Review of Ekati's Environmental Monitoring Programs and Management Plans, Workshop Presentation (Independent Environmental Monitoring Agency, March 2004)
This workshop document from March 16-17, 2004 presents IEMA's review of Ekati Diamond Mine's environmental monitoring programs and management plans, including detailed findings from 2003 Aquatic Effects Monitoring Program (AEMP) and Wildlife Effects Monitoring Program (WEMP) field seasons, with discussion of water quality trends, fish and wildlife effects, habitat loss, and recommendations for adaptive monitoring strategies.
- Date
- Document type
- Report
- Parties
- Independent Environmental Monitoring Agency (IEMA), BHP Billiton (BHPB), Government of Northwest Territories (GNWT/RWED), Golder Associates, Harvey Martens & Associates Inc., Echo Bay Mines Ltd.
- Locations
- Ekati Diamond Mine, Koala Watershed, King-Cujo Watershed, Horseshoe Watershed, Lac de Gras, Lac du Sauvage, Leslie Lake, Moose Lake, Kodiak Lake, Cujo Lake, Long Lake Containment Facility (LLCF), Panda Diversion Channel, Misery Pit, Fox Pit, Northwest Territories, Yellowknife, Bathurst herd range
- Parameters
- aquatic effects monitoring, wildlife effects monitoring, water quality, fish populations, aquatic life, zooplankton, phytoplankton, ammonia, nitrate, nitrite, sulphate, phosphorus, molybdenum, copper, aluminum, arsenic, nickel, zinc, total dissolved solids, pH, dissolved oxygen, blue-green algae, caribou habitat, caribou behavior, caribou abundance, grizzly bears, wolverines, wolves, arctic grayling, fish spawning, bird monitoring, falcon nesting, habitat loss, dust monitoring, processed kimberlite, metal contamination, lichens, vehicle collisions, landfill management, waste management
- Pages
- 61
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