US EditionOfficial says test reveals no contamination of a local water system after derailment
Testing found no water contamination above provincial safety limits in Kamloops Lake after over 80,000 litres of aviation fuel spilled in a train derailment, officials said.
- Michael Grenier, director for Area J of the Thompson-Nicola Regional District, said tests show no contamination of the Savona Community Water System after over 80,000 litres of aviation fuel spilled on Kamloops Lake.
- The Nov. 1 derailment involved a locomotive and 17 rail cars near Cherry Creek, about 20 kilometres west of Kamloops; Canadian Pacific Kansas City said it remains fully committed to cleanup and cause investigation.
- Tests were conducted at the intake for the Savona Community Water System, and samples taken earlier this week showed no detections above provincial safety thresholds while analysis continues for the Walhachin community water system.
- Savona, home to about 700 residents, has containment booms along the Kamloops Lake shore and cleanup crews have removed four rail cars from the derailment site.
- The regional district said it will continue regular testing and inform residents of Savona and Walhachin of changes, with Grenier noting 'There are other privately owned and operated water systems that draw water from Kamloops Lake, including Tobiano,' and the report was first published Nov. 8, 2025.
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Cleanup crews pull rail cars from Kamloops Lake after 17-car derailment, water sampling continues
Several rail cars that left the tracks last weekend in the Cherry Creek area have been pulled from Kamloops Lake, and crews are expected to be back on scene today to continue cleanup efforts. The derailment happened at about 7 p.m. on Saturday, Nov. 1, 20 kilometres west of Kamloops in the Cherry Cr...
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dailyguardian.caOfficials says no contamination of a B.C water system after train derailment
Tests show no contamination in Kamloops Lake’s water after 80,000 litres of aviation fuel spilled in a Nov. 1 train derailment near Cherry Creek, B.C., officials say.
UPDATE: CPKC reports less fuel leaked at Kamloops Lake derailment than initially thought
(UPDATE: Nov. 9 @ 1:30 pm) – Work continues at the site of last weekend’s Canadian Pacific Kansas City (CPKC) train derailment along Kamloops Lake as the amount of spilled fuel turns out to be less than initially estimated. According to an update on the BC spill response website, the final calculation of lost products reported by CPKC is 70,536 litres of aviation fuel, 10,164 litres less than the preliminary estimate of 80,700 litres. “It is no…
Official says test reveals no contamination of a local water system after derailment – Energeticcity.ca
VICTORIA — A local official says testing has revealed “no contamination” of a local water system on Kamloops Lake in B.C. after more than 80,000 litres of aviation fuel spilled on its shores in a train derailment last weekend. Michael Grenier, director for Area J of the Thompson-Nicola Regional District, says in a social media post that test results show “no direct impact” on the quality of drinking water in Savona, whose 700 residents live on t…
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