PUC officials have reiterated “there is no concern for Chatham-Kent water” following a spill of crude oil in the St. Clair River around the Suncor plant in Sarnia on Thursday.
“The Chatham-Kent Public Utilities Commission (PUC), after conversation with officials from the Ministry of Environment, Conservation and Parks (MECP), have determined that the spill has been contained and cleaned upstream, and there is no concern for communities downstream of the spill site,” Municipal officials said in a media release
“The Wallaceburg Water Treatment Plant closed its water intake as a precaution to prevent the possibility of water contamination, but will now be reopening the intake.”
The PUC and Chatham-Kent Public Health will continue to monitor the situation into the weekend, Municipal officials added.
Read our coverage on the situation from Thursday, here.
