Challenge the designation of 'Not applicable' for Assessment Endpoints regarding Air Quality, Noise/Vibration, Hydrogeology, and Surface Water Quality in Table 19.1.
Strategic Rationale
"The Proponent's submission categorizes these critical physical factors as 'Intermediate Components' with no independent assessment endpoints, implying they are only relevant if they impact a biological receptor. For Melgund Township, where residents rely directly on groundwater (wells) and surface water, and value the quiet enjoyment of the land, this is unacceptable. The Environment Working Group must demand that specific provincial and federal standards (e.g., PWQO, AAQC) be adopted as binding Assessment Endpoints. This ensures that any degradation of air or water quality is flagged as a significant impact in itself, providing the community with enforceable environmental protection."
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.