Construction Begins on Facility to Treat Runoff from Britannia Mine

摘要

In an effort to expedite the cleanup of one of North America's most significant sources of acidic mine drainage, construction began in March of a wastewater treatment facility intended to cleanse the highly toxic runoff emanating from the Britannia Mine, in British Columbia. In a novel arrangement for a remediation project, the facility will be delivered by means of a design/build/operate/finance contract. The unique public-private partnership between British Columbia's Ministry of Sustainable Resource Management and Epcor Water Services, a subsidiary of Epcor Utilities, Inc., of Edmonton, Alberta, is expected to provide a cost-effective approach to addressing this long-standing environmental problem.