tt Northwest Territories Transportation December 4, 2008 V Tyree Mullaney Regulatory Officer Mackenzie Valley Land & Water Board DEC 7th Floor - 4910 50th Avenue P.O. Box 2130 Yellowknife, 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: i C 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