Type A Water Licence 3AM-IQA1626 currently authorizes the City of Iqaluit to operate its municipal water supply and waste management facilities. The City is seeking to renew the licence as it expires on June 16, 2026.Facilities operated under the current licence include:•Permanent water supply infrastructure including the Lake Geraldine Reservoir and water treatment plant•West 40 Landfill•North 40 Landfill and Waste Transfer Station, added to the current licence under an amendment in 2021•Sewage treatment plant, sewage lagoon and sludge management facility•Temporary water supply facilities to supplement the permanent water supplyBetween 2018 and 2022, the City sought several emergency amendments to the current licence to withdraw water from new sources to meet the City’s growing water demand. The City’s recently developed Long Term Water Supply Project will meet the City’s continued growth for the next 100 years. Thus, this application seeks to renew the current licence to include the above-listed water use and waste management facilities as well as to amend the licence to incorporate the Long Term Water Supply Project.The Long Term Water Supply Project includes the construction and operation of the following permanent raw water supply infrastructure:•Water intakes in the Niaqunngut (Apex) River and Lake Qikiqtalik, and pumphouses adjacent to each intake•A new reservoir located immediately east of Lake Geraldine Reservoir•Pipelines to convey raw water from the two new water sources to the new reservoir•A pipeline and outfall to feed water from the new reservoir to Lake Geraldine•All weather access roads between the new facilitiesThe additional water supply and storage will add to the existing water supply and water treatment facilities. All the proposed facilities are situated inside the City’s boundaries. The City plans to construct new facilities over the period of mid-2026 to October 2029. It will require the development of several quarries, the operation of heavy equipment, and the storage and use of fuel, explosives, and lubricating oils and greases for equipment maintenance. A workforce of approximately 65 personnel is expected, and workers will be housed in existing accommodation within the city.Until the above facilities are operational, it will be necessary to continue to operate existing temporary facilities to provide pumping water from Niaqunngut (Apex) River, as previously authorized under an emergency amendment.The Long Term Water Supply Project was subject to a land use planning conformity review by the Nunavut Planning Commission in April 2025 (NPC File No. 150798). To help meet the schedule, the City of Iqaluit is requesting the Nunavut Impact Review Board to conduct its environmental screening concurrently with the Nunavut Water Board’s processing of this water licence application in a coordinated manner.