Regions: Gwich'in Settlement Area
Tags: water quality, environmental impact, petroleum industry, biology, fish habitat, hydrology, infrastructure planning, sediment quality, industrial development, fish population, Gwich'in, Mackenzie Gas Project, hydrogeology, pipeline construction, environmental protection plan, ecological risk assessment
| Principal Investigator: | Povey, Andrew (93) |
| Licence Number: | 13439 |
| Organization: | Mackenzie Project Environment Group |
| Licensed Year(s): |
2005
2004
2003
2002
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| Issued: | May 28, 2003 |
| Project Team: | Gary Ash, |
Objective(s): Imperial Oil Resources Ventures Limited, Aboriginal Pipeline Group, ConocoPhillips Canada (north) Limited, Shell Canada Limited, and ExxonMobil Canada Properties conducted a number of baseline studies during 2001 and 2002 as part of the Mackenzie Gas Project. These studies are being continued in 2003. Local knowledge and technical/scientific research, in combination with a synthesis of existing technical information, is being used to develop a suitable knowledge base for planning, assessment of impacts and development of environmental protection plans. The Mackenzie Project Environment Group (formerly TeraAGA Consulting Group) has been retained to conduct the baseline studies. This portion of the project comprises aquatic studies in the Gwich'in Settlement Area, including fish and fish habitat, hydrology, water and sediment quality and hydrogeology studies. The 2003 studies will complete the hydrology studies along the previously identified proposed pipeline corridor. In addition, spring, summer and fall aquatics studies will be conducted at locations of potential infrastructure sites, access roads and borrow pits. Reconnaissance level and detailed aquatic studies will also be conducted along alternate pipeline study corridors.
