Value Chain Solutions- Heartland Complex (Bitumen Upgrader and Specialty Refinery) Expansion Project Initial Project Description November 2020 Submitted to: Impact Assessment Agency of Canada Submitted by: Value Chain Solutions, Inc. Value Chain Solutions-Heartland Expansion Initial Project Description Acronyms AAAQO ............................................................................................ Alberta Ambient Air Quality Objective ACO................................................................................................................Aboriginal Consultation Office ADC™ ........................................................................................................ Accelerated DeContamination™ AER .................................................................................................................... Alberta’s Energy Regulator AIH .................................................................................................................. Alberta’s Industrial Heartland bpd ........................................................................................................................................... barrels per day CO ....................................................................................................................................... carbon monoxide CO2 .......................................................................................................................................... carbon dioxide CO2e ...................................................................................................................... carbon dioxide equivalent COC™ ......................................................................................................................... Clean Oil Cracking™ COLF....................................................................................Clean Oil La-Fit, VCS-H crude oils brand name DCO ................................................................................................................................. decontaminated oil Dilbit ...................................................................................................................................... diluted bitumen DRU ............................................................................................................................... diluent recovery unit EIA ............................................................................................................ environmental impact assessment EPEA ................................................................................. Environmental Protection and Enhancement Act FAP ................................................................................................................................. Fort Air Partnership GHG.......................................................................................................................................greenhouse gas H2S .................................................................................................................................... hydrogen sulphide H2...................................................................................................................................................... hydrogen IAA..............................................................................................................................Impact Assessment Act IAAC.................................................................................................. Impact Assessment Agency of Canada LPG ........................................................................................................................... liquefied petroleum gas NH3 .................................................................................................................................................. ammonia NOX ................................................................................................................................... oxides of nitrogen OSCA .................................................................................................................. Oil Sands Conservation Act PM....................................................................................................................................... particulate matter PM2.5 .............................................................................. fine particulate matter less than 2.5 μm in diameter ppm ....................................................................................................................................... parts per million ROW..........................................................................................................................................Right-of-Way SO2 ......................................................................................................................................... sulphur dioxide VCI .................................................................................................................................. Value Creation Inc. VCG..............................................................................................................................Value Creation Group VCS ...................................................................................................................... Value Chain Solutions Inc. VCS-H ....................................................................................... Value Chain Solutions–Heartland Complex WRHP™..........................................................................................................Wide Range Hydroprocessing 2 | P a g e Value Chain Solutions-Heartland Expansion Initial Project Description Table of Contents Acronyms ................................................................................................................................................................. 2 Table of Contents .................................................................................................................................................... 3 List of Tables ........................................................................................................................................................... 4 List of Figures .......................................................................................................................................................... 4 General Information ............................................................................................................................................... 6 1. Project Overview .......................................................................................................................................... 6 2. Contact Information ..................................................................................................................................... 7 3. Engagements Undertaken ............................................................................................................................. 8 4. Indigenous Group and Public Engagements ................................................................................................ 8 5. Regional Environmental Study .................................................................................................................. 10 6. Strategic Assessment .................................................................................................................................. 11 Project Information............................................................................................................................................... 11 7. Purposes/Needs and Potential Benefits ...................................................................................................... 11 8. Provisions ................................................................................................................................................... 14 9. Activities, Infrastructure, Structures and Physical Works .......................................................................... 15 10. Production Capacity and Process Descriptions .......................................................................................... 20 11. Project Schedule ......................................................................................................................................... 21 12. Alternative Considerations ......................................................................................................................... 22 Project Location .................................................................................................................................................... 24 13. Project Location Description ...................................................................................................................... 24 14. Physical and Biological Environment ........................................................................................................ 27 15. Health, Social and Economic Regional Information .................................................................................. 31 Federal, Provincial, Territorial, Indigenous and Municipal Involvement ....................................................... 32 16. Federal Financial Support .......................................................................................................................... 32 17. Federal Land Use ......................................................................................................................................