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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.
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 supply.
Dec 18, 2021 · ELMIRA — The going is slow, but it’s going. Both Lanxess and the Technical Advisory Committee chair provided a year-end update on the cleanup of the Elmira aquifer and the Canagagigue creek...
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...
Apr 12, 2022 · In 1989, there was a discovery of contaminants in the aquifer beneath the town of Elmira. The contaminant was linked to Uniroyal Chemical’s manufacturing plant and was identified as the carcinogen NDMA. It was in the town's only supply of drinking water.
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.
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Jan 6, 2021 · In 1989 it was detected at levels up to 4,400 times higher than today’s drinking water standard in the aquifer that supplied Elmira’s drinking water. Elmira now has its water piped in from Waterloo’s water supply system.
