Blood Tribe Irrigation Infrastructure Expansion Project
Notice of intent to make a determination
Blood Tribe Irrigation Infrastructure Expansion Project – Public Comments Invited
December 9, 2019 – Indigenous Services Canada must determine whether the proposed Blood Tribe Irrigation Infrastructure Expansion Project located on Blood IR # 148 is likely to cause significant adverse environmental effects. To help inform this determination, Indigenous Services Canada is inviting comments from the public respecting that determination.
Written comments must be submitted by January 10, 2020 to:
Stacey LeBlanc
630 Canada Place
9700 Jasper Ave, Edmonton, AB
T5J 4G2
Stacey.leblanc@canada.ca
The Proposed Project
Blood Tribe is proposing an expansion of their agricultural irrigation infrastructure system. The Expansion Project consists of adding approximately 3,400 acres of new irrigation adjacent to the existing irrigated lands consisting of pumps, pressure supply lines and 22 pivots drawing water from the existing gravity lateral pipelines.
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