Environmental Agreement and Water Licence Annual Report 2022, Regulatory Comments, Ekati Diamond Mine (Independent Environmental Monitoring Agency, July 2023)
This document comprises regulatory comments on the 2022 Ekati Diamond Mine Environmental Agreement and Water Licence Annual Report from multiple government agencies, Indigenous governments, and the Independent Environmental Monitoring Agency. The reviews identify deficiencies including unreported Point Lake dewatering exceedances and effluent quality criteria violations, along with recommendations for improved reporting on air quality monitoring, wildlife surveys, dust suppression, and water management.
- Date
- 2023-07-17
- Document type
- regulatory-filing
- Parties
- Government of the Northwest Territories - Environment and Climate Change, Arctic Canadian Diamond Company Ltd., Independent Environmental Monitoring Agency, Tłįcho Government, Yellowknives Dene First Nation, Łutsel K'e Dene First Nation, North Slave Metis Alliance, Kitikmeot Inuit Association, Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada, Fisheries and Oceans Canada, Environment and Climate Change Canada
- Locations
- Ekati Diamond Mine, Northwest Territories, Point Lake, Lac du Sauvage, Panda/Koala, Beartooth, Misery, Sable, Old Camp, Polar Lake, Horseshoe Lake, Two Rock Sedimentation Pond, Yellowknife
- Parameters
- water quality, effluent quality criteria, Total Suspended Solids, dewatering, aluminum, arsenic, air quality, particulate matter, PM2.5, sulfur dioxide, nitrogen dioxide, dustfall, dust suppression, methane emissions, greenhouse gas emissions, caribou abundance, wildlife monitoring, water licence compliance, lake level elevations, seepage monitoring, recycled water use, Environmental Impact Report
- Pages
- 17
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