SLIDE 24 MKP Study Design Workshop #1 - Summary Notes
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provide baseline sediment quality and benthic invertebrate data to compare over time to help answer the question how conditions in the MKP lakes system are changing over time
identify the types, quantity and quality for loadings to the MKP system, including WTP, runoff, seepage, sediment
consider impacts of seasonal ice cover on seasonal water quality, contaminate cycling, exclusion, stratification, mixing, and flushing
build a conceptual model for the ‘black box’ of the MKP lakes system that includes individual lakes and different potential sources of loads (e.g., current treated effluent, sediment flux, seepage, runoff, snowmelt, upstream lake, etc.), for which quantification or assumptions of the loading rates will be required Objective 2: Assess how conditions in MKP lakes system are, or will be, influenced by future discharges from Con Mine assess how discharges of treated effluent impact water quality in the MKP lakes system in the short and long-term given the other current loadings to the system identify parameters of potential concern parameters of potential concern for water and sediment quality, identify temporal trends in water quality refine current model with consideration of more accurate watershed characteristics, precipitation, depths/surface areas/volumes of lakes, flows and loadings from the channels between and drainage areas of lakes
identify areas where there may be opportunities for changes in water management strategy (timing of discharge, frequency of discharge, etc.) to benefit the conditions within MKP Objective 3: Identify on-going post-closure monitoring of M-K-P beyond study period identify if closure objectives and/or criteria are appropriate for this system and the timing of their development, where does the underlying liability reside identify suitable analog as an indicator of system condition during continued monitoring beyond the study period into post closure 3. Identify and Prioritize Information Needs for Each Study Objective Group broke into smaller groups to identify information needs/gaps for
- ne study objective, rank information needs from highest to lowest priority and map
information need to a study outline (Figure 1). Figure 1 reflects the outcomes of the discussion
- f the group during the workshop; MNML will consider this feedback when designing the study
- utline.
MNML is open to other interested parties gathering information collaboratively or in parallel during the study period to help inform the study but the Study Design requirements should be limited to those components that MNML is completing. 4. Next Steps Plan for 2020
develop study outline based on based on the information gathered today and further consultation as needed through Q1-Q2 2020
present proposed study outline to Working Group in advance of the Q2/Q3 in Workshop #2,
prepare study design for submission to the MVLWB based on feedback from Workshop #2
continue discussions in 2020 of study areas that could be done in collaboration with interested parties
