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SCREENING LEVEL ASSESSMENT of Two SUMAS MOUNTAIN QUARRIES 532470 BC Ltd SCREENING LEVEL ASSESSMENT OF Two SUMAS MOUNTAIN QUARRIES Prepared for: 532470 BC Ltd. And Jamieson Quarries Ltd. Prepared by: Levelton Consultants Ltd. 150 - 12791 Clarke Place Richmond, BC V6V 2H9 Canada R.G. Humphries Date: 7 June 2013 Files: EE10-2199-00 and EE10-2382-00 TABLE OF CONTENTS LIST OF FIGURES ..................... ...................... ........... .. ........................................................ Ill LIST OF TABLES ...................... ... .. ..... .................................................................................. IV LIST OF ACRONYMS ........... ..... ..... ..................... .................................................................. V 1. INTRODUCTION ...................................................................... ....................................... 1 2. PROJECT OBJECTIVES AND JUSTIFICATION ........................................................... 1 3. GENERAL PROJECT DESCRIPTION ... ........ ............................................................... .. 2 3 .1 SITE DESCRIPTION ............................................ ........................................................... 2 3.1.1 532470 BC ....................................................................... ... ............................ .................. 2 3.1.2 Jamieson Quarries ...................................... ................. .. ................................................... 3 4. PROJECT OVERVIEW AND SCOPE ............................................................................. 3 4.1 PROPOSED ACTIVITIES ......................................... ..... ............................................. 3 4.1.1 Clearing and removal of overburden materials ................................................................. 3 4.1.2 Quarry operations ........................................ ........ .. ........... .. ................................... ........... 3 4.1.3 Post-mining activities .............. ..... ................ .............. ............... ........... ............................. 4 4.2 FUTURE LAND USE .................................. ........ .. ............ .......................................... 4 4.3 TIMELINE AND PHASING ...... .......................................... ......................................... 4 5. REGULATORY FRAMEWORK ....................................................................................... 4 6. DESCRIPTION OF THE ENVIRONMENT ....................................................................... 4 6.1 H YDROGEOLOGICAL ASSESSMENT .......... .. .................................................................... 4 6. 1. 1 Background .. ................................................. ........................................ ............................ 4 6. 1. 2 Hydrogeological Setting .................................................................................................... 5 6. 1. 3 Water Quality ............................................................. ....................................................... 6 6.1.4 Water Well Records ...................................... ................. ........... ............ ............ .. .............. 6 6. 1. 5 Potential Recharge Impacts ............................................... ................. .. .. .......................... B 6.1.5.1 Unnamed Creek (WC 19) ............... .... ................... ...... .... ....................... ......................... .......... 8 6.1.5.2 Nearby Shallow Wells ............................................... .......................................................... 9 6.1.5.3 Bedrock Wells ................................................ .............. .. ............. ...... .. .... ........................ ........... 9 6.2 DESCRIPTION OF BIOPHYSICAL ENVIRONMENT ............................................ .... ............ 10 6.2.1 Surface Water ... .. ...................................... ............................. ... ...................................... 10 6.2.2 Fish and Fish Habitat ............................ .. ......... .. ... .......................................................... 10 6.2.2.1 Watercourses Within the Proposed Site ................................................................................ 1O 6.2.2.2 Watercourses Adjacent to the Subject Properties and/or Outside of the 170 m to 200 m Elevation 11 6.3 VEGETATION AND WILDLIFE ....................... .. ...... .. .............................................. ......... 12 6.3.1 BACKGROUND ................................. .................. ... ............................... .. ...... .. ............... 12 6.3.2 METHODS ........................................................... ........................................................... 13 6.3.3 FEDERALLY AND PROV/NC/ALLY LISTED SPECIES OF CONCERN ........................ 13 6.3.4 RESULTS ... ..................................................................................................................... 16 6.3.4 .1 Vegetation Overview ........................................................ .... .................................................... 16 6.3.4 .2 Wildlife Trees ........................................................................................................................... 17 6.3.4.3 Coarse Woody Debris .......................................................................... ...................... .............. 17 6.3.4.4 Potential Vegetation Species and Ecological Communities with Special Federal/Provincial Status that May Occur in the Study Area ................................................................................................. 17 6.3.4.5 General Wildlife Observations ......................... ........................ ... ................. .. ........................... 18 . 6.3.4.6 Wildlife Habitat Assessment ................... ........................... ....................................................... 18 6.3.4.7 Wildlife Corridors .................................................... ............ ................... ............ .. ............ .. .. ..... 20 ~ EE 10-2199-00 Screening Level Assessment of Two LEVELTON EE 10-2382-00 Sumas Mountain Quarries 6.3.5 CONCLUSIONS AND DISCUSSION ... ........ .. .... .. ........... .. .. ................. .. ..... ... .... .. ........ .. 20 6.3.5.1 General Summary ....................... ................................................................................. 20 6.3.5.2 Vegetation and Ecological Communities ........ .... ... .......................................................... .. ... 20 6.3.5.3 Wildlife Trees .......... .. ........ ............... ... .... ............. .................................... ... ..... .. .... ........... .... 20 6 3.5.4 Wildlife .... .. ... ....... ... .. ..................... ... ...... ............. .. ... .. ... .. ... ......... ... .. .. .... .......... ........... ...... .. .. .... 20 6.3.5.5 Wildlife Corridors ............... .. ........ ....................................... ... ....... .. .. ..... ............. ..... ... .............. 21 6 3.5.6 Legislation .......... ............................................. .................... .... .. ....................... ........... ........ ... 21 6.4 EFFECTS ON BIOPHYSICAL ENVIRONMENT.............. ......................................... .. .......... 21 6.4. 1 Surface water ........................ ................ ......... ............ .. ........ .. .......................... .... ........... 21 6.4. 2 Fish habitat component ..................... ........... ................................................................... 21 6.4.3 Fish habitat impacts .................................. ..... .... ......... .......................... .......................... 22 6.4.4 DISCUSSION AND CONCLUSIONS .................... ... .... .... .............. ..... ... .................. ....... 22 6.5 ARCHAEOLOGY ........................................ ........... ....................... ............... ............. .... 23 7. SUMMARY AND RECOMMENDATIONS .. .............................................. ......... ............ 23 8. FIGURES ................................................................................... ....... ... :. ........................ 27 9. REFERENCES .................................... .. .................................... .. .................................. 33 EE 10-2199-00 Screening Level Assessment of Two ii LEVELTON EE 10-2382-00 Sumas Mountain Quarries LIST OF FIGURES FIGURE 1 MAP OF THE ASSESSMENT LOCATION (FROM APPENDIX 1 OF SRS ASSESSMENT, IMAGES FROM GOOGLE EARTH & GOOGLE MAP, 2011 ) ................. ... ... .. ... ........ 27 FIGURE 2 PROPERTY BOUNDARIES SHOWING THE ASSESSMENT LOCATION (FROM APPENDIX 1 OF SRS ASSESSMENT, IMAGE FROM CITY OF ABBOTSFORD WEBMAP, 2011) ......... .................. ............ .. .................... .. .... ........................................ .. 28 FIGURE 3 LOCATIONS OF THE SUBJECT QUARRIES (FROM APPENDIX 1 OF SRS ASSESSMENT, IMAGE FROM CITY OF ABBOTSFORD WEBMAP, 2011 ) ......... .... .. .. 29 FIGURE 4 APPROXIMATE LOCATIONS OF WATERCOURSES (FROM ATTACHMENT 4 OF SRS ASSESSMENT, IMAGE FROM CITY OF ABBOTSFORD WEBMAP, 2011 ) ............. .. .. 30 F IGURE 5 APPROXIMATE OF FISH HABITAT IMPACTS (FROM SRS ASSESSMENT) ......... .. .. .. ......... 31 FIGURE 6 WATER WELL LOCATION PLAN (FROM LEVELTON'S DESKTOP HYDROGEOLOGICAL ASSESSMENT) . .... ........................... ...............................................................
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