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Environmental Baseline Studies

Blue Heron has the staff and technical expertise required to conduct baseline studies of any size.

Aug 6, 2013
From simple desktop screening exercises, to multi-component field-based studies. Our staff can conduct:
• Aquatic Habitat and Wildlife Studies
• Terrestrial Habitat and Wildlife Studies
• Vegetation Community Studies
• Waste Rock, Ore, and Soil Geochemistry
• Acid Rock Drainage and Metal Leaching Prediction Studies
• Hydrogeology
• Hydrology
• Surface Water and Groundwater Quality
• Air Quality
• Noise and Vibration Studies
• Species at Risk Screening Studies
• Archaeological and Traditional Land Use Studies
• Typical environmental baseline studies generally consist of one or more of the above listed components, depending on the type, scale, and location of the proposed operation, and its predicted environmental impacts.

Are Environmental Baseline Studies Necessary?
Comprehensive baseline studies are a required component of Environmental Assessments, and they provide valuable information for inclusion with Mine Closure Plans and other environmental permit applications. Because they contain important data regarding pre-development site conditions, environmental baseline studies are also essential for directing future site reclamation and rehabilitation activities.
What are Baseline Studies Designed to do?
Baseline environmental studies are designed to establish the environmental conditions at a site prior to any site development. Once established, these “baseline” conditions then provide a benchmark against which to monitor and manage any potential future impacts resulting from industrial operations at the site.
 
Keep in Mind.
Since environmental baseline studies need to account for temporal (seasonal) variation at the site, and require sufficient time to collect representative data, most baseline studies should be initiated at least two years prior to any site development plans. This is especially important if your operation is subject to an Environmental Assessment.

Source: http://www.blueheronenv.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=198&Itemid=567

Environmental Management System/ Compliance Specialist

The successful applicant will provide support to our senior permitting specialists as well as our environmental compliance staff in projects for the industrial sector, focused on mining, forestry and aggregate clients.