Report - Agence canadienne d'évaluation environnementale

Opinions and recommendations
Opinion 16 — The Panel is of the opinion that the proponent will take the necessary steps to limit the
impacts of noise in residential areas during construction and operation of the gas pipeline. → p. 186
Recommendation 10 — If the project is authorized, the Panel recommends that the proponent take
the steps necessary to ensure that sulphur dioxide emissions from the project meet the standards
applicable in Quebec, especially in the part of Ville-Guay that overlooks the jetty. This should include
the use of diesel fuel containing the lowest amount of sulphur. → p. 192
Recommendation 11 — The Panel recommends that the proponent ensure a proper follow-up, after
reaching agreement with the ministère du Développement durable, de l’Environnement et des Parcs
with the purpose of assessing the true level of additional air pollutants from the project compared to
existing levels within the area currently retained for the planned project. → p. 194
Recommendation 12 — The Panel recommends that the ministère du Développement durable, de
l’Environnement et des Parcs add a new sampling station to its network to show air quality in Lévis. If
the project goes ahead, the Panel recommends that the proponent establish a monitoring station in the
inhabited area between the jetty and Highway 132 together with the ministry. → p. 194
Recommendation 13 — The Panel recommends that the data collected from air quality samples taken
at the monitoring station operated by the proponent in the inhabited area most exposed to the project’s
emissions be analyzed in concert with the ministère du Développement durable, de l’Environnement et
des Parcs. Sources of recurring exceedances that go beyond the Québec standards in force must be
corrected to the ministry’s satisfaction. → p. 194
Recommendation 14 — The Panel recommends that the proponent establish a procedure for
communications on conditions governing the clearance of transmission lines and the measures to be
taken for passage of LNG tankers in the case of restrictions on overhead clearance under the line, and
that this be done after agreement with Hydro-Québec, Transport Canada and the Canadian Coast
Guard. → p. 197
Opinion 17 — The Panel is of the opinion that the presence of the LNG terminal is not likely to have a
significant impact on the movements of non motorized crafts. → p. 198
Project impacts on wooded areas
Recommendation 15 — In order to avoid a net loss of wildlife habitats, the Panel recommends that
the proponent prepare a compensation plan for deforested areas located in the terminal area and in
areas of similar value, to the satisfaction of the ministère du Développement durable, de
l’Environnement et des Parcs (MDDEP) and the ministère des Ressources naturelles et de la Faune.
→ p. 200
xx Rabaska Project – Implementation of an LNG Terminal and Related Infrastructure