A8 - The Terrace Standard, Wednesday, March 23, 1994 Compan lans $15 million scrub job. ALCAN’S KITIMAT aluminum smelter has made the province’s latest list of polluters for three separale problems. The smelter twics exceeded its permit in 1993 on the toxicity of the effluent it releases. The test failures happened in May and August when wet scrub- bers were in use at the smeiler. . Environment ministry officials said the wet scrubbers are used less than two per cent of the time, when the normal dry scrubbers are shut down for scheduled maintenance. The company has agreed to a $15 million dry scrubber inter- connect program designed to completely phase out the wet scrubbers. Alcan says it eliminated half of ils wet scrubbers last year and will have the rest removed by 1996. It’s the fifth time Alcan has made ihe list for violations at- iributable to ils wel scrubbers. The ministry also cites Alcan for contamination of the marine Court Report HERE ARE convictions result- ing from recent cases heard in Terrace provincial court: January 27 Donald Clarence Murray pleaded puilty to theft under 31,000. He was sentenced to time already served in jall and six months probation. January 28 Thomas Gordon Anderson was convicted of sexually touching a person under the age of 14, He was given a suspended sentence and hwo years on probation. Robert Eldon Stanvick was con- victed of impalred driving. He was sentenced to seven days in jail and is prohibited from driving for one year. Jack Herbert Wesley was con- victed of four counts of theft under $1,000: He was sentenced to four months in prison. Mark Cyrice Valcourt pleaded guilty to narcotic possession. He was fined $400, Neil Lenard Strain was con- victed of theft under $1,000, two counts of theft over $1,000 and one count of dangerous driving. He was sentenced to eight months in jail, one year on probation and is prohibited fram driving for one year. February 1 David Murray Brown pleaded guilty to driving with a blood- atcohol level over the legal limit of 0.08. He was fined $500 and is prohibited from driving for one year. Joseph Roy Henyu pleaded guilty to disqualified driving. He was fined $300. Peter William Henry Jakesta pleaded guilty to disqualified driv- ing. He was fined $300. Richard Stanley Skuba pleaded guilty to impaired driving. He was fined $750 and is prohibited from driving for ane year, Clayton Tom Tashoats pleaded guilty to breaking and entering. He wos given @ suspended sentence and one year on probation. February 3 Richard Marcel Guno was con- victed of two counts of driving with a blood-alcohol level over the legal limit of 0.08. He was fined $960 and is prohibited from driv- ing for eighteen months. Gordon Dale Holland pleaded guilty to mischief causing less than $1,000 damage. He was sentenced to one day in jail and one year on probation. Gabriel! Leo Barrette pleaded guilty to impaired driving, He was sentenced to 14 days in jail February 4 Tracey Lynn DeJong was con- victed of pointing a firearm and possession of a restricted weapon. DeJong was given a suspended sentence and two years on proba- tion. Barend Peter Dircks was con- victed of drug trafficking, and two charges of failing lo comply with a condition of a recognizance. He was sentenced to one day in jail and two years on probalion. Stephen Luke Doxtalor was con- victed of assault. He was sentenced to 14 days in jail and six months on probation. Catherine Florence Johnson was convicted on two counts of (heft under $1,000. Johnson was sentenced to 45 days in jail and one year on prabation. William Bruce Koshel was con- victed of impaired’ ‘driving, hit- and-run, and refusing to provide a breathalyzer sample. He was fined §2,500 and is prohibited from driving for two years. foreshore. Levels of —— polyaromatic hydrocarbons — which come from coal tar pitch — in harbour sediment ¢xceéds provincial sedi- ment quality minimums. It’s the second time Alcan has been cited for sediment problems and the company has hired con- sullants to come up with a way lo fix the problem, A third concer is the ongoing problem of spent potlining — buried years ago in the plant’s landfill — that continues to leach into nearby water sources. According to the ministry, Al- can’s efforts to put an imperme- able cover over the landfill and divert groundwater around the af- fected area has resulted in a sig- nificant decline in groundwater contamination, The situation is ta be monitored io determine whether further measures are required. It’s the seventh time. Other northwest operations that are on the list for breaking the terms of their waste management permits include: WM Skeena Cellulose. Air emis- sions at SCI’s Port Edward pulp mill continue to exceed permitted levels at certain times of the year. A study of air emissions there is -to be concluded in 1994. Seventh appearance, SCI alsa made’ the list for the first time for releasing effluent that“ exceeded” acidity limits. Eurocan Pulp and Paper. The Kitimat pulp mill makes the listfor failing to comply with its waste management. perrits. ef- fluent. ‘The company has. sub- mitted an action plan to eliminate the problem through - better moniloring, improved operating procedures, and water conserva- tion measures. The company has also commitied to install a $10 million water (realment system that will reduce raw water sedi- meni, cited by the ministry as the cause of numerous pump, valve and filler failures that led to the excessive effluent Bows; Filth time on the list. Alcan on pollute list again 8 New Nadina Explorations Ltd. Zine-confaminaied © water continues to drain from this inac- tive silver mine near Houston, A wetlands treatment system has somewhat reduced the zinc dis- charge, says the ministry, and a decision is. expected soon on whether or not more measures _ Wilk be. required. Seventh time on list. - MI Silver Standard Resources Inc, Acid mine drainage has flowed for 40-plus years from this abandoned mine and tailings deposit on Hudson Bay Mountain. Ministry staff have met the owners fo discuss oplions for fixing the problem. Second time on list. @ Northwest Panelboard in Smithers violated permitted levels for air emissions, Average particulate concentration was three times the allowable limit, according to the minisiry. 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