Friday, June 17, 2005
Turner Valley Update
It looks like the Government of Alberta is forking over some big bucks to help keep the Turner Valley gas plant from contaminating the Sheep River.
Retaining wall to be built around Turner Valley gas plant
Although the main concern appears to be contaminated soil washing into the Sheep River, it is likely that groundwater in the vicinity is contaminated as well. Every time it rains on the gas plant site, water will move down through the soil and pick up contaminants before migrating into shallow aquifers which discharge into the Sheep River.
A retaining wall may look nice but contaminated groundwater could move underneath a retaining wall the way Hogan's Heroes tunnelled under the perimeter of Stalag 13.
Retaining wall to be built around Turner Valley gas plant
Although the main concern appears to be contaminated soil washing into the Sheep River, it is likely that groundwater in the vicinity is contaminated as well. Every time it rains on the gas plant site, water will move down through the soil and pick up contaminants before migrating into shallow aquifers which discharge into the Sheep River.
A retaining wall may look nice but contaminated groundwater could move underneath a retaining wall the way Hogan's Heroes tunnelled under the perimeter of Stalag 13.
# posted by Jim : 12:36 AM
