Aquatic Effects Monitoring Program (AEMP) Annual Report 2023, Appendix A and B, Summary, Ekati Diamond Mine (Independent Environmental Monitoring Agency, March 2024)
The 2023 Aquatic Effects Monitoring Program (AEMP) annual report for the Ekati Diamond Mine documents surveillance network sampling results and aquatic effects evaluation across four watersheds (Koala, King-Cujo, Pigeon-Fay/Upper Exeter, and Horseshoe) and associated downstream lakes. The report presents water quality, sediment quality, and aquatic biology data collected throughout 2023, identifies mine-related effects through comparison to action levels and benchmarks, and describes adaptive management responses through the Aquatic Response Framework.
- Date
- 2024-03-01
- Document type
- report
- Parties
- Burgundy Diamond Mines Ltd., ERM (Environmental Resources Management), Independent Environmental Monitoring Agency (IEMA)
- Locations
- Ekati Diamond Mine, Northwest Territories, Koala Watershed, Lac de Gras, King-Cujo Watershed, Lac du Sauvage, Pigeon-Fay Watershed, Upper Exeter Watershed, Horseshoe Watershed, Lower Exeter Lake, Leslie Lake, Moose Lake, Nema Lake, Kodiak Lake, Grizzly Lake, Cujo Lake, Fay Bay, Horseshoe Lake, Ulu Lake, Ross Lake, Logan Lake, Yellowknife
- Parameters
- water quality, dissolved oxygen, temperature, pH, chloride, sulphate, ammonia-N, nitrate-N, nitrite-N, total suspended solids, arsenic, antimony, selenium, strontium, uranium, molybdenum, nickel, potassium, barium, boron, fluoride, mercury, total alkalinity, water hardness, total organic carbon, total phosphorus, sediment quality, phytoplankton, zooplankton, benthos, stream hydrology, physical limnology, Secchi depth, turbidity, bioassay, toxicity
- Pages
- 35
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