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P a g e 1 8 I n s t i t u t e f o r E n v i r o n m e n t a l M o n i t o r i n g a n d R e s e a r c h 2 0 0 7 A n n u a l R e p o r tProject Component Issues11. The panel recommended that thelocation of a second practice targetarea be assessed by the Institute beforeNewfoundland and Labrador governmentapproval of the site is requested.Appendix A:Follow-Up on Panel Recommendations and Government DecisionsPANEL RECOMMENDATIONS GOVERNMENT DECISIONS INSTITUTE RESPONSESocial Impacts22. The panel recommended that theInstitute undertake studies to determinethe extent of resource harvesting activityon the land and the impact that low-levelflying might have on Aboriginal andnon-Aboriginal resource harvesting.Health Impacts25. The panel recommended that studiesof hydrocarbon concentrations in fueldumping areas include the behaviourof petroleum hydrocarbons in aquaticsystems.Labrador OutportThe Government accepted thisrecommendation and it wasreferred to the Institute.Government accepted thisrecommendation and referred itto the Institute.Government accepted thisrecommendation with anexplanatory comment. “TheDepartment of National Defencewill continue its current workon hydrocarbon concentrationsin fuel dumping areas and willrefer the research on thebehaviour of petroleumhydrocarbons in aquaticsystems to the Institute”.In the event that DND confirms a requirement for areconfigured or a second PTA at a future date, theInstitute will undertake an assessment and present itsrecommendations to the appropriate authorities.In 2006, the IEMR collated background informationwhich could be used to assess the location of futuresites.There were no additional discussions on the locationof additional practice sites in 2007.The IEMR and the Western Newfoundland ModelForest have agreed to:a) Continue a cost-sharing program to purchaseIkonos data for the LLTA.b) Partner with the Innu Nation to develop a forestbasedhabitat analysis of the forested lands withinthe LLTA.c) Explore the possibilities of sharing the Ikonos datawith the Innu Nation. This aspect will focus on theidentification of critical caribou habitat.d) Explore future funding arrangements to identify theimpact of logging on critical caribou habitat.The IEMR continues to partner with Canadian ForestService with the development of a revised forestclassification using the IKONOS data purchased byIEMR.The IEMR will continue to purchase additional IKONOSdata in the coming year in order to support theclassification of the RWMCH.The IEMR has requested that DND provide an annualreport on the frequency and location of major fueldumps. This report should include the volume of fueljettisoned.The IEMR has requested that DND provide anup-to-date digital map set of all fuel dumps. Thisdigital data should be made available for review bythe Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal communities.The IEMR has collaborated with the LabradorContaminants Working Group for the completion of acontaminants database for Labrador which isaccessible at www.lcwg.ca.The IEMR did not support any initiatives regardinghydrocarbon concentration during 2007.
PANEL RECOMMENDATIONS GOVERNMENT DECISIONS INSTITUTE RESPONSE27. The panel recommended that acontinuing program of monitoring andstudy be carried out to ensure that noiseeffects do not remain undiscovered andunmitigated. Particular attention should bepaid to monitoring the impact of noise onthe school environment.Natural Environment Issues30. The panel recommended that astudy to determine the behavioural andpopulation responses of Osprey andBald Eagles to overflights be an effectsmonitoring priority.Neat StandGovernment accepted thisrecommendation and it wasreferred to the Institute.Government accepted thisrecommendation and it is to beimplemented as appropriate,following consultation withprovincial authorities, theInstitute, stakeholders or otheragencies.Previous studies reviewed by the IEMR indicated thatthe current noise disturbance within Spruce Park andthe surrounding areas comply with the acceptableCanadian guidelines. Robert Leckie School, which waslocated in Spruce Park, has been closed since 1998.Should supersonic training take place, the IEMRwill undertake a field monitoring program. Noisedisturbance around the aerodrome will be monitoredduring the evening segments of this training initiativeto ensure that noise levels do not cause unduedisturbances. Particular attention would be allocatedto noise disturbance within Spruce Park shouldtraining occur during the evenings.Should military transport aircraft (transall) trainingbecome an important component of the trainingactivities, the IEMR will assess the noise disturbanceassociated with it within the LLTA.The IEMR has finalized a working version of Boom-Cast. The predictive model is currently being betatested by the IEMR. Following the initial verification,IEMR will proceed with a field testing of the model.After a review of the results of four years ofmonitoring of Osprey populations conducted by DND,the IEMR agreed to continue a long-term monitoringprogram of Osprey population trends and reproductionsuccess within and outside the LLTA. This monitoringprogram identified any sudden changes within theOsprey population and also provided additional datathat could help to assess the residual impacts thatcould not be confirmed from the previous DNDstudies.In 2007, the IEMR finalized the fifth year of itslong-term monitoring program of Osprey populationtrends and reproductive success both within andoutside the LLTA. The results indicate that annualvariances do occur in the populations located withinand outside the LLTA. However, the results to date donot indicate any significant long-lasting trends.The IEMR will proceed with the analysis of the Ospreydata collected. Following the analysis, IEMR willreconvene a technical workshop to assess the resultsof the analysis and determine if future field monitoringis required.2 0 0 7 A n n u a l R e p o r t I n s t i t u t e f o r E n v i r o n m e n t a l M o n i t o r i n g a n d R e s e a r c h P a g e 1 9
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