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A Summary Of The Walkerton Tragedy
In May 2000, The Walkerton Tragedy is a series of events where the contamination of water supply by E. coli bacteria where it had killed seven people and 2300+ were ill.
By my reasoning, the well owners should be held accountable for such a situation. There are some facts and indications as to why the well owners would have caused the happenings: well owners took responsibility of the well, and if the wells were tended to, the contamination would have diminished. The wells were never plugged; they were costly and well owners have claimed responsibility for them. When a well isn’t plugged it can effect an entire aquifer (underground layer of water bearing turbidity). Well owners had abandoned their wells and moved on to tend another well, but didn’t report of any contamination. But, Ontario had no track of unused wells and are not reported except a complaint is filed through the Ministry. The well owners should have kept it maintained while preventing from contaminated from reaching the water. If a well owner moves to another water source, he/she should no less than plug it to prevent any pollutes from
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The problem had faced economic impacts by which The Ontario Clean Water Agency was put in charge of cleanup of Walkerton’s water system by payments of $64.5 million. Human suffering had a cost of $155 million: $4000 per household cost. The Real Estate value drop had suffered and businesses depressed from lack of revenues. The water was unsafe to drink due to E. coli, people had lost trust in the government as no provincial government politician was charged of wrongdoing in setting policies that triggered the issue. The E. coli outbreak had not only contaminated Walkerton’s water, but caused severe disasters: +2300 sick, killed 7 people, chronic and permanent illnesses, such as irritable bowel syndrome and enduring injury to

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