The regulator say the mixture of surface runoff and sediment was above approved water-quality limits and from unauthorized sources.
An environmental group is calling for improvements after Alberta’s energy regulator announced heavy rain had caused flooding and excessive surface runoff at energy sites, including coal mines.
The Alberta Energy Regulator posted on its website earlier this week that some coal mines in the Hinton and Grande Cache areas reported wastewater being discharged into the environment.It says the mixture of surface runoff and sediment was above approved water-quality limits and from unauthorized sources.
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