Regions: Dehcho Region, South Slave Region
Tags: contaminants, environmental assessment, environmental impact
| Principal Investigator: | Brown, Joanna (1) |
| Licence Number: | 17382 |
| Organization: | BluMetric Environmental |
| Licensed Year(s): |
2023
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| Issued: | Oct 30, 2023 |
| Project Team: | Stephen Anderson, Andrea Jenney, Pierce Burch |
Objective(s): "The objective of the study is to determine environmental conditions (in particular metal concentrations) in areas of the railbed in close proximity to major water crossings and to them to sit specific target levels defined in the HHERA. The proposed field program will focus on collecting information that is considered critical for defining the remedial strategy for areas with the potential to be used as campsites in the future. It will also collect soils samples to characterize soils near abandoned creosote timbers and assess health and safety risks along the railbed. The field program will be developed with the review of currently available data to determine the gaps to be addressed in the field program, which may include: • Soil sampling • Detailed Site Survey • Inspection for health and safety risks Results of the field program will be used to refine the remedial strategy and develop the Closure and Reclamation Plan"
Project Description: This licence has been issued for the scientific research application No. 5626. "The objective of the study is to determine environmental conditions (in particular metal concentrations) in areas of the railbed in close proximity to major water crossings and to them to sit specific target levels defined in the HHERA. The proposed field program will focus on collecting information that is considered critical for defining the remedial strategy for areas with the potential to be used as campsites in the future. It will also collect soils samples to characterize soils near abandoned creosote timbers and assess health and safety risks along the railbed. The field program will be developed with the review of currently available data to determine the gaps to be addressed in the field program, which may include: • Soil sampling • Detailed Site Survey • Inspection for health and safety risks Results of the field program will be used to refine the remedial strategy and develop the Closure and Reclamation Plan" "The BluMetric field program will be developed and implemented to meet and/or exceed the requirements of the CCME Guidance Manual on Sampling, Analysis, and Data Management for Contaminated Sites (December 1993), CCME Guidance Manual for Environmental Site Characterization in Support of Environmental and Human Health Risk Assessment, Volume 3, Standard Operating Procedures (2016), and Environment Canada’s Technical Assistance Bulletins on Contaminated Sites (1992). The Study area will be the length of the Rail Bed and 30m on either side and 1km on each end. Work will be planned for the 2023 field season and may continue in 2024 depending on the results and findings. It is estimated up to cumulative three weeks will be needed to complete the proposed field program. Local individuals will be employed as field assistants and wildlife monitors." Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada (CIRNAC) is finalizing an Engagement Plan for the Pine Point Rail Bed Project. This plan outlines the communication with the various stakeholders around the project area. As this research is conducted and finalized the different stakeholders will be updated by CIRNAC either by one on one communication or by project update meetings. The fieldwork for this study will be conducted from: May 15 - December 31, 2023
