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However, any residual effects to water quality and
hence fish as a result of this project would be
insignificant.
5 Riparian Impacts
Where riparian habitat loss occurs how
wills the loss/ impact be compensated
for?
Will large mature trees which provided
critical seasonal thermal cover be
removed?
If so how will this be compensated for?
Will compensation occur off-site or at the
area of impact?
6 Compensation Strategy - a detailed
compensation / mitigation plan needs to
be formalized prior to transmission line
construction in order to provide detailed
examples of how aquatic ecosystem
impacts will be compensated/ mitigated.
BCTC will review the plans for cutting within riparian
habitat with MOE and DFO. The appropriate
guidelines for cutting within riparian zones will be
prescribed In the Construction EMP,
The conclusion of the EOA was that significant
adverse effects were unlikely with mitigation. Those
mitigation measures will be formalized before
construction. In the absence of significant adverse
effects, compensation will likely not be required.
However, please note response to point #5.
No change in status.
No change in status.
Concerns
1 Section 4.2.2. pp 4-1-vague statement,
clarification as to what the definition of
"representative" is would be appropriate.
2 Section 4.24.1 pp 4-3- Does this
statement refer to sculpin species or any
general fish species?
Representative means that the environmental
consultant selected streams and sites that exemplified
the size and morphology of watercourses found along
the length of the corridor.
The methodology used has been explained in the
EOA report.
The statement “Many species are unlikely to be in
streams crossed by the corridor options for the CVT
Project” refers to the table 4-2 in the EOA report. The
table shows that 33 species of fish are found in the
Columbia Valley.
No change in status.
No change in status.
Please refer to BCTC’s response
to point #1.
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