In 2019, The Department of Environment, Climate Change and Municipalities completed a Desktop Environmental Review for the Former US Military Facility located in Hopedale, Newfoundland and Labrador.  The purpose of the Environmental Review was to review available historical environmental reports for the Site and to identify sources of potential environmental contamination associated with the Site, which may exist as a result of past activities.

The Department of Environment, Climate Change and Municipalities is currently completing an environmental assessment and remediation program at the former United States Military Facility in Hopedale, Labrador.  Work to date has included extensive environmental testing, the completion of human health and ecological risk assessments, and remediation of PCB-impacted soil and tar.  Further work to be completed includes remediation of PCB, petroleum hydrocarbon, and metals impacted soil, and an assessment of potential remedial options for PCB impacts identified in Hopedale Harbour and Old Dump Pond.

Map of Terrestrial Remediation Plan

Remediation of PCB-impacted tar in 2009

PCB-impacted soil being loaded onto barge in 2012

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Additional Information

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• Desktop Environmental Review, Former US Military Facility, Hopedale, NL – April 2019 (9.2 MB)
• Year 6 Remediation Report – July 2017 (10.4 MB)
• Year 5 Remediation Report and Additional Delineation – August 2016 (14 MB)
• Remedial Options for PCB-Impacted Sediments – July 2015 (3 MB)
• Year 4 Remediation Report – June 2015 (8.6 MB)
• Human Health Risk Assessment for the Consumption of Country Foods – Oct 2014(4.6 MB)

• Additional Delineation and Updated Remedial Action Plan – July 2014
  • Executive Summary, Section 1 to Section 4 (8.2 MB)
  • Section 5 and Section 6 (11 MB)
  • Section 7 to Section 10 (8.8 MB)
  • Section 11 to Section 16 (3.8 MB)

• Hydrodynamic and Sediment Transport Modeling Study – July 2014 (7.1 MB)
  • Appendix A1 (10.4 MB)
  • Appendix A2 (9.6 MB)
  • Appendix A3 (6.6 MB)
  • Appendix A4 (10.2 MB)
  • Appendix A5 (7 MB)
  • Appendix A6 (4.7 MB)
  • Appendices B and C (1 MB)

• Summary Report on Loadings, Sediment Inventory, and Present and Future Outlook for PCB Impacts in Hopedale Harbour – July 2014 (3.7 MB)
• Years 2 and 3 Freshwater and Marine Sampling – April 2014 (5.6 MB)
• Year 3 Remediation Report – April 2014 (7.9 MB)
• Temporary Biopile Monitoring and Maintenance – April 2014 (1.6 MB)
• Year 2 Remediation Report – February 2014 (9.3 MB)
• Marine Study – May 2012 (4.3 MB)

• Year 1 Remediation Report – April 2012 (546 KB)
  •  Appendices (3.4 MB)

• Additional Delineation and Risk Assessment Re-evaluation – February 2011 (7.1 MB)

• Phase II/III Environmental Site Assessment, Human Health and Ecological Risk Assessment, and Remedial Action / Risk Management Plan for Hopedale – May 2010 (2.6 MB)
  • Appendix 1 – Drawings (4.8 MB)
  • Appendix 2 – BMEWS (5.4 MB)
  • Appendix 3 – Old Base (3.2 MB)
  • Appendix 4 – Main Base (10 MB)
  • Appendix 5 – Roadway (2.2 MB)
  • Appendix 6 – Sewage Outfall (1.6 MB)
  • Appendices 7 to 9 – Valley Drainage Ponds, Mid-Canada Line, Pallet Line (4.2 MB)
  • Appendix 10 – Pit No.1/Helipad (2.2. MB)
  • Appendix 11 – Pit No.2 (3.2 MB)
  • Appendix 12 – Pit No.3 (2.3 MB)
  • Appendix 13 to 14 – Small Pond Bog, POL Compound (4.4 MB)
  • Appendix 15 – Old Dump Pond (4.6 MB)
  • Appendix 16 – Pipeline (3.9 MB)
  • Appendix 17 to 20 – Wharf Area, Old Dam, Reservoir, Second Reservoir (4.5 MB)
  • Appendix 21 – Residential Subdivision (6 MB)
  • Appendix 22 to 23 – Big Lake, Clean Background Area (2.7 MB)
  • Appendix 24 – Laboratory Analytical Reports (15 MB)
  • Appendix 25 – Licences (800 KB)
  • Appendix 26 – Human Health Risk Assessment (6.5 MB)
  • Appendix 27 – Ecological Risk Assessment (3.8 MB)

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