Latitude
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76°25'0"N
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74°41'44"N
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63°20'20"N
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62°10'14"N
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62°50'48"N
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67°33'16"N
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68°47'25"N
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Longitude
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82°53'44"W
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94°49'45"W
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90°42'5"W
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92°34'40"W
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69°52'18"W
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64°1'41"W
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81°14'14"W
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Population in 2006
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141
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229
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332
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353
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411
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473
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654
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Wastewater License #
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NWB3GRI0308
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Unlicensed (Hamlet has applied for license with GN, date unknown)
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NWB3CHE0308
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NWB3WHA0207
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NWB3KIM0207
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3BM-QIK0712
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NWB3HAL0308
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License type
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B
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B
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B
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B
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B
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B
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B
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Effective date of license
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Nov. 15, 2003 (previously unlicensed by NWB)
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N/A
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Dec. 15, 2003
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Sept. 1, 2002 (landfarm license Sept. 27, 2007)
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01-Sep-02
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May 9, 2007 (amendment Sept. 27, 2007 for solid waste upgrades; previous license expired Dec. 31, 2006)
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23-Apr-03
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Expiry date of license
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Nov. 15, 2008
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N/A
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Dec. 31, 2008
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Expired Aug. 31, 2007 (landfarm license Sept. 30, 2012)
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Expired August 31, 2007 (license renewal filed in 2007; in review)
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May 31, 2012
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Mar. 31, 2008
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Water source
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Glacier run-off
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No Name Lake (Char Lake in 2002)
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First Lake
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Fish Lake
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Fundo Lake
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Tulugak river/reservoir
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Water reservoir/ Sapo Lake
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Annual quantity of water use licensed
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6200 m3
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N/A
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20,000 m3
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30,000 m3
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30,000 m3
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37,500 m3
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35,000 m3
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Annual quantity water used
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5,658 m3 (projected 2003), 5,924 m3 (projected 2008)
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For utilidor system: 13,140 m3 (2002); for trucked system, 1,326 m3 (2002); 2007 projected is 15,474 m3
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11,379 m3 (2003), 17,248 m3 (projected 2008)
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17,515 m3
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20,678 m3 (2006), 32,000 m3 (2004), 26,915 m3 (projected 2013)
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Sewage collection
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Trucked
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Utilidor system (shallow-buried pipe system, electrically heat-traced piping, owned by GN), Approx. 40 ppl serviced by truck and airport serviced by truck
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Trucked
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Trucked
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Trucked
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Trucked
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Trucked
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Annual quantity of wastewater
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5,658 m3 projected 2003; 5924 m3 projected 2008
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For utilidor system: 13,140 m3 (2002); for trucked system, 1,326 m3 (2002); 2007 projected is 15,474 m3
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17,515 m3
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19,024 m3
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Treatment system
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Single-cell engineered annual decant lagoon; overland (wetlands) to ocean
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Basic macerator, piped discharge to ocean for utilidor system; domestic trucked waste put in solid waste area and covered with lime and gravel; sewage from airport put in holding tank
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Natural depression (holding cell), exfiltrates into natural wetland area
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Facultative lagoon and treatment wetland
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Small retention pond and treatment wetland. (Access road being redesigned for lagoon built in 2001 that has never been used due to road safety issues)
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Facultative lagoon and treatment wetland
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Engineered primary lagoon (constructed 1998, has been incorporated into new lagoon system) and wetlands. (Old two-cell system decommissioning began 2005)
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Number of cells
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One
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N/A
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One (holding cell)
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One
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One
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Two (one cell is old lagoon, second cell is new lagoon)
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One
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Discharge type
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Discontinuous
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Continuous via outfall pipe directly into ocean at high tide water edge
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Continuous
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Continuous
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Continuous
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Annual discharge June to Oct via designed flow control structure (exfiltration berm and perforated drainage pipe)
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Continuous
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Lagoon retention time
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Not confirmed
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N/A
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Very limited
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Not confirmed
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None/very limited
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Not confirmed
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Not confirmed
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Lagoon capacity and dimensions
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5000 m3
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N/A
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15,000 m3
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38,850 m3 total capacity (old lagoon cell 10,558 m3 capacity)
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2649 m2 area (when build 1998); recently expanded, final dimension unknown
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Location relative to community
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1.4 km W
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3.1 km W
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0.7 km SW
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2.3 km
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1.0 km N
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Wetland area and flow path
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Not confirmed
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N/A
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165,000 m2 area; 900 m flow path
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700 m flow path
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100 m
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22 ha; 1 km flow path
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Receiving body
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Ocean
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Resolute Bay for utilidor system; Meretta and Resolute Lake system for Airport
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Hudson Bay
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Hudson Bay
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Ocean
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Davis Strait
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Foxe Basin
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Industrial input
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None known
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None known
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None known
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None known
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None known
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None known
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None known
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Freeboard requirements
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1.0 m
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1 m
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1 m
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1.0 m
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1.0 m
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1.0 m
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Geotechnical inspection requirements
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Not specified
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Not specified
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Not specified
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Not specified
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Not specified
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Annual inspection to be carried out in July by an engineer
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Not specified
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Maximum effluent fecal coliforms
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1 x 106 CFU/dl
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1x104 CFU/dl
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1x106 CFU/dl
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1 x 106 CFU/dl
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1 x 104 CFU/100 mL at QIK-6 until wetland is commissioned; 1 x 102 CFU/100 mL at QIK-12 after wetland is commissioned
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1 x 106 CFU/dl
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Maximum effluent BOD5
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120 mg/L
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80 mg/L
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120 mg/L
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120 mg/L
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120 mg/L at QIK-6 until wetland is commissioned; 45 mg/L at QIK-12 after wetland is commissioned
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120 mg/L
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Maximum effluent total suspended solids
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180 mg/L
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100 mg/L
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180 mg/L
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180 mg/L
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180 mg/L at QIK-6 until wetland is commissioned; 45 mg/L at QIK-12 after wetland is commissioned
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180 mg/L
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Maximum effluent pH
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Between 6 and 9
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Between 6 and 9
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Between 6 and 9
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Between 6 and 9
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Between 6 and 9
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Between 6 and 9
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Oil and grease requirement
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No visible sheen
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No visible sheen
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No visible sheen
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No visible sheen
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No visible sheen
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No visible sheen
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Acute toxicity requirement
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No requirements
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No requirements
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No requirements
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No requirements
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No toxicity to rainbow trout or daphnia
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No requirements
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Raw sewage volume monitoring stations
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GRI-3, raw sewage at truck offload point
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CHE-3, raw sewage at truck offload point
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Not specified
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Not specified
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QIK-3; raw sewage from pump-out truck
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HAL-3, raw sewage at discharge point
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Effluent quality monitoring stations
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GRI-4, final discharge point of the sewage disposal facilities
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CHE-4, final discharge point
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WHA-3, final discharge point
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KIM-3, effluent discharge from the sewage disposal facilities
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QIK-6, discharge from the sewage disposal facilities at the controlled point of release following treatment; QIK-7, current sewage disposal facilities effluent 5 m prior to entering ocean; QIK-12, the final discharge point of the wetland treatment area
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HAL-4, effluent discharge from the sewage disposal facilities
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Additional monitoring stations
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QIK-4, run-off below the abandoned sewage disposal area prior to discharge to ocean; QIK-5, ocean water 5 m from point where effluent enters (abandoned site); QIK-9, QIK-10, and QIK-11, unnamed streams located between the sewage facilities and the solid waste disposal facilities
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Volume monitoring requirements
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GRI-3, monthly and annual volumes of raw sewage; annual quantity of sewage solids
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CHE-3, monthly and annual measurement
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Monthly and annual quantity of raw sewage
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Monthly and annual volumes of raw sewage; annual volumes of sewage solids
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QIK-3, monthly and annual volumes of raw sewage
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HAL-3, monthly and annual volumes of raw sewage; annual volume of sewage solids
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Effluent quality monitoring frequency
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GRI-4, monthly May to August inclusive for BOD, FC, pH,
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CHE-4, monthly May to Aug inclusive
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WHA-3, monthly May to Aug inclusive
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KIM-3, monthly May to August inclusive
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QIK-6, QIK-7, QIK-12, once at the beginning, middle and near the end of discharge
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HAL-4, monthly May to August inclusive
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Effluent quality monitoring parameters
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BOD, TSS, pH, FC, NO3-NO2, conductivity, NH3-N, oil and grease (visible), sulphate, potassium, calcium, total phenols, sodium, magnesium, total arsenic, total copper, total iron, total mercury, total zinc, total chromium, total cadmium, total lead, total nickel
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BOD, TSS, pH, FC, NO3-NO2, conductivity, NH3-N, oil and grease (visible), sulphate, potassium, calcium, total phenols, sodium, magnesium, total arsenic, total copper, total iron, total mercury, total zinc, total chromium, total cadmium, total lead, total nickel
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BOD, TSS, pH, FC, NO3-NO2, conductivity, NH3-N, oil and grease (visible), sulphate, potassium, calcium, total phenols, sodium, magnesium, total arsenic, total copper, total iron, total mercury, total zinc, total chromium, total cadmium, total lead, total nickel
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BOD, TSS, pH, FC, NO3-NO2, conductivity, NH3-N, oil and grease (visible), sulphate, potassium, calcium, total phenols, sodium, magnesium, total arsenic, total copper, total iron, total mercury, total zinc, total chromium, total cadmium, total lead, total nickel
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BOD, TSS, pH, FC, NO3-NO2, conductivity, NH3-N, oil and grease (visible), sulphate, potassium, calcium, total phenols, sodium, magnesium, total arsenic, total copper, total iron, total mercury, total zinc, total chromium, total cadmium, total lead, total nickel, chloride, total organic carbon, total cobalt, total hardness, total aluminium, total alkalinity, total manganese
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BOD, TSS, pH, FC, NO3-NO2, conductivity, NH3-N, oil and grease (visible), sulphate, potassium, calcium, total phenols, sodium, magnesium, total arsenic, total copper, total iron, total mercury, total zinc, total chromium, total cadmium, total lead, total nickel
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Toxicity monitoring (Rainbow Trout and Daphnia magna)
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Not specified
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Not specified
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Not specified
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Not specified
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QIK-6 or QIK-12 (as determined to be the final discharge point), once annually midway through discharge
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Not specified
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Ground temperature
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Not specified
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Not specified
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Not specified
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Not specified
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Thermistors within each berm structure and foundation; frequency of readings as necessary to allow for thermal modeling of the berms
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Not specified
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Location of parameter analysis
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CAEAL or other approved by Analyst
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CAEAL or other approved by Analyst
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CAEAL or other approved by Analyst
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CAEAL or other approved by Analyst
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CAEAL or other approved by Analyst
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CAEAL or other approved by Analyst
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Reporting requirements
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Annual report; inform inspector 10 days before decant
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Annual report; inform inspector 10 days before decant
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Annual report; inform inspector 10 days before decant
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Annual report; inform inspector 10 days before decant
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Annual report; advise inspector 10 days before decant
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Annual report; inform inspector 10 days before decant
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