Submission to BHP Environmental Assessment Panel on Deficiencies of the BHP EIS with Reference to the Panel's Final Guidelines, EIS020 (Kitikmeot Inuit Association, October 1995)
The Coronation Impact Review Committee submits a detailed critique of BHP's Environmental Impact Statement for the NWT Diamonds Project, identifying deficiencies in consultation with Inuit populations, inadequate monitoring programs for aquatic resources, and insufficient consideration of impacts to the Coppermine River and Lac de Gras. The submission includes a technical report by consultant Vince P. Palace recommending comprehensive pre-project baseline data collection and ongoing biomonitoring of fish populations, suspended particulates, inorganic and organic contaminants, and sediment throughout the mine's operating life.
- Date
- Document type
- Regulatory Filing
- Parties
- Coronation Impact Review Committee, BHP, Kitikmeot Inuit Association, Vince P. Palace, BEAR Environmental Science
- Locations
- Coppermine, Northwest Territories, Lac De Gras, Coppermine River, Nema Lake, Panda Lake, Koala Lake, Misery Lake, Cambridge Bay, Winnipeg, Manitoba
- Parameters
- water quality, fish population, spawning habitat, suspended particulates, metal contamination, organic contaminants, sediment monitoring, arctic grayling, lake trout, Traditional Ecological Knowledge, dewatering, tailings disposal, aquatic ecosystems, Nunavut Land Claim Agreement
- Pages
- 14
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