Water contained
While Mulligan said not all of the groundwater flowing through the Eagle site is captured, there is no evidence yet that contaminated groundwater is entering Haggart Creek, which flows away from Eagle.
Drinking water is also safe for now, said Yukon’s chief medical officer of health Dr. Sudit Ranade.
“The drinking water system that is regulated is still not at risk and so that is not a concern at this moment,” he said.
Friday’s news briefing dealt only with water sample results and not the ongoing clean up effort at the mine, where the Yukon government was last reported to have hired contractors to build a berm to protect groundwater wells.
Fish kill from discharge
A discharge of water from a treatment plant at Eagle last Friday led to the discovery of 68 dead Arctic grayling and sculpin fish in Haggart Creek, senior fisheries biologist Cameron Sinclair said. Victoria began discharging the water on July…
