Northern Pipeline Socio-Economic and Environmental Terms and Conditions for Southern British Columbia (SI/80-128)

62. Foothills shall,

• (a) where a revegetation measure referred to in section 59 is taken that involves the seeding of land, use only seed mixes acceptable to the government of the Province;

• (b) take such measures as are satisfactory to the designated officer to ensure that noxious weeds are not brought into the area through which the pipeline passes on construction equipment used by Foothills; and

• (c) take measures satisfactory to the designated officer to eradicate infestations of noxious weeds caused by the construction of the pipeline.

63. Foothills shall, from time to time, inspect in a manner satisfactory to the designated officer the implementation of the erosion control measures referred to in section 56, the rehabilitation measures referred to in section 58, the revegetation measures referred to in section 59 and the measures relating to noxious weeds referred to in paragraphs 62(b) and (c).

• 64. (1) Foothills shall, in carrying out the inspection pursuant to section 63, evaluate the effectiveness of the measures referred to in that section and, when requested by the designated officer, report to the designated officer in a manner satisfactory to him the results and evaluation of such inspection.

• (2) Where, in the opinion of the designated officer, the measures referred to in section 63 are ineffective, Foothills shall implement such remedial measures as are satisfactory to the designated officer.

65. Foothills shall take such measures as are satisfactory to the designated officer to ensure that significant quantities of deleterious substances, as defined in the Fisheries Act, sediment, silt or wood chips resulting from the construction of the pipeline are not left in an area where they are likely to enter into any waterbody.

• 66. (1) Foothills shall take such measures as are satisfactory to the designated officer to minimize the entry into any waterbody of any aqueous run-off or discharge resulting from the construction of the pipeline.

• (2) Where there is any aqueous run-off or discharge referred to in subsection (1) and that run-off or discharge enters a waterbody, Foothills shall take such measures as are satisfactory to the designated officer to protect the quality of the water in the waterbody.

67. Where the construction or operation of the pipeline takes place within a waterbody, Foothills shall take such measures as are satisfactory to the designated officer to protect the quality of the water in that waterbody.

68. Where Foothills submits to the designated officer for his approval proposals for the design and location of a compressor station for the pipeline, Foothills shall include in the submission a description of the measures Foothills intends to implement

• (a) to control air pollution and to disperse and, where possible, reduce any ice fog resulting from the operation of the pipeline; and

• (b) to preserve the aesthetic value of the landscape in the vicinity of the pipeline.