Current administrative procedures mean that new sewer systems can be built, even if the downstream sewer system receiving the additional water is unable to carry it to the treatment plant without overflowing. Here's why.
Des images captées par des citoyens depuis quelques jours à Longueuil et diffusées sur les réseaux sociaux montrent une eau polluée sortant d’un bassin de décantation de la Ville. Or, c’est justement la faiblesse des normes qui conduit à la pollution intense observée à Longueuil.
Tous les experts dans la gestion des eaux s’entendent sur l’importance d’investir dans les infrastructures vertes pour mieux gérer les eaux pluviales. Or, les trois principaux outils de financement disponibles pour de telles infrastructures ne reconnaissent pas ce type de projets.
In recent days, the Fondation Rivières has received several cases where subsidies awarded by the Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing within the framework of three programs go against the rules and standards which provide that this financial assistance be dedicated to resolve concrete, current problems, and not to support future real estate development projects.
The City of Trois-Rivières is currently forced to discharge almost all of its wastewater into the Saint-Maurice River and the Saint-Laurent River following breaks in the main wastewater pipe. Despite its efforts, it is difficult to predict when the situation will be restored due to fears about the state of the pipe or the pumping system.
A group of organizations has voiced its deepest concerns about the proposed expansion of the Lac Bloom mine's mine waste storage facility by Australian mining company Champion Iron.
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