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MARINE TRANSPORTATION PLAN (CONSTRUCTION) Woodfibre LNG Project PRELIMINARY DRAFT MARINE TRANSPORTATION PLAN (CONSTRUCTION) Woodfibre LNG Project Prepared for: Woodfibre LNG Limited Suite 1020, 1075 West Georgia Street Vancouver, BC, V6E 3C9 Prepared by: Hemmera, an Ausenco Company 18th Floor, 4730 Kingsway Burnaby, BC, V5H 0C6 Project No. 989232-05 August 2019 Woodfibre LNG Limited Draft Marine Transportation Plan (Construction) August 2019 REVISION HISTORY The construction-phase Marine Transportation Plan (MTPC) provides mitigation measures that will be developed and implemented throughout the construction period of the Woodfibre LNG Project (Project). Revisions will be made as additional information becomes available through the progression of detailed design and/or through feedback from the contractor, Aboriginal groups, the public, and regulatory agencies. A table of revision listed version, date, distribution, and comment is on page i of this document. Version Date Issued Distribution Comments 0.1 September 11, 2018 Woodfibre LNG Limited Preliminary Draft 0.2 October 3, 2018 Woodfibre LNG Limited Woodfibre comments Page i Woodfibre LNG Limited Draft Marine Transportation Plan (Construction) August 2019 ACRONYMS AND ABBREVIATIONS Acronym Definition BC British Columbia CCG Canadian Coast Guard CEAA Canadian Environmental Assessment Agency CPA Certified Project Area DFO Fisheries and Oceans Canada EAC Environmental Assessment Certificate EAO Environmental Assessment Office FDS Federal Decision Statement LNG liquefied natural gas MTPC Marine Transportation Plan (Construction) OGC Oil and Gas Commission PPA Pacific Pilotage Authority Canada Project liquefied natural gas (LNG) processing facility with marine storage and offloading SNEAA Squamish Nation Environmental Assessment Agreement TERMPOL Technical Review Process of Marine Terminal Systems and Transhipment Woodfibre Woodfibre LNG Limited Working Group Woodfibre Environmental Working Group SYMBOLS AND UNITS OF MEASURE Unit of Measurement Definition ft. foot/feet km kilometre Page i Woodfibre LNG Limited Draft Marine Transportation Plan (Construction) August 2019 TABLE OF CONTENTS ACRONYMS AND ABBREVIATIONS .......................................................................................................... I SYMBOLS AND UNITS OF MEASURE ........................................................................................................ I 1.0 INTRODUCTION .............................................................................................................................. 2 1.1 REVISIONS TO THE PLAN ........................................................................................................ 5 2.0 CONSULTATION ............................................................................................................................. 6 3.0 REGULATORY FRAMEWORK ....................................................................................................... 7 4.0 ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES ................................................................................................. 8 5.0 PROJECT-RELATED MARINE TRANSPORTATION ACTIVITIES ............................................... 9 6.0 EXISTING MARINE ACTIVITIES WITHIN HOWE SOUND .......................................................... 10 6.1 ABORIGINAL GROUPS .......................................................................................................... 10 6.1.1 Squamish Nation .................................................................................................. 10 6.1.2 Tsleil-Waututh Nation ........................................................................................... 12 6.2 SMALL VESSEL TRAFFIC ...................................................................................................... 13 6.2.1 Commercial Fisheries .......................................................................................... 13 6.2.2 Water Taxis .......................................................................................................... 13 6.2.3 Recreational Boating ............................................................................................ 16 6.2.4 Other Marine-based Recreation Activities ........................................................... 18 6.3 LARGE VESSEL TRAFFIC ...................................................................................................... 18 6.3.1 Passenger Ferries ................................................................................................ 18 6.3.2 Tugs and Barges .................................................................................................. 19 6.3.3 Deep Sea Bulk and Cargo Ships ......................................................................... 19 7.0 AREAS OF OVERLAPPING MARINE USE .................................................................................. 20 7.1 CONSTRUCTION CREW TRANSPORTATION ............................................................................ 20 7.2 MATERIAL AND EQUIPMENT TRANSPORTATION ...................................................................... 20 8.0 MARINE TRANSPORTATION MITIGATION ................................................................................ 22 8.1 TECHNICAL REVIEW PROCESS OF MARINE TERMINAL SYSTEMS AND TRANSHIPMENT .............. 23 8.2 VESSEL OPERATION ............................................................................................................ 23 8.3 RESTRICTED AREAS ............................................................................................................ 23 8.4 NOTIFICATIONS ................................................................................................................... 23 8.5 NAVIGATION AIDS AND LIGHTS ............................................................................................. 24 8.6 MARINE-BASED RECREATIONAL ACTIVITIES .......................................................................... 24 Page 1 Woodfibre LNG Limited Draft Marine Transportation Plan (Construction) August 2019 8.7 COMMUNICATION ................................................................................................................. 24 8.8 INQUIRY PROCESS ............................................................................................................... 25 9.0 MONITORING ................................................................................................................................ 26 9.1 ADAPTIVE MANAGEMENT ..................................................................................................... 26 10.0 REPORTING .................................................................................................................................. 27 11.0 PLAN PREPARATION .................................................................................................................. 28 12.0 REFERENCES ............................................................................................................................... 29 List of Tables Table 1-1 Conditions for Marine Transportation Plan ......................................................................... 4 Table 2-1 Aboriginal Groups, Government, Public, and Other Parties Engaged ................................ 6 Table 3-1 Regulatory Framework for the Construction-phase Marine Transportation Plan ............... 7 Table 4-1 Summary of Roles and Responsibility for the Construction-phase Marine Transportation Plan ............................................................................................................. 8 Table 6-1 Marine-based Activities Pursued by Squamish Nation Members in Northern Howe Sound ................................................................................................................................ 11 Table 6-2 Terrestrial-based Activities with Marine Travel as an Incidental Activity .......................... 11 Table 8-1 Construction-phase Mitigation Measures.......................................................................... 22 Table 8-2 Inquiry Response Times and Team Availability ................................................................ 25 Table 9-1 Examples of Adaptive Management Strategies ................................................................ 26 Table 11-1 Qualified Professionals ..................................................................................................... 28 List of Figures Figure 1-1 Project Location and Certified Project Area ........................................................................ 2 Figure 1-1A Overview of the Marine Transportation Routes .................................................................. 3 Figure 6-1 Commercial Marine Features ............................................................................................ 14 Figure 6-2 Commercial Fishing Management Boundaries ................................................................. 15 Figure 6-3 Recreational Features ....................................................................................................... 17 Page 2 Woodfibre LNG Limited Draft Marine Transportation Plan (Construction) August 2019 1.0 INTRODUCTION Woodfibre LNG Limited (Woodfibre LNG) is proposing to build a liquefied natural gas (LNG) processing facility with marine storage and offloading (Project), located approximately 7 kilometres (km)southwest of Squamish, British Columbia (BC) within the District of Squamish municipal boundaries. The Project area is located at the former Woodfibre Pulp and Paper
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