24 April 2006
Joe Murdock
Technical Advisor
Nunavut Water
Board
Dear Joe
Thank you for your letter advising receipt of the
construction project materials.
We are planning to improve the main Honda
trail that leads out of our community to various hunting and fishing sites,
cabins as well as to the other camp/settlement that was abandoned when the
community of Sanikiluaq was formed. During the initial discussions it was
mentioned that the bridge at Pullalik Creek be upgraded as the one that is there
now is deteriorating and should be replaced.
I have spoken with our Hamlet
foreman to get specifications for a single-span steel girder I-beam bridge that
will be pre-cut in the community and transported to the site by truck and/or
front end loader.
Further to our telephone conversation on April 27,2006, I
have been giving very careful consideration to any waste material, or silt
entering the fresh water and have made plans for the abutments, that this new
bridge will sit on, will be approximately 10-12 feet from the banks of the
stream and the vertical steel support beams will be encased in a wooden crib
which will be filled with rocks and gravel.
Since the wooden boxes that will
support the Ibeams will be constructed in the community and transported to the
site, I feel that there will be very little disruption of the natural stream
banks and therefore very little silt entering the waterway.As well, the timing
of this project coincides with extremely low water levels because all of the
spring run off will have already passed downstream.
We will not be doing any
refuelling of gasoline or diesel on site thereby reducing any potential for fuel
spills.
In conclusion, I would like to emphasize that the main reason we want
to construct this new bridge is to eliminate entirely all vehicles from crossing
the stream by going through the water because the wooden bridge that is there is
unsafe. We expect very minimal intrusion on the stream bed and stream banks, and
are trying to encourage all traffic to use one trail instead of the many routes
in the surrounding area.
If you need any further information please feel free
to contact me at (867) 266-8874 or 266-8866
Thank you
Robert
McLean
CEDO
Municipality of Sanikiluaq
P.S. I will be taking many
digital photographs before, during and after construction which you might find
entertaining and useful for presentations.
----- Original Message
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From: Joe Murdock <tech1@nwb.nunavut.ca>
To: Robert McLean
<sanicedo@yahoo.ca>
Cc: Phyllis Beaulieu
<licensing@nwb.nunavut.ca>
Sent: Monday, April 24, 2006 10:23:34
AM
Subject: Pullalik Bridge Project
Robert,
Please allow me to introduce myself. My name is Joe
Murdock and I am the Technical Advisor responsible for processing your
application. As I understand you have been in contact with Phyllis Beaulieu at
our office. I had tried giving you a call today (8:15 am Mountain Time) and you
do not have voicemail. I have went through the materials sent in from you for
consideration and I have a few points. The NWB practices a mandate that deals
directly with freshwater use and alteration and the deposition of wastes
into freshwater. With this in mind there needs to be sufficient detail in
how this project will impact waters in a quantatative and qualitative manner. A
couple questions that come to mind that need further clarity
include what mitigative measures will be in place to minimize the impact to
sediments introduced during and after construction (erosion control, bank
stability, the use of silt curtains etc), and how will construction be managed
to minimize impact to the watercourse. Of course these are just general overview
questions that need refinement to move your application forward. Due to
project specifics there may be other issues that need to be identified as
well. I invite you to drop me a line at (867) 360-6338 so we can discuss
further.
Regards,
Joe
Joe Murdock
Technical Advisor
Nunavut Water Board
Nunavut's Representative - Canadian Geotechnical
Society Cold Regions Geotechnology Division