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Comment by thairaton Jun 23, 2013 2:09am

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No water secured, not even real potash

It’s Always About The Water, Mr. Wall!

Published in the Wadena News on Nov. 23, 2011

Letter to the Editor

RE: Karnalyte Resources preparing for construction – November 16, 2011

While reading this article, one could almost taste the high excitement as Karnalyte Resources Inc. encourages local contractors, business people and property owners to get in line for the goodies offered from their ‘solution mining’ potash project at Wynyard.

But, farmers and residents are always left with important questions when a corporation rolls into town with great tales of ‘economic spin-off’ from their latest scheme.

What about the negative impacts on the water in this huge watershed? Are residents encouraged to get their well water tested before this project begins? How many millions of gallons of (unmetered?) water will this project demand? Where will the water come - the Quill Lakes?

How long will it take for surrounding aquifers, sloughs, wells and dugouts to dry up under Karnalyte’s ‘aggressive schedule’ to produce "625,000 tonnes per year of potash product with expansion to 2.125 million tonnes of potash per year over a five- to six-year period."? What happens if central Saskatchewan experiences a few dry years?