Compliance Report, Class 'A' Water Licence N7L2-1616, Ekati Diamond Mine (BHP Billiton, June 1998)
This 1997 compliance report evaluates BHP Diamonds Inc.'s adherence to water licence N7L2-1616 for the Ekati Diamond Mine, documenting dewatering of multiple lakes, water use volumes, waste management plans, surveillance network monitoring, and 19 inspections with findings on water quality exceedances, spills, and remediation efforts throughout the year. The licensee's overall compliance is deemed satisfactory despite instances of non-compliance with effluent quality standards and delays in submitting required management plans.
- Date
- Document type
- Report
- Parties
- BHP Diamonds Inc., Northwest Territories Water Board, Inspector (Darren Unrau), Environment Canada
- Locations
- Ekati Diamond Mine, Lac de Gras, Exeter Lake, Koala Lake, Misery Lake, Panda Lake, Long Lake, Airstrip Lake, Grizzly Lake, Little Lake, Kodiak Lake, Slipper Lake, Leslie Lake, Moose Lake, NEMA Lake, Larry Lake, Northwest Territories
- Parameters
- water use, waste disposal, dewatering, water quality, ammonia, pH, total suspended solids (TSS), aluminum, arsenic, oil and grease, boron, effluent quality, sewage discharge, tailings management, acid rock drainage (ARD), geochemical characterization, water effects monitoring, erosion, sedimentation, spills, hydrostatic testing, mine water, groundwater, bioassay, BOD5, faecal coliform, restoration liability
- Pages
- 59
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