Require the establishment of specific baseline monitoring stations for surface water and groundwater quality within Melgund Township to validate the claim that changes will be 'measurable' but 'low-degree'.
Strategic Rationale
"The Proponent's submission predicts that changes to hydrology and water quality will be 'measurable relative to baseline concentrations.' In an unorganized territory where residents rely exclusively on private wells and local surface water for drinking and household use, any deviation from baseline is significant. Establishing a robust, localized baseline is critical to protecting the community's water security and verifying future impact claims."
Source Context
Understanding the Impacts of Nuclear Waste on our Community
This digital archive houses the public comments submitted to the Impact Assessment Agency of Canada regarding Project 88774: The Nuclear Waste Management Organization Deep Geological Repository (DGR) for Canada's Used Nuclear Fuel Project. The impact assessment is led jointly by the Impact Assessment Agency of Canada and the Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission. This archive preserves community perspectives, concerns, and observations shared during the assessment process, particularly in relation to Melgund Township, Northwestern Ontario and the communities of Dyment and Borups Corners who are the closest and most impacted of all in the process.