Stream 3: Environmental Science
Presentations
- Sea-level Change Considerations for Marine Civil Works COPRI Committee Update on Best Practices
- Development of an Area Risk Assessment Methodology of Ship-Source Oil Spills in Canadian Waters
- Prioritization Matrix for Assessing Sediment Contamination in the Trent Severn Waterway and Rideau Canal to Support of Infrastructure Upgrades
- Stabilization of the M/V Kathryn Spirit using an embankment: Steps
- Climate Change, Coastal Hazards and Vulnerability for Select PEI Harbours
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Sea-level Change Considerations for Marine Civil Works COPRI Committee Update on Best Practices
David Millar1, Jean Toilliez2, Austin Becker3
1Fugro
2ESA
3University of Rhode Island
The objective of this presentation is to discuss the impacts of sea level change on marine civil works and discuss talking points and dialogue topics for owners and stakeholders to evaluate these risks at an appropriate level of scale and risk tolerance.
Development of an Area Risk Assessment Methodology of Ship-Source Oil Spills in Canadian Waters
David J. Creber, Dave Poole, Lynn Gagnon
Dillon Consulting Limited
The objective of this presentation is to provide an overview of the Area Risk Assessment (ARA) Methodology, including its purpose and intent; the approach taken to develop the ARA Methodology; and, the issues and challenges that were faced developing the ARA Methodology.
Prioritization Matrix for Assessing Sediment Contamination in the Trent Severn Waterway and Rideau Canal to Support of Infrastructure Upgrades
Paul Bandler1, Tamsin Laing2, Randy Power3
1BluMetric Environmental Inc.
2Royal Military College of Canada
3Parks Canada Agency
The objective of this presentation is to demonstrate the development of a screening tool to prioritize the potential environmental and human health risks of sediment impacts at water infrastructure site. This desktop assessment tool will reduce the level of effort and associated cost of on-site sediment investigations.
Marie-Hélène Michaud1, Pierre Nellis2
1Public Services and Procurement Canada
2Fisheries and Oceans Canada - Canadian Coast Guard
The objective of the presentation is to present the actions taken, the various stages and the environmental and engineering issues encountered in order to stabilize the M/V Kathryn Spirit, docked in Beauharnois since 2011.
Climate Change, Coastal Hazards and Vulnerability for Select PEI Harbours
Mike Davies, Coldwater Consulting Ltd.
The objective of this presentation is to discuss the assessment of the vulnerability of select Small Craft Harbour facilities to the combined threats of coastal erosion, flooding and storm damage.