Montreal Sewage Dump Given Green Light By Environment Minister Catherine McKenna
The discharge must be completed by Dec. 5.
The Canadian Press
Montreal can begin dumping eight billion litres of untreated sewage into the St. Lawrence River if certain risk-mitigating conditions are met, Environment Minister Catherine McKenna said Monday, calling the situation "less than ideal" but the best solution to the city's waste water crisis.
Before the city can dump the sewage into the river it needs create an emergency plan for unintended problems, keep a close watch on the discharge and deploy measures to clean up affected areas, McKenna said during a media conference call from Paris.
The city must also upgrade its monitoring of the river's water quality before, during and after the discharge and give that data to the Environme
The discharge must be completed by Dec. 5.
The Canadian Press
Montreal can begin dumping eight billion litres of untreated sewage into the St. Lawrence River if certain risk-mitigating conditions are met, Environment Minister Catherine McKenna said Monday, calling the situation "less than ideal" but the best solution to the city's waste water crisis.
Before the city can dump the sewage into the river it needs create an emergency plan for unintended problems, keep a close watch on the discharge and deploy measures to clean up affected areas, McKenna said during a media conference call from Paris.
The city must also upgrade its monitoring of the river's water quality before, during and after the discharge and give that data to the Environme