Compliance verification activity type: Field Inspection
Team:
Regulated company: Pouce Coupé Pipe Line Ltd. as agent and general partner of the Pembina North Limited Partnership
Operating company: Pouce Coupé Pipe Line Ltd. as agent and general partner of the Pembina North Limited Partnership
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Rationale and scope:
The Board granted an application from Pouce Coupé to construct and operate the Pouce Coupé Lateral (Project). The Project entails the construction of approximately 27 km of 12-inch nominal pipeline flowing east from north of Dawson Creek, B.C. to the Bay Tree area in Alberta. The Project will be designed to transport natural gas liquids (NGLs), condensate and crude oil and will parallel the existing 8-inch NEB-regulated Pouce Coupé System from the Dawson Meter Station in BC to the Pouce Coupé Riser Station block valve site in AB. Pouce Coupe initially proposed a construction start date of 1 September 2016. Due to weather conditions, construction start was delayed to late November, 2016. Rationale: The Project is being constructed in frozen and non-frozen conditions, partly in agricultural land and forested crown land. Environmental protection mitigation measures have been designed for the Project and will be implemented by the construction contractor. Scope: The scope of the NEB inspection is to verify compliance to the environmental protection requirements found in the National Energy Board Act, the National Energy Board Onshore Pipeline Regulations and to the requirements of National Energy Board Order XO-P123-013-2016.
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Observation 1 - KP 2+100
Date & time of visit: 2017-01-18 11:48
Discipline: Environmental Protection
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Facility:
Observations:
Debris on RoW - broken skids, T bar, pump hose
Compliance tool used: Corrected Non-compliance (CNC)
Regulatory requirement:
Relevant section(s):
Company action required:
Clean up waste materials on RoW, ensure waste containers are available for each working unit, as required.
Due date: 2017-01-20
Date closed: 2017-01-20 Note: the date closed is the date that the inspector completed their review of the company corrective actions for adequacy and determined that no further actions are required.
Reason closed: Requirement met
Compliance achieved: Yes
Observation 2 - Road 201 Mechanic's Truck
Date & time of visit: 2017-01-18 12:03
Mechanic truck did not have a shovel for spill response.
Compliance tool used: Notice of Non-compliance (NNC)
Company representative stated at closing meeting that mechanic’s truck now had a shovel, as required. Provide written assurance that this was done, and that other vehicles have been similarly checked and equipped.
Date closed: 2017-01-24 Note: the date closed is the date that the inspector completed their review of the company corrective actions for adequacy and determined that no further actions are required.
Observation 3 - KP 19+100, KP 19+500 & KP 20+500 Wildlife Trails
Date & time of visit: 2017-01-19 11:51
Create gaps in windrowed snow and provide photographic evidence of this to NEB. Provide evidence (photographic or otherwise) that the logs blocking access to the trail have been removed.
Due date: 2017-02-20
Date closed: 2017-02-24 Note: the date closed is the date that the inspector completed their review of the company corrective actions for adequacy and determined that no further actions are required.
Observation 4 - Sediment Guarding at Watercourses 9, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, Road 10 Bar Ditch
Date & time of visit: 2017-01-19 13:03
Observation 5 - Vegetative Buffers at Watercourses # 9, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, and 20
Date & time of visit: 2017-01-18 13:07
Observation 6 - Designated Smoking Areas
Date & time of visit: 2017-01-19 15:30
Please provide confirmation that the orientation has been updated to be consistent with the Environmental Protection Plan, and specify where the designated smoking locations are for the Project.
Observation 7 - WC#15 KP 17+205 and WC#17 KP 20+654 Water Management
Date & time of visit: 2017-01-19 11:15
At both locations, water accumulation on south (upstream) side of RoW may cause erosion during thawing.
Compliance tool used: Information Request (IR)
Please provide the following additional information needed to assess compliance:
Date closed: 2017-03-03 Note: the date closed is the date that the inspector completed their review of the company corrective actions for adequacy and determined that no further actions are required.
Observation 8 - KP 17+300 Ditch-only Stripping
Date & time of visit: 2017-01-19 11:12
Date closed: 2017-02-23 Note: the date closed is the date that the inspector completed their review of the company corrective actions for adequacy and determined that no further actions are required.
Observation 9 - KP 8+400 Pouce Coupé HDD
Date & time of visit: 2017-01-17 15:53
Compliance tool used: No compliance tool used
Observation 10 - KP 2+000 WC#0 - Wetland
Date & time of visit: 2017-01-18 11:39
175m bore was conducted under wetland. During closing meeting, company committed to putting up a sign restricting unecessary travel in the area.
Observation 11 - KP 25+921 WC#25
Date & time of visit: 2017-01-18 15:01
Observation 12 - General Waste Management
Date & time of visit: 2017-01-19 09:45
Observation 13 - Weed Control
Date & time of visit: 2017-01-18 11:16
Construction equipment steam-cleaned prior to being sent on RoW.
Observation 14 - Wildlife Mitigation Measures
Date & time of visit: 2017-01-19 11:40
Wildlife mitigation measures implemented.
Observation 15 - Stripping and Soil Management
Date & time of visit: 2017-01-17 12:47
Observation 16 - No Trespassing
Date & time of visit: 2017-01-17 14:47
Observation 17 - Orientation and Training
Date & time of visit: 2017-01-17 09:45
Discipline: Safety Management
Identified non-compliances to company plans or procedures are non-compliances either to:
- the condition of an authorization document that requires the implementation of that plan or procedure; or
- the relevant section of the regulations that requires implementation of that plan or procedure including those sections that require implementation of plans or procedures as a part of a Program
