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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
Hydrocarbon Contaminated Materials Management Plan Review Correspondence, File MV2003L2-0013 (WLWB, June 2007)
2007Report
Wek'èezhìı Land and Water Board (WLWB) Hydrocarbon Contaminated Materials Management Plan June 2007 binder (File MV2003L2-0013). Correspondence with Richard Weishaupt (Manager Safety Health and Environment BHPB), David Scott BHPB, Sarah Baines (MVLWB), Kevin O'Reilly (IEMA), Emery Paquin (GNWT). Includes GNWT Environment and Natural Resources comments on hydrocarbon bioremediation treatment information gaps, Old Camp storage area clarification requests for clean rock/soil and hydrocarbon-impacted soil, Zone S description and photo requests, and HC-contaminated materials generation reduction (Section 4) feedback (December 2006 commentary).
Regulatory Water Licence Waste Rock
Environmental Agreement and Water Licences Annual Report, Plain English Summaries 2006 & 2007 (BHP Billiton, June 2007 to May 2008)
1 June 2007Report
This is a plain English summary of BHP Billiton's 2006 Environmental Agreement and Water Licences Annual Report for the EKATI Diamond Mine in the Northwest Territories, documenting the mine's compliance with regulatory requirements and environmental management practices across air quality, water monitoring, wildlife effects, land use, and archaeological protection.
Regulatory Water Licence Environmental Agreement
Environmental Agreement and Water Licences Annual Report 2006 (BHP Billiton, April 2007)
1 April 2007Report
Annual compliance report for the EKATI Diamond Mine for 2006, documenting water use, waste management, effluent discharges, and monitoring results under five water licences and the Environmental Agreement between BHP Billiton, the Federal Government, and the Northwest Territories Government.
Regulatory Water Licence Environmental Agreement
Proposed Chloride Discharge Criterion for the Sable Kimberlite Pipe Development, Ekati Diamond Mine (BHP Billiton, January 2007)
1 January 2007Report
This report proposes a site-specific chloride discharge criterion of 1,332 mg/L for discharges from Two Rock Sedimentation Pond related to potential Sable kimberlite pipe mining operations at EKATI Diamond Mine, based on toxicological testing establishing an aquatic threshold (HC5) of 313 mg/L and hydrodynamic modelling demonstrating a dilution factor of 4.26 in Horseshoe Lake over 21-day periods.
Water Quality Effluent Quality Criteria Regulatory Development Plans
Direction on General Policy Matters, Transboundary Applications (MVLWB, January 2006)
27 January 2006Report
Policy direction from the Mackenzie Valley Land and Water Board establishing procedures for processing transboundary applications for land use permits and water licenses that span multiple management areas or extend beyond management area boundaries.
Regulatory Land Use Permit Water Licence Environmental Agreement
Funding Follow Up Letter, Diavik Project Aboriginal Participation (Diavik Diamond Mines, October 2005)
26 October 2005Letter
The Environmental Monitoring Advisory Board (EMAB) urges the Minister of Indian and Northern Affairs to provide participant funding for Aboriginal communities to participate in the Diavik Diamond Mines water licence renewal hearings scheduled for March 2006 under the Mackenzie Valley Resource Management Act. EMAB emphasizes that without adequate intervener funding, Aboriginal parties will be unable to effectively participate in the regulatory review process.
Correspondence Regulatory Water Licence
Mine Reclamation and Financial Assurance Legislation, Northwest Territories and Provincial Comparison (DIAND, April 2005)
~2005Report
Approximate date — inferred from filename
This discussion paper compares mine reclamation and financial assurance legislation across Canadian federal departments, agencies, and provincial governments, with particular focus on the Northwest Territories. It provides an overview of types and amounts of financial assurance required for mining operations and advanced mineral exploration, utilizing the RECLAIM cost estimation model to support government policy on environmental protection and liability management.
Closure & Reclamation Regulatory Water Licence
Newsletter, Issue 22, One Year Extension of Water Licence Term, Ekati Diamond Mine (BHP Billiton, April 2005)
1 April 2005Report
EKATI Diamond Mine newsletter for April 2005 reporting the one-year extension of the primary water licence, ISO 14001 re-registration, winter road operations, and various community and employee initiatives including safety programs, leadership development, and charitable contributions.
Regulatory Water Licence Correspondence Monitoring Air Quality
Changes to Long Lake Containment Facility (LLCF) Effluent (IEMA, March 2005)
17 March 2005Presentation
This workshop presentation reviews changes to Long Lake Containment Facility (LLCF) effluent at Ekati Diamond Mine, documenting unexpected increases in conductivity, sulphate, potassium, and molybdenum since summer 2003. BHPB is investigating the causes through special studies while the Independent Environmental Monitoring Agency recommends continued tracking of these water quality changes.
Water Quality SNP Monitoring
Surveillance Network Program (SNP) Monthly Reports, Ekati Diamond Mine (BHP Billiton, January 2005 to February 2006)
2005Report
Surveillance Network Program (SNP) January 2005 Monthly Reports binder for the Ekati Diamond Mine, BHP Billiton Diamonds Inc. (transmitted March 31 2006 to South Mackenzie District INAC). Includes August 2005 SNP Monthly Reports for station 0008-Be2 (under Water Licence MV2001L2-0008) covering Historical Total Chromium (Discharge Criteria Max Average 0.02 mg/L / Max Grab 0.04 mg/L), Historical Nickel and Total Zinc (Max Average 0.01 mg/L / Max Grab 0.02 mg/L) trend charts, and historical Chloride levels at station 1616-30 January 2005 onwards, with notes that sampling was not conducted at station 1616-43 (per October 2004 SNP report).
SNP Water Quality Water Licence
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)
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
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
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
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

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