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Originally Posted by CroFlames
If it's seeping into the river, is the drinking water affected for Calgarians?
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Drinking water is fine.
All the reports that I read focus on the testing results in West Hillhurst and the river. A containment system between the site and the river was built in the early 90's and this has been effective in minimizing seepage into and across the river. I haven't actually read anything yet that shows the level of contamination on the site itself.
If they're going to develop the entire area who knows how much remediation is needed and how long it would take to make it development friendly. That being said, does it really need to be 'really clean' if people aren't living there but only going there occasionally?
After reading all this though, and depending on the scope of the project, I'd just want to stay away from it. Who owns the land south of the tracks in Victoria Park up to the Stampede grounds? I'm sure you could build everything there.