ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION NOTICE Application for an Elk Valley Permit Under The Provisions of the Environmental Management Act. We, Teck Coal Limited, Suite 1000, 205-9th Avenue S.E., Calgary Alberta, T2G 0R3, hereby submit an application to the Director to authorize the discharge into the Elk Valley watershed of effluent containing selenium and nitrate from Teck’s five steelmaking coal mines in the Elk Valley. The authorized discharge will be subject to the condition that the Applicant meets the following limits proposed in Table 1 at the compliance points specified in Table 1. The locations of compliance sites for each operation are proposed as: 1. Fording River Operation (FRO): FRO Compliance Site- Fording River downstream Cataract Creek 2. Greenhills Operation (GHO): GHO Fording River Compliance Site- Fording River downstream Greenhills Creek; GHO Elk River Compliance Site- Elk River downstream Thompson Creek 3. Line Creek Operation (LCO): LCO Compliance Site- Line Creek downstream of South Line Creek 4. Elkview Operation (EVO): EVO Harmer Creek Compliance Site- Harmer Spillway; EVO Michel Creek Compliance Site- Michel Creek at Hwy 3 bridge 5. Coal Mountain Operation (CMO): CMO Compliance Site- Michel Creek upstream of Andy Goode Creek The land upon which the operations are situated, and the discharges originate from, are described under FRO Mine Permit No. C-3, LCO Mine Permit No. C-129, GHO Mine Permit No. C-137, EVO Mine Permit No. C-2, and CMO Mine Permit No. C-84, located within the District of Elkford, District of Sparwood, and the Regional District of East Kootenay (RDEK). The details of the application are available for viewing at the Cranbrook office of the Ministry of Environment at 205 Industrial Road G, at the Elkford or Sparwood Public Library located in the District of Elkford, BC and the District of Sparwood, BC. An electronic copy of the application can be viewed on the Elk Valley Water Quality Plan website at www.teck.com/elkvalley. Any person who may be adversely affected by the proposed Elk Valley Permit and wishes to provide relevant information may, within 30 days after the last date of posting, publishing, service or display, send written comments to the applicant at: •www.teck.com/elkvalley, using the online feedback form; •Email directly to [email protected]; •Send to PO Box 1777, 116 Centennial Square, Sparwood, BC, V0B 2G0. With a copy to the Regional Director, Environmental Protection at: Regional Director c/o The Ministry of Environment Regional Operations, Kootenay Region 205 Industrial Road G, Cranbrook, BC, V1C 7G5. The identity of any respondents and the contents of anything submitted in relation to this application will become part of the public record. A copy of this application was posted at the all Teck sites in the Elk Valley in accordance with the Public Notification Regulation on September 29th, 2014. The operating period for all sites will be 24 hours/day, 7 days/week. The type of treatment to be applied to the discharges may include one or more of the following: water collection and settling ponds, water treatment facilities and/or clean water diversions. Table 1: Proposed Discharge Limits FRO Compliance Site Modelled Average Flow: 219,000m³/day GHO Fording River Compliance Site Modelled Average Flow: 424,400m³/day GHO Elk River Compliance Site Modelled Average Flow: 1,044,000m³/ day LCO Compliance Site Modelled Average Flow: 148,400m³/day EVO Harmer Compliance Site Modelled Average Flow: 48,300m³/day EVO Michel Compliance Site Modelled Average Flow: 907,600m³/day CMO Compliance Site Modelled Average Flow: 102,900m³/day Parameter Period 1 Period 2 Period 3 Limit Time Frame Limit Time Frame Limit Time Frame Selenium 0.130 2014–2018 0.090 2019–2022 0.061 2023– Nitrate 43.0 2014–2018 19.0 2019–2022 13.0 Parameter Period 1 2023– Period 2 Period 3 Limit Time Frame Limit Time Frame Limit Time Frame Selenium 0.080 2014–2018 0.063 2019–2022 0.051 2023– Nitrate 28.0 2014–2018 14.0 2019–2022 13.0 2023– Parameter Period 1 Period 2 Period 3 Limit Time Frame Limit Time Frame Selenium 0.015 2014–2026 0.08 2027– Nitrate 3.0 2014–onwards Parameter Period 1 Limit Time Frame Selenium 0.080 Nitrate 14.0 Parameter Period 2 — Period 3 Time Frame 2014 0.050 2015–2032 0.029 2033– 2014 7.1 2015–2032 3.0 2033– Time Frame Selenium 0.100 2014–onwards Nitrate 4.0 2014–2016 Parameter Time Frame — Limit Period 1 Limit Limit Limit Time Frame Period 2 Limit Period 3 Time Frame — 16.0 — 2017–2020 Period 1 Limit Time Frame — 8.0 — 2021– Period 2 Period 3 Limit Time Frame Limit Time Frame Limit Time Frame Selenium 0.028 2014–2020 0.020 2021–2024 0.019 2025– Nitrate 6.0 Parameter 2014-onwards — Period 1 — — Period 2 Limit Time Frame Selenium 0.019 2014–onwards — — — — Nitrate 5.0 2014–onwards — — — — Notes: All Limits in mg/L as maximum monthly average values. Limit — Period 3 Time Frame Limit Time Frame
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