NWT RESEARCH DATABASE

Principal Investigator: Wright, Stephanie
Licensed Year(s): 2024
Summary: This licence has been issued for the scientific research application No. 5888. The goal of this project is to assess the vulnerability of the Whatì community’s drinking water supply well to the impacts of climate change (e.g., permafrost thaw, precipitation changes, contaminant mobilization). A groundwater observation well network will be established to help identify changes to groundwater quan...

Principal Investigator: Wright, Stephanie
Licensed Year(s): 2024 2023 2022
Summary: This licence has been issued for the scientific research application No. 5846. Objective 1 (O1): Assess the spatial and temporal patterns of hydrologic change (groundwater and surface water) in the La Martre River and Trout River catchments. Objective 2 (O2): Identify the drivers, processes, and feedbacks responsible for the hydrologic changes identified in O1 and how they differ between the s...

Principal Investigator: Blowes, David W.
Licensed Year(s): 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017
Summary: This licence has been issued for the scientific research application No.5447. The objectives of this project are to: 1) determine the magnitude and rate of release of arsenic and other toxic elements from the Giant Mine tailings to groundwater; 2) evaluate remediation alternatives for tailings management, including the effects of proposed engineered covers; and, 3) apply novel characterization ...

Principal Investigator: Hamel, Emilienne
Licensed Year(s): 2022
Summary: This licence has been issued for the scientific research application No.5245. The objectives of this project are to contribute to the territorial government’s groundwater monitoring plan by establishing baseline conditions for solutes in the local groundwater around the solid waste facility. The research team aim to improve current groundwater vulnerability frameworks to account for anthropogen...

Principal Investigator: Terlaky, Viktor
Licensed Year(s): 2021
Summary: This licence has been issued for the scientific research application No.5000. This year's field project has the objective to obtain accurate temperature measurement of the water in the mine at various depths. The measurements will be used to refine the analytical and numerical models for geothermal energy potential estimate of the mine. The more accurate measurements are taken, the better refin...

Principal Investigator: Walmsley, Caroline
Licensed Year(s): 2020 2019
Summary: This licence has been issued for the scientific research application No.4710. The objective is to conduct monitoring to ensure that the project is overall compliant with the environmental permit and approval conditions and requirements. Water monitoring at water crossing locations will be required for any in-water construction and where there is potential for entrainment of sediments. This i...

Principal Investigator: Blowes, David W.
Licensed Year(s): 2014 2013 2012 2011 2010 2009 2008 2005
Summary: This research study is designed to investigate the processes related to water quality and quantity (collected at different scales) draining from country rock stockpiles that are located in areas of continuous permafrost. The quality of water draining from a country rock stockpile is determined by the combined effects of oxygen transport in the air phase, biogeochemical processes that control miner...

Principal Investigator: Lawson, Nick
Licensed Year(s): 2011 2010 2009
Summary: SURFACE WATER HYDROLOGY: The goal of the 2010 research program is to provide additional data that describes the existing surface water conditions at the site. This information is required for environmental assessments and water management plans for the area. Data obtained will help determine a quantitative description of the annual temporal and spatial distribution of stream flow conditions, prec...

Principal Investigator: Weagle, Ken V
Licensed Year(s): 2005 2004
Summary: The purpose of this fieldwork is for the collection of baseline data to support an anticipated application to the Mackenzie Valley Land and Water Board. There are 5 main components of the program. 1) Air quality and climate; General air quality will be m...

Principal Investigator: English, Mike
Licensed Year(s): 2003 2002 2001 2000
Summary: The objectives of the research are to examine how increasing active layer depth, surficial geology, vegetation, slope and aspect impact changes in shallow groundwater and surface stream chemistry in two subbasins of the Daring Lake basin in the headwater...