Northern Pipeline Socio-Economic and Environmental Terms and Conditions for the Province of Alberta (SI/80-127)

118 Foothills shall, for the purpose of fire prevention and suppression, modify, when necessary, its construction procedures in a manner compatible with the forest fire hazard rating applicable to the area in which the construction of the pipeline is taking place.

119 Foothills shall be prepared to assist in any forest fire suppression in respect of a fire in an area through which the pipeline passes.

Environmental Plans and Procedures Manual

• 120 (1) Foothills shall prepare and submit to the designated officer an Environmental Plans and Procedures Manual, constituted in Parts, that sets out the procedures or measures Foothills intends to take to

  • (a) comply with this Part;

  • (b) carry out any environmental requirements imposed by law; and

  • (c) prevent, mitigate or remedy any adverse environmental impact that may result from the construction or operation of the pipeline.

• (2) Each Part of the Environmental Plans and Procedures Manual referred to in subsection (1) shall be submitted to the designated officer for his approval.

• (3) Where the designated officer approves a procedure or measure set out in a Part submitted by Foothills pursuant to subsection (2), Foothills shall thereupon carry out such procedure or measure.

Submissions

• 121 (1) Foothills shall submit to the designated officer, in accordance with a schedule approved by him,

  • (a) the environmental information used by it in preparing the Parts referred to in subsection 120(1); and

  • (b) construction scheduling and engineering design information necessary for a review and evaluation of the Parts referred to in subsection 120(1).

• (2) Foothills shall, when requested by the designated officer, submit to him any studies, reports, analyses or other material on which the information submitted pursuant to section 62 or subsection 66(1) was based.

• (3) Where Foothills conducts studies or gathers data or information when considering the effect, if any, of the construction or operation of the pipeline on the existing or potential use of any land or waterbody through which the pipeline passes for the purpose of taking into account such effect pursuant to section 47, such studies, data or information shall be submitted by Foothills to the designated officer when requested by him.

122 When requested by the designated officer and in a manner satisfactory to him, Foothills shall submit to him any procedures or measures proposed by Foothills as alternatives to the procedures or measures referred to in subsection 120(1).

123 Where, subsequent to the approval by the designated officer of any procedure or measure referred to in subsection 121(1), Foothills obtains additional information of environmental significance relating to that procedure or measure, Foothills shall forthwith report such information to the designated officer.