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ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT REGISTRATION MISCOU FISH PRODUCTS INC. WATER SUPPLY AND FACILITY EXPANSION MISCOU, NB Our File No.: 369-15-00-C February 2016 Prepared for: Mr. Hiro Inoue 65 Clayton Park Drive Halifax, Nova Scotia B3M 1M1 or Prepared by: TABLE OF CONTENTS i) Letter of Introduction ii) Table of Contents EXECUTIVE SUMMARY ................................................................................................................... 1 THE PROPONENT ....................................................................................................................... 2 1.1 NAME OF PROPONENT ............................................................................................................ 2 1.2 ADDRESS OF PROPONENT ....................................................................................................... 2 1.3 CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER ................................................................................................... 2 1.4 PRINCIPAL CONTACT PERSONS FOR THE PURPOSES OF THE ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT ................................................................................................................................... 2 1.5 PROPERTY OWNERSHIP ......................................................................................................... 2 2. THE UNDERTAKING ......................................................................................................... 3 2.1 NAME OF THE UNDERTAKING ............................................................................................... 3 2.2 PROJECT OVERVIEW ............................................................................................................. 3 2.2.1 WATER SUPPLY DEVELOPMENT ........................................................................................... 4 2.2.2 BUILDING EXPANSION ........................................................................................................... 5 2.3 PURPOSE/RATIONALE/NEED FOR THE UNDERTAKING ....................................................... 6 2.4 PROJECT LOCATION .............................................................................................................. 6 2.5 SITING CONSIDERATIONS ...................................................................................................... 7 2.6 PHYSICAL COMPONENTS AND DIMENSIONS OF THE UNDERTAKING ................................. 7 2.6.1 WATER SUPPLY DEVELOPMENT ........................................................................................... 7 2.6.2 BUILDING EXPANSION ........................................................................................................... 7 2.7 CONSTRUCTION, OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE DETAILS ............................................. 9 2.7.1 WATER SUPPLY DEVELOPMENT ........................................................................................... 9 2.7.1..1. SITE PREPARATION ..................................................................................................... 9 2.7.2 FACILITY EXPANSION ............................................................................................................ 9 2.7.2..1. SITE PREPARATION ..................................................................................................... 9 2.7.2..2. CONSTRUCTION ......................................................................................................... 10 2.7.2..1. OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE ............................................................................. 10 2.8 CHEMICALS ON SITE ............................................................................................................ 10 2.9 FUTURE MODIFICATIONS, EXTENSIONS OR ABANDONMENT ........................................... 11 2.10 PROJECT-RELATED DOCUMENTS ....................................................................................... 12 3. DESCRIPTION OF THE EXISTING ENVIRONMENT ................................................ 13 3.1 PHYSICAL AND NATURAL FEATURES ................................................................................. 13 3.1.1 GENERAL ............................................................................................................................... 13 3.1.2 GEOLOGY .............................................................................................................................. 13 3.1.3 SOILS ..................................................................................................................................... 13 3.1.4 TOPOGRAPHY ....................................................................................................................... 13 3.1.5 SURFACE WATER .................................................................................................................. 13 3.1.6 VEGETATION ......................................................................................................................... 14 3.1.7 ENVIRONMENTALLY SIGNIFICANT AREAS .......................................................................... 14 3.1.8 ARCHAEOLOGICAL AND HERITAGE RESOURCES ................................................................ 15 3.1.9 LAND USE .............................................................................................................................. 15 3.1.10 GROUNDWATER ............................................................................................................. 16 3.1.11 MIGRATORY BIRDS ........................................................................................................ 16 3.1.12 WILDLIFE ....................................................................................................................... 16 3.1.13 SPECIES AT RISK ............................................................................................................ 16 3.1.14 WASTE MANAGEMENT .................................................................................................. 24 4. POTENTIAL ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS ............................................................... 26 4.1 GROUNDWATER QUALITY ................................................................................................... 26 4.2 MARINE FISH HABITAT ....................................................................................................... 26 4.3 LABOUR AND ECONOMY ...................................................................................................... 27 5. MITIGATION OF ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS ...................................................... 28 5.1 GROUNDWATER QUALITY ................................................................................................... 28 5.2 MARINE FISH HABITAT ....................................................................................................... 28 5.3 LABOUR AND ECONOMY ...................................................................................................... 29 5.4 MITIGATION SUMMARY ...................................................................................................... 29 6. CUMULATIVE EFFECTS ................................................................................................ 31 7. PUBLIC INVOLVEMENT PROGRAM .......................................................................... 32 8. APPROVAL OF THE UNDERTAKING .......................................................................... 33 8.1 PROVINCIAL ......................................................................................................................... 33 8.2 FEDERAL ............................................................................................................................... 33 8.2.1 DETERMINATION OF PROJECT ELIGIBILITY ....................................................................... 33 8.2.2 DESIGNATED PROJECT DETERMINATION .......................................................................... 33 8.2.3 PROJECT DETERMINATION ................................................................................................. 33 8.2.4 FEDERAL AUTHORITY ......................................................................................................... 34 8.2.5 PROJECT EXEMPTION .......................................................................................................... 34 8.2.6 PROJECT CLASSIFICATION .................................................................................................. 35 9. FUNDING ............................................................................................................................ 35 10. REFERENCES .................................................................................................................... 35 1 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Miscou Fish Products Inc. (MFP) owns and operates a herring processing plant located on the southern shore of Miscou Island, on Miscou Wharf, adjacent to the Miscou Channel Bridge (NB Route 113). MFP produces approximately one million pounds of herring fish products annually at this site, which includes extracting the roe from herring. MFP is expanding its operation at this facility to include a snow crab and lobster processing line, which will include a grading, washing, cooking, cooling, freezing and packaging processing line. The proposed expansion includes two separate components: the construction of an addition to the existing building and installation of various components for snow crab and lobster processing, and the development of a sustainable and dedicated water