Algoma Steel Confirms 1,000 Liters Oil Spill into St Mary’s River

Sault Ste Marie Ontario based Canadian steelmaker Algoma Steel has provided an update to the community and neighboring stakeholders regarding the 9 June 2022 accidental release of lubricant oil into the St Mary’s River. Algoma Steel said that it continues to actively work with authorities to mitigate any possible impact to the environment and maintaining an open dialogue with stakeholders and have extended an offer to the Village of Echo Bay to cover the cost of purchasing and transporting water to their community on an interim basis. Algoma Steel Chief Executive Officer Mr Michael Garcia said “This event certainly did not live up to the high standard we set for ourselves. I assure you the entire Algoma team has felt the weight of this incident’s impact on our community. We are focused on mitigating any possible impact and are grateful for the collaboration with all parties involved as we work together to do what needs to be done to protect the environment.”Algoma Steel also said “While the sheen has dissipated and is no longer visible, we continue to conduct sampling and monitoring on the waterway. Our technical assessment of the incident continues as we work to identify and implement the appropriate controls to prevent such an occurrence from happening again. Working with the assistance of expert technical advisors, we have been able to ascertain that the estimated amount of oil that was ultimately discharged into the river from our water treatment plant is in the range of 1000 liters to 1250 liters, with the amount not likely exceeding 1,250 liters. This information along with the analysis methodology has been provided to the Ministry of Environment, Conservation, and Parks, whom we continue to work closely with.”

Algoma Steel Confirms 1,000 Liters Oil Spill into St Mary’s River

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