The first phase of a long-term remediation plan for the area impacted by the Mount Polley breach focuses on human health and environmental safety through the winter and spring, to June 2015.

Soil and sediment samples collected along Hazeltine Creek by Mount Polley Mining Corporation between Sept. 3 and Oct. 3, 2014, are consistent with samples taken by the Ministry...

The latest water samples from Quesnel Lake and Hazeltine Creek are consistent with previous results and water located outside the impact area remains safe to drink.

Results from fish tissue collected from Quesnel Lake between Aug. 27 and Sept. 3, 2014, are below the human consumption guidelines for selenium and mercury and remain safe to eat.

The latest water samples from Quesnel Lake and Quesnel River are consistent with previous results and Interior Health reaffirms water located outside the impact zone remains safe to drink.

Phytoplankton and zooplankton samples collected from Quesnel Lake between Aug. 8 and 13, 2014 are consistent with plankton samples in other similar large, deep lakes indicating the overall concentrations found are typical of large lakes with low levels of nutrients.

The latest testing on sediment samples taken by Ministry of Environment staff from the Mount Polley mine site and Hazeltine Creek are consistent with previous sample results.

The latest water samples from Quesnel Lake and Quesnel River are consistent with previous results and Interior Health reaffirms the water located outside the “Do Not Use” area remains safe to drink.

Results from fish tissue collected from Quesnel Lake on Aug. 9 and 10, 2014, are consistent with provincial background data collected from 54 uncontaminated lakes across the province, indicating no health concern.

On Sept.4, 2014, the Mount Polley mining facility was inspected by staff from the Ministry of Environment and was found to be out of compliance with the Environmental Management Act (EMA) because effluent was still discharging from the tailings storage facility into Hazeltine Creek.