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Review of Cattle-Community Watershed Conflicts in the Skeena Region
This report provides the B.C. Ministry of Environment, Lands & Parks (BCE) with a review of cattle farming in the Skeena Region, and a recommendation for monitoring the impact of cattle and other livestock operations on community watersheds, including... -
Northwest Cumulative Effects Case Study
The Northwest pilot has investigated a range of cumulative effect related topics as well as developed methods to assess impacts of industrial development on a selection of values at a broad spatial scale. The goal of the pilot was to improve the consistency... -
Water Quality in the Toboggan Creek Watershed 1996-1998: Are Land Use Activit...
FO Habitat and Enhancement Branch initiated water quality monitoring in Toboggan Creek watershed in early 1996. Toboggan Creek is an important nursery stream for both wild and hatchery fish, primarily coho, pink, steelhead and Dolly Varden, with smaller... -
The Flooded Tailings Impoundment at the Equity Silver Mine
The Equity Silver Mine operated between 1980 and 1994, producing silver, gold, and copper from three open pits and a small underground operation. Mine components include a flooded tailings impoundment constructed from till and waste and quarried rock. This... -
Telkwa Coal Project: Application for a Project Approval Certificate
The Application should be read in the context that it is the basis for the first major stage of the Environmental Assessment Process as it applies to new mine developments proposed for British Columbia. The purpose of the Application is to provide an... -
Telkwa Coal Project Appendix 8: Geotechnical and Hydrogeological Investigatio...
Piteau Engineering Ltd. (PEL) was retained by Manalta Coal Ltd. (Manalta) to conduct a series of geotechnical and hydrogeological investigations in support of the proposed Telkwa Coal Project near Telkwa, B.C. The work program for this investigation was... -
Telkwa Coal Project Appendix 6: Baseline Data, Surface Water, and Groundwater...
Samples were collected for the first time from a watercourse on the proposed project site on the north side of the Telkwa, and from sites on the Telkwa River and Goathorn Creek which were previously sampled in 1988. Samples were also collected from the... -
Surface Freshwater Quality Technical Data Report: Proposed Aurora LNG Project
This technical data report presents the results of the surface freshwater acidification and eutrophication assessment including a description of field surveys, methods, and baseline data describing existing conditions. -
Skeena Environmental Effects Monitoring (EEM) Pre-Design Reference Document
This document provides a basis for the design phase of an environmental effects monitoring program (EEM) for Repap's pulp and paper mill, Skeena Cellulose Inc., located near Prince Rupert, British Columbia. The pre-design document is essentially a "State of... -
Skeena Cellulose Inc. Environmental Effects Monitoring (EEM) Cycle Three Desi...
The purpose of this design document is to summarize and update mill process information and results from previous cycles and other studies, and to provide a rationale for the design of the Cycle Three program. Five elements of the EEM program will be... -
Pacific Trail Pipelines Application Volume II: Baseline Studies
These baseline studies cover the following topics with regards to the impacts of the Pacific Trail Pipeline: acid rock drainage and metal leaching, acoustic environment, air quality, archaeology, contaminated sites, fish and fish habitats, forestry,... -
Morrison Copper/Gold Project Fish Habitat Compensation Plan
Pacific Brooker Minerals is proposing to develop the Morrison Copper/Gold Project on the east side of Morrison Lake, north of Babine Lake. The project will require the construction of a Tailings Storage Facility, including tailings and seepage control dams,... -
Morrison Copper/Gold Project 3rd Party Review Response Report
This report presents the response to the 3rd Party Review of the Environmental Assessment for the Morrison Copper/Gold Project. The 3rd Party Review was requested by the Environmental Assessment Office and was mainly directed towards the hydrogeology, water... -
Marine Sediment and Water Quality Technical Data Report: Proposed Aurora LNG ...
To facilitate safe manoeuvring and berthing of vessels, capital dredging of marine sediment and rock will be required at two berth areas, located south of Frederick Point, and at the Materials Off-Loading Facility. The data presented herein will be used to... -
Literature Review and Data Summary of Studies Related to Bell Mine, Babine Lake
This report summarizes available information on selected chemical and physical parameters of Babine Lake. The information has been reviewed in order to understand long term effects of a possible permanent copper mine tailings pond supernatant discharge into... -
Davidson Project: Application for Environmental Assessment Certificate
This underground mining project will be located in the Bulkley-Nechako Regional District and in the traditional territory of the Wet'suwet'en people. Included in this dataset are the executive summary and elements of chapter six which deal directly with the... -
Davidson Project Aquatics Baseline Report, 2006-2008
This report describes aquatics baseline studies conducted in the Davidson study area from 2006 (June) until 2008 (November). The objective of these studies was to characterize water quality, sediment quality, and benthic invertebrate communities. Aquatic... -
Conceptual Fish Habitat Offsetting Plan: Proposed Aurora LNG Project
This Conceptual Fish Habitat Offsetting Plan marks the first step along the path to developing a Final Fish Habitat Offsetting Plan in support of an application for a Fisheries Act Authorization. More immediately, this plan is intended to support Aurora... -
Environmental Impact Information of the Proposed Equity Mining Capital Ltd. D...
During 1974, Environment Canada undertook an additional study of the watershed adjacent to Equity Mining Capital Ltd.'s proposed development near Goosly Lake to supplement water quality baselines established in 1973. Chemistry analysis and 96 hour LC50... -
Davidson Project: Predicted Groundwater and Surface Water Chemistry Before, D...
This report illustrates and discusses the temporal trends in groundwater and surface water chemistry before, during, and after mining. It is based on empirical and predicted geochemistry and on the latest groundwater modelling using the MODFLOW model.