Proceedings 2012/007
Proceedings of the Regional Advisory Meeting on the Review of the Lower Churchill Hydroelectric Generation Project; April 20-21, 2009
Chairperson: K. Clarke
Summary
A Regional Advisory Process (RAP) on the Review of the Lower Churchill Hydroelectric Generation Project was held April 20-21st, 2009 at the Fluvarium, Nagle’s Place, St. John’s. Nalcor Energy is proposing to develop the hydroelectric potential on the Lower Churchill River, Labrador. As required, Nalcor has developed an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for the project. Habitat Management (NL Region) has requested the Science Branch review of specifically identified sections within the EIS and the relevant component studies that either describe and/or predict changes within the aquatic environment. The information from this scientific review will be provided to Habitat Management to help form part of the Department’s response to the overall adequacy of the EIS as assessed against the guidelines, which have been agreed upon the by the Government of Canada and the Government of Newfoundland and Labrador, namely whether the specifically identified information items adequately address the corresponding Guideline sections, and if they do not provide a rationale as to why.
Participants included DFO staff from Science (NL and NCR Region), Habitat Management (NL Region), Nalcor Energy, Hatch, Nunatisavut Government, AMEC E & E, Torngat Wildlife, Plants, and Fisheries Secretariat and the Provincial Government.
These proceedings contain a summary of presentations and related discussions held at the meeting. Also included as appendices are the terms of reference, meeting agenda, list of participants for the meeting and technical annexes provided to facilitate the review and discussions. While there have been subsequent meetings and work done to address the topics focused on in this review, the discussions in this proceedings only address the discussion that took place at the April 2009 RAP.
A Science Advisory Report (SAR) was produced as a result of this RAP and contains the conclusions of the science review.
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