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Cross Valley Pond (CVP), CVP Treatment Plant, tailings area and the Intermediate Dam. (Photo Credit- Dave Hrabchuk, Parsons Inc.)

The remediation process begins with ensuring the Board (YESAB), an independent arms-length body.
site’s safety, stability and security to the extent While the plan is being assessed, necessary

possible, in its current state. The project proceeds construction and infrastructure upgrades and

through consultation and permitting processes urgent works are being undertaken. In addition to
before formal remediation begins. Ongoing civil engineers maintaining site infrastructure such

environmental monitoring ensures that systems as roads, buildings, dams and stream channels,

are working as they were designed, so that the site there is a larger group of environmental engineers,
remains compliant with environmental health and biologists and other environmental professionals

safety regulations. CIRNAC manages all related involved in the project.
agreements and contracts.

Among other things, these team members monitor

The complexity of the project is reflected in the water quality through hundreds of data points every
remediation plan’s over fourteen-thousand-page month, ensuring contaminated water is collected

length. It is currently under review by the Yukon and treated before it leaves the site, meeting all
Environmental and Socio-economic Assessment environmental standards. For example, the

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