Aquatic Effects Monitoring Program (AEMP) Re-evaluation and Refinement Report, Proposed Program for 2003–2007, Ekati Diamond Mine (BHP Billiton, October 2002)
This AEMP re-evaluation and refinement report for the Ekati Diamond Mine proposes modifications to the aquatic effects monitoring program for 2003-2007, including assessments of sampling locations (Grizzly, Leslie, and Little Lakes), annual and seasonal monitoring frequencies, quality assurance/quality control procedures, and evaluated parameters. The document evaluates whether water quality changes in Grizzly Lake result from fugitive dust or ANFO leaching, recommends adding Leslie Lake and reconsidering Vulture Lake as reference sites, and proposes reducing seasonal phytoplankton and zooplankton sampling from three times per year to August-only collection while maintaining other monitoring frequencies.
- Date
- 2002-10-01
- Document type
- report
- Parties
- BHP Billiton Diamonds Inc., Rescan Environmental Services Ltd., Independent Environmental Monitoring Agency (IEMA)
- Locations
- Ekati Diamond Mine, Grizzly Lake, Leslie Lake, Little Lake, Vulture Lake, Kodiak Lake, Moose Lake, Nema Lake, Slipper Lake, Counts Lake, Nanuq Lake, Koala Watershed, King-Cujo Watershed, Panda Pit, Beartooth Pit, Long Lake Containment Facility (LLCF), Panda Diversion Channel, Northwest Territories
- Parameters
- water quality, nitrate, ammonia, fugitive dust, phytoplankton biomass, zooplankton biomass, phytoplankton abundance, zooplankton abundance, sediment quality, total suspended solids (TSS), turbidity, total aluminum, total arsenic, total chromium, total nickel, dissolved oxygen, hydrology, fish community populations, benthic communities, eutrophication, major ions, baseline data variability
- Pages
- 90
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