Public Notice

Moose Cree Water Treatment Plant– Public Comments Invited

January 17, 2024 – Indigenous Services Canada must determine whether the proposed Moose Cree Water Treatment Plant, located in Moose Cree First Nation on Moose Factory Island, Ontario, is likely to cause significant adverse environmental effects.

To help inform this determination, Indigenous Services Canada is/are inviting comments from the public respecting that determination. All comments received will be considered public and may be posted online.

Written comments must be submitted by February 17, 2024 to:

Christine Bolle - Environment Officer
15 Rue Eddy - 6th floor, Gatineau
(416) 807-0489
christine.bolle@sac-isc.gc.ca

The Proposed Project

Moose Creek First Nation has proposed a Water Treatment Plant (WTP) Project that includes a water treatment system and distribution piping. The new water treatment facility that will be 1,435 square meters, located on the southwest corner of the island. The project entails the construction of a new WTP building over top of a below ground concrete reservoir. Installation of a new raw water intake pipe into the Moose River, with a fish screen; a new raw water pumping chamber; a new watermain and service piping along TC Drive, and a new housing development on the northeast side of the community. An outdoor genset will be installed for the new WTP building and raw water pumping chamber.

A new raw water intake pipe will be installed from the shore, 125 m into the Moose River. The pipe will be installed by directional drilling and an outlet structure will be anchored into the river bed and attached to the end of pipe with a fish screen. This outlet structure will be supported and anchored into the river bed with a steel H-pile. There will be a second steel H-pile installed upflow of the fish screen to provide debris protection.