Eagle Mountain – Woodfibre Gas Pipeline Project Executive Summary FortisBC Energy Inc. Rev. 1 January 2015/492434 TABLE OF CONTENTS PART A INTRODUCTION ........................................................................................................... xxxiii 1.0 PROPOSED PROJECT OVERVIEW ........................................................................................ xxxiii 1.1 Proponent Description ..................................................................................................... lxvi 1.2 Proposed Project Scope .................................................................................................. lxvi 1.2.1 Purpose of the Proposed Project ....................................................................... lxvii 1.2.2 Proposed Project Location ................................................................................. lxvii 1.2.3 Project Components ........................................................................................... lxix 1.2.4 Permanent Facilities .......................................................................................... lxxii 1.2.5 Temporary Facilities ........................................................................................... lxxii 1.2.6 Phases of the Proposed Project ........................................................................ lxxii 1.2.7 Proximity of Application Corridor to Communities ............................................ lxxiii 1.2.8 Project Land Use............................................................................................... lxxiv 1.3 Applicable Authorizations ............................................................................................... lxxiv 1.4 Alternative Means of Undertaking the Proposed Project ................................................ lxxv 1.5 Project Benefits ............................................................................................................... lxxv 1.5.1 Lower FortisBC Delivery Rates .......................................................................... lxxv 1.5.2 Project Expenditures .......................................................................................... lxxv 1.5.3 Government Revenues ...................................................................................... lxxv 1.5.4 Employment ...................................................................................................... lxxvi 1.5.5 Social Benefits of the Proposed Project ........................................................... lxxvi 2.0 ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT PROCESS ............................................................................ xlv 2.1 Provincial Environmental Assessment Process ............................................................lxxviii 2.1.1 Pre-Application Stage ......................................................................................lxxviii 2.1.2 Application Review Stage ................................................................................lxxviii 2.1.3 Minister’s Decision ...........................................................................................lxxviii 2.2 Environmental Assessment Participants ....................................................................... lxxix 2.3 Working Group ............................................................................................................... lxxix 2.4 Aboriginal Groups ......................................................................................................... lxxxii 2.4.1 Aboriginal Consultation Plan ............................................................................ lxxxii 2.4.2 Consultation and Engagement Planned During Application Review ...............lxxxiii 2.4.3 Summary of Key Issues and Concerns .......................................................... lxxxiv 2.5 Public ........................................................................................................................... lxxxvi 2.5.1 Public Consultation Plan .................................................................................lxxxvii 2.5.2 Summary of Key Issues and Concerns ..........................................................lxxxvii PART B ASSESSMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL, ECONOMIC, SOCIAL, HEALTH AND HERITAGE EFFECTS ...................................................................................................... lvii 3.0 ASSESSMENT METHODOLOGY ................................................................................................. lvii 4.0 ENVIRONMENTAL PILLAR ............................................................................................................ lix 4.1 Geophysical Environment Effects Assessment ............................................................... xcii 4.1.1 Soil Capability Valued Component ..................................................................... xcii 4.1.2 Terrain Integrity Valued Component .................................................................. xciii 4.1.3 Acid Rock Drainage Valued Component ........................................................... xciv 4.2 Atmospheric Environment Effects Assessment .............................................................. xciv 4.2.1 Acoustic Environment Valued Component ........................................................ xciv 4.2.2 Air Quality Valued Component ............................................................................ xcv 4.2.3 Greenhouse Gas Emissions Valued Component .............................................. xcvi 4.3 Water Effects Assessment ............................................................................................. xcvii 4.3.1 Surface Water Valued Component ................................................................... xcvii 4.3.2 Groundwater Valued Component .................................................................... xcviii 4.4 Fish and Fish Habitat Effects Assessment ..................................................................... xcix Page lxiii Eagle Mountain – Woodfibre Gas Pipeline Project Executive Summary FortisBC Energy Inc. Rev. 1 January 2015/492434 4.5 Vegetation Effects Assessment .......................................................................................... c 4.6 Wetland Function Effects Assessment ............................................................................... ci 4.7 Wildlife and Wildlife Habitat Effects Assessment ............................................................... cii 5.0 ECONOMY PILLAR ...................................................................................................................... lxxi 6.0 SOCIAL PILLAR ........................................................................................................................... lxxii 6.1 Community and Regional Infrastructure and Services Effects Assessment...................... cv 6.1.1 Community Utilities and Services ......................................................................... cv 6.1.2 Transportation Infrastructure ................................................................................ cvi 6.1.3 Community ........................................................................................................... cvi 6.2 Land and Resources Use Valued Component ................................................................ cvii 7.0 HERITAGE PILLAR .................................................................................................................... lxxvi 8.0 HEALTH PILLAR ........................................................................................................................ lxxvii 8.1 Human Health .................................................................................................................... cx 8.2 Ecological Health ............................................................................................................... cx 9.0 ACCIDENTS OR MALFUNCTIONS ........................................................................................... lxxix 10.0 EFFECTS OF THE ENVIRONMENT ON THE PROJECT ........................................................ lxxxii PART C ABORIGINAL GROUPS INFORMATION REQUIREMENTS .......................................lxxxiii 11.0 BACKGROUND .........................................................................................................................lxxxiii 12.0 ABORIGINAL INTERESTS ....................................................................................................... lxxxiv 12.1 Background Information ................................................................................................. cxvii 12.1.1 Tsleil-Waututh Nation ........................................................................................ cxvii 12.1.2 Squamish Nation ............................................................................................... cxvii 12.1.3 Kwikwetlem First Nation .................................................................................... cxvii 12.1.4 Musqueam Nation ............................................................................................ cxviii 12.2 Potential Effects on Aboriginal Interests ....................................................................... cxviii 13.0 OTHER MATTERS OF CONCERN TO ABORIGINAL GROUPS ........................................... lxxxviii PART D PUBLIC CONSULTATION ..........................................................................................