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Status: COMPLETED SCREENING

  • NIRB File No:

    19WN050

  • Application No.:

    125499

  • Project Type:

    Infrastructure

  • Project Name:

    Renewal and Amendment of the Resolute Bay Utilidoy System Water Licence #3 BM-RUT 1520 Type A for Ten (10) yrs. term

Completed Screening

Applicant
  • Department of Community and Government Services, Bhabesh Roy
  • Department of Community and Government Services, Bhabesh Roy
  • P.O. Box 379, Pond Inlet, NU X0A 0S0, Phone: 867-899-7314, Email: broy@gov.nu.ca
  • Pond Inlet, Nunavut X0A 0S0 Canada
  • broy@gov.nu.ca
Primary Contact
  • Department of Community and Government Services, Bhabesh Roy
  • Department of Community and Government Services, Bhabesh Roy
  • P.O. Box 379, Pond Inlet, NU X0A 0S0, Phone: 867-899-7314, Email: broy@gov.nu.ca
  • Pond Inlet, Nunavut X0A 0S0 Canada
  • Tel: 867-899-7314
  • Fax: 867-899-7330
  • broy@gov.nu.ca
Regulatory Authorities

Executive Summary of the Hamlet of Resolute Bay Water Licence # 3BM-RUT 1520. The Hamlet of Resolute Bay is located on the south coast of Cornwallis Island on the Perry Channel at 74043’01N and 94058’10”W. The current population of the town is 279 (2019). During summer, the town population is increased to about 800 due the presence of the Military. There are (3) three water licenses in the community. The Government of Nunavut Community and Government Services (GN-CGS) is the licensee of the Utilidor system and the Water Licence number is 3BM-RUT 1520. This licence was issued on March 30, 2015 and this will expire on March 29, 2020. Char Lake is the approved water source in the Community. A hydrology study conducted by exp Services Inc. shows that there was sufficient stored volume between the extreme of ice thickness and the raw water intake to support two (2) successive years of extreme high demand like 300,000 cubic meters annually combined with extreme low precipitation (78.2 mm total) just prior to the replacement period of the buried pipes. The pump station has a meter to record the annual extraction volume from the Lake. The total extraction volume in 2018 was 156,062 cubic meters. The Airport facilities shared 5,000 cubic meters annually. Water Truck is the only mode of distribution system for the Airport facilities. Sewage is also collected by sewage trucks from house to house and dumped into a sewage lagoon which is operated under a different water licence. The Utilidor system consists of a pump station at Char Lake, intake pipe, water treatment plant at Signal hill, water distribution and sewer lines, fire hydrants, access vaults and a macerator unit. The Utilidor system was built in 1970’s without a wastewater treatment plant. In 2016, the entire buried utilities were replaced and also expanded. In 2020, the construction of the pump station at Char Lake and is the existing water treatment plant at Signal Hill is scheduled to be completed. The sewage effluent via wastewater pipes is diluted before entering into the sea. The effluent discharge occurs just above the low tide mark. The effluent is discharged continually into the ocean at high tide and on land at low tide. Following the condition in part C, item 4 of the existing water licence; a site specific study for the determination of Fecal Coliform limit for sewage disposal facility was determined and has been submitted to the Water Board. A consultant is hired to conduct a site selection study to build a new mechanical wastewater treatment plant. The design concept was initiated and needs to be revised and upgraded. The new plant is anticipated to be built and commissioned in 2024. This plant will also receive truck sewage coming from the Airport facilities. The airport sewage lagoon will be decommissioned soon after the new Mechanical wastewater treatment plant is commissioned. A consultant is engaged for replacing the Char Lake existing Pump station, Signal Hill Water Treatment plant upgradation and also building a new mechanical wastewater treatment plant to improve the overall water distribution system ; wastewater collection and Treatment process to bring the Utilidor water licence into full compliance. The entire Utilidor system operation was contracted out to the Contractor ATCO and they day to day run and monitor these facilities. The summer samplings are taken and get tested by the Ottawa based Accredited Caduceon Lab. The annual report is submitted on time. The O&M manuals will be submitted to the Water Board soon after the constructions of the all three structures are completed. The daily water extraction volume exceeds 300 cubic meters/day and also exceeds the annual extraction volume 60,000 cubic meters. 2018 Annual Report identifies that Resolute Bay consumed 152,062 cubic meters, therefore, a ten years term for renewal of the Type A licence is recommended with 160,000 cubic meters of usage. The time period of ten years is expected to provide a realistic opportunity for the licensee to meet the long term requirements of the Licence and establish a consistent compliance record.

Assessment Phase / Activity
  • Application screening completed 2020-05-19
  • NOI Issued 2020-05-14
  • SDR Issued 2020-05-14
  • Application screening completed 2020-05-06
  • NOI Issued 2020-05-06
  • SDR Issued 2020-05-06
  • Board voting 2020-05-04
  • Board voting 2020-04-29
  • Extention to Screening Deadline requested 2020-04-03
  • Received Comment submissions from Parties: Notice re comments received 2020-03-30
  • Commenting period 2020-03-27
  • Sent Notification to Parties 2020-03-18
  • Sent Notification to Parties 2020-03-18
  • Commenting in progress 2020-03-19
  • Application screening started 2020-02-25
Region
  • North Baffin
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