Common use of Learning Plans Clause in Contracts

Learning Plans. Learning Plans are initiated for class 2 Transboundary Groundwater, where there is some concern that current conditions or predicted conditions resulting from a proposed land use will pose a risk to Groundwater quality and/or quantity and associated aquatic resources. Learning Plans provide additional information needed to confirm or alter the assigned classification and contribute to the baseline information for a Transboundary Groundwater. A Learning Plan will provide a screening level risk assessment which may include an assessment and monitoring strategy, dependent upon the availability of information, and the level of risk to receptors. A key objective of the Learning Plan will be to evaluate the current level of risk posed to Groundwater quantity and/or quality and the Aquatic Ecosystem. This will involve the review of available relevant information (e.g., land use, ongoing and proposed resource development, water quality, biological Indicators data where applicable, etc.) and the preparation of a conceptual model that describes the: • Sources of point and non-point discharges and substances of concern; • Environmental fate and transport pathways for these substances; and • Human, biological and ecological receptors (including traditional use values where appropriate). As part of the Learning Plan, surficial and subsurface geological mapping to outline the physical structure and extent of the different rock and soil units that cover the Transboundary Groundwater may be conducted. This could include an assessment of local surficial and bedrock geology, including stratigraphy, depth, thickness, composition, water-bearing potential and lateral continuity. As part of the Learning Plan, tracking metrics will be developed to help understand baseline Groundwater quality and quantity. These tracking metrics will be used to aid with evaluation of whether a water body should change RIM classification.

Learning Plans. Learning Plans are initiated for class 2 Transboundary Groundwater, where there is some concern that current conditions or predicted conditions resulting from a proposed land use will pose a risk to Groundwater quality and/or quantity and associated aquatic resources. Learning Plans provide additional information needed to confirm or alter the assigned classification and contribute to the baseline information for a Transboundary Groundwater. A Learning Plan will provide a screening level risk assessment which may include an assessment and monitoring strategy, dependent upon the availability of information, and the level of risk to receptors. A key objective of the Learning Plan will be to evaluate the current level of risk posed to Groundwater quantity and/or quality and the Aquatic Ecosystem. This will involve the review of available relevant information (e.g., land use, ongoing and proposed resource development, water quality, biological Indicators data where applicable, etc.) and the preparation of a conceptual model that describes the: •  Sources of point and non-point discharges and substances of concern; •  Environmental fate and transport pathways for these substances; and •  Human, biological and ecological receptors (including traditional use values where appropriate). As part of the Learning Plan, surficial and subsurface geological mapping to outline the physical structure and extent of the different rock and soil units that cover the Transboundary Groundwater may be conducted. This could include an assessment of local surficial and bedrock geology, including stratigraphy, depth, thickness, composition, water-bearing potential and lateral continuity. As part of the Learning Plan, tracking metrics will be developed to help understand baseline Groundwater quality and quantity. These tracking metrics will be used to aid with evaluation of whether a water body should change RIM classification.. The Groundwater Learning Plan is further described in section H2 of Appendix H.

Learning Plans. Learning Plans are initiated for class 2 Transboundary Groundwater, where there is some concern that current conditions or predicted conditions resulting from a proposed land use will pose a risk to Groundwater quality and/or quantity and associated aquatic resources. Learning Plans provide additional information needed to confirm or alter the assigned classification and contribute to the baseline information for a Transboundary Groundwater. A Learning Plan will provide a screening level risk assessment which may include an assessment and monitoring strategy, dependent upon the availability of information, and the level of risk to receptors. A key objective of the Learning Plan will be to evaluate the current level of risk posed to Groundwater quantity and/or quality and the Aquatic Ecosystem. This will involve the review of available relevant information (e.g., land use, ongoing and proposed resource development, water quality, biological Indicators data where applicable, etc.) and the preparation of a conceptual model that describes the: •  Sources of point and non-point discharges and substances of concern; •  Environmental fate and transport pathways for these substances; and •  Human, biological and ecological receptors (including traditional use values where appropriate). As part of the Learning Plan, surficial and subsurface geological mapping to outline the physical structure and extent of the different rock and soil units that cover the Transboundary Groundwater may be conducted. This could include an assessment of local surficial and bedrock geology, including stratigraphy, depth, thickness, composition, water-bearing potential and lateral continuity. As part of the Learning Plan, tracking metrics will be developed to help understand baseline Groundwater quality and quantity. These tracking metrics will be used to aid with evaluation of whether a water body should change RIM classification.