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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 ort 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 oje 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 o 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: DDE C Commitme nts: • • 4- 1: Closur e obje c tive s 9: Dike de sig n 10: Ja y Pipe Dike – Ge ote c hnic a l inve stig a tions • • 4- 2a : Site Wa te r Ma na g e me nt Pla n • • 4- 2b: Pit la ke wa te r qua lity 99: Ma na g e me nt pla ns • • 4- 3: F ine proc e sse d kimbe rlite 106: Mine wa te rma na g e me nt pla n • • 4- 4: Dike sta bility a nd sa fe ty 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 oc 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.

WAST E ROCK PIL E • 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 ove 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 • Dista nc e from L a c du Sa uva g e dS – minimum se tba c k • 100 m from L • 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

WAST E ROCK PIL E 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 . DDE C Commitme nts: • 2: WRSA se e pa ge surve ys MVRB Me asure : • 4-2b: Site Wa te r Ma na ge me nt Pla n • 8: WRSA the rma l mode lling va lidation a nd se e pa ge • 13: Se e pa ge monitoring

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 ota 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 oa 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.