Disposal at sea permit PNR-00214-1
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. PNR-00214-1 authorizing the loading for disposal and the disposal of waste or other matter at sea. This permit is eligible for a maximum of 2 renewals. The permit is published on the Canadian Environmental Protection Act Registry on Wednesday, December 29, 2021. All documents referenced in this permit are available upon request by email at immersionpn-disposalatseapn@ec.gc.ca.
1. Permittee: Fisheries and Oceans Canada (Small Craft Harbours Branch), Winnipeg, Manitoba.
2. Waste or other matter to be disposed of: dredged material.
2.1. Nature of waste or other matter: dredged material consisting of rock, gravel, sand, silt and clay.
3. Duration of permit: the permit is valid from July 1, 2022, to June 30, 2023.
4. Reference document:
drawing titled “General Arrangement” (February 2021), as submitted in support of the permit application
dredging plan (#317071-00037-00-MA-DGA-1007), as submitted in support of the permit application
Register of Disposal at Sea Activities - Dredge Material
5. Loading sites: Arctic Bay Waterfront, Arctic Bay, Nunavut, at approximately 73.03367° N, 85.15765° W North American Datum of 1983 (NAD83), as described in the drawing identified in paragraph 4a.
6. Disposal site: ACB-01, bound by 73.02603° N, 85.15421° W; 73.02603° N, 85.14472° W; 73.02334° N, 85.15421° W; and 73.02334° N, 85.14472° W (NAD83).
7. Method of loading: loading will be carried out using land-based heavy equipment, a barge-mounted mechanical dredge and/or a clamshell dredge.
8. Route to disposal site and method of transport: most direct navigational route from the loading site to the disposal site via hopper scow and/or flat scow.
9. Method of disposal: disposal will be carried out by bottom dumping and/or end dumping.
10. Total quantity to be disposed of: not to exceed 36 000 cubic metres, place measure.
11. Fees: The fee prescribed by the Disposal at Sea Permit Fee Regulations shall 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, 2021, are in effect for the duration of this permit.
12. Inspection: Pursuant to Part 10 of CEPA, the permittee and its contractors are subject to inspection by enforcement officers designated under CEPA.
12.1. The permittee must keep records of all loading and disposal activities aboard any ship involved with the disposal operations. The records must be accessible to enforcement officers designated under CEPA.
12.2. The permittee must maintain an up-to-date Register of Disposal at Sea Activities as provided by the Department of the Environment and identified in paragraph 4c. This register must be kept on board any vessel involved with the disposal operations and be accessible to enforcement officers designated under CEPA.
12.3. At all times, a paper or digital copy of this permit and of document referenced in paragraph 4 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.
12.4. 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.
12.5. 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 at least 14 days before loading and disposal activities commence: name or identification 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, and expected period of loading and disposal activities. The above-noted information must be submitted to the following:
Regional Director
Environmental Protection Operations Directorate
Department of the Environment
105 McGill St 4th Floor
Montreal QC H2Y 2E7
Email: immersionpn-disposalatseapn@ec.gc.ca
13.2. The permittee must submit a written report to the minister, as represented by the regional director of the Environmental Protection Operations Directorate, as identified in paragraph 13.1, 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 names and coordinates of the loading and disposal sites used, the quantity of matter disposed of at the disposal site, the dates on which disposal activities occurred and the Register of Disposal at Sea Activities.
On behalf of the Minister of Environment and Climate Change
Marc Provencher
Acting Regional Director
Environmental Protection Operations Directorate
Quebec Region
Signed on December 21, 2021