Lemon Creek Jet A1 Fuel Spill, July 26, 2013
Last updated on April 2, 2020Summary
On July 26, 2013, a tanker truck carrying approximately 35,000 litres of Jet A1 fuel rolled into Lemon Creek in the Slocan Valley. The tanker was carrying fuel for helicopters fighting a forest fire in the area. Lemon Creek is a tributary of the Slocan River, which drains into the Kootenay River. The Ministry will continue to oversee implementation of monitoring activities to ensure the information generated meets the Ministry’s needs for assessing potential environmental impacts and monitoring ecosystem recovery.
More Information
- Lemon Creek Spill - Biological Monitoring Program - Final Report - Aug. 2, 2016 (PDF 17.24 MB)
- MOE approval for modifications to the EMPs - July 25, 2014 (PDF 25 MB)
- Executive Flight Centre’s/SNC Lavalin’s request for modifications to the Lemon Creek Environmental Monitoring Plans (EMPs) - July 25, 2014 (PDF)
- MOE Initial Water Sampling Guidance for Lemon Creek - July 27, 2013 (PDF)
- Ministry of Environment Comments on Interim Lemon Creek Report - March 18, 2014 (PDF)
- SNC Lavalin’s Interim Environmental Monitoring Report - May 7, 2014 (PDF 25 MB)
- SNC Response to Ministry of Environment Comments - May 7, 2014 (PDF 99 KB)
- Appendices to Environmental Impact Assessment - Nov. 22, 2013 (PDF 57.74MB)
- Environmental Impact Assessment - Nov. 22, 2013 (PDF 1.72MB)
- Environmental Management Plans: MoE Direction - Oct. 2, 2013 (PDF)
- Environmental Monitoring Plans: Water and Sediment Quality - Sept. 30, 2013 (PDF 5.09MB)
- Environmental Monitoring Plans: Biological Programs - Sept. 30, 2013 (PDF 1.12MB)
- Lemon Creek Analytical - Aug. 18, 2013 (PDF)
- Lemon Creek Map Index Sheet - Aug. 18, 2013 (PDF 6.94MB)
- Lemon Creek Spill Site to US Border - Aug. 18, 2013 (PDF 8.53MB)
- EIA Update Memo - Aug. 18, 2013 (PDF)
- Analytical Data Support Information - Aug. 18, 2013 (PDF)
- 614668-005_Lemon Creek Confluence of Slocan - Aug. 18, 2013 (PDF 1.45MB)
- 614668-006_Slocan River Sample Plan - Aug. 18, 2013 (PDF 1.61MB)
- 614668-007_Slocan River Sample Plan - Aug. 18, 2013 (PDF 1.60MB)
- 614668-008_Slocan River Sample Plan - Aug. 18, 2013 (PDF 1.63MB)
- Spill Response Process - Aug. 15, 2013 (PDF 220KB)
- Shoreline End Points - Aug. 14, 2013 (PDF 1.25MB)
- SCAT Observations Zone 1 Wall - Aug. 8, 2013 (PDF 2.52MB)
- SCAT Observations Zone 2 Wall - Aug. 8, 2013 (PDF 2.77MB)
- SCAT Observations Zone 3 Wall - Aug. 8, 2013 (PDF 2.47MB)