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Water Licence N7L2-1616 Administrative Correspondence, Northwest Territories Water Board, BHP Diamonds & DIAND (NWT Water Board, October to November 1997)
1997Email
Email and faxed-letter correspondence binder for the Ekati Diamond Mine (1997-1998) — Indian and Northern Affairs Canada (DIAND, Yellowknife), distribution to Karen Azinger (BHP), Catherine MacQuarrie / Paul Bachand / Fred McFarland / David Milburn (DIAND), Government of the Northwest Territories, Nigel Bankes (Canadian Arctic Resources Committee). Includes NWT Water Board correspondence on Water Register N7L2-1616 (October 27 1997 letters to J.D. Excell, VP Operations BHP Diamonds Inc.), DIAND technical contacts Greg Cook (867-669-2656) and David Milburn (867-669-2650), Darren Unrau (Resource Management Officer DIAND South Mackenzie District), and IEMA contact details.
Correspondence Regulatory Water Licence Monitoring Development Plans
Inter Agency Coordinating Team (IACT) Meeting Notes and Correspondence (IEMA, September 1997)
1997Meeting Minutes
Inter-Agency Coordinating Team (IACT) Meeting Notes binder for the Ekati Diamond Project (September 1997 onwards). Includes Sean Kollee (IEMA) IACT-related correspondence to Society Members + Directors, DFO consultation requirements for Section 35(2) Fisheries Act authorizations and BHPB no-net-loss plans, Agency AGM coordination (October 24), Agency response process for the SRK/BHPB seepage report for 2001 (Jim Millard request), Lutsel K'e correspondence, and the IACT Terms of Reference — purpose to share information and coordinate the environmental requirements of the Ekati Diamond Project, with monthly or as-required meetings and topic-specific subgroups.
Board Meetings Correspondence Regulatory Water Quality Monitoring
Federal & GNWT Review Comments, Revised BHP Construction Phase Environmental Management Plan (DIAND, September 1997)
1997Letter
Revised BHP Construction Environmental Management Plan — INAC (Yellowknife) editorial comments and suggestions for improvements transmittal September 8-9 1997 to John Witteman (BHP Environmental). Distribution: Julie Dahl (DFO), Steve Harbicht (Environment Canada), John Ramsey (Natural Resources Canada), Kathryn Emmett (GNWT Resources Wildlife & Economic Development). Includes Appendix I 1997 Wildlife Monitoring Plan (RWED Wildlife and Fisheries Division input) and Appendix L Archaeological Management Plan mitigation recommendation for handling human-remains discovery during construction.
Development Plans Correspondence Regulatory Wildlife
Terms of Reference for Groundwater Study, Ekati Diamond Mine (MVLWB, August to October 1997)
1997Report
Ground Water Studies binder for the Ekati Diamond Mine (1997). Includes Piteau Associates' review (August 19 1997) of BHP's Proposed Terms of Reference for the Groundwater Study (transmitted to Tony Pearse, IEMA), Gordon (NWT Water Board) correspondence to Jim Excell (BHP) under Water Register N7L2-1616 (October 27 1997), and 3D Groundwater Model methodology — periodic GIS-based comparison and calibration with Operational Plan data, geologic mapping inputs, freshet-volume dewatering buffer, characterization of pre-mining regional gradients with discharge to Long Lake and Kodiak Lake, and fault-zone discrete-flow modelling in 2D vs 3D.
Water Quality Monitoring Regulatory Correspondence Development Plans
Review of BHP's Construction Phase Environmental Management Plan (Microbial Technologies, June 1997)
1997Report
Independent Environmental Monitoring Agency (IEMA) Report on Review of BHP's Construction Phase Environmental Management Plan, including INAC (June 19 1997, Yellowknife) commentary on inadequate/incomplete sections, federal-department-review participants (Environment Canada / DOE, Department of Fisheries and Oceans / DFO including Canadian Coast Guard, NRCan), Section 7.4 monitoring at the earliest stage, missing intra-site road environmental-protection construction measures, Section 6.2.3 significant-wildlife-sighting reporting protocol, and Linda Dunsmore commentary on regulatory scrutiny and twenty-five-year retrospective data accumulation.
Development Plans Environmental Agreement Regulatory
Community Business Suppliers Database (BHP Billiton, June 1997)
1 June 1997Report
BHP Diamonds Inc. sponsored a comprehensive business directory listing over 822 northern suppliers across 15 NWT communities, organized by business type and service category to facilitate procurement by the company, its contractors, and regional business development.
Development Plans Correspondence Exploration
Special Effects Monitoring Program (SEMP), Kodiak Lake, Binder, Ekati Diamond Mine (BHP Billiton, April 1997 – April 2002)
1997Letter
The Independent Environmental Monitoring Agency provides detailed comments and recommendations on BHP Billiton's 2001 Aquatics and Wildlife Effects Monitoring Programs (AEMP and WEMP) and February 2002 environmental workshops, addressing improvements in reporting, monitoring protocols, data analysis, and Aboriginal participation.
Aquatics Aquatic Effects Monitoring (AEMP)Wildlife
Abandonment and Restoration Binder 1, Ekati Diamond Mine (IEMA, 1997 to 2006)
1997–2006Letter
Abandonment and Restoration Binder 1 for the Ekati Diamond Mine covering 2002-2005. Includes Ekati revegetation research projects (Chris Hanks BHPB 2005), DFO comments on BHPB Interim Abandonment and Restoration Plan (Dave Balint), MVLWB correspondence (Latisha Heilman, Bob Wooley, Bob Overvold DIAND), February 15 2002 Reclamation Liability meeting at IEMA Boardroom (Duncan McInnis and Wes Funk of Komex International Ltd.) comparing RECLAIM model (no salvage value) vs Monte Carlo model ($14M salvage) for building demolition, and lakebed sediment laboratory chemistry data (depth profiles 0-56", pH 4.92-5.39, antimony, arsenic, barium, beryllium PPM).
Closure & Reclamation Closure Plan Revegetation
Aboriginal and Community Issues Correspondence, Ekati Diamond Mine (BHP Billiton, 1997 to 2006)
1997–2006Report
Aboriginal and Community Issues binder for BHP Billiton (BHPB) — Ekati Diamond Mine, 2001-2006. Correspondence between BHPB (Ian Goodwin, Tim Byers Agency), Mackenzie Valley Land and Water Board (MVLWB — Willard Hagen), Aurora Research Institute (Michelle Crossfield), Yellowknives Dene (Joe Acorn), Lutsel K'e Dene First Nation (Jeannette Lockhart), Dogrib Treaty 11 Council (David Livingstone, James Stauch Gordon Foundation), DIAND (Bob Overvold), Metis Nation NWT, North Slave Metis Alliance (Clem Paul), Carole Mills (IEMA). Covers wildlife and scientific research applications, response to Dogrib concerns, regional First Nations engagement.
Traditional Knowledge Yellowknives Dene Tłı̨chǫ
BHP Billiton Environmental Workshops Correspondence, Agendas & Summaries (BHP Billiton, 1997 to 2005)
1997–2005Report
BHP Environmental Workshops binder for the Ekati Diamond Mine (1997-2005). Includes Final Report of the Reclamation and Closure Workshop February 2005 (Chris Hanks BHPB response), Notice and Agendas for BHP Billiton's February 2002 Environmental Workshops (John Witteman BHP, Camille Douglas BHP Billiton), December 11-12 2001 WEMP / AEMP Technical Workshops, and BHP HR contact lists (Joe Aknavigak, Darrell Beaulieu, Larry Bus, Berkely Ahmad, etc. Yellowknife area codes 403 in the late-1990s era).
Monitoring Aquatics Wildlife
Operating Environmental Management Plan Regulatory File, Water Licence N7L2-1616, Ekati Diamond Mine (BHP Billiton, 1997 to 2008)
1997–2008Report
Operating Environmental Management binder for the Ekati Diamond Mine (2007-onwards), Wek'èezhii Land and Water Board (WLWB Wekweètì) correspondence. Includes April 11 2007 letter from the Joint Review Panel for the Mackenzie Gas Project to Dr. Bill Ross (IEMA Chair, Box 1192 Yellowknife), reviewer comments from Environment Canada and MEHL Environmental on the Water Licence's requirement for representative sampling/testing of each rock unit in the geochemical characterization program, waste-rock characterization sample sizes (Table 3.1) relative to total tonnage, and the BHP CODE 1 emergency-radio procedures (Camp Manager direction, Sprung storage area sheltering).
Regulatory Water Licence Correspondence Fish Habitat Monitoring
Transportation Spill Contingency Plan, NWT Diamonds Project (BHP Billiton, January 1997)
1 January 1997Report
BHP Diamonds Inc.'s Transportation Spill Contingency Plan for the NWT Diamond Project outlines emergency procedures, response protocols, and cleanup strategies for hazardous material spills occurring along the 600+ km transportation corridor from the Alberta/NWT border to the Lac de Gras project site, covering petroleum products, chemicals, and compressed gases with specified response actions for different environmental conditions.
Development Plans Regulatory Wastewater Correspondence Water Quality
Panda Diversion Channel (PDC) Surveillance and Effects Monitoring Program, Binder, Ekati Diamond Mine (BHP Billiton, 1997–2007)
1997–2007Report
Panda Diversion Channel (PDC) Surveillance and Effects Monitoring Program (SEMP) binder for the Ekati Diamond Mine (1997-2007). Annual PDC reports from BHPB (Brent Murphy distribution 2005-2007 to Kevin O'Reilly, Agency), DIAND Water Resources comments (Francis Jackson, May 2002) on AEMP refinements and re-evaluation and aquatic baseline collection for Sable / Pigeon / Beartooth, Dillon Consulting Limited 1997 Stream Habitat Compensation Program creation/enhancement/monitoring/maintenance plans, YOY Arctic Grayling numbers per habitat-assessment site (1998-2001 at sites DCH1, DCH2, DCH4, DCH9, DCH10, DCH11, DCH15) with mean fork-length growth tracking August-September 2001, PDC and tributary habitat stability, Stabilization, Sediment Mitigation, and Sediment Management short-term plans.
Aquatics Fish Habitat Aquatic Effects Monitoring (AEMP)
Draft Water Licence N7L2-1616 Comments, Access to Information Release (DFO, December 1996 to February 1997)
1996Letter
Access to Information Request binder including Northwest Territories Water Board (NWT Water Board, February 27 1997) letter to Kevin O'Reilly (Research Director, Canadian Arctic Resources Committee / CARC, Yellowknife), and the Water Licence Review (December 1996 – December 1998) for the BHP Diamonds Project. MES L / SFF (Morwijk Enterprises Ltd. / Steffen Robertson and Kirsten) recommendations include refining the definition of Acid Rock Drainage (ARD) — proposal to replace "ARD" with "non-neutral drainage" consistent with Abandonment & Restoration (A&R) plan terminology, SNP site 1616-17 runoff specification, conditions applying to dewatering, and dispute resolution.
Regulatory Water Licence Correspondence Waste Rock Aquatics
Fish Habitat Compensation Fund File, Ekati Diamond Mine (DFO, December 1996 to September 2004)
1996Letter
Fish Habitat Compensation Fund binder for the Ekati Diamond Mine (2001-2004). Correspondence between Dave Balint (DFO), David Scott (BHPB), Joe Acorn (DFO), and Tasha Stephenson (DFO Habitat Compensation). Includes the May 14 2001 BHP Habitat Compensation Fund Advisory Committee Meeting Minutes, Rae Lakes proposal for fish habitat compensation (September 2004), the Section 12 Notices clause for DFO Habitat Management Division (501 University Crescent), invalidity / severability provisions, and the Merlin-Osprey Stream pond-and-inlet substrate design (boulder/cobble/fine substrate ratios) producing a net gain of Weighted Habitat Units (HUs) for Arctic grayling.
Fish Habitat Correspondence Aquatics Traditional Knowledge Board Meetings
Construction Phase Environmental Management Plan Review File, Ekati Diamond Mine (BHP Billiton, November 1996 to October 1997)
1996Report
BHP Construction Phase Environmental Management Plan binder for the Ekati Diamond Mine (1995-1997). Correspondence between Jim Excell (BHP), Red Pedersen (Independent Environmental Monitoring Agency / Agency), and NWT Water Board. Includes the Agency's Report on BHP's Construction Phase Environmental Management Plan with critiques of monitoring frequency/criteria/thresholds and rationale for component selection, thermal-measurement methodology (point-source limitations), Appendix B Letter of Clarification to BHP, and Appendix I NWT Spill Report Form templates for gas / hazardous chemicals.
Development Plans Correspondence Monitoring
BHP's Fulfillment of Environmental Assessment Panel Guidelines (Yellowknife Chamber of Commerce, October 1995)
19 October 1996Letter
The Yellowknife Chamber of Commerce submits written comments to the Environmental Assessment Review Panel on the adequacy and completeness of BHP's Environmental Impact Statement for the proposed NWT Diamonds Project at Lac de Gras, indicating that BHP has fulfilled the Panel Guidelines requirements and announcing intent to present membership views on socio-economic impacts at upcoming public hearings.
Correspondence Development Plans Regulatory
Submission on the BHP Environmental Impact Statement (Yellowknife Chamber of Commerce, October 1996)
19 October 1996Letter
The Yellowknife Chamber of Commerce submits written comments on the adequacy and completeness of BHP's Environmental Impact Statement for the proposed NWT Diamonds Project at Lac de Gras, affirming that BHP has fulfilled the Panel Guidelines requirements and indicating the Chamber will submit membership views on socio-economic impacts at upcoming public hearings.
Development Plans Correspondence Regulatory
Curriculum Vitae of Douglas Charles Baker (Douglas Charles Baker, September 1996)
10 September 1996Unknown / Unclassified
This is the curriculum vitae of Douglas Charles Baker, an Assistant Professor at the University of Northern British Columbia's Faculty of Natural Resources and Environmental Studies, detailing his academic qualifications, professional experience in environmental assessment and resource management, teaching and research activities, and extensive publications and conference presentations.
Closure & Reclamation Development Plans Correspondence
Comments on Amendment to BHP Land Use Permit N96C489, Ekati Diamond Project (Northern Environmental Coalition, September 1996)
9 September 1996Letter
The Northern Environmental Coalition writes to the Minister of Indian Affairs and Northern Development expressing concerns about the amendment of BHP's land use permit N96C489 for the Ekati Diamond Project at Lac de Gras, arguing that the permit amendment allows construction to proceed prematurely and undermines negotiations for a binding environmental agreement and Aboriginal benefit agreements.
Regulatory Land Use Permit Correspondence Traditional Knowledge

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