Mr. Chairman, two things to be more specific, within the Northwest Territories there is an extensive amount of water monitoring done but it is fragmented across very many departments and different levels of government. One of the plans is within the Territory to come up with a comprehensive water monitoring strategy that will identify all the resources, how do we better link them and identify the gaps of what needs to be better monitored. The other critical piece is going to be the negotiations on the bilateral agreement with Alberta and B.C. where we are going to be coming to the table with the questions, those types of questions about water quality and making sure that the right type of testing is done. It is not just a matter of checking to see how much Javex you need in your water anymore. We are now looking at exotic chemicals, naphthenic acids, aromatic polycyclic, aromatic carbons, things floating down from the sky, so things that we never contemplated, could hardly even spell a couple of years ago. It now rolls off our tongue because we are concerned about them. Those are the things we are looking at trying to work with Alberta in our bilateral. Thank you.
Michael Miltenberger on Consideration in Committee of the Whole of Bills and Other Matters
In the Legislative Assembly on February 16th, 2010. See this statement in context.
Consideration in Committee of the Whole of Bills and Other Matters
Consideration in Committee of the Whole of Bills and Other Matters
February 15th, 2010
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