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CENTRE for SCIENCE in PUBLIC PARTICIPATION Amy Crook, 2543 Wesley Place, Victoria, British Columbia Canada V8T 1V1 Phone/Fax: (250) 721-3627 web: www.csp2.org / e-mail: acrook@csp2.org “Technical Support for Grassroots Public Interest Groups” April 16, 2010 Panel Manager Canadian Environmental Assessment Agency 160 Elgin St. Ottawa ON K1A 0H3 prosperity.review@ceaa-acee.gc.ca Dear Colette, Re: Technical presentations on behalf of TNG for specific topic panel hearings CSP Colette Spagnuolo On behalf of the Tsilhqot’in National Government, we are submitting the following list of presenters for the topic specific panel hearings in Williams Lake. We have included the presenters name, affiliation, their preferred date(s) for presenting and a summary of their presentation along with supporting references. Several of our presenters have very limited time availability and have requested as much specificity as possible for when they will present. We have no funding to retain them for additional time if the hearing schedules change during the week. We’d appreciate your accommodation of our requests to the maximum extent possible and we acknowledge your difficult challenge of coordinating the panel hearings. The TNG will have a technical team present for the duration of the technical sessions, and would appreciate having a table and microphone set up in the hearing room where we can work and have the necessary documents readily available. We anticipate the size of our group to average 4 people throughout the week. Please confirm if this possible. This letter includes the following: Attachment A An outline of the topics Dr. Kevin Morin will present Attachment B A summary of Stratus Consulting’s presentation and references Attachment C Information on the Upper Fraser Fisheries Conservation Alliance (UFFCA) and contact information for Chief Thomas Alexis Attachment D Dr. Gordon Hartman’s CV Stand alone PDF files attached to this letter include: 1) Dr. Gordon Hartman’s review of the fish compensation plan 2) Dr. Patt Larcombe’s summary of the impacts to Tsilhqot’in current use and cultural values from the proposed project 3) Mr. Wayne McCrory’s CV 4) Mr. Wayne McCrory’s summary of terrestrial ecosystem impacts from the proposed project 5) Xeni Gwet’in’s community based climate change adaptation plan 6) Select documents from the Department of Fisheries and Oceans regarding the proposed project, released to TNG under the Access to Information Act. 2
SESSION-SPECIFIC COMMENTS & REQUESTS 1. Water Quality and Quantity Our presentation of concerns with the water quality and quantity impact assessment is complex and multi-faceted. We urge the panel to give adequate time for this issue to be fully discussed. We will have several experts presenting at the hearings, at significant expense. Our water quality experts are available only on April 26 th and 27 th . We do not have the funding, nor do they have the time to extend their presence in Williams Lake later than 5 pm Tuesday April 27 th . Thus, we request the water quality and quantity issues be heard starting Monday morning, April 26 th through Tuesday afternoon, April 27 th . Dr. Kevin Morin, P.Geo., L.Hydrogeo. Minesite Drainage Assessment Group Dr. Morin will present a summary of his findings on the adequacy of Taseko’s estimation of acid rock drainage and metal leaching. His presentation will address the material submitted by the proponent to date. An outline of the topics Dr. Morin will present is appended to this letter as Attachment A. Dr. Morin’s presentation will take about 1.5 hours. Dr. Ann Maest, Dr. Cameron Wobus, Dr. Josh Lipton, Dr. Jeff Morris, Mr. James Holmes, and Ms. Constance Travers, Stratus Consulting Inc. The Stratus Consulting group will assess Taseko’s information presented to date including: contaminant sources, geochemical testing, geochemical modeling, mine site water balance and hydrogeology, tailings storage facility seepage estimation, accuracy of water quality impact prediction at Prosperity mine and case studies from other mines, and prediction of toxic effects on salmonid fisheries. A summary of Stratus Consulting’s presentation and key references are appended to this letter as Attachment B. We will need teleconference capability for this presentation. Stratus Consulting’s presentation will take about 2 hours. 2. Fishery stocks, habitat and fish compensation plan Chief Thomas Alexis from the Tl'azt'en Nation Chief Alexis will be addressing the panel on behalf of the Upper Fraser Fisheries Conservation Alliance (UFFCA) on the importance of the Chilco Salmon runs to First Nations as a traditional and cultural food source. Information on UFFCA and contact information for Chief Alexis is appended to this letter as Attachment C. Chief Thomas’s presentation is expected to take ½ hour. Tsilhqot’in fishery experts and Dr. Jeff Morris, Stratus Consulting These presenters will focus on the importance of the salmon fishery within traditional Tsilhqot’in territory. The experts will build upon the fish toxicology presentation of Dr. Morris and present information about potential project impacts on salmon within the Taseko River and by extension the Chilcotin River watershed. This presentation is expected to take ½ an hour. Dr. Gordon Hartman Dr. Hartman will present his review of the fish compensation plan. Dr. Hartman’s CV is appended to this letter as Attachment D. Dr. Hartman’s written submission are attached as a stand-alone PDF file 2
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