NIRB file 26WA001 concerns a request to renew and amend Pond Inlet’s municipal water licence for a new water-supply facility. The board accepted the proposal as complete on Aug. 18 and began the public-comment stage Aug. 20. Its current project dashboard lists the file as “ACTIVE SCREENING” and shows no completed screening decision.

The registry added a CIRNAC comment submission on Sept. 10, 2026. It also lists a Transport Canada comment submitted Sept. 8. Atiilu News Desk verified the document titles, dates and filing status through NIRB’s public registry, but could not directly retrieve the attachment text during this check. ᓇᑭᓐᖔᖅᓯᒪᓂᖏᑦ↗

The proposed work would replace Pond Inlet’s existing water-supply infrastructure with a new treatment building, treated-water storage and a process-waste tank. The application also proposes expanding the existing raw-water reservoir to 207,462 cubic metres and increasing permitted withdrawals from Salmon Creek to meet projected community demand over a 20-year capacity period. ᓇᑭᓐᖔᖅᓯᒪᓂᖏᑦ↗

The project is a municipal drinking-water infrastructure proposal, but NIRB has not yet made its screening decision and the water-licence amendment has not been approved.

NIRB’s dashboard still identifies the project as being in the commenting stage. If the file advances, the board will make a screening decision before the proposed licence amendment can proceed through the regulatory process. The application anticipates minor civil work in late summer or early fall 2026, a winter pause, further construction in 2027 and 2028, and final commissioning around fall 2028. Those dates are the applicant’s proposed schedule, not confirmation that work has started. ᓇᑭᓐᖔᖅᓯᒪᓂᖏᑦ↗

Project number: 26WA001.
Project name: Renewal and Amendment of the Hamlet of Pond Inlet Water Licence #3BM-PON2025 - Water Supply Facility.
Applicant: Government of Nunavut, Municipal Works Division.
Project type: Municipal and Industrial Development.
Region: North Baffin.
Latest filing checked: Sept. 10, 2026 — “260910-26WA001-CIRNAC Comments-IR2E.pdf,” document type: Comment Submissions.
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Previous filing: Sept. 8, 2026 — “260908-26WA001-TC Comments-IR3E.pdf,” document type: Comment Submissions.
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