Port Hope Area Initiative
Answer #16
How
can residents be sure contaminants aren’t getting into the air or water
when the waste is dug up?
Environmental
monitoring will ensure safety measures are working effectively and provide
for early action, if the need arises. Before construction begins, the
environment will be monitored for at least six months to update baseline
information collected at the start of the EA. This pre-construction
monitoring will add to information on air quality (noise, odour, dust and
radiological data), water quality (creeks and rivers) and groundwater. Once
the Project begins, monitoring will ensure any changes in the baseline are
immediately detected and assessed. Post-construction monitoring will
continue long after the Project is completed to ensure the safety of the
long-term facility. The LLRWMO will communicate monitoring results to the
public using methods such as citizen participation and posting real-time
data on the internet.
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