Chemicals associated with oilsands tailings were found at an off\u002Dsite well at levels that exceed provincial guidelines
The regulator has issued a notice of non-compliance to the company after chemicals associated with oilsands tailings were found at an off-site well at levels that exceed provincial guidelines.Sign up to receive daily headline news from the Calgary Herald, a division of Postmedia Network Inc.By clicking on the sign up button you consent to receive the above newsletter from Postmedia Network Inc.
Imperial is using sulphate measurements to outline how far seepage from one of its tailings ponds at Kearl has spread.Article contentIn May 2022, workers discovered discoloured water seeping near a tailings ponds on the north of the mine site. That substance was later found to be groundwater mixed with tailings.
Area First Nations and responsible governments were angered they weren’t kept informed about the investigation into the first release. Three probes have been launched into that nine-month delay: one by a House of Commons committee, one by Alberta’s information commissioner and one by the regulator’s board of directors.
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