Federal inspectors order Imperial Oil Ltd. to halt seepage from tailings pond
Federal inspectors have ruled a release of oil sands waste water from Imperial Oil Ltd.’s Kearl mine is harmful to wildlife and have ordered the company to take immediate action to stop seepage from a tailings pond.
“On March 10, 2023, enforcement officers issued a Fisheries Act direction to Imperial Oil. The direction requires immediate action to contain the seep and prevent it from entering a fish-bearing waterbody.” “Identify the causes of Imperial’s tailings breaches and find a resolution immediately,” he wrote. “Imperial and the governments must contain tar sands’ toxic leaks.”
Allen said government directions are tools used by the federal minister when there is an unauthorized release of a harmful substance into water frequented by fish or when there is a “serious and imminent danger of such an incident and immediate action is necessary.
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