Approvals, Consultations and Engagement - Environmental Assessments and Permitting
13 important questions on Approvals, Consultations and Engagement - Environmental Assessments and Permitting
What is an Environmental Assessment?
What is an Environmental Impact Assessment?
What are the common characteristics of an EA project?
- Public/First Nations profile
- Complex and diverse technical or social issues
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What three levels of government can be included in an EA and permitting?
What 5 pillars do Valued Components (VC) (the basis of an EIA) fall into?
How are Provincial EAs conducted in BC?
How does the Impact Assessment Agency reduce duplication of EAs?
- Equivalency: Canada determines BC's process equivalent to its own - one decision
What are common EA issues?
- Insufficient technical studies
- Schedule-driven agenda
- Lack of EA lead
- Involves First Nations and IPs early
What should Engineers know about indigenous groups?
- Fiduciary obligation lies with Crown
- Build relationship with discussion
What are the 3 levels of reducing/avoiding environmental impacts?
- Mitigation - reduce effects
- Offsetting - compensating for unavoidable effects
Do smaller, less complex projects require an EA?
If a project does not trigger a review under the IAA what happens?
Engineer's role in Assessment phase?
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