Licence No.: 2312
Licence Issued: March 11, 1998
IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE MANITOBA ENVIRONMENT ACT (C.C.S.M. c. E125)
THIS LICENCE IS ISSUED PURSUANT TO SECTION 11(1) TO:
MANITOBA HYDRO: "the Licencee"
for the construction, operation and maintenance of the Development being the Pointe du
Bois - Bernic Lake 138 kV Transmission Line originating at the Pointe du Bois transformer
station and terminating at the Bernic Lake mine transformer station in accordance with the
Environment Act Proposal and the Environmental Impact Statement filed on December 15, 1997
and the additional information filed on February 6 and February 18, 1998 and subject to
the following specifications, limits, terms and conditions:
DEFINITIONS
In this Licence:
"wetlands" means those areas where the water table is at or above the
land surface for a long enough period each year to make the area capable of supporting
aquatic or hydrophilic vegetation, and which have soils with characteristics indicative of
wet conditions.
GENERAL TERMS AND CONDITIONS
This Section of the Licence contains requirements intended to provide
guidance to the Licencee in implementing practices to ensure that the environment is
maintained in such a manner as to sustain a high quality of life, including social and
economic development, recreation and leisure for present and future Manitobans.
- The Licencee shall, during construction, ensure that any fuel storage areas established
for the construction of the Development are located a minimum distance of 100 meters away
from waterbodies including wetlands and ensure the storage areas comply with the
requirements of Manitoba Regulation 97/88R - Storage and Handling of Gasoline and
Associated Products.
- The Licencee shall ensure that all used petroleum products and other hazardous wastes
generated by the machinery used in the construction and operation of the Development are
collected and disposed of in accordance with Manitoba Environment and legislative
requirements.
- The Licencee shall, during the full term of the construction of the Development, cleanup
and deposit all debris from the construction site at a Waste Disposal Ground operating
under the authority of a permit issued pursuant to Manitoba Regulation 150/91 respecting
Waste Disposal Grounds.
- The Licencee shall, during construction, adhere to the general recommendations on
design, construction and maintenance of stream crossings as specified in the Manitoba
Department of Natural Resources guidelines titled Recommended Fish Protection
Procedures for Stream Crossings in Manitoba, May 1996.
- The Licencee shall, prior to construction, provide a copy of this Licence to the
contractor and subcontractor(s) involved in the Development.
- The Licencee shall, prior to construction startup, arrange a pre-construction meeting
with representatives of Manitoba Environment's regional office in Steinbach and the
Manitoba Department of Natural Resources Office in Lac du Bonnet in order to ensure
ongoing compliance with the specifications, limits, terms and conditions of this Licence
during the term of construction of the Development.
SPECIFICATIONS,
LIMITS, TERMS AND CONDITIONS
- The Licencee shall submit to the Director, prior to commencement of construction
activities for the Development, a Pointe du Bois - Bernic Lake 138 kV Transmission
Line Project Environmental Protection Plan. The Plan shall describe the approach
to be used by the Licencee to dispose of the wood poles salvaged from the abandoned 72 kV
transmission line and to monitor environmental conditions both during and after
construction of the 138 kV transmission line in order to ensure that mitigative measures
are applied by the contractors and subcontractor(s) systematically and in a manner
consistent with the commitments made in the Point du Bois - Bernic Lake 38 kV
Transmission Line Environmental Impact Statement and the additional information on
the proposal filed on February 6 and February 18, 1998.
- The Licencee shall, prior to construction of the Development, consult with the Manitoba
Natural Resources Eastern Region, with respect to on-site details and any mitigative
measures identified in the Pointe du Bois - Bernic Lake 138 kV Transmission Line
Project Environmental Protection Plan.
- The Licencee shall ensure that all contractors working on the Development restrict bush
clearing to the transmission line right-of-way during clearing and construction
activities. Clearing and use of other access trails, riparian buffer zones and borrow pits
areas shall require prior approval of the Manitoba Natural Resources, Eastern Region.
- The Licencee shall ensure that all contractors working on the Development maximize their
use of existing transmission line rights-of-way for access during clearing and
construction activities associated with the Development. Disturbance to the existing
vegetation growth along portions of the abandoned transmission line right-of-way not
required for the Development shall be avoided.
- The Licencee shall adhere to the Department of Natural Resources Forest Damage
Appraisal and Valuation policy with respect to timber removal and forest damage
related to the Development.
- The Licencee shall maintain a buffer near wetlands and waterbodies along the
transmission line right-of-way of 30 meters for application of herbicides. Any herbicide
application shall be carried out in accordance with applicable regulatory requirements.
- The Licencee shall locate any temporary marshalling yards and storage sites required for
the Development a minimum distance of 100 meters from any wetland and watercourse.
- The Licencee shall elevate above ground level any salvaged wood poles stored at
temporary storage sites to prevent leachate from wood preservatives directly contacting
the ground.
REVIEW AND REVOCATION
- If, in the opinion of the Director, the Licencee has exceeded or is exceeding or has or
is failing to meet the specifications, limits, terms, or conditions set out in this
Licence, the Director may, temporarily or permanently, revoke this Licence.
- If, in the opinion of the Director, new evidence warrants a change in the
specifications, limits, terms or conditions of this Licence, the Director may require the
filing of a new proposal pursuant to Section 11 of The Environment Act.
"original signed by"
Larry Strachan, P. Eng.
Director
Environment Act
Client File No.: 4290.00