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table w Kwispaa LNG PROJECT DESCRIPTION REVISION HISTORY Rev. No. Issued Date Originator Distribution Description BC Environmental Assessment Office October 16, Kwispaa LNG (CF) 1 Issued as Final 2018 Limited Partnership Canadian Environmental Assessment Agency Document No. KWI-CR0000-HEM-G10-00001-00 The information contained herein is the property of Kwispaa LNG (CF) Limited Partnership may not be copied, published or otherwise reproduced, in whole or in part, without the prior written consent of Kwispaa LNG (CF) Limited Partnership. Kwispaa LNG (CF) Limited Partnership reserves all of its rights and remedies available at law and in equity to safeguard such information. No supplement, amendment or deletion of the policies, procedures or other information contained herein shall be effective unless such modification is approved by the President of the general partner of Kwispaa LNG (CF) Limited Partnership. Page ii of ix Kwispaa LNG PROJECT DESCRIPTION CONTENTS Chapter 1 – Introduction ................................................................................................................................................................... 1 1 Introduction ........................................................................................................................................................................... 2 1.1 Kwispaa LNG Story ............................................................................................................................................. 2 1.1.1 Huu-ay-aht First Nations ............................................................................................................. 3 1.1.2 The Developer ................................................................................................................................. 4 1.1.3 Co-management Relationship .................................................................................................. 5 1.2 Project Overview .................................................................................................................................................. 8 1.3 Proponent Information .................................................................................................................................. 11 1.4 Engagement with Huu-ay-aht First Nations .......................................................................................... 11 1.5 Potentially Affected Indigenous Groups ................................................................................................. 12 1.6 Stakeholders and Other Parties .................................................................................................................. 12 1.7 Environmental Assessment Regulatory Requirements ..................................................................... 12 1.8 Regional Environmental Study .................................................................................................................... 14 Chapter 2 – Project Information .................................................................................................................................................. 15 2 Project Information .......................................................................................................................................................... 16 2.1 General Description and Objectives ......................................................................................................... 16 2.2 Project Components and Activities ........................................................................................................... 16 2.2.1 Project Components .................................................................................................................. 16 2.2.2 Project Activities .......................................................................................................................... 26 2.3 Emissions, Discharges, and Waste ............................................................................................................. 30 2.3.1 Atmospheric Emissions ............................................................................................................. 30 2.3.2 Wastes, Discharges, and Waste Management ................................................................. 31 2.4 Schedules ............................................................................................................................................................ 33 2.5 Project Capital Costs and Employment ................................................................................................... 34 Chapter 3 – Project Location ......................................................................................................................................................... 36 3 Project Location ................................................................................................................................................................. 37 3.1 Overview .............................................................................................................................................................. 37 3.2 Land Ownership, Tenure, and Legal Descriptions ............................................................................... 41 3.3 Treaty Lands and Indigenous Agreements ............................................................................................ 44 3.3.1 Maa-nulth Final Agreement .................................................................................................... 44 3.3.2 Huu-ay-aht Ḥahuułi and Treaty Lands................................................................................ 45 Page iii of x Kwispaa LNG PROJECT DESCRIPTION 3.3.3 Other Indigenous Groups ........................................................................................................ 45 3.3.4 First Nation Reserves ................................................................................................................. 49 3.4 Land Use Plans and Zoning .......................................................................................................................... 49 3.4.1 Huu-ay-aht Land Use Plan ....................................................................................................... 50 3.4.2 Provincial Land Use Plan .......................................................................................................... 50 3.4.3 Barkley Sound Planning Strategy .......................................................................................... 51 3.4.4 Parks and Protected Areas ....................................................................................................... 51 3.4.5 Alberni-Clayoquot Regional District .................................................................................... 51 3.5 Local Context ..................................................................................................................................................... 53 Chapter 4 – Government Involvement ...................................................................................................................................... 54 4 Government Involvement .............................................................................................................................................. 55 4.1 Federal Financial Support ............................................................................................................................. 55 4.2 Federal and Provincial Lands ....................................................................................................................... 55 4.3 Permitting Requirements .............................................................................................................................. 55 Chapter 5 – Environmental Setting and Effects ..................................................................................................................... 60 5 Environmental Setting and Effects ............................................................................................................................. 61 5.1 Cultural Resources Setting ........................................................................................................................... 61 5.2 Biophysical Setting .......................................................................................................................................... 62 5.2.1 Atmospheric Environment ....................................................................................................... 62 5.2.2 Marine Environment ................................................................................................................... 63 5.2.3 Freshwater Environment ........................................................................................................... 70 5.2.4 Terrestrial Environment ............................................................................................................. 73 5.2.5 Birds .................................................................................................................................................. 77 5.3 Social, Economic, Health, and Heritage Setting ................................................................................... 79 5.3.1 Social Setting ................................................................................................................................ 79 5.3.2 Land and Water