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Commentary on the Management of Fish Habitat in Northern Canada: Information Requirements and Policy Considerations Regarding Diamond, Oil Sands and Placer Mining, Appendix (DFO, 2005)
~2005Report
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This 2005 Canadian Technical Report documents an extensive consultation and literature review on the management of fish habitat in northern Canada regarding diamond, oil sands, and placer mining activities. The appendix contains detailed comments from 51 consultants including mining industry representatives, DFO habitat managers, scientists, and other stakeholders, along with information on lake elimination and habitat compensation measures across Canada since the 1950s, with emphasis on information gaps and management recommendations.
Fish Habitat Aquatics Development Plans Regulatory
Letter to the Minister of Indian and Northern Affairs re Aboriginal Participant Funding under the MVRMA (EMAB, October 2004)
20 October 2004Letter
EMAB writes to the Minister of Indian and Northern Affairs Canada advocating for dedicated participant funding under the Mackenzie Valley Resource Management Act to ensure Aboriginal participation in major regulatory reviews such as Diavik Diamond Mines Inc.'s water licence amendment hearings on ammonia limits.
Correspondence Regulatory Water Licence Water Quality
Incoming & Outgoing Correspondence, Miscellaneous (Independent Environmental Monitoring Agency, October 2004 – June 2006)
2004Letter
Miscellaneous Correspondence binder October 2004 – June 2006 for the Independent Environmental Monitoring Agency (IEMA, Yellowknife). Correspondence from Wek'èezhii Land and Water Board (WLWB c/o MVLWB Yellowknife), BHP Billiton Diamonds Inc. operator of the EKATI Diamond Mine to IEMA (William A. Ross, Chair), GNWT Environment and Natural Resources (Aug 2005), Indian and Northern Affairs Canada (DIAND), North Slave Metis Alliance (Treaty 11, Dave Osmond), waste rock storage area (WRSA) construction reports, ore storage areas adjacent to haulage road, topsoil storage planning, and ongoing Sable / Pigeon / Beartooth licensing correspondence.
Correspondence Closure & Reclamation Regulatory Aquatic Effects Monitoring (AEMP)
Environmental Assessment Advisory Board & Diavik Water Quality (Diavik Diamond Mines, September 2004)
7 September 2004Letter
Indian and Northern Affairs Canada responds to Robert Turner's June 28, 2004 letter regarding Diavik water quality issues and encourages Fisheries and Oceans Canada and Environment Canada to provide requested information.
Correspondence Water Quality Regulatory
Staff Changes & Contact List, Western Arctic Area (DFO, August 2004)
24 August 2004Memo
Memorandum from Ron Allen, Area Director of Fisheries and Oceans Canada Western Arctic Area, announcing staff changes and introducing James Boraski as the new District Manager for Inuvik, effective July 19, 2004, along with complete contact listings for staff across Yellowknife, Hay River, and Inuvik offices.
Correspondence Fish Habitat Regulatory
Spring Waste Rock Storage Area Seepage Survey, Ekati Diamond Mine (BHP Billiton, August 2004)
2004Report
BHP Billiton Diamonds Inc. 2004 Waste Rock Storage Area Seepage Survey "Book #17" — transmittal August 13 2004 to Stephen Neilsen, Interim Chair, Mackenzie Valley Land and Water Board. File 4.6.6.1 / 5.6.11.2. Includes Appendix A.3 Panda/Koala Southwest Detailed Seepage Results (Total Chloride, Bromide, Fluoride, Electrical Conductivity, Hardness, Sulphate SO4-LO, Total Dissolved Solids TDS) at SEEP-027 station from 2001-2003 sampling and Stallion station data with QA/QC detection-limit minus-flagged values.
Waste Rock Water Quality Monitoring Correspondence
Response to EMAB Recommendations Regarding Water Quality Monitoring (Environment Canada, July 2004)
22 July 2004Letter
Environment Canada responds to EMAB recommendations on water quality monitoring at Lac de Gras, explaining the application of national water quality guidelines to site-specific conditions and the process for developing site-specific water quality objectives considering local limnological factors and aquatic communities.
Water Quality Effluent Quality Criteria Correspondence Water Licence
Proposal for a Joint Letter on Cumulative Effects on Wildlife (EMAB, July 2004)
8 July 2004Email
EMAB proposes that IEMA and EMAB jointly send a letter to DIAND requesting that DIAND convene a workshop on cumulative effects of diamond mining on wildlife, rather than IEMA and EMAB pursuing the workshop independently.
Correspondence Wildlife Regulatory
Class A Water Licence Renewal Application MV2003L2-0013, Public Hearing Transcript (BHP Billiton, July 6 to 7, 2004)
6 July 2004Report
Hearing transcript from the Mackenzie Valley Land and Water Board on July 6, 2004, regarding BHP Billiton Diamonds Inc.'s application for renewal of water license MV2003L2-0013 for the Ekati Diamond Mine in the Northwest Territories. The hearing covers the mine's operational history, environmental performance, employment initiatives, and discussion of license renewal terms including effluent standards, license duration, security requirements, and engineering oversight procedures.
Regulatory Water Licence Water Quality Waste Rock
Public Hearing Binder, Renewal of Ekati Diamond Mine Water Licence N7L2-1616 (MV2003L2-0013) (IEMA, July 2004)
2004Report
MV2003L2-0013 Public Hearing Binder for Renewal of Ekati Water Licence N7L2-1616, July 6-7 2004, compiled by the Independent Environmental Monitoring Agency for the Mackenzie Valley Land and Water Board (MVLWB Yellowknife). Key issues: Precautionary Principle, Effluent Discharge Limits, Abandonment & Restoration Plan, Waste Rock Seepage. Includes BHP Billiton Diamonds Inc. (BBDI) discussion of Discharge Criteria and predicted downstream AEMP increases in pH, sulphate, TDS, potassium, nitrate, nitrite, molybdenum and chloride. Appendix II Supporting Documents: Rescan Sept 2003 "Comparative Study: EIS Predictions versus Actual", 2001 Fox Waste Rock and Ore Storage Management Plan Addendum #1 (Approved by MVLWB August 2003), 2000 Spill records.
Regulatory Water Licence Water Quality
Water Licence N7L2-1616 (MV2003L2-0013) Renewal Public Hearing Binder, Ekati Diamond Mine (BHP Billiton, July 2004)
15 June 2004Report
Public hearing binder for BHP Billiton Diamonds Inc.'s water license renewal (MV2003L2-0013) for the Ekati Diamond Mine, held July 6-7, 2004, containing company presentations, interventions from federal and territorial agencies, and monitoring data on environmental performance over six years of operations.
Regulatory Water Licence Water Quality
Evaluation of the Potential Effects on Fish Habitat of Additional Extraction of Water from Grizzly Lake, EKATI Diamond Mine (BHP Billiton, June 2004)
1 June 2004Report
This study evaluates the potential effects on fish habitat of extracting an additional 50,000 m³/year of water from Grizzly Lake at the EKATI Diamond Mine, using a mass balance model under various climatic scenarios. The analysis concludes that while increased extraction could cause significant degradation of summer fish habitat in Grizzly Stream under extreme dry conditions, practical effects would be negligible due to the stream's already poor habitat quality, and impacts to the Panda Diversion Channel and Grizzly Lake itself would be minimal.
Fish Habitat Aquatics Water Quality Regulatory Development Plans
Long Lake Containment Facility (LLCF) Downstream Dilution Study, Ekati Diamond Mine (BHP Billiton, June 2004)
1 June 2004Report
This report presents a downstream dilution study of effluent discharged from the Long Lake Containment Facility (LLCF) into a chain of lakes leading to Lac de Gras. A mass balance dilution model was developed, calibrated against historical water quality data from 1997-2003, and used to predict water quality compliance with CCME guidelines and proposed water licence criteria for 2004-2015.
Water Quality Wastewater Monitoring Development Plans
Environmental Agreement and Water Licences Annual Report, and Plain English Summary 2003 (BHP Billiton, March 2004)
31 March 2004Report
BHP Billiton's 2004 annual report covering 2003 operations and environmental compliance at the Ekati Diamond Mine in the Northwest Territories, detailing monitoring programs for water quality, air quality, wildlife populations, and reclamation efforts under the Environmental Agreement and five Water Licences.
Environmental Agreement Water Licence Monitoring
Mackenzie Valley Resource Management Act (Government of Canada, March 2004)
25 March 2004Report
The Mackenzie Valley Resource Management Act (2004) establishes an integrated system of land and water management in the Northwest Territories, creating land use planning boards, land and water boards, and an environmental impact review board to regulate resource use in settlement areas of the Gwich'in, Sahtu, and Tlicho First Nations in accordance with their comprehensive land claim agreements.
Environmental Agreement Regulatory Traditional Knowledge Water Quality
State of the Aquatic Ecosystem Report 2003, Highlights (Mackenzie River Basin Board, 2003)
1 March 2004Report
This document presents highlights from the Mackenzie River Basin Board's 2004 State of the Aquatic Ecosystem Report, assessing the environmental health of Canada's largest river basin across six sub-basins. The report concludes that aquatic ecosystems are generally healthy while identifying key concerns including climate change impacts, industrial pollution legacy issues, information gaps, and the need for improved monitoring and bilateral water management agreements.
Aquatics Water Quality Monitoring Regulatory Wildlife
Best Environmental Management Practices (BMP) for Mining in NWT, Final Draft (BHP Billiton, February 2004)
16 February 2004Report
This document is a final draft comprehensive guideline for best environmental management practices in mining operations across the Northwest Territories, prepared by Gartner Lee Limited for DIAND, covering the complete mine lifecycle from exploration through closure with emphasis on sustainable development principles and northern-specific environmental conditions.
Development Plans Regulatory Closure & Reclamation
Wastewater and Processed Kimberlite Management Plan (WPKMP), Ekati Diamond Mine (BHP Billiton, January 2004)
30 January 2004Report
BHP Billiton's integrated Wastewater and Processed Kimberlite Management Plan for the Ekati Diamond Mine describes wastewater sources (lake dewatering, site drainage, pit water, sewage) and processed kimberlite disposal into the Long Lake Containment Facility and associated sedimentation ponds, with water and solids balance projections over the mine's 18-year operational life under two water licences.
Wastewater Kimberlite Tailings Water Quality
Rules of Procedure Including Public Hearings (MVLWB, January 2004)
14 January 2004Report
The Mackenzie Valley Land and Water Board establishes comprehensive rules of procedure for conducting land use permit and water licence proceedings, including provisions for public hearings, interventions, evidence presentation, and fair procedural conduct under the Mackenzie Valley Resource Management Act and Northwest Territories Waters Act.
Regulatory Land Use Permit Water Licence Traditional Knowledge
Risk Assessment of Fox Mine Water Discharge in the Long Lake Containment Facility, Ekati Diamond Mine (BHP Billiton, January 2004)
1 January 2004Report
This risk assessment evaluates the relative risk to aquatic life downstream of the Long Lake Containment Facility (LLCF) from discharging Fox Pit mine water into either Cell C or Cell D over the operational life of the Ekati Diamond Mine through 2015. Using mass balance modelling and risk quotient analysis, the assessment concludes that discharge into either cell will result in compliance with water licence effluent requirements, with no significant differences in predicted water quality between the two scenarios.
Water Quality Aquatics Wastewater Regulatory

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