ROBERTS BANK TERMINAL 2 PROJECT UPDATE Gilles Assier Director, Infrastructure Sustainability November 5, 2015 portmetrovancouver.com
ROBERTS BANK TERMINAL 2 PROJECT Existing Roberts Bank Terminals portmetrovancouver.com 2
PROJECT RATIONALE Includes: Container forecasts • Building capacity • Capacity requirements • RBT2 overview • Project benefits • Project implementation • portmetrovancouver.com 3
ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT Submitted: March 2015 portmetrovancouver.com 4
ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT The RBT2 EIS was prepared according to the EIS • Guidelines issued by the CEA Agency on January 7, 2014, and was submitted in March 2015 The information presented in the EIS is intended to • satisfy both federal and provincial EA requirements The EIS includes: • identification of potential effects and benefits of the • Project description of mitigation measures to reduce • potential Project effects portmetrovancouver.com 5
BIOFILM The widened causeway footprint • has been optimized to minimize encroachment into areas of biofilm Our studies show there is • currently extensive biofilm at Roberts Bank and Fraser River estuary which supports large populations of migrating and overwintering birds Our assessment has concluded that feeding • opportunities for birds would not be significantly affected after the construction of the new terminal portmetrovancouver.com 6
CONCLUSIONS OF THE EIS After the implementation of mitigation, the Roberts • Bank Terminal 2 Project is not expected to result in any significant adverse residual effects on any of the 16 valued components No cumulative effects are anticipated, with the • exception of a cumulative effect to southern resident killer whales These conclusions will be subject to a thorough review • by an independent review panel Port Metro Vancouver is confident potential adverse • effects can be fully or partially avoided or reduced through Project design and the implementation of environmental management programs portmetrovancouver.com 7
EIS COMMENTS AND INFORMATION REQUESTS The CEA Agency invited public comments on the • completeness of the EIS between April 30 and June 15, 2015 On July 31, 2015, the CEA Agency requested additional • information to satisfy the requirements of the EIS Guidelines On October 26, 2015, Port Metro Vancouver submitted • responses to these 31 information requests These responses are posted on the CEA Agency project • registry portmetrovancouver.com 8
UPDATED EIS GUIDELINES – APRIL 17, 2015 CEA Agency issued updated EIS Guidelines on April 17, • 2015 Two additional factors: • Marine shipping . The environmental effects of marine • shipping associated with the Project extending to the 12 nautical limit of Canada’s territorial sea. Provincial socio-economic assessment . The potential • economic, social, heritage and health effects of the Project, including cumulative effects. portmetrovancouver.com 9
MARINE SHIPPING SUPPLEMENTAL REPORT Submitted: October 26, 2015 portmetrovancouver.com 10
MARINE SHIPPING SUPPLEMENTAL REPORT The Marine Shipping Supplemental Report assesses • project-related shipping outside of Port Metro Vancouver’s jurisdiction to the 12 nautical mile limit of Canada’s territorial sea . This thorough and robust assessment was completed by • a team of professional scientists, and considers feedback and input from over 20 Aboriginal groups. The conclusion of this work is that marine shipping • associated with the Project is not likely to result in significant adverse residual effects to the valued components assessed. portmetrovancouver.com 11
ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT NEXT STEPS Federal Process Provincial Process • Provincial process to principally rely on the Federal review panel • BCEAO to make a recommendation to the B.C. Minister of Environment portmetrovancouver.com 12
PROCUREMENT PROCESS Separate procurement processes for the terminal • operator and infrastructure developer Agreements are subject to environmental approval • Project would be funded by Port Metro Vancouver and • private funding and would not require tax dollars portmetrovancouver.com 13
PROCUREMENT UPDATES Port Metro Vancouver received strong interest in the • RFQ for the Roberts Bank Terminal 2 Project Following rigorous review, Port Metro Vancouver has • shortlisted five teams to respond to the RFP in late 2015 These teams are: • Abu Dhabi Terminals • Grup TCB / Mitsubishi Corp consortium • Ports America • PSA International • Terminal Link / CMHI consortium • portmetrovancouver.com 14
LEARN MORE Available at portmetrovancouver.com/RBT2 and at the Delta Community Office. portmetrovancouver.com 15
LEARN MORE Stay updated Sign up for Project updates at • www.portmetrovancouver.com/RBT2 Sign up for updates from CEAA • process at www.ceaa-acee.gc.ca portmetrovancouver.com 16
THANK YOU Questions? • portmetrovancouver.com 17
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