Conformity Analysis & Technical Review of the BHP Environmental Impact Statement (DFO, October 1995)
The Department of Fisheries and Oceans provides a conformity analysis and technical review of the Environmental Impact Statement for BHP Diamonds Inc.'s proposed NWT Diamonds Project in the Lac de Gras area. DFO identifies multiple deficiencies in baseline data, fish habitat assessment, and mitigation planning while concluding that public hearings can proceed, noting that 1995 field studies will address many information gaps.
- Date
- Document type
- Regulatory Filing
- Parties
- Department of Fisheries and Oceans, BHP Diamonds Inc., Blackwater Group, Environmental Assessment and Review Process Panel, Letha Maclachlan, G.B. Ayles, Dave Mckenna, Freshwater Institute
- Locations
- Northwest Territories, Lac de Gras, Slave Geological Province, Precambrian Shield, Leslie Lake, Moose Lake, Leslie Pit, Long Lake, Grizzly Lake, Panda Lake, Koala Lake, Misery Lake, Nero Lake, Nema Lake, Koala Watershed, Yellowknife, Winnipeg, Manitoba
- Parameters
- fish habitat, water quality, hydrology, tailings disposal, waste rock management, lake trout spawning habitat, Arctic grayling, aquatic life, fish populations, metal contamination in fish tissue, water balance, stream habitat, water supply, post-closure monitoring, lotic and lentic habitat, potable water, water drawdown, cumulative effects
- Pages
- 18
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