Notice of Filing
Alberta Energy and Utilities Board
Application No. 1276297
Alberta Environment
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AND ENHANCEMENT ACT(EPEA) APPLICATION NO. 003-46972 AND 026-11767
Water Act (WA) application No. 00188589
CARDINAL RIVER COALS LTD.
Amendments To the Luscar Mine and CHEVIOT Mine
MOUNTAIN PARK ARea
Take Notice that Cardinal River Coals Ltd. (CRC) has applied to the Alberta Energy and Utilities Board (EUB) and Alberta Environment (AENV) for approval to develop a Private Haul Road from the Cheviot Mine site to the Coal Processing Plant located at the Luscar Mine site. The Private Haul Road, which would consist of the new private coal haul road and alignment modifications to the existing Grave Flats Road (public road), would provide CRC with another option to develop coal reserves at the Cheviot Mine. The coal at Cheviot would be hauled to the Luscar Mine for processing at the existing coal processing plant. The project is located approximately 300 km west of Edmonton and 70 km south of Hinton within the County of Yellowhead #94. The Luscar Mine is located within Townships 47 and 48, Ranges 24 and 25 and the Cheviot Mine is located within Townships 45 and 46, Ranges 21, 22, 23 and 24.
This Notice of Filing is being distributed to advise interested persons that the applications are available, and that the EUB, AENV and other government departments are now undertaking reviews of the applications.
Nature of the Applications
In support of their proposal, CRC has prepared and submitted the following applications:
Combined Application No. 026-11767 and No. 003-46972 to AENV, under the Environmental Protection and Enhancement Act (EPEA), for approval to construct, operate and reclaim a private haul road between the previously approved Luscar Mine and Cheviot Mine.
Application No. 00188589 to AENV, under the Water Act (WA), for an amendment to Permit 98-44-NES authorizing construction of crossings along the private haul road corridor, comprising of:
- Two major stream crossings, on Whitehorse Creek in NE 24-46-24-W5 and on Prospect Creek in NE 18-46-23-W5;
- 13 ephemeral stream culvert crossings approximately located at:
Eastings Northings
477335 5873852
477388 5873109
477472 5871957
477549 5871380
477583 5871338
477600 5869769
478450 5867768
478961 5867458
479205 5867179
479458 5866926
479818 5866518
479781 5866506
479936 5866248; and,
- in addition to the above, there are 37 minor culvert installations in the corridor.
Additional Information
To obtain additional information or a copy of the application contact:
Cardinal River Coals Ltd.
Bag Service 2570
Hinton, Alberta T7V 1V5
Attention: Mr. Fred Munn, Project Manager
Telephone: (780) 692-5184
Fax: (780) 692-5138
Email: fred_munn@luscar.com
Edmonton, Alberta T2K 2J6 Stony Plain, Alberta T7Z 2K9
Telephone: (780) 427-6311 Telephone: (780) 963-6131 ex. 246
To File a Submission
Should you have a statement of concern regarding EPEA Application No. 026-11767 / 003-46972 or the WA application No. 00188589, please submit your statement to:
Pursuant to Section 73 of EPEA and section 109 of WA, any person who is directly affected by Application No. 026-11767 / 003-46972 or Application No. 00188589 may submit a written statement of concern regarding this application. Statements of concerns must be submitted in writing within 30 days of the date of this notice. Please quote Application No. 026-11767 / 003-46972 or File No. 00188589 when submitting a statement of concern. Failure to file a statement of concern may affect the right to file a Notice of Appeal with the Environmental Appeal Board. Note: Any statements filed regarding this application are public records, which are accessible by the public.
Issued at Calgary, Alberta, on September 24, 2002.
ALBERTA ENERGY AND UTILITIES BOARD
Michael J. Bruni, Q.C., General Counsel
