Importance of North Thompson water intake reinforced with recent emergencies
KAMLOOPS — The city says events like Monday’s fatal train derailment near Field, B.C. are an example of how critical the new North Thompson emergency water intake could be.
Three people died on Monday during the derailment. Fortunately only grain was being transported, resulting in minimal environmental impact. In late December, however, there was diesel spill into the North Thompson River near Vavenby after a semi-trailer lost control and wound up in the river.
The city says this water intake is critical to have in case of such an emergency.