ROBERTS BANK TERMINAL 2 WORKING GROUP Meeting #2 April 15, 2014 Afternoon session (NOTE: contains preliminary information – may be subject to future revisions) p o r t m e t r o v a n c o u v e r.c o m Working Group #2 – April 15, 2014.
APPROACH TO THE ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT Presenter: Celesa Horvath Ventus Development Services Inc. Working Group #2 – April 15, 2014.
PRESENTATION OUTLINE Regulatory process • Issues scoping • Valued Components • Assessment of valued components • Assessment of Potential Project Effects • Intermediate Components • Valued Components • p o r t m e t r o v a n c o u v e r.c o m 3 Working Group #2 – April 15, 2014.
REGULATORY PROCESS Federal Environmental Assessment (EA) process • includes independent panel review Federal Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) • Guidelines issued January 7, 2014 Defines the scope of the project to be assessed • Identifies the factors to be considered and the scope of • those factors Provincial EA process: requirements not yet defined • p o r t m e t r o v a n c o u v e r.c o m 4 Working Group #2 – April 15, 2014.
ISSUES SCOPING PMV has a long history of project development and operations • on Roberts Bank PMV has remained actively engaged with federal and • provincial regulatory agencies, Aboriginal groups, local governments and communities, stakeholders, and the public. Ongoing community consultation and Aboriginal group • engagement Multi-year multi-round consultation process for RBT2 • Technical Advisory Groups (Nov. 2012 – May 2013) • Previous environmental assessments and monitoring • programs for projects undertaken on Roberts Bank; Results of field studies and computer modelling • p o r t m e t r o v a n c o u v e r.c o m 5 Working Group #2 – April 15, 2014.
VALUED COMPONENTS EIS will focus the assessment on valued components. • Valued components are “ attributes of the physical, • biophysical, and human environment that may be affected by the Project that have been identified to be of concern by the proponent, government agencies, Aboriginal peoples, and the public.” Valued components were identified through the issues • scoping process, including extensive consultation and engagement. Following scoping, a three-step process was used for VC • selection. p o r t m e t r o v a n c o u v e r.c o m 6 Working Group #2 – April 15, 2014.
VALUED COMPONENT SELECTION PROCESS Handout • p o r t m e t r o v a n c o u v e r.c o m 7 Working Group #2 – April 15, 2014.
VC SELECTION THREE-STEP PROCESS Step 2 Step 3 Step 1 • Does the candidate VC occur near/within VALUED COMPONENT the Project area? AND • Could the Project Selected as • Does the Project interact with the have the • Is the candidate candidate VC? potential to AND VC the receptor adversely affect • Is the candidate component in a YES YES YES the candidate VC Project-related VC of interest to and can this effects pathway? the public, effect be Aboriginal groups measured and or government? monitored? OR • Is the candidate VC particularly sensitive or vulnerable to disturbance? p o r t m e t r o v a n c o u v e r.c o m 8 Working Group #2 – April 15, 2014.
EXAMPLE OF A VALUED COMPONENT EFFECTS PATHWAY PROJECT INTERMEDIATE VALUED INTERACTION COMPONENTS COMPONENTS Assess Project- From Construction Assess Project- related changes and Operation related effects Activities p o r t m e t r o v a n c o u v e r.c o m 9 Working Group #2 – April 15, 2014.
RBT2 EIS INTERMEDIATE COMPONENTS Noise and Air Quality Light Vibration Surficial Geological Coastal Geology and Hazards and Geomorphology Marine Geotechnical Sediment Characteristics Marine Water Underwater Population Quality Noise Demographics Preliminary p o r t m e t r o v a n c o u v e r.c o m 10 Subject to Revision Working Group #2 – April 15, 2014.
RBT2 EIS VALUED COMPONENTS Social/Economic Biophysical Local Marine Labour Economic Marine Government Vegetation and Market Development Invertebrates Finances Biofilm Marine Services and Outdoor Marine Commercial Marine Fish Infrastructure Recreation Mammals use Physical and Roberts Bank Land and Visual Cultural Coastal Birds Ecosystem Water Use Resources Heritage Productivity Ongoing Human Productivity of Health CRA Fisheries Preliminary p o r t m e t r o v a n c o u v e r.c o m 11 Subject to Revision Working Group #2 – April 15, 2014.
EXAMPLE OF COMPONENT LINKAGES Marine Commercial Use Air Quality Project Outdoor Recreation Interaction Noise and Vibration Human Health p o r t m e t r o v a n c o u v e r.c o m 12 Working Group #2 – April 15, 2014.
INTERMEDIATE AND VALUED COMPONENT LINKAGES Intermediate Component and Valued Component Linkages Intermediate Components Valued Components Handout • Ongoing Productivity of CRA Fisheries Marine Vegetation and Biofilm Physical and Cultural Heritage Local Government Finances Services and Infrastructure Population Demographics Roberts Bank Ecosystem An 'x' indicates that the component in the row Coastal Geomorphology Economic Development Marine Commercial use informs the component in the column . Marine Water Quality Marine Invertebrates Land and Water Use Noise and Vibration Outdoor Recreation Underwater Noise Marine Sediment Marine Mammals Visual Resources Labour Market Human Health Coastal Birds Marine Fish Air Quality Light Air Quality x x x Intermediate Components Noise and Vibration x x x Light x x x x x Coastal Geomorphology x x x x x x x x x x x x Marine Sediment x x x x x x x Marine Water Quality x x x x x x x x Underwater Noise x x Population Demographics x x x x x Marine Vegetation and Biofilm x x x x x x x Marine Invertebrates x x x x x x x x x Marine Fish x x x x x x x x Marine Mammals x x x x Coastal Birds x x x x x Roberts Bank Ecosystem x Valued Components Ongoing Productivity of CRA Fisheries x x Labour Market x x x Economic Development x Marine Commercial use x x Local Government Finances Services and Infrastructure Outdoor Recreation x x Visual Resources x x x Land and Water Use x x x Physical and Cultural Heritage x Human Health Preliminary p o r t m e t r o v a n c o u v e r.c o m 13 Subject to Revision Working Group #2 – April 15, 2014.
ASSESSING POTENTIAL PROJECT-RELATED EFFECTS Potential effects of the Project will be assessed for each VC, • including transboundary effects and the effects of malfunctions or accidents For construction and operation phases, EIS will provide: • Descriptions of changes to intermediate components • Assessment of effects for environmental, economic, social, • heritage and health VCs EIS will consider potential effects on established and • asserted Aboriginal rights, title, and other interests, including current use of land and resources for traditional purposes p o r t m e t r o v a n c o u v e r.c o m 14 Working Group #2 – April 15, 2014.
ASSESSMENT OF INTERMEDIATE COMPONENTS For each intermediate component, the EIS will describe: Study purpose Existing Study methods and approach Conditions Future Future conditions conditions with without the the Project Project p o r t m e t r o v a n c o u v e r.c o m 15 Working Group #2 – April 15, 2014.
ASSESSMENT OF VALUED COMPONENTS For each valued component, the EIS will describe: VC Assessment Existing sub-components boundaries conditions and indicators Future conditions Project-VC Mitigation without the interactions and Measures Project effects Cumulative Monitoring and Residual effects effects Follow-up (if any) assessment Programs (if required) p o r t m e t r o v a n c o u v e r.c o m 16 Working Group #2 – April 15, 2014.
ASSESSMENT OF VALUED COMPONENTS Sub-components provide further • structure to the assessment Indicators or metrics, are used to • quantitatively/qualitatively evaluate a VC or VC sub-component Example – Marine Mammals VC • VC Sub-components Indicators SRKW population growth rate Sound levels Killer Whales Salmon abundance Marine Salmon productivity Mammals Contaminant levels Baleen Whales Sound levels Pinnipeds (seals/sea lions) Sound levels p o r t m e t r o v a n c o u v e r.c o m 17 Working Group #2 – April 15, 2014.
ASSESSMENT OF VALUED COMPONENTS Spatial Definition Boundary Encompasses the land and land covered by water that will be occupied by the Project Project Area components and activities listed in the EIS Guidelines The area within which the Project is expected Local Assessment to interact with and potentially have an effect Area (LAA) on the VC Provides the regional context for the assessment of potential Project-related effects within the LAA. Regional Assessment Includes the area within which the residual Area (RAA) effects of the Project are likely to combine with the effects of other projects and p o r t m e t r o v a n c o u v e r.c o m 18 activities to result in a cumulative effect Working Group #2 – April 15, 2014. Working Group #2 – April 15, 2014.
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