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ENVIRONMENTAL UPDATE
GENERAL INFORMATION MEETING FOR MCKENZIE AVENUE EXTENSION PROJECT May 24th 2016
1. Summary of environmental studies
2. Compensation concept
OBJECTIVE
2
Streams according to Montreal and MDDELCC
STREAMS
3
High water line delimitation
STREAMS
4
May 5th 2015
10 m riparian buffer zone
STREAMS
5
Wetlands identified in 2015 with new MDDELCC methodology
WETLANDS
6
Moderate
ecological
value
Low
ecological
value
6 endangered plant species observed
ENDANGERED PLANTS
7
• No information from CDPPNQ &MFFP databases
• No endangered animals observed
ENDANGERED ANIMALS
8
PRELIMINARY PLANS
9
No overlap of the 10 m riparian buffer zone
0,27 ha wetland lost (+/- 0,1 ha for the avenue)
AVOID → MINIMIZE → COMPENSATE
• Overlap of the 10m stream riparian buffer zone avoided by shifting the avenue inside the cadastral limits
• Unable to avoid wetland, minimization of perturbation by ensuring residual wetlands will continue to receive sufficient water
• Loss of wetlands requires compensation replacements
PROJECT ANALYSIS
10
Possibilities are :
• Land conservation
• Re-naturalization of disturbed habitat
Best option is partial acquisition of McGill land
• For acceptation by MDDELCC, need to prove that proposed conservation is an environmental gain
COMPENSATION
11
Compensation concept proposed
COMPENSATION
12
20 m buffer = 0, 38 ha
1,1 ha block (1,5 ha with bottom)