Alberta Environment
Environmental Protection and Enhancement Act (EPEA)
Application No. 001-155804
Water Act (WA) application No. 00143283

GRANDE CACHE COAL COMPANY(Stakeholder NO. 144026)
GRANDE CACHE COAL PROJECT
GRANDE CACHE ARea

Take Notice that Grande Cache Coal Company (GCC) has applied to the Alberta Energy and Utilities Board (EUB) and Alberta Environment (AENV) for approval to construct and operate a coal mine and coal processing facility north of Grande Cache. The proposed mine development is located 20 km north of Grande Cache in the Municipal District of Greenview, within Townships 57 - 58, Ranges 8 - 9, West of the 6th Meridian. The proposed development includes the No.8 surface open pit mine, No.7 underground coal mine, haul roads, Flood Creek disposal facility, coal processing plant, associated infrastructure, water and tailings management plans and an integrated closure plan. The Grande Cache Coal Project is designed to recover 1.7 million tonnes per year of primarily bituminous metallurgical coal over a 9.5-year period. 

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. 

Further Take Notice that pursuant to Section 70 of the Environmental Protection and Enhancement Act (EPEA) and Section 109 of the Water Act (WA), any person who is directly affected by EPEA Application No. 001-155804 or the WA Application No. 00143283, may submit a written statement of concern outlining the reasons for objecting, by February 1, 2002. Failure to file a statement of concern on or before February 1, 2002 may affect the right to file a Notice of Appeal (on appeal with the Environmental Appeal Board). 

Nature of Applications

In support of their proposal, GCC has prepared and submitted the following applications:  

        Application No. 1246320 to the EUB, pursuant to Sections 10, 11, and 23 of the Coal Conservation Act, to develop a mine site, begin mining operations and resume operations at a coal processing plant. In support of its proposal and as part of this application to the EUB, GCC has also submitted an Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) report to the Director responsible for environmental assessment within AENV.  

        Application No. 001-155804 to AENV, pursuant to Section 42 of EPEA, to construct and operate a new underground mine, surface mine, and coal processing facility.

•  An application (File No. 00143283) to AENV, pursuant to Section 37 and 50 of the WA to authorize water management plans.

• An application (File No. 001-155804) to AENV to operate a waste water system as part of the mining operation.

• An application (File No. 001-155804) to AENV to operate a potable water system as part of the mining operation

Additional Information

To obtain additional information or a copy of the application and the EIA, free of charge, contact: 

Grande Cache Coal Company

Suite 100, 119 - 14th Street NW

Calgary, Alberta  T2N 1Z6

Attention: Mr Bernd Martens, Manager, Environment

Telephone: (403) 543-7030

Fax: (403) 543-7092

Email: berndm@gccoal.com

Copies of these applications are also available for public viewing at the following locations:

AENV Regulatory Approvals Centre                        Alberta Environment

Main Floor, 9820 106th Street,                        Suite 107, 111 - 54th Street

Edmonton, Alberta  T2K 2J6                        Edson, Alberta  T7E 1T2

Telephone:  (780) 427-6311                         Telephone: (780) 723-8369

Town of Grande Cache Office

Provincial Building

P.O. Box 300

Grande Cache, Alberta  T0E 0Y0

Telephone: (780) 827-3362

To File a Submission

Should you have a statement of concern to EPEA Application No. 001-155804 or the WA application (File No. 00143283), please submit your statement to: 

Alberta Environment

Director, Northern East Slopes Region

AENV Regulatory Approvals Centre

Main Floor, 9820 106th Street

Edmonton, Alberta  T5K 2J6

Telephone: (780) 427-6311

Fax: (780) 422-0154

Statements of concern must be submitted on or before February 1, 2002. Please quote Application No. 001-055804 (EPEA), or Application No. 00143283 (WA) when submitting a statement of concern. If no statements of concerns are received, the EPEA and WA applications may be approved without further notice. Note any statements filed regarding these applications will become part of the public record. 

For information about EUB procedures, contact:

EUB Applications Branch, Resource Applications

Attention: Mr. Dave Henderson

Telephone: (403) 298-8388

Email: dave.henderson@gov.ab.ca

Issued at Calgary, Alberta, on November 23, 2001

ALBERTA ENERGY AND UTILITIES BOARD