Removal and installation of fuel tanks and soil rehabilitation at Havre-Saint-Pierre airport – Public Comments Invited

October 8^th, 2024 – The authority must determine whether the proposed project Removal of fuel tanks and soil rehabilitation at Havre-Saint-Pierre airport is likely to cause significant adverse environmental effects.

To help inform this determination, the authority is inviting comments from the public respecting that determination. All comments received will be considered public and may be posted online.

Written comments must be submitted by November 8^th, 2024 at:

Affaires environnementales et autochtones - région du Québec

aea-eaa@tc.gc.ca

 

The proposed project 

The project is divided into two secteurs (East and West) and 2 phases.

In 2024 :

• A 25,000 L tank located on a parcel of land in the western sector of the site will be permanently removed.
• A 45,500 L tank located on a parcel of land in the eastern sector of the site will be removed, and the soil beneath it rehabilitated.

In 2025 :

• A 50,000 L tank located on a parcel of land in the western sector of the site will be emptied, removed and reinstalled on the eastern parcel, on a concrete base;
• The soil on the western plot will be rehabilitated;
• A new 30,000+ L reservoir will be installed on the eastern plot.

An excavation approximately 2 m deep over an area of 4 m x 10 m is estimated.

The machinery required for the planned work is: a mechanical shovel with a maximum height of 4.5 m, and a 3.6 m wheel loader. Equipment will circulate only in areas authorized by security, and a site fence will be erected to limit the work area. A concrete mixer will also be required for the foundation under the tanks to be reinstalled.

No vegetation removal is required for the work.