Monitor stability of surface reservoirs such as settling ponds
Challenge ID: |
HCP-3204 |
Originator: |
Onshore: Hatfield |
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Title: |
Monitor stability of surface reservoirs such as settling ponds. |
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Theme: |
ON 3.3: Subsidence monitoring – Infrastructure monitoring |
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Consortium Lead: |
C-CORE |
Interviewed Company: |
C-CORE |
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Geography: |
ON.REG.03 - Canada |
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Challenge Description |
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What is not possible / not adequately addressed at present? |
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Regulatory requirements to identify seepage from tailings ponds and surface flow - does it reach ground water systems? Need to assess tailings ponds stability and detect seepage areas with hydrology modeling of surface flows and ground water connectivity. |
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What effect does this challenge have on operations? |
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Environmental consequences due to tailings ponds berm failures and excess seepage flowing into ground water or river/lake systems. |
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Thematic information requirements: |
Land cover Surface motion (horizontal and vertical) Water quantity Distribution and status of infrastructure |
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What do you currently do to address this challenge? How is this challenge conventionally addressed? |
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Field surveys are typically carried out on site to make assessments. |
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What kind of solutions do you envisage could address this challenge? |
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Wet area detections that are anomalous to a site based on current climatic conditions. |
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What is your view on the capability of technology to meet this need? Are you currently using EO tech? If not, why not? |
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Have not been using EO - likely very challengeing. Really need detection of fluid flow into ground water. |
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Challenge Classification |
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Impact on Lifecycle (0=none, 4=high): |
Climate / Topography / Urgency: |
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Pre-license: |
2 |
Climate class: |
Severe Mid-Latitude |
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Exploration: |
1 |
Topographic class: |
Forest / woodland |
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Development: |
1 |
Seasonal variations: |
Any season |
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Production: |
4 |
Impact area: |
Environmental |
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Decommissioning: |
3 |
Technology urgency: |
2 - Short term (2-5 years) |
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Challenge Information Requirements |
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Update frequency: |
Quarterly |
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Data currently used: |
Medium resolution satellite imagery Ground based survey data |
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Spatial resolution: |
Basin |
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Thematic accuracy: |
Not specific |
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Required formats: |
Not Specific |
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Timeliness (Vintage): |
Within a week |
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Geographic extents: |
Regional |
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Existing standards: |
None |
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