Aboriginal Traditional Knowledge Manitoba Hydro recognizes the unique relationship Aboriginal communities have with their areas of use and is appreciative to all the communities who took time to share information about their history and culture as well as their valued knowledge and perspectives with regards to the Bipole III study area and Project. The ATK that has been shared assisted Manitoba Hydro in: developing a greater understanding of the study area; identifying potential Project effects; planning and designing the Project; developing potential mitigation measures, some of which can be found throughout this document.
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± LIMESTONE RIVER DOCUMENT PATH: G:\_GIS_PROJECT_FOLDER\00_HYDRO\111440054_BPIII_EPP\ARCMAP\ESS_N1\BPIII_CENVPP_N1N2N3N4C1SECTIONBASEMAP_MAPBOOK_BTB_STANTEC_20131207.MXD ( 134 N1-Soils-141 Coordinate System: UTM Zone NAD83 Data Source: MB Hydro, ProvMB, NRCAN Date Created: December 09, 2013 ( 133 0 125 250 500 Metres 1:10,000 Land Base Transmission Line Highway Major Road Local Road Winter Road Railway (Operational) Railway (Discontinued) Mining ( 132 ( 131 N1-Soils-140 SA Project Infrastructure Angle Tower Locations BPIII Final Preferred Route 66 m Right of Way N1-S07 Points of Access* ( Proposed Access Point ( ") ( 130 Major Stream Crossing Abandoned Rail Crossing Rail Crossing Transmission Line Crossing Proposed Access Route *Labels correspond to BPIII Access Management Database ( 129 N1-Soils-139 N1-Wild-100 N1-Hert-101 PL ESS Features Heritage ( Archaeological Water ( Water Crossing Wildlife Birds and Habitat Soils and Terrain Permafrost Limestone crossing 1 ( ( ( ( ( ( L2 L1 N1-Hert-100 N1-Aqua-123 ( 128 ( 127 127 N1-Soils-138 Bipole III Transmission Project Construction Environmental Protection Plan Construction Section N1 Environmentally Sensitive Site Locations Map 17
SAMPLE MITIGATION TABLE (see adjacent KEY for additional information) MAP NUMBER : 17 1 ESS Group : Water Crossing 2 Sec- Seg ID N1-S07 ESS ID ESS Name Easting Northing UTM Zone N1-Aqua- 123 4 Limestone Channel Width Wet Width Fish Habitat Class Habitat Sensitivity 754280 6280471 12m 12m Low Important Habitat loss & contamination from structure foundations & installations; increased erosion & sedimentation of streams; damage to stream banks; loss of riparian vegetation; fish habitat disturbance & impeded fish movement 5 Carry out construction activities on frozen ground to minimize surface damage, rutting and erosion Use existing trails, roads or cut lines whenever possible as access routes ESS Group : Birds and Habitat 3 KEY to SAMPLE MITIGATION TABLE 1 Map on which ESS listed in the ESS Location Summary tables are illustrated 2 ESS Group classification of ESS shown on the map 3 ESS location summary; includes the following fields: Sec-Seg - ID of the construction section (i.e. N1) and segment (i.e. S03) for ESS location ESS ID - Site specific ID assigned to each ESS according to naming convention listed below ESS Name - Brief name/description of ESS Easting/Northing - UTM coordinates of ESS location (for points only) Location - site identification numbers for the start and stop site points of ESS intersection with the ROW (lines and polygons only) Start/Stop - UTM coordinates of the start/stop identification numbers listed in the Location field (lines and polygons only) Characteristics of stream crossings identified in the ESS Location Summary tables (where applicable and as information is available) 4 Potential effects identified for ESS listed in the ESS Location Summary table 5 Mitigation measures identified for ESS listed in the ESS Location Summary table Sec- Seg ID ESS ID ESS Name Location Start Stop UTM Zone N1-S07 N1-Wild- 100 4 Limestone crossing; movement route for raptors and waterfowl Site: L1 to L2 E- 754292 N- 6280478 Higher risk of wire collision, risk of wire collision is localized to the right-of-way 5 Adhere to reduced risk timing windows for protection of birds (August 1- April 30) Maintain setback during timing window ESS Group : Permafrost E- 754267 N- 6280463 N1-S07 N1-Soils-138 Permafrost Site: 127 to 128 E-755259 E-754819 N-6281038 N-6280783 4 Melting or loss of permafrost due to disturbance of the active layer 5 Carry out construction activities on frozen ground to minimize surface damage and rutting Use existing trails, roads or cut lines whenever possible as access routes Avoid organic soils containing permafrost to the extent possible Remove trees by low-disturbance methods 509 m Distance *ESS and mitigation shown includes only a sample of actual mitigation for the ESS features listed; refer to the Construction Environmental Protection plan for all specific mitigation measures recommended 3 29 m 3 ESS NAMING CONVENTION CATEGORY GROUP (Number Series Representing Group) ESS ID (Section ID-Category-Group Number) Access Intersection (100) N1-Acss-100 Ecosystem Habitat (100) N1-Eco-100 Research (200) N1-Eco-200 Species of Concern (300) N1-Eco-300 Heritage Archaeological (100) N1-Hert-100 Cultural (200) N1-Hert-200 Historic (300) N1-Hert-300 Land Use Conservation (100) N1-LUse-100 Crown Land Encumbrance (200) N1-LUse-200 Recreation (300) N1-LUse-300 Residential (400) N1-LUse-400 Resource Use Agriculture (100) N1-RUse-100 Food/Medicinal (200) N1-RUse-200 Forestry (300) N1-RUse-300 Hunting/Fishing (400) N1-RUse-400 Trapping (500) N1-RUse-500 Soils and Terrain Permafrost (100-200) N1-Soils-100 Erosion (300) N1-Soils-300 Terrain (400) N1-Soils-400 Water Water Crossing (100) N1-Aqua-100 Groundwater (200) N1-Aqua-200 Wetlands (300) N1-Aqua-300 Wildlife Birds and Habitat (100) N1-Wild-100 Mammal and Habitat (200) N1-Wild-200 Reptiles/Amphibians and Habitat (300) N1-Wild-300
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± N3-S19 N4-Wild-200 N4-Soils-100 N4-Aqua-200 Tower 78 E-354917, N-5957921 1 N4-S01 5 6 7 3 8 9 10 11 12 F27P ((l 2 ( ( ( ( ( ( ( ( ( END OF N3 SECTION BEGINNING OF N4 SECTION N4-Acss-100 Coordinate System: UTM Zone NAD83 Data Source: MB Hydro, ProvMB, NRCAN Date Created: April 10, 2014 Version: Draft 0 125 250 500 Metres 1:10,000 Land Base Transmission Line Highway Major Road Local Road Winter Road Railway (Operational) Railway (Discontinued) First Nation Mining Provincial Forest Project Infrastructure Angle Tower Locations BPIII Final Preferred Route 66 m Right of Way Points of Access* ( Proposed Access Point ( Major Stream Crossing Abandoned Rail Crossing Rail Crossing ") Transmission Line Crossing Proposed Access Route *Labels correspond to BPIII Access Management Database ESS Features Access Intersection Wildlife Mammals and Habitat Soils and Terrain Permafrost Water Groundwater Bipole III Transmission Project Construction Environmental Protection Plan Construction Section N4 Environmentally Sensitive Site Locations Map 158 Draft: For Discussion Purposes Only
Version: Draft ESS Group: Mammals and Habitat ESS Group: Permafrost N4-S01 N4-Wild-200 MCWS Caribou Sensitive Area Site: 1 to 4 E-354917 N-5957921 The Bog Woodland Caribou Range Sensitive Area E-361228 N-5915591 42800 m Manitoba Hydro will not support development of designated motorized recreational trail use within areas described above if requested. Extension of wildlife crossing and vegetation management measures to the 230 kv line running adjacent to the Bipole III transmission line in this range. Location of specific measures on the 230kV line to be determined in conjunction with Wildlife Branch. No shear blading to clear the right of way (ROW) in the sensitive range. Selective cutting methods will only be used leaving low shrub and herb plant communities on the ROW. Maintenance trails to be maintained to reduce line of sight for hunters and predators. Annual ground inspection of towers to occur late in winter season to avoid creating packed snow trails that facilitate predator use of the ROW. At PTH 10 and 60 crossings a vegetated buffer zone x m wide will be left at the edge of the ROW to reduce visibility and access on to the ROW from the highways. A maintenance trail will still be needed on to the ROW from the highway. Any access trails used to access the ROW for construction that will not be needed for future maintenance will be decommissioned on completion of construction. Any culverts or road improvements will be removed and the first 100 m from of the trail dug up to the extent possible. Available slash < 1 m in height will also be evenly distributed over the access trail to reduce the possibility of use be ATV traffic. ESS Group: Groundwater N4-S01 N4-Soils-100 Permafrost Site: 5 to 6 N4-S01 N4-Soils-100 Permafrost Site: 7 to 8 N4-S01 N4-Soils-100 Permafrost Site: 9 to 10 E-355110 N-5956815 E-355197 N-5956316 E-355258 N-5955967 N4-S01 N4-Soils-100 Permafrost Site: 11 to 12 E-355287 N-5955800 Melting or loss of permafrost due to disturbance of the active layer E-355174 N-5956449 E-355216 N-5956207 E-355275 N-5955870 E-355324 N-5955591 Carry out construction activities on frozen ground to minimize surface damage and rutting. Use existing trails, roads or cut lines whenever possible as access routes Avoid organic soils containing permafrost to the extent possible Maintain shrub and herbaceous vegetation to the extent possible Remove trees by low-disturbance methods Confine vehicle traffic to established trails to the extent possible Implement erosion protection before commencing construction in accordance with Erosion/Sediment Control Plan ESS Group: Intersection Sec-Seg ID ESS ID Location ESS Name Crossing Coordinates N4-S04 N4-Acss-100 C1 Snowmobile Trail E-360362 N-5897633 UTM Zone 371m 110m 98m 212m Sec-Seg ID N4-S01 ESS ID ESS Name Location Start Stop N4-Aqua- 200 Aquifers Vulnerable to contamination Site: 2 to 3 E-354917 N-5957921 E-355209 N-5956248 UTM Zone Distance 1698 m Potential interference with snowmobilers; safety issues Potential groundwater contamination from a contingency event (e.g., spill) Identify and flag prior to start of work Avoid surface damage to and obstruction of access route Post warning markers and signs at snowmobile trail location Notify snowmobile club/users and local authorities regarding construction activities and schedule, and address concerns prior to construction Marshalling yards will be located on upland sites where possible. An Emergency Preparedness and Spill Response Plan will be developed and an emergency response spill kit will be kept on-site at all times in case of fluid leaks or spills from machinery. Qualified driller with appropriate experience will be contracted to work in areas affected by artesian conditions. Emergency response plans for sealing/grouting and pumping will be implemented as required. MAP NUMBER: 158
MAP SHEET FULLY W ITHIN THE N4-WILD- 200 FEATURE ± N4-Wild-200 N4-Soils-100 N4-S01 ( N4-Acss-100 30 Winter Road Railway (Operational) Railway (Discontinued) First Nation Mining Provincial Forest Angle Tower Locations BPIII Final Preferred Route 66 m Right of Way Points of Access* ( Proposed Access Point ( Major Stream Crossing Abandoned Rail Crossing Rail Crossing ) " Transmission Line Crossing Proposed Access Route *Labels correspond to BPIII Access Management Database ESS Features Access Intersection Wildlife Mammals and Habitat Soils and Terrain Permafrost Bipole III Transmission Project Construction Environmental Protection Plan Construction Section N4 Environmentally Sensitive Site Locations Draft: For Discussion Purposes Only Map 159 1:10,000 Major Road Local Road Project Infrastructure Metres 500 Transmission Line Highway 250 125 0 Land Base Coordinate System: UTM Zone NAD83 Data Source: MB Hydro, ProvMB, NRCAN Date Created: April 10, 2014 Version: Draft F27P ( 30T 12
Version: Draft ESS Group: Mammals and Habitat N4-S01 N4-Wild-200 MCWS Caribou Sensitive Area Site: 1 to 4 E-354917 N-5957921 E-361228 N-5915591 42800m The Bog Woodland Caribou Range Sensitive Area Manitoba Hydro will not support development of designated motorized recreational trail use within areas described above if requested. Extension of wildlife crossing and vegetation management measures to the 230 kv line running adjacent to the Bipole III transmission line in this range. Location of specific measures on the 230kV line to be determined in conjunction with Wildlife Branch. No shear blading to clear the right of way (ROW) in the sensitive range. Selective cutting methods will only be used leaving low shrub and herb plant communities on the ROW. Maintenance trails to be maintained to reduce line of sight for hunters and predators. Annual ground inspection of towers to occur late in winter season to avoid creating packed snow trails that facilitate predator use of the ROW. At PTH 10 and 60 crossings a vegetated buffer zone x m wide will be left at the edge of the ROW to reduce visibility and access on to the ROW from the highways. A maintenance trail will still be needed on to the ROW from the highway. Any access trails used to access the ROW for construction that will not be needed for future maintenance will be decommissioned on completion of construction. Any culverts or road improvements will be removed and the first 100 m from of the trail dug up to the extent possible. Available slash < 1 m in height will also be evenly distributed over the access trail to reduce the possibility of use be ATV traffic. ESS Group: Intersection Sec-Seg ID ESS ID Location ESS Name Crossing Coordinates N4-S04 N4-Acss-100 C1 Snowmobile Trail E-360362 N-5897633 UTM Zone Potential interference with snowmobilers; safety issues Identify and flag prior to start of work Avoid surface damage to and obstruction of access route Post warning markers and signs at snowmobile trail location Notify snowmobile club/users and local authorities regarding construction activities and schedule, and address concerns prior to construction MAP NUMBER: 159
MAP SHEET FULLY WITHIN THE N4-WILD-200 FEATURE N4-Wild-200 ± N4-Eco-100 F27P ( 31T N4-Acss-100 ( 13 N4-S01 (( 31 Coordinate System: UTM Zone NAD83 Data Source: MB Hydro, ProvMB, NRCAN Date Created: April 10, 2014 Version: Draft 0 125 250 500 Metres 1:10,000 Land Base Transmission Line Highway Major Road Local Road Winter Road Railway (Operational) Railway (Discontinued) First Nation Mining Provincial Forest Project Infrastructure Angle Tower Locations BPIII Final Preferred Route 66 m Right of Way Points of Access* ( Proposed Access Point ( Major Stream Crossing Abandoned Rail Crossing Rail Crossing ") Transmission Line Crossing Proposed Access Route *Labels correspond to BPIII Access Management Database ESS Features Ecosystem ( Species of Concern Access Intersection Wildlife Mammals and Habitat Ecosystem Habitat Bipole III Transmission Project Construction Environmental Protection Plan Construction Section N4 Environmentally Sensitive Site Locations Map 160 Draft: For Discussion Purposes Only
Version: Draft ESS Group: Habitat ESS Group: Intersection N4-S01 N4-Eco-100 Patterned Fen Site: 13 to 14 E-356426 N-5949046 E-356635 N-5947594 1466m Potential loss of plants of conservation concern and habitat disturbance from clearing, construction, maintenance and decommissioning activities. Carry out construction activities on frozen or dry ground to minimize surface damage, rutting and erosion Use existing access roads and trails to the extent possible Provide 30 m vegetated (shrub and herbaceous) buffer around site Remove trees by low-disturbance methods Confine vehicle traffic to established trails to the extent possible Install erosion protection and sediment control measures in accordance with Erosion/Sediment Control Plan Sec-Seg ID ESS ID Location ESS Name Crossing Coordinates N4-S04 N4-Acss-100 C1 Snowmobile Trail E-360362 N-5897633 Potential interference with snowmobilers; safety issues UTM Zone Identify and flag prior to start of work Avoid surface damage to and obstruction of access route Post warning markers and signs at snowmobile trail location Notify snowmobile club/users and local authorities regarding construction activities and schedule, and address concerns prior to construction ESS Group: Mammals and Habitat N4-S01 N4-Wild-200 MCWS Caribou Sensitive Area Site: 1 to 4 E-354917 N-5957921 E-361228 N-5915591 42800 m The Bog Woodland Caribou Range Sensitive Area Manitoba Hydro will not support development of designated motorized recreational trail use within areas described above if requested. Extension of wildlife crossing and vegetation management measures to the 230 kv line running adjacent to the Bipole III transmission line in this range. Location of specific measures on the 230kV line to be determined in conjunction with Wildlife Branch. No shear blading to clear the right of way (ROW) in the sensitive range. Selective cutting methods will only be used leaving low shrub and herb plant communities on the ROW. Maintenance trails to be maintained to reduce line of sight for hunters and predators. Annual ground inspection of towers to occur late in winter season to avoid creating packed snow trails that facilitate predator use of the ROW. At PTH 10 and 60 crossings a vegetated buffer zone x m wide will be left at the edge of the ROW to reduce visibility and access on to the ROW from the highways. A maintenance trail will still be needed on to the ROW from the highway. Any access trails used to access the ROW for construction that will not be needed for future maintenance will be decommissioned on completion of construction. Any culverts or road improvements will be removed and the first 100 m from of the trail dug up to the extent possible. Available slash < 1 m in height will also be evenly distributed over the access trail to reduce the possibility of use be ATV traffic. MAP NUMBER: 160
MAP SHEET FULLY WITHIN THE N4-WILD-200 FEATURE N4-Wild-200 ± N4-Eco-100 ( 14 F27P N4-Acss-100 N4-S01 Coordinate System: UTM Zone NAD83 Data Source: MB Hydro, ProvMB, NRCAN Date Created: April 10, 2014 Version: Draft 0 125 250 500 Metres 1:10,000 Land Base Transmission Line Highway Major Road Local Road Winter Road Railway (Operational) Railway (Discontinued) First Nation Mining Provincial Forest Project Infrastructure Angle Tower Locations BPIII Final Preferred Route 66 m Right of Way Points of Access* ( Proposed Access Point ( Major Stream Crossing Abandoned Rail Crossing Rail Crossing ") Transmission Line Crossing Proposed Access Route *Labels correspond to BPIII Access Management Database ESS Features Access Intersection Wildlife Mammals and Habitat Ecosystem Habitat Bipole III Transmission Project Construction Environmental Protection Plan Construction Section N4 Environmentally Sensitive Site Locations Map 161 Draft: For Discussion Purposes Only
Version: Draft ESS Group: Habitat ESS Group: Intersection N4-S01 N4-Eco-100 Patterned Fen Site: 13 to 14 E-356426 N-5949046 E-356635 N-5947594 1466m Potential loss of plants of conservation concern and habitat disturbance from clearing, construction, maintenance and decommissioning activities. Carry out construction activities on frozen or dry ground to minimize surface damage, rutting and erosion Use existing access roads and trails to the extent possible Provide 30 m vegetated (shrub and herbaceous) buffer around site Remove trees by low-disturbance methods Confine vehicle traffic to established trails to the extent possible Install erosion protection and sediment control measures in accordance with Erosion/Sediment Control Plan Sec-Seg ID ESS ID Location ESS Name Crossing Coordinates N4-S04 N4-Acss-100 C1 Snowmobile Trail E-360362 N-5897633 Potential interference with snowmobilers; safety issues UTM Zone Identify and flag prior to start of work Avoid surface damage to and obstruction of access route Post warning markers and signs at snowmobile trail location Notify snowmobile club/users and local authorities regarding construction activities and schedule, and address concerns prior to construction ESS Group: Mammals and Habitat N4-S01 N4-Wild-200 MCWS Caribou Sensitive Area Site: 1 to 4 E-354917 N-5957921 E-361228 N-5915591 42800 m The Bog Woodland Caribou Range Sensitive Area Manitoba Hydro will not support development of designated motorized recreational trail use within areas described above if requested. Extension of wildlife crossing and vegetation management measures to the 230 kv line running adjacent to the Bipole III transmission line in this range. Location of specific measures on the 230kV line to be determined in conjunction with Wildlife Branch. No shear blading to clear the right of way (ROW) in the sensitive range. Selective cutting methods will only be used leaving low shrub and herb plant communities on the ROW. Maintenance trails to be maintained to reduce line of sight for hunters and predators. Annual ground inspection of towers to occur late in winter season to avoid creating packed snow trails that facilitate predator use of the ROW. At PTH 10 and 60 crossings a vegetated buffer zone x m wide will be left at the edge of the ROW to reduce visibility and access on to the ROW from the highways. A maintenance trail will still be needed on to the ROW from the highway. Any access trails used to access the ROW for construction that will not be needed for future maintenance will be decommissioned on completion of construction. Any culverts or road improvements will be removed and the first 100 m from of the trail dug up to the extent possible. Available slash < 1 m in height will also be evenly distributed over the access trail to reduce the possibility of use be ATV traffic. MAP NUMBER: 161