Navigable Waters Protection Act Deficiencies in the BHP Environmental Impact Statement, NWT Diamond Mines Project (Canadian Coast Guard, October 1995)
The Canadian Coast Guard identifies deficiencies in the BHP Environmental Impact Statement for the NWT Diamond Mines Project, requiring formal approval under the Navigable Waters Protection Act due to substantial interference with navigable waters through proposed dams, water diversions, and dewatering of multiple lakes.
- Date
- Document type
- Letter
- Parties
- Canadian Coast Guard, Environmental Assessment Panel, BHP
- Locations
- Northwest Territories, Yellowknife, Panda Lake, Kodiak Lake, Koala Lake, Misery Lake, Fox Lake, Fox 2 Lake, Leslie Lake, Long Lake, Lac De Gras, Moose Lake, Coppermine River
- Parameters
- water level changes, navigable waters, water diversion, lake drainage, tailings disposal, dam construction, dikes, culverts, bridges, causeways, water quality, hydrologic regime, lake profiles, discharge rates
- Pages
- 11
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