Water Licence Inspection, Ekati Diamond Mine (Government of the Northwest Territories, Environment and Climate Change, October 2025)
Water Licence inspection report for Ekati Diamond Mine (Arctic Canadian Diamond Company) conducted on August 13th and September 10th, 2025, documenting compliance with Water Licence W2022L2-0001. The inspection identified one primary concern regarding sediment buildup at Seep 377 sampling location and noted several areas requiring corrective action including silt fence repairs, boneyard hydrocarbon staining, and landfill waste management issues, with most facilities rated as acceptable overall.
- Date
- Document type
- Report
- Parties
- Arctic Canadian Diamond Company, Government of Northwest Territories, Environment and Climate Change (GNWT ECC), Jamie Steele, Sheila Chernys, Wek'èezhỉi Land and Water Board, Independent Environmental Monitoring Agency, Rhiana Bams, Marc Casas
- Locations
- Ekati Diamond Mine, Northwest Territories, Yellowknife, Calgary, Grizzly Lake, Lac de Gras, Fox Waste Rock Pile, Misery Waste Rock Pile, Cujo Lake, Lynx crusher pad, Panda/Koala Waste Rock pile, Long Lake Containment Facility, Fox Haul Road, Kodiak Lake
- Parameters
- water quality, seepage, total suspended solids, effluent quality criteria, waste rock management, tailings, sewage, solid waste, landfill, hydrocarbon contamination, contaminated snow, ammonium nitrate storage, water intake and discharge, sediment buildup, silt fencing, freeboard, erosion control
- Pages
- 12
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