tt Transportation December 4, 2008 V

Tyree Mullaney Regulatory Officer Mackenzie Valley Land & Water Board DEC 7th Floor - 4910 50th Avenue P.O. Box 2130 , N.W.T., X1A 2P6

RE: APPLICATION FOR LAND USE PERMIT IN SUPPORT OF THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION'S ONGOING HIGHWAY, AIRPORT, MARINE SERVICES, WINTER ROADS OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE ACTIVITIES - MACKENZIE HIGHWAY (NWT No. 1) - KM 260 TO KM 800 AND OTHER PUBLIC HIGHWAY ACCESS ROADS

Attached please find our Land Use Permit Application package for the purpose of the Government of the Northwest Temtories' (GNWT) and the Depa rtment of Transportation's (DoT's) continuous and ongoing Public Highway, Winter Road, Airport, Marine Services operation and maintenance activities that will also se rve other GNWT agencies or community projects within the permit area (i.e. access to granular sources).

The DoT has previously held a Land Use Permit, #N2001 E063, to unde rtake the same activities, however it has now expired. We have attached all the appropriate documentation, including the required mapping and a copy of our Highway Maintenance Standards manual in relation to all of the proposed activities identified in our permit application.

You will note that we are again applying for a two (2) kilometre corridor, one (1) kilometre on each side if the existing public highway/roadway centerline and that we are applying for a five year permit to carry out our ongoing operations and maintenance activities.

I have supplied one copy of our application package for your review. Once the application has been deemed complete, we will produce and forward the copies you require for your distribution. We can also provide these documents in an electronic format if it will benefit your distribution.

Should you require additional information, please contact me at 867-765-8412 or (867) 873- 7647.

Yours Truly,

vl 444 Larry Purcka Manager Technical Services Highways and Marine Services Division Department of Transportation

ln^ Government of the Northwest Territories, P.O. Box 3320, Yellowknife, NT Canada XlA 2L9 G%enzie v Mackenzie Valley Land and Water Board 7th Floor - 4910 50th Avenue P.O. Box 2130 YELLOWKNIFE NT X1A 2P6 Phone (867) 669-0506 FAX (867) 873-6610

Application for: New Land Use Permit X Amendment fl to

Fax number: 867-695-3029 1. Applicant's name and mailing address: Telephone number: 867-695-2478 695-3022 Department of Transportation Cell 867-445-7342 Government of the Northwest Territories c/o PO Box 86 Global Star Sat 403-997-5758 Fort Simpson, NWT Uridium Sat 8811651495803 XOE ONO Residence 867-695-3322

Attention: Rod Gunderson

2. Head office address: Fax number: 867-873-0288

Department of Transportation Government of the Northwest Territories PO Box 1320 Yellowknife, NWT Telephone number: 867-873-7647 X1A 2L9 Cell 867-765-8412

Attention: Larry Purcka

Radiotelephone:

3. Other personnel (subcontractor, contractors, company staff etc.)

See attached list of Transportation contacts list and Transportation contractor's list

TOTAL: (Number of persons on site)

4. Eligibility: (Refer to section 18 of the Mackenzie Valley Land Use Regulations)

a)(i) a)(ii) a)(iii) h)(i) b)(ii) 5. a) Summary of operation (Describe purpose, nature and location of all activities.)

b) Please indicate if a camp is to be set up. (Please provide details on a separate page, if necessary.)

6. Summary of potential environmental and resource impacts (describe the effects of the proposed land-use operation on land, water, flora & fauna and related socio-economic impacts). Use separate page if necessary.)

7. Proposed restoration plan (please use a separate page if necessary).

8. Other rights, licenses or permits related to this permit application (mineral rights, timber permits, water licenses, etc.)

Roads: Is this to be a pioneered road? Has the route been laid out or ground truthed? 9. Proposed disposal methods.

a) Garbage: c) Brush & trees:

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b) Sewage (Sanitary & Grey Water): d) Overburden (Organic soils, waste material, etc.):

10. Equipment (includes drills, pumps, etc.) (Please use separate page if necessary.)

Type & number Size Proposed use

11. Fuels O Number of containers Capacity of containers Location

Diesel

Gasoline

Aviation fuel n/a

Propane

Other

12. Containment fuel spill contingency plans. (Please attach separate contingency plan if necessary).

13. Methods of fuel transfer (to other tanks, vehicles, etc.) See attached additional sheet

14. Period of operation (includes time to cover all phases of project work applied for, including restoration) 15. Period of permit (up to five years, with maximum of two years of extension).

16. Location of activities by map co-ordinates (attach maps and sketches) - see attached mapping

Minimum latitude (degrees, minutes, seconds) Maximum latitude (degrees, minutes, seconds)

60° 25' 05.7. 63° 58" 03.2 " I

Minimum longitude (degrees, minutes, seconds) Maximum longitude (degrees, minutes, seconds)

I 124 3 — ' '

Map Sheet No.:

17. Applicant Print name in full

Signature rssi2 Date la • 0

18. Fees Type A - $150.00 ** Type B - $150.00 ** (**Application Fees are Non-Refundable**)

Land use fee: hectares @ $50.00/hectare $ Assignment fee $50.00

Total application and land use fees $

Please make all cheques payable to "Receiver General of Canada" PROJECT DESCRIPTION FOR

LAND USE PERMIT APPLICATION

IN SUPPORT OF THE ONGOING OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE OF PUBLIC HIGHWAYS AND AIRPORTS INCLUDING MARINE/FERRY FACILITIES, WINTER ROADS ANDCOMMUNITY ACCESS ROADS UNDER THE AUTHORITY OF THE GOVERNMENT OF THE NORTHWEST TERRITORIES DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION AND OTHER GOVERNMENT OF THE NORTHWEST TERRITORIES AGENCIES

Submitted To:

MACKENZIE VALLEY LAND AND WATER BOARD YELLOWKNIFE, NORTHWEST TERRITORIES

Prepared by:

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION GOVERNMENT OF THE NORTHWEST TERRITORIES

November, 2008 TABLE OF CONTENTS

Page No.

1.0 INTRODUCTION ...... 2 2.0 SITE DESCRIPTION ...... 3 2.1 LOCATION ...... 3 2.2 DESCRIPTION OF THE PHYSICAL ENVIRONMENT ...... 3 2.2.1 TOPOGRAPHY ...... 3 2.2.2GEOLOGY AND HYDROLOGY ...... 4 2.2.3 CLIMATE ...... 4 2.2.4WATER ...... 5 2.2.5PERMAFROST ...... 5 2.2 DESCRIPTION OF THE BIOLOGICAL ENVIRONMENT ...... 6 2.3.1 INTRODUCTION ...... 6 2.3.2FLORA ...... 6 2.3.3FAUNA ...... 7 2.3.4SPECIES STATUS ...... 7 3.0 PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT DESCRIPTION ...... 8 3.1 RATIONALE ...... 8 3.2 DESCRIPTION OF UNDER-TAKINGS — PUBLIC HIGHWAY OPERATIONS AND MAINTENANCE ACTIVITIES ...... 8 3.3 EQUIPMENT LIST ...... 8 4.0 POTENTIAL IMPACTS AND MITIGATION MEASURES ...... 11 4.1 PHYSICAL AND CHEMICAL ENVIRONMENTAL ...... 11 4.1.1SOIL ...... 11 EROSION...... 14 SPILLS OF FUEL OR OTHER HAZARDOUS MATERIALS ...... 14 STORAGEOF MATERIALS ...... 15 4.1.2GROUNDWATER ...... 15 4.1.3SURFACE WATER ...... 15 4.1.4NOISE ...... 17 4.1 .5AIRICLIMATE/ATMOSPHERE ...... 17 4.1.6NON RENEWABLE NATURAL RESOURCES ...... 18 4.2 BIOLOGICAL ENVIRONMENTAL ...... 18 4.2.1 FLORA ...... 18 4.2.2FAUNA ...... 18 4.3 INTERACTING ENVIRONMENT ...... 19 4.3.1 HABITATS AND COMMUNITIES ...... 16 4.3.2SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC ...... 16 4.3.3CULTURAL AND HERITAGE ...... 17 5.0 CONCLUSIONS ...... 18 6.0 REFERENCES ...... 19

APPENDICES

Appendix A: Letters of Support Appendix B: Spill Contingency Plan Appendix C: NTS Topographic Maps 1.0 INTRODUCTION

This Land Use Permit Application is in support of the ongoing operation and maintenance, including roadway and bridge maintenance, repair, rehabilitation and resurfacing; culvert repair and replacement and drainage improvement activities of the Public Highway System, as further described herein, and community Airports that are under the responsibility of the Department of Transportation and for the provision of assistance to various Government of the Northwest Territories agencies requiring access to granular materials from material sources, further identified herein, within the permit area.

This Permit Application is for access to a two (2) kilometre wide corridor, one (1) kilometre on both sides of the Public Highway/Roadway centerline to carry out the ongoing operation and maintenance activities of the roadways which includes access to granular sources and materials, access to water sources, storage or stockpiling of granular materials, exploration for granular materials activities (test pitting and drilling), establishment of drainage channels, temporary parking of maintenance or construction equipment and materials and placement of temporary construction/work camps as required.

Public highways or roads included under this Permit Application include the following roads:

• Mackenzie Highway (NWT No. 1) - km 260 (Axe Creek) to km 690 (Wrigley) • Mackenzie Valley Winter Road - km 690 of the Mackenzie Highway (NWT No. 1 - Wrigley) to km 800 (the approximate location of the southern border of the Sahtu Settlement Area) • Trout Lake Winter Road - km 0 (intersecting with the Mackenzie Highway (N M No.1) at km 321.6) to km 126 (Trout Lake) • Jean Marie River Access Road - km 0 (intersecting with the Mackenzie Highway (NWT No.1) at km 376) to km 27 (Jean Marie River) • Four mile Access Road - , km 0 (intersecting with the Mackenzie Highway (NWT No.1) at km 468.3) to km 4.0 (Four Mile) • The Fort Simpson Access Road - km 0 (intersecting with the Mackenzie Highway (NWT No.1) at km 471.3) to km 3.5 (Fort Simpson) • Boots Access Road - km 0 (intersecting with the Mackenzie Highway (NWT No.1) at km 628.5) to km 4.0 (Boots Camp) and • Wrigley Access Road — km 0 (intersecting with the Mackenzie Highway (N M No.1) at km 690) to km 1.2 (Wrigley Airport). All of the above listed Highways and Access Roads are on Commissioner's Land, as described in the Public Highways Act, and are operated under the authority of and pursuant to this Act of Legislation by the Department of Transportation on behalf of the Government of the Northwest Territories.

The information in this package is submitted in support of the attached application for a Land Use Permit and follows the requirements of the Mackenzie Valley Resource Management Act (MVRMA) Screening Report form and the work, as outlined, fulfills the requirements of the Department of Transportation's Highway Maintenance Standards (HMS) Manual (included in this submission).

2.0 SITE DESCRIPTION

2.1 Location

The permit area as referenced under this Land Use Permit Application are within the Deh Cho Region and covers an area that is two (2) kilometres in width, (one (1) kilometre on both sides of the highway/roadway centerline) and are located on NTS mapping 85 D, 85 E, 95 A, 95 H, 95 J, 95 N and 95 0 (see attached maps). The permit application corridor parallels the Mackenzie River crossing from the south and west side to the east side at the N'dule Crossing near Camsell Bend.

2.2 Description of the Physical Environment

The Mackenzie Highway System, including the Access Roads, which forms the subject area of this permit application, traverses three Ecoregions: the Central Great Bear Plains LS (Low Subarctic) at the route's northernmost extremity; the Great Slave Uplands HB (High Boreal) at the south and eastern ends of the route; and the Mackenzie and Slave Lowlands MB (Mid-Boreal), the northern edge of which is bordered by the east-west stretch of Mackenzie Highway (NWT No. 1). These are smaller units of the Taiga Plains Ecozone, a large, generalized unit at the top of the ecological hierarchy as defined by the Canada Committee on Ecological Land Classification. An ecoregion is part of an ecozone and is characterized by distinctive regional ecological factors, such as climate, physiography, vegetation, soil, water, fauna and land use.

2.2.1 Topography

The majority of the subject portion of the public highway route, within the permit area, crosses generally flat to slowly undulating topography as it reaches from its easternmost point at km 260 of the Mackenzie Highway (NWT No. 1), in a northwest direction across the Liard River, then north past Fort Simpson to the N'dulee Crossing of the Mackenzie River (also known as Camsell Bend). Beyond the highway's crossing of the Mackenzie River at the N'dulee crossing, the terrain reflects its approaching proximity to the Taiga Cordillera. From the N'dulee crossing north to Wrigley and the end of the permit area, at km 800 of the Mackenzie Valley Winter Road, the road passes between mountain ranges on either side of the Mackenzie River. The elevations on the east side of the Mackenzie River (which is the same side of the river as the permit area) reach approximately 700 metres. This ecoregion is covered with steeply sloping to undulating glacial drift, colluvium and organic deposits in the form of polygonal peat plateaus. Dominant soils of this ecoregion include Turbic and Organic Cryosols and Eutric Brunisols.

Previous studies completed by Public Works Canada for Indian and Northern Affairs Canada, describe the area as a range of hilly forested terrain, with river basins and a swampy/marshy habitat. Geotechnical soils vary throughout the permit area and past investigations have indicated isolated areas of discontinuous permafrost, silty sand deposits, clay, limestone/bed rock, with limited granular deposits.

2.2.2 Geology and Hydrology

The area from Axe Handle Creek (Mackenzie Highway (NWT No. 1) - km 260) to the end of the permit area at km 800 (north of the Blackwater River) encompasses three physiographic plains: the Great Slave Plain, Franklin Mountains, and the Mackenzie Plain. The Great Slave Plain is comprised of ice contact deposits, high terraces on both sides of the Mackenzie River, glaciofluvial trains and dunes and duned ridges. The Franklin Mountains border the east side of the Mackenzie River from Wrigley north to Fort Good Hope. This region contains unconsolidated granular deposits. The Mackenzie Plain predominantly borders the west side of the Mackenzie River ranging from the Blackstone River north to Fort Good Hope. This region is composed of segments covered with glaciolacustrine deposits, which are deficient in granular deposits however some segments of the plain contain glaciofluvial and some alluvial deposits representing good granular prospects.

2.2.3 Climate

The climate is characterized by cool summers and long, very cold winters. The mean annual temperature is approximately -6.5°C. The mean summer temperature is 10.5°C and the mean winter temperature is -23.5°C. The mean annual precipitation ranges from approximately 225 mm in the eastern portion of the ecoregion to approximately 400 mm in the west. The ecoregion is classified as having a low subarctic eco-climate. 2.2.4 Water

The highway system covered under this permit application primarily traverses the Mackenzie River system. The Mackenzie River has many tributaries flowing into it. Some of the major tributaries that are included within this permit application area include the following Rivers or Creeks:

• Axe (Handle) Creek • Bouvier River • Redknife River • Trout River • Jean Marie Creek • Liard River • Martin River • Shale Creek • Mackenzie River • Willowlake River • River Between Two Mountains • Smith Creek • Hodgson Creek • Ochre River • White Sand Creek • Vermillion Creek • Dam Creek and • Blackwater River

2.2.5 Permafrost

The highway corridor is within an extensive discontinuous permafrost region with permafrost occurring beneath 65-90% of the land area (Heginbottom, 2000). Ice content in the soil is variable, ranging from 0 to 15 %, a condition that usually occurs in areas of hummocky terrain, along river valleys, inactive river channels, and glacial lake sediments (Geological Survey of Canada, 2000) which is typical within the permit application area. 2.2 Description of the Biological Environment

2.3.1 Introduction

The vegetation of the Mackenzie Valley is characterized by generally slow growing, conifer-dominated forests (low to medium, closed and open stands of spruce) with an understory of shrubs such as willow, bog cranberry, blueberry and Labrador tea, interspersed with meadows, and muskeg. Across much of this area, the arboreal population can be comprised of many species: poplar (balsam and aspen), birch (white, paper, bog, dwarf, etc.), willow (yellow, wolf, beaked, etc.), alder (green, river). The distribution patterns are fairly typical of boreal forests. Patches of coniferous and deciduous trees and shrubs form a mosaic pattern throughout the boreal forest, representing different serial stages of succession, typically fire induced.

The Ecological Stratification Working Group (1995) defines the predominant vegetation for the area as being open stands of spruce. White spruce, birch, poplar and trembling aspen occur on warmer, drier sites, and eventually form the climax community on these types of sites. Moister, colder sites have more open stands of black spruce, with black spruce and lichen/moss eventually representing the climax species for this corridor. Low, closed and open stands of black spruce, Labrador tea, blueberry, bog rosemary, and sphagnum moss dominate poorly drained, peat-filled depressions.

Forests with an open-canopy have a higher percentage of lichens, whereas closed-canopy forests support feather moss. Upland areas across the permit corridor's length tend to be better drained, warmer, and support forests characterized by white and black spruce, tamarack, white birch, trembling aspen and balsam poplar. Wetlands cover a significant portion of the ecoregion and are characterized by peat plateau bogs, palsas and fens. Poorly drained sites usually support tussocks of sedge, cotton grass and sphagnum moss (Ecological Stratification Working Group, 1995).

2.3.2 Flora

The vegetation of the Mackenzie Valley route is characteristic of sub-Arctic boreal forests, consisting of a mature, predominately black spruce mix, with lesser quantities of white spruce, white birch and balsam poplar. Much of the forest is characterized by a mature tree canopy having a continuous occurrence of spruce with a canopy closure a regular feature. Adjacent to the highway corridors fens, swamps, bogs and ponds can be found in all directions.

The shrub stratum is typically represented by alder, willow, dwarf birch, prickly rose, cinquefoil and Labrador tea; while the herbaceous layer contains willowherb, buffalo berries, yarrow, bedstraw, twinflower, bog cranberry, lousewort, valerians and horsetail, amongst others. Graminoids are well established both on and adjacent to most of the corridors and are constituted by a diversity of species. This is typical for exposed sub- arctic boreal communities.

2.3.3 Fauna

The presence of wildlife (based on actual observation, or inferred from tracks, burrows, browse and droppings or scat) has been observed throughout the entire length of the public highway corridors within the permit area. The majority of observations consisted of wildlife signs such as tracks, scat, scratches, wallows, and browse, though often animals are spotted accessing or leaving the right-of-way. An individual observation can include a sighting of a single individual or a group of individuals, e.g. flock of birds or several animals together.

Incidental observations along the highway/roadway corridors have included marten, moose, black bears, fox, hares, ducks, shorebirds (the species of birds were not positively identified), hawks, owls, cranes, amongst others. Tracks and scat/pellets of wolf and snowshoe hare have also been observed. No sign of nests (including raptor nests) have been recorded within close proximity to the public highway/roadway right-of-ways. Wildlife habitat in the area of the highway/roadway right-of-ways is largely considered to be high quality wherever there is mature forest cover, a high diversity of plant species, habitat complexity and a close proximity to water. Abundant denning, nesting, and foraging resources exist across much of this ecoregion, supporting many life cycle activities for indigent species.

DFO regards many of the rivers within this permit corridor as Class 1 habitat (Ferguson Simek Clark/Rivers Lakes and Lands Environmental Services 1997), characterized by good spawning, rearing and feeding habitat for many species of fish (Hatfield et al. 1972): stickleback (brook, three-spined, and ninespine), trout-perch, walleye, Dolly Varden, suckers (longnose and white), chub (flathead and lake), dace (pearl and finescale), shiners (emerald and spottail), sculpin (slimy, spoonhead, fourhorn, deepwater), grayling, whitefish and cisco (mountain, humpback, round, broad, least, shortjaw, herring and lake).

2.3.4 Species Status

According to GNWT Environment and Natural Resources' (ENR's) 2006 publication, NWT Species 2006-2010: General Status Ranks of Wild Species in the Northwest Territories, several species of concern inhabit the ecoregion. In the Ter restrial Mammals category, Boreal Woodland Caribou and Fisher are both listed as 'sensitive'. Birds determined to be sensitive or at risk in this ecoregion include Plovers, Terns, Ivory Gulls, Sandpipers, Peregrines, Whooping Cranes, Tree and Harris's Sparrows, Boreal and Gray-headed Chickadees, Blackpoll Warblers, Olive-breasted Flycatchers, Short-eared owls, and Pied- billed Grebes. Some of the species of fish that are known or expected to inhabit the area are also listed in ENR's Status of Species document as sensitive or at risk: Pearl Dace, Brook Stickleback, Walleye, Arctic Cisco, Shortjaw Cisco (At Risk), Dolly Varden, lnconnu, Arctic Grayling, and Deepwater Sculpin. The Northern Leopard Frog is the only constituent of the Amphibians and Reptiles group that is listed as being sensitive.

3.0 PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT DESCRIPTION

3.1 Rationale

This permit application is necessary to support the continuous and ongoing operation and maintenance of the Mackenzie Highway from km 260 to km 690, the Mackenzie Valley Winter Road from km 690 to km 800, the Trout Lake Winter Road from km 0 to km 126, the Jean Marie Access road from km 0 to km 27, Four Mile Access Road, Fort Simpson access Road, Boots Camp Access and the Wrigley Access Road.

3.2 Description of Under-takings — Public Highway Operations and Maintenance Activities

The undertakings proposed will include all necessary activities for the continuous and ongoing roadway and bridge maintenance, repair, rehabilitation and surfacing/resurfacing; culvert repair and replacement, drainage improvement and right-of-way maintenance (clearing and mowing) of the public highway system within the permit area which includes the exploration for, excavation, removal, production and stockpiling of granular materials, the temporary parking of maintenance and construction equipment and the short term placement of temporary construction/work camps. The work will also include construction and maintenance of temporary ice bridges.

All maintenance/construction equipment necessary for the ongoing operations and maintenance of the public highways and roadways within the permit area are in accordance with the Department of Transportation's Highway Maintenance Standards Manual (included in this submission) for the various maintenance activities. The activities associated with the continuous and ongoing operations and maintenance of the public highways, Airports, Marine/Ferry facilities and community access roads under the authority of the Department of Transportation along with other Government of the Northwest Territories agencies are inclusive to this permit application.

3.3 Equipment List The following Table contains the typical equipment that may be used for the ongoing operations and maintenance of the public highways/roadways within the permit area. Equipment and attachments listed may vary slightly as a result of make and model, however, this list is provided to indicate the typical equipment and size that is normally used for the ongoing operations and maintenance activities. No specific numbers for each piece of equipment is stated as these numbers are dependent on the level of service being provided, construction maintenance techniques employed and the extent of the activities underway at any given time.

EQUIPMENT SIZE PURPOSE Tracked Dozers D3 through to Clearing right-of-way, drainage channels D9 and granular borrow sites, clearing granular investigation cutlines, pushing roadway construction material on the roadway and in borrow area, pushing up borrow materials and levelling stockpiles, etc. Hydraulic Excavators E70 through Excavating drainage channels, excavating (wheeled & Tracked to 245B at culvert removal and installation sites, excavating at bridge sites, excavating borrow sites and loading haul vehicles, making repairs to roadway embankment, clearing right-of-way, granular investigations test pitting), etc. Loaders (Wheeled & Various For loading haul trucks, moving granular Tracked) materials at work area, stockpiling granular materials, to feed crusher and asphalt plants, etc._____ Motor Graders Various For roadway maintenance and road repairs, grading granular surfacing, right-of-way maintenance, snow ploughing, borrow source mai ntenance, etc Compaction Equipment Various To compact roadway surface and surfacing, compact roadway embankment, compact around culvert installations, etc. Asphaltic Pavers Various To lace as haltic surfacin Rotary Drills Various To carry out granular and geotechnical investigations, prepare for piling installations at bridge or ferry sites, to prepare for blasting at quarrysites, etc. Gravel Crushing Plants Various To produce specified granular materials Cone and Jaw) Single axle, Tandem axle Various — For watering on the road, hauling granular and Tridem axle Haul water tankers, and rock materials to work site, stockpiling Trucks sewage granular materials, gravel surfacing, tanks, dump sanding on the road, hauling construction and sanding materials, hauling water for work camps, trucks sewage and waste removal, etc. Tractor Trailers Various To move equipment to, from and within work sites and borrow areas (low/high boys), etc. Rock Trucks Various To move rock within quarry areas, to haul construction materials within work area, etc. Tractor Mowing Machines Various To clear right-of-ways, etc. Fuel Tankers Various to To resupply fuel storage tanks, to refuel 40,000 litres equipment, etc. Pile Drivers Various For installing Piles at bridge sites and Ferry facilities, etc. Draglines Various For recovering granular materials, dredging at bridge sites and ferry crossings, etc. Cranes Various For hoisting and placing bridge components, removing and installing culverts, setting up asphalt and crushing plants, loading and unloading equipment, loading, unloading and placing temporary camp facilities, etc. Service Vehicles Various — To support and maintain all equipment pickup trucks, required for the ongoing operation and utility service maintenance of the public highway system, trucks, flat etc. decks, etc. Temporary 2 to 40 Man To support the delivery of the ongoing Construction/Work Camp Camps operation and maintenance of the public Facilities highway system, temporary construction camps, temporary ice/winter road construction and maintenance camps, temporary emergency shelters along the winter road portions of the permit area, etc. Tree Harvesters/ ulchers Various For right-of-way clearing, borrow site clearing, etc. Generators Various For temporary camps, lighting units, crusher plants, asphalt plants, to power small tools and equipment, etc. Various small equipment Various To support the delivery of the ongoing — rock-pickers, soil operation and maintenance of the public cultivators, roadway highway system, temporary construction sweepers, post hole drills, camps, temporary ice/winter road post drivers, water construction and maintenance camps, etc. pumps, rig mats, patching units, tar pots, tampers, compressors, jack hammers, etc. All maintenance and construction equipment and materials are generally parked within the legislated highway right-of-way, however, a compliment of equipment may be parked within adjacent granular borrow or stockpile sites for larger project work (granular production (crushing), roadway reconstruction or rehabilitation activities, gravel resurfacing, asphaltic surfacing, culvert repairs or replacement, bridge construction or rehabilitation, etc.) along the public highway system. Measures will be taken to ensure that no debris enters water courses during the activities associated with this undertaking. Authorization for the placement of equipment and temporary construction/work camps will be obtained through the local regulatory Land Use Inspector prior to use. A list of potential/actual sites is attached and shown on the maps included in this submission.

4.0 POTENTIAL IMPACTS AND MITIGATION MEASURES

4.1 Physical and Chemical Environmental

4.1.1 Soil

There are three potential impacts to soil within the permit area. The first potential impact is in the form of erosion due to the stripping of vegetation during the development of borrow areas and from heavy equipment movement. The second impact is soil contamination from potential spills of fuel or other foreign materials. The third impact is from the storage of materials such as blast rock, building materials and cleared vegetation.

Erosion

Since the ongoing operation and maintenance of the public highway will occur throughout the year, erosion may occur in some isolated areas depending on the season and location of work. Soil erosion in the winter will be insignificant as there is a sufficient amount of snow on the ground and the soil is frozen. During the non-frozen periods, limited erosion in localized areas may occur, however, erosion control measures will be fully employed during and after construction activities. A number of approved methods and techniques for erosion control will be implemented, including lining ditches with geo textiles, course Class 1 granular materials, ditch blocks, etc. Silt fencing methods will also be implemented where warranted.

Seeding will also be used to control post-construction erosion. On completion of any work site, grass seeding will be carried out with GNWT ENR's approved Road Mix. Seeding will be applied to all areas of the right of way where the vegetation mat has been removed during excavation activities and where common materials were placed to rebuild embankment sections of road. Spills of Fuel or Other Hazardous Materials

Potential impact to soil conditions may also occur if there is a spill, in particular a fuel spill. Fuel spills could occur at the following times:

• During the transfer of fuel from fuel trucks to on-site storage tanks or from the tank to equipmen • As a result of leakage from the storage tank • As a result of leakage from working or parked equipment, and • As a result of a fuel accident, en route to or from the work site.

To mitigate the potential risk of a fuel spill, fuel will be stored on-site in appropriate containers/tanks (EnviroTanks). All fuel storage containers/tanks will be placed a minimum of 100 metres back from the ordinary high water mark of any water body (standing or flowing water body). Vehicles and tanks will be refuelled in designated areas within the right-of-way, a minimum of 100 metres away from the ordinary high water mark, making use of Hazmats or drip trays to catch any potential leakage. The use of fuel and all hazardous materials will be subjected to a Spill Contingency Plan (Appendix A). All Department of Transportation personnel and contractors will be familiar with this Plan and copies will be available at all times.

Storage of Materials

Fuel, blast rock, building materials and cleared vegetation may be stored on site. To mitigate any negative impact from these materials being stored on site, all materials will be stored safely and a minimum of one hundred (100) metres from the ordinary high water mark of all water bodies and well outside of the tree line. There should be minimal risks of any stored materials contaminating any water bodies. Although, there will likely be hazardous materials involved, all substances will be considered deleterious. All waste materials will be removed from the site following construction activities and will be disposed of appropriately. No slash, soil or felled timber will be pushed into or left within the tree line.

4.1.2 Groundwater

Construction activities will occur throughout the year; however, there should be minimal impact on ground water as the majority of the work will be carried out within the public highway right-of-way and on existing infrastructure, roadway surfaces. Where work activities are undertaken within borrow areas, any contamination of the ground water, due to stirring up fines and mixing these with the underlain water, will quickly be dissipated through the natural gravel filtering process, therefore should not be spread outside the working area.

4.1.3 Surface Water

Operation and maintenance will be undertaken throughout the year; therefore some of this work will be carried out while the watercourses are frozen. However, it is possible that construction activities will have some short-term localised impact on the surface water quality. Construction activities in general present some risks to surface water contamination due to the stripping of vegetation or during the placement of embankment materials causing erosion or migration of fine grained soils to enter water bodies. The main potential impact to surface water quality may occur during spring freshet and during heavy rainfall periods due to the large amount of water that can flow at those times and the washing over or eroding effect these large quantities of water have on exposed soils.

To mitigate potential surface water contamination during construction activities, the department proposes to erect silt fencing whenever working near water bodies and will seed those areas, within the right-of-way, that have been stripped of vegetation or wherever soils have been exposed due to construction activities.

Other risks to surface water quality may include spills of fuel or other hazardous materials within the right-of-way or within existing borrow sites and on the ice/snow that overlies the water bodies that are crossed with the public highway. Fuel spills could occur at the following times:

• During the transfer of fuel from fuel storage tanks to equipment and machinery • As a result of leakage from standing storage tanks • As a result of leakage from working or parked machinery, and • As a result of a fuel accident, en route to or from the work site.

To mitigate the potential risk of a fuel spill, fuel will be stored at the various sites in appropriate containers (EnviroTanks) that are placed a minimum of 100 metres away from the ordinary high water mark of water bodies. Vehicles and tanks will be refuelled in a designated areas within the right-of-way or within the construction/work camp area, again, a minimum of 100 metres away from the ordinary high water mark of water bodies, with the use of Hazmats to catch any potential leakage during the refuelling or fuel transfer activities. The use of fuel and all hazardous materials will be subjected to a Spill Contingency Plan (Appendix A). All department of transportation personnel and contractors working on the ongoing operation and maintenance activities within the permit area will be familiar with this plan and a copy will be available at the department's main office in Fort Simpson and in field offices as appropriate. Long term impacts on water quality, stream flow and fish habitat should be minimal as the majority of the work will be undertaken within the public highway right-of-way and within previously developed borrow sources.

4.1.4 Noise

Construction activities will generate certain levels of noise. Graders, loaders, dump trucks, bulldozers, crusher plants and other equipment will be required to undertake and carry out the various work activities associated with the continuous and ongoing operation and maintenance activities on the pubic highway system within the permit area.

The operation and maintenance will occur along existing highways/roadways. Therefore, overall noise levels will not exceed average noise levels of normal traffic. Noise levels may increase at certain times during operation and maintenance, for example, during crushing operations, pile driving operations and bridge and culvert replacements. However, noise will be contained within a small, localised area. Noise levels at any specific work site/location site will not have any significant impact on travelers passing by. Site workers will wear appropriate ear protection when necessary while working on and around heavy equipment.

Noise levels may potentially be a nuisance to fish and wildlife with a specific work area during the construction or maintenance activities. Foraging and predation activities may be intermittently, but temporarily disturbed by the construction or maintenance activities within specific work areas. However, these impacts are small and isolated to a confined space or location for short periods of time.

4.1.5 Air/Climate/Atmosphere

The use of construction equipment and refuelling vehicles will have temporary, non- measurable, and unavoidable impacts on air quality. Construction vehicles, using fossil fuels, emit substances that contribute to air pollution and global warming. The cumulative effects of these activities, while unfortunate, are an unavoidable impact of any activity requiring the use of heavy equipment. The Department of Transportation continually assesses equipment performance and are continuously researching methods and ways to reduce the consumption of fossil fuels and the effects of climate change.

4.1.6 Non Renewable Natural Resources

There will be no impact on non-renewable resources. 4.2 Biological Environmental

4.2.1 Flora

The area of work will be restricted to as small a footprint as possible. The operation and maintenance of the public highway system and associated transportation infrastructure within the permit area will have minimal impact on vegetation of the area since the work is rarely prolonged in any one location for a long duration of time nor will it occur concurrently throughout the permit area, and is intermittent across the entire system. The majority of the construction activities will also have minimal impact on vegetation of the area since most of the work will be completed within the right-of-way and in some cases in the winter when the ground is frozen. The exception to this will be during right-of-way clearing work, which will require the removal of trees and other vegetation within the 60 metre public highway corridor that may impede driver sight distances and when opening up additional areas at borrow sources (quarries or gravel pits) where trees and vegetation will be removed to access the granular materials. All salvageable slash (i.e. of a diameter greater than 125mm) will be bucked into three (3) metre lengths and stacked along the outer edges of the cleared alignment or borrow area. The disturbed construction area will be reseeded to limit erosion using ENR's approved grass mixture for the area. There should be no negative impacts on the area's land resources.

4.2.2 Fauna

Impacts to mammals, birds and fish in the vicinity of public highway corridor within the permit area is expected to be minimal, of short duration, and localized. With the possible and occasional exception of the routine maintenance or replacement of culverts and bridge maintenance and rehabilitation work, not all water courses will be accessed to carry out the work under this permit. Water for watering the road will be drawn from abandoned borrow sites or from approved rivers and streams. These quantities are expected to be minimal.

Because work on the highway and associated infrastructure takes place at all times of the year, it is possible that animals may be disturbed by the presence of humans and equipment. This disturbance, however, will be transient, brief, and sporadic. Noise levels produced by the construction equipment will inevitably impact some mammals.

Most bird species in the proximity of the permit area are migratory, appearing as early as mid-April and departing in October, while 22 species may over-winter in the region and include Northern Goshawk, Great Horned Owl, Snowy Owl, Northern Hawk-Owl, Great Grey Owl, Boreal Owl, Rock Ptarmigan, Willow Ptarmigan, Ruffed Grouse, Sharp-tailed Grouse, Spruce Grouse, Downy Woodpecker, Hairy Woodpecker, Three-toed Woodpecker, Black-backed Woodpecker, Gray Jay, Common Raven, Boreal Chickadee, Red Crossbill, White-winged Crossbill, Common Redpoll and Hoary Redpoll (Sibley, 2000; Godfrey, 1979; Bromley, pers. comm.).

However, under winter conditions these birds have large ranges as a consequence of looking for food and may extend the length of the permit area. The narrow footprint of the public highway corridors, however, does not represent a significant portion of available winter habitat. Therefore, noise generated from construction activities may potentially displace some species, but only marginally and only for a short duration and distance and should not permanently displace any birds.

Negative impacts from the ongoing operation and maintenance, including construction activities will be mitigated with known technologies such as silt fences and seeding to control impact on water quality and thus fish and fish habitat in the summer. Overall, the undertakings carried out under this permit should have minimal impact on wildlife in the area as the public highway already exists and operation and maintenance activities have been ongoing for several decades.

4.3 Interacting Environment

4.3.1 Habitats and Communities

There should be no permanent negative impacts on the habitat and communities in the permit area. The operation, maintenance and construction activities have been ongoing for several decades and the work is normally carried out intermittently at any specific location, so any disruption will not be inordinate or of very long duration. There should be, however, an overall benefit to nearby communities since the operation and maintenance of the public highway and other transportation infrastructure directly facilitates a higher quality of life for residents along the public highway corridors within the permit area. Domestic, professional, and subsistence lifestyles are all enhanced by this work's provision of access to communities, resources, and economic opportunities (e.g. providing employment to local contractors and local labour).

4.3.2 Social and Economic

Based on the letters of public support (Consultation) (Appendix B), the work carried out under this permit should have a positive socio-economic impact on the affected communities through employment, educational access, subsistence activity facilitation, and safe transportation corridors. It is estimated that the work will have seasonal aspects, but will generally be carried out 365 days a year. As in all of the department's operation, maintenance and construction activities, work on the public highway corridors within the permit area is considered a public necessity for inter-community travel and resupply of goods and services. The operations, maintenance and construction activities carried out within the permit area provides both indeterminate and seasonal employment, training opportunities, revenue for local contractors, hotels and retail outlets.

Typically there are approximately two dozen contracts underway during any given year (single, seasonal and multi-year) for the purposes carrying out the ongoing public highway operation and maintenance, including construction activities, within the permit area.

The following indicates the potential level of economic impact that the ongoing operation and maintenance activities within the permit area will have on the Deh Cho Region and the Northwest Territories on an annual basis. The values indicated below may vary from year to year dependent on the amount of rehabilitation work and other activities proposed and contract values.

• Ongoing public highway operations and maintenance contract opportunities - $10,000,000 to $20,000,000 each year • Accommodations and other services - $500,000 • Full time employment — 20 to 30 person years • Casual employment — 20 to 60 casual and seasonal positions • Training opportunities — 2 to 10 positions

4.3.3 Cultural and Heritage

The footprint of works associated with the ongoing operation and maintenance of these existing public highway/roadway corridors have been under development for several decades. Currently, no heritage resources have been identified within the public highway right-of-ways or within the existing borrow sites within the permit area. Therefore, no negative impacts on heritage or cultural resources are anticipated. It is unlikely that any heritage resources remain within the right-of-way. Should they be encountered or be identified, work activities will be restricted for a 100 metre radius of the identified heritage site, with exception of the roadway surface, and the Prince of Wales Northern Heritage Centre's archaeological experts would be called in for assessment and management of the site.

In many ways, the public highway system within the permit area fosters, supports, and facilitates cultural engagement through the ability of residents being able to travel between communities to visit with each other and to support the economies in each other's communities. 5.0 CONCLUSIONS

The ongoing operation and maintenance of the public highway system within the permit area will experience no noticeable difference in the level of impact than is currently witnessed as the highways/roadways have been in place for several decades and the highways/roadways have been continually operated and maintained for many years without any major concern.

The department proposes to employ acceptable methods and technologies with regards to minimizing erosion and potential sediment pollution during construction or rehabilitation activities, which will remain in place until the area is stabilized or adequate re-vegetation has been established.

During regular operation and maintenance of public highways/roadways within the permit area, ongoing monitoring will be in place to observe and watch for potential problem areas and to inspect all sections of the roadways. Ongoing monitoring ensures the effectiveness of mitigation measures employed and provision of proactive responds to issues should they develop very quickly.

As noted earlier in this report, the ongoing operation and maintenance of the public highway corridors within the permit area, will be carried out throughout the year and through due diligence and proper mitigation measures, impacts to the land, water, animals, fish and people should be minimal. 6.0 REFERENCES

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