Water Control Infrastructure and Dike Repair and Maintenance Part II - St. Clair National Wildlife Area

Ducks Unlimited Canada (DUC) is proposing to undertake maintenance and repair activities to improve the dike infrastructure within the St. Clair National Wildlife Area, located in Pain Court, Ontario. These dikes are crucial to controlling the water levels within the National Wildlife Area. They also help mitigate the risk of flooding and improve wildlife habitat. Proper functioning of this infrastructure is necessary to ensure the effective management of the area for wildlife, their habitats, federal infrastructure, and public visitor access.

DUC will reconstruct and realign several dikes at the Bear Creek Unit using heavy machinery and imported materials. The dike tops at Bear Creek Unit will be regraded to allow for ease of travel and a generator will be installed to supply the existing Snye Cell pump station with electricity. At the St. Clair Unit the existing log boom will be replaced with a new boom with hanging debris panels. Both sites will have trees selectively removed to help stabilize the dikes from future structural damage.

The proposed work will be completed during the fall to winter within the Department of Fisheries and Oceans species at risk timing windows. Prior to any work commencing the areas will be searched by qualified individuals to remove any wildlife. Exposed soil and excavated material will be re-graded, stabilized and/or re-seeded using appropriate native plants, soils, seed mix and seed application at the completion of construction. Sediment and erosion control will be used where necessary.

More

Latest update

April 25, 2024 – The authority intends to make a determination regarding whether the carrying out of the project is likely to cause significant adverse environmental effects. To help inform this determination, the authority is inviting public comments until May 30, 2024 respecting that determination.

Participate

Key documents

Key documents
Document Number Document Title File Date
1 Water Control Infrastructure and Dike Repair and Maintenance Part II - St. Clair National Wildlife Area - May 15, 2024

Contacts

Environment and Climate Change Canada, Canadian Wildlife Service
John Viengkone, Protected Areas Officer - Ontario
4905 Dufferin St.
Toronto, Ontario M3H 5T4
Telephone: 416-884-5148
Email: john.viengkone@ec.gc.ca


  • Location

    • St. Clair National Wildlife Area (Ontario)

  • Nature of Activity

    • Maintenance activities (fences, walls)

  • Assessment Status

    In progress

  • Start Date

    2024-10-01

  • Proponent

    Ducks Unlimited Canada

  • Authorities

    • Environment and Climate Change Canada

  • Assessment Type

    Project on federal lands

  • Reference Number

    88520
Disclaimer

This map is for illustrative purposes. The markers represent the approximate locations based on available data. More than one marker may be identified for a given assessment.

 

Nearby assessments

...within 200 kilometres
Report a problem on this page
Date modified: