City of Moncton looking into discarded water near waterfront
A developer has been asked to stop pumping water onto a marshy area by the Petitcodiac River.
Lafford Construction is building two 17-storey apartment buildings on Assomption Boulevard, next to the Hal Betts ball fields.
Activist Jean-Claude Basque raised concerns after spotting the hose draining brownish coloured dirty water from the construction site.
We reached out to the City of Moncton for comment.
“The developer was advised and has ceased pumping and discharging accumulated water until a plan is submitted to the City and reviewed,” Spokesperson Aloma Jardine told our newsroom in an email.
The developer has stated that it was water being pumped from the construction site.
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