Alberta’s energy regulator has confirmed hazardous chemicals are present in a small waterbody after two releases of tailings\u002Dcontaminated wastewater from…
The lake, near where the releases occurred, is less than a quarter of a square kilometre in size.
“There is no indication of a change in drinking water quality at this time and no adverse impacts to fish or wildlife have been observed,” the regulator said. “It is premature to make any conclusions based on these test results and further testing is being done.” The news follows an earlier warning from Environment Canada that Imperial must take action to prevent the chemicals from entering fish-bearing waters, which would violate the Fisheries Act. That act prohibits any discharge of harmful material into fish-bearing water.Article content
“They very clearly talk about industrial wastewater,” he said. “Not just bitumen-influenced, but industrial wastewater.”“It doesn’t matter the quantities that are being detected.”
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