By The Canadian Press Wed., Feb. 8, 20231 minutes. check out Alberta’s energy regulator has actually offered Imperial Oil till completion of the month to find out a method to repair continuous seepage at a tailings pond at its Kearl oilsands mine. The Alberta Energy Regulator states a pond on the website north of Fort McMurray, Alta., has actually been permeating given that May, launching countless cubic metres of wastewater which contains contaminants such as arsenic. The seepage has actually been tape-recorded both on- and off-site and is thought about to have actually entered tributaries of location rivers. The regulator states there has actually likewise been overflow of tailings water from among the system’s holding ponds. The regulator states there have actually been no wildlife or human effects from the releases. Imperial states it is dealing with the regulator to attempt and fix the issue. This report by The Canadian Press was very first released Feb. 8, 2023. SIGN UP WITH THE CONVERSATION Anyone can check out Conversations, however to contribute, you ought to be a signed up Torstar account holder. If you do not yet have a Torstar account, you can develop one now (it is complimentary) Sign In Register Conversations are viewpoints of our readers and go through the Code of Conduct. The Star does not back these viewpoints. More from The Star & Partners Top Stories
Regulator provides Imperial weeks to prepare repair for months-old oilsands tailings leakage
