Overview of the Environmental Management System for HVac/HVdc Transmission Line Construction

Lower Churchill Power Project October 8, 2015

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Project Overview

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Muskrat Falls HVac/HVdc Project Components

• Two 315 kilovolt High Voltage alternating current (HVac) transmission lines between Muskrat Falls & Churchill Falls (Labrador Transmission Assets)

• 1,100 km High Voltage direct current (HVdc) transmission line between Muskrat Falls & Soldiers Pond near St. John’s (Labrador-Island Transmission Link)

• Strait of Belle Isle Marine Cable Crossing (3 X 30 km long cables)

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AC Transmission: Muskrat to Churchill Falls

• Clearing for right-of-way complete – 250 km

– Clearing: 2,450 hectares

• Towers and foundations – 1,250 Towers

– 8,125 foundations

• Conductors and Fiber Optic cables – 2-315 Kv, 3 phase conductors

– Fiber Optic Cable

– Approx. 40% complete

• Work will be substantially complete in 2015

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DC Transmission: Labrador-Island Link

• Clearing for right-of-way ongoing across province

– 1,100 km

– ROW Clearing – 6,554 ha

• Towers and foundations – First tower erected in Labrador in April 2015

– 1,760 Towers (Labrador)

– 2,225 Towers (Island)

– Tower erection ongoing in Labrador; start tower assembly on island in October 2015

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Conductor Stringing HVac Line

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Strait of Belle Isle Marine Cable Crossing

• First land cables installed in Shoal Cove, Sept. 2015

• Marine cable manufacturing underway in Japan; last of three cables expected in September each 30 kms. in length

• Successfully completed horizontal directional drilling (HDD) program; longest landfall application in world

• On track for marine cable installation across the Strait next year

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Environmental Management System

Integration of EMS into Project Execution – All Components

• Design Requirements

• Technical Specifications

• Procurement Packages

• Bidder Evaluation

• Kick-Off Meeting Support

• Weekly Reports to Stakeholders

• On-Going Field Monitoring

• Use of Powerline by all stakeholders

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Collaborative Regulatory Framework

• Blanket Permits – Water crossings (>1900)

– Quarries (>500)

– Historic resources

– Vegetation clearing

• Proactive Reporting – Online reporting

– Powerline updated constantly

– Weekly report to all regulators

• Monitoring Tools – Electronic forms (iPad)

– Real-time field reports and constraint monitoring

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HVac/HVdc Construction Monitoring

• Dedicated on-site environmental monitors at each work front

• Real-time access to all EMS components via satellite and internet connections

• All monitors use an interactive prontoform database and iPad that provide inspection forms and direct connection to Powerline and the project office

• Dedicated environmental permit coordinators, engineers and planners

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Real-Time Internet Reporting

• Pre-set Prontoform templates

• GIS / GPS Mapping functions

• Real-time photograph transfers

• Immediate distribution to project office coordinators and engineers

• Field (Camp) access to Powerline database and constraint mapping

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Environmental Effects Monitoring Program

• Purpose is to monitor the overall project effects and to confirm the predictions of EA and fulfill EA commitments

• LCP has implemented more than 15 comprehensive environmental effects monitoring programs

• Key programs include: – RWM caribou

– MM caribou

– Newfoundland marten

– Newfoundland caribou

– Avifauna

– HHRA

LCP Powerline (Internet Based Environmental Management )

LCP Powerline

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Web-based Project GIS database Real-time data upload Real-time connection to:

Project documents/permits Government databases Contractor work locations Photograph library

LCP Powerline - Layers

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GROUP SUB-GROUP DISPLAY NAME

Upper Labrador

Lower Labrador

Lower Island

Upper Island

Churchill River 2006

Public Water Supplies

Drainage Outside Protected

Stream Crossing

Salmon Rivers - 30m Buffer

Salmon Rivers - 200m Buffer

Wetlands

Archaeological Site

Archaeological Sites - 50m Buffer

Portage Trails

Nesting Site - Raptors

Nesting Sites - Raptors (Construction - 200m Buffer)

Nesting Sites - Raptors (Helicopter - 300m Buffer)

Nesting Sites - Raptors (Blasting - 500m Buffer)

Nesting Sites - Raptors (Clearing - 800m Buffer)

Bird Surveys (Edited)

Bird Surveys (Buffer Zone)

Listed Plants - Critical Habitat

Regionally Uncommon Plants - obs

Red Pine Stands

Caribou - Winter Habitat (Labrador)

Caribou - Calving Habitat (Labrador)

Caribou - Core Habitat (Island)

Marten - Core Habitat

Marten - Critical Habitat

Beaver Lodge / Dam

Parks and Nature Reserves

PPWSA - Stream Buffer

Winter Head Pond - 25m

Full Supply Level - 39m

Outfitters

AQUATIC

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IRO

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WILDLIFE

OTHER

VEGETATION /

PLANTS

AVIFAUNA

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IMA

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SUP

PLI

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HISTORIC

RESOURCES

GROUP SUB-GROUP DISPLAY NAME

N/A Work Camps

N/A Quarries - New Applications

N/A Quarries - Permits

Centerlines

Towers

Tower Boxes

ROW

ROW Chainage (250m)

ROW Chainage (5km)

As-built Access Road (Valard)

Plan of the Day AC (Valard)

Centerline

Towers

Tower Boxes

ROW

Electrode Lines

ROW Chainage (250m) - Labrador

ROW Chainage (5km) - Labardor

ROW Chainage (250m) - Island

ROW Chainage (5km) - Island

Approved Access Trails (Valard)

As-built Access Road (Valard)

Plan of the Day DC (Valard)

LCP Transmission Corridor Access Study (iii, 2011-2012)

Forest Density

Clearing Status

Forest Density

Clearing Status

Construction Blocks

Grants

Easements

License To Occupy

Permission To Occupy

LCP - Private Lands

Municipal Boundaries

Planning Area Boundaries

NL Road Network

INFRASTRUCTURE -

DC Line

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INFRASTRUCTURE -

AC Line

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DC LINE

AC LINE

LCP Powerline – Basemaps/Imagery

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LCP Powerline – Bog & Watercourse Constraint Layers

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Typical Watercourse Crossing and Bog Access

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Powerline – Caribou Constraint Layers

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Powerline – Raptor Buffer Constraint

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LCP Powerline – Field Integration

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LCP Powerline – Permit Compliance

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Thank you / Questions?

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