DTFN Potential Impacts - EnCana Cabin Gas Plant
Project-Specific Environmental Impacts1
Rights Impact
Category
1
Sub-Category
Concern
Proposed Accommodation –
Step 1 - Environmental Mitigation
Timber
Loss of trees for birch bark
harvest on footprint
Loss of animal cover, including
cumulative loss/increased
fragmentation of animal cover
Harvest salvageable timber and provide to DTFN prior to
footprint clearing for use in cultural pursuits
Salvage Timber and provide to DTFN
Reforestation (No Net Loss) in area identified in consultation with
DTFN
Design, execution of regional vegetation study to identify
cumulative effects
Study impacts to plants (including all plants identified by DTFN in
rare plant study) and mitigation strategies in larger area – 900 ha
- study to include cumulative impacts from development in the
area
Relocation in area identified in consultation with DTFN
Meeting with Botanist to identify increased success for relocation
Harvesting prior to footprint clearing
Study impacts to berries and mitigation strategies in larger area –
900 ha - study to include cumulative impacts from development
in the area
Relocation in area identified in consultation with DTFN (pilot
project to determine feasibility)
Meeting with Botanist
Opportunity for harvesting prior to footprint clearing
Provision of Community Food hampers
Vegetation
Resources
(Gathering, Fishing)
Timber
Rare Plants
Loss of plants on footprint and
in surrounding area (900 ha),
including cumulative
loss/alteration of rare plants
Edible Berries
Loss of berry plants on
footprint and in surrounding
area (900 ha) including
cumulative losses
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Note that this is a preliminary chart only and has been prepared on the basis of the information available to-date. As DTFN has indicated, additional work,
study, analysis and consultation need to be undertaken in the EA Process to identify potential adverse impacts to DTFN rights and interests and to devise
appropriate accommodation measures in relation to those potential impacts. This chart also does not address economic consequences to DTFN from impacts
on traditional livelihoods from the project and other development in DTFN’s Traditional Territory. See DTFN’s comments on the Tracking Table for comments
on these issues. Please also note that in a letter from Robert Freedman to Archie Riddell dated November 3, 2009, further issues requiring study or mitigation
are identified, particularly in terms of information gaps and the need for regional planning.
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Medicines and
Traditional Use
Plants
Loss of medicine and
traditional use plants on
footprint and surrounding area
(900 ha), including cumulative
losses from other development
Wetlands
(muskeg), water
Loss of wetland, muskeg due to
clearing; altered drainage
patterns, including cumulative
loss/alteration from all
development in the area
Increased non-Aboriginal
access to area
Access (Hunting,
Trapping,
Gathering)
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Wildlife
Resources
Moose
(Hunting, Trapping)
Caribou
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Traffic (Hunting)
Aquatic
Resources
(Fishing)
Decreased DTFN access to area
due to footprint and
surrounding area (900 ha)
Increased mortality
Decreased moose population
regionally
Furbearers
Fragmentation of caribou
habitat, migration, impacts to
regional populations
Decrease in population
Edible Berries
Increased dust on edible plants
Moose &
Caribou
Fish
Increased mortality rates
Altered drainage pattern effect
on feeder fish
Meeting with Botanist
Harvesting prior to footprint clearing
Conduct plant study to specifically address potential impacts to
species used by DTFN as identified in TLUS – in Project footprint
and surrounding area (900 ha) - study to include cumulative
impacts from development in the area
Meeting with Botanist
Groundwater/surface water monitoring program and/or study
with DTFN input in design, execution
Initiate regional studies to identify resource thresholds necessary
for exercise of treatyright
Compliance Monitoring (traffic, hunting)
Awareness session on Aboriginal hunting
Plant Tour for DTFN Harvesters, Chief and Council upon
completion and commitment by EAO and EnCana to
cooperatively work out an access management plan with DTFN
Participation in design, execution of moose study to consider
project impacts, cumulative impacts from other development in
the area and mitigation measures
Monitoring program
Provision of Community Food hampers
DTFN Participation in design, execution of caribou study to
consider project impacts, cumulative impacts from other
development in the area and mitigation measures
DTFN Participation in design, execution of study to consider
project impacts, cumulative impacts from other development in
the area and mitigation measures
Monitoring program
Monitoring dust suppression efforts
Provision of Community Food Hampers
Compliance monitoring (traffic, hunting)
DTFN Speed Enforcement Officer
Surface water monitoring and/or study with DTFN involvement in
design and execution (portion of complete study – suggested
25%)
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Drinking water
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Noise (Hunting,
Wildlife, berries
Trapping,
Gathering, Fishing)
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Economic
Matters (Hunting,
Wildlife, berries
Increased noise during
operation
Wildlife, berries
Increased noise due to
increased plant traffic
All
Decrease in traditional
livelihood; lack of identified
economic benefits
Wildlife
Ingestion of hydrocarbons
Water
Spills, accidents, blowouts
Trapping, Fishing,
Gathering)
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Health (Hunting,
Perceived effects to water
Regional effects to water
quality and quantity
Increased noise during
construction
Fishing)
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Land Use
Planning
Lack of identified thresholds –
lack of regional planning
Public Awareness initiative to inform DTFN Harvesters of industry
efforts
Conduct Sound Quality Assessment
Assess construction noise on wildlife
Monitoring
Provision of Community Food hampers
Conduct Sound Quality Assessment
Monitoring
Provision of Community Food hampers
Conduct Sound Quality Assessment
Monitoring
Provision of Community Food hampers
Forms of economic accommodation acceptable to DTFN such as
negotiation of MOU with EnCana
Public Awareness initiative to inform DTFN Harvesters of industry
efforts (fencing)
Moose/duck health study
Provision of Emergency Response Plan with updated DTFN
contacts identified
Landscape-level land use planning with DTFN involvement2
(Hunting, Trapping,
Fishing, Gathering)
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Reclamation
All
Effectiveness of reclamation
efforts
Site visit for DTFN Harvesters, Chief and Council of successfully
reclaimed gas plant site
Commitment by EnCana to work on reclamation measures with
DTFN and to employ qualified DTFN companies in such work
All
Climate change - Changes to
weather cycles
Undertake work with DTFN and the regulators to find economical
solutions to carbon capture alternatives
(Hunting, trapping,
fishing, gathering)
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Air
Establish regional air quality monitoring stations in consultation
with the DTFN, to help understand the changes in regional air
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See DTFN’s comments on the Tracking Table and letter from Robert Freedman to Archie Riddell dated November 3, 2009 for comments on planning issues.
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All
Air Quality
quality
Monitor acid deposit from the Project and design, manage and
implement monitoring program in consultation with DTFN
C02 and other air quality mitigation options should be devised in
consultation with DTFN to ensure best practices are used to
minimize local and regional contributions of the Project to
increasing acidification and degrading air quality
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