Conditional Management Plan summary for Brudenell, Prince Edward Island

This document provides a description of the shellfish growing area that is managed under a Conditional Management Plan (CMP) for Brudenell (PE). It also describes the detection, notification and response (DNR) times needed for parties to fulfill their CMP roles when sewage is discharged from the Wastewater Treatment Plant (WWTP) system. 

Detection, notification and response

The time taken for a sewage discharge to be detected, and for stakeholders and authorities to receive notification of the discharge is:

• within 1 hour

The time taken for federal authorities to respond to the sewage discharge by officially closing an affected shellfish area is:

• within 1 business day of receiving notification

Area classification description

Shellfish harvest areas near the WWTP are divided into zones based on how intermittent sewage discharge from the WWTP will impact the sanitary quality of the water. Harvesting activities in these zones are classified as either:

• prohibited
• restricted
• conditionally restricted
• conditionally approved

The current classification of Brudenell River is described as follows:

Prohibited

The foreshore and waters of Brudenell River within a line drawn from a point of land on Gordon Point at grid reference 46.19943 N, 62.59040 O, southward to grid reference 46.19608 N, 62.59093 O and eastward to a point of land on Brudenell Island at grid reference 46.19625 N, 62.57955 O.

Restricted

Brudenell River west of a line drawn from 46.19908 N, 62.62268 O to 46.19726 N, 62.62200 O.

Conditionally approved

With the exception to the prohibited portion of Brudenell River described above and shown below, the conditionally approved waters of Brudenell River are described as lying between a line drawn from grid reference 46.19848 N, 62.57571 O to 46.19220 N, 62.57571 O westward to a line drawn grid reference 46.19908 N, 62.62268 O to 46.19726 N, 62.62200 O.

Please note that the coordinates described above reference the WGS84 geodetic datum.

Shellfish growing area classification map