for the construction and operation of the Development being an expansion of rural natural gas supply systems in the following areas:

Park-West Region:

Rural Municipalities of Grandview and Wallace

South-Central Region:

Rural Municipalities of Morris, Portage la Prairie, Roland and Stanley

Winnipeg Region:

Rural Municipalities of Cartier, East St. Paul, Macdonald, Rosser, St. Francois Xavier, Springfield and Tache

Eastern-Interlake Region:

Rural Municipalities of De Salaberry, Hanover, La Broquerie, Rockwood, Ste. Anne and Woodlands;

in accordance with the Proposal filed under The Environment Act dated March 13, 1998, and subject to the following specifications, limits, 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.

1. The Licencee shall ensure that all used oil products and other regulated hazardous wastes generated by the machinery used in the construction and operation of the Development are collected and disposed of in accordance with applicable Manitoba Environment and legislation requirements.
   
   
2. The Licencee shall construct waterway crossings by augering, tunnelling or boring. Open cut waterway crossings shall not be made unless prior consultation with Manitoba Environment, Manitoba Natural Resources and Department of Fisheries and Oceans staff has occurred and the prior written approval of the Director has been obtained. Dry artificial drainage channels may be crossed with open cut techniques where approval has been obtained from the provincial or municipal authority responsible for the channel.
   
   
3. The Licencee shall revegetate soil exposed during the construction of the Development with native or introduced grasses or legumes. Native species shall be used to revegetate areas where native species existed prior to construction. Revegetation is not required for pipelines installed by chain trenching or ploughing on previously disturbed ground including road allowances.
   
   
4. The Licencee shall ensure that pipeline installed adjacent to cemeteries is placed on the side of the right-of-way furthest removed from the cemetery.
   
   
5. The Licencee shall, for each municipality in the Development:

1. prepare "as constructed" drawings for the Development and shall label the drawings "As Constructed", and
2. provide to the Director, within three months of the completion of construction of the Development in each municipality, two sets of "as constructed" drawings of the Development for that municipality.

6. The Licencee shall provide, for the approval of the Director, detailed information for pipeline crossings of the Assiniboine River near Beaudry Provincial Park and St. Eustache, and of the La Salle River in SW 10-9-1W. The information shall include, for each crossing, the location of the crossing, the crossing technique to be used, and the areas to be disturbed by excavation associated with the crossing. This information shall be provided to the Director not less than two weeks prior to construction where augering, tunnelling or boring techniques will be used, and not less than four weeks prior to construction where open cut techniques will be proposed.
   
   
7. The Licencee shall notify the appropriate region of Manitoba Environment not less than two weeks prior to beginning construction of the Development in that region. The notification shall include the intended starting date(s) of construction and the name of the contractor(s) responsible for the construction in each municipality.
   
   
8. The Licencee shall separate and replace topsoil from backhoe and trenching operations in accordance with the methodology described in Figures 1, 2 and 3 attached to this Licence. This requirement is not applicable where the topsoil has been previously disturbed due to the construction of roads or drains.
   
   
9. The Licencee shall, if human remains are exposed by excavation during construction at any location of the Development, immediately cease excavation at that location and notify the Historic Resources Branch. Excavation at that location shall not resume until written authorization has been provided by the Historic Resources Branch.
   
   
10. The Licencee shall ensure that no pipelines or other works associated with the Development are located within the boundaries of provincial or federal parks.
    
    
11. The Licencee shall not undertake open cut stream crossings associated with the Development before June 15 of any year.
    
    
12. The Licencee shall ensure that construction of the Development in wetland areas and in riparian zones adjacent to rivers does not occur between May 1 and July 31 in any year.
    
    
13. The Licencee shall, during construction of the Development, ensure that disturbance to vegetation in wetlands and in riparian zones adjacent to rivers is minimized.
    
    
14. The Licencee shall ensure that the construction of the Development does not alter surface drainage patterns or wetlands.
    
    
15. The Licencee shall report any spills of contaminants in the area of the Development in accordance with the requirements of Manitoba Regulation 439/87 respecting Environmental Accident Reporting.
    
    
16. The Licencee shall, at all times during the construction of the Development, ensure that materials to contain and recover spills of fuel and other fluids associated with construction machinery are available at the construction sites.
    
    
17. The Licencee shall ensure that fuel storage areas established for the construction and operation of the Development are located a minimum distance of 100 metres from any waterbody, and shall comply with the requirements of Manitoba Regulation 97/88R respecting Storage and Handling of Gasoline and Associated Products.

1. 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.
   
   
2. If construction of the development has not commenced within three years of the date of this Licence, the Licence is revoked.
   
   
3. 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