Posts Tagged ‘leachate contamination’

Ontario’s Clean Water Act: Protecting City Water – Ignoring Rural Water

June 22 | Posted by Heather | The Leaky Land Blog

In May of 2000, the municipal water of Walkerton, Ontario, Canada was contaminated by E. coli bacteria. Half of the residents (2500 people) became sick and at least 7 people were killed by the bacterial contamination that went untreated in the town’s well. The Walkerton tragedy brought water to everyone’s attention and the Ontario Clean Water act was born to protect... Read more