Montreal will begin sewage dump Wednesday says Mayor Denis Coderre
Posted Nov 10, 2015 12:10:30 PM.
Last Updated Nov 10, 2015 12:38:26 PM.
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MONTREAL – The City of Montreal says it will begin dumping eight billion litres of untreated sewage into the St. Lawrence River on Wednesday after it agreed to conform its discharge plan to the federal government’s conditions.
Mayor Denis Coderre told reporters on Tuesday the dump will begin Wednesday morning at 12:01 a.m. and last about a week.
On Monday, Environment Minister Catherine McKenna said she would permit the dump as long as the city implemented a series of risk-mitigating measures to limit the effect of the sewage on the river.
Coderre says Montreal will meet all the requirements, such as keeping a closer eye on the discharge plume, creating an emergency protocol for unintended problems as well as clean-up plan for areas affected by the sewage.
Coderre maintains the controlled release of waste water is necessary in order to complete repairs on an aging interceptor sewer that feeds sewage to a treatment facility.
Part of the work includes relocating a snow chute.
