Agriculture occupies an important place in the list of sources of contamination of our waterways. But how exactly does agricultural pollution have a damaging effect on lakes and rivers?
Press release - To mark World Water Day, the Mégaporcherie, non merci! coalition is releasing a report that presents a historical and critical portrait of the pork industry in Quebec, and suggests possible solutions.
The proposed construction of a megapiggery in Saint-Adelphe, in Mauricie, raises concerns about the consequences on the water quality of the Batiscan River and surrounding waterways.
Eau Secours and Fondation Rivières request that the Office of Public Hearings on the Environment (BAPE) be mandated to carry out a complete study as well as a public consultation of the project to construct three piggeries of 3,999 pigs each in the municipality of
Saint Adelphe.
Press release - Fondation Rivières has released the report on a pollution survey carried out in Témiscamingue in collaboration with the Organisme de Bassin Versant du Témiscamingue (OBVT).
Olymel operates four swine maternity units in Témiscamingue and, curiously, the water quality of the Rivière à la Loutre and the Petite rivière Blanche is very poor.
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