbering Style: 1, 2, 3, … + Start at: 1 + Alignment: Left 19 The EIS will contain a description of the following existing conditions and potential changes + Aligned at: 0 cm + Indent at: 1.27 cm 20 to the groundwater regime from Peace Canyon Dam to the proposed Site C dam site, and 21 along select roads on the south bank of the Peace River, as follows: 22  location of water wells, infrastructure, contamination, and land use that could be 23 affected by changes to the groundwater regime

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1  development of a series of two-dimensional cross-sections at representative 2 reservoir locations where reservoir filling could affect slope stability, land or resource 3 use 4  in the cross-sections, subsurface geology, aquifers and water table positions will be 5 estimated for the baseline and reservoir conditions. Estimates will be based on a 6 literature review, surface mapping, historic and recent geotechnical drilling, water 7 well data, instrumentation monitoring results installed for the project, aquifer tests 8 (specifically single well rising and falling head tests), lab testing and two- 9 dimensional numerical groundwater flow results 10  qualitative extrapolation of the results of the two-dimensional cross-sections to lands 11 nearby and adjacent to the reservoir using shoreline classification, geological fence 12 diagrams and other available relevant hydrogeological information along the 13 reservoir 14  the potential adverse effects of project construction and operations on groundwater 15 quality will be evaluated qualitatively by assessing the potential changes to 16 groundwater chemistry due to the release of substances related to non-natural 17 sources (known or potential contamination) or natural sources (geologic materials)

Formatted: Indent: Left: 0 cm, Hanging: 1.9 18 .9.2.4 Thermal and Ice Regime cm, Outline numbered + Level: 3 + Numbering Style: 1, 2, 3, … + Start at: 1 + Alignment: Left 19 The EIS will include a description of the existing water temperature and ice regimes of the + Aligned at: 0 cm + Indent at: 1.27 cm 20 Peace River. Technical study areas for reservoir and river locations are described below. 21 This section of the EIS will support a description of the anticipated predictive changes in 22 these parameters related to the Project. 23 Reservoir 24 The water temperature and ice regimes of the proposed reservoir will be predicted using 25 H3D, a three-dimensional numerical model (Stronach et al. 1993). The technical study area 26 for thermal and ice regimes in the reservoir will extend from the tailrace of the Peace 27 Canyon Dam to the proposed Site C dam. The study period will extend from 1995 to 2011, 28 the period for which the data set is available for analysis. These years will be used to 29 simulate post-construction conditions. A description of the model, calibration and validation 30 methods and predicted water temperature and ice characteristics of the proposed reservoir 31 will be provided. 32 Downstream Temperature 33 Potential changes to downstream water temperature from the Peace Canyon dam to 34 Grimshaw, Alberta during open-water conditions will be studied using a two-dimensional 35 cross-sectionally averaged hydrodynamic and water quality model (CE-QUAL W2). This 36 model is being used primarily for the purpose of examining aquatic productivity. The 37 CE-QUAL W2 models basic eutrophication processes such as temperature-nutrient-algae- 38 dissolved oxygen-organic matter and sediment relationships (Portland State University, 39 2011). 40 Downstream Ice

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1 Existing and post-construction ice conditions in the Peace River will be studied using the 2 Comprehensive River Ice System Simulation Program model (CRISSP), a one-dimensional 3 numerical ice simulation model. The technical study area for downstream ice conditions will 4 extend from the proposed Site C dam to a location approximately 700 km downstream near 5 Fort Vermilion, Alberta. The CRISSP model simulates ice processes in natural rivers, 6 including water temperature variation, young ice, anchor ice evolution, surface ice run, ice 7 cover formation, surface and undercover ice transport and jam, thermal growth and decay 8 of ice, and breakup (Clarkson University, 2005). 9 The CRISSP model will be run using a representative range of atmospheric conditions. 10 Results will be compared to determine the potential change on the following characteristics 11 as a result of the Project: 12  timing of ice cover formation and breakup 13  maximum upstream extent of ice cover 14  ice thickness 15  river transportation

Formatted: Indent: Left: 0 cm, Hanging: 1.9 16 .9.2.5 Fluvial Geomorphology and Sediment Transport cm, Outline numbered + Level: 3 + Numbering Style: 1, 2, 3, … + Start at: 1 + Alignment: Left 17 The EIS will present information regarding the existing conditions and predicted project- + Aligned at: 0 cm + Indent at: 1.27 cm 18 related changes to fluvial geomorphology and sediment transport in the Peace River 19 between the Peace Canyon Dam and Peace Point, Alberta. The reservoir technical study 20 area extends from the Peace Canyon Dam to the proposed Site C Dam location. The 21 downstream technical study area extends from Site C to Peace Point, Alberta. 22 The fluvial geomorphology and sediment transport investigations will characterize baseline 23 conditions of the following parameters: 24  Suspended sediment characteristics and transport rates in the Peace River and 25 tributaries in the reservoir technical study area and in the downstream technical 26 study area within the anticipated extent of Project-related effects as determined from 27 existing information 28  Bed material characteristics and bedload transport rates in the Peace River and 29 tributaries in the reservoir technical study area and in the downstream technical 30 study area within the anticipated extent of Project-related effects as determined from 31 existing information 32  Historical locations, patterns, and rates of channel erosion and deposition in the 33 downstream technical study area 34 The sources of information reviewed will include: 35  Channel mapping from remote sensing imagery (aerial photographs and satellite 36 imagery) 37  Water Survey of Canada streamflow and suspended sediment records 38  Project streamflow, turbidity and suspended sediment records

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1  Project bed material sampling and bedload transport calculations 2 The EIS will also present the results of predictive modelling used to characterize the 3 potential changes in fluvial geomorphology and sediment transport and will consider the 4 following: 5  Suspended sediment dynamics (inflow, deposition and outflow) in the proposed 6 reservoir 7  Suspended sediment concentrations and tributary sediment mixing in the Peace 8 River downstream of the proposed reservoir within the anticipated extent of Project- 9 related effects as determined from existing information 10  Bed material mobilization in the proposed Site C tailrace area 11  Channel erosion and deposition downstream of proposed Site C dam site within the 12 anticipated extent of Project-related effects as determined from existing information 13 The EIS will describe the approaches used for predictive analyses of these parameters. Formatted: Indent: Left: 0 cm, Hanging: 1.9 14 .9.2.6 Methylmercury cm, Outline numbered + Level: 3 + Numbering Style: 1, 2, 3, … + Start at: 1 + Alignment: Left 15 The EIS will describe the approach used to determine the dynamics of mercury in the + Aligned at: 0 cm + Indent at: 1.27 cm 16 environment and an understanding of the conversion of inorganic mercury to 17 methylmercury following reservoir creation from the Peace Canyon Dam to the proposed 18 Site C dam. 19 Existing conditions and an understanding of the methylation process will be conducted by: 20  Reviewing historic information within the Peace River system 21  Collecting mercury and methylmercury baseline data in the technical study area

22  Reviewing other Peace River dam developments with respect to forecast, predicted Formatted: Bullets and Numbering 23 and actual mercury data 24  Reviewing other hydroelectric developments elsewhere in Canada that may pertain 25 to mercury 26  Reviewing other hydroelectric developments in other jurisdictions that may pertain to 27 mercury 28 The EIS will summarize aquatic and terrestrial baseline information on mercury in 29 environmental media within the technical study area, and will predict mercury 30 concentrations within and downstream of the Site C reservoir to Many Islands, Alberta (200 31 km downstream of the W.A.C. Bennett Dam). 32 The EIS will also describe the methods used to develop a mechanistic model (RESMERC) 33 for the purpose of predicting mercury and methylmercury concentrations in water and biota 34 (e.g., invertebrates, fish) over the life of the Site C reservoir. This section of the EIS will 35 summarize modelling results that will predict the rates of mercury methylation and de- 36 methylation, as well as transfer and bioaccumulation of mercury through the food chain.

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Formatted: Indent: Left: 0 cm, Hanging: 1.9 1 cm, Outline numbered + Level: 2 + Numbering o9.3 Air Style: 1, 2, 3, … + Start at: 1 + Alignment: Left + Aligned at: 0 cm + Indent at: 1.02 cm 2 .9.3.1 Micro-Climate 3 The EIS will present information regarding the existing conditions and predicted project- 4 related changes to the microclimate in the Peace River valley and at the Fort St. John 5 airport. 6 The most current 30-year climate normals and hourly meteorological observations, both 7 from Fort St John Airport, will be used to characterize baseline climate conditions. For 8 parameters not provided in standard climate normal format (e.g., absolute humidity), the 9 hourly data for the 30-year period will be summarized in a format consistent with the climate 10 normals provided by Environment Canada. This will include the following parameters: 11  Temperature: Annual average, extreme minimum and maximum, daily average, 12 minimum and maximum by month 13  Precipitation - Annual and monthly total precipitation 14  Wind speed - Monthly and annual average, monthly extreme maximum 15  Relative and absolute humidity - Monthly and annual average humidity 16  Fog - Monthly and annual hours of potential fog 17 The climate monitoring network in the Peace River valley between Hudson’s Hope and 18 Taylor installed by BC Hydro will be used to improve the understanding of micro-climate 19 parameters, including precipitation levels, wind speed and direction, air temperature, 20 barometric pressure, humidity, solar radiation, and heat flux. 21 The Weather Research and Forecast model will be used to assess and evaluate potential 22 changes in microclimate due to the proposed reservoir. The Weather Research and 23 Forecast Model is a mesoscale numerical weather prediction system designed to serve 24 both operational forecasting and atmospheric research needs. It is suitable for a broad 25 spectrum of applications across scales ranging from metres to thousands of kilometres. It 26 allows practitioners the opportunity to conduct simulations reflecting either real data or 27 idealized configurations. 28 The EIS will describe the model, its input and outputs. Inputs to the model that will be 29 described in the EIS include: meteorological data and geophysical inputs that define land 30 use category and terrain. Formatted: Indent: Left: 0 cm, Hanging: 1.9 31 .9.3.2 Air Quality cm, Outline numbered + Level: 3 + Numbering Style: 1, 2, 3, … + Start at: 1 + Alignment: Left 32 The EIS will present information regarding the existing conditions and predicted project- + Aligned at: 0 cm + Indent at: 1.27 cm 33 related changes to air quality in the Peace River valley associated with project activity 34 zones. 35 This section of the EIS will describe current ambient levels of the following:

36  Nitrogen Oxides (NOx)

37  Sulphur Dioxide (SO2) 38  Carbon Monoxide (CO)

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1  Particulate Matter less than 10 microns (PM10)

2  Particulate Matter less than 2.5 microns (PM2.5) 3 Baseline air quality conditions will be determined from ambient air quality data and emission 4 inventories. Ambient air quality monitors were installed for the Project to collect baseline 5 particulate matter (PM10 and PM2.5) data. Background ambient air quality data for other 6 contaminants will be obtained from the BC Ministry of Environment (BCMOE). The BCMOE 7 operates a network of ambient air quality monitoring stations in the province. The closest 8 ambient air quality monitoring stations to the potential Site C reservoir that would be 9 included in the baseline study are located at the Fort St. John North Peace Cultural Centre, 10 Taylor Townsite, and Taylor South Hill. Information on existing emissions in the technical 11 study area will also be obtained from BCMOE’s 2000 provincial emission inventory and 12 from the National Pollutant Release Inventory. 13 This section of the EIS will describe the estimated air quality emissions during construction 14 activities. The emission estimation methodology will primarily adhere to the US 15 Environmental Protection Agency’s Compilation of Air Pollutant Emission Factors guidelines 16 (US EPA 1995). The scope of the emission inventory will consider vehicles and equipment, 17 clearing and burning of vegetation and debris, extraction of construction materials from 18 quarries, gravel pits and borrow pits, material handling and processing, and fugitive 19 emissions from access roads. Formatted: Indent: Left: 0 cm, Hanging: 1.9 20 .9.3.3 Noise and Vibration cm, Outline numbered + Level: 3 + Numbering Style: 1, 2, 3, … + Start at: 1 + Alignment: Left 21 The EIS will present information regarding the existing conditions and predicted project- + Aligned at: 0 cm + Indent at: 1.27 cm 22 related changes to noise and vibration within the project activity zone. 23 The EIS will summarize baseline noise conditions determined from noise monitoring at 24 identified receptor sites and through transportation studies. 25 Noise receptors will be identified in the vicinity of anticipated construction and operation 26 activities and along equipment movement corridors that are used by people and wildlife. 27 The criteria available from the BC Oil and Gas Commission guidance document (BCOGC 28 2009) and the Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure will be considered for the 29 purposes of identifying noise effects. 30 Noise levels will be modelled for selected scenarios during construction and operations 31 using the CadnaA noise modelling prediction software (ISO 9613). The CadnaA modelling 32 will include, where applicable, the topographic, temperature and wind effects on noise 33 propagation of transportation- and equipment-generated sound emissions. The modelling 34 will be conducted on the basis of sound power levels emitted by equipment that are 35 established using previous measurements, published literature or manufacturer data. 36 The EIS will describe the evaluation of blasting vibration and "sound-induced" or airborne 37 vibration. 38 Airborne vibration will be estimated using Canadian and international standards for 39 calculation of vibration, including guidance from the Ontario Ministry of Environment NPC 40 119 and the US Office of Surface Mining and Reclamation.

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Formatted: Indent: Left: 0 cm, Hanging: 1.9 1 cm, Outline numbered + Level: 2 + Numbering o9.4 Electric and Magnetic Fields Style: 1, 2, 3, … + Start at: 1 + Alignment: Left 2 The EIS will describe the existing electric and magnetic fields associated with the existing + Aligned at: 0 cm + Indent at: 1.02 cm 3 138 kV transmission lines, and will identify and evaluate the potential changes from 4 operational activities on these parameters. BC Hydro will also identify and evaluate the 5 potential changes from operational activities on these parameters relative to the Pre- 6 Development Baseline prior to WAC Bennett dam construction. 7 8 The EIS will summarize baseline conditions based on measurements of electric and 9 magnetic field levels associated with the existing sources. It will describe the modelling 10 approach and results used to predict electric and magnetic fields associated with existing 11 sources and potential changes associated with the Project. It will predict total electric and 12 magnetic fields associated with development since the Pre-Development Baseline prior to 13 WAC Bennett dam construction. 14 Formatted: Indent: Left: 0 cm, Hanging: 1.9 15 cm, Outline numbered + Level: 2 + Numbering o9.5 References Style: 1, 2, 3, … + Start at: 1 + Alignment: Left 16 This subsection will include a list of supporting references used in this section of the EIS. + Aligned at: 0 cm + Indent at: 1.02 cm Formatted: Font: 16 pt, Bold, English (U.S.), All caps, Kern at 16 pt 17 10 FISH AND FISH HABITAT EFFECTS ASSESSMENT Formatted: Indent: Left: 0 cm, Hanging: 1.9 cm, Outline numbered + Level: 1 + Numbering 18 The EIS will summarize the effects assessment on the aquatic environment based on the Style: 1, 2, 3, … + Start at: 1 + Alignment: Left 19 methodology described in Section 8, including characterization of the benefits of the + Aligned at: 0 cm + Indent at: 0.76 cm 20 Project. 21 Technical data will inform the fish and fish habitat effects assessment. The interests of 22 Aboriginal groups will be presented in the EIS in accordance with Section 15 and Section 23 20 of these EIS Guidelines. Where Aboriginal groups have identified interests in a VC, BC 24 Hydro will incorporate additional baseline information as made available. Formatted: Indent: Left: 0 cm, Hanging: 1.9 25 cm, Outline numbered + Level: 2 + Numbering o10.1 Valued Component Scoping and Rationale Style: 1, 2, 3, … + Start at: 1 + Alignment: Left 26 The fish and fish habitat VC rationale for selection is described in Table 10.1. Fish and fish + Aligned at: 0 cm + Indent at: 1.02 cm 27 habitat has the potential to interact with the Project and there is a legal requirement to 28 address potential effects on fish and fish habitat under the Fisheries Act.

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1 Table 10.1 Fish and fish habitat valued component rationale Valued Interaction with Aboriginal Public and Federal and Component Project Concerns Stakeholder Provincial Components Issues Regulations and and Activities Guidelines Fish and Fish Construction Subsistence, Food fisheries, Fisheries Act Habitat activities and and cultural recreation Sections 20, 22, water reasons; 30, 32, 35 and impoundment Aboriginal and 36; Provincial will result in a Treaty rights water quality change to fish guidelines; and fish habitat Canadian water quality guidelines for the protection of aquatic life Formatted: Indent: Left: 0 cm, Hanging: 1.9 cm, Outline numbered + Level: 2 + Numbering 2 o10.2 Fish and Fish Habitat Style: 1, 2, 3, … + Start at: 1 + Alignment: Left + Aligned at: 0 cm + Indent at: 1.02 cm 3 .10.2.1 Fish and Fish Habitat Spatial Boundaries 4 The LAA and RAA are described in Table 10.2. 5 Table 10.2 Fish and fish habitat assessment areas Valued Component Local Assessment Area Regional Assessment Area Fish and Fish Habitat Peace River in the proposed Peace River from Peace reservoir area; Canyon Dam, BC to Tributaries entering the Vermilion Chutes, AB, which proposed reservoir; is a distance of The Peace River approximately 865 km; downstream of the proposed Peace Athabasca delta Site C dam to the Pine River; Watercourses within the transmission line and roadway rights-of-way; Watercourses within the project activity zone (construction materials) Formatted: Indent: Left: 0 cm, Hanging: 1.9 6 .10.2.2 Fish and Fish Habitat Temporal Boundaries cm, Outline numbered + Level: 3 + Numbering Style: 1, 2, 3, … + Start at: 1 + Alignment: Left 7 The EIS will describe the temporal boundaries which will reflect the methodology described + Aligned at: 0 cm + Indent at: 1.27 cm 8 in Section 8 of these EIS Guidelines. Pre-Development Baseline (prior to WAC Bennett 9 dam construction) will be used for the assessment of impacts to fish and fish habitat.

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Formatted: Indent: Left: 0 cm, Hanging: 1.9 1 .10.2.3 Fish and Fish Habitat Baseline cm, Outline numbered + Level: 3 + Numbering Style: 1, 2, 3, … + Start at: 1 + Alignment: Left 2 The fish and fish habitat baseline data (including pre-development and current) will provide + Aligned at: 0 cm + Indent at: 1.27 cm 3 an understanding of the existing fish community, distribution, movement and life history 4 parameters of species populations, fish habitat characteristics, biological assemblages, 5 water quality, and production of aquatic invertebrates that support fish populations in the 6 Peace River and its tributaries. Aquatic conditions in the proposed reservoir and 7 downstream of the dam site will be assessed using a predictive modelling approach. Data 8 will be collected for the following key indicators: 9  Fish species, community, abundance, distribution, movement and life history 10  Fish habitat use, quality and quantity 11  Changes in environmental factors in their environment (e.g., food, water 12 temperature) 13 The EIS will identify sensitive fish species or species of provincial or federal conservation 14 concern, including any species listed in the federal Species at Risk Act (SARA), and 15 endangered fish species listed in the BCMOE’s Endangered Species and Ecosystems, 16 Provincial Red and Blue Lists (BCMOE 2010b). 17 Information used to describe baseline conditions and predictive analyses will consist of: 18  Peace River and tributaries fish and fish habitat inventories 19  Peace River radio telemetry studies 20  Peace River water quality studies 21  Peace River baseline aquatic productivity studies

22  Traditional knowledge and studies from First Nations (providing that appropriate TK Formatted: Bullets and Numbering 23 sharing agreements are in place) 24  Site C aquatic productivity modelling, consisting of: 25 o Multivariate statistical approaches to estimate changes in primary and 26 secondary production based on field data and habitat variables 27 o Predictive computer modelling using the CE-QUAL W2 software package 28 originally developed by the US Corps of Engineers for simulating conditions 29 in reservoirs and associated influent and effluent streams to simulate 30 physical and chemical conditions, and primary production 31 o ECOPATH (Christensen and Walters 2004), a steady state model that 32 provides a biological mass balance of an ecosystem 33 o Peace River mercury studies and modeling

34 o Modeling for Peace River downstream of the Project Formatted: Bullets and Numbering

Formatted: Indent: Left: 0 cm, Hanging: 1.9 35 .10.2.4 Potential Effects of the Project and Proposed Mitigation cm, Outline numbered + Level: 3 + Numbering Style: 1, 2, 3, … + Start at: 1 + Alignment: Left 36 The EIS will assess how the Project has the potential to adversely affect fish populations. + Aligned at: 0 cm + Indent at: 1.27 cm 37 The EIS will provide a summary of impacts to fish and fish habitat from the WAC Bennett

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1 Dam including reservoir conditions and impacts (e.g. methyl-mercury accumulations) on 2 fish, and downstream impacts on fish health and populations, fish habitat (including flow 3 patterns, nutrients, aquatic ecosystem communities), fish migration, changes in fishing 4 pressure and the effects of these changes on First Nation’s traditional land use and culture 5 and how impacts of the proposed Site C project would compare to these impacts. 6 The potential to adversely affect fish and fish habitat will be assessed by taking into account 7 the potential for the Project to result in changes to the following key aspects of Fish and 8 Fish Habitat: changes in nutrients; and abundance or composition of the lower trophic 9 components of the food web. 10 Changes in flow and flow patterns including low-flow conditions will be assessed including 11 a complete in-stream flown needs assessment of fish habitat and fish populations in 12 consultation with First Nations. Effects of ice to be considered as necessary. 13 The potential reservoir conditions in terms of fish habitat will be described and potential 14 changes in fish populations, health and fish species composition compared to the existing 15 river will be assessed. 16 The potential for methylmercury accumulation in fish in the reservoir tissue will be assessed 17 (as per section 9.2.6 of this ToR). 18 The potential impacts on fish migration due to the dam will be assessed. 19 Potential changes in fishing pressure due to increased activity in the region, increased 20 population (e.g construction workforce) and induced projects. 21 The potential impacts of the project on water levels, flows and fish habitat and populations 22 in the Peace-Athabasca River will be assessed. 23 The impacts of changes in fish habitat, fish health, fish tissue concentrations of heavy 24 metals, changes in fish abundance and increased non-aboriginal fishing pressure on the 25 ability for Aboriginal groups to carry out traditional activities and on culture will be assessed. 26 Should potential adverse effects be identified, the potential mitigation and benefit 27 enhancement measures will be identified and will include a description of how the mitigation 28 measures can address the potential adverse effect. 29 The EIS will describe project residual effects, and cumulative effects, if applicable, using the 30 residual effects characterization described in Table 8.3. A statement of significance will be 31 provided. Formatted: Indent: Left: 0 cm, Hanging: 1.9 32 .10.2.5 Summary of Residual Effects on Fish and Fish Habitat cm, Outline numbered + Level: 3 + Numbering Style: 1, 2, 3, … + Start at: 1 + Alignment: Left 33 The EIS will summarize residual effects in a table format as shown in Table 8.4. + Aligned at: 0 cm + Indent at: 1.27 cm Formatted: Indent: Left: 0 cm, Hanging: 1.9 34 cm, Outline numbered + Level: 2 + Numbering o10.3 References Style: 1, 2, 3, … + Start at: 1 + Alignment: Left 35 This subsection will include a list of supporting references used in this section of the EIS. + Aligned at: 0 cm + Indent at: 1.02 cm

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Formatted: Indent: Left: 0 cm, Hanging: 1.9 cm, Outline numbered + Level: 1 + Numbering 1 11 VEGETATION AND PLANT COMMUNITIES Style: 1, 2, 3, … + Start at: 1 + Alignment: Left + Aligned at: 0 cm + Indent at: 0.76 cm 2 EFFECTS ASSESSMENT 3 The EIS will summarize the vegetation and plant communities effects based on the 4 methodology described in Section 8. 5 Technical data will inform the vegetation and plant communities effects assessment. The 6 interests of Aboriginal groups will be presented in the EIS in accordance with Section 15 7 and Section 20 of these EIS Guidelines. Where Aboriginal groups have identified interests 8 in a VC, BC Hydro will incorporate additional baseline information as made available. Formatted: Indent: Left: 0 cm, Hanging: 1.9 9 cm, Outline numbered + Level: 2 + Numbering o11.1 Valued Component Scoping and Rationale Style: 1, 2, 3, … + Start at: 1 + Alignment: Left 10 The vegetation and plant communities VC rationale for selection is described in Table 11.1. + Aligned at: 0 cm + Indent at: 1.02 cm 11 Where available, supporting information that shows the importance of the VC is included as 12 part of the rationale for selection, as are regulatory requirements. 13 Table 11.1 Vegetation and plant communities valued component rationale Valued Interaction with Aboriginal Public and Federal and Component Project Concerns Stakeholder Provincial Components Issues Regulations and and Activities Guidelines Vegetation and Land clearing Direct use of Direct use of Species at Risk Plant and water plants for food plants for food, Act, and Communities* impoundment and medicines agriculture, provincial and will result in a and spiritual timber federal change to and cultural harvesting, and guidelines on vegetation and purposes and indirect effects vegetation and plant indirect effects on wildlife biodiversity communities on wildlife. Stewardship of natural resources such as timber and peat for future generations. Notes: *Includes Rare and Sensitive Plant Communities and Ecological Communities at Risk Formatted: Indent: Left: 0 cm, Hanging: 1.9 cm, Outline numbered + Level: 2 + Numbering 14 o11.2 Vegetation and Plant Communities Style: 1, 2, 3, … + Start at: 1 + Alignment: Left + Aligned at: 0 cm + Indent at: 1.02 cm 15 .11.2.1 Vegetation and Plant Communities Spatial Boundaries 16 The LAA and RAA are described in (Table 11.2).

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1 Table 11.2 Vegetation and plant communities assessment areas Valued Component Local Assessment Area Regional Assessment Area Vegetation and An approximately 4-km-wide corridor Peace Lowlands Plant Communities centred on the Peace River from Ecosection Hudson’s Hope to the Alberta border; NE BC a 1-km-wide corridor centred on the existing 138 kV wood pole transmission line from the Peace Canyon Dam to Taylor and Ft. St. John; and a 500 m buffer around the proposed quarry and till sites Formatted: Indent: Left: 0 cm, Hanging: 1.9 2 .11.2.2 Vegetation and Plant Communities Temporal Boundaries cm, Outline numbered + Level: 3 + Numbering Style: 1, 2, 3, … + Start at: 1 + Alignment: Left 3 The EIS will describe the temporal boundaries, which will reflect the methodology described + Aligned at: 0 cm + Indent at: 1.27 cm 4 in Section 8 of these EIS Guidelines. Pre-Development Baseline (prior to WAC Bennett 5 dam construction) will be used for the assessment of impacts. Formatted: Indent: Left: 0 cm, Hanging: 1.9 6 .11.2.3 Vegetation and Plant Communities Baseline cm, Outline numbered + Level: 3 + Numbering Style: 1, 2, 3, … + Start at: 1 + Alignment: Left 7 The Composite and Terrestrial Ecosystem Mapping information will provide an + Aligned at: 0 cm + Indent at: 1.27 cm 8 understanding of the existing location and spatial extent of these ecosystems within the 9 LAA using completed ecosystem mapping and field verification. Key indicators will include: 10  Total area (hectares) of each ecosystem type within the mapped area 11  Area (hectares) of each ecosystem by structural stage will be calculated for each of 12 the mapped ecosystems using the final map databases. The 7 class structural stage 13 classification system will be used (BCMOE and BCMFLNRO 1998). 14  Number of unique ecosystems mapped and their distribution within the technical 15 study area described 16  Number of and distribution of rare plant species observed within the technical study 17 area

18 1.1.1.1011.2.3.1 Rare and Sensitive Plant Communities 19 The EIS will describe ecological communities at risk, which are identified as those 20 ecological communities currently designated on the provincial Red and Blue lists4,

4 Red-listed species and subspecies have or are candidates for official Extirpated, Endangered or Threatened Status in B.C. Placing taxa on these lists flags them as being at risk and requiring investigation (Harper et al. 1994)). The Blue List includes

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1 communities that are ranked 1 or 2 for Goal 2 of the Conservation Framework5, and 2 sensitive communities that are communities that are less resilient to disturbance such as 3 wetlands. 4 The EIS will describe the methods used to identify rare and sensitive plant communities 5 including: 6  Descriptions of rare and sensitive plant community posted on the Conservation Data 7 Center’s website, along with descriptions in local field guides (De Long in prep and 8 MacKenzie and Moran 2004) will be used to identify occurrences within the 9 technical study area 10  Evaluation and mapping of potential rare and sensitive communities will be 11 conducted using the protocol developed by the Conservation Data Center. Field 12 visits will be used as required to verify community occurrences 13  Traditional knowledge and studies from First Nations (providing that appropriate TK Formatted: Bullets and Numbering 14 sharing agreements are in place) 15  Field verification of rare and sensitive plant communities will be conducted using the 16 protocol outlined in the Field Manual for Describing Terrestrial Ecosystems (Ministry 17 of Forests and Range, and Ministry of Environment 2010)

18 1.1.1.1111.2.3.2 Rare Plants 19 The EIS will describe rare plants, including both vascular and non-vascular species; focal 20 species, including species listed in Schedule I of the SARA; provincially Red-listed and 21 Blue-listed species; and species considered to be rare, based on the professional judgment 22 of the rare plant specialist. 23 The EIS will identify the locations of rare plants observed within the LAA. The methods 24 used to identify rare plants will be based on the following: 25  Timing (Klinkenberg and Penny 2006) 26  Survey selection and intensity (Whiteaker et al. 1998; USDA FS and USDI BLM 27 1999) 28  Voucher collection (Klinkenberg and Penny 2006; RIC 1999a)

“ecological communities, and indigenous species and subspecies of special concern (formerly vulnerable) in British Columbia” (Harper et al. 1994). 5 Information on species rankings can be found on the Internet at http://www.env.gov.bc.ca/cdc/methods.html

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1 The EIS will also discuss the results of reviews of established herbarium collections that 2 include the University of British Columbia, the University of Alberta, the Royal Alberta 3 Museum, the Royal British Columbia Museum and the Canadian National Museum.

4 11.2.3.3 Fodder Plants for Species at Risk 5 The EIS will describe fodder plants, including both vascular and non-vascular Formatted: No bullets or numbering 6 species; focal species, for Species at Risk as listed in Schedule I of the SARA; provincially 7 Red-listed and Blue-listed species; and species considered to be rare, based on the 8 professional judgment of the retained consulting wildlife specialist. 9 Formatted: Indent: Left: 0 cm, Hanging: 1.9 10 .11.2.4 Potential Effects of the Project and Proposed Mitigation cm, Outline numbered + Level: 3 + Numbering Style: 1, 2, 3, … + Start at: 1 + Alignment: Left 11 The EIS will assess how the Project has the potential to adversely affect terrestrial habitat. + Aligned at: 0 cm + Indent at: 1.27 cm 12 The potential to adversely affect Vegetation and Plant Communities will be assessed by 13 taking into account the potential for the Project to result in changes to the following key 14 aspects: 15  The area of vegetation/plant community loss, assessed by overlaying the project 16 activity zone on the ecosystem maps and conducting a GIS-based analysis of the 17 area lost due to project activities. 18  The area of vegetation/plant community fragmentation, identified through GIS 19 analysis. 20  The area of temporary vegetation/plant community disturbance will be assessed by 21 overlaying the project activity zone on the ecosystem maps and conducting a GIS- 22 based analysis of the area disturbed. 23  The long-term effects of maintenance of vegetation/plant communities in an early 24 seral stage along the transmission line and around the dam site. 25 Should potential adverse effects be identified, the potential mitigation measures will be 26 identified and will include a description of how the mitigation measures can address the 27 potential adverse effect. 28 The EIS will describe project residual effects, and cumulative effects, if applicable, using the 29 residual effects characterization described in Table 8.3. A statement of significance will be 30 provided. Formatted: Indent: Left: 0 cm, Hanging: 1.9 31 .11.2.5 Summary of Residual Effects on Vegetation and Plant Communities cm, Outline numbered + Level: 3 + Numbering Style: 1, 2, 3, … + Start at: 1 + Alignment: Left 32 The EIS will summarize residual effects in a table format as shown in Table 8.4. + Aligned at: 0 cm + Indent at: 1.27 cm Formatted: Indent: Left: 0 cm, Hanging: 1.9 33 cm, Outline numbered + Level: 2 + Numbering o11.3 References Style: 1, 2, 3, … + Start at: 1 + Alignment: Left 34 This subsection will include a list of supporting references used in this section of the EIS. + Aligned at: 0 cm + Indent at: 1.02 cm

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Formatted: Indent: Left: 0 cm, Hanging: 1.9 cm, Outline numbered + Level: 1 + Numbering 1 12 WILDLIFE RESOURCES EFFECTS ASSESSMENT Style: 1, 2, 3, … + Start at: 1 + Alignment: Left + Aligned at: 0 cm + Indent at: 0.76 cm 2 The EIS will summarize the wildlife resources effects based on the methodology described 3 in Section 8 of these EIS Guidelines. 4 Technical data will inform the effects assessment on wildlife resources. The interests of 5 Aboriginal groups will be presented in the EIS in accordance with Section 15 and Section 6 20 of these EIS Guidelines. Where Aboriginal groups have identified interests in a VC, BC 7 Hydro will incorporate additional baseline information as made available. Formatted: Indent: Left: 0 cm, Hanging: 1.9 8 cm, Outline numbered + Level: 2 + Numbering o12.1 Valued Component Scoping and Rationale Style: 1, 2, 3, … + Start at: 1 + Alignment: Left 9 The wildlife resources VC rationale for selection is described in Table 12.1. Where + Aligned at: 0 cm + Indent at: 1.02 cm 10 available, supporting information that shows the importance of wildlife resources is included 11 as part of the rationale for selection, as are regulatory requirements. Assessment of 12 potential adverse effects on wildlife resources will be based on the following key species 13 groups: butterflies and dragonflies; amphibians and reptiles; migratory birds; non-migratory 14 game birds; raptors; bats; furbearers; and ungulates. 15 Table 12.1 Wildlife resources valued component rationale Valued Interactions with Aboriginal Public and Federal and Component Project Concerns Stakeholder Provincial Components Issues Regulations and and Activities Guidelines Wildlife Change in or loss Biodiversity; Biodiversity; loss Species at Risk Resources of feeding, loss of habitat of feeding, Act, breeding or winter including but not breeding or winter Migratory Birds habitat due to limited to habitat for: garter Convention Act, dam construction feeding,, breeding snakes, nesting B.C. Wildlife Act, and reservoir or over-wintering birds including Provincial creation habitat: bats, raptors, birds on conservation garter snakes, migration, game strategy, nesting birds birds, furbearers Provincial including raptors, and ungulates; guidelines and birds on changes to management migration, game populations and strategies birds, rabbit/hare, distribution of furbearers and furbearers and ungulates; ungulates and changes to their predators; populations and extirpation of distribution of caribou furbearers and ungulates and their predators; extirpation of caribou, impacts on ability to carry out traditional land use practices and on Aboriginal

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Valued Interactions with Aboriginal Public and Federal and Component Project Concerns Stakeholder Provincial Components Issues Regulations and and Activities Guidelines and Treaty rights Formatted: Indent: Left: 0 cm, Hanging: 1.9 cm, Outline numbered + Level: 2 + Numbering 1 o12.2 Wildlife Resources Style: 1, 2, 3, … + Start at: 1 + Alignment: Left + Aligned at: 0 cm + Indent at: 1.02 cm 2 .12.2.1 Wildlife Resources Spatial Boundaries 3 The LAA and RAA are described in Table 12.2. 4 Table 12.2 Wildlife resource assessment areas Valued Component Local Assessment Area Regional Assessment Area Wildlife Resources An approximately 4-km-wide Peace Lowlands Ecosection corridor centred on the Entire range of NE BC Peace River from Hudson’s caribou herds (may include Hope to the Alberta border; Alberta and NWT). a 1-km-wide corridor centred on the existing 138 kV wood pole transmission line from the Peace Canyon Dam to Taylor and Ft. St. John; and a 500 m buffer around the proposed quarry and till sites. LAA for wildlife will be determined based on scientific and traditional knowledge regarding species habitat use and requirements. BC Hydro will provide a basis and rationale to support the assessment. Formatted: Indent: Left: 0 cm, Hanging: 1.9 5 .12.2.2 Wildlife Resources Temporal Boundaries cm, Outline numbered + Level: 3 + Numbering Style: 1, 2, 3, … + Start at: 1 + Alignment: Left 6 The EIS will describe the temporal boundaries, which will reflect the methodology described + Aligned at: 0 cm + Indent at: 1.27 cm 7 in Section 8 of these EIS Guidelines. Pre-Development Baseline (prior to WAC Bennett 8 dam construction) will be used for the assessment of impacts.

9 12.2.3 Wildlife Resources Baseline 10 Traditional knowledge and studies from First Nations (providing that appropriate TK sharing 11 agreements are in place) will be used as applicable throughout the assessment.

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1 1.1.1.1212.2.3.1 Butterflies and Dragonflies 2 The butterfly and dragonfly baseline information will provide an understanding of the 3 existing habitat and species within the LAA. 4 The baseline information will be collected following methodology guidelines presented in 5 Inventory Methods for Terrestrial Arthropods (RIC 1998a). Surveys will focus on 6 establishing presence/not-detected status for each listed taxon.

7 1.1.1.1312.2.3.2 Amphibians and Reptiles 8 The amphibian and reptile baseline information will provide an understanding of the existing 9 habitat and species within the LAA. 10 All species observations will be summarized, but the focus will be placed upon the western 11 toad (Bufo boreas) as it is a species of concern under the Species at Risk Act. 12 The baseline information will be collected following the protocols outlined in Inventory 13 Methods for Pond-breeding Amphibians and Painted Turtle (RIC 1998b) and Inventory 14 Methods for Snakes (RIC 1998c).

15 1.1.1.1412.2.3.3 Migratory Birds 16 The migratory bird baseline information will provide an understanding of the existing habitat, 17 species, relative abundance, distribution and temporal use within the LAA for the following 18 categories of migratory birds: 19  songbirds 20  waterfowl and shorebirds 21  marsh birds (Yellow Rail, American Bittern, Le Conte’s Sparrow, Nelson’s Sharp- 22 tailed Sparrow) 23  woodpeckers 24  common nighthawk 25 All species observations will be summarized. 26 The baseline information will be collected following the protocols outlined in Inventory 27 Methods for Forest and Grassland Songbirds (RIC 1999b), Inventory Methods for Swallows 28 and Swifts (RIC 1998d), Inventory Methods for Riverine Birds: Harlequin Duck, Belted 29 Kingfisher and American Dipper (RIC 1998e) and Inventory Methods for Waterfowl and 30 Allied Species: Loons, Grebes, Swans, Geese, Ducks, American Coot and Sandhill Crane 31 (RIC 1999c), Inventory Methods for Marsh Birds: Bitterns and Rails (RIC 1998f), Inventory 32 Methods for Woodpeckers (RIC 1999d), and Inventory Methods for Nighthawk and Poorwill 33 (RIC 1998g).

34 1.1.1.1512.2.3.4 Non-Migratory Game Birds 35 The non-migratory game bird baseline information will provide an understanding of the 36 existing habitat, species, relative abundance, distribution and location of lek sites (Sharp- 37 tailed Grouse only) within the LAA.

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1 The baseline information will be collected following the methods outlined in Inventory 2 Methods for Upland Game birds (RIC 1997a). The location of lek sites for Sharp-tailed 3 Grouse within the Peace River valley will be included with baseline information where 4 available and permitted.

5 1.1.1.1612.2.3.5 Raptors 6 The raptor (eagles, hawks and owls) baseline information will provide an understanding of 7 the existing habitat, location of observed nests, presence, abundance (as feasible) and 8 distribution, and temporal use patterns within the LAA. 9 All species observations will be summarized. The Broad-winged Hawk and Short-eared Owl 10 are listed species while Northern Goshawk, Northern Harrier and Bald Eagle are species of 11 regional concern. 12 The baseline information will be collected following the protocols outlined in Inventory 13 Methods for Raptors (RIC 2001) and Inventory Methods for Owl Surveys (Hausleitner 14 2006). Call playback and stand watch studies will be used to document and confirm the 15 presence, possible abundance, and associated habitat use of select species of owls 16 (including Northern Saw-whet, Short-eared, Great Horned, Great Gray, and Boreal Owls), 17 Northern Goshawk, Northern Harrier and Broad-winged Hawk. An inventory of large raptor 18 nest sites along the Peace River will be collected.

19 1.1.1.1712.2.3.6 Bats 20 The bat baseline information will provide an understanding of the existing habitat, presence 21 and characteristics of hibernacula, and location and characteristics of roost sites within the 22 LAA. 23 The baseline information will be collected following protocols outlined in Inventory Methods 24 for Bats (RIC 1998h), using mist-netting (to confirm species presence), acoustic detection 25 (to verify bat activity, quantify the level of activity and document species not captured), and 26 radio-telemetry (to investigate day-roost selection).

27 1.1.1.1812.2.3.7 Furbearers 28 The furbearer baseline information will provide an understanding of the population 29 estimates and distribution of beavers, distribution of potential fisher den trees, seasonal 30 habitat use, orientation and size of fisher home ranges within the LAA. 31 All species observations will be summarized, but the focus will be on species that are 32 provincially listed. 33 The baseline information will be collected following the protocols outlined in Inventory 34 Methods for Beaver and Muskrat (RIC 1998i) and Inventory Methods for Medium Sized 35 Terrestrial Carnivores: Coyote, Red Fox, Lynx, Bobcat, Wolverine, Fisher and Badger (RIC 36 1997b).

37 1.1.1.1912.2.3.8 Ungulates 38 The ungulate (moose, elk and mule deer) baseline information will provide an 39 understanding of the population estimates, habitat use and movement patterns, and 40 birthing site locations and characteristics within the LAA.

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1 All species observations will be summarized, but the focus will be placed upon the Boreal 2 Caribou as it is a species of concern under the Species at Risk Act and is provincially Red- 3 Listed. 4 The baseline information will be collected following the protocols outlined in: Aerial-based 5 Inventory Methods for Selected Ungulates: Bison, Mountain Goat, Mountain Sheep, Moose, 6 Elk, Deer and Caribou (RIC 2002); Ground-Based Inventory Methods for Selected 7 Ungulates (Moose, Elk and Deer) (RIC 1998j); and Ground-Based Inventory Methods for 8 Ungulate Snow-track Surveys (D’Eon et al. 2006). Formatted: Indent: Left: 0 cm, Hanging: 1.9 9 .12.2.4 Potential Effects of the Project and Proposed Mitigation cm, Outline numbered + Level: 3 + Numbering Style: 1, 2, 3, … + Start at: 1 + Alignment: Left 10 The EIS will assess how the Project has the potential to adversely affect habitat available + Aligned at: 0 cm + Indent at: 1.27 cm 11 for wildlife resources, as represented by the key species groups. 12 The potential to adversely affect wildlife resources will be assessed by taking into account 13 the potential for the Project to result in changes to the following key aspects: 14  permanent and temporary habitat alteration and fragmentation 15  disturbance and/or displacement 16  potential for direct and indirect mortality to individuals 17  Potential changes in population due to increased hunting activity in the region, Formatted: Bullets and Numbering 18 increased population (e.g construction workforce) and induced projects. 19 20 Should potential adverse effects be identified, the potential mitigation measures will be 21 identified and will include a description of how the mitigation measures can address the 22 potential adverse effects. 23 The EIS will describe project residual effects, and cumulative effects, if applicable, using the 24 residual effects characterization described in Table 8.3. A statement of significance will be 25 provided. Formatted: Indent: Left: 0 cm, Hanging: 1.9 26 .12.2.5 Summary of Residual Effects on Wildlife Resources cm, Outline numbered + Level: 3 + Numbering Style: 1, 2, 3, … + Start at: 1 + Alignment: Left 27 The EIS will summarize residual effects in a table format as shown in Table 8.4. + Aligned at: 0 cm + Indent at: 1.27 cm Formatted: Indent: Left: 0 cm, Hanging: 1.9 28 cm, Outline numbered + Level: 2 + Numbering o12.3 References Style: 1, 2, 3, … + Start at: 1 + Alignment: Left 29 This subsection will include a list of supporting references used in this section of the EIS. + Aligned at: 0 cm + Indent at: 1.02 cm Formatted: Indent: Left: 0 cm, Hanging: 1.9 cm, Outline numbered + Level: 1 + Numbering 30 13 GREENHOUSE GASES EFFECTS ASSESSMENT Style: 1, 2, 3, … + Start at: 1 + Alignment: Left + Aligned at: 0 cm + Indent at: 0.76 cm 31 The EIS will describe the greenhouse gases (GHG) effects based on the methodology 32 described in Section 8 of these EIS Guidelines. 33 Technical data will inform the GHG effects assessment. The interests of Aboriginal groups 34 will be presented in the EIS in accordance with Section 15 and Section 20 of these EIS 35 Guidelines. Where Aboriginal groups have identified interests in a VC, BC Hydro will 36 incorporate additional baseline information as made available.

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Formatted: Indent: Left: 0 cm, Hanging: 1.9 1 cm, Outline numbered + Level: 2 + Numbering o13.1 Valued Component Scoping and Rationale Style: 1, 2, 3, … + Start at: 1 + Alignment: Left 2 The greenhouse gases VC rationale for selection is described in Table 13.1. Where + Aligned at: 0 cm + Indent at: 1.02 cm 3 available, supporting information that shows importance of the VC is included as part of the 4 rationale for selection, as are regulatory requirements. 5 Table 13.1 Greenhouse gases valued component rationale Valued Interaction with Aboriginal Public and Federal and Component Project Concerns Stakeholder Provincial Components and Issues Regulations and Activities Guidelines Greenhouse Emissions of GHG Concerns with Increased 1. Canada – Formatted Table Gases and the conversion respect to GHG British of land use climate as it emissions Columbia through the relates to contribute to Agreement creation of the Aboriginal global in Principle reservoir results in interests; climate on Climate GHG emissions. Aboriginal and change. Change; Treaty rights; B.C. and to Greenhouse Formatted: English (U.S.) stewardship of Gas the earth Reduction Targets Act Formatted: Font: 11 pt, Not Bold, Italic, English (U.S.) Emissions of GHG Concerns with Increased Canada – British through enabling respect to GHG Columbia industrial oil and climate as it emissions Agreement in gas development relates to contribute to Principle on in NE, central and Aboriginal global Climate coastal BC. interests; climate Change; B.C. Aboriginal and change. Greenhouse Treaty rights; Gas Reduction and to Targets Act stewardship of the earth Formatted: Indent: Left: 0 cm, Hanging: 1.9 cm, Outline numbered + Level: 2 + Numbering 6 o13.2 Greenhouse Gases Style: 1, 2, 3, … + Start at: 1 + Alignment: Left + Aligned at: 0 cm + Indent at: 1.02 cm 7 .13.2.1 Greenhouse Gases Spatial Boundaries 8 The LAA and RAA are described in Table 13.2.

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1 Table 13.2 Greenhouse gases assessment areas

Valued Component Local Assessment Area Regional Assessment Area

Greenhouse Gases A 30-metre buffer zone National Formatted Table around the maximum Provincial as well, especially reservoir elevation to in context of BC GHG goals describe GHGs from land and GHG leadership to date conversion and the project (failure to assess provincial activity zone to characterize impact may lead to “carbon emissions associated with leakage” allegations against construction activities. the Project and, by extension against BC Hydro and the Province). Industrial emissions from National existing and planned oil, gas Provincial as well, especially and pipeline facilities that in context of BC GHG goals use electricity provided by and GHG leadership to date the Project or its (failure to assess provincial neighbouring family of impact may lead to “carbon generating dams. leakage” allegations against Emissions associated with the Project and, by import of agricultural extension against BC Hydro products to NE BC to and the Province). replace products lost by flooding. Emissions associated with long term removal and early / immature removal of active carbon sinks/sequestration in timber, peat and other biomass growth. Formatted: Indent: Left: 0 cm, Hanging: 1.9 2 .13.2.2 Greenhouse Gases Temporal Boundaries cm, Outline numbered + Level: 3 + Numbering Style: 1, 2, 3, … + Start at: 1 + Alignment: Left 3 The EIS will describe the temporal boundaries, which will reflect the methodology described + Aligned at: 0 cm + Indent at: 1.27 cm 4 in Section 8 of these EIS Guidelines. Formatted: Indent: Left: 0 cm, Hanging: 1.9 5 .13.2.3 Greenhouse Gases Baseline cm, Outline numbered + Level: 3 + Numbering Style: 1, 2, 3, … + Start at: 1 + Alignment: Left 6 The GHG baseline information will provide an understanding of the potential net + Aligned at: 0 cm + Indent at: 1.27 cm 7 contribution of GHG by using site specific mass balance models to account for net GHG 8 emissions under current conditions using CO2 equivalents. Formatted: Indent: Left: 0 cm, Hanging: 1.9 9 .13.2.4 Potential Effects of the Project and Proposed Mitigation cm, Outline numbered + Level: 3 + Numbering Style: 1, 2, 3, … + Start at: 1 + Alignment: Left 10 The EIS will provide an assessment of how the Project has the potential to result in a net + Aligned at: 0 cm + Indent at: 1.27 cm 11 change in GHG emissions and GHG intensity based on inundation over a 100-year period.

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1 Methods developed by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) will be used 2 to estimate emissions associated with land use conversion to the reservoir as well as 3 construction-phase emissions based on estimates for quantities of fuel, electricity and 4 materials expected to be required during project development. 5 This section of the EIS will provide: 6  An estimate of the multi-year GHG emissions profile associated with the 7 construction and ongoing operations of the Project 8  An estimate of the net change in GHG emission from current conditions to post- 9 inundation scenarios 10  A comparison of the GHG profile of the Project with other electricity supply options 11 that are acceptable to the BC Energy Plan including:

12 o Aggressive conservation Formatted: Bulleted + Level: 2 + Aligned at: 1.9 cm + Indent at: 2.54 cm 13 o Renewables such as wind, biomass, biogas 14  Notably, the GHG profile will not be directly compared to thermal generating options 15 (with the exception of those incorporating full carbon capture) because these 16 generating types are currently non-viable options as per BC legislation. 17 Should potential adverse effects be identified, the potential mitigation measures will be 18 identified and will include a description of how the mitigation measures can address the 19 potential adverse effects. 20 The EIS will describe project residual effects, and cumulative effects, if applicable, using the 21 residual effects characterization described in Table 8.3. A statement of significance will be 22 provided. Formatted: Indent: Left: 0 cm, Hanging: 1.9 23 .13.2.5 Summary of Residual Effects for Greenhouse Gas cm, Outline numbered + Level: 3 + Numbering Style: 1, 2, 3, … + Start at: 1 + Alignment: Left 24 The EIS will summarize residual effects in a table format as shown in Table 8.4. + Aligned at: 0 cm + Indent at: 1.27 cm Formatted: Indent: Left: 0 cm, Hanging: 1.9 25 cm, Outline numbered + Level: 2 + Numbering o13.3 References Style: 1, 2, 3, … + Start at: 1 + Alignment: Left 26 This subsection will include a list of supporting references used in this section of the EIS. + Aligned at: 0 cm + Indent at: 1.02 cm

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1 VOLUME 3 – ECONOMIC AND LAND AND RESOURCE USE EFFECTS 2 ASSESSMENT

Formatted: Indent: Left: 0 cm, Hanging: 1.9 3 14 ECONOMIC EFFECTS ASSESSMENT cm, Outline numbered + Level: 1 + Numbering Style: 1, 2, 3, … + Start at: 1 + Alignment: Left 4 The EIS will summarize the economic effects based on the methodology described in + Aligned at: 0 cm + Indent at: 0.76 cm 5 Section 8 of these EIS Guidelines. 6 Technical data will inform the economic effects assessment. The interests of Aboriginal 7 groups will be presented in the EIS in accordance with Section 15 and Section 20 of these 8 EIS Guidelines. Where Aboriginal groups have identified interests in a VC, BC Hydro will 9 incorporate additional baseline information as made available. Formatted: Indent: Left: 0 cm, Hanging: 1.9 10 cm, Outline numbered + Level: 2 + Numbering o14.1 Valued Component Scoping and Rationale Style: 1, 2, 3, … + Start at: 1 + Alignment: Left 11 Economic effects arise from changes to economic transactions, such as the Project’s use of + Aligned at: 0 cm + Indent at: 1.02 cm 12 goods and services, employment of direct and indirect labour, and contracting and business 13 opportunities, as well as Project-induced changes to government revenues. Government 14 revenues will be reported in the Project Benefits section. Economic VCs and rationale for 15 selection are described in Table 14.1. 16 Table 14.1 Economic conditions valued components rationale Valued Interaction with Aboriginal Public and Federal and Component Project Group Concerns Stakeholder Provincial Components and Issues Regulations and Activities Guidelines Local Potential change in Potential property Required by the Government local and regional tax impacts BCEAO Revenue government associated with guidelines for expenditure and local government environmental revenue streams. expenditure and assessment revenue. Labour Market Demand for labour Employment, skill Employment, skill Required by the during construction development, and development, and BCEAO phase will draw training training guidelines for skilled persons from opportunities. opportunities. environmental local (if available), assessment provincial and

national labour markets. Competition with other projects for labour. Regional Project offers new Contracting and Contracting and Economic contracting business business Required by the Development opportunities; may opportunities if opportunities if BCEAO diversify and capability and capability and guidelines for expand local spare resources spare resources environmental business capacity if are in place; are in place. assessment capability and spare capacity building;

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Valued Interaction with Aboriginal Public and Federal and Component Project Group Concerns Stakeholder Provincial Components and Issues Regulations and Activities Guidelines resources are in opportunities for place. small and medium sized enterprises. Formatted: Indent: Left: 0 cm, Hanging: 1.9 cm, Outline numbered + Level: 2 + Numbering 1 o14.2 Local Government Revenue Style: 1, 2, 3, … + Start at: 1 + Alignment: Left + Aligned at: 0 cm + Indent at: 1.02 cm 2 .14.2.1 Local Government Revenue Spatial Boundaries 3 The LAA and RAA are described in Table 14.2. 4 Table 14.2 Local government revenue assessment areas Valued Component Local Assessment Area Regional Assessment Area

Local Government City of Fort St. John, District City of Fort St. John, District Revenue of Taylor, District of of Taylor, District of Hudson’s Hope, District of Hudson’s Hope, Peace River Chetwynd, City of Dawson Regional District, Chetwynd Creek, and Peace River and Dawson Creek Regional District Formatted: Indent: Left: 0 cm, Hanging: 1.9 5 .14.2.2 Local Government Revenue Temporal Boundaries cm, Outline numbered + Level: 3 + Numbering Style: 1, 2, 3, … + Start at: 1 + Alignment: Left 6 The EIS will describe the temporal boundaries, which will reflect the methodology described + Aligned at: 0 cm + Indent at: 1.27 cm 7 in Section 8 of these EIS Guidelines. Formatted: Indent: Left: 0 cm, Hanging: 1.9 8 .14.2.3 Local Government Revenue Baseline cm, Outline numbered + Level: 3 + Numbering Style: 1, 2, 3, … + Start at: 1 + Alignment: Left 9 The EIS will describe the current local government revenue baseline and likely future local + Aligned at: 0 cm + Indent at: 1.27 cm 10 government revenue and expenditure streams. Key indicators will include: 11  Local government expenditures on specific programs and services 12  Local government revenue from BC Hydro grants-in-lieu payments, property taxes, transfers, 13 income taxes, consumption taxes and royalties 14 Information sources for the baseline will include publicly available federal, provincial and 15 local government data and reports and additional information made available to BC Hydro. Formatted: Indent: Left: 0 cm, Hanging: 1.9 16 .14.2.4 Potential Effects of the Project and Proposed Mitigation cm, Outline numbered + Level: 3 + Numbering Style: 1, 2, 3, … + Start at: 1 + Alignment: Left 17 The EIS will assess how the Project has the potential to adversely affect local government + Aligned at: 0 cm + Indent at: 1.27 cm 18 revenues. 19 The potential to adversely affect local government revenues will be assessed by taking into 20 account the potential for the Project to result in changes to the following key aspects: 21  Legal and policy factors that may influence the effects

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1  The British Columbia Input-Output Model (BC Stats, 2011a) will be used to model 2 the timing and magnitude of project-related transactions 3 Should potential adverse effects be identified, the potential mitigation measures will be 4 identified and will include a description of how the mitigation measures can address the 5 potential adverse effects. 6 The EIS will describe project residual effects, and cumulative effects, if applicable, using the 7 residual effects characterization described in Table 8.3. A statement of significance will be 8 provided. Formatted: Indent: Left: 0 cm, Hanging: 1.9 9 .14.2.5 Summary of Residual Effects on Local Government Revenue cm, Outline numbered + Level: 3 + Numbering Style: 1, 2, 3, … + Start at: 1 + Alignment: Left 10 The EIS will summarize residual effects in a table format as shown in Table 8.4. + Aligned at: 0 cm + Indent at: 1.27 cm Formatted: Indent: Left: 0 cm, Hanging: 1.9 11 cm, Outline numbered + Level: 2 + Numbering o14.3 Labour Market Style: 1, 2, 3, … + Start at: 1 + Alignment: Left + Aligned at: 0 cm + Indent at: 1.02 cm 12 .14.3.1 Labour Market Spatial Boundaries 13 The LAA and RAA are described in Table 14.3. 14 Table 14.3 Labour market assessment areas Valued Component Local Assessment Area Regional Assessment Area Labour Market Peace River Regional Peace River Regional District, and Northern District, Northern Rockies Rockies Regional Regional Municipality, and Municipality Fraser-Fort George Regional District Fort Nelson Regional District Formatted: Indent: Left: 0 cm, Hanging: 1.9 15 .14.3.2 Labour Market Temporal Boundaries cm, Outline numbered + Level: 3 + Numbering Style: 1, 2, 3, … + Start at: 1 + Alignment: Left 16 The EIS will describe the temporal boundaries, which will reflect the methodology described + Aligned at: 0 cm + Indent at: 1.27 cm 17 in Section 8 of these EIS Guidelines. Formatted: Indent: Left: 0 cm, Hanging: 1.9 18 .14.3.3 Labour Market Baseline cm, Outline numbered + Level: 3 + Numbering Style: 1, 2, 3, … + Start at: 1 + Alignment: Left 19 The EIS will describe labour market baseline and forecast conditions. The labour market + Aligned at: 0 cm + Indent at: 1.27 cm 20 baseline data collection will focus on skills and occupations required by the Project, using 21 the following key indicators: 22  Number of persons by occupation and industry affiliation, and available skills in the 23 local labour force, turnover rates. 24  Unemployment rates, demographics and characteristics, length of unemployment, 25 job search period; 26  Contribution of non-resident workers in the North East Development Region’s labour 27 force; and, 28  Estimates of skill shortages and surpluses.

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1 Baseline information sources will include published employment studies and statistics, and 2 information made available to BC Hydro from local, regional, provincial and federal 3 governments (e.g., BC Stats 2011b) and from interviews with local, regional and provincial 4 employment and trade organizations. Formatted: Indent: Left: 0 cm, Hanging: 1.9 5 .14.3.4 Potential Effects of the Project and Proposed Mitigation cm, Outline numbered + Level: 3 + Numbering Style: 1, 2, 3, … + Start at: 1 + Alignment: Left 6 The EIS will assess how the Project has the potential to adversely affect the labour market. + Aligned at: 0 cm + Indent at: 1.27 cm 7 The potential to adversely affect the labour market will be assessed by taking into account 8 the potential for the Project to result in changes to the following key aspects: 9  The direct Project’s needs for labour relative to the expected availability and type of 10 skills of the persons in the LAA 11  The indirect project employment calculated using the BC Input-Output Model 12  A comparision of the project labour requirements against the baseline and forecast 13 local labour supply and demand by skill category where possible (Work B.C. 2009) 14 Should potential adverse effects be identified, the potential mitigation measures will be 15 identified and will include a description of how the mitigation measures can address the 16 potential adverse effects. 17 The EIS will describe project residual effects, and cumulative effects, if applicable, using the 18 residual effects characterization described in Table 8.3. A statement of significance will be 19 provided. Formatted: Indent: Left: 0 cm, Hanging: 1.9 20 .14.3.5 Summary of Residual Effects on Labour Market cm, Outline numbered + Level: 3 + Numbering Style: 1, 2, 3, … + Start at: 1 + Alignment: Left 21 The EIS will summarize residual effects in a table format as shown in Table 8.4. + Aligned at: 0 cm + Indent at: 1.27 cm Formatted: Indent: Left: 0 cm, Hanging: 1.9 22 cm, Outline numbered + Level: 2 + Numbering o14.4 Regional Economic Development Style: 1, 2, 3, … + Start at: 1 + Alignment: Left + Aligned at: 0 cm + Indent at: 1.02 cm 23 .14.4.1 Regional Economic Development Spatial Boundaries 24 The LAA and RAA are described in Table 14.4. 25 Table 14.4 Regional economic development assessment areas Valued Component Local Assessment Area Regional Assessment Area Regional Economic Peace River Regional Peace River Regional Development District, and District, Northern Rockies Regional Northern Rockies Regional Municipality Municipality, and Fraser-Fort George Regional District Fort Nelson Regional District

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Formatted: Indent: Left: 0 cm, Hanging: 1.9 1 .14.4.2 Regional Economic Development Temporal Boundaries cm, Outline numbered + Level: 3 + Numbering Style: 1, 2, 3, … + Start at: 1 + Alignment: Left 2 The EIS will describe the temporal boundaries, which will reflect the methodology described + Aligned at: 0 cm + Indent at: 1.27 cm 3 in Section 8 of these EIS Guidelines. Formatted: Indent: Left: 0 cm, Hanging: 1.9 4 .14.4.3 Regional Economic Development Baseline cm, Outline numbered + Level: 3 + Numbering Style: 1, 2, 3, … + Start at: 1 + Alignment: Left 5 The EIS will describe current and likely future regional economic development activity. The + Aligned at: 0 cm + Indent at: 1.27 cm 6 regional economic development baseline data collection will focus on the types of 7 businesses and contractors required by the Project, as well as those currently required and 8 forecast to be required by other industries in the region, using the following key indicators: 9  regional business and contracting profile 10  regional business and contracting capabilities and capacity 11 Information sources will include published studies and statistics, and information made 12 available to BC Hydro from the private sector, industry and trade organizations, and local, 13 regional and provincial organizations and governments. Formatted: Indent: Left: 0 cm, Hanging: 1.9 14 .14.4.4 Potential Effects of the Project and Proposed Mitigation cm, Outline numbered + Level: 3 + Numbering Style: 1, 2, 3, … + Start at: 1 + Alignment: Left 15 The EIS will assess how the Project has the potential to adversely affect regional economic + Aligned at: 0 cm + Indent at: 1.27 cm 16 development. 17 The potential to adversely affect regional economic development will be assessed by taking 18 into account the potential for the Project to result in changes to the following key aspects: 19  Project contract opportunities in the LAA. 20  A comparison of the Project’s contracting requirements with the regional business 21 and contracting profile, capabilities and capacity 22 Should potential adverse effects be identified, the potential mitigation measures will be 23 identified and will include a description of how the mitigation measures can address the 24 potential adverse effects. 25 The EIS will describe project residual effects, and cumulative effects, if applicable, using the 26 residual effects characterization described in Table 8.3. A statement of significance will be 27 provided. Formatted: Indent: Left: 0 cm, Hanging: 1.9 28 .14.4.5 Summary of Residual Effects on Regional Economic Development cm, Outline numbered + Level: 3 + Numbering Style: 1, 2, 3, … + Start at: 1 + Alignment: Left 29 The EIS will summarize residual effects in a table format as shown in Table 8.4. + Aligned at: 0 cm + Indent at: 1.27 cm Formatted: Indent: Left: 0 cm, Hanging: 1.9 30 cm, Outline numbered + Level: 2 + Numbering o14.5 References Style: 1, 2, 3, … + Start at: 1 + Alignment: Left 31 This subsection will include a list of supporting references used in this section of the EIS. + Aligned at: 0 cm + Indent at: 1.02 cm

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Formatted: Indent: Left: 0 cm, Hanging: 1.9 cm, Outline numbered + Level: 1 + Numbering 1 15 TRADITIONAL LANDS AND RESOURCE USE Style: 1, 2, 3, … + Start at: 1 + Alignment: Left + Aligned at: 0 cm + Indent at: 0.76 cm 2 EFFECTS ASSESSMENT 3 The EIS will contain an assessment of the potential adverse effects of the Project on the 4 current and historical use of lands and resources by Aboriginal persons for traditional 5 purposes, including activities conducted in the exercise of treaty rights and asserted 6 Aboriginal rights (“Current Use of Lands and Resources for Traditional Purposes”). 7 Technical data will inform the effects assessment on current use of lands and resources for 8 traditional purposes. Requirements for Aboriginal interests and information requirements 9 are addressed in Section 20 of these EIS Guidelines. Where Aboriginal groups have 10 identified interests in a VC, BC Hydro will incorporate additional baseline information as 11 made available. Formatted: Indent: Left: 0 cm, Hanging: 1.9 12 cm, Outline numbered + Level: 2 + Numbering o15.1 Valued Component Scoping and Rationale Style: 1, 2, 3, … + Start at: 1 + Alignment: Left 13 The potential for effects on current and historical use of lands and resources for traditional + Aligned at: 0 cm + Indent at: 1.02 cm 14 purposes arise from the Project’s use of land or resources. Table 15.1 outlines the rationale 15 for selection of this VC based on Aboriginal interests and federal regulatory requirements.

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1 Table 15.1 Current and historical use of lands and resources for traditional 2 purposes valued component rationale Valued Interaction with Aboriginal Public and Federal and Component the Project Concerns Stakeholder Provincial Issues Regulations and Guidelines Current and Overlap of Potential for n/a CEAA; Historical Use project activity change to the Treaty 8; of Lands and zone with lands land, to the Aboriginal Resources for and resources resources, or to Rights as per Traditional that may be or access to lands Canada’s Purposes may have or resources Constitution historically been currently or used by historically used Fort Nelson Aboriginal by Aboriginal First Nation persons for persons for Traditional traditional traditional Territory purposes. purposes; potential for a change in the environment due to the project to cause a change in culture (this is considered under CEAA as an impact); impacts on Aboriginal and Treaty rights Formatted: Indent: Left: 0 cm, Hanging: 1.9 cm, Outline numbered + Level: 2 + Numbering 3 o15.2 Current and Historical Use of Lands and Resources for Style: 1, 2, 3, … + Start at: 1 + Alignment: Left 4 Traditional Purposes + Aligned at: 0 cm + Indent at: 1.02 cm

5 .15.2.1 Current and Historical Use of Lands and Resources for Traditional 6 Purposes Spatial Boundaries 7 The LAA and RAA are described in Table 15.2.

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1 Table 15.2 Current and historical use of lands and resources for traditional 2 purposes assessment areas Valued Component Local Assessment Area Regional Assessment Area

Current and Fish and Fish Habitat LAA: Peace Fish and Fish Habitat RAA: Historical Use of River in the proposed reservoir area; Peace River from Peace Lands and Tributaries entering the proposed Canyon Dam, BC to Resources for reservoir; Vermilion Chutes, AB, which Traditional The Peace River downstream of the is a distance of Purposes proposed Site C dam to the Pine approximately 865 km River; Watercourses within the transmission Wildlife Resources RAA: line and roadway rights-of-way; Peace Lowlands Ecosection Watercourses within the project NE BC including Fort activity zone (construction materials) Nelson District

Wildlife Resources LAA: Vegetation Resources RAA: An approximately 4-km-wide corridor Peace Lowlands Ecosection centred on the Peace River from NE BC including Fort Hudson’s Hope to the Alberta border; Nelson District a 1-km-wide corridor centred on the existing 138 kV wood pole Fort Nelson First Nation transmission line from the Peace Traditional Territory Canyon Dam to Taylor and Ft. St. John; and a 500 m buffer around the proposed quarry and till sites.

Vegetation LAA: As per Wildlife Resources LAA Formatted: Indent: Left: 0 cm, Hanging: 1.9 3 .15.2.2 Current and Historical Use of Lands and Resources for Traditional cm, Outline numbered + Level: 3 + Numbering Style: 1, 2, 3, … + Start at: 1 + Alignment: Left 4 Purposes Temporal Boundaries + Aligned at: 0 cm + Indent at: 1.27 cm 5 The EIS will describe the temporal boundaries defined for the assessment of the potential 6 adverse effects of the Project on current and historical use of lands and resources for 7 traditional purposes in accordance with the methodology set out in Section 8 of these EIS 8 Guidelines. Formatted: Indent: Left: 0 cm, Hanging: 1.9 9 .15.2.3 Current and Historical Use of Lands and Resources for Traditional cm, Outline numbered + Level: 3 + Numbering 10 Purposes Baseline Style: 1, 2, 3, … + Start at: 1 + Alignment: Left + Aligned at: 0 cm + Indent at: 1.27 cm 11 The EIS will describe the current and historical use of lands and resources for traditional 12 purposes by Aboriginal groups within the LAA and RAA, using the following key indicators: 13  Current and historical use of lands and resources for hunting, fishing and trapping 14 activities, including the location of the activity, the species targeted, and the 15 traditional uses of the harvested animals

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1  Current and historical use of lands and resources for activities other than hunting, 2 fishing and trapping, by Aboriginal groups, including the nature, location and 3 traditional use purpose 4 Information sources will include publicly available information and information as made 5 available to BC Hydro, including traditional land use studies, consultations between 6 Aboriginal groups and BC Hydro, consultations between Aboriginal groups and the 7 provincial and federal governments. BC Hydro will make proactive efforts to solicit said 8 information from Aboriginal groups. Formatted: Indent: Left: 0 cm, Hanging: 1.9 9 .15.2.4 Potential Effects of the Project and Proposed Mitigation cm, Outline numbered + Level: 3 + Numbering Style: 1, 2, 3, … + Start at: 1 + Alignment: Left 10 The EIS will assess how the Project has the potential to adversely affect current and + Aligned at: 0 cm + Indent at: 1.27 cm 11 historical use of lands and resources by Aboriginal persons for traditional purposes. 12 The potential to adversely affect current and historical use of lands and resources by 13 Aboriginal persons for traditional purposes will be assessed by taking into account the 14 potential for the Project to result in changes to key aspects: 15  Use of and access to lands, clean and health-giving air and water and spiritual 16 enjoyment of nature as currently used or historically used for traditional purposes 17  Availability, quality and accessibility of harvested species based on the results of the 18 assessment of the potential effects of the Project on fish and fish habitat, vegetation 19 and plant communities, and wildlife resources 20 Should potential adverse effects be identified, the potential mitigation measures will be 21 identified and will include a description of how the mitigation measures can address the 22 potential adverse effects. 23 The EIS will describe project residual effects, and cumulative effects, if applicable, using the 24 residual effects characterization described in Table 8.3. A statement of significance will be 25 provided. Formatted: Indent: Left: 0 cm, Hanging: 1.9 26 .15.2.5 Summary of Residual Effects for Current and Historical Use of Lands and cm, Outline numbered + Level: 3 + Numbering 27 Resources for Traditional Purposes Style: 1, 2, 3, … + Start at: 1 + Alignment: Left + Aligned at: 0 cm + Indent at: 1.27 cm 28 The EIS will summarize the residual adverse effects on the current and historical use of 29 lands and resources for traditional purposes VC in a table format as shown in Table 8.4. Formatted: Indent: Left: 0 cm, Hanging: 1.9 30 cm, Outline numbered + Level: 2 + Numbering o15.3 References Style: 1, 2, 3, … + Start at: 1 + Alignment: Left 31 This subsection will include a list of supporting references used in this section of the EIS. + Aligned at: 0 cm + Indent at: 1.02 cm Formatted: Indent: Left: 0 cm, Hanging: 1.9 cm, Outline numbered + Level: 1 + Numbering 32 16 LAND AND RESOURCE USE EFFECTS Style: 1, 2, 3, … + Start at: 1 + Alignment: Left + Aligned at: 0 cm + Indent at: 0.76 cm 33 ASSESSMENT 34 The EIS will summarize the Land and Resource Use effects based on the methodology 35 described in Section 8 of these EIS Guidelines.

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1 Technical data will inform the effects assessment on land and resource use. The interests 2 of Aboriginal groups will be presented in the EIS in accordance with Section 15 and Section 3 20 of these EIS Guidelines. Where Aboriginal groups have identified interests in a VC, BC 4 Hydro will incorporate additional baseline information as made available. Formatted: Indent: Left: 0 cm, Hanging: 1.9 5 cm, Outline numbered + Level: 2 + Numbering o16.1 Valued Component Scoping and Rationale Style: 1, 2, 3, … + Start at: 1 + Alignment: Left 6 The land and resource use VCs are agriculture, forestry, oil, gas and energy, minerals and + Aligned at: 0 cm + Indent at: 1.02 cm 7 aggregates, harvest of fish and wildlife resources, outdoor recreation and tourism, 8 navigation (air and water), and visual resources. Section 23.4 will summarize in a table 9 format the renewable resources that have been considered in the various sections of the 10 EIS. 11 Table 16.1 outlines the rationale for selection of VCs in the Land and Resource Use 12 section. 13 Table 16.1 Land and resource use valued components rationale

Valued Interaction with Aboriginal Public and Federal and Component Project Concerns Stakeholder Provincial Components Issues Regulations and and Activities Guidelines Agriculture Change to the Interest in loss of Interest in loss of Required by the agricultural land agricultural lands. agricultural land, BCEAO. base, crop and Loss of regional and effect on farm Agricultural livestock food supply. operations. Loss Land Reserve production of regional food lands within supply. project areas. Forestry Change to crown Interest in loss of Forest licensee Forest Act, forested land productive forest and logging Forest and base, harvest of land and contractor activity Range merchantable commensurate in vicinity of the Practices Act trees from project habitat. Loss of Project. Interest in areas. source of Reservoir clearing sustainable and usable fibre. livelihood for Interest in TFL, timber and fuel TSA or AAC that use. may be affected by project area. Oil, Gas and Changed access Concern with Interest in Land Act, Energy roads, and increased access improvement to Petroleum and potential for and resulting access roads, Natural Gas tenures that fragmentation of project road use. Act, project areas. habitat; impacts Interest in tenures Oil and Gas to general that overlap with Activities Act, landform and project area. 2. SARA Formatted: Font: Not Bold, Italic, English habitat; noise; Concern with (U.S.) safety. increased access and resulting fragmentation of caribou habitat.

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Valued Interaction with Aboriginal Public and Federal and Component Project Concerns Stakeholder Provincial Components Issues Regulations and and Activities Guidelines Minerals and Changed access Concern Interest in Land Act, Aggregates roads, and respecting alienation of Mines Act, location of known transport of aggregate due to Coal Act, pits in relation to materials and reservoir Mineral Tenure environmental or impacts on inundation. Act, SARA social VCs. wildlife Project use of and improved access to local aggregate pits. Harvest of Fish Changed Concern where Interest in Fisheries Act and Wildlife environmental public or tenured continued public (BC), Resources setting, fish and trapping, hunting and tenured Land Act, wildlife population and fishing may opportunities to Wildlife Act, and opportunities interfere with trap, hunt and Migratory Birds to trap, hunt and Aboriginal fish. Convention Act, fish. trapping, hunting Treaty 8 Effects on and fishing tenured trapping, guide outfitting areas or activities. Outdoor Resident and Aboriginal Resident and Local and Recreation and tourist use of participation in tourist use of provincial parks Tourism outdoor outdoor outdoor and recreation recreation areas recreation recreation areas areas within project activities. within the project area. area. Navigation (air Dam, bridges, Concern that Public use of Navigable and water) booms, culverts reservoir will navigable Waters interact with water enhance access waterways. Protection Act based navigation to tributaries Aviation routes Canadian Consider project near the project Aviation interaction with air area. Regulations based navigation. Visual Resources Changes to the Inundation of Public interest in BC Ministry of visual landscape, reservoir will scenic viewpoints Forests, Lands from scenic change the visual and Natural viewpoints landscape. Oil Resource and gas activity Operations will be enabled, Guidebook leading to (BCMOF 2001), increased BC Ministry of landscape Forests, Lands fragmentation. and Natural Resource Operations’ Visual Landscape Inventory

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Valued Interaction with Aboriginal Public and Federal and Component Project Concerns Stakeholder Provincial Components Issues Regulations and and Activities Guidelines (BCMOF 1997) Formatted: Indent: Left: 0 cm, Hanging: 1.9 cm, Outline numbered + Level: 2 + Numbering 1 o16.2 Agriculture Style: 1, 2, 3, … + Start at: 1 + Alignment: Left + Aligned at: 0 cm + Indent at: 1.02 cm 2 .16.2.1 Agriculture Spatial Boundaries 3 The LAA and RAA are described in Table 16.2. 4 Table 16.2 Agriculture assessment areas Valued Component Local Assessment Area Regional Assessment Area Agriculture Project activity zone and the Peace Peace River Regional District River Valley between Peace Canyon Peace River Census Division Dam and the Alberta border. (Census Division 55, Agricultural Region 8) 1 Fort Nelson Regional District 1 Statistics Canada Census Division 55 in Agricultural Region 8 - Peace River, encompasses the organized areas of Hudson’s Hope, Chetwynd, Tumbler Ridge, Pouce Coupe, Dawson Creek, Fort St. John, Taylor and the Electoral Areas D, C, B and E in the Peace River Regional District.

Formatted: Indent: Left: 0 cm, Hanging: 1.9 5 .16.2.2 Agriculture Temporal Boundaries cm, Outline numbered + Level: 3 + Numbering Style: 1, 2, 3, … + Start at: 1 + Alignment: Left 6 The EIS will describe the temporal boundaries, which will reflect the methodology described + Aligned at: 0 cm + Indent at: 1.27 cm 7 in Section 8 of these EIS Guidelines. Formatted: Indent: Left: 0 cm, Hanging: 1.9 8 .16.2.3 Agriculture Baseline cm, Outline numbered + Level: 3 + Numbering Style: 1, 2, 3, … + Start at: 1 + Alignment: Left 9 The agricultural baseline information will provide an understanding of the current + Aligned at: 0 cm + Indent at: 1.27 cm 10 agricultural land base, operations and systems, including the following key indicators: 11  Agricultural land capability ratings, using updated field observations or existing 12 provincial mapping, and updated climatic capability using current climate data (see 13 Kenk and Cotic 1983) 14  Agricultural suitability of lands within the project activity zone for growing different 15 crops, determined using updated or available capability ratings, and rated as well 16 suited, suited or not suited for various crops using methodologies similar to the 17 former Bertrand and Hughes-Games (1991) and MacDonald and Wang (1998) 18  Agricultural significance ratings, to reflect the likelihood of each area being used for 19 agricultural production in the future. The rating will be based on land capability 20 ratings, as well as constraints to agricultural use (such as location, access, parcel 21 size, land ownership or tenure, and land use plans or designations)

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1  Agricultural land use, determined from recent air photos of the project area, Crown 2 land tenures, field observations and land owner/operator interviews 3  Agricultural tenure on Crown lands, determined from provincial data sources, within 4 and near the project activity zone 5  Current and expected future agricultural operations and practices, determined 6 through interviews with owners and operators of potentially affected agricultural 7 operations, as well as through review of agricultural census information for the LAA 8  Local and regional agricultural economic activity, determined through interviews with 9 relevant agricultural associations, representatives of agriculturally related industries 10 and representatives of government agencies 11  Local and regional food production and consumption estimates, determined through 12 interviews with relevant agricultural associations, representatives of agriculturally 13 related industries and representatives of government agencies. 14  Local and regional reliance on locally/regionally produced food as source of 15 buffering interruptions to food supply networks (as a measure of local/regional food 16 self-reliance).

Formatted: Indent: Left: 0 cm, Hanging: 1.9 17 .16.2.4 Potential Effects of the Project and Proposed Mitigation cm, Outline numbered + Level: 3 + Numbering Style: 1, 2, 3, … + Start at: 1 + Alignment: Left 18 The EIS will assess how the Project has the potential to adversely affect agriculture. + Aligned at: 0 cm + Indent at: 1.27 cm 19 The potential to adversely affect agriculture will be assessed by taking into account the 20 potential for the Project to result in changes to the following key aspects: 21  An estimate of the loss of agricultural land, including a description of these changes 22 to the agricultural resource base on a local, regional and provincial scale 23  Description of effects to individual farm operations, including loss of land, effects to 24 farm infrastructure, and changes to farm activities 25  Quantification of projected immediate and longer-term effects to local, regional and 26 provincial agricultural economies. This will include estimating changes in agricultural 27 costs and revenues at the farm level, changes in opportunities for potential new 28 agricultural economic activity, and changes to primary and secondary agricultural 29 economic activity 30  Identification of potential changes to local food production and any changes to the 31 ratio of food production to food consumption (a measure of food self-reliance) 32 Should potential adverse effects be identified, the potential mitigation measures will be 33 identified and will include a description of how the mitigation measures can address the 34 potential adverse effects. 35 The EIS will describe project residual effects, and cumulative effects, if applicable, using the 36 residual effects characterization described in Table 8.3. A statement of significance will be 37 provided.

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Formatted: Indent: Left: 0 cm, Hanging: 1.9 1 .16.2.5 Summary of Residual Effects on Agriculture cm, Outline numbered + Level: 3 + Numbering Style: 1, 2, 3, … + Start at: 1 + Alignment: Left 2 The EIS will summarize the residual effects in a table format as shown in Table 8.4. + Aligned at: 0 cm + Indent at: 1.27 cm Formatted: Indent: Left: 0 cm, Hanging: 1.9 3 cm, Outline numbered + Level: 2 + Numbering o16.3 Forestry Style: 1, 2, 3, … + Start at: 1 + Alignment: Left + Aligned at: 0 cm + Indent at: 1.02 cm 4 .16.3.1 Forestry Spatial Boundaries 5 The LAA and RAA are described in Table 16.3. 6 Table 16.3 Forestry assessment areas Valued Component Local Assessment Area Regional Assessment Area Forestry Project activity zone Dawson Creek TSA, Fort St. John TSA, Peace River supply block of TFL 48 Formatted: Indent: Left: 0 cm, Hanging: 1.9 7 .16.3.2 Forestry Temporal Boundaries cm, Outline numbered + Level: 3 + Numbering Style: 1, 2, 3, … + Start at: 1 + Alignment: Left 8 The EIS will describe the temporal boundaries, which will reflect the methodology described + Aligned at: 0 cm + Indent at: 1.27 cm 9 in Section 8 of these EIS Guidelines. Formatted: Indent: Left: 0 cm, Hanging: 1.9 10 .16.3.3 Forestry Baseline cm, Outline numbered + Level: 3 + Numbering Style: 1, 2, 3, … + Start at: 1 + Alignment: Left 11 The EIS will provide an overview of forest management planning and forest industry + Aligned at: 0 cm + Indent at: 1.27 cm 12 activities and characteristics within the LAA. The future case will consider forest 13 management plans, including any constraints on timber harvesting or land use 14 management. Baseline information using the following key indicators will be collected: 15  Timber harvesting land base 16  Site productivity 17  Annual Allowable Cut 18  Forest sector employment 19  Forest sector based government revenue 20  Existing carbon sink in forest lands. 21 The forest industry activity information will be collected from industry and Ministry of 22 Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations sources. Spatial indicators will be 23 collected from an analysis of GIS data obtained from the same sources. Formatted: Indent: Left: 0 cm, Hanging: 1.9 24 .16.3.4 Potential Effects of the Project and Proposed Mitigation cm, Outline numbered + Level: 3 + Numbering Style: 1, 2, 3, … + Start at: 1 + Alignment: Left 25 The EIS will assess how the Project has the potential to adversely affect forestry. + Aligned at: 0 cm + Indent at: 1.27 cm 26 The potential to adversely affect forestry will be assessed by taking into account the 27 potential for the Project to result in changes to the following key aspects: 28  Land use, resource use, access and activities related to industrial forestry use 29  Crown forest management

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1  Value of planned removal of carbon sink in forest lands 2 The spatial analysis will identify tenured interests or facilities occurring within the Project 3 activity zone that may be alienated from future use, or affected by changes in Crown land 4 use and access during construction and operations. 5 Should potential adverse effects be identified, the potential mitigation measures will be 6 identified and will include a description of how the mitigation measures can address the 7 potential adverse effects. 8 The EIS will describe project residual effects, and cumulative effects, if applicable, using the 9 residual effects characterization described in Table 8.3. A statement of significance will be 10 provided. Formatted: Indent: Left: 0 cm, Hanging: 1.9 11 .16.3.5 Summary of Residual Effects on Forestry cm, Outline numbered + Level: 3 + Numbering Style: 1, 2, 3, … + Start at: 1 + Alignment: Left 12 The EIS will summarize the residual effects in a table format as shown in Table 8.4. + Aligned at: 0 cm + Indent at: 1.27 cm Formatted: Indent: Left: 0 cm, Hanging: 1.9 13 cm, Outline numbered + Level: 2 + Numbering o16.4 Oil, Gas and Energy Style: 1, 2, 3, … + Start at: 1 + Alignment: Left + Aligned at: 0 cm + Indent at: 1.02 cm 14 .16.4.1 Oil, Gas and Energy Spatial Boundaries 15 The LAA and RAA are described in Table 16.4. 16 Table 16.4 Oil, gas and energy assessment areas Valued Component Local Assessment Area Regional Assessment Area Oil, Gas and Project activity zone Project activity zone Energy NE BC including Fort Nelson Regional District. Fort Nelson First Nation Traditional Terrritory Formatted: Indent: Left: 0 cm, Hanging: 1.9 17 .16.4.2 Oil, Gas and Energy Temporal Boundaries cm, Outline numbered + Level: 3 + Numbering Style: 1, 2, 3, … + Start at: 1 + Alignment: Left 18 The EIS will describe the temporal boundaries, which will reflect the methodology described + Aligned at: 0 cm + Indent at: 1.27 cm 19 in Section 8 of these EIS Guidelines. Pre-Development baseline reflecting conditions before 20 WAC Bennett dam construction. Formatted: Indent: Left: 0 cm, Hanging: 1.9 21 .16.4.3 Oil, Gas and Energy Baseline cm, Outline numbered + Level: 3 + Numbering Style: 1, 2, 3, … + Start at: 1 + Alignment: Left 22 The EIS will describe current conditions and recent trends related to oil, gas and energy + Aligned at: 0 cm + Indent at: 1.27 cm 23 sectors within the LAA, using the following key indicators: 24  Tenured oil, gas and energy activities, operations and facilities 25  Production activity 26  Industry characteristics including new extraction technologies 27 Spatial indicators will be collected using a GIS analysis. Other industry data will be 28 collected from the Oil and Gas Commission, Canadian Association of Petroleum Producers

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1 and B.C. Ministry of Energy and Mines. Interviews and information requests will be made 2 with these same agencies for information pertaining to production activity and investments. Formatted: Indent: Left: 0 cm, Hanging: 1.9 3 .16.4.4 Potential Effects of the Project and Proposed Mitigation cm, Outline numbered + Level: 3 + Numbering Style: 1, 2, 3, … + Start at: 1 + Alignment: Left 4 The EIS will assess how the Project has the potential to adversely or positively affect oil, + Aligned at: 0 cm + Indent at: 1.27 cm 5 gas and energy sectors. 6 The potential to adversely or positively affect the oil, gas and energy sectors will be 7 assessed by taking into account the potential for the Project to result in changes to the 8 following key aspects: 9  Land use, resource use, access and activities for the oil, gas and energy sectors

10  Enabling incremental activity via improved access, infrastructure and electricity Formatted: Bullets and Numbering 11 supply 12 Should potential adverse effects be identified, the potential mitigation measures will be 13 identified and will include a description of how the mitigation measures can address the 14 potential adverse effects. 15 Should potential positive effects be identified, potential “billback opportunities” will be 16 identified and will include a description of how the measures can contribute to lessening 17 Project costs or providing enhanced “return” to citizens of BC. 18 The EIS will describe project residual effects, and cumulative effects, if applicable, using the 19 residual effects characterization described in Table 8.3. A statement of significance will be 20 provided. Formatted: Indent: Left: 0 cm, Hanging: 1.9 21 .16.4.5 Summary of Residual Effects on Oil and Gas cm, Outline numbered + Level: 3 + Numbering Style: 1, 2, 3, … + Start at: 1 + Alignment: Left 22 The EIS will summarize the residual effects in a table format as shown in Table 8.4. + Aligned at: 0 cm + Indent at: 1.27 cm Formatted: Indent: Left: 0 cm, Hanging: 1.9 23 cm, Outline numbered + Level: 2 + Numbering o16.5 Minerals and Aggregates Style: 1, 2, 3, … + Start at: 1 + Alignment: Left + Aligned at: 0 cm + Indent at: 1.02 cm 24 .16.5.1 Minerals and Aggregates Spatial Boundaries 25 The LAA and RAA are described in Table 16.5. 26 Table 16.5 Mineral and aggregates assessment areas Valued Component Local Assessment Area Regional Assessment Area Minerals and Project activity zone Fort St John/Hudson’s Hope/ Aggregates Taylor/Area “C” for aggregate market assessment. Fort Nelson First Nation Traditional Territory Formatted: Indent: Left: 0 cm, Hanging: 1.9 27 .16.5.2 Minerals and Aggregates Temporal Boundaries cm, Outline numbered + Level: 3 + Numbering Style: 1, 2, 3, … + Start at: 1 + Alignment: Left 28 The EIS will describe the temporal boundaries, which will reflect the methodology described + Aligned at: 0 cm + Indent at: 1.27 cm 29 in Section 8 of these EIS Guidelines.

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Formatted: Indent: Left: 0 cm, Hanging: 1.9 1 .16.5.3 Minerals and Aggregates Baseline cm, Outline numbered + Level: 3 + Numbering Style: 1, 2, 3, … + Start at: 1 + Alignment: Left 2 The EIS will provide an overview of current conditions related to mineral and aggregate + Aligned at: 0 cm + Indent at: 1.27 cm 3 resource development within the LAA, using the following key indicators: 4  Record of metal, industrial mineral, and aggregate potential 5  Record of exploration and development 6  Historic production records 7  Remaining mine, quarry or pit life 8  Existing mineral or aggregate tenures 9  Local and regional aggregate pricing and current and forecast consumption 10 profile 11 Spatial data will be collected (e.g., mineral potential, tenures, mineral reserves, current and 12 past producers). Baseline information will be collected from government databases (e.g., 13 mineral potential, mineral tenures, record of development activity), and interviews with 14 Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure staff, and other information as made available 15 to BC Hydro. Formatted: Indent: Left: 0 cm, Hanging: 1.9 16 .16.5.4 Potential Effects of the Project and Proposed Mitigation cm, Outline numbered + Level: 3 + Numbering Style: 1, 2, 3, … + Start at: 1 + Alignment: Left 17 The EIS will assess how the Project has the potential to adversely affect the mineral and + Aligned at: 0 cm + Indent at: 1.27 cm 18 aggregate sector. 19 The potential to adversely affect the mineral and aggregate sector will be assessed by 20 taking into account the potential for the Project to result in changes to the following key 21 aspects: 22  Land use, resource use, access and activities related to industrial mineral and 23 aggregate utilization within the Project activity zone 24  The Project’s consumption of local aggregate deposits for construction activities 25  Any new or improved access to aggregate sources created by the Project 26 Spatial analysis will be used to determine the Project’s effect on minerals and aggregates in 27 the context of the market for minerals and aggregates. 28 Should potential adverse effects be identified, the potential mitigation measures will be 29 identified and will include a description of how the mitigation measures can address the 30 potential adverse effects. 31 The EIS will describe project residual effects, and cumulative effects, if applicable, using the 32 residual effects characterization described in Table 8.3. A statement of significance will be 33 provided. Formatted: Indent: Left: 0 cm, Hanging: 1.9 34 .16.5.5 Summary of Residual Effects on Minerals and Aggregates cm, Outline numbered + Level: 3 + Numbering Style: 1, 2, 3, … + Start at: 1 + Alignment: Left 35 The EIS will summarize the residual effects in a table format as shown in Table 8.4. + Aligned at: 0 cm + Indent at: 1.27 cm

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Formatted: Indent: Left: 0 cm, Hanging: 1.9 1 cm, Outline numbered + Level: 2 + Numbering o16.6 Harvest of Fish and Wildlife Resources Style: 1, 2, 3, … + Start at: 1 + Alignment: Left + Aligned at: 0 cm + Indent at: 1.02 cm 2 .16.6.1 Harvest of Fish and Wildlife Resources Spatial Boundaries 3 The LAA and RAA are described in Table 16.6. 4 Table 16.6 Harvest of fish and wildlife resources assessment areas Valued Component Local Assessment Area Regional Assessment Area Harvest of Fish and Project activity zone and the Peace Peace River Regional District. Wildlife Resources River downstream to the Alberta Fort Nelson First Nation border. Traditional Territory

Formatted: Indent: Left: 0 cm, Hanging: 1.9 5 .16.6.2 Harvest of Fish and Wildlife Resources Temporal Boundaries cm, Outline numbered + Level: 3 + Numbering Style: 1, 2, 3, … + Start at: 1 + Alignment: Left 6 The EIS will describe the temporal boundaries, which will reflect the methodology described + Aligned at: 0 cm + Indent at: 1.27 cm 7 in Section 8 of these EIS Guidelines. Formatted: Indent: Left: 0 cm, Hanging: 1.9 8 .16.6.3 Harvest of Fish and Wildlife Resources Baseline cm, Outline numbered + Level: 3 + Numbering Style: 1, 2, 3, … + Start at: 1 + Alignment: Left 9 The EIS will provide an overview of current conditions related to the public and tenured + Aligned at: 0 cm + Indent at: 1.27 cm 10 harvest of fish and wildlife resources within the LAA, using the following key indicators: 11 Public Hunting and Fishing: 12  Public hunting and fishing licence sales 13  Public hunting and fishing areas 14  Public hunting and fishing harvest information, including numbers and species 15  Angler creel survey results within the LAA 16

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1 Tenured Trapping: 2  Tenured trapline areas 3  Tenured trapline infrastructure (e.g., cabins, trails) 4  Tenured trapline harvest volumes and areas 5  Tenured trapline operating and economic information 6  Aboriginal employment or use of tenured traplines 7 Tenured Guide-Outfitting: 8  Tenured guide outfitter areas 9  Tenured guide outfitter infrastructure (e.g., cabins, trails) 10  Tenured guide-outfitter harvest volumes and areas 11  Tenured guide-outfitter operating and economic information 12  Aboriginal participation in tenured guide outfitting operations 13 Public hunting data will be acquired from BCMOE hunter harvest data, studies on economic 14 effects and value of resident hunting, wildlife studies, interviews with local rod and gun 15 clubs, traditional land use studies, and other data as made available to BC Hydro. 16 Fishing data will be acquired from BCMOE licence sales, creel survey results (LGL 2010), 17 regional angling surveys, fisheries studies, interviews with rod and gun clubs, traditional 18 land use studies, and other data as made available to BC Hydro. 19 Trapping data will be acquired from trapper interviews, trapline tenure and harvest data 20 from provincial government sources, and other information as made available to BC Hydro. 21 Data will be acquired from wildlife studies, BCMOE hunter harvest data, guide outfitter 22 licence areas, Guide Outfitting Association of BC database, and studies on the economic 23 effects and value of guided hunting, and other information as made available to BC Hydro. Formatted: Indent: Left: 0 cm, Hanging: 1.9 24 .16.6.4 Potential Effects of the Project and Proposed Mitigation cm, Outline numbered + Level: 3 + Numbering Style: 1, 2, 3, … + Start at: 1 + Alignment: Left 25 The EIS will assess how the Project has the potential to adversely affect the harvest of fish + Aligned at: 0 cm + Indent at: 1.27 cm 26 and wildlife resources. 27 The potential to adversely affect harvest of fish and wildlife resources will be assessed by 28 taking into account the potential for the Project to result in changes to the following key 29 aspects: 30  Use of and access to hunting and fishing areas 31  Use of and access to trapline areas 32  Use of and access to guide outfitter areas 33  Tenured areas and specific harvest areas within tenured areas, using spatial 34 analysis

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1  Availability of harvested species based on the results of the assessment of the 2 potential effects of the Project on fish and fish habitat and on wildlife 3 Should potential adverse effects be identified, the potential mitigation measures will be 4 identified and will include a description of how the mitigation measures can address the 5 potential adverse effects. 6 The EIS will describe project residual effects, and cumulative effects, if applicable, using the 7 residual effects characterization described in Table 8.3. A statement of significance will be 8 provided. Formatted: Indent: Left: 0 cm, Hanging: 1.9 9 .16.6.5 Summary of Residual Effects on Harvest of Fish and Wildlife Resources cm, Outline numbered + Level: 3 + Numbering Style: 1, 2, 3, … + Start at: 1 + Alignment: Left 10 The EIS will summarize the residual effects in a table format as shown in Table 8.4. + Aligned at: 0 cm + Indent at: 1.27 cm Formatted: Indent: Left: 0 cm, Hanging: 1.9 11 cm, Outline numbered + Level: 2 + Numbering o16.7 Outdoor Recreation and Tourism Style: 1, 2, 3, … + Start at: 1 + Alignment: Left + Aligned at: 0 cm + Indent at: 1.02 cm 12 .16.7.1 Outdoor Recreation and Tourism Spatial Boundaries 13 The LAA and RAA are described in Table 16.7. 14 Table 16.7 Outdoor recreation and tourism assessment areas Valued Component Local Assessment Area Regional Assessment Area Outdoor Recreation Project activity zone and downstream Peace River Regional District. and Tourism to Peace Island Park Fort Nelson First Nation Traditional Territory Formatted: Indent: Left: 0 cm, Hanging: 1.9 15 .16.7.2 Outdoor Recreation and Tourism Temporal Boundaries cm, Outline numbered + Level: 3 + Numbering Style: 1, 2, 3, … + Start at: 1 + Alignment: Left 16 The EIS will describe the temporal boundaries, which will reflect the methodology described + Aligned at: 0 cm + Indent at: 1.27 cm 17 in Section 8 of these EIS Guidelines. Formatted: Indent: Left: 0 cm, Hanging: 1.9 18 .16.7.3 Outdoor Recreation and Tourism Baseline cm, Outline numbered + Level: 3 + Numbering Style: 1, 2, 3, … + Start at: 1 + Alignment: Left 19 The EIS will present an overview of current conditions related to outdoor recreation and + Aligned at: 0 cm + Indent at: 1.27 cm 20 tourism within the LAA, using the following key indicators: 21  Outdoor recreation features and amenities, including recreation sites, trails and 22 parks 23  Outdoor recreation use levels 24  Tourism features and amenities, including visitor centres, tourist accommodations, 25 and attractions 26  Regional tourism visitor levels 27  Recreation activities undertaken on the land base, including activities, locations and 28 seasonal nature of activities 29  Commercial outdoor recreation interests

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1 Spatial data will be collected through a GIS analysis using available provincial data and 2 data from other sources. Information sources will include information from and interviews 3 with government agencies, local recreation and tourism groups, and other information as 4 made available to BC Hydro. Formatted: Indent: Left: 0 cm, Hanging: 1.9 5 .16.7.4 Potential Effects of the Project and Proposed Mitigation cm, Outline numbered + Level: 3 + Numbering Style: 1, 2, 3, … + Start at: 1 + Alignment: Left 6 The EIS will assess how the Project has the potential to adversely affect outdoor recreation + Aligned at: 0 cm + Indent at: 1.27 cm 7 and tourism. 8 The potential to adversely affect outdoor recreation and tourism will be assessed by taking 9 into account the potential for the Project to result in changes to the following key aspects: 10  Outdoor recreation sites, trails and parks, using spatial analysis 11  Visitor centres, tourist accommodations, and attractions 12  Outdoor recreation use and regional tourism visitor levels 13 Should potential adverse effects be identified, the potential mitigation measures will be 14 identified and will include a description of how the mitigation measures can address the 15 potential adverse effects. 16 The EIS will describe project residual effects, and cumulative effects, if applicable, using the 17 residual effects characterization described in Table 8.3. A statement of significance will be 18 provided. Formatted: Indent: Left: 0 cm, Hanging: 1.9 19 .16.7.5 Summary of Residual Effects on Outdoor Recreation and Tourism cm, Outline numbered + Level: 3 + Numbering Style: 1, 2, 3, … + Start at: 1 + Alignment: Left 20 The EIS will summarize the residual effects in a table format as shown in Table 8.4. + Aligned at: 0 cm + Indent at: 1.27 cm Formatted: Indent: Left: 0 cm, Hanging: 1.9 21 cm, Outline numbered + Level: 2 + Numbering o16.8 Navigation Style: 1, 2, 3, … + Start at: 1 + Alignment: Left + Aligned at: 0 cm + Indent at: 1.02 cm 22 .16.8.1 Navigation Spatial Boundaries 23 The LAA and RAA are described in Table 16.8. 24 Table 16.8 Navigation assessment areas Valued Component Local Assessment Area Regional Assessment Area Navigation Project activity zone, downstream to Project activity zone, Peace Island Park, and the downstream to Peace Island Shaftesbury ice bridge Park, and the Shaftesbury ice bridge Fort Nelson First Nation Traditional Territory Formatted: Indent: Left: 0 cm, Hanging: 1.9 25 .16.8.2 Navigation Temporal Boundaries cm, Outline numbered + Level: 3 + Numbering Style: 1, 2, 3, … + Start at: 1 + Alignment: Left 26 The EIS will describe the temporal boundaries, which will reflect the methodology described + Aligned at: 0 cm + Indent at: 1.27 cm 27 in Section 8 of these EIS Guidelines. Pre-Development Baseline before WAC Bennett dam 28 construction.

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Formatted: Indent: Left: 0 cm, Hanging: 1.9 1 .16.8.3 Navigation Baseline cm, Outline numbered + Level: 3 + Numbering Style: 1, 2, 3, … + Start at: 1 + Alignment: Left 2 The EIS will present an overview of current conditions related to navigation within the LAA, + Aligned at: 0 cm + Indent at: 1.27 cm 3 using the following key indicators: 4  Defined existing navigable waters using the methodology outlined in the River 5 Classification System established for rivers in British Columbia 6  Current navigation use (e.g., vessel/boat traffic) of the defined navigable waters for 7 transportation, recreation and commercial purposes 8  Air navigation routes and airports 9  The ice bridge at Shaftesbury 10 Information sources will include information from and interviews with government agencies, 11 local boating groups, and other information as made available to BC Hydro.

Formatted: Indent: Left: 0 cm, Hanging: 1.9 12 .16.8.4 Potential Effects of the Project and Proposed Mitigation cm, Outline numbered + Level: 3 + Numbering Style: 1, 2, 3, … + Start at: 1 + Alignment: Left 13 The EIS will assess how the Project has the potential to adversely affect navigation. + Aligned at: 0 cm + Indent at: 1.27 cm 14 The potential to adversely affect navigation will be assessed by taking into account the 15 potential for the Project to result in changes to the following key aspects: 16  The navigability and navigation use of defined navigable waters existing, altered or 17 created by the Project 18  Potential navigation hazards in waterways 19  Micro-climate changes (Section 9.3.1) on aviation use at the Fort St. John airport 20  Visibility of structures and catenary wiring, and proposed temporary aviation 21 restrictions 22  Operation of the Shaftesbury ice bridge using the results of the CRISSP ice model 23 described in Section 9.2.49.2.4 Formatted: English (U.S.) 24 Should potential adverse effects be identified, the potential mitigation measures will be 25 identified and will include a description of how the mitigation measures can address the 26 potential adverse effects. 27 The EIS will describe project residual effects, and cumulative effects, if applicable, using the 28 residual effects characterization described in Table 8.3. A statement of significance will be 29 provided. Formatted: Indent: Left: 0 cm, Hanging: 1.9 30 .16.8.5 Summary of Residual Effects on Navigation cm, Outline numbered + Level: 3 + Numbering Style: 1, 2, 3, … + Start at: 1 + Alignment: Left 31 The EIS will summarize the residual effects in a table format as shown in Table 8.4. + Aligned at: 0 cm + Indent at: 1.27 cm

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Formatted: Indent: Left: 0 cm, Hanging: 1.9 1 cm, Outline numbered + Level: 2 + Numbering o16.9 Visual Resources Style: 1, 2, 3, … + Start at: 1 + Alignment: Left + Aligned at: 0 cm + Indent at: 1.02 cm 2 .16.9.1 Visual Resources Spatial Boundaries 3 The LAA and RAA are described in Table 16.9. 4 Table 16.9 Visual resources assessment areas Valued Local Assessment Area Regional Assessment Area Component Visual The reservoir and dam site as Visual Landscape Inventory Resources viewable from Visual Landscape viewpoints within or adjacent to Inventory viewpoints Project activity zone Fort Nelson First Nation Traditional Territory Formatted: Indent: Left: 0 cm, Hanging: 1.9 5 .16.9.2 Visual Resources Temporal Boundaries cm, Outline numbered + Level: 3 + Numbering Style: 1, 2, 3, … + Start at: 1 + Alignment: Left 6 The EIS will describe the temporal boundaries, which will reflect the methodology described + Aligned at: 0 cm + Indent at: 1.27 cm 7 in Section 8 of these EIS Guidelines. Formatted: Indent: Left: 0 cm, Hanging: 1.9 8 .16.9.3 Visual Resources Baseline cm, Outline numbered + Level: 3 + Numbering Style: 1, 2, 3, … + Start at: 1 + Alignment: Left 9 The EIS will identify current visual resource conditions within the LAA that may be changed + Aligned at: 0 cm + Indent at: 1.27 cm 10 by the Project, using the following key indicators: 11  Representative visual receptor sites selected from provincially designated Visual 12 Landscape Inventory (VLI) scenic area viewpoints overlooking the reservoir and 13 dam site 14  A public viewpoint of the river from Hudson’s Hope, and from near the dam site 15 For each site, a photomontage will be used to show current conditions. The VLI classifies 16 the provincial land base into visually sensitive areas versus not visually sensitive areas and, 17 for each visually sensitive unit in terms of its existing visual condition, visual absorption 18 capability, biophysical and viewing characteristics, determines or recommends a visual 19 sensitivity class. The provincial Visual Landscape Inventory receptor sites to be used in the 20 baseline are shown in Table 16.10. 21 Table 16.10 Proposed visual resources receptor sites Location Easting (UTM) Northing (UTM) Fort St. John, 100th Street Lookout 633529.33 6231502.12 Highway 29, MOT rest stop overlooking 598892.44 6233874.26 Attachie Hudson’s Hope, location to be determined Hudson’s Hope, Peace Canyon Road 562876.16 6205166.12 Highway 29, overlooking Bear Flat 609645.23 6239176.48 Highway 29, west of Halfway River 591764.45 6228586.29 Highway 29, east of Farrell Creek 586430.13 6224072.87

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Highway 29, west of Farrell Creek 575138.92 6219550.34 Formatted: Indent: Left: 0 cm, Hanging: 1.9 1 .16.9.4 Potential Effects of the Project and Proposed Mitigation cm, Outline numbered + Level: 3 + Numbering Style: 1, 2, 3, … + Start at: 1 + Alignment: Left 2 The EIS will assess how the Project has the potential to adversely affect visual resources. + Aligned at: 0 cm + Indent at: 1.27 cm 3 The potential to adversely affect visual resources will be assessed by taking into account 4 the potential for the Project to result in changes to the following key indicators: 5  The visibility of project features from selected receptor sites using GIS-based 6 viewshed modelling 7  Scenic values predicted using photomontages and assessed according to the Visual 8 Impact Assessment Guidebook’s visual impact summary form (BCMOF, 2001). 9 Should potential adverse effects be identified, the potential mitigation measures will be 10 identified and will include a description of how the mitigation measures can address the 11 potential adverse effects. 12 The EIS will describe project residual effects, and cumulative effects, if applicable, using the 13 residual effects characterization described in Table 8.3. A statement of significance will be 14 provided. Formatted: Indent: Left: 0 cm, Hanging: 1.9 15 .16.9.5 Summary of Residual Effects on Visual Resources cm, Outline numbered + Level: 3 + Numbering Style: 1, 2, 3, … + Start at: 1 + Alignment: Left 16 The EIS will summarize the residual effects in a table format as shown in Table 8.4. + Aligned at: 0 cm + Indent at: 1.27 cm Formatted: Indent: Left: 0 cm, Hanging: 1.9 17 cm, Outline numbered + Level: 2 + Numbering o16.10 References Style: 1, 2, 3, … + Start at: 1 + Alignment: Left 18 This subsection will include a list of supporting references used in this section of the EIS. + Aligned at: 0 cm + Indent at: 1.02 cm

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1 VOLUME 4 – SOCIAL, HERITAGE, AND HEALTH EFFECTS ASSESSMENT

Formatted: Indent: Left: 0 cm, Hanging: 1.9 2 17 SOCIAL EFFECTS ASSESSMENT cm, Outline numbered + Level: 1 + Numbering Style: 1, 2, 3, … + Start at: 1 + Alignment: Left 3 The EIS will summarize the social effects based on the methodology described in Section 8 + Aligned at: 0 cm + Indent at: 0.76 cm 4 of these EIS Guidelines. 5 Technical data will inform the social effects assessment. The interests of Aboriginal groups 6 will be presented in the EIS in accordance with Section 15 and Section 20 of these EIS 7 Guidelines. Where Aboriginal groups have identified interests in a VC, BC Hydro will 8 incorporate additional baseline information as made available. Formatted: Indent: Left: 0 cm, Hanging: 1.9 9 cm, Outline numbered + Level: 2 + Numbering o17.1 Valued Component Scoping and Rationale Style: 1, 2, 3, … + Start at: 1 + Alignment: Left 10 Social considerations include potential adverse effects of the Project on the workforce, on + Aligned at: 0 cm + Indent at: 1.02 cm 11 local population, housing and community services, including health, emergency, education 12 and transportation. Table 17.1 outlines the rationale for the selection of social VCs. 13 Table 17.1 Social valued components rationale Valued Interaction with Aboriginal Public and Federal and Component Project Concerns Stakeholder Provincial Components Issues Regulations and and Activities Guidelines Population and Project workforce Regional and Regional interest Required by the Demographics would increase First Nation in population BCEAO local and regional communities change. guidelines for population. interest in environmental population assessment. change. Housing Project Concern about Regional interest Required by the employment and cost and supply of in housing supply, BCEAO population housing in Fort cost of housing guidelines for increase likely to St. John and Fort short and long environmental cause Nelson with term. assessment measurable implications for increase in on-reserve demand for housing housing. Community Project-induced Regional interest Regional interest Required by the Infrastructure and population of Project of Project BCEAO Services change may demand on demand on guidelines for increase demand access and access and environmental for social and quality of quality of assessment community infrastructure and infrastructure and services. services services

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Valued Interaction with Aboriginal Public and Federal and Component Project Concerns Stakeholder Provincial Components Issues Regulations and and Activities Guidelines Transportation Project use of Regional interest Regional interest Required by the existing, or in project demand in project demand BCEAO development of on transportation on transportation guidelines for new, road and rail and infrastructure and infrastructure environmental transportation assessment. routes to move people, equipment, goods and materials to and from construction and operating sites. Formatted: Indent: Left: 0 cm, Hanging: 1.9 cm, Outline numbered + Level: 2 + Numbering 1 o17.2 Population and Demographics Style: 1, 2, 3, … + Start at: 1 + Alignment: Left + Aligned at: 0 cm + Indent at: 1.02 cm 2 .17.2.1 Population and Demographics Spatial Boundaries 3 The LAA and RAA are described in Table 17.2. 4 Table 17.2 Population and demographics assessment areas Valued Component Local Assessment Area Regional Assessment Area Formatted Table Population and Peace River Regional District Peace River Regional District Demographics Fort Nelson Regional District Formatted: Indent: Left: 0 cm, Hanging: 1.9 5 .17.2.2 Population and Demographics Temporal Boundaries cm, Outline numbered + Level: 3 + Numbering Style: 1, 2, 3, … + Start at: 1 + Alignment: Left 6 The EIS will describe the temporal boundaries, which will reflect the methodology described + Aligned at: 0 cm + Indent at: 1.27 cm 7 in Section 8 of these EIS Guidelines. Formatted: Indent: Left: 0 cm, Hanging: 1.9 8 .17.2.3 Population and Demographics Baseline cm, Outline numbered + Level: 3 + Numbering Style: 1, 2, 3, … + Start at: 1 + Alignment: Left 9 The EIS will present an overview of current baseline and forecast population and + Aligned at: 0 cm + Indent at: 1.27 cm 10 demographic characteristics within the LAA, using the following key indicators: 11  Population numbers (gender, age profile, labour force participation) 12  Household number and demographic characteristics, including marital status and 13 dependents 14 Information sources will include published studies and statistics, and information made 15 available to BC Hydro from local, regional and provincial organizations and governments. 16 Information sources will include historic and most currently available census data and 17 population forecasts.

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Formatted: Indent: Left: 0 cm, Hanging: 1.9 1 .17.2.4 Potential Effects of the Project and Proposed Mitigation cm, Outline numbered + Level: 3 + Numbering Style: 1, 2, 3, … + Start at: 1 + Alignment: Left 2 The EIS will assess how the Project has the potential to adversely affect population and + Aligned at: 0 cm + Indent at: 1.27 cm 3 demographics. 4 The potential to adversely affect population and demographics will be assessed by taking 5 into account the potential for the Project to result in changes to the following key aspects: 6  The Peace River Regional District population, with specific reference to the City of 7 Fort St. John 8  The results of the assessment of the Project on the labour market will be used to 9 assess the effects on population and demographics 10 Should potential adverse effects be identified, the potential mitigation measures will be 11 identified and will include a description of how the mitigation measures can address the 12 potential adverse effects. 13 The EIS will describe project residual effects, and cumulative effects, if applicable, using the 14 residual effects characterization described in Table 8.3. A statement of significance will be 15 provided. Formatted: Indent: Left: 0 cm, Hanging: 1.9 16 .17.2.5 Summary of Residual Effects on Population and Demographics cm, Outline numbered + Level: 3 + Numbering Style: 1, 2, 3, … + Start at: 1 + Alignment: Left 17 The EIS will summarize the residual effects in a table format as shown in Table 8.4. + Aligned at: 0 cm + Indent at: 1.27 cm Formatted: Indent: Left: 0 cm, Hanging: 1.9 18 cm, Outline numbered + Level: 2 + Numbering o17.3 Housing Style: 1, 2, 3, … + Start at: 1 + Alignment: Left + Aligned at: 0 cm + Indent at: 1.02 cm 19 .17.3.1 Housing Spatial Boundaries 20 The LAA and RAA are described in Table 17.3. 21 Table 17.3 Housing assessment areas Valued Component Local Assessment Area Regional Assessment Area Formatted Table Housing Peace River Regional District Peace River Regional District.

Formatted: Indent: Left: 0 cm, Hanging: 1.9 22 .17.3.2 Housing Temporal Boundaries cm, Outline numbered + Level: 3 + Numbering Style: 1, 2, 3, … + Start at: 1 + Alignment: Left 23 The EIS will describe the temporal boundaries, which will reflect the methodology described + Aligned at: 0 cm + Indent at: 1.27 cm 24 in Section 8 of these EIS Guidelines. Formatted: Indent: Left: 0 cm, Hanging: 1.9 25 .17.3.3 Housing Baseline cm, Outline numbered + Level: 3 + Numbering Style: 1, 2, 3, … + Start at: 1 + Alignment: Left 26 The EIS will describe housing baseline conditions within the LAA, using the following key + Aligned at: 0 cm + Indent at: 1.27 cm 27 indicators: 28  Occupancy and vacancy rates 29  Occupancy costs 30  Multiple Listing Service activity (BC Stats 2011c)

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1  Residential construction activity 2  Planned housing developments 3  Land zoned and available for housing development 4 Information sources will include published studies and statistics, and information made 5 available to BC Hydro from the private sector, local, regional and provincial organizations 6 and governments. Formatted: Indent: Left: 0 cm, Hanging: 1.9 7 .17.3.4 Potential Effects of the Project and Proposed Mitigation cm, Outline numbered + Level: 3 + Numbering Style: 1, 2, 3, … + Start at: 1 + Alignment: Left 8 The EIS will assess how the Project has the potential to adversely affect housing. + Aligned at: 0 cm + Indent at: 1.27 cm 9 The potential to adversely affect housing will be assessed by taking into account the 10 potential for the Project to result in changes to the following key aspects: 11  The demand for housing, with specific reference to the City of Fort St. John 12  The assessment of the Project on the labour market and on Population and 13 Demographics will be used to assess the effects on housing 14  Specific plans by BC Hydro to directly provide worker accommodation 15 Should potential adverse effects be identified, the potential mitigation measures will be 16 identified and will include a description of how the mitigation measures can address the 17 potential adverse effects. 18 The EIS will describe project residual effects, and cumulative effects, if applicable, using the 19 residual effects characterization described in Table 8.3. A statement of significance will be 20 provided. Formatted: Indent: Left: 0 cm, Hanging: 1.9 21 .17.3.5 Summary of Residual Effects on Housing cm, Outline numbered + Level: 3 + Numbering Style: 1, 2, 3, … + Start at: 1 + Alignment: Left 22 The EIS will summarize the residual effects in a table format as shown in Table 8.4. + Aligned at: 0 cm + Indent at: 1.27 cm Formatted: Indent: Left: 0 cm, Hanging: 1.9 23 cm, Outline numbered + Level: 2 + Numbering o17.4 Community Infrastructure and Services Style: 1, 2, 3, … + Start at: 1 + Alignment: Left + Aligned at: 0 cm + Indent at: 1.02 cm 24 .17.4.1 Community Infrastructure and Services Spatial Boundaries 25 The LAA and RAA are described in Table 17.4. 26 Table 17.4 Community infrastructure and services assessment areas Valued Component Local Assessment Area Regional Assessment Area Formatted Table Community Peace River Regional District Peace River Regional District Infrastructure and Fort Nelson Regional District Services Formatted: Indent: Left: 0 cm, Hanging: 1.9 27 .17.4.2 Community Infrastructure and Services Temporal Boundaries cm, Outline numbered + Level: 3 + Numbering Style: 1, 2, 3, … + Start at: 1 + Alignment: Left 28 The EIS will describe the temporal boundaries, which will reflect the methodology described + Aligned at: 0 cm + Indent at: 1.27 cm 29 in Section 8 of these EIS Guidelines.

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Formatted: Indent: Left: 0 cm, Hanging: 1.9 1 .17.4.3 Community Infrastructure and Services Baseline cm, Outline numbered + Level: 3 + Numbering Style: 1, 2, 3, … + Start at: 1 + Alignment: Left 2 The EIS will describe the capacity, statistics of, and approved plans for community + Aligned at: 0 cm + Indent at: 1.27 cm 3 infrastructure and services, using the following key indicators: 4  Community Services – recreation and leisure facilities, sewer and water services 5  Emergency Services – police, court, fire protection, ambulance services and 6 provincial emergency planning 7  Education Services – public schools, private schools, post-secondary institutions 8  Health and Social Services – vital statistics, medical service expenditures, medical 9 and dental facilities, practitioner numbers and services 10 Information sources will include published studies and statistics, and information made 11 available to BC Hydro from the private sector, local, regional and provincial organizations 12 and governments. Formatted: Indent: Left: 0 cm, Hanging: 1.9 13 .17.4.4 Potential Effects of the Project and Proposed Mitigation cm, Outline numbered + Level: 3 + Numbering Style: 1, 2, 3, … + Start at: 1 + Alignment: Left 14 The EIS will assess how the Project has the potential to adversely affect community + Aligned at: 0 cm + Indent at: 1.27 cm 15 infrastructure and services. EIS will assess impacts on specific First Nation communities. 16 Impact assessment to be developed in concert with the communities. 17 The potential to adversely affect community infrastructure and services will be assessed by 18 taking into account the potential for the Project to result in changes to the following key 19 aspects: 20  The demand for or provision of community, emergency, education, and health and 21 social services and facilities 22  Specific displacement or effects to infrastructure, such as sewer and water systems 23  The results of the assessment of the Project on population and demographics will 24 be used to assess the effects on community infrastructure and services 25 Should potential adverse effects be identified, the potential mitigation measures will be 26 identified and will include a description of how the mitigation measures can address the 27 potential adverse effects. 28 The EIS will describe project residual effects, and cumulative effects, if applicable, using the 29 residual effects characterization described in Table 8.3. A statement of significance will be 30 provided. Formatted: Indent: Left: 0 cm, Hanging: 1.9 31 .17.4.5 Summary of Residual Effects on Community Infrastructure and Services cm, Outline numbered + Level: 3 + Numbering Style: 1, 2, 3, … + Start at: 1 + Alignment: Left 32 The EIS will summarize the residual effects in a table format as shown in Table 8.4. + Aligned at: 0 cm + Indent at: 1.27 cm Formatted: Indent: Left: 0 cm, Hanging: 1.9 33 cm, Outline numbered + Level: 2 + Numbering o17.5 Transportation Style: 1, 2, 3, … + Start at: 1 + Alignment: Left + Aligned at: 0 cm + Indent at: 1.02 cm 34 .17.5.1 Transportation Spatial Boundaries 35 The LAA and RAA are described in Table 17.5.

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1 Table 17.5 Transportation assessment areas Valued Component Local Assessment Area Regional Assessment Area Formatted Table Transportation Road and rail networks within the Peace River Regional District project activity zone Fort Nelson Regional District Formatted: Indent: Left: 0 cm, Hanging: 1.9 2 .17.5.2 Transportation Temporal Boundaries cm, Outline numbered + Level: 3 + Numbering Style: 1, 2, 3, … + Start at: 1 + Alignment: Left 3 The EIS will describe the temporal boundaries, which will reflect the methodology described + Aligned at: 0 cm + Indent at: 1.27 cm 4 in Section 8 of these EIS Guidelines. Formatted: Indent: Left: 0 cm, Hanging: 1.9 5 .17.5.3 Transportation Baseline cm, Outline numbered + Level: 3 + Numbering Style: 1, 2, 3, … + Start at: 1 + Alignment: Left 6 The EIS will describe current road and rail transportation conditions, using the following key + Aligned at: 0 cm + Indent at: 1.27 cm 7 indicators: 8  Road traffic volumes 9  Road traffic counts 10  Road accident rates 11  Regional Road restrictions 12  Rail movements 13 Information sources will include published studies and statistics, and information made 14 available to BC Hydro from the private sector, local, regional and provincial organizations 15 and governments, as well as traffic counts conducted by BC Hydro. Formatted: Indent: Left: 0 cm, Hanging: 1.9 16 .17.5.4 Potential Effects of the Project and Proposed Mitigation cm, Outline numbered + Level: 3 + Numbering Style: 1, 2, 3, … + Start at: 1 + Alignment: Left 17 The EIS will assess how the Project has the potential to adversely affect transportation. EIS + Aligned at: 0 cm + Indent at: 1.27 cm 18 will assess impacts on specific First Nation communities. Impact assessment to be 19 developed in concert with the communities. 20 21 The potential to adversely affect transportation will be assessed by taking into account the 22 potential for the Project to result in changes to the following key aspects: 23  Road and rail transportation in the LAA 24  The need to develop and use regional road and rail transportation routes for the 25 movement of equipment, materials and people 26  Specific transportation plans proposed by BC Hydro 27  Local road and rail traffic forecasts of vehicle and rail movements, with specific 28 reference to intersections near the City of Fort St. John, and to specific rail sidings 29 and yards 30  The results of the assessment of the Project on population and demographics, the 31 workforce accommodation plan, and assumptions about workforce shift schedules 32 during construction will be used to assess the effects on transportation

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1 Should potential adverse effects be identified, the potential mitigation measures will be 2 identified and will include a description of how the mitigation measures can address the 3 potential adverse effects. 4 The EIS will describe project residual effects, and cumulative effects, if applicable, using the 5 residual effects characterization described in Table 8.3. A statement of significance will be 6 provided. Formatted: Indent: Left: 0 cm, Hanging: 1.9 7 .17.5.5 Summary of Residual Effects on Transportation cm, Outline numbered + Level: 3 + Numbering Style: 1, 2, 3, … + Start at: 1 + Alignment: Left 8 The EIS will summarize the residual effects in a table format as shown in Table 8.4. + Aligned at: 0 cm + Indent at: 1.27 cm Formatted: Indent: Left: 0 cm, Hanging: 1.9 9 cm, Outline numbered + Level: 2 + Numbering o17.6 References Style: 1, 2, 3, … + Start at: 1 + Alignment: Left 10 This subsection will include a list of all supporting references used in the social sections of + Aligned at: 0 cm + Indent at: 1.02 cm 11 the EIS. Formatted: Indent: Left: 0 cm, Hanging: 1.9 cm, Outline numbered + Level: 1 + Numbering 12 18 HERITAGE RESOURCES EFFECTS ASSESSMENT Style: 1, 2, 3, … + Start at: 1 + Alignment: Left + Aligned at: 0 cm + Indent at: 0.76 cm 13 The EIS will summarize the potential adverse effects of the Project on heritage resources, 14 including physical and cultural heritage resources, and any structure, site or thing that is of 15 historical, archaeological, palaeontological or architectural significance. 16 Technical data will inform the effects assessment on heritage resources. The interests of 17 Aboriginal groups will be presented in the EIS in accordance with Section 15 and Section 18 20 of these EIS Guidelines. Where Aboriginal groups have identified interests in a VC, BC 19 Hydro will incorporate additional baseline information as made available. Formatted: Indent: Left: 0 cm, Hanging: 1.9 20 cm, Outline numbered + Level: 2 + Numbering o18.1 Valued Component Scoping and Rationale Style: 1, 2, 3, … + Start at: 1 + Alignment: Left 21 The heritage resource VC includes paleontological, historical and archaeological sites, and + Aligned at: 0 cm + Indent at: 1.02 cm 22 the rationale for its selection is described in Table 18.1. The selected VC for heritage 23 resources has an identified interaction with the Project and there is a legal requirement to 24 address potential adverse effects on heritage resources.

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1 Table 18.1 Heritage resources valued component rationale Valued Interaction with Project Aboriginal Public and Federal and Component Components and Activities Concerns Stakeholder Provincial Issues Regulations and Guidelines Heritage Loss or damage to heritage Interest in Interest in Required by the resources sites during construction and heritage regional BCEAO; inundation; Improved access sites for heritage Required by to, exposure of, or publication cultural values Section 2 (b) of heritage sites may increase heritage CEAA; theft of resources, prospecting preservati Some sites are or damage to resources; on protected under Reduced access to sites may Heritage decrease opportunity for study Conservation Act; Reference Guide on Physical and Cultural Heritage Resources (Agency 1996) Formatted: Indent: Left: 0 cm, Hanging: 1.9 cm, Outline numbered + Level: 2 + Numbering 2 o18.2 Heritage Resources Style: 1, 2, 3, … + Start at: 1 + Alignment: Left + Aligned at: 0 cm + Indent at: 1.02 cm 3 .18.2.1 Heritage Resources Spatial Boundaries 4 The LAA and RAA are described in Table 18.2. 5 Table 18.2 Heritage resources assessment areas Valued Component Local Assessment Area Regional Assessment Area Heritage Resources Project activity zone Project activity zone Fort Nelson First Nation Traditional Lands – in relation to cumulative impacts of induced activity Formatted: Indent: Left: 0 cm, Hanging: 1.9 6 .18.2.2 Heritage Resources Temporal Boundaries cm, Outline numbered + Level: 3 + Numbering Style: 1, 2, 3, … + Start at: 1 + Alignment: Left 7 The EIS will describe the temporal boundaries, which will reflect the methodology described + Aligned at: 0 cm + Indent at: 1.27 cm 8 in Section 8 of these EIS Guidelines. Formatted: Indent: Left: 0 cm, Hanging: 1.9 9 .18.2.3 Heritage Resources Baseline cm, Outline numbered + Level: 3 + Numbering Style: 1, 2, 3, … + Start at: 1 + Alignment: Left 10 The EIS will describe location and nature of known heritage resources within the LAA. + Aligned at: 0 cm + Indent at: 1.27 cm 11 Baseline data will be acquired through literature reviews of published and unpublished 12 records, interviews with stakeholders, and inventory field work. Interviews and literature 13 reviews will identify cultural heritage resources following the Reference Guide on Physical 14 and Cultural Heritage Resources (Agency 1996). Archaeological and historical site

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1 inventory field work will include surface and subsurface inspections, completed in 2 accordance with British Columbia Archaeological Impact Assessment Guidelines 3 (BCMNRO1998:13) and permits issued under the Heritage Conservation Act. 4 Paleontological field work will include surface inspections and specimen collection, 5 completed in accordance with standard practice for the paleontological impact assessment, 6 including development of a geologically based paleontological sensitivity map to guide field 7 investigations. 8 The significance of archaeological and historical resources will be determined using criteria 9 set out in the British Columbia Archaeological Impact Assessment Guidelines (BCMNRO 10 1998:13). Categories of significance include scientific, public, ethnic, historic and economic. 11 The developing BC Fossil Management Framework (BCMNRO 2010) will guide the 12 significance evaluation of paleontological resources. Formatted: Indent: Left: 0 cm, Hanging: 1.9 13 .18.2.4 Potential Effects of the Project and Proposed Mitigation cm, Outline numbered + Level: 3 + Numbering Style: 1, 2, 3, … + Start at: 1 + Alignment: Left 14 The EIS will assess how the Project has the potential to adversely affect heritage + Aligned at: 0 cm + Indent at: 1.27 cm 15 resources. EIS will assess impacts on specific First Nation communities. Impact 16 assessment to be developed in concert with the communities. 17 18 The potential to adversely affect heritage resources will be assessed by taking into account 19 the potential for the Project to result in changes to the following key aspects: 20  Disturbing heritage sites and features 21  Disturbing artifacts, features, human remains and fossils 22  Hindering or increasing access to sites and destroying contextual information (Davis 23 et al. 2004; Williams and Corfield 2003) 24 Should potential adverse effects be identified, the potential mitigation measures will be 25 identified and will include a description of how the mitigation measures can address the 26 potential adverse effects. 27 The EIS will describe project residual effects, and cumulative effects, if applicable, using the 28 residual effects characterization described in Table 8.3. A statement of significance will be 29 provided. Formatted: Indent: Left: 0 cm, Hanging: 1.9 30 .18.2.5 Summary of Residual Effects on Heritage Resources cm, Outline numbered + Level: 3 + Numbering Style: 1, 2, 3, … + Start at: 1 + Alignment: Left 31 The EIS will summarize the residual effects in a table format as shown in Table 8.4. + Aligned at: 0 cm + Indent at: 1.27 cm Formatted: Indent: Left: 0 cm, Hanging: 1.9 32 cm, Outline numbered + Level: 2 + Numbering o18.3 References Style: 1, 2, 3, … + Start at: 1 + Alignment: Left 33 This subsection will include a list of supporting references used in this section of the EIS. + Aligned at: 0 cm + Indent at: 1.02 cm Formatted: Indent: Left: 0 cm, Hanging: 1.9 cm, Outline numbered + Level: 1 + Numbering 34 19 HEALTH EFFECTS ASSESSMENT Style: 1, 2, 3, … + Start at: 1 + Alignment: Left + Aligned at: 0 cm + Indent at: 0.76 cm 35 The EIS will summarize the human health effects based on the methodology described in 36 Section 8 of these EIS Guidelines.

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1 Technical data will inform the effects assessment on human health. The interests of 2 Aboriginal groups will be presented in the EIS in accordance with Section 15 and Section 3 20 of these EIS Guidelines. Where Aboriginal groups have identified interests in a VC, BC 4 Hydro will incorporate additional baseline information as made available. Formatted: Indent: Left: 0 cm, Hanging: 1.9 5 cm, Outline numbered + Level: 2 + Numbering o19.1 Valued Component Scoping and Rationale Style: 1, 2, 3, … + Start at: 1 + Alignment: Left 6 The health VC and rationale for its selection is described in Table 19.1. The selected VC is + Aligned at: 0 cm + Indent at: 1.02 cm 7 based on health values with potential interaction with the Project, regulatory requirements, 8 and heath assessment guidelines (e.g., HC 2004, HC 2010, HC 2011). 9 Table 19.1 Human health valued component rationale

Valued Interaction with Aboriginal Public and Federal and Provincial Component Project Components Concerns Stakeholder Regulations and and Activities Issues Guidelines Human Health effects of Changes to Public interest Canadian Environmental Health potential changes to use of the in human Assessment Act, air quality, water land, or health Canadian Public Health quality, noise, electric environmental Act, BC Health Act, BC and magnetic fields conditions, Drinking Water and and mercury may affect Protection Act, Canadian concentrations in access to or Handbook on Health country foods. quality of Impact Assessment (HC country foods, 2004) diet and Environmental Health health. Assessment (HC 2010); Changes to WHO water quality may affect human health. Notes: HC – Health Canada, WHO – World Health Organization, CIW – Canadian Index of Well-being (CCSD 2009). Formatted: Indent: Left: 0 cm, Hanging: 1.9 cm, Outline numbered + Level: 2 + Numbering 10 o19.2 Human Health Style: 1, 2, 3, … + Start at: 1 + Alignment: Left + Aligned at: 0 cm + Indent at: 1.02 cm 11 .19.2.1 Human Health Spatial Boundaries 12 The LAA and RAA are described in Table 19.2. 13 Table 19.2 Human health assessment areas Valued Component Local Assessment Area Regional Assessment Area Human Health LAA corresponds to relevant Consistent with LAA. RAA biophysical study areas for air corresponds to relevant quality, noise, water quality, biophysical study areas for air electric and magnetic fields, and quality, noise, water quality, methylmercury electric and magnetic fields and mercury Fort Nelson First Nation Traditional Lands – in relation to cumulative impacts of induced

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Valued Component Local Assessment Area Regional Assessment Area activity

Formatted: Indent: Left: 0 cm, Hanging: 1.9 1 .19.2.2 Human Health Temporal Boundaries cm, Outline numbered + Level: 3 + Numbering Style: 1, 2, 3, … + Start at: 1 + Alignment: Left 2 The EIS will describe the temporal boundaries, which will reflect the methodology described + Aligned at: 0 cm + Indent at: 1.27 cm 3 in Section 8 of these EIS Guidelines. Pre-Devleopment baseline reflecting prior to WAC 4 Bennett dam construction. Formatted: Indent: Left: 0 cm, Hanging: 1.9 5 .19.2.3 Human Health Baseline cm, Outline numbered + Level: 3 + Numbering Style: 1, 2, 3, … + Start at: 1 + Alignment: Left 6 The EIS will describe the current baseline data for human health indicators using + Aligned at: 0 cm + Indent at: 1.27 cm 7 information provided in technical data reports on air quality, water quality, noise, electric 8 and magnetic fields, and methylmercury. The baseline data will include the identification of 9 human health receptor locations. Formatted: Indent: Left: 0 cm, Hanging: 1.9 10 .19.2.4 Potential Effects of the Project and Proposed Mitigation cm, Outline numbered + Level: 3 + Numbering Style: 1, 2, 3, … + Start at: 1 + Alignment: Left 11 The EIS will assess how the Project has the potential to adversely affect human health. + Aligned at: 0 cm + Indent at: 1.27 cm 12 The potential to adversely affect human health will be assessed by taking into account the 13 potential for the Project to result in changes to the following key aspects: 14  Ambient air quality 15  Potable and recreational water quality 16  Noise and vibration 17  Electric and magnetic fields 18  Methylmercury concentrations in fish consumed by humans

19  Cumulative effects of the Project and planned development in aggregate with Formatted: Bullets and Numbering 20 induced activity on the health of Aboriginal people and their communities taking into 21 account Health Canada’s “10 Determinates of Health” 22 Should potential adverse effects be identified, the potential mitigation measures will be 23 identified and will include a description of how the mitigation measures can address the 24 potential adverse effects. 25 The EIS will describe project residual effects, and cumulative effects, if applicable, using the 26 residual effects characterization described in Table 8.3. A statement of significance will be 27 provided. Formatted: Indent: Left: 0 cm, Hanging: 1.9 28 .19.2.5 Summary Residual Effects on Human Health cm, Outline numbered + Level: 3 + Numbering Style: 1, 2, 3, … + Start at: 1 + Alignment: Left 29 The EIS will summarize the residual effects in table format as shown in Table 8.4. + Aligned at: 0 cm + Indent at: 1.27 cm Formatted: Indent: Left: 0 cm, Hanging: 1.9 30 cm, Outline numbered + Level: 2 + Numbering o19.3 References Style: 1, 2, 3, … + Start at: 1 + Alignment: Left 31 This subsection will include a list of supporting references used in this section of the EIS. + Aligned at: 0 cm + Indent at: 1.02 cm

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1 VOLUME 5 – ABORIGINAL INTERESTS AND INFORMATION, 2 ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT PLANS, AND FEDERAL INFORMATION 3 REQUIREMENTS

Formatted: Indent: Left: 0 cm, Hanging: 1.9 4 20 ABORIGINAL INTERESTS AND INFORMATION cm, Outline numbered + Level: 1 + Numbering Style: 1, 2, 3, … + Start at: 1 + Alignment: Left 5 REQUIREMENTS + Aligned at: 0 cm + Indent at: 0.76 cm 6 The EIS will: 7  Identify the Aboriginal groups potentially affected by the project, with the guidance of 8 the Governments of British Columbia and Canada and individual Aboriginal 9 communities, and provide background information about each group 10  Provide BC Hydro’s understanding of the constitutionally recognized Aboriginal and 11 treaty rights held by each potentially affected Aboriginal group 12  Provide BC Hydro’s understanding of the components of the environment that are 13 valued by each potentially affected Aboriginal group as lands and resources used 14 for traditional purposes, including activities conducted in the exercise of Aboriginal 15 or treaty rights, that may be affected by the project. This understanding will be 16 guided by consultation and engagement with each Aboriginal group, guidance 17 provided by provincial and federal government agencies, and by relevant studies 18 and information.

19  Provide the Aboriginal groups’ understanding of the components of the environment Formatted: Bullets and Numbering 20 that are valued by each potentially affected Aboriginal group as lands and resources 21 used for traditional purposes, including activities conducted in the exercise of 22 Aboriginal or treaty rights, that may be affected by the project.

Formatted: Indent: Left: 0 cm, Hanging: 1.9 23 o20.1 Aboriginal Groups cm, Outline numbered + Level: 2 + Numbering Style: 1, 2, 3, … + Start at: 1 + Alignment: Left 24 BC Hydro must consult with the following Aboriginal groups with respect to the components + Aligned at: 0 cm + Indent at: 1.02 cm 25 of the environment that are valued by each as lands and resources used for traditional 26 purposes, including activities conducted in the exercise of Aboriginal or treaty rights, and 27 the potential effect of the Project on those uses: 28 [In the final version of the EIS Guidelines, the Minister of Environment of 29 Canada and Executive Director of the BCEAO will identify the Aboriginal 30 groups that BC Hydro must consult with and insert the list here] 31 Fort Nelson First Nation Formatted: Indent: Left: 0 cm, Hanging: 1.9 32 cm, Outline numbered + Level: 2 + Numbering o20.2 Aboriginal Groups Background Information Style: 1, 2, 3, … + Start at: 1 + Alignment: Left 33 The EIS will: + Aligned at: 0 cm + Indent at: 1.02 cm

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1  Identify the Aboriginal groups whose interests are potentially affected by the Project. 2 Maps will be included that show the location of communities of potentially affected 3 Aboriginal groups in proximity to the Project 4  Provide background information for each potentially affected Aboriginal group 5 identified in this section, to the extent that information is made available to BC Hydro 6 by the Aboriginal groups, or that may be publicly available. BC Hydro to actively 7 engage and support dialogue with Fort Nelson First Nation.

Formatted: Indent: Left: 0 cm, Hanging: 1.9 8 o20.3 Aboriginal and Treaty Rights cm, Outline numbered + Level: 2 + Numbering Style: 1, 2, 3, … + Start at: 1 + Alignment: Left 9 The EIS will: + Aligned at: 0 cm + Indent at: 1.02 cm 10  Identify current use for lands and resources by Aboriginal persons for traditional 11 purposes, including activities conducted in the exercise of treaty rights or asserted 12 Aboriginal rights, in the vicinity of the Project by members of the Aboriginal groups 13 identified in Section 20, to the extent this information is made available to BC Hydro 14 by the First Nations, for example from traditional use studies, and from publicly 15 available sources. 16  Identify historical use for lands and resources by Aboriginal persons for traditional 17 purposes 18  Assess potential adverse effects of the Project on the current use of lands and 19 resources for traditional purposes, including activities conducted in the exercise of 20 Treaty 8 rights and on activities conducted in the exercise of asserted Aboriginal 21 rights, as described in Section 15.2. 22  Assess potential adverse effects of the Project on the historical use of lands and 23 resources for traditional purposes, 24  Describe measures to avoid, reduce or otherwise mitigate potential adverse effects 25 on traditional use of lands and resources for traditional purposes, on activities 26 conducted in the exercise of treaty rights, and activities conducted in the exercise of 27 any Aboriginal rights that may be asserted by the Aboriginal groups. 28  Assess potential adverse effects of the Project and cumulative effects, including Formatted: Bulleted + Level: 1 + Aligned at: 0.63 cm + Indent at: 1.27 cm 29 earlier project stages and induced activities, on the future use of lands and 30 resources for traditional purposes, Formatted: Bullets and Numbering Formatted: Indent: Left: 0 cm, Hanging: 1.9 31 cm, Outline numbered + Level: 2 + Numbering o20.4 Other Interests of Aboriginal Groups Style: 1, 2, 3, … + Start at: 1 + Alignment: Left 32 The EIS will: + Aligned at: 0 cm + Indent at: 1.02 cm 33  Identify interests that Aboriginal groups may have with respect to potential social, 34 economic, health, and physical and cultural heritage effects of the Project 35  Describe how the potential effects on those interests have been accounted for in the 36 assessment of the potential adverse effects of the Project on VCs or otherwise

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1  Describe BC Hydro’s approach to building capacity, for example opportunities for 2 Aboriginal employment, contracting, and business development

Formatted: Indent: Left: 0 cm, Hanging: 1.9 3 o20.5 Aboriginal Consultation and Engagement cm, Outline numbered + Level: 2 + Numbering Style: 1, 2, 3, … + Start at: 1 + Alignment: Left 4 The EIS will: + Aligned at: 0 cm + Indent at: 1.02 cm 5  Summarize project consultation and engagement undertaken prior to the 6 acceptance of the Project Description Report, the issuance of these EIS Guidelines, 7 and the submission of the EIS 8  Describe consultation and engagement methods, and opportunities provided to 9 Aboriginal groups to identify rights, interests and concerns related to the Project 10  Provide a plan for consultation with Aboriginal groups on the EIS

11  Describe in detail mitigation measures identified by Aboriginal groups, BC Hydro Formatted: Bullets and Numbering 12 response to said measures and residual effects. 13  Describe in detail levels of support provided BC Hydro to Aboriginal groups to 14 engage in consultation.

Formatted: Indent: Left: 0 cm, Hanging: 1.9 15 o20.6 Aboriginal Summary cm, Outline numbered + Level: 2 + Numbering Style: 1, 2, 3, … + Start at: 1 + Alignment: Left 16 The EIS will provide a summary of the Aboriginal groups’ interests potentially effected by, + Aligned at: 0 cm + Indent at: 1.02 cm 17 and concerns with respect to, the Project and will summarize BC Hydro’s understanding of 18 the potential adverse effects of the Project on those interests. Formatted: Indent: Left: 0 cm, Hanging: 1.9 19 cm, Outline numbered + Level: 2 + Numbering o20.7 References Style: 1, 2, 3, … + Start at: 1 + Alignment: Left 20 This subsection will include a list of supporting references used in this section of the EIS. + Aligned at: 0 cm + Indent at: 1.02 cm Formatted: Indent: Left: 0 cm, Hanging: 1.9 cm, Outline numbered + Level: 1 + Numbering 21 21 SUMMARY OF PROPOSED ENVIRONMENTAL Style: 1, 2, 3, … + Start at: 1 + Alignment: Left + Aligned at: 0 cm + Indent at: 0.76 cm 22 MANAGEMENT PLANS 23 The EIS will describe the framework for environmental management to be implemented 24 during construction and operation to mitigate potential adverse effects. The framework will 25 include: 26  BC Hydro environmental policies 27  BC Hydro social responsibility policy 28  BC Hydro EMS 29  Statutory requirements 30  Objectives and voluntary commitments 31  Relevant human resource plans

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1  Environmental compliance monitoring 2  Mitigation and environmental protection measures 3  Risk assessment? i.e. to PREVENT accidents 4  Contingency planning for accidents 5 The framework, in the form of an annotated outline, will be presented in the EIS for each 6 environment management plan (EMP). Annotated outlines will be provided for the following 7 EMPs:

8 Construction Safety Management Plans 9  Emergency Response Plan 10  Fire Hazard and Abatement Plan 11  Public Safety Management Plan 12  Worker Safety and Health Management Plan

13 Construction Environmental Management Plans 14  Acid Rock Drainage Management Plan 15  Air Quality Management Plan 16  Archaeological and Heritage Resources Management Plan 17  Blasting Management Plan 18  Borrow and Quarry Sites Reclamation Plan 19  Communication Plan: Construction 20  Construction Waste Management Plan 21  Contaminated Sites Management Plan 22  Dust Control Plan 23  Environmental Training Management Plan 24  Erosion Prevention and Sediment Control Plan 25  Fisheries and Aquatic Habitat Management Plan 26  Groundwater Protection Plan 27  Hazardous Waste Management Plan 28  Ice Management Plan 29  Noise and Vibration Management Plan 30  Reservoir, Transmission Line and Road Clearing Plans 31  Soil Management, Site Restoration and Re-Vegetation Plan

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1  Solid Waste Management Reduction and Recycling Plan 2  Surface Water Quality Protection Plan 3  Traffic Management Plan 4  Wildlife Management Plan 5  Vegetation and Invasive Plant Management Plan

6 Operational Safety Management Plans 7  Emergency Response Plan 8  Public Safety Management Plan 9  Worker Safety and Health Management Plan 10  Dam safety / dam breach plan

11 Operational Environmental Management Plans 12  Hazardous Materials Management Plan 13  Ice Management Plan 14  Materials Management Plan 15  Vegetation Management Plan 16  Waste Management Plan 17  Water Management Plan Formatted: Indent: Left: 0 cm, Hanging: 1.9 18 cm, Outline numbered + Level: 2 + Numbering o21.1 References Style: 1, 2, 3, … + Start at: 1 + Alignment: Left 19 This subsection will include a list of supporting references used in this section of the EIS. + Aligned at: 0 cm + Indent at: 1.02 cm Formatted: Indent: Left: 0 cm, Hanging: 1.9 cm, Outline numbered + Level: 1 + Numbering 20 22 COMPLIANCE REPORTING Style: 1, 2, 3, … + Start at: 1 + Alignment: Left + Aligned at: 0 cm + Indent at: 0.76 cm 21 The EIS will describe the reporting structure as identified in the environmental management 22 plans and conditions. Formatted: Indent: Left: 0 cm, Hanging: 1.9 23 cm, Outline numbered + Level: 2 + Numbering o22.1 References Style: 1, 2, 3, … + Start at: 1 + Alignment: Left 24 This subsection will include a list of supporting references used in this section of the EIS. + Aligned at: 0 cm + Indent at: 1.02 cm

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Formatted: Indent: Left: 0 cm, Hanging: 1.9 cm, Outline numbered + Level: 1 + Numbering 1 23 REQUIREMENTS FOR THE FEDERAL Style: 1, 2, 3, … + Start at: 1 + Alignment: Left + Aligned at: 0 cm + Indent at: 0.76 cm 2 ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT 3 Federal requirements of the environmental assessment of the Project are addressed in 4 various sections of these EIS Guidelines. Table 23.1 describes how the federal 5 requirements will be addressed in the EIS. 6 Table 23.1 Federal requirements effects assessment concordance table Federal Requirement Relevant Section of These EIS Guidelines Indirect Effects: Section The requirements to assess the following indirect effects 16(1) of the CEAA requires are found in the sections of these EIS Guidelines referred an assessment of the to below: “environmental effects” of  socio-economic - Volume 3 (Economic) and Volume the Project. Subsection 4 (Social) 2(1) of CEAA defines  health - Section 19 “environmental effect” to  the current use of lands and resources for include certain indirect traditional purposes by Aboriginal persons - Section effects. 15  any structure, site or thing that is of historical, archaeological, paleontological or architectural significance - Section 18  physical and cultural heritage – Section 18 Need for and Purpose of Section 4 of these EIS Guidelines the Project Species at Risk Act Volume 2 of these EIS Guidelines…where is Volume 2? Current and Historical Use Section 15 of these EIS Guidelines of Lands and Resources for Traditional Purposes by Aboriginal persons Effects of the Environment Section 23.1 of these EIS Guidelines on the Project Potential Accidents and Section 23.2 of these EIS Guidelines Malfunctions Cumulative Effects Section 23.3 of these EIS Guidelines and the Effects Assessment sections 10-19 Capacity of Renewable Section 23.4 of these EIS Guidelines Resources Consideration of the Need Section 23.5 of these EIS Guidelines for, and Requirement of, any Follow-up Program

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Formatted: Indent: Left: 0 cm, Hanging: 1.9 cm, Outline numbered + Level: 2 + Numbering 1 o23.1 Effect of the Environment on the Project Style: 1, 2, 3, … + Start at: 1 + Alignment: Left + Aligned at: 0 cm + Indent at: 1.02 cm 2 The EIS will identify the type, location, frequency and magnitude of environmental factors 3 that may adversely affect the Project. The environmental factors that will be assessed are: 4 extreme weather events; sedimentation of the reservoir; seismic activity; wildfire; flooding; 5 slope stability and mass wasting events; and climate change. 6 The EIS will identify changes and assess the potential adverse effects on the Project that 7 may be caused by the above-mentioned environmental factors, evaluate the likelihood and 8 severity of the changes or effects, and describe design strategies and management 9 measures planned to mitigate the potential adverse effects of the Project. Formatted: Indent: Left: 0 cm, Hanging: 1.9 10 cm, Outline numbered + Level: 2 + Numbering o23.2 Potential Accidents and Malfunctions Style: 1, 2, 3, … + Start at: 1 + Alignment: Left 11 The EIS will identify potential accidents and malfunctions that could occur during the + Aligned at: 0 cm + Indent at: 1.02 cm 12 construction and operations phases. For example: 13 Construction phase: 14  release or spill of chemicals or hazardous materials; containment pond leakage or 15 failure; cofferdam failure; sediment control failure; fire and explosion. 16 Operations phase: 17  dam safety incidents; release or spill of chemicals or hazardous materials; fire and 18 explosion methylmercury contamination of waterbody and fish. 19 The likelihood and circumstances under which these events could occur will be assessed 20 along with the potential adverse effects that may result from such events. 21 The EIS will provide an overview of the measures that would be implemented to reduce the 22 likelihood and those that could be implemented to mitigate the potential occurrence of an 23 accident or malfunction. Formatted: Indent: Left: 0 cm, Hanging: 1.9 24 cm, Outline numbered + Level: 2 + Numbering o23.3 Cumulative Environmental Effects Style: 1, 2, 3, … + Start at: 1 + Alignment: Left 25 The EIS will provide an assessment of the potential cumulative adverse effects that are + Aligned at: 0 cm + Indent at: 1.02 cm 26 likely to result from the Project in combination with other projects or activities that have 27 been or will be carried out. Comparison will be made to Pre-Development baseline. Projects 28 to be consider in cumulative effects include: 29  Forecast and planned oil and gas development projects as indicated in press Formatted: Bullets and Numbering 30 releases, “investor day” presentations, project disclosure documents, annual reports 31 and websites of oil, gas, pipeline, utility, service and construction companies. 32 Formatted: Indent: Left: 0 cm, Hanging: 1.9 33 cm, Outline numbered + Level: 2 + Numbering o23.4 Capacity of Renewable Resources Style: 1, 2, 3, … + Start at: 1 + Alignment: Left 34 The EIS will describe the type of renewable resources that may be significantly adversely + Aligned at: 0 cm + Indent at: 1.02 cm 35 affected by the Project.

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Formatted: Indent: Left: 0 cm, Hanging: 1.9 1 cm, Outline numbered + Level: 2 + Numbering o23.5 Consideration of the Need for, and Requirements of, any Style: 1, 2, 3, … + Start at: 1 + Alignment: Left 2 Follow-up Program + Aligned at: 0 cm + Indent at: 1.02 cm 3 In each case where the environmental assessment demonstrates that the Project is likely to 4 result in a residual adverse effect, the EIS will describe the consideration given to the need 5 for, and the requirements of, any follow-up program, taking into account the following: 6  Whether, taking into account mitigation, the residual adverse effect would be 7 significant 8  The feasibility and nature of any mitigation measures proposed by BC Hydro 9  Taking into account any mitigation measures proposed by BC Hydro, the level of 10 confidence with which the assessment of the magnitude, extent, duration, 11 frequency, and reversibility of the residual adverse effect have been assessed

Formatted: Indent: Left: 0 cm, Hanging: 1.9 12 o23.6 References cm, Outline numbered + Level: 2 + Numbering Style: 1, 2, 3, … + Start at: 1 + Alignment: Left 13 This subsection will include a list of supporting references used in this section of the EIS. + Aligned at: 0 cm + Indent at: 1.02 cm Formatted: Indent: Left: 0 cm, Hanging: 1.9 cm, Outline numbered + Level: 1 + Numbering 14 24 SUMMARY OF POTENTIAL RESIDUAL EFFECTS Style: 1, 2, 3, … + Start at: 1 + Alignment: Left + Aligned at: 0 cm + Indent at: 0.76 cm 15 OF THE PROJECT 16 The EIS will summarize each residual environmental, economic, social, heritage or health 17 effect in a table format as shown below. 18 Table 24.1 Summary of assessment of potential environmental effects Potential Project Phase Contributing Proposed Significance Residual Project Activity Mitigation Effects or Physical Works e.g., Fish and Fish Habitat, Wildlife Resources e.g. Furbearers Formatted: Indent: Left: 0 cm, Hanging: 1.9 cm, Outline numbered + Level: 1 + Numbering 19 Style: 1, 2, 3, … + Start at: 1 + Alignment: Left 25 TABLE OF CONDITIONS + Aligned at: 0 cm + Indent at: 0.76 cm 20 The EIS will provide a description of each condition that may be necessary to conclude that 21 a potential adverse effect is either unlikely to result from the Project or unlikely to be 22 significant. 23 The EIS will present the conditions in table format as shown below. 24 Table 25.1 Table of conditions Number Condition Project Phase Basis for Condition Interested Agency e.g., Fish and Fish Habitat, Wildlife Resources

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Site C Clean Energy Project Draft Environmental Impact Statement Guidelines Volume 5 – Aboriginal Interests and Information, Environmental Management Plans, and Federal Information Requirements Formatted: Indent: Left: 0 cm, Hanging: 1.9 cm, Outline numbered + Level: 1 + Numbering 1 Style: 1, 2, 3, … + Start at: 1 + Alignment: Left 26 CONCLUSION + Aligned at: 0 cm + Indent at: 0.76 cm 2 The EIS will provide the proponent’s conclusion as to the potential benefits of the Project, 3 whether the Project will result in a significant adverse effect and, if so, whether the Project 4 can be justified in the circumstances. Formatted: Indent: Left: 0 cm, Hanging: 1.9 cm, Outline numbered + Level: 1 + Numbering 5 27 EIS GUIDELINES REFERENCES Style: 1, 2, 3, … + Start at: 1 + Alignment: Left + Aligned at: 0 cm + Indent at: 0.76 cm 6 In preparing these EIS Guidelines, the following references were used: 7 Agency (Canadian Environmental Assessment Agency). 1996. Reference Guide on 8 Physical and Cultural Heritage Resources under the Canadian Environmental 9 Assessment Act. 10 Agency (Canadian Environmental Assessment Agency). 1999. Determining Whether a 11 Project is Likely to Cause Significant Adverse Environmental Effects (Reference 12 Guide for Responsible Authorities). 13 Agency (Canadian Environmental Assessment Agency). 2007a. British Columbia Project 14 Description Guide: To Determine Federal Roles under the Canadian Environmental 15 Assessment Act. 16 Agency (Canadian Environmental Assessment Agency). 2007b. Operational Policy 17 Statement, Addressing “Need for”, “Purpose of”, “Alternatives to”, and “Alternative 18 Means” under the Canadian Environmental Assessment Act. Published by the 19 Minister of Public Works. Available at 20 http://www.ceaa.gc.ca/default.asp?lang=En&n=5C072E13-1. 21 Agency (Canadian Environmental Assessment Agency). 2007c. Operational Policy 22 Statement, Addressing Cumulative Environmental Effects under the Canadian 23 Environmental Assessment Act. Published by the Minister of Public Works. 24 Available at http://www.ceaa.gc.ca/default.asp?lang=En&n=1F77F3C2-1. 25 Agency (Canadian Environmental Assessment Agency). 2007d. Operational Policy 26 Statement, Follow-up Programs under the Canadian Environmental Assessment 27 Act. Published by the Minister of Public Works. Available at 28 http://www.ceaa.gc.ca/default.asp?lang=En&n=499F0D58-1. 29 Agency (Canadian Environmental Assessment Agency). 2009. Operational Policy 30 Statement, Adaptive Management Measures under the Canadian Environmental 31 Assessment Act. Published by the Minister of Public Works. Available at 32 http://www.ceaa.gc.ca/default.asp?lang=En&n=50139251-1. 33 Agency (Canadian Environmental Assessment Agency). 2011. Guidelines for the 34 Preparation of an Environmental Impact Statement for the Comprehensive Study 35 Process Pursuant to the Canadian Environmental Assessment Act. 36 Agency and BCEAO. 2008. Operational Procedures to Assist in the Implementation of the 37 Environmental Assessment of Projects Subject to the Canada-British Columbia

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1 D’Eon, R. G., S. F. Wilson, and D. Hamilton. 2006. Ground-based Inventory Methods for 2 Ungulate Snow Track Surveys. Standards for Components of British Columbia’s 3 Biodiversity No. 33a. 4 FEARO (Federal Environmental Assessment Review Office). 1994. A Reference Guide for 5 the Canadian Environmental Assessment Act: Determining Whether a Project is 6 Likely to Cause Significant Adverse Environmental Effects. 7 Harper, B., S. Cannings, D. Fraser and W.T. Munro. 1994. Provincial lists of species at risk. 8 Pp. 16-23 in Biodiversity in British Columbia. L.E. Harding and E. McCullum (eds.), 9 Canadian Wildlife Service, Delta, B.C. 10 Hausleitner, D. 2006. Inventory Methods for Owl Surveys. Draft. Standards for Components 11 of British Columbia's Biodiversity No. 42. Resources Inventory Standards 12 Committee. 13 HC (Health Canada). 2004. Canadian Handbook on Health Impact Assessment. Volumes 14 1-4. Health Canada. 15 HC (Health Canada) 2010. Useful Information for Environmental Assessments. Health 16 Canada. Available at: http://www.hc-sc.gc.ca/ewh-semt/alt_formats/hecs- 17 sesc/pdf/pubs/eval/environ_assess-eval/environ_assess-eval-eng.pdf 18 HC (Health Canada). 2011. Guidance for Evaluating Human Health Impacts in 19 Environmental Assessment: Noise (Draft), Issued February 2011. 20 Hegmann, G., C. Cocklin, R. Creasey, S. Dupuis, A. Kennedy, L. Kingsley, W. Ross, H. 21 Spaling and D. Stalker and AXYS Environmental Consulting Ltd. 1999. Cumulative 22 Effects Assessment Practictioners’ Guide. Report prepared for the Canadian 23 Environmental Assessment Agency. 24 Kenk, E. and I. Cotic, 1983. Land Capability Classification for Agriculture in British 25 Columbia, Ministry of Environment Manual 1. Surveys and Resource Mapping 26 Branch, Ministry of Environment and Soils Branch, Ministry of Agriculture and Food. 27 Kelowna, B.C. Available online at: 28 http://www.env.gov.bc.ca/wld/documents/techpub/moe1/moem1.pdf 29 Klinkenberg, B. and J. Penny. 2006. Protocols for Rare Plant Surveys. E-Flora BC. 30 LGL Ltd. 2010. Peace River Site C Angling and Recreation Use Creel Survey, 2008-2009 31 Final Report. 32 MacDonald, K.B. and F. Wang. 1998. Broad-scale Assessment of Agricultural Soil Quality 33 in Canada Using Existing Land Resource Databases and GIS. Technical Bulletin 34 1998-3E, Research Branch Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada. 35 MacKenzie, W.H. and J.R. Moran. 2004. Wetlands of British Columbia: a guide to 36 identification. Resource Branch, B.C. Ministry of Forests, Victoria, B.C. Land 37 Management Handbook No. 52.

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1 Portland State University. 2011. Water Quality Research Group. Available at 2 http://www.cee.pdx.edu/w2/. Accessed October 11, 2011. 3 RIC (Resources Inventory Committee). 1997a. Inventory Methods for Upland Gamebirds. 4 Version 1.1. Standards for Components of British Columbia’s Biodiversity No. 17. 5 BC Ministry of Environment, Lands and Parks, Resource Inventory Branch, Victoria, 6 BC. 7 RIC (Resources Inventory Committee). 1997b. Inventory Methods for Medium-sized 8 Territorial Carnivores: Coyote, Red Fox, Lynx, Bobcat, Fisher and Badger. Version 9 2.0. Standards for Components of British Columbia’s Biodiversity No. 25. BC 10 Ministry of Environment, Lands and Parks, Resource Inventory Branch, Victoria, BC. 11 RIC (Resources Inventory Committee). 1998a. Inventory Methods for Terrestrial 12 Arthropods. Version 2.0. Standards for Components of British Columbia’s 13 Biodiversity No. 40. BC Ministry of Environment, Lands and Parks, Resource 14 Inventory Branch, Victoria, BC. 15 RIC (Resources Inventory Committee). 1998b. Inventory Methods for Pond-breeding 16 Amphibians and Painted Turtle. Version 2.0. Standards for Components of British 17 Columbia’s Biodiversity No. 37. BC Ministry of Environment, Lands and Parks, 18 Resource Inventory Branch, Victoria, BC. 19 RIC (Resources Inventory Committee). 1998c. Inventory Methods for Snakes. Version 2.0. 20 Standards for Components of British Columbia’s Biodiversity No. 38. BC Ministry of 21 Environment, Lands and Parks, Resource Inventory Branch, Victoria, BC. 22 RIC (Resources Inventory Committee). 1998d. Inventory Methods for Swallows and Swifts. 23 Version 2.0. Standards for Components of British Columbia’s Biodiversity No. 16. 24 BC Ministry of Environment, Lands and Parks, Resource Inventory Branch, Victoria, 25 BC. 26 RIC (Resources Inventory Committee). 1998e. Inventory Methods for Riverine Birds: 27 Harlequin Duck, Belted Kingfisher and American Dipper. Version 2.0. Standards for 28 Components of British Columbia’s Biodiversity No. 12. BC Ministry of Environment, 29 Lands and Parks, Resource Inventory Branch, Victoria, BC. 30 RIC (Resources Inventory Committee). 1998f. Inventory Methods for Marsh Birds: Bitterns 31 and rails. Version 2.0. Standards for Components of British Columbia’s Biodiversity 32 No. 7. BC Ministry of Environment, Lands and Parks, Resource Inventory Branch, 33 Victoria, BC. 34 RIC (Resources Inventory Committee). 1998g. Inventory Methods for Nighthawks and 35 Poorwills. Version 2.0. Standards for Components of British Columbia’s Biodiversity 36 No. 9. BC Ministry of Environment, Lands and Parks, Resource Inventory Branch, 37 Victoria, BC

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1 RIC (Resources Inventory Committee). 1998h. Inventory Methods for Bats. Version 2.0. 2 Standards for Components of British Columbia’s Biodiversity No. 20. BC Ministry of 3 Environment, Lands and Parks, Resource Inventory Branch, Victoria, BC. 4 RIC (Resources Inventory Committee). 1998i. Inventory Methods for Beaver and Muskrat. 5 Version 2.0. Standards for Components of British Columbia’s Biodiversity No. 22. 6 BC Ministry of Environment, Lands and Parks, Resource Inventory Branch, Victoria, 7 BC. 8 RIC (Resources Inventory Committee). 1998j. Ground Based Inventory Methods for 9 Selected Ungulates (Moose, Elk and Deer). Version 2.0. Standards for Components 10 of British Columbia’s Biodiversity No. 33. BC Ministry of Environment, Lands and 11 Parks, Resource Inventory Branch, Victoria, BC. 12 RIC (Resources Inventory Committee). 1999a. Voucher Specimen Collection, Preparation, 13 Identification and Storage Protocol: Plants & Fungi. Version 2.0. Standards for 14 Components of British Columbia's Biodiversity No.4b. Ministry of Environment, 15 Resources Inventory Committee (RIC). 2001. Inventory Methods for Raptors. Version 2.0. 16 Standards for Components of British Columbia’s Biodiversity No. 11. BC Ministry of 17 Environment, Lands and Parks, Resource Inventory Branch, Victoria, BC. 18 RIC (Resources Inventory Committee). 1999b. Inventory Methods for Forest and Grassland 19 Songbirds. Version 2.0. Standards for Components of British Columbia’s 20 Biodiversity No. 15. BC Ministry of Environment, Lands and Parks, Resource 21 Inventory Branch, Victoria, BC. 22 RIC (Resources Inventory Committee). 1999c. Inventory Methods for Waterfowl and Allied 23 Species. Version 2.0. Standards for Components of British Columbia’s Biodiversity 24 No. 18. BC Ministry of Environment, Lands and Parks, Resource Inventory Branch, 25 Victoria, BC. 26 RIC (Resources Inventory Committee). 1999d. Inventory Methods for Woodpeckers. 27 Version 2.0. Standards for Components of British Columbia’s Biodiversity No. 19. 28 BC Ministry of Environment, Lands and Parks, Resource Inventory Branch, Victoria, 29 BC. 30 RIC (Resources Inventory Committee). 2002. Aerial-based Inventory for Selected 31 Ungulates: Bison, mountain goat, mountain sheep, moose, elk, deer and caribou. 32 Standardized Inventory Methodologies for Components of British Columbia’s 33 Biodiversity No. 32. BC Ministry of Environment, Lands and Parks, Resource 34 Inventory Branch 35 Statistics Canada 2006. Census of Canada. Available at: 36 http://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/index-eng.cfm. Accessed June 30, 37 2011. 38 Stronach, J.A., J.O. Backhaus and T.S. Murty. 1993. An update on the numerical simulation 39 of oceanographic processes in the waters between Vancouver Island and the

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1 mainland: the GF8 model. Oceanography and Marine Biology: An annual Review 2 31, 1-86. 3 USDA FS and USDI BLM (United States Department of Agriculture-Forest Service and 4 United States Department of Interior-Bureau of Land Management). 1999. Survey 5 Protocol for Vascular Plants. Bureau of Land Management, Oregon/Washington 6 State Office, Portland, Oregon. Retrieved April 13, 2011 from: 7 http://www.blm.gov/or/plans/surveyandmanage/SP/VascularPlants/toc.htm 8 US EPA (United States Environmental Protection Agency). 1995. AP-42 Fifth Edition 9 Compilation of Air Pollutant Emission Factors Volume 1. Available at: 10 http://www.epa.gov/ttnchie1/ap42/. Access December 29, 2011. 11 Whiteaker, L., J. Henderson, R. Holmes, L. Hoover, R. Lesher, J. Lippert, E. Olson, L. 12 Potash, J. Seevers, M. Stein, and N. Wogen. 1998. Survey Protocols for Survey & 13 Manage Strategy 2: Vascular Plants. V2.0 US Bureau of Land Management, 14 Oregon. 15 Williams, Jim P., and Mike Corfield. 2003. Construction Impacts on In-situ Preservation of 16 Archaeological Sites and Artifacts. In Proceedings of the 5th European Commission 17 Conference on Research for Protection, Conservation and Enhancement of Cultural 18 Heritage, Cracow, Poland May 2002. R. Kozlowski, ed. Pp. 276-279. Cracow: Polish 19 Academy of Science. http://www.cyf-kr.edu.pl/~ncbratas/pdf/full_williams.pdf 20 (accessed April 8, 2011). 21 Work B.C. 2009. BC Trade Occupations Outlook 2009-2019BCDA (British Columbia 22 Department of Agriculture), 1976. Agricultural Land Capability in British Columbia, 23 ARDA project 89077. Formatted: Indent: Left: 0 cm, Hanging: 1.9 cm, Outline numbered + Level: 1 + Numbering 24 28 APPENDICES Style: 1, 2, 3, … + Start at: 1 + Alignment: Left + Aligned at: 0 cm + Indent at: 0.76 cm 25 The EIS will include a series of technical data reports and other documentation used to 26 support the content of the EIS. 27

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