Disposal at sea permit PYR-00145-1
Please note that this permit has expired.
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. PYR-00145-1 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, October 5, 2021. All documents referenced in this permit are available upon request by email at immersionpy-disposalatseapyr@ec.gc.ca.
1. Permittee: Heavy Metal Marine Ltd., Shawnigan Lake, British Columbia.
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, clay, and wood waste or material typical to the approved loading site, except logs and usable wood.
The percent volume of wood waste in the dredge material must be visually estimated at the time of dredging and must be included in the disposal tracking sheet included in the Material Management Plan identified in paragraph 4a and in the written report identified in paragraph 13.4.
The permittee must prevent the deposition of log bundling strand into waste or other matter approved for loading and disposal at sea and/or remove log bundling strand from waste or other matter approved for loading and disposal at sea.
3. Duration of permit: the permit is valid from October 12, 2021, to October 11, 2022.
4. Reference document:
Material Management Plan (April 2021), as submitted in support of the permit application
Requests for Letters of Confirmation Under Multi-Site Dredging Permits – Standard Procedures (March 2021)
5. Loading sites:
various approved sites in the Fraser River Estuary, British Columbia, at approximately 49.19833° N, 123.13133° W North American Datum of 1983 (NAD83)
various approved sites in Vancouver Harbour, British Columbia, at approximately 49.31167° N, 123.13333° W (NAD83)
various approved sites near Vancouver Island, British Columbia, at approximately 49.37416° N, 123.94032° W (NAD83)
various approved sites in Victoria Harbour, British Columbia, at approximately 48.42500° N, 123.38833° W (NAD83)
6. Disposal site:
Comox (Cape Lazo) Disposal Site, within a 0.5-nautical-mile radius of 49.69500° N, 124.74166° W (NAD83)
Point Grey Disposal Site, within a 1-nautical-mile radius of 49.25666° N, 123.36500° W (NAD83)
7. Method of loading: loading will be carried out using a barge-mounted mechanical 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/barge or flat scow/barge.
9. Method of disposal: disposal will be carried out by end dumping and bottom dumping.
10. Total quantity to be disposed of: not to exceed 30 000 cubic metres, place measure.
10.1. The procedures to measure or estimate quantities of dredged material disposed of at the disposal sites must be included in the Material Management Plan required by paragraph 14.1 prior to the commencement of the first dredging operation to be conducted under this permit.
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, 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. 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.
12.3. At all times, a paper or digital copy of this permit and of documents 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. 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.
12.5. 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 48 hours 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:
For the Department of the Environment:
Environmental Protection Operations Directorate
Department of the Environment
Pacific and Yukon Region
101–401 Burrard St
Email: immersionpy-disposalatseapyr@ec.gc.ca
For the representatives of potentially affected First Nations:
Musqueam Indian Band
6735 Salish Dr
Vancouver BC V6N 4C4Email: engage@musqueam.bc.ca
Tsleil-Waututh Nation
3178 Alder Crt
North Vancouver BC V7H 2V6Email: referrals@twnation.ca
13.2. The permittee must send all project-related notifications to the First Nation identified in paragraph 13.1.
13.3. The permittee must provide the First Nations' representatives identified in paragraph 13.1. at least 48 hours notice of the work itinerary. The permittee must also provide the identified First Nations at least 10 calendar days’ written notice of the opportunity to be present during all pre-dredge, dredge and post-dredge monitoring conducted under the terms of this permit.
13.4. The permittee must submit a written report to the minister, as represented by the regional director of the Environmental Protection Operations Directorate, Pacific and Yukon Region, 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 quantity of matter disposed of at the disposal site and the dates on which disposal activities occurred. The report shall be sent to the regional director at any of the following coordinates:
Regional Director
c/o Erin Shankie
Environmental Protection Operations Directorate
Pacific and Yukon Region
101-401 Burrard St
Vancouver BC V6C 3R2
Email: immersionpy-disposalatseapyr@ec.gc.ca
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 Material Management Plan referenced in paragraph 4a.
14.2. The permittee must consult with potentially affected First Nations listed in paragraph 13.1. on any modifications to the Material Management Plan.
14.3 The permittee must obtain from the permit-issuing office a letter of confirmation for each loading and disposal activity prior to undertaking the work and must conduct these activities in accordance with the relevant letter of confirmation. The permittee must follow the procedures outlined in the document identified in paragraph 4b.
14.4. The permittee must ensure that dredging, transportation and disposal activities do not impede Fisheries and Oceans Canada’s authorized food, social and ceremonial fisheries for Indigenous Peoples.
On behalf of the Minister of Environment and Climate Change
Saul Schneider
Regional Director
Environmental Protection Operations Directorate
Pacific and Yukon Region
Signed on September 24, 2021