Overview of the Environmental Management System for HVac/HVdc Transmission Line Construction Lower Churchill Power Project.

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1 Overview of the Environmental Management System for HVac/HVdc Transmission Line Construction Lower Churchill Power Project October 8,

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3 Project Overview

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5 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) 5

6 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 Kv, 3 phase conductors Fiber Optic Cable Approx. 40% complete Work will be substantially complete in 2015

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9 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 ,760 Towers (Labrador) 2,225 Towers (Island) Tower erection ongoing in Labrador; start tower assembly on island in October 2015

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12 Conductor Stringing HVac Line 12

13 Strait of Belle Isle Marine Cable Crossing First land cables installed in Shoal Cove, Sept 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 13

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16 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 16

17 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 17

18 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 18

19 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 19

20 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 20

21 LCP Powerline (Internet Based Environmental Management )

22 LCP Powerline Web-based Project GIS database Real-time data upload Real-time connection to: Project documents/permits Government databases Contractor work locations Photograph library 22

23 LANDS CLEARING ENVIRONMENT WATER SUPPLIES TRANSMISSION - INFRASTRUCTURE IMAGERY LCP Powerline - Layers GROUP SUB-GROUP DISPLAY NAME N/A N/A AQUATIC HISTORIC RESOURCES AVIFAUNA VEGETATION / PLANTS WILDLIFE OTHER 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 GROUP SUB-GROUP DISPLAY NAME N/A N/A N/A INFRASTRUCTURE - AC Line INFRASTRUCTURE - DC Line AC LINE DC LINE N/A Work Camps Quarries - New Applications 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, ) 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 23

24 LCP Powerline Basemaps/Imagery 24

25 LCP Powerline Bog & Watercourse Constraint Layers 25

26 Typical Watercourse Crossing and Bog Access 26

27 Powerline Caribou Constraint Layers 27

28 Powerline Raptor Buffer Constraint 28

29 LCP Powerline Field Integration 29

30 LCP Powerline Permit Compliance 30

31 Thank you / Questions? 31