Disposal at sea permit ATL-00028-1

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Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999

Notice is hereby given that, pursuant to section 127 of the Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999 (CEPA), disposal at sea permit no. ATL‑00028‑1 authorizing the loading for disposal and the disposal of waste or other matter at sea is approved. The permit is published on the Canadian Environmental Protection Act Registry on Tuesday, March 26, 2019.

1. Permittee: Department of Public Works and Government Services, Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island.

2. Waste or other matter to be disposed of: dredged material.

2.1. Nature of waste or other matter: dredged material consisting of gravel, sand, silt and clay.

3. Duration of permit: permit is valid from April 2, 2019, to April 1, 2020.

4. Loading site(s):

  1. Grahams Pond, Prince Edward Island, at approximately 46.09622° N,   62.45114° W North American Datum of 1983 (NAD83)

  2. Launching Pond, Prince Edward Island, at approximately 46.22053° N, 62.40978° W (NAD83)

  3. Naufrage Harbour, Prince Edward Island, at approximately 46.46922° N, 62.41660° W (NAD83)

  4. North Lake Harbour, Prince Edward Island, at approximately 46.46905° N, 62.06824° W (NAD83)

  5. Savage Harbour, Prince Edward Island, at approximately 46.43564° N, 62.83266° W (NAD83)

  6. St. Peters Bay (Red Head), Prince Edward Island, at approximately 46.44494° N, 62.73763° W (NAD83)

as described in the document titled “PEI Disposal Site Management Plan: 2019 Map Book and Mitigation.”

5. Disposal site(s):

  1. Grahams Pond, Prince Edward Island, 46.09485° N, 62.45215° W  (NAD83)

  2. Launching Pond, Prince Edward Island, 46.21883° N, 62.41083° W (NAD83)

  3. Naufrage, Prince Edward Island, 46.46850° N, 62.41417° W (NAD83)

  4. North Lake, Prince Edward Island - Site A, 46.46917° N, 62.06168° W (NAD83)

  5. North Lake, Prince Edward Island - Site B, 46.46839° N, 62.06797° W (NAD83)

  6. Savage Harbour, Prince Edward Island, 46.43383° N, 62.82700° W (NAD83)

  7. St. Peters Bay (Red Head), Prince Edward Island, 46.44972° N, 62.72632° W (NAD83)

as described in the document titled “PEI Disposal Site Management Plan: 2019 Map Book and Mitigation.”

6. Method of loading: dredging will be carried out using a suction dredge and land-based heavy equipment.

7. Route to disposal site(s) and method of transport: most direct route from the loading site to the disposal site via pipeline, sidecasting or dump trucks.

8. Method of disposal: disposal will be carried out by pipeline, sidecasting or dump trucks.

9. Total quantity to be disposed of:

  1. Grahams Pond: not to exceed 10 000 cubic metres, place measure

  2. Launching Pond: not to exceed 15 000 cubic metres, place measure

  3. Naufrage: not to exceed 20 000 cubic metres, place measure

  4. North Lake: not to exceed 10 000 cubic metres, place measure

  5. Savage Harbour: not to exceed 10 000 cubic metres, place measure

  6. St. Peters Bay: not to exceed 10 000 cubic metres, place measure

9.1. The permittee shall submit the procedures to measure or estimate quantities of dredged material disposed of at each disposal site to Ms. Natasha Boyd, identified in paragraph 13.1.a. The Department of the Environment shall approve the procedures prior to the commencement of the first dredging operation to be conducted under this permit.

10. Fees: the fee prescribed by the Disposal at Sea Permit Fee Regulations shall be paid by the permittee in accordance with those regulations.

11. Inspection: by accepting this permit, the permittee and its contractors accept that they are subject to inspection pursuant to Part 10 of CEPA.

12. Contractors:

12.1. The loading or disposal at sea referred to under this permit shall not be carried out by any person without written authorization from the permittee.

12.2. The permittee shall ensure that all persons involved in the loading, transport or disposal activities authorized by this permit conduct these activities in accordance with the relevant permit conditions.

13. Reporting and notification:

13.1. The permittee shall provide the following information no later than 48 hours before loading and disposal activities commence and no sooner than 7 days before loading and disposal activities commence: name of the contractor, including corporate and on-site contact information; and expected period of loading and disposal activities. The above-noted information shall be submitted to

  1. Ms. Natasha Boyd
    Environmental Protection Operations Directorate
    Department of the Environment
    Atlantic Region
    6 Bruce St
    Mount Pearl NL  A1N 4T3

    Fax: 709‑772‑5097
    Email: natasha.boyd@canada.ca

  2. Ms. Stephanie Rheault
    Environmental Enforcement Directorate
    Department of the Environment
    Atlantic Region
    33 Weldon St
    Moncton NB  E1C 0N5

    Fax: 506‑851‑4696
    Email: stephanie.rheault@canada.ca

  3. Ms. Sydney Worthman
    Canadian Wildlife Service
    Department of the Environment
    Atlantic Region
    6 Bruce St
    Mount Pearl NL  A1N 4T3

    Fax: 709‑772‑5097
    Email: sydney.worthman@canada.ca

  4. Mr. Gilles Paulin
    Department of Fisheries and Oceans
    343 Université Ave
    Moncton NB  E1C 9B6

    Fax: 506‑851‑6579
    Email: gilles.paulin@dfo-mpo.gc.ca

For Savage Harbour and St Peter’s Bay only

  1. Mr. Paul Giroux
    Parks Canada Agency
    2 Palmers Lane
    Charlottetown PE  C1A 5V6

    Fax: 902‑672‑6370
    Email: paul.giroux@pc.gc.ca

13.2. The Canadian Coast Guard Marine Communication and Traffic Services (MCTS) in Sydney (notshipssyd@dfo-mpo.gc.ca) is to be notified in advance of the commencement of work so that appropriate “Notices to Shipping/Mariners” may be issued.

13.3. The permittee shall submit a written report to the minister, as represented by the Regional Director of the Environmental Protection Operations Directorate, Atlantic Region, care of Ms. Natasha Boyd, as identified in paragraph 13.1.a, within 30 days after the expiry of the permit. This report shall contain the following information: a list of all work completed pursuant to the permit, including the location of the loading and disposal sites used, the total number of hours of night dredging conducted at each loading site, the quantity of matter disposed of at the disposal site(s) and the dates on which disposal activities occurred.

13.4. At all times, a copy of this permit and of documents and drawings referenced in this permit shall be available at the loading site and on all powered ships directly engaged in the loading and disposal operations.

14. Special precautions:

14.1. The loading and disposal at sea referred to under this permit shall be carried out in accordance with all restrictions and mitigation measures summarized in the document titled “PEI Disposal Site Management Plan: 2019 Map Book and Mitigation”. Modifications to the document shall be made by the Department of the Environment.


David Taillefer
Acting Regional Director
Environmental Protection Operations Directorate
Atlantic Region

On behalf of the Minister of Environment and Climate Change

Signed on March 15, 2019

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