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DE NINU KUE F IRST NAT ION

Ja y Proje c t Wa te r L ic e nse a nd L a nd Use Pe rmit Applic a tions (W2013L 2- 0002 a nd W2013D0007) Pre se nta tion a t Public He a ring s De c e mbe r 13 – 15, 2016 Ye llowknife , NT

DE NINU KUE F IRST NAT ION

• 830 me mbe rs
• F
• rt Re solution / Ye llowknife
• T

re a ty 8 sig ne d in 1900

• Aka itc ho T

re a ty 8 T riba l Counc il

“...for as long as the sun shines, the rivers flow, and the grass grows...”

DE NINU KUE F IRST NAT ION

T he DKF N asse r ts that the ir tr e aty r ights inc lude the r ight to hunt, fish, tr ap and gathe r to sustain the ir live lihood in the ir tr aditional te r r itor y.

DKF N Soc io- e c onomic Use Ar e a.

DE NINU KUE F IRST NAT ION

• DKF

N suppor

ts r e sponsible de ve lopme nt in its T

ra ditiona l L a nd Use a re a .

• DKF

N ha s c onc e rns a nd re c omme nda tions tha t ne e d to be a ddre sse d to e nsure tha t this de ve lopme nt ha s minima l infring e me nt or a ffe c t on the ir Aborig ina l a nd T re a ty Rig hts.

GE NE RAL COMME NT S

• DKF

N wa nts to e nsure the re quir e d a nd spe c ific c onditions tha t a ddre ss the use of wa te r a nd de posit of wa ste a ssoc ia te d with the Ja y Proje c t a re a ddre sse d

• Outsta nding issue s:
• Approva l of ma na g e me nt a nd monitoring pla ns
• Dike Construc tion
• Wa ste Roc k Pile
• Wa te r Qua lity a nd Qua ntity
• F

ishe rie s a nd Aqua tic

WAT E R L ICE NSE AMAL GAMAT ION AND T E RM

• Applic a tion withdra wn by DDE

C

• E

ka ti WL (inc luding Ja y Pr

• je c t) to e xpire on

Aug ust 18, 2021

APPROVAL OF MANAGE ME NT AND MONIT ORING PL ANS

• MVRB de te rmine d the Ja y Proje c t would like ly c a use

sig nific a nt a dve rse e c olog ic a l a nd soc ia l impa c ts

• T
• mitig a te the se impa c ts the MVRB pre sc ribe d me a sure s
• Re sponsibility of the WL

WB to a pprove ma na g e me nt a nd monitoring pla ns

APPROVAL OF MANAGE ME NT AND MONIT ORING PL ANS

• DDE

C be lie ve s suffic ie nt informa tion is provide d within the pla ns (now living doc ume nts)

• DKF

N disa g re e s

APPROVAL OF MANAGE ME NT AND MONIT ORING PL ANS

• CE

MP:

• Conting e nc ie s for a ll e nvironme nta l risks a re not

ide ntifie d

APPROVAL OF MANAGE ME NT AND MONIT ORING PL ANS

• WROMP:
• Conta inme nt of la ke be d se dime nts in the WRSA
• IR#44: DDE

C a c knowle dg e s pote ntia l be ne fits of using la ke be d se dime nts for re ve g e ta tion

• DDE

C will se e k sta ke holde r e ng a g e me nt

APPROVAL OF MANAGE ME NT AND MONIT ORING PL ANS

• Dike De sig n Re port:
• T

he WL WB must be c onfide nt tha t the Ja y a nd Nor th Dike s a re de sig ne d using the be st a va ila ble te c hnolog ie s

• WL

WB must c onside r r e c omme nda tions by the Inde pe nde nt Ja y Dike Re vie w Pa ne l

APPROVAL OF MANAGE ME NT AND MONIT ORING PL ANS

• MWMP:
• Me a sure 4- 2a : list of c onting e nc ie s a nd suita bility
• DDE

C sug g e sts providing a re vise d pla n 3 months a fte r the WL is issue d

APPROVAL OF MANAGE ME NT AND MONIT ORING PL ANS

MVRB Me a sur e s:

• 4- 1: Closur

e obje c tive s

• 4- 2a : Site Wa te r

Ma na g e me nt Pla n

• 4- 2b: Pit la ke wa te r qua lity
• 4- 3: F

ine proc e sse d kimbe rlite

• 4- 4: Dike sta bility a nd sa fe ty

DDE C Commitme nts:

• 9: Dike de sig n
• 10: Ja y Pipe Dike – Ge ote c hnic a l inve stig a tions
• 99: Ma na g e me nt pla ns
• 106: Mine wa te rma na g e me nt pla n
• 107: Wa ste wa te r

a nd proc e sse d kimbe rlite ma na g e me nt pla n

• 108: Construc tion ma na g e me nt pla n
• 109: Wa ste r
• c k a nd or

e ma na g e me nt pla n

APPROVAL OF MANAGE ME NT AND MONIT ORING PL ANS

DKF N Re c omme nda tions:

• 1. We re c omme nd the Boa rd disc ha rg e its re sponsibility to a pprove the

va rious ma na g e me nt a nd monitoring pla ns with the utmost c a re , sinc e impa c ts on tra ditional use of the a re a a re a t risk. In this re g a rd, we c ompe l the Boa rd to e nsure the Me a sure s put forth by the Re vie w Boa rd on the Ja y Proje c t a re fully a ddre sse d in the ma na g e me nt a nd monitoring pla ns.

APPROVAL OF MANAGE ME NT AND MONIT ORING PL ANS

DKF N Re c omme nda tions:

• 2. We re c omme nd the Boa rd a dvise DDE

C on a re a s whe re the ma na g e me nt a nd monitoring pla ns a re inc omple te on a ddre ssing the Me a sure s put forth by the Re vie w Boa rd.

APPROVAL OF MANAGE ME NT AND MONIT ORING PL ANS

DKF N Re c omme nda tions:

• 3. We re c omme nd tha t DDE

C be instr uc te d to c omple te the e ng a g e me nt it ide ntifie d in re g a rd to spe c ific pla ns a nd upda te the pla ns a c c ording ly a s a re sult of this e ng a g e me nt.

• Ove rburde n a nd L

a ke be d Se dime nts

• IR#44: DDE

C to e ng a g e sta ke holde rs a nd c ommunitie s on the

• ve ra ll use of till ma te ria l for ve g e ta tion
• Pote ntia l va lue for re c la ma tion of the ripa ria n a nd littora l

a re a s

• DDE

C will e va lua te the pote ntia l a dva nta g e s of using la ke be d se dime nts a s a n a dditive mixture

WAST E ROCK PIL E

DKF N Re c omme nda tion:

• 1. Ra the r tha n e nc a psula te the ove rburde n soils a nd

la ke be d se dime nts in the WRSA, we re c omme nd tha t DDE C find a n a lte rna te stor a g e solution for the se ma te rials.

WAST E ROCK PIL E

DKF N Re c omme nda tion:

• 2. Re c la ma tion re se a rc h on re ve g e ta tion of the

ripa r ia n and littoral a r e a s within the Ja y dike d a r e a be c onduc te d to te st the use of the la ke be d se dime nts a s a suita ble substr a te .

WAST E ROCK PIL E

WAST E ROCK PIL E

• Dista nc e from L

a c du Sa uva g e

• 100 m from L

dS – minimum se tba c k

• DDE

C to build se e pa g e c onta inme nt?

• No SNP sta tion be twe e n WRSA a nd L

dS

DKF N Re c omme nda tion:

• 3. Se tting the e dg e of the WRSA a t a minimum

dista nc e of 150 m from the la ke to a llow for the pote ntia l c onstruc tion of se e pa g e c olle c tion str uc tur e s, a s a c onting e nc y me a sur e .

WAST E ROCK PIL E

DKF N Re c omme nda tion:

• 4. E

sta blishing a SNP loc a tion be twe e n the WRSA a nd L ac du Sa uva ge .

WAST E ROCK PIL E

DDE C Commitme nts:

• 2: WRSA se e pa ge surve ys
• 8: WRSA the rma l mode lling va lidation

a nd se e pa ge

• 13: Se e pa ge monitoring

MVRB Me asure :

• 4-2b: Site Wa te r Ma na ge me nt Pla n

WAT E R QUAL IT Y AND QUANT IT Y

• Cha ng e s to Wa te r L

e ve l

• No e me rg e nc y ma na g e me nt pla n to c ounte ra c t possible

wa te r le ve l c ha ng e s in the Na rrows a nd othe r sha llow wa te r mig ra tion c orridors

WAT E R QUAL IT Y AND QUANT IT Y

DKF N Re c omme nda tion:

• 1. An e me rg e nc y re sponse pla n be in pla c e so pote ntia l

wa te r le ve l c ha ng e s c a n be mitig a te d to e nsure fre e move me nt of fish be twe e n the L a c du Sa uva g e a nd L a c de Gra s.

WAT E R QUAL IT Y AND QUANT IT Y

• Re - Suspe nsion of F

ine s within the Silt Curta ins

• Ac c umulation of fine s be twe e n dike a nd silt c urta in
• Upon re mova l fine s c a n be re mobilize d

WAT E R QUAL IT Y AND QUANT IT Y

DKF N Re c omme nda tion:

• 2. A ma na g e me nt pla n is pre pa re d for a ll fine s tha t will be

a c c umula ting be twe e n the dike a nd the silt c urta in.

WAT E R QUAL IT Y AND QUANT IT Y

• T

urbidity Curta in He ig ht in Re la tion to Wa te r De pth

• T

urbidity c urta in is 3 m in he ig ht

• 83% of the c urta ins le ng th is pla c e d whe re the la ke de pth is > 3 m
• Ga p e xists tha t c a n a llow for the unimpe de d move me nt of T

SS

WAT E R QUAL IT Y AND QUANT IT Y

DKF N Re c omme nda tion:

• 3. Conting e nc y me a sure s to stop c onstruc tion ba se d

turbidity be twe e n the bottom of the turbidity c urta in a nd the la ke bottom be in pla c e d prior to the sta rt of c onstruc tion.

WAT E R QUAL IT Y AND QUANT IT Y

• Mixing Zone Ra dius
• Some c la rific a tions – mixing zone ra dius; ma ximum a ve ra g e

c onc e ntra tions

• 200 m ra dius a s me a sure d from the c e nte r of the diffuse r should be

e ffe c tive

• T
• ta l P in Y13 will double (0.006 mg / L

to 0.012 mg / L ).

WAT E R QUAL IT Y AND QUANT IT Y

DKF N Re c omme nda tion:

• 4. DDE

C provide a pe e r- re vie we d lite ra ture ba se d re vie w of the pote ntia l c onse que nc e s of this inc re a se . Pa rtic ula r foc a l points of the re vie w c ould be pote ntia l oxyg e n de ple tion a nd e ffe c ts for the a qua tic e nvironme nt inc luding be nthic fa una .

WAT E R QUAL IT Y AND QUANT IT Y

• Pote ntia l L
• a d of COPCs a t the Na rrows
• COPC c onc e ntra tions c a n spike (c onstruc tion, we a the r e ve nts, e tc ).

WAT E R QUAL IT Y AND QUANT IT Y

DKF N Re c omme nda tion:

• 5. Whe n c onc e ntra tions of COPCs a re inc re a se d a t the dike

a dditiona l monitoring for COPC a t the Na rrows is c onduc te d.

WAT E R QUAL IT Y AND QUANT IT Y

• T

SS Ba se line

• DDE

C is se tting a n a rtific ia l minimum T SS de te c tion limit (DL ) of 3 mg / L (?)

• a DL
• f 1 mg / L

is only ma rg ina lly more e xpe nsive a nd would a llow for a ssumptions to be ba se d on re a l numbe rs

WAT E R QUAL IT Y AND QUANT IT Y

DKF N Re c omme nda tion:

• 6. T

he future a na lysis of T SS with a minimum DL

• f 1 mg / L

is provide d..

WAT E R QUAL IT Y AND QUANT IT Y

• Sta bility a nd Pre dic ta bility of Me romic tic

Conditions in Mise ry a nd Ja y Pits

• All mode l a ssumptions for the sta bility of the me romic tic c ondition for the Ja y a nd

Mise ry pits a r e ba se d on unr e a listic e xa mple s a nd/ or from e xa mple s of pit la ke s that we re not dir e c tly c onne c te d to a na tural la ke or pit la ke s that ha ve not ye t be e n built

Me romic tic Condition: Wa te r E xc ha ng e throug h the Che moc line

9 = Disposa l of wa ste 10 = Diffusion 11 = loc a l turbule nt mixing 13 = Re suspe nsion 14 = E bullition or bubbling

WAT E R QUAL IT Y AND QUANT IT Y

DDE C Commitme nts:

• 100: Mise r

y pit wa te r qua lity ma na g e me nt stra te g ie s

WAT E R QUAL IT Y AND QUANT IT Y

DKF N Re c omme nda tion:

• 7. An inde pe nde nt r

e vie w pane l or a n inde pe nde nt e xpe r t be hir e d to pr

• vide

a dvic e on the monitor ing ne e de d to a sc e rtain that no mixing thr

• ug h the

c he moc line oc c urs, a nd to c orr e la te how the unc e r ta in me romic tic sta tus obse rve d by Pie te rs a nd L a wr e nc e (2014), in mine pits that we re pr e dic te d to have for me d me romixis to the Mise ry a nd Ja y Pit e xa mple s.

Pit L a ke F a ro Grum Va ng orda Wa te rline Ma in Zone Z2P Ma x. De pth (m) ~90 ~50 ~50 40 120 110 Surfa c e Are a (ha ) 51 9.5 5.9 2.6 20.5 17.3 Obse rve d Mic tic Sta tus me romic tic unc e rta in unc e rta in me romic tic holomic tic inte rmitte nt

AQUAT IC AND F ISHE RIE S

• Stre a m Crossing s
• Design stream crossings that will not result in “hanging culverts” and thus form
• bsta c le s to fish mig r

a tion

DKF N Re c omme nda tion:

• 1. Dominion Dia mond de sig n a ll stre a m c rossing s

tha t provide ha bita t for fish (e .g . spa wning of Arc tic Gra yling in str e a m Ac 35), or othe r mobile

aquatic organisms, as “bottomless”.

AQUAT IC AND F ISHE RIE S

DDE C Commitme nts:

• 21: Wate r

c our se c rossings

• 22: Culve rt c rossing

AQUAT IC AND F ISHE RIE S

• Sub- Ba sin Dive rsion Cha nne l
• Va g ue de sig n
• Doe s not inc lude spe c ific de sig n fe a ture s tha t would e nsure a c ha nne l

morpholog y tha t will be suita ble for fish mig ra tion, re a ring a nd spa wning

DKF N Re c omme nda tion:

• 2. T

he de sig n of the sub- ba sin dive rsion c ha nne l be provide d in de ta il a s pa rt of the CE MP a nd/ or AE MP a nd tha t this de sig n is re vie we d in de ta il by pa rtie s be fore it is imple me nte d.

AQUAT IC AND F ISHE RIE S

DDE C Commitme nts:

• 23 to 27: Sub- ba sin B

AQUAT IC AND F ISHE RIE S

• F

ish- Out Da ta

• All fish ne e d to be e nume ra te d during the fish- out to ve rify popula tion

e stima te s tha t c a n be use d to ve rify fish numbe rs for c ompe nsa tion or

• ffse tting a c c ounts.

DKF N Re c omme nda tion:

• 3. Da ta a re c olle c te d for a ll fish spe c ie s during the fish- out

proc e dure a nd tha t this da ta a re use d to support the de te rmina tion of c ompe nsa tion or offse tting me a sure s.

AQUAT IC AND F ISHE RIE S

DDE C Commitme nts:

• 17: Conc e ptua l Offse tting Pla n
• 18: F

ish impa c t pre dic tions

• 30: T

K in fish out

AQUAT IC AND F ISHE RIE S

• Sa mpling of L

a rg e F ish T issue to De te rmine Me ta l Ac c umula tion

• Non- le tha l la r

g e fish tissue sampling should be c a r rie d out to a sse ss a c c umula tion

• f me tals in a n a pe x pre da tor
• Ape x pr

e da tor s a r e ofte n the spe c ie s that a r e ha r ve ste d by F ir st Na tions - dir e c t human he alth e ffe c t.

DKF N Re c omme nda tion:

• 4. Non- le tha l la rg e fish tissue sa mpling be c a rrie d out a s pa rt
• f the Aqua tic E

ffe c ts Monitoring Prog ra m to a sse ss a c c umula tion of me ta ls in a n a pe x pre da tor.

AQUAT IC AND F ISHE RIE S

DDE C Commitme nts:

• 3: Syne rg istic toxic ity

CL OSING

• We e nc oura g e the Boa rd to c onside r the

re c omme nda tions within our inte rve ntion a nd this pre se nta tion.