Require immediate physical field verification (netting/trapping) of the American eel (Anguilla rostrata) to confirm the eDNA detection mentioned in Section 14.7.1.
Strategic Rationale
The Proponent's submission identifies the 'potential' presence of the American eel, a federally Endangered and provincially Threatened species, via eDNA, yet notes this is outside its known distribution. Relying on eDNA without physical confirmation creates regulatory uncertainty. For Melgund, the confirmed presence of an Endangered species would trigger stringent federal protections and potentially alter the project's viability or layout. We must demand definitive proof of presence/absence immediately to avoid basing the Impact Statement on theoretical data.
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.