Woodfibre LNG Updated Project Description

Woodfibre LNG Updated Project Description June 2014 Woodfibre LNG Limited 1020 – 1075 W Georgia St. Vancouver, BC V6E 3C9 Woodfibre LNG Limited Woodfibre LNG Project Description - i - June 2014 TABLE OF CONTENTS LIST OF ACRONYMS AND ABBREVIATIONS .......................................................................................... III 1.0 DOCUMENT PURPOSE AND INTRODUCTION ............................................................................ 1 1.1 PROPONENT CONTACTS ........................................................................................................ 4 2.0 PROJECT ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT .............................................................................. 5 2.1 ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT AND PROJECT SCHEDULE ....................................................... 6 3.0 PROJECT INFORMATION .............................................................................................................. 7 3.1 PROJECT PURPOSE AND RATIONALE ...................................................................................... 7 3.2 PROJECT COMPONENTS ........................................................................................................ 7 3.3 PROJECT ACTIVITIES ........................................................................................................... 10 3.4 PROJECT CAPITAL COSTS AND EMPLOYMENT ESTIMATES ..................................................... 12 3.5 ABORIGINAL RESERVES, TRADITIONAL TERRITORIES AND RESOURCES .................................. 12 3.6 LAND USE SETTING ............................................................................................................. 13 4.0 POTENTIAL ENVIRONMENTAL, ECONOMIC, SOCIAL, HERITAGE AND HEALTH EFFECTS16 5.0 ENGAGEMENT AND CONSULTATION ....................................................................................... 23 5.1 PUBLIC CONSULTATION ....................................................................................................... 23 5.1.1 Identification of Stakeholders ............................................................................... 23 5.1.2 Pre-application Phase Consultation ..................................................................... 24 5.1.3 Proposed Consultation during Application Review Phase ................................... 26 5.2 ABORIGINAL CONSULTATION AND ENGAGEMENT ................................................................... 27 6.0 PERMITS ....................................................................................................................................... 29 7.0 REFERENCES ............................................................................................................................... 30 7.1 REFERENCED LEGISLATION .................................................................................................. 30 7.2 LITERATURE RESOURCES .................................................................................................... 30 List of Tables Table 1 EA Process Schedule ......................................................................................................... 6 Table 2 Summary of Project Components ....................................................................................... 8 Table 3 Project Activities by Phase ................................................................................................ 10 Table 4 Potential Effects and Proposed Mitigation Measures ....................................................... 17 Woodfibre LNG Limited Woodfibre LNG Project Description - ii - June 2014 List of Figures Figure 1 Location of Woodfibre LNG Project Site ............................................................................. 2 Figure 2 Project Layout ..................................................................................................................... 3 Figure 3 Land Ownership ................................................................................................................ 14 Woodfibre LNG Limited Woodfibre LNG Project Description - iii - June 2014 LIST OF ACRONYMS AND ABBREVIATIONS Acronym Definition BCEAA British Columbia Environmental Assessment Act BMP Best management practice CEAA 2012 Canadian Environmental Assessment Act, 2012 CEA Agency Canadian Environmental Assessment Agency CEMP Construction Environmental Management Plan EA Environmental assessment EAO British Columbia Environmental Assessment Office FSO Floating storage and offloading unit IC Intermediate Component GHG Greenhouse gas LNG Liquefied natural gas MMT Million metric tonnes OEMP Operation Environmental Management Plan TERMPOL Technical Review Process of Marine Terminal Systems and Transshipment Sites VC Valued Component WLNG Woodfibre LNG Limited Woodfibre LNG Limited Woodfibre LNG Project Description - 1 - June 2014 1.0 DOCUMENT PURPOSE AND INTRODUCTION Woodfibre LNG Limited (WLNG) is proposing to construct and operate a liquefied natural gas (LNG) production, storage, and marine carrier transfer facility (Project) for the export of LNG. The Project will be located approximately 7 kilometres west-southwest of Squamish, British Columbia (BC) on the west side of Howe Sound (Figure 1). The Project is undergoing a provincial and federal environmental assessment (EA) led by the BC Environmental Assessment Office (EAO). The Project comprises of the construction and operation of a processing facility to export approximately 2.1 million metric tonnes (MMT) per annum of LNG, and associated storage and export infrastructure (Figure 2). Natural gas will be supplied to the facility from Western Canadian market hubs through an expansion of the existing gas transmission system by FortisBC. The Project will be powered by electricity provided by BC Hydro, which will minimize effects to air quality and reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. LNG will be loaded onto carriers for export to global markets. 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