Environmental Impact Statement and Environmental Impact Statement Appendices

Environmental Impact Statement

Volume 1

• Master Table of Contents (PDF - 25 MB)
• Table of Concordance (PDF - 38 MB)
• Preface to the Application (PDF - 96 KB)
• Acronyms (PDF - 470 MB)
• Executive Summary (PDF - 49 MB)

Part A: Introduction and Background (PDF - 71 KB)

• Section 1: Purpose of the Application (PDF - 225 KB)
• Section 2: Proposed Project Overview (PDF - 54 MB)

Volume 2

• Section 3: Assessment Process (PDF - 2.7 MB)

Part B: Assessment of Potential Effects, Including Cumulative Effects, Mitigation, and Significance of Residual Effects (PDF - 72 KB)

• Section 4: Assessment Methodology (PDF - 2 MB)
• Section 5: Assessment of Potential Environmental Effects
  • 5.1 - Environmental Baseline (PDF - 162 KB)
    • 5.1.1: Atmospheric and Acoustic Environment (PDF - 8 MB)
    • 5.1.2: Aquatic Environment (PDF - 34 MB)
    • 5.1.3: Terrestrial Environment (PDF - 11 MB)
  • 5.2 - Atmospheric and Acoustic Environment Effects Assessment (PDF - 68 KB)
    • 5.2.1: Identification and Selection of Valued Components (PDF - 138 KB)
    • 5.2.2: Noise and Vibration (PDF - 5 MB)
    • 5.2.3: Climate Change (PDF - 214 KB)
    • 5.2.4: Air Quality (PDF - 2 MB)

Volume 3

• 5.3 - Aquatic Environment Effects Assessment (PDF - 69 KB)
  • 5.3.1: Identification and Selection of Valued Components (PDF - 244 KB)
  • 5.3.2: Surface Water Flow (PDF - 11 MB)
  • 5.3.3: Surface Water Quality (PDF - 14 MB)
  • 5.3.4: Sediment Quality (PDF - 2.4 MB)
  • 5.3.5: Groundwater Quantity (PDF - 6.2 MB)
  • 5.3.6: Groundwater Quality (PDF - 4.4 MB)
  • 5.3.7: Wetlands (PDF - 6.6 MB)
  • 5.3.8: Fish (PDF - 7.7 MB)
  • 5.3.9: Fish Habitat (PDF - 3.1 MB)

Volume 4

• 5.4 - Terrestrial Environment Effects Assessment (PDF - 69 KB)
  • 5.4.1: Identification and Selection of Valued Components (PDF - 310 KB)
  • 5.4.2: Physiography and Topography (PDF - 1.2 MB)
  • 5.4.3: Surficial Geology and Soil Cover (PDF - 3 MB)
  • 5.4.4: Soil Quality (PDF - 2 MB)
  • 5.4.5: Ecosystem Composition (PDF - 8.8 MB)
  • 5.4.6: Plant Species and Ecosystems at Risk (PDF - 1.7 MB)
  • 5.4.7: Amphibians (PDF - 6 MB)
  • 5.4.8: Water Birds (PDF - 9 MB)
  • 5.4.9: Forest and Grassland Birds (PDF - 7 MB)
  • 5.4.10: Moose (PDF - 17 MB)
  • 5.4.11: Caribou (PDF - 24 MB)
  • 5.4.12: Grizzly Bear (PDF - 35 MB)
  • 5.4.13: Furbearers (PDF - 9.7 MB)
  • 5.4.14: Bats (PDF - 7 MB)
  • 5.4.15: Invertebrates (PDF - 6.4 MB)
• 5.5 - Summary of Assessment of Environmental Effects (PDF - 511 KB)

Volume 5

• Section 6: Assessment of Potential Economic Effects (PDF - 3.1 MB)
• Section 7: Assessment of Potential Social Effects (PDF - 147 KB)
  • 7.1 - Social Baseline (PDF - 6.5 MB)
  • 7.2 - Social Effects Assessment
    • 7.2.1: Identification and Selection of Valued Components (PDF - 198 KB)
    • 7.2.2: Demographics (PDF - 368 KB)
    • 7.2.3: Regional and Community Infrastructure (PDF - 2.1 MB)
    • 7.2.4: Regional and Local Services (PDF - 528 KB)
    • 7.2.5: Family and Community Well-being (PDF - 499 KB)
    • 7.2.6: Non-traditional Land and Resource Use (PDF - 2.3 MB)
    • 7.2.7: Current Land and Resource Use for Traditional Purposes (PDF - 16 MB)
    • 7.2.8: Visual Resources (PDF - 27 MB)
  • 7.3 - Summary of Assessment of Social Effects (PDF - 551 KB)
• Section 8: Assessment of Potential Heritage Effects (PDF - 9 MB)
• Section 9: Assessment of Potential Health Effects (PDF - 5 MB)
• Section 10: Accidents or Malfunctions (PDF - 2.5 MB)
• Section 11: Potential Effects of the Environment on the Project (PDF - 4.5 MB)

Volume 6

• Section 12: Summary of Proposed Environmental and Operational Management Plans (PDF - 30 MB)
• Section 13: Follow-up Monitoring and Compliance Reporting (PDF - 2.4 MB)

Part C: Aboriginal Groups Information Requirements (PDF - 35 KB)

• Section 14: Aboriginal Groups Background Information (PDF - 11 MB)
• Section 15: Aboriginal Rights (PDF - 1.6 MB)
• Section 16: Other Aboriginal Interests (PDF - 1.6 MB)
• Section 17: Aboriginal Groups Consultation (PDF - 1.7 MB)
• Section 18: Summary of Aboriginal Groups Information (PDF - 359 KB)

Part D: Conclusions

• Section 19: Summary of Residual Effects (PDF - 5.8 MB)
• Section 20: Summary of Mitigation Measures (PDF - 167 KB)
• Section 21: Conclusion (PDF - 813 KB)

References and Bibliography (PDF - 2.5 MB)

Environmental Impact Statement - Appendices

Volume 1

Appendices to Section 2

Appendix 2.2A: Proposed Blackwater Gold Project Description Supporting Reports

• Appendix 2.2A-1: New Gold Mineral Tenures and Claims (PDF - 106 KB)
• Appendix 2.2A-2: Mine Waste and Water Management Design Report (Knight Piésold Ltd.) (PDF - 245 MB)
• Appendix 2.2A-3: 11x17 Mine Phase Drawings (Norwest Corportation) (PDF - 93 MB)
• Appendix 2.2A-4: Geotechnical Characterization Report (Knight Piésold Ltd.) (PDF - 42 MB)
• Appendix 2.2A-5: Construction Sediment and Erosion Control Plan (Knight Piésold Ltd.) (PDF - 4 MB)
• Appendix 2.2A-6: Updated Water Balance Letter Report (23 December 2013) (Knight Piésold Ltd.) (PDF - 7 MB)
• Appendix 2.2A-7: Domestic Wastewater Feasibility and Pre-Design (Opus, Dayton & Knight) (PDF - 8 MB)
• Appendix 2.2A-8: Transmission Line Feasibility Study (Knight Piésold Ltd.) (PDF - 241 MB)

Volume 2

• Appendix 2.2A-9: Feasibility Open Pit Slope Design (Knight Piésold Ltd.) (PDF - 101 MB)

Volume 3

• Appendix 2.2A-10: Open Pit Water Management Plan (Knight Piésold Ltd.) (PDF - 59 MB)
• Appendix 2.2B: Transmission Line Alternatives Presentation Notes (AMEC E&I) (PDF - 4.2 MB)
• Appendix 2.3A: Order Under Section 10 (PDF - 77 KB)
• Appendix 2.3B: Order Under Section 11 (PDF - 4.6 MB)
• Appendix 2.3C: Order Under Section 13 (PDF - 245 KB)
• Appendix 2.3D: Application Information Requirements (PDF - 60 MB)
• Appendix 2.4A: Project Determination Letters (PDF - 62 KB)
• Appendix 2.4B: Environmental Impact Statement Guidelines, 19 February 2013 (PDF - 547 KB)
• Appendix 2.5A: Assessment of Alternatives for the Blackwater Gold Project Tailings Storage Facility (ERM Rescan) (PDF - 50 MB)
• Appendix 2.6A: Estimated Suitable and Unsuitable Soil Volumes by Project Components (AMEC E&I) (PDF - 83 KB)
• Appendix 2.6B: Capping Material Requirements by Project Components (PDF - 83 KB)
• Appendix 2.6C: Wetland Water Treatment (Clear Coast Consulting Inc.) (PDF - 1.5 MB)
• Appendix 2.6D: Permeable Reactive Barrier Treatment (Lorax Environmental) (PDF - 655 KB)
• Appendix 2.6E: Pit Lake Treatment (Lorax Environmental) (PDF - 202 KB)
• Appendix 2.6F: Characteristics of Plant Species for Revegetation (AMEC E&I) (PDF - 118 KB)

Volume 4

Appendices to Section 3

• Appendix 3.1.3A: AIR Tracking Tables (AMEC E&I) (PDF - 2.7 MB)
• Appendix 3.1.3B: Issues Tracking Tables (AMEC E&I) (PDF - 1.5 MB)
• Appendix 3.1.3C: Summary of Consultation Key Contact Summary (AMEC E&I) (PDF - 880 KB)
• Appendix 3.3.1A: Aboriginal Groups Consultation Plan (May 2014) and Aboriginal Groups Consultation Reports (April/May 2014) (AMEC E&I) (PDF - 3.3 MB)
• Appendix 3.3.1B: Aboriginal Groups Consultation Reports (November 2014) (ERM Rescan) (PDF - 30 MB)
• Appendix 3.4.1A: Public Consultation Plan (Context Research Ltd.) (PDF - 669 KB)
• Appendix 3.4.1B: Media Articles (AMEC E&I) (PDF - 188 KB)
• Appendix 3.4.1C: Advertisement and Scheduling (AMEC E&I) (PDF - 155 KB)
• Appendix 3.4.1D: Open House Report (Context Research Ltd.) (PDF - 6.3 MB)

Appendices to Section 4

• Appendix 4A: List of Agencies, Aboriginal Groups, and Stakeholders that Reviewed and Commented on the Draft AIR (AMEC E&I) (PDF - 58 KB)
• Appendix 4B: List of Candidate and Selected Valued Components Considered in the Environmental Assessment (AMEC E&I) (PDF - 90 KB)
• Appendix 4C: Project Inclusion List for Cumulative Effects Assessment (PDF - 116 KB)
• Appendix 4D: Spatial Boundaries for Project and Activities Included in the Cumulative Effects Assessment (AMEC E&I) (PDF - 2.3 MB)

Appendices to Section 5

• Appendix 5.1.1.1A: 2013 Hydrometeorology Report (Knight Piésold Ltd.) (PDF - 9.7 MB)
• Appendix 5.1.1.2A: Air Quality 2013 Baseline Report (AMEC E&I) (PDF - 3 MB)
• Appendix 5.1.1.3A: Noise and Vibration 2011 - 2013 Baseline Report (AMEC E&I) (PDF - 4 MB)

Volume 5

• Appendix 5.1.2.1A: Tables (PDF - 73 KB)
• Appendix 5.1.2.1B: Watershed Modelling Report (Knight Piésold Ltd.) (PDF - 2.1 MB)
• Appendix 5.1.2.1C: Baseline Tatelkuz Lake Levels (Knight Piésold Ltd.) (PDF - 777 KB)
• Appendix 5.1.2.2A: Surface Water and Sediment Quality 2011 - 2013 Baseline Report (AMEC E&I) (Part 1) (PDF - 19 MB)

Volume 6

• Appendix 5.1.2.2A: Surface Water and Sediment Quality 2011 - 2013 Baseline Report (AMEC E&I) (Part 2) (PDF - 12 MB)

Volume 7

•  Appendix 5.1.2.3A: 2012 Site Investigation Report (Knight Piésold Ltd.) (PDF - 198 MB)

Volume 8

• Appendix 5.1.2.4A: Blackwater Gold Project - 2012 Groundwater Quality Data Collection Summary (Knight Piésold Ltd.) (PDF - 18 MB)
• Appendix 5.1.2.4B: Groundwater Quality 2012 - 2014 Baseline Report (AMEC E&I) (PDF - 3 MB)
• Appendix 5.1.2.5A: Wetlands 2011-2013 Baseline Report (AMEC E&I) (PDF - 28 MB)

Volume 9

• Appendix 5.1.2.6A: Fish and Aquatic Resources 2011-2012 Baseline Report (AMEC E&I) (Part 1) (PDF - 59 MB)

Volume 10

• Appendix 5.1.2.6A: Fish and Aquatic Resources 2011-2012 Baseline Report (AMEC E&I) (Part 2) (PDF - 77 MB)

Volume 11

• Appendix 5.1.2.6B: Fish and Aquatic Resources 2013 Baseline Report (AMEC E&I) (PDF - 66 MB)

Volume 12

• Appendix 5.1.2.6C: Fisheries Mitigation and Offsetting Plan (AMEC E&I) (PDF - 85 MB)
• Appendix 5.1.2.6D: Instream Flow Study (AMEC E&I) (PDF - 12 MB)
• Appendix 5.1.2.6E: Blackwater Gold Project Effects Assessment of Davidson Creek Flow Augmentation on Homing of Salmonid Fish (AMEC E&I) (PDF - 3 MB)

Volume 13

• Appendix 5.1.3.1A: 2013 Geochemical Characterization Report (AMEC E&I) (PDF - 74 MB)

Volume 14

• Appendix 5.1.3.2A: Soils, Terrain, and Surficial Geology 2013 Baseline Report (AMEC E&I) (PDF - 23 MB)
• Appendix 5.1.3.2B: AMEC Laboratory Quality Assurance/Control Program (AMEC E&I) (PDF - 58 KB)
• Appendix 5.1.3.3A: Vegetation 2011-2013 Baseline Report (AMEC E&I) (PDF - 92 MB)

Volume 15

• Appendix 5.1.3.4A: Wildlife and Wildlife Habitat 2011-2013 Baseline Report (AMEC E&I) (PDF - 188 MB)
• Appendix 5.2.2A: Noise Modelling Report (AMEC E&I) (PDF - 4.3 MB)
• Appendix 5.2.2B: Airstrip Noise Impact Assessment (AMEC E&I) (PDF - 469 KB)
• Appendix 5.2.4A: Air Quality Modelling Report (AMEC E&I) (PDF - 9.4 MB)
• Appendix 5.3.2A: Potential Project Effects "Unmitigated" Dry and Wet Monthly and Annual Surface Water Flow Summary Tables (AMEC E&I) (PDF - 336 KB)
• Appendix 5.3.2B: Potential Project Effects "Mitigated" Dry and Wet Monthly and Annual Surface Water Flow Summary Tables (AMEC E&I) (PDF - 161 KB)
• Appendix 5.3.2C: Blackwater Gold Project Tatelkuz Lake IFN Withdrawal Model Letter (Knight Piésold Ltd.) (PDF - 1.3 MB)
• Appendix 5.3.2D: Tatelkuz Lake Levels for Mine Life Scenarios - Revised (Knight Piésold Ltd.) (PDF - 150 KB)
• Appendix 5.3.3A: Cadmium Site Performance Objective for Davidson Creek (Lorax Environmental) (PDF - 231 KB)
• Appendix 5.3.3B: Surface Water Quality Goldsim Model (AMEC E&I) (PDF - 7.3 MB)

Volume 16

• Appendix 5.3.3C: Dry Return Period - Water Quality Prediction Summaries (AMEC E&I) (PDF - 43 KB)
• Appendix 5.3.5A: Numerical Groundwater Modelling Report (Knight Piésold Ltd.) (PDF - 26 MB)
• Appendix 5.3.5B: Tailings Storage Facility Seepage Sensitivity Analysis (Knight Piésold Ltd.) (PDF - 5 MB)
• Appendix 5.3.5C: Water Supply Feasibility - Well Drilling and Completion Report (Western Water Associates) (PDF - 8.3 MB)
• Appendix 5.3.6A: Stage 1 - Environmental Impact Study: Rapid Filtration Basin Wastewater Disposal for the New Gold Inc. Blackwater Mine Construction Camp near Vanderhoof, BC (Western Water Associates Ltd.) (PDF - 4.3 MB)
• Appendix 5.3.7A: Blackwater Gold Project Conceptual Wetlands Compensation Plan (AMEC E&I) (PDF - 5.7 MB)
• Appendix 5.4.7A: Western Toad Species Account (AMEC E&I) (PDF - 101 KB)
• Appendix 5.4.8A: Ring-necked Duck Species Account (AMEC E&I) (PDF - 82 KB)
• Appendix 5.4.8B: Yellow Rail Species Account (AMEC E&I) (PDF - 80 KB)
• Appendix 5.4.8C: Water Birds Ratings Table (AMEC E&I) (PDF - 80 KB)
• Appendix 5.4.9A: Olive-sided Flycatcher Species Account (AMEC E&I) (PDF - 89 KB)
• Appendix 5.4.9B: Red-tailed Hawk Species Account (AMEC E&I) (PDF - 89 KB)
• Appendix 5.4.9C: Clark's Nutcracker Species Account (AMEC E&I) (PDF - 80 KB)
• Appendix 5.4.9D: Forest and Grassland Birds Ratings Table (AMEC E&I) (PDF - 3 MB)
• Appendix 5.4.10A: Moose Species Account (AMEC E&I) (PDF - 141 KB)
• Appendix 5.4.10B: Moose Ratings Table (AMEC E&I) (PDF - 1.1 MB)
• Appendix 5.4.11A: Caribou Species Account (AMEC E&I) (PDF - 377 KB)
• Appendix 5.4.11B: Caribou Ratings Table (AMEC E&I) (PDF - 1.2 MB)
• Appendix 5.4.11C: A Preliminary Assessment of the Mountain Pine Beetle Impact on Caribou Habitat Supply and Spatial Distribution for the Tweedsmuir-Entiako-Itcha-Ilgachuz Caribou Metapopulation (Encompass Strategic Resources) (PDF - 714 KB)
• Appendix 5.4.12A: Grizzly Bear Species Account (AMEC E&I) (PDF - 157 KB)
• Appendix 5.4.12B: Grizzly Bear Ratings Table (AMEC E&I) (PDF - 1.2 MB)
• Appendix 5.4.13A: Marten Species Account (AMEC E&I) (PDF - 113 KB)
• Appendix 5.4.13B: Marten Ratings Table (AMEC E&I) (PDF - 1.1 MB)
• Appendix 5.4.14A: Little Brown Myotis Species Account (AMEC E&I) (PDF - 78 KB)
• Apendix p 5.4.14B: Little Brown Myotis Ratings Table (AMEC E&I) (PDF - 216 KB)
• Appendix 5.4.15A: Jutta Arctic Species Account (AMEC E&I) (PDF - 113 KB)
• Appendix 5.4.15B: American Emerald Species Account (AMEC E&I) (PDF - 136 KB)

Volume 17

Appendices to Section 6

• Appendix 6.1A: Economic 2013 Baseline Report (AMEC E&I) (PDF - 5 MB)

Appendices to Section 7

• Appendix 7.1.1A: Social 2013 Baseline Report (AMEC E&I) (PDF - 5 MB)
• Appendix 7.1.2A: Non-Traditional Land Use 2013 Baseline Report (AMEC E&I) (PDF - 38 MB)
• Appendix 7.1.4A: Visual Resources 2013 Baseline Report (AMEC E&I) (PDF - 16 MB)
• Appendix 7.2.6A: Blackwater Gold Project Navigable Waters Baseline Report and Technical Assessment 2014 (ERM Rescan) (PDF - 32 MB)

Appendices to Section 8

• Appendix 8.1A: Archaeology 2013 Baseline Report (AMEC E&I) (PDF - 24 MB)

Appendices to Section 9

• Appendix 9.1A: 2011 - 2012 Environmental Health Baseline Report (AMEC E&I) (PDF - 5 MB)

Volume 18

• Appendix 9.2.2A: Human Health and Ecological Risk Assessment (AMEC E&I) (PDF -5 MB)
• Appendix 9.2.2B: Country Food Monitoring Plan (AMEC E&I) (PDF - 4 MB)

Appendices to Section 10

• Appendix 10A: Transportation Route Surveys (AMEC E&I) (PDF - 4 MB)

Appendices to Section 11

• Appendix 11A: Blackwater Project - Reconnaissance Terrain and Terrain Stability Mapping. Rev0. (Knight Piesold, 2013) (PDF - 24 MB)
• Appendix 11B: Forest Fire Record 1980 to 2012 for the Vanderhoof Forest District (PDF - 99 KB)

Appendices to Section 12

• Appendix 12.2.1A: Site and Invasive Plant Survey Record (FS1260; Photoplot Record (FS1225) Invasive Plant Chemical and Mechanical Treatment Record (FS1265) Chemical and Mechanical Monitoring Record (FS1263) (PDF - 2 MB)
• Appendix 12.2.1B: Archaeology Chance Find Recovery Form (PDF - 86 KB)
• Appendix 12.2.1C: Preliminary Design Drawings (Water Quality and Liquid Discharges Management Plan) (Opus, Dayton & Knight) (PDF - 3 MB)
• Appendix 12.2.1D: Vanderhoof Access Management Plan (PDF - 6.5 MB)
• Appendix 12.2.1E: Vanderhoof Land and Resource Management Plan/Background Document and Reference Information (PDF - 2 MB)
• Appendix 12.2.1F: Fitness for Duty Program (PDF - 303 KB)
• Appendix 12.2.1G: Tailgate Safety Meeting Report (AMEC E&I) (PDF - 230 KB)
• Appendix 12.2.1H: Flocculent Study (AMEC E&I) (PDF - 4 MB)

Appendices to Section 17

• Appendix 17A: Key Records of Contact for Aboriginal Groups (AMEC E&I) (PDF - 2 MB)

Appendices to Section 19

• Appendix 19A: Cumulative Effects Assessment (AMEC E&I) (PDF - 32 MB)

Volume 19

• Appendix Supplement: Wetland Classification and Mapping in the Transmission Line Access Roads Expanded Local Study Area (AMEC E&I) (PDF - 27 MB)

Supplemental Reports

• Socio-economic Baseline Information Update for Aboriginal Groups (PDF - 12 MB)
• Current Land and Resource Use for Traditional Purposes (PDF - 24 MB)
• Canadian Environmental Assessment Act, 2012 Section 5(1)(a) and (b), and 5(2) Summaries (PDF - 286 KB)
• Errata - Responses to Blackwater Gold Project Conformity Review Comments (PDF - 6 MB)