Underground fuel spill likely responsible for Iqaluit water contamination: officials – National

The Metropolis of Iqaluit says an previous underground spill is probably going chargeable for gas that’s contaminating the town’s faucet water.

Metropolis officers say in a information launch that they discovered indicators of a historic spill subsequent to the water remedy plant in an inaccessible gap within the floor.

Iqaluit’s water has been undrinkable since Oct. 12 when traces of gas had been discovered within the water remedy plant.

The town says testing is now being finished to verify the spill is the supply of the contamination.

The town provides that it has reported the spill to the Nunavut authorities and has employed an expert agency to scrub it up.

There’s nonetheless no timeline for when the town’s residents will have the ability to drink Iqaluit’s faucet water once more.

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Nunavut chief public well being officer on Iqaluit water contamination