Environment Canada’s Mandate and Role in the Mary River Project Review Water Board Community Meetings - Baffinland Pond Inlet, NU Mark Dahl / Anne Wilson Environmental Protection Operations April 23 – 25, 2013
Page 2 Overview Mandate and Guiding Legislation Role in Mary River Review
Page 3 EC’s Mandate Department of the Environment Act Fisheries Act -Pollution Prevention Provisions -Metal Mining Effluent Regulations; Canadian Environmental Protection Act -Canada-Wide Standards for Mercury Emissions -Canada-Wide Standards for Dioxins and Furans
Page 4 EC’s Mandate Environmental Assessment -Broad mandate -Provide expert advice/recommendations to NIRB Water Licence phase -Focus on impacts to water -Provide expert advice/recommendations to to NWB
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