northspur

The Federal Provincial Joint Review Panel (JRP) in 2009 had a
number of questions concerning the North Spur.
For instance, it observed that :
“Without an accurate understanding of the groundwater system and
groundwater‐surface water interactions, the proposed dams at Gull Island and
Muskrat Falls could be at risk of failure. Modelling of seepage from the reservoir
to groundwater and through the dam is required together with a determination of
the critical amount of seepage that would cause dam collapse. It is unclear
whether groundwater will discharge into the reservoir or whether the reservoir
will feed the groundwater system. It is important to document how this
relationship may change.”
Click http://www.ceaa-acee.gc.ca/050/documents_staticpost/26178/39444/v2-
03.pdf to see page 3 of this document.
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