PROJECT DESCRIPTION REDWILLOW PIPELINE PROJECT July 2007 Redwillow Pipeline Project July 2007 TABLE OF CONTENTS Page 1.0 GENERAL INFORMATION.......................................................................................................................1 1.1 Federal Involvement......................................................................................................................3 1.2 Authorizations Required...............................................................................................................5 1.3 Distribution of Project Description..............................................................................................6 1.4 Consultation....................................................................................................................................6 1.5 Environmental Assessment ..........................................................................................................7 1.5.1 Federal Environmental Assessment..............................................................................7 1.6 Contacts ...........................................................................................................................................9 2.0 PROJECT INFORMATION.......................................................................................................................10 2.1 Project Components / Structures................................................................................................10 2.2 Project Activities...........................................................................................................................11 2.2.1 Pipeline Construction....................................................................................................13 2.2.2 Compressor Station Construction ...............................................................................14 2.2.3 Operations and Maintenance .......................................................................................14 2.2.4 Decommissioning and Abandonment ........................................................................15 2.2.5 Energy and Water Requirements.................................................................................15 2.2.6 Excavation and Fill Requirements...............................................................................16 2.2.7 Toxic and Hazardous Materials...................................................................................16 2.3 Waste Disposal .............................................................................................................................16 3.0 PROJECT SITE INFORMATION..............................................................................................................17 3.1 Project Location ............................................................................................................................17 3.2 Environmental Setting.................................................................................................................17 3.3 Environmental Features ..............................................................................................................20 3.4 Land Use........................................................................................................................................23 LIST OF FIGURES Figure 1 Existing System of Pipelines Operated by SemCAMS..............................................................2 Figure 2 Proposed Redwillow Pipeline Project Route Map.....................................................................4 Figure 3 Proposed Project Schedule..........................................................................................................12 LIST OF APPENDICES Appendix A Pipeline Route Adjacent Land Disposition Holders ...............................................................24 Appendix B Alberta and BC Land Dispositions Lists...................................................................................26 Page i Redwillow Pipeline Project July 2007 LIST OF TABLES Table 1 Communities Located Within the Vicinity of the Proposed Redwillow Pipeline..........................................................................................................................................19 Table 2 Environmental Assessment Elements .......................................................................................20 Table 3 Land Use Along Proposed Redwillow Pipeline Route...........................................................23 Page ii Redwillow Pipeline Project July 2007 1.0 GENERAL INFORMATION CAMS Midstream Services ULC (SemCAMS) is proposing to construct a pipeline to transport up to 4,955,000 cubic metres per day (175 MMscfd) of dehydrated sour gas for processing at its existing gas plants near Fox Creek, Alberta and a companion fuel gas line from Grande Prairie, Alberta to supply sweet gas both to that system and to upstream production activities. The proposed sour gas line will run from northeastern British Columbia (BC) to existing gas pipelines and processing plants south of Grande Prairie, Alberta, and will involve construction of approximately 150 km of pipeline, of which nearly 93 km will be in BC and 57 km will be in Alberta. The fuel gas line will involve construction of a 109 km pipeline to transport up to 1,355,300 cubic metres (48 MMscfd) of sweet gas, of which nearly 103 km will be in BC and 6 km in Alberta. The two lines will run parallel to each other a distance of approximately 63 km. The Project also includes installation of one 6,600 horsepower (hp) compressor station. The location of the new compressor station is not yet finalized, but is expected to be in the vicinity of Stony Lake, BC. Additional ancillary facilities include several radio repeater sites for the ongoing monitoring of the pipeline, as well as block valves, and meter stations. SemCAMS is based in Calgary, Alberta and safely operates over 900 km of pipelines in West Central Alberta as well as processing plants that process over 16,000,000 cubic metres of sour gas per day (565 MMscfd). The SemCAMS system has been in operation for over 50 years, and has been modified over the years to accommodate changing markets and customer needs. These modifications have included the addition of pipeline loops, greenfield pipeline construction, the addition of compressor stations and the construction, de‐activation and re‐activation within the licensed capacity of the gas processing complex near Fox Creek, Alberta. Page 1 R9 R8 R7 R6 R5 R4 R3 R26 R25 R24 R10 (! R2 R1 R23 R22 R20 R19 R18 R17 R16 W6M W6M W5M W5M Bezanson (! (!43 ! T71 (! ( DeBolt Wembley Grande Prairie T70 T71 Valleyview (! T69 T70 T68 T69 S m o T68 T67 k y R i v e T67 T66 r (!40 Little Smoky (! 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R4 R3 R2 W6M W5M R26 R25 R24 R23 R22 R21 R20 R19 R18 R17 W5M 4920_PD_Fig1-SemCAMS-system.mxd Redwillow Pipeline Project July 2007 1.1 Federal Involvement The Project will require a National Energy Board (NEB) Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity (CPCN) pursuant to Section 52 of the NEB Act. Application to the NEB involves the preparation and filing of an Environmental and Socio‐economic Assessment (ESA) in accordance with the NEB’s Filing Manual. In addition, SemCAMS is anticipating that construction of the pipeline will trigger the need for an environmental assessment pursuant to the Canadian Environmental Assessment Act (CEA Act). The Project does not involve more than 75 km of new right‐of‐way (right of way that will not be adjacent or contiguous to existing utility corridors or roadways). Therefore, a comprehensive study is not triggered for the Project. Accordingly, SemCAMS intends to prepare and submit an environmental assessment, written as a screening report, to the NEB. The proposed pipelines and facilities will traverse Crown lands in both Alberta and BC (Figure 2). As indicated above, less than 75 km of new right‐of‐way will be required for the project. Appendix A outlines the segments of the proposed sour gas pipeline and fuel gas pipeline that are along side and contiguous to an existing right‐of‐way, and those that will require new disturbance (greenfield). The Alberta and BC line lists, detailing the land dispositions which are crossed by the proposed route, are attached in Appendix B. SemCAMS understands that the NEB will likely play a lead role as an RA, with the Canadian Environmental Assessment Agency (CEA Agency) and other departments and agencies designated as RA’s under the CEA Act. Accordingly, SemCAMS understands that the NEB and the CEA Agency, in consultation with other departments and agencies, will determine the scope of the Project and the factors to be assessed in the screening report. The Terms of Reference and the NEB Filing Manual will guide preparation