Local Indigenous communities say they were kept in the dark when millions of litres of industrial wastewater laced with pollutants leaked into the environment at the Kearl oil sands project
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Imperial Oil documents obtained by The Globe note three meetings between the regulator and oil company between July and November. During that time, Imperial Oil confirmed that the water exceeded environmental guidelines for various pollutants including dissolved iron, arsenic, hydrocarbons and sulphate. It also submitted various updates to the regulator, began weekly monitoring of the seepage sites and was issued with a non-compliance order by the AER.
The oil company told The Globe in an e-mail that it’s still trying to determine the exact cause of the water issues, but they are related to gaps within the seepage interception system. The panel agreed that the porous nature of the land meant wastewater from tailings ponds could well affect the Firebag River to the north, and its three tributaries, degrading water quality. But it approved the project subject to 17 conditions including tailings and reclamation management.
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