Regions: Inuvialuit Settlement Region
Tags: environmental impact, aquatic ecosystems, biology, hydrology, fisheries assessment, monitoring, pipeline corridor, spring breakup, fish population, watercourse crossing, all-weather road, Mackenzie Gas Project, ice conditions, environmental protection plan, over-wintering areas, hydrometric monitoring
| Principal Investigator: | Povey, Andrew (93) |
| Licence Number: | 13539 |
| Organization: | Mackenzie Project Environment Group |
| Licensed Year(s): |
2005
2004
2003
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| Issued: | Mar 02, 2004 |
| Project Team: | Serge Meti |
Objective(s): Imperial Oil Resources Ltd., Aboriginal Pipeline Group, ConocoPhillips Canada (North) Ltd., Shell Canada Limited, and ExxonMobil Canada Properties are continuing baseline studies begun in 2001 as part of the Mackenzie Gas Project. 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. This portion of the project has three components. 1) Selected streams and lakes will be surveyed to assess overwintering conditions for fish and watercourse freezing conditions in the vicinity of potential pipeline crossing sites. This will complete the multi-season assessment of watercourses begun in 2002. 2) A fisheries spring survey will be conducted at watercourses that may be crossed by all-season roads to determine the use of watercourses by fish during the period of spring flow. 3) A hydrology spring survey will be conducted to record spring break-up conditions and to install a temporary hydrometric monitoring station.
