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1. www.therecord.com › news › waterloo-regionWhy you still can’t drink the local water in Elmira

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   Nov 2, 2020 · Elmira has safe tap water, but it is not taken from the local aquifer. Experts say it will take many more years to rid the local groundwater of toxic chemicals.

2. www.therecord.com › news › waterloo-regionDocumentaries about Elmira’s contaminated water supply in limbo

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   Nov 28, 2018 · ELMIRA — A pair of documentaries exploring the contamination of Elmira’s water supply are in limbo after the new owner of the chemical plant at the heart of the story refused to give final...

3. www.groundwatercanada.com › decontamination-ofDecontamination of Elmira's aquifer still has a long way to ...

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   May 5, 2023 · Elmira, Ont. – The decontamination of the town’s aquifer is still a long way from meeting drinking water standards even though improvements are being made.

4. www.reddit.com › r › waterlooWhy you still can’t drink the local water in Elmira : r/waterloo

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   Since then, pumps have been working practically non-stop moving contaminated water from Elmira’s aquifer to the water treatment facility at the Lanxess property. The water is put through various methods to clean it including carbon filtration, UV light and oxidation to break down organic compounds (including NDMA), bacterial digestion to ...

5. www.pressreader.com › canada › the-woolwich-observerThe discovery of contaminan­ts in Elmira’s water still ...

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   Jul 11, 2024 · The impact on the town, as well as St. Jacobs, which also drew from Elmira’s wells, was huge as 9,000 people were warned by the Ministry of Environmen­t that it was unsafe to drink from their taps.

6. www.pressreader.com › canada › waterloo-regionWhy you still can’t drink the local water in Elmira - PressReader

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   Nov 2, 2020 · NDMA or nitrosodim­ethylamine, a chemical known to cause cancer, liver and lung damage, and death in test animals, was detected in extremely high amounts in Elmira’s aquifer in November 1989. The town’s water was shut off and citizens subsisted on bottled. water until a pipeline to Waterloo’s aquifer was built.

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   Did Waterloo contaminate Elmira's Water?

   • Residents had been told contamination at the site posed no immediate threat to the town’s water. A pipeline, built to bring water from Waterloo to Elmira, still operates today, and will for probably another 30 or 35 years. There’s no doubt that the chemical plant provided jobs and stimulated the local economy, but it also took a terrible toll.

   Lessons of Elmira’s water crisis painful, costly - The Record

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   What happened to Elmira's Water Supply?

   • It was 25 years ago this month that Elmira residents learned chemicals from Uniroyal Chemical Co., the town’s largest employer, had contaminated their once bountiful and pristine water supply. The town found itself in the midst of a crisis that would see friend pitted against friend.

   Lessons of Elmira’s water crisis painful, costly - The Record

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   Does Elmira have safe tap water?

   • Elmira has safe tap water, but it is not taken from the local aquifer. Experts say it will take many more years to rid the local groundwater of toxic chemicals ELMIRA — This month marks 31 years since the town’s residents were told they must not drink their own water.

   Why you still can’t drink the local water in Elmira - The Record

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   Can Elmira residents drink their own water?

   • ELMIRA — This month marks 31 years since the town’s residents were told they must not drink their own water. NDMA or nitrosodimethylamine, a chemical known to cause cancer, liver and lung damage, and death in test animals, was detected in extremely high amounts in Elmira’s aquifer in November 1989.

   Why you still can’t drink the local water in Elmira - The Record

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   What happened to Elmira aquifer?

   • NDMA or nitrosodimethylamine, a chemical known to cause cancer, liver and lung damage, and death in test animals, was detected in extremely high amounts in Elmira’s aquifer in November 1989. The town’s water was shut off and citizens subsisted on bottled water until a pipeline to Waterloo’s aquifer was built.

   Why you still can’t drink the local water in Elmira - The Record

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   What happened to contaminated soil in Elmira?

   • In 1999, the last of 1,400 trucks carrying 46,000 tonnes of contaminated soil that had been stored at the site left Elmira en route to a cavernous pit at the Clean Harbours facility near Sarnia.

   Lessons of Elmira’s water crisis painful, costly - The Record

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8. www.therecord.com › opinion › columnistsLessons of Elmira's water crisis painful, costly - The Record

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   Nov 5, 2014 · It was 25 years ago this month that Elmira residents learned chemicals from Uniroyal Chemical Co., the town’s largest employer, had contaminated their once bountiful and pristine water...