Saturday, February 24, 2018

Quebec City to dump 46 million litres of sewage waste into St. Lawrence River

Julia Page - CBC News - February 22, 2018
 Quebec City officials say the dumping of 46 million litres of raw sewage into the St. Lawrence River is necessary to do maintenance work on the Saint-Pascal pumping station. (Jean-Simon Fabien/Radio-Canada)

Quebec City is warning residents it will be dumping 46 million litres of untreated wastewater into the St. Lawrence River over a 12-hour period starting Thursday night at 11 p.m.

The city is asking residents to limit water consumption during the operation, which is expected to end at 11 a.m. on Friday.http://www.cbc.ca/amp/1.4546694?__twitter_impression=true

Related: 
“The Great Lakes are a treasured resource for all Canadians. Through the Lake Erie Action Plan, we are working with our partners and delivering on a key commitment under the Great Lakes Water Quality Agreement. Together, we are protecting our environment and strengthening our economy, and in doing so, improving freshwater resources so Canadians can swim, drink, and fish."
– Catherine McKenna, Minister of Environment and Climate Change https://www.canada.ca/en/environment-climate-change/news/2018/02/the_governments_ofcanadaandontarioreleaseactionplantoreduceharmf.html

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