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Guiding Principles for Dredging Task Group In scoping the issues associated with developing the budget and reviewing existing guidelines, the Task Group used the following principles to guide their deliberations. Dredging must be managed to ensure that: · habitat values and fishery resources are preserved. This will involve continued habitat protection and enhancement throughout the estuary. · navigation channels are maintained in such a way that reliable channel depths are available on a consistent basis to serve the evolving coastal and deep sea shipping markets. This will require a managed dredging program. · industry’s demand for sand is met on an environmentally sustainable basis. This will require monitoring sediment inflow and controlling sand withdrawals on an annual basis in order to evaluate the effects of dredging and other development activities. · disposal of contaminated dredge material is properly managed and appropriate upland and offshore disposal sites are used. Testing of dredge material for contaminants using defined testing procedures and standards will be needed to assess the impacts and fate of contaminants that may be found. · public health and safety needs are met. This will require that all efforts are taken to maintain the structural integrity of utility crossings and river dykes. Task Group Conclusions In order to better assess and manage dredging projects in the FREMP Area of Interest, the Task Group recommended that: · annual sediment budgets be established to guide dredging activities; · annual reports be produced describing the previous year’s dredging activity. This requires the ability to track removals through a Sand “registry”. · that a technical group be made available to advise FREMP’s ERC on the technical merits of any proposal, as needed. The Dredge Management Advisory Committee is now responsible for these tasks. Their Terms of Reference are included in the appendices to this document. 10 Part 1: Introduction
1 The regulatory agencies are: Fisheries and Oceans Canada (both Canadian Coast Guard and the Habitat and Enhancement Branch); Environment Canada; the Ministry of Environment, Lands and Parks; the British Columbia Assets and Land Corporation; the Fraser River Port Authority; and, the North Fraser Port Authority. Purpose of this Document The purpose of this document is to: 1 provide a framework for managing sediment removals to work towards sustainability; 2 describe the FREMP Sediment Budget; 3 describe the FREMP Sand Registry; and 4 compile the guidelines and regulations of agencies responsible for dredging in the Fraser River. Structure of this document These guidelines are intended to provide the dredging industry and others with information on the new sediment budget and the existing guidelines for dredging in the Fraser River. The document is organized as follows: Part I the sediment budget, how it will be developed, and how the amount of future dredging within the estuary will be determined; Part II the existing dredging application process and the types of information that are expected from dredging applicants; and Appendices the existing guidelines and regulations of agencies responsible for dredging in Fraser River. How this document will affect dredging projects The new sediment budget process outlined in this document, when coupled with the existing guidelines found in the appendices to this document, will move FREMP partners a significant step towards the goal of balancing sand removals with the river’s sediment budget. Note that this document does not change the existing agency guidelines (which are found in the appendices to this document) that have been developed by the various regulatory agencies responsible for dredging in the Fraser River. It merely establishes a process for setting the limit on how much material may be removed from the river. At some future date, regulatory agencies may develop additional guidelines governing dredging in order to limit impacts on habitat or other impacts associated with dredging. The material contained in this report reflects a consensus among the regulatory agencies 1 regarding the general approach to dredging within the estuary. Individual projects, however, will continue to be reviewed on their own merits. Special exceptions to the budget may be made for emergency navigation, health, or safety reasons. 11 Part 1: Introduction
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