NEMI Trend Small Coal Mine Construction Environmental Monitoring, Tumbler Ridge, BC

EDI was contracted by Northern Energy and Mining Inc. (NEMI) to provide environmental monitoring services during the construction of the Trend Small Coal Mine, located approximately 35 km south of Tumbler Ridge. EDI staff members were on site for the duration of the construction period. Tasks included ensuring effective implementation of erosion and sediment control Best Management Practices and conducting daily water quality sampling at predetermined locations. Results of the monitoring program were documented and submitted as one component of the NEMI mining permit application to the BC Ministry of Environment.

Environmental Monitoring for 57 km long 138 kV Transmission Line Construction Project, Fort St. John, BC

BC Hydro and the British Columbia Transmission Corporation (BCTC) retained EDI to establish and maintain a comprehensive environmental monitoring program for the construction of a new transmission line terminating at the new Fox Creek substation, approximately 50 km N-NW of Fort St. John. In order to facilitate the construction work, and to ensure due diligence and compliance with all legal and regulatory environmental requirements and expectations, BC Hydro retained EDI to monitor all construction activities.

 

Pine Valley Coal Environmental Monitoring, Chetwynd, BC

EDI has performed a variety of environmental planning and monitoring services for Pine Valley Coal’s Willow Creek Coal Mine, including erosion and sediment control planning and construction monitoring services, an air quality monitoring program, a fish habitat compensation plan and post-construction monitoring program, and a wildlife management plan and monitoring program. The Willow Creek Coal Mine is a thermal and metallurgical coal development, situated approximately 45 km south west of the community of Chetwynd, British Columbia, within the Pine Valley.

Klondike Camp Maintenance Camp Groundwater Monitoring, north Yukon

EDI conducted groundwater monitoring to determine the extent of hydrocarbon contamination at a Highways camp in the north Yukon. Tasks included two monitoring events and sampling from 15 existing wells.