Aquatic Effects Monitoring Program (AEMP) Fish Response Plan, Version 3.0, Ekati Diamond Mine (Arctic Canadian Diamond Company, May 2022)
Arctic Canadian Diamond Company Ltd. submits Version 3.0 of the Response Plan for Fish to the Wek'èezhìi Land and Water Board, addressing low and medium action level exceedances for selenium and mercury in fish tissues at the Ekati Diamond Mine. The plan describes community engagement on fish consumption rates, evaluation of operational water management strategies, and proposes site-specific screening values for selenium and mercury in large-bodied fish.
- Date
- 2022-05-24
- Document type
- report
- Parties
- Arctic Canadian Diamond Company Ltd., Wek'èezhìi Land and Water Board, Mason Mantla, Derek Donald, Laura Pacholski, ERM, Indigenous community governments, Deninu Kųę First Nation, Łutsël K'é Dene First Nation, Fort Resolution Métis Government, Tłįchọ Government
- Locations
- Ekati Diamond Mine, Northwest Territories, Yellowknife, Long Lake Containment Facility, King Pond Settling Facility, Leslie Lake, Kodiak Lake, Koala Watershed, King-Cujo Watershed, Pigeon-Fay Watershed, Upper Exeter Watershed, Horseshoe Watershed, Canadian Arctic, Calgary
- Parameters
- selenium, mercury, fish tissue concentrations, water quality, sediment quality, methylmercury, action levels, aquatic effects monitoring, fish consumption rates, bioaccumulation, biomagnification, Lake Trout, Round Whitefish, Slimy Sculpin, aquatic life, drinking water quality, fish passage, operational water management, mine-related effects
- Pages
- 85
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