ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIO-ECONOMIC ASSESSMENT FOR THE ENBRIDGE PIPELINES INC. NORTH SOUTH CONNECTION PROJECT October 2014 10429 Prepared for: Prepared by: Enbridge Pipelines Inc. CH2M HILL Energy Canada, Ltd. 10130 - 103rd Street Edmonton, Alberta T5J 3N9 Suite 1100, 815 - 8th Avenue S.W. Calgary, Alberta T2P 3P2 Ph: 403-265-2885 Enbridge Pipelines Inc. Environmental and Socio-Economic Assessment North South Connection Project October 2014/10429 TABLE OF CONTENTS Page 1.0 INTRODUCTION ........................................................................................................................... 1-1 1.1 Project Overview .............................................................................................................. 1-1 1.2 Scope of the Assessment ................................................................................................ 1-2 2.0 PROJECT DESCRIPTION ............................................................................................................ 2-1 2.1 Project Components......................................................................................................... 2-1 2.2 Project Location ............................................................................................................... 2-2 2.2.1 Edmonton Terminal ............................................................................................. 2-2 2.3 Means of Carrying Out the Project ................................................................................... 2-2 2.3.1 Environmental Permits/Approvals ....................................................................... 2-3 2.4 Project Schedule .............................................................................................................. 2-3 3.0 LANDOWNER, GOVERNMENT AND REGULATORY CONSULTATION ................................... 3-1 4.0 ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIO-ECONOMIC SETTING ............................................................ 4-1 5.0 ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIO-ECONOMIC EFFECTS ASSESSMENT ................................. 5-1 5.1 Assessment Methods ....................................................................................................... 5-1 5.2 Spatial and Temporal Boundaries .................................................................................... 5-2 5.3 Environmental and Socio-Economic Elements ................................................................ 5-3 5.4 Method of Predicting Potential Effects ............................................................................. 5-4 5.5 Mitigation Measures ......................................................................................................... 5-4 5.6 Identification and Analysis of Potential Residual Effects ................................................. 5-5 5.7 Significance Evaluation of Potential Residual Effects.................................................... 5-14 5.7.1 Soil and Soil Productivity .................................................................................. 5-14 5.7.2 Air Emissions .................................................................................................... 5-14 5.7.3 Greenhouse Gas Emissions ............................................................................. 5-14 5.7.4 Acoustic Environment ....................................................................................... 5-14 5.7.5 Wetlands ........................................................................................................... 5-15 5.7.6 Vegetation ......................................................................................................... 5-16 5.7.7 Wildlife and Wildlife Habitat .............................................................................. 5-16 5.7.8 Species at Risk ................................................................................................. 5-18 5.7.9 Human Occupancy and Resource Use ............................................................ 5-19 5.7.10 Infrastructure and Services ............................................................................... 5-19 5.7.11 Accidents and Malfunctions .............................................................................. 5-20 5.7.12 Changes to the Project Caused by the Environment ........................................ 5-20 5.7.13 Significance of Potential Residual Effects ........................................................ 5-21 5.8 Decommissioning and Abandonment ............................................................................ 5-21 6.0 CUMULATIVE EFFECTS.............................................................................................................. 6-1 6.1 Soil and Soil Productivity ................................................................................................. 6-2 6.2 Air Emissions ................................................................................................................... 6-2 6.3 Acoustic Environment ...................................................................................................... 6-3 6.4 Wetlands .......................................................................................................................... 6-3 6.5 Vegetation ........................................................................................................................ 6-4 6.6 Wildlife and Wildlife Habitat ............................................................................................. 6-4 6.7 Species at Risk ................................................................................................................ 6-4 6.8 Human Occupancy and Resource Use ........................................................................... 6-4 6.9 Infrastructure and Services .............................................................................................. 6-5 Page i Enbridge Pipelines Inc. Environmental and Socio-Economic Assessment North South Connection Project October 2014/10429 6.10 Significance Evaluation of Cumulative Effects ................................................................. 6-6 7.0 INSPECTION AND MONITORING ............................................................................................... 7-1 8.0 CONCLUSION .............................................................................................................................. 8-1 9.0 REFERENCES .............................................................................................................................. 9-1 9.1 Personal Communications ............................................................................................... 9-1 9.2 Literature Cited ................................................................................................................. 9-1 9.3 GIS Data and Mapping References ................................................................................. 9-6 LIST OF APPENDICES Appendix 1 Environmental Protection Plan .......................................................................................A1-1 LIST OF FIGURES Figure 1 Project Overview .............................................................................................................. 2-4 Figure 2 Known and Reasonably Foreseeable Future Developments .......................................... 6-7 LIST OF TABLES Table 2.1 Technical Details of the Proposed Project ....................................................................... 2-1 Table 2.2 Location of the Proposed Project ..................................................................................... 2-2 Table 2.3 Environmental Permits/Approvals .................................................................................... 2-3 Table 3.1 Summary of Government and Regulatory Consultation for the Project ........................... 3-1 Table 4.1 Summary of Environmental and Socio-Economic Elements and Considerations for the Project .......................................................................................... 4-1 Table 5.1 Characterization of Residual Effects for Evaluation of Significance ................................ 5-2 Table 5.2 Element Interaction with Proposed Project Component .................................................. 5-3 Table 5.3 Evaluation of Identified Environmental and Socio-Economic Elements for the Project .............................................................................................................................. 5-6 Page ii Enbridge Pipelines Inc. Environmental and Socio-Economic Assessment North South Connection Project October 2014/10429 ACRONYMS AND ABBREVIATIONS ACIMS Alberta Conservation Information Management System AESRD Alberta Environment and Sustainable Resource Development asl above sea level ATBE Alberta Treasury Board and Enterprise ATPR Alberta Tourism, Parks and Recreation CEA Canadian Environmental Assessment (applies to Act and Agency) COP Code of Practice COSEWIC Committee on the Status of Endangered Wildlife in Canada DUC Ducks Unlimited Canada EGC Environmental Guidelines for Construction Enbridge Enbridge Pipelines Inc. EPP Environmental Protection Plan ESA Environmental and Socio-Economic Assessment FEARO Federal Environmental Assessment Review Office Footprint Footprint Study Area FWMIS Fisheries and Wildlife Management Information System GHG greenhouse gas HDD horizontal directional drill HRA Historical Resources Act HRV Historical Resource Value IUCN International Union for Conservation of Nature