Press release - On the eve of the City of Longueuil's eight-day "flushgate" of untreated wastewater, Fondation Rivières calls for six measures to significantly reduce the pollution caused by municipal decisions.
Fondation Rivières was dismayed to learn this week that the city of Longueuil will be discharging 162,000 cubic meters of wastewater into the river.
Press release - 93 municipalities in Quebec do not treat their wastewater and discharge it directly into the environment. It is imperative that these municipalities take the necessary steps to stop polluting.
Press release - The worrying quality of the river water noted in July 2017 by the canoeists who paddled the Richelieu River during the Le Richelieu en 24h event prompted Fondation Rivières to identify sources of pollution of municipal origin. This study, the first of its kind on a watershed scale, revealed that wastewater discharges are still numerous, and that the lack of planning in the work to be carried out demonstrates haphazard infrastructure management. The report recommends a new approach to support municipalities in identifying and resolving the most significant environmental problems at watershed level.
Press release - One year after the Montreal spills, now known as flushgate, Quebec City has announced four "planned" spills between November 22, 2016 and February 2017. The city repeated several elements of Montreal's argument, citing an absence of consequences given various nebulous factors, to conclude that the operation was comparable to an "oil change".
Press release - The decision by the City of Saint-Hyacinthe to discharge its wastewater into the Yamaska River on June 28, when the water level was at its lowest, resulted in the death of hundreds of fish. This situation was highly predictable. It was the city's responsibility to notify the Ministry of the Environment, which was responsible for monitoring the operation.
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