The United States and Canada have agreed to launch a probe into a long-running cross-border dispute involving pollution from coal mines in British Columbia flowing into American waters. A fly fisherman casts on the Kootenay River, downstream from Lake Koocanusa, a reservoir that crosses the border between the U.S. and Canada, on Sept. 19, 2014.
The United States and Canada have agreed to launch a joint probe into a long-running cross-border dispute involving pollution from coal mines in British Columbia flowing into American waters.
They will work under the auspices of the International Joint Commission, a treaty-based group that mediates water disputes.Tracing the impact of toxic mining runoff from B.C.’s Elk Valley on U.S. border communitiesCoal mines operated by Teck Resources are releasing selenium into the waterways in B.C.'s Elk valley. Selenium is a natural mineral but in high concentrations it can be harmful to aquatic life. As the selenium continues on its way to the U.S.
Ktunaxa Nation chair Kathryn Teneese says the agreement to tackle waste in Elk Valley waterways and further downstream has been 'a long time coming.' Teck has installed $1.4-billion worth of water treatment at the mine and is structuring new activity to capture at least 95 per cent of selenium from current operations. Montana government data shows selenium water concentrations in Lake Koocanusa have been stable since at least 2012.
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