Disposal at sea permit 4543-2-06864

Please note that this permit has expired.

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(Amendment: November 7, 2017)

Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999

Notice is hereby given that, pursuant to section 127 of the Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999 (CEPA 1999), disposal at sea permit no. 4543‑2‑06864 authorizing the loading for disposal and the disposal of waste or other matter at sea is approved. The permit is published on the CEPA Registry on Tuesday, April 25, 2017.

1. Permittee: Transport Canada, Moncton, New Brunswick.

2. Waste or other matter to be disposed of: dredged material.

2.1. Nature of waste or other matter: dredged material consisting of rock, gravel, sand, silt, clay and seaweed.

3. Duration of permit: permit is valid from May 2, 2017, to May 1, 2018.

4. Loading site(s):

  1. Wood Islands Marine Terminal Dredge Zone 1 - Entrance Channel, Prince Edward Island, at approximately 45.95203° N, 62.75058° W North American Datum of 1983 (NAD83);

  2. Wood Islands Marine Terminal Dredge Zone 2 - Basin, Prince Edward Island, at approximately 45.94866° N, 62.75168° W (NAD83);

as described in the drawing titled “Drawing CA-AT-D174” (April 5, 2017).

5. Disposal site(s):

  1. Wood Islands Release Zone 1, Prince Edward Island, bound by 45.94916° N, 62.75046° W; 45.94916° N, 62.74968° W; 45.94889° N, 62.75046° W; and 45.94889° N, 62.74968° W (NAD83);

  2. Wood Islands Release Zone 2, Prince Edward Island, bound by 45.94907° N, 62.74904° W; 45.94906° N, 62.74607° W; 45.94853° N, 62.74904° W; and 45.94852° N, 62.74607° W (NAD83);

as described in the drawing titled “Drawing CA-AT-D174” (April 5, 2017).

6. Method of loading: dredging will be carried out using a suction dredge.

7. Route to disposal site(s) and method of transport: as per the environmental protection plan required in paragraph 14.1.

8. Method of disposal: disposal will be carried out by pipeline.

9. Total quantity to be disposed of:

  1. Wood Islands Release Zone 1: 10 000 cubic metres, place measure

  2. Wood Islands Release Zone 2: 25 000 cubic metres, place measure.

10. Fees: the fee prescribed by the Disposal at Sea Permit Fee Regulations shall be paid by the permittee in accordance with those regulations.

11. Inspection:

11.1. By accepting this permit, the permittee and its contractors accept that they are subject to inspection pursuant to Part 10 of CEPA 1999.

12. Contractors:

12.1. The loading or disposal at sea referred to under this permit shall not be carried out by any person without written authorization from the permittee.

12.2. The permittee shall ensure that all persons involved in the loading, transport or disposal activities authorized by this permit conduct these activities in accordance with the relevant permit conditions.

13. Reporting and notification:

13.1. The permittee shall provide the following information no later than 48 hours before loading and disposal activities commence: name of the contractor, including corporate and on-site contact information, and expected period of loading and disposal activities. The above-noted information shall be submitted to

  1. Ms. Jayne Roma
    Environmental Protection Operations Directorate
    Department of the Environment
    Atlantic Region
    Queen Square 16th Floor
    45 Alderney Dr
    Dartmouth NS  B2Y 2N6
    Fax: 902‑426‑8373
    Email: jayne.roma@canada.ca

  2. Mr. Mark Dalton
    Environmental Enforcement Directorate
    Department of the Environment
    Atlantic Region
    Queen Square 16th Floor
    45 Alderney Dr
    Dartmouth NS  B2Y 2N6
    Fax: 902‑426‑7924
    Email: mark.dalton@canada.ca

  3. Mr. Joshua Mailhiot
    Canadian Wildlife Service
    Department of the Environment
    Atlantic Region
    6 Bruce St
    Mount Pearl NL  A1N 4T3
    Fax: 709‑772‑5097
    Email: joshua.mailhiot@canada.ca

  4. Mr. George Brown
    Department of Fisheries and Oceans
    343 Université Ave
    Moncton NB  E1C 9B6
    Fax: 506‑851‑6579
    Email: george.brown@dfo-mpo.gc.ca

13.2. The Canadian Coast Guard Marine Communication and Traffic Services (MCTS) of Sydney (notshipssyd@dfo-mpo.gc.ca) is to be notified in advance of the commencement of work so that appropriate “Notices to Shipping/Mariners” may be issued.

13.3. The permittee shall submit a written report to the Minister, as represented by the Regional Director of the Environmental Protection Operations Directorate, Atlantic Region, care of Ms. Jayne Roma, as identified in paragraph 13.1(a), within 30 days after the expiry of the permit. This report shall contain the following information: the quantity of matter disposed of at the disposal site(s) and the dates on which disposal activities occurred.

13.4. At all times, a copy of this permit and of documents and drawings referenced in this permit shall be available at the loading site and on all powered ships directly engaged in the loading and disposal operations.

14. Special precautions:

14.1. The permittee shall submit a written environmental protection plan to the Minister, as represented by the Regional Director of the Environmental Protection Operations Directorate, Atlantic Region, care of Ms. Jayne Roma, as identified in paragraph 13.1(a), for approval by the Department of the Environment prior to the commencement of the first dredging operation authorized by this permit. The plan shall address, at a minimum, mitigation of impacts on the silverside fishery, procedures to accurately measure or estimate quantities of dredged material disposed of at the disposal site(s), the release zones, pipeline routing, and a schedule for the use of the disposal site(s). Modifications to the plan shall be made only with the written approval of the Department of the Environment.


Jeffrey L. Corkum
Regional Director
Environmental Protection Operations Directorate
Atlantic Region

On behalf of the Minister of the Environment and Climate Change

Signed on April 19, 2017

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