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spill-2026080

Tuesday, April 7, 2026 - 09:20
Spill Status
Lead Agency: 
GNWT - Department of Environment and Climate Change
Occurance Date/Time: 
Wednesday, April 1, 2026 - 11:12
Received Method: 
Imported
Spill Information
Spill Region: 
North Slave
Territory: 
Northwest Territories
Spill Location: 
Nechalacho
Spill Location Description: 
One pump shack were located on the ice to feed water to a drill rig. In pump shack is a pump, a generator, and a coil stove. There is a tidy tank of fuel (90 gallons) in pump shack. The sizes of these shacks are (best guess) 8ft x 8ft x 8ft. Thor Lake Thor Lake 0m
Geolocation: 

Geolocation is 62.111889136633, -112.59311578111

Spill Source: 
Fuel Tank
Spill Cause: 
Unknown Cause
Measurement: 
Liters
Area of Contamination: 
0.00 sq m
Supporting Information
Land Use Permit Number: 
MV2025C0002
Water User Permit Number: 
MV2020-L2-0010
Reporter Information
Reporting Date and Time: 
Wednesday, April 1, 2026 - 12:09
374215

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