Environment and Conservation
September 29, 2014

Environmental Assessment Bulletin

The Honourable Vaughn Granter, Minister of Environment and Conservation, has announced the following events relative to Part 10 Environmental Assessment of the Environmental Protection Act.

UNDERTAKING RELEASED:

Ocean Pond Cottage Lot Development
Proponent: Edinburgh Group Limited             (Reg. 1760)

The undertaking is released subject to the following conditions:
  • A Level 2 Groundwater Assessment must be submitted to and approved by the Minister of Environment and Conservation prior to construction.
  • A Water and Sewer Engineering Study must be submitted to and approved by the Minister of Service NL and Minister of Environment and Conservation prior to construction.
  • A Baseline Water Quality Monitoring Program must be submitted to and approved by the Minister of Environment and Conservation prior to construction.
  • The Final Cottage Development Layout Plan and number of cottages on Ocean Pond and Pond #1 must be submitted to and approved by the Minister of Service NL and Minister of Environment and Conservation prior to construction.
For further information on the environmental assessment process, please contact 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 department website at: //www.gov.nl.ca/env

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Media contact:
Deborah Thomas
Director of Communications
Department of Environment and Conservation
709-729-2575, 728-8092
DeborahThomas@gov.nl.ca

2014 09 29                                        3:55 p.m.

 

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