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Aquatic Effects Monitoring Program (AEMP) Re-evaluation, Ekati Diamond Mine (BHP Billiton, January 2010)
20 January 2010Report
BHP Billiton's 2009 re-evaluation of the Ekati Diamond Mine Aquatic Effects Monitoring Program (AEMP) conducted by Rescan Environmental Services assesses the program's performance over 11 years and provides 33 recommendations for the 2010-2012 monitoring period. The report includes comprehensive multivariate statistical analyses, reviews of sampling design and methodologies, and addresses stakeholder comments regarding water quality, sediment quality, biological communities, and fish monitoring in the Koala and King-Cujo watersheds.
Aquatic Effects Monitoring (AEMP)Aquatics Water Quality
Guidance for the Collection and Sampling of Slimy Sculpin (Cottus cognatus) in Northern Canadian Lakes for Environmental Effects Monitoring (Fisheries and Oceans Canada, 2010)
~2010Report
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This technical guidance document provides comprehensive protocols for collecting and sampling slimy sculpin in northern Canadian lakes for environmental effects monitoring programs. It covers sentinel species characteristics, multiple capture techniques (electrofishing, trapping, trawling), sampling design considerations, fish endpoints, statistical analyses, and reporting requirements.
Aquatics Aquatic Effects Monitoring (AEMP)Fish Habitat
Toolbox for Applying Traditional Knowledge in AEMPs in the NWT, Overview Document, Draft (INAC, December 2009)
1 December 2009Report
This draft toolbox document provides guidance for meaningfully integrating Traditional Knowledge (TK) and Aboriginal community engagement into Aquatic Effects Monitoring Programs (AEMPs) required for development projects in the Northwest Territories. It outlines eight key steps for TK integration, from background information assessment through management response frameworks, and includes protocols, research agreements, and case studies of best practices.
Traditional Knowledge Aquatic Effects Monitoring (AEMP)Aquatics
Traditional Knowledge Literature Review and Annotated Bibliography, Appendix 3 to the AEMP Toolbox (DIAND, December 2009)
~2009Report
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This draft toolbox document provides a comprehensive literature review and annotated bibliography on applying traditional knowledge in Aquatic Effects Monitoring Programs (AEMPs) in the Northwest Territories, examining case studies from northern Canada and internationally to inform best practices for integrating Indigenous ecological knowledge with western science in monitoring mining and resource development impacts on aquatic ecosystems.
Traditional Knowledge Aquatic Effects Monitoring (AEMP)Aquatics
Toolbox for Applying Traditional Knowledge in AEMPs in the NWT, Appendix 1 — Policies, Protocols and Guidelines for TK Research, Draft (Dene Cultural Institute, December 2009)
~2009Report
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A comprehensive toolbox and set of policies and guidelines for incorporating traditional knowledge into aquatic effects monitoring programs (AEMPs) in the Northwest Territories, including detailed protocols from Dene, Gwich'in, and Inuit communities for conducting ethical, collaborative research that respects indigenous knowledge, intellectual property rights, and community involvement.
Traditional Knowledge Aquatic Effects Monitoring (AEMP)Community-Based Monitoring Yellowknives Dene
Toolbox for Including Traditional Knowledge in AEMPs in the NWT, Appendix 2 — Sample Templates & Ethical Principles, Draft (INAC, December 2009)
1 December 2009Report
A comprehensive toolbox providing sample templates and ethical principles for including traditional knowledge in aquatic effects monitoring programs (AEMPs) in the Northwest Territories, with guidance on research agreements, memoranda of understanding, codes of conduct, and consent forms for work with Aboriginal governments, organizations, and communities.
Traditional Knowledge Aquatic Effects Monitoring (AEMP)Aquatics
Northern Voices, Northern Waters, NWT Water Stewardship Strategy, Draft (GNWT, November 2009)
2009Report
"Northern Voices, Northern Waters" — Draft NWT Water Stewardship Strategy, Government of the Northwest Territories Department of Environment and Natural Resources (ENR, November 2009). Transmittal letter December 11 2009 to Kevin O'Reilly (IEMA). Document downloadable from enr.gov.nt.ca, comments to nwtwaterstrategy@gov.nt.ca. Includes Guiding Principles (Respect — water as fundamental human right, ecological integrity, participatory decisions in integrated water management), Adaptive Management framework, Ecological Thresholds definitions, and Summary of Human Uses of Water outside the Mackenzie River Basin (Kazan, Dubawnt, Thelon River sub-basins, Back River).
Water Quality Regulatory Correspondence Monitoring Traditional Knowledge
Closed Pit Lake Fish Habitat Jurisdictional Motion, WLWB Public Hearing Record, Ekati Diamond Mine (MVLWB, July 2009)
26 July 2009Regulatory Filing
The Wek'èezhii Land and Water Board issued a decision rejecting BHP Billiton's motion claiming the Board lacks jurisdiction to require fish habitat establishment in closed pit lakes at Ekati, ruling that the 1996 Fish Habitat Compensation Agreement does not limit the Board's statutory authority to impose fish habitat reclamation requirements. The Board concluded it has jurisdiction to require fish habitat restoration as part of mine closure and reclamation, whether the Agreement is characterized as a private contract or part of a regulatory authorization.
Closure & Reclamation Fish Habitat Water Licence
BHP Billiton Diamonds Inc. v. Wek'eezhii Land and Water Board, Judicial Review Record (BHP Billiton, 2009 to 2010)
26 July 2009Regulatory Filing
The Wek'èezhìi Land and Water Board ruled on July 26, 2009, that it has jurisdiction to require BHP Billiton to establish and maintain fish habitat in closed pit lakes at the Ekati Diamond Mine during closure and reclamation, rejecting BHP Billiton's argument that a 1996 Fish Habitat Compensation Agreement with the Department of Fisheries and Oceans precluded such requirements.
Regulatory Fish Habitat Closure & Reclamation
Public Hearing on BHP Billiton Motion on Board Jurisdiction Over Fish Habitat, Ekati Diamond Mine (BHP Billiton, May to July 2009)
15 July 2009Regulatory Filing
BHP Billiton submits a motion to the Wek'èezhii Land and Water Board seeking clarification that the Board lacks jurisdiction to require the establishment of fish habitat in closed pit lakes at the Ekati Diamond Mine, arguing that the 1996 Fish Habitat Compensation Agreement with DFO provides full and final compensation for fish habitat loss for the life of the project.
Fish Habitat Closure & Reclamation Regulatory Correspondence
Guidelines for Designing and Implementing Aquatic Effects Monitoring Programs in the NWT, Overview Report (INAC, June 2009)
1 June 2009Report
This document provides comprehensive guidelines for designing and implementing Aquatic Effects Monitoring Programs (AEMPs) for development projects in the Northwest Territories, developed by INAC to standardize monitoring practices and integrate traditional knowledge with western science. The guidelines describe an eight-step framework for developing, implementing, and interpreting AEMPs to protect sensitive northern aquatic ecosystems during project construction, operation, and closure.
Aquatic Effects Monitoring (AEMP)Aquatics Monitoring
AEMP Technical Guidance Document, Volume 5 (MVLWB, 2009)
1 June 2009Report
This technical guidance document (Volume 5) provides recommended procedures for documenting and verifying the design of Aquatic Effects Monitoring Programs (AEMP) for development projects in the Northwest Territories. It outlines the process for developing conceptual AEMP designs, sampling and analysis plans (including field sampling plans, quality assurance project plans, and health and safety plans), field validation, and implementation of monitoring programs.
Aquatic Effects Monitoring (AEMP)Aquatics Water Quality Traditional Knowledge
AEMP Technical Guidance Document, Volume 6 — Data Evaluation, Analysis, Interpretation and Reporting (MVLWB, 2009)
1 June 2009Report
This AEMP Technical Guidance Document Volume 6 provides recommended procedures for evaluating, compiling, analyzing, interpreting, and reporting data collected under Aquatic Effects Monitoring Programs for development projects in the Northwest Territories. The document outlines data quality criteria, database management standards, analytical approaches, and communication tools for disseminating AEMP results to regulatory boards and stakeholders.
Aquatic Effects Monitoring (AEMP)Aquatics Water Quality Benthic Invertebrates
AEMP Technical Guidance Document, Volume 2 — Guidelines for Designing and Implementing AEMPs in the NWT (MVLWB, June 2009)
1 June 2009Report
Technical guidance document providing recommended procedures for problem formulation to support the design of Aquatic Effects Monitoring Programs for development projects in the Northwest Territories, including eight-step process for identifying stressors, evaluating effects, characterizing exposure pathways, and selecting assessment endpoints.
Aquatic Effects Monitoring (AEMP)Water Quality Monitoring
AEMP Technical Guidance Document, Volume 4 (GNWT, 2009)
1 June 2009Report
A technical guidance document providing comprehensive recommendations for designing and implementing aquatic effects monitoring programs (AEMPs) for development projects in the Northwest Territories. The document outlines five main steps: selecting appropriate monitoring program designs (control-impact, before-after, gradient, and regional reference designs), choosing sampling locations, determining effect sizes, calculating sample sizes, and establishing sampling frequencies, along with considerations for statistical analysis, reference station selection, and program evaluation.
Aquatic Effects Monitoring (AEMP)Aquatics Monitoring
Guidelines for Designing and Implementing an Aquatic Effects Monitoring Program in the NWT, Plain Language Summary (DIAND, June 2009)
1 June 2009Report
Guidelines developed by Indian and Northern Affairs Canada for designing and implementing Aquatic Effects Monitoring Programs (AEMPs) for large-scale development projects in the Northwest Territories, including an eight-step framework that integrates Traditional Knowledge and western science to monitor impacts on the water environment.
Aquatic Effects Monitoring (AEMP)Aquatics Water Quality
AEMP Technical Guidance Document, Volume 1 — Recommended Procedures for Identifying Issues and Concerns (Independent Environmental Monitoring Agency, June 2009)
1 June 2009Report
This AEMP Technical Guidance Document provides recommended procedures for designing and implementing Aquatic Effects Monitoring Programs for development projects in the Northwest Territories, focusing on the process for identifying issues and concerns associated with proposed developments. It outlines key steps including project description preparation, identification of interested parties, compilation of background watershed data, and consultation with Aboriginal governments and stakeholders.
Aquatic Effects Monitoring (AEMP)Aquatics Water Quality
AEMP Technical Guidance Document, Volume 3 — Data Quality Objectives and Conceptual Study Design (Independent Environmental Monitoring Agency, June 2009)
~2009Report
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A technical guidance document providing recommended procedures for designing and implementing Aquatic Effects Monitoring Programs (AEMP) for development projects in the Northwest Territories, with detailed instructions on developing Data Quality Objectives and conceptual study designs through a seven-step systematic planning process.
Aquatic Effects Monitoring (AEMP)Aquatics Water Quality
Responses to Reviewers' Comments on the Draft Guidelines for Designing and Implementing Aquatic Effects Monitoring Programs (DIAND, June 2009)
1 June 2009Report
This document presents written responses from INAC to comments received from 12 reviewers on draft Aquatic Effects Monitoring Program (AEMP) Guidelines for the Northwest Territories, addressing concerns about Traditional Knowledge integration, harmonization with EEM programs, regulatory framework clarity, and methodological approaches for pristine northern environments.
Aquatics Aquatic Effects Monitoring (AEMP)Water Quality Correspondence
Interim Closure and Reclamation Plan (ICRP) Regulatory Case File, Ekati Diamond Mine (WLWB, 2006 to 2009)
3 February 2009Report
A collection of documents from January-February 2009 regarding BHP Billiton's Interim Closure and Reclamation Plan (ICRP) for Ekati Diamond Mine, including the working group meeting agenda for February 3-4, 2009, and detailed comments from regulators, environmental monitors, and Indigenous communities on closure objectives, reclamation research, wildlife habitat, and post-closure monitoring.
Closure & Reclamation Closure Plan Post-Closure Monitoring

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