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Disposal at sea permit ATL-00128-1

Please note that this permit has expired.

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(Amendment: March 2, 2021)

Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999

Notice is hereby given that the Minister of the Environment, pursuant to section 127 of the Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999 (CEPA), is issuing disposal at sea permit no. ATL‑00128‑1, authorizing the loading for disposal and the disposal of waste or other matter at sea. The permit is published in the Canadian Environmental Protection Act Registry on Tuesday, February 23, 2021. All documents referenced in this permit are available upon request by email at ec.immersionenmeratl-disposalatseaatl.ec@canada.ca.

1. Permittee: Fisheries and Oceans Canada, Tracadie-Sheila, New Brunswick.

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, clay, and seaweed.

3. Duration of permit: The permit is valid from March 3, 2021, to March 2, 2022.

4. Reference document:

  1. Appendix A of the document titled “Management Plan for Disposal at Sea Sites Serving Small Craft Harbours Dredging Projects, Gulf of St. Lawrence, New Brunswick” (revised 2020)

5. Loading sites:

  1. Botsford (Murray Corner), New Brunswick, at approximately 46.16900° N, 63.93277° W North American Datum of 1983 (NAD83)

  2. Cap Pelé, New Brunswick, at approximately 46.23527° N, 64.26153° W (NAD83)

  3. Les Aboiteaux, New Brunswick, at approximately 46.23167° N, 64.29893° W (NAD83)

  4. Petit Cap, New Brunswick, at approximately 46.19856° N, 64.16143° W (NAD83)

The loading sites are as described in the document identified in paragraph 4a.

6. Disposal sites:

  1. Botsford (Murray Corner) (CA-AD-D019), New Brunswick, within a 200-square-metre boundary of 46.16773° N, 63.93000° W (NAD83)

  2. Cap Pelé (CA-AT-D023), New Brunswick, bound by 46.23633° N, 64.25765° W, 46.23605° N, 64.25641° W, 46.23455° N, 64.25713° W, and 46.23480° N, 64.25840° W (NAD83)

  3. Les Aboiteaux, Site C1 (CA-AT-D075Z1), New Brunswick, bound by 46.23316° N, 64.30185° W, 46.23317° N, 64.29990° W, 46.23138° N, 64.29986° W, and 46.23135° N, 64.30181° W (NAD83)

  4. Les Aboiteaux, Site C2 (CA-AT-D076), New Brunswick, bound by 46.23393° N, 64.29680° W, 46.23394° N, 64.29550° W, 46.23214° N, 64.29545° W, and 46.23213° N, 64.29676° W (NAD83)

  5. Petit Cap (CA-AT-D107), New Brunswick, within a 200-square-metre boundary of 46.19880° N, 64.15802° W (NAD83)

The disposal sites are as described in the document identified in paragraph 4a.

7. Method of loading: Dredging will be carried out using a suction dredge.

8. Route to disposal sites and method of transport: most direct navigational route from the loading sites to the disposal sites via pipeline.

9. Method of disposal: Disposal will be carried out by pipeline.

10. Total quantity to be disposed of:

  1. Botsford (Murray Corner): not to exceed 20 000 cubic metres, place measure

  2. Cap Pelé: not to exceed 10 000 cubic metres, place measure

  3. Les Aboiteaux: not to exceed 30 000 cubic metres, place measure

  4. Petit Cap: not to exceed 30 000 cubic metres, place measure

11. Fees: The fee prescribed by the Disposal at Sea Permit Fee Regulations must be paid by the permittee in accordance with those regulations as modified according to the provisions of the Service Fees Act. The applicable fee rates for April 1, 2020, are in effect for the duration of this permit.

12. Inspection and records:

12.1. Pursuant to Part 10 of CEPA, the permittee and its contractors are subject to inspection by enforcement officers designated under CEPA.

12.2. At all times, a paper or digital copy of this permit and the document referenced in paragraph 4a must be available at the loading site and on all powered ships directly engaged in the loading and disposal operations. The documents must be accessible to enforcement officers designated under CEPA for the duration of this permit.

12.3. The permittee must retain records of all loading and disposal activities at its principal place of business in Canada for the duration of the permit and for 5 years following the expiry of the permit.

12.4. The loading or disposal at sea referred to under this permit must not be carried out by any person without written authorization from the permittee. The authorization must be accessible to enforcement officers designated under CEPA.

13. Reporting and notification:

13.1. The permittee must 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 or number of ships, platforms or structures to be used to carry out the loading and/or disposal, name of the contractor, including corporate and on-site contact information; measures to estimate quantities of dredged material disposed at each disposal site and expected period of loading and disposal activities. The above-noted information must be submitted to:

  1. Christa Skinner
    Permit Officer
    Environmental Protection Operations Directorate
    Department of the Environment
    Atlantic Region
    45 Alderney Dr
    Dartmouth NS  B2Y 2N6

    Email: christa.skinner@canada.ca

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

    Email: stephanie.rheault@canada.ca

  3. Rachel Gautreau
    Coordinator, Environmental Assessment
    Canadian Wildlife Service
    Department of the Environment
    Atlantic Region
    17 Waterfowl Lane
    Sackville NB  E4L 1G6

    Email: rachel.gautreau@canada.ca

  4. Gilles Paulin
    Biologist, Regulatory Review
    Department of Fisheries and Oceans
    343 Université Ave
    Moncton NB  E1C 9B6

    Email: gilles.paulin@dfo-mpo.gc.ca

13.2. The permittee must notify the Canadian Coast Guard Marine Communications and Traffic Services (MCTS) in Sydney (navwarn.mctssydney@innav.gc.ca) in advance of the commencement of work and upon its completion so that appropriate navigational warnings may be issued.

14. Special precautions:

14.1. The permittee must carry out project activities authorized by this permit in accordance with all procedures and mitigation measures outlined in the document identified in paragraph 4a.


Jeffrey L. Corkum
Regional Director
Environmental Protection Operations Directorate
Atlantic Region

On behalf of the Minister of Environment and Climate Change

Signed on February 17, 2021

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