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SUMMARY: Environmental Impact Assessment Report for Modifications to the Petitcodiac River Causeway Summary of the Environmental Impact Assessment Report for Modifications to the Petitcodiac River Causeway October 2005 Prepared by the New Brunswick Department of Environment and Local Government EIA Summary - Modifications to the Petitcodiac River Causeway October 2005 Table of Contents 1.0 INTRODUCTION .................................................................................................................................................1 2.0 BACKGROUND....................................................................................................................................................1 3.0 ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT METHODS ............................................................................................2 4.0 PUBLIC, STAKEHOLDER, ABORIGINAL COMMUNITY MEETINGS AND REGULATORY CONSULTATION.......................................................................................................................................................2 5.0 DESCRIPTION OF PAST AND EXISTING ENVIRONMENT ......................................................................3 5.1 CAUSEWAY AND CONTROL STRUCTURE ..............................................................................................................3 5.2 PHYSICAL CHARACTERISTICS OF THE PETITCODIAC RIVER ESTUARY..................................................................3 General .................................................................................................................................................................3 Tidal Bore .............................................................................................................................................................3 Sources and Fate of Sediment in the River ...........................................................................................................4 Seasonal Changes and Sediment Transport..........................................................................................................4 5.3 ATMOSPHERIC ENVIRONMENT .............................................................................................................................5 5.4 FISH AND FISH HABITAT ......................................................................................................................................5 Water Quality........................................................................................................................................................5 Sediment Quality...................................................................................................................................................6 Commercial Fisheries...........................................................................................................................................6 5.5 TERRESTRIAL AND WETLAND ENVIRONMENTS....................................................................................................6 Wetlands ...............................................................................................................................................................6 Wildlife and Vegetation.........................................................................................................................................6 Migratory Birds ....................................................................................................................................................6 Mudflat Productivity .............................................................................................................................................7 5.6 MUNICIPAL SERVICES AND INFRASTRUCTURE .....................................................................................................7 Dykes, Aboiteaux, and Wharves............................................................................................................................7 Other Infrastructure..............................................................................................................................................8 5.7 ROAD TRANSPORTATION NETWORK ....................................................................................................................8 5.8 VESSEL TRAFFIC AND NAVIGATION .....................................................................................................................9 5.9 LAND USE AND VALUE ........................................................................................................................................9 Land Use...............................................................................................................................................................9 Land Value..........................................................................................................................................................10 5.10 PAST AND PRESENT USE OF LAND AND RESOURCES FOR TRADITIONAL PURPOSES BY ABORIGINAL PERSONS 10 5.11 TOURISM..........................................................................................................................................................10 5.12 RECREATION ....................................................................................................................................................11 5.13 LABOUR AND ECONOMY ..................................................................................................................................11 5.14 HERITAGE AND ARCHAEOLOGICAL RESOURCES ..............................................................................................11 5.15 PUBLIC HEALTH AND SAFETY ..........................................................................................................................12 Vehicular Accidents ............................................................................................................................................12 Non-vehicular Accidents.....................................................................................................................................12 Groundwater.......................................................................................................................................................12 Surface Water Resources ....................................................................................................................................12 Human Disease Vectors......................................................................................................................................12 Flooding and Flood Risk ....................................................................................................................................13 Human Food Resources......................................................................................................................................13 6.0 EVALUATION OF THE STATUS QUO AND PROJECT OPTIONS IN ACHIEVING THE FISH PASSAGE PROJECT OBJECTIVE .......................................................................................................................13 EIA Summary - Modifications to the Petitcodiac River Causeway October 2005 7.0 PROJECT DESCRIPTION AND IMPLEMENTATION ...............................................................................14 7.1 PROJECT OPTION 3.............................................................................................................................................15 7.2 PROJECT OPTIONS 4 ...........................................................................................................................................16 Project Option 4A ...............................................................................................................................................16 Project Option 4B ...............................................................................................................................................16 Project Option 4C...............................................................................................................................................16 7.3 STATUS QUO ......................................................................................................................................................16 7.4 ACCIDENTS AND MALFUNCTIONS ......................................................................................................................17 7.5 ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT ......................................................................................................................17 8.0 FUTURE ANTICIPATED CHANGES TO THE RIVER ...............................................................................17 9.0 ENVIRONMENTAL EFFECTS ANALYSIS...................................................................................................18 9.1 ATMOSPHERIC ENVIRONMENT ...........................................................................................................................18 Evaluation of Potential Environmental Effects...................................................................................................19 Climate............................................................................................................................................................................. 19 Air Quality ....................................................................................................................................................................... 19 Odour ..............................................................................................................................................................................
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