RE: RE: Protecting Comox Valley Water Supply... Ok chrisale, but didn't the governing bodies, both at the Provincial and Federal levels approve the content that went into producing the Final AIR guidelines on June 7? If more was needed, why then didn't they ask for it to be added prior to the approving the guidelines back in June?
https://www.theravenproject.ca/cms/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/Federal-and-Provincial-governments-approve-Application-Information-Requirements-Guidelines.pdf
NEWS RELEASE
For Immediate Release
June 7, 2012
Federal and Provincial governments approve Application Information Requirements Guidelines
The Environmental Assessment Office (EAO) and the Canadian Environmental Assessment Agency (Agency) have approved the Application Information Requirements/Environmental Impact Statement Guidelines (AIR/EIS Guidelines) for the proposed Raven Underground Coal Project. These guidelines incorporate First Nations’, provincial, federal and local governments’, and public comments that are considered to be within the scope of the assessment.
"This is an important milestone for the project," said Raven Project CEO John Tapics. "This document outlines the studies and information that must be included as part of our application for environmental approval. Now independent scientists have an approved framework from which to gather reliable information about potential project effects on water, air, marine, wildlife, fisheries, transportation, heritage resources and socio-economic factors."
The proposed Raven Project is subject to a comprehensive federal and provincial environmental review process where more than 15 scientific discipline leads research valued environmental components contained in 16 environmental categories. The completed application is expected to contain approximately 8,000 to 10,000 pages and fill more than 10 binders. So far more than 30,000 person hours and over $5 million dollars have been spent to understand current environmental conditions in the project area and develop the approved framework. A further 10,000 to 20,000 person hours is expected before the application is completed.
"This level of effort is essential to ensure environmental values are protected," said Tapics. "It will provide the regulators and the public with science-based information from which to evaluate the project."