A local official said tests found “no contamination” of the local water system on British Columbia's Kamloops Lake after more than 80,000 liters of jet fuel spilled onto its shores during train wreck last weekend.
Michael Grenier, Zone J director for the Thompson-Nicola Regional District, said in a social media post that the test results show “no direct impact” on drinking water quality in Savona, whose 700 residents live on the southwest shore of Kamloops Lake.
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Grenier says the regional district is still waiting on test results from Walhachin's public water system, adding that the risk “remains very low” at this time.
Grenier says regular water quality testing will continue, adding that the regional district will inform Savona and Valahin residents of any changes through its alert system.
Rail operator Canadian Pacific Kansas City said in a statement that it “remains fully committed” to cleaning up the aftermath of the Nov. 1 train derailment near Cherry Creek, about 20 kilometers west of Kamloops.
No one was injured as a result of the crash of the locomotive and 17 railroad cars, two of which contained aviation fuel; the cause of the crash is still under investigation.
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