Require a dynamic impact assessment that models fish passage scenarios assuming the natural failure or removal of the identified 'beaver dam' barriers.
Strategic Rationale
"The Proponent identifies numerous beaver dams as 'barriers' that currently prevent fish from accessing the Project site. However, beaver dams are ephemeral and subject to natural washout. If the Proponent's assessment assumes these barriers are permanent, they may falsely conclude that fish cannot migrate into the impact zone over the project's multi-decade lifespan. Melgund requires an assessment that accounts for the dynamic nature of local waterways, ensuring that future fish migration into the site is considered in the safety case."
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.