NLIS 7
June 1, 2005
(Environment and Conservation)


Environmental Assessment Bulletin

Environment and Conservation Minister Tom Osborne has announced the following events relative to Part 10 Environmental Assessment of the Environmental Protection Act.

UNDERTAKINGS REGISTERED:

(1) Lawn Mink Farm                                 (Reg. 1198)
Proponent: T & E Enterprises

The proponent proposes to raise mink within the municipal boundary of the Town of Lawn on the Burin Peninsula. The proposed site is one hectare in size and is located approximately 500 metres south of some local barns and approximately 500 metres north of a salt fish plant. The project will include: importing 1,000 impregnated female mink that will yield an average of four kits per adult, feed kitchen, equipment storage area and a number of mink sheds. The undertaking was registered on May 31, 2005; public comments are due by July 6, 2005; and, the minister's decision is due by July 15, 2005.

(2) Wabush PCB Storage Facility                               (Reg. 1199)
Proponent: Newfoundland and Labrador Hydro

The proponent proposes to construct a Polychlorinated Biphenyl (PCB) storage facility at their Wabush Line Depot/Office in Labrador. The facility will be a new pre-engineered, pre-assembled metal building measuring approximately four metres in length, three metres wide, and three metres high. The building will have a secondary containment system incorporated into its design. The facility will accommodate PCB contaminated electrical equipment and transformers oil that has been removed from service in Hydro�s Transmission and Rural Operations (Labrador West) operating area. The installation and commissioning of the facility is tentatively scheduled to occur this September. The undertaking was registered on May 31, 2005; public comments are due by July 6, 2005; and, the minister's decision is due by July 15, 2005.

The minister encourages all interested parties to become involved and to make comments known. Comments on submitted documents are invited from the public, addressed in writing to the minister, and are welcome prior to the deadline date shown.

UNDERTAKING RELEASED:

(1) Marble View Estates Residential Development                           (Reg. 1180)
Proponent: Sharpe�s Frozen Foods

The minister has released the undertaking subject to an undisturbed buffer being maintained along the 1:100 year flood line for the Humber River.

Further information may be obtained by contacting the Director of Environmental Assessment at (709) 729-4211 or toll-free: 1-800-563-6181 or by mail to:
Director, Environmental Assessment Division
Department of Environment and Conservation
West Block, Confederation Building
P. O. Box 8700, St. John's, NL A1B 4J6

Environmental Assessment Information is on the government Web site at //www.gov.nl.ca/env

2005 06 01                        2:40 p.m.


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