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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...
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
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...
Nov 2, 2020 · This is still the source of Elmira’s tap water. Since then, the aquifer has been undergoing treatment, but the status of the cleanup remains murky. Some background. The story begins in an old brick factory building, within short walking distance from Elmira’s downtown core. It’s now on.
The municipal water supply of the town was formerly obtained from an underground aquifer, until the Ontario Ministry of Environment (MoE) uncovered that this fresh water supply was polluted with a carcinogen chemical, N-nitroso dimethylamine or NDMA.
Apr 12, 2022 · Pressure and costs were enormous, but several solutions were found to clean up the aquifer and provide the Town of Elmira with safe drinking water. Uniroyal and the Region did settle for $40 million after years of litigating which was used for remediation.
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May 5, 2023 · Contamination originated 30 years ago. 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.
