Mr. Speaker, we’ve done a number of upgrades to tank farms around the Northwest Territories, and one of the things that we’ve done is put a secondary safety valve on the ones that we’re responsible for. Unfortunately, at Fort Good Hope the two valves failed and we ended up with an oil spill of 11,500 litres. Fortunately, it was all contained within the berm so that there is no environmental damage. It has been cleaned up. The department and its partners are doing research, an investigation into the valves that leaked. We had sent out staff to all of our tank farms to physically take a look at the valves to make sure that none are leaking. Of the 20 we have in place, the only two that appear to have leaked are the ones in Fort Good Hope and we’re confident that we’re not going to experience any more leaks. But we are going to monitor them on a regular basis, daily, by the contractors, to make sure that any leaks that happen are known early to stop excessive amounts of fuel being spilled. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.
Glen Abernethy on Question 219-17(4): Protocol Regarding Notification Of Fuel Spills
In the Legislative Assembly on March 8th, 2013. See this statement in context.
Question 219-17(4): Protocol Regarding Notification Of Fuel Spills
Oral Questions (Reversion)
March 7th, 2013
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