Region: North America
Country: Canada
Sectors: Water and Sanitation
Keywords: Water supply and sewerage system
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Britannia Mine Water Treatment Plant Project Agreement455.51 KB
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Britannia, British Columbia
2005
Agreement for developing a treatment plant to treat contaminated water flowing from the Britannia Mine site with a new acid rock drainage treatment plant. Once the largest copper mine producer in the British Commonwealth, the Britannia Mine has been a major source of acid mine water pollution in Howe Sound since its closure in the mid-1970’s and up to development of the plant has been of the largest sources of acid rock drainage to a marine environment in North America. Prepared for common law jurisdiction but could be adapted to civil law situation, subject to local law advice.
Updated: March 28, 2021