Corpus Christi Liquefaction, LLC Cheniere Corpus Christi Pipeline, L.P.

Stage 3 Project

DRAFT Resource Report 1 General Project Description Docket No. PF15-26-000

July 2015

RESOURCE REPORT 1 GENERAL PROJECT DESCRIPTION

STAGE 3 PROJECT

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

Section Page

TABLE OF CONTENTS ............................................................................................................................... i

LIST OF APPENDICES ............................................................................................................................... ii

LIST OF TABLES ........................................................................................................................................ ii

LIST OF FIGURES ...................................................................................................................................... ii

ACRONYMS AND ABBREVIATIONS .................................................................................................... iii

CHECKLIST OF FILING REQUIREMENTS ............................................................................................. v

1.0 PROJECT DESCRIPTION ........................................................................................................... 1-1

1.1 INTRODUCTION ........................................................................................................... 1-1

1.2 PURPOSE AND NEED ................................................................................................... 1-1

1.3 LOCATION AND DESCRIPTION OF PROPOSED FACILITIES ............................... 1-2 1.3.1 LNG Facilities ................................................................................................. 1-2 1.3.2 Pipeline Facilities ............................................................................................ 1-7

1.4 PROJECT MAPS AND DRAWINGS ............................................................................. 1-8

1.5 LAND REQUIREMENTS............................................................................................. 1-13 1.5.1 LNG Facilities ............................................................................................... 1-13 1.5.2 Pipeline Facilities .......................................................................................... 1-15

1.6 CONSTRUCTION SCHEDULE AND WORKFORCE ............................................... 1-18

1.7 CONSTRUCTION PROCEDURES .............................................................................. 1-18 1.7.1 Stage 3 LNG Facilities .................................................................................. 1-19 1.7.2 Pipeline Facilities .......................................................................................... 1-21

1.8 OPERATIONS AND MAINTENANCE ....................................................................... 1-26 1.8.1 Stage 3 Project LNG Facilities ...................................................................... 1-26 1.8.2 Pipeline .......................................................................................................... 1-27

1.9 FUTURE PLANS AND ABANDONMENT ................................................................ 1-28 1.9.1 Future Plans ................................................................................................... 1-28 1.9.2 Abandonment of Facilities............................................................................. 1-28

1.10 PERMITS AND APPROVALS ..................................................................................... 1-28

1.11 AFFECTED LANDOWNERS ...................................................................................... 1-30

1.12 NONJURISDICTIONAL FACILITIES ........................................................................ 1-30 1.12.1 Identified Nonjurisdictional Facilities ........................................................... 1-30 1.12.2 Determination of the Need for FERC to Conduct an Environmental

Review ........................................................................................................... 1-30

1.13 CUMULATIVE EFFECTS ........................................................................................... 1-31 1.13.1 Other Projects Potentially Contributing to Cumulative Effects ..................... 1-33 1.13.2 Potential Cumulative Effects ......................................................................... 1-37

1.14 REFERENCES AND CONTACTS ............................................................................... 1-40

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LIST OF APPENDICES

Appendix 1A Agency Correspondence

Appendix 1B Adjacent and Affected Landowners (Privileged and Confidential)

LIST OF TABLES

Table 1.3-1 Summary of Proposed Stage 3 Pipeline and Appurtenant Facilities................................ 1-7 Table 1.5-1 Land Requirements for the Stage 3 Project Liquefaction Facilities .............................. 1-13 Table 1.5-2 Land Requirements for the Stage 3 Pipeline and Associated Facilities ......................... 1-17 Table 1.10-1 Permits and Consultations for the Stage 3 Project ......................................................... 1-29 Table 1.13-1 Other Projects Potentially Contributing to Cumulative Impacts.................................... 1-34 Table 1.13-2 Cumulative Impacts of the Stage 3 and Other Projects in the Project Area .................. 1-38

LIST OF FIGURES

Figure 1.3-1 Artist Impression of Stage 3 Project (view to the South) ................................................ 1-3 Figure 1.3-2 Artist Impression of Stage 3 Project (foreground) and Liquefaction Project

(background) (view to the South) .................................................................................... 1-6 Figure 1.4-1 Project Location Map ....................................................................................................... 1-9 Figure 1.4-2 Terminal Site Plan ......................................................................................................... 1-10 Figure 1.4-3 LNGC Transit Route ...................................................................................................... 1-11 Figure 1.4-4 Stage 3 Pipeline Route ................................................................................................... 1-12 Figure 1.5-1 Land Requirements for Stage 3 Project LNG Facilities ................................................ 1-14 Figure 1.5-2 Stage 3 Pipeline Right-of-Way ...................................................................................... 1-16

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ACRONYMS AND ABBREVIATIONS

AEP American Electric Power

API American Petroleum Institute

AQCR air quality control regions

ASME American Society of Mechanical Engineers

ATWS additional temporary workspace

Bcf/d billion standard cubic feet per day

BTEX benzene, toluene, ethylbenzene, and xylene

CEII critical energy infrastructure information

CEQ Council on Environmental Quality

CFR Code of Federal Regulations

CCL Corpus Christi Liquefaction, LLC

CCPL Cheniere Corpus Christi Pipeline, L.P.

CI Chief Inspector

CMMS computerized maintenance management system

CO2 carbon dioxide

Commission Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

DLE dry low emissions

DMPA Dredged Material Placement Area

DRI Direct Reduced Iron

EI Environmental Inspector

ESD emergency shutdown

EPA U.S. Environmental Protection Agency

FERC Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

GOM Gulf of Mexico

H2S hydrogen sulfide

HDD horizontal directional drill

hp horsepower

HUC Hydrologic Unit Code

LNG liquefied natural gas

LNGC LNG carrier

m3

cubic meters

M&R meter and regulation

MAOP maximum allowable operating pressure

MLV mainline valve

MMcf/d million cubic feet per day

MP milepost

MW megawatts

NFPA National Fire Protection Association

NGA Natural Gas Act

NGL Natural Gas Liquids

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NPDES National Pollution Discharge Elimination System

OEP Office of Energy Projects

O&M operations and maintenance

PCB polychlorinated biphenyls

PERC powered emergency release coupling

POCCA Port of Corpus Christi Authority

Plan FERCs Upland Erosion Control, Revegetation, and Maintenance Plan

Procedures FERCs Wetland and Waterbody Construction and Mitigation Procedures

Project Stage 3 Project and Stage 3 Pipeline

psig pounds per square inch gauge

Stage 3 Pipeline 22-mile-long, 42-inch-diameter pipeline

Stage 3 Project proposed expansion of the Corpus Christi Liquefaction Project

T&E threatened and endangered

TCEQ Texas Commission on Environmental Quality

TEU twenty-foot equivalent unit

USACE U.S. Army Corps of Engineers

USCG U.S. Coast Guard

USDOT U.S. Department of Transportation