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PRELIMINARY SCREENING REPORT FORM PRELIMINARY SCREENER: Sabrina Sturman EIRB REFERENCE NUMBER: REFERENCE / FILE NUMBER: S15J-002 TITLE: Regulatory Specialist APPLICANT: AANDC-CARD ORGANIZATION: Sahtu Land and Water Board DATE: July 16, 2015 Type of Development: (H) Fuel Storage Site Type of Development: New Development (CHECK ALL THAT APPLY) Amend, EIRB Ref. # Renew, EIRB Ref. # Requires permit, licence or authorization Does not require permit, licence or authorization Project Summary: Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development – Contaminants and Remediation Directorate (CARD) is the custodian of the Canol Trail, which has been identified as a Federal contaminated site. Activities proposed by CARD are intended to reduce the physical hazard associated with wire strewn along the entire length of the Trail (372 km). Community consultation has identified this project as priority due to the entanglement hazard for antlered wildlife (with documented animal loss) and tripping hazard for trail users. The Sahtu Land Claim Agreement allows for but does not require the establishment of a Territorial Park along the Canol Trail and Dodo Canyon. The Sahtu Land Use Plan has identified the area as Zone 39: Do Et’Q (Doi T’oh Territorial Park and Canol Heritage Trail Reservation). CARD is applying to the Sahtu Land and Water Board for a Type A LUP permit for establishing campsites outside of a territorial park for more than 400 person-days (11 to 15 people for 3 to 6 week collection periods) Camp locations have yet to be finalized and will move along the Trail as the project progresses. Due to logistical constraints the project has been proposed to occur over multiple years (4) and only during summer months with no over winter storage of equipment or fuel. Water use is expected to be less than 10m3/day. Access to Sahtu Settlement Areas is not expected as CARD plans to stay within the excluded lands. As a result, select sections of of the Trail are restricted to 30 m from the Trail centre and CARD requests an exemption from standard practice to store fuel and camp generated water waste at least 100 m of the observed high water mark, at the discretion of a Land Use Inspector. Scope: The scope of work will include: • Mobilization (Fixed wing or rotary aircraft) • Temporary camp operation (soft walled tents, shower unit, kitchen, medic, personal quarters, etc.) • Storage of fuel (TOTAL) • Brush cutting to access wire as required (brush saws and chainsaws) • Collection of wire • Use of ATV and/or ARGO units for transportation of crews and wagons for collected wire • Consolidation of wire at transfer locations to be securely stored (future remediation work) • Demobilization Principal Activities (related to scoping) (CHECK ALL THAT APPLY) Construction Exploration Decommissioning Installation Industrial Abandonment 1 Maintenance Recreation Aerial Expansion Municipal Harvesting Operation Quarry Camp Repair Linear / Corridor Scientific / Research Water Intake Sewage Solid Waste Other: Fuel Storage (DESCRIBE) Principal Development Components (related to scoping) (CHECK ALL THAT APPLY) Access Road Waste Management construction disposal of hazardous waste abandonment/removal waste generation modification e.g., widening, straightening drilling wastes and hydraulic flowback fluids Automobile, Aircraft or Vessel Movement Sewage Blasting disposal of sewage Building Geoscientific Sampling Burning trenching Burying diamond drill Channeling borehole core sampling Cut and Fill Bulk soil sampling Cutting of Trees or Removal of Vegetation Gravel Dams and Impoundments Hydrological Testing construction Site Restoration abandonment/removal fertilization modification grubbing Ditch Construction planting/seeding Drainage Alteration reforestation Drilling other than Geoscientific scarify Ecological Surveys spraying Excavation recontouring Explosive Storage Slashing and removal of vegetation Fuel Storage Soil Testing Topsoil, Overburden or Soil Stream Crossing/Bridging fill Tunneling/Underground disposal removal Water Intake storage Other NTS Topographic Map Sheet Numbers NTS Map Sheet #s: 105O1, 105O8, 105P10, 105P11, 105P15, 105P5, 105P6, 106A1, 106A2, 106A8, 96D11, 96D12, 96D14, 96D5, 96E2, 96E3, 96E6, 96E7 (LIST ALL THAT APPLY) Latitude/Longitude and UTM System: Minimum Latitude: N65° 15’ 10 Maximum Latitude: N63° 18’1 Minimum Longitude: W126°58’34 Maximum Longitude: W129°49’6 (DEGREES, MINUTES, SECONDS, MAP SHEET) 2 Nearest Community and Water Body: The Town of Norman Wells is located northwest of Mile O on the opposite side of the Mackenzie River. The nearest larger water bodies are the Carcajou River, Twitya River, Bolstead Creek Land Status (consultation information) (CHECK ALL THAT APPLY) Free Hold / Private Commissioner’s Land Federal Crown Land Municipal Land Transboundary Implications (CHECK ALL THAT APPLY - IF KNOWN & APPLICABLE) British Columbia Alberta Saskatchewan Yukon Nunavut Wood Buffalo National Park Inuvialuit Settlement Region N/A Type of Transboundary Implication: Impact / Effect Development Public Concern __________________________________________________________________ (DESCRIBE) N/A PHYSICAL - CHEMICAL EFFECTS IMPACT MITIGATION 1. Groundwater Water table alteration Water quality changes 1. If fuel spills it may migrate into groundwater. 2. A Spill Contingency Plan has been developed in accordance with INAC’s Guidelines for Spill Contingency Planning, April 2007. 3. Standard spill kits will be located wherever fuel is stored or transferred 4. Portable drip pans will be used during refueling ATVs to avoid any leaks/drips on the land 5. A site foreman or designate will conduct weekly visual inspections to check for leaks and damage to the fuel storage containers and transfer equipment, as well as check for stained or discoloured soils around the fuel storage areas and motorized equipment. 6. Regular maintenance and oil checks of all motorized equipment will be undertaken to avoid preventable leaks 7. Fuel transfer will be supervised by the Departmental Representative to ensure compliance with all permit requirements and contingency plans developed for the activities 8. If a reportable spill occurs, it will be reported to the NWT 24-Hour Spill Report Line at (867) 920-8130 or [email protected] 9. Minor spills will be tracked and documented by the Contractor and submitted to the appropriate authority either immediately upon request or at a pre-determined reporting interval. Infiltration changes 3 Other: N/A IMPACT MITIGATION 1. Surface Water Water flow or level changes Water quality changes 1. Fuel may be stored 30m from ordinary high water mark, if approved in writing by an Inspector 2. Grey water sumps may be located 30m from ordinary high water mark, if approved in writing by an Inspector. 3. A Spill Contingency Plan has been developed in accordance with INAC’s Guidelines for Spill Contingency Planning, April 2007. 4. Standard spill kits will be located wherever fuel is stored or transferred 5. Portable drip pans will be used during refueling ATVs to avoid any leaks/drips on the land 6. A site foreman or designate will conduct weekly visual inspections to check for leaks and damage to the fuel storage containers and transfer equipment, as well as check for stained or discoloured soils around the fuel storage areas and motorized equipment. 7. Regular maintenance and oil checks of all motorized equipment will be undertaken to avoid preventable leaks 8. Fuel transfer will be supervised by the Departmental Representative to ensure compliance with all permit requirements and contingency plans developed for the activities 9. If a reportable spill occurs, it will be reported to the NWT 24-Hour Spill Report Line at (867) 920-8130 or [email protected] 10. Minor spills will be tracked and documented by the Contractor and submitted to the appropriate authority either immediately upon request or at a pre-determined reporting interval. Water quantity changes Drainage pattern changes Temperature Wetland changes / loss Other: N/A IMPACT MITIGATION 2. Noise Noise increase 1. Any increase in noise disturbance from camp operations and/or wire collection will be localized and temporary in nature and have no anticipated long term effects. 2. All hand tools and ATVs will be in good working order to minimize noise impacts Noise in/near water 1. Any increase in noise disturbance from camp operations and/or wire 4 collection will be localized and temporary in nature and have no anticipated long term effects. 2. All hand tools and ATVs will be in good working order to minimize noise impacts Other: N/A IMPACT MITIGATION 3. Land Geologic structure changes Soil contamination 1. Soil contamination is possible in the case of a spill. 2. A Spill Contingency Plan has been developed in accordance with INAC’s Guidelines for Spill Contingency Planning, April 2007. 3. Standard spill kits will be located wherever fuel is stored or transferred. 4. Portable drip pans will be used during refueling ATVs to avoid any leaks/drips on the land. 5. A site foreman or designate will conduct weekly visual inspections to check for leaks and damage to the fuel storage containers and transfer equipment, as well as check for stained or discoloured soils around the fuel storage areas and motorized equipment. 6. Regular maintenance and oil checks of all motorized equipment will be undertaken to avoid preventable leaks. 7. Fuel transfer will be supervised by the Departmental Representative