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1. • • A carcinogenic chemical known as nitrosodimethylamine (NDMA) was found in town wells, and a pipeline was built to bring water from Waterloo to Elmira. That pipeline still operates to this day and cleanup efforts include what is known as a pump-and-treat process to remove NDMA and chlorobenzene, another carcinogen, from the water.
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     Documentaries about Elmira’s contaminated water supply in limbo

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

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   Nov 5, 2014 · 2 min read. 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...

3. www.therecord.com › news › waterloo-regionElmira cleanup is slow, but it’s going - The Record

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   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...

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

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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.

5. 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.

6. www.deutschmannlaw.com › blog › postOld Grey Mayors Episode 33 - Revisiting the 1989’s Elmira ...

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   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.

7. www.pressreader.com › canada › the-woolwich-observerThe “what’s next?” phase of cleaning up Elmira’s aquifer

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   Dec 28, 2023 · The town now has water piped in from elsewhere in the region. Much of the contaminat­ion came from a chemical plant, Uniroyal Chemical at the time, which had haphazardl­y disposed of chemical waste on the property and in the creek.

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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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   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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   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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   How is Elmira Water cleaned?

   • The cleanup of Elmira’s water has two main aspects: pumping the NDMA-laced water out of the aquifer and also cleaning the contaminants out of Canagagigue Creek, which runs through the Lanxess property and was historically used to dispose of wastes directly by chemical companies at that site and other industries in Elmira.

   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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   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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9. kitchener.ctvnews.ca › deadline-for-cleaning-upDeadline for cleaning up Elmira’s water won’t be met: Chemtura

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   Jul 14, 2016 · Elmira has received its drinking water via a pipe from Waterloo ever since the 1990s, when its own wells were shut down due to contamination from toxic waste associated with the manufacturing...