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WSA reports no ILO contamination in Lac Pelletier
After complaints about a possible spill from a nearby livestock operation, Saskatchewan's Water Security Agency has given the water at Lac Pelletier Regional Park the all clear. They released water quality sampling results from the park on Tuesday. "The testing showed no impacts or contamination from an intensive livestock operation located nearby," the WSA release stated. "All water quality results came back to suggest this was a typical prairie runoff at this time of year." WSA reacted to complaints The WSA said they responded to a concern reported to the Spill Control Centre about a feedlot potentially contaminating the lake located in Lac Pelletier Regional Park. "A site inspection confirmed there was no evidence of a spill," the WSA release said. Related Stories: Effluent spill under investigation near Lac Pelletier RM of Lac Pelletier apologizes while affirming Monette's winter ILO permit SCOL's top 10 of 2025 #3: RM of Lac Pelletier clashes with Monette Farms over livestock operation In addition to the site investigation and downstream water quality sampling, runoff from the ILO area was assessed through ground-based inspection and by aerial drone surveys. You can click here for a detailed explanation of the testing. No contamination "All evidence suggests there is no contamination from the ILO as many parameters like E coli, nitrogen, BOD, and total suspended solids were low or within what would be considered a normal runoff for the area at this time of year," the report noted. The WSA added they had resumed water quality monitoring at Lac Pelletier Regional Park in 2025 as part of the surface water quality monitoring program. Water quality sampling is being completed three times per year in the open water season for the next two years. Dan Kane from the Friends of Lac Pelletier group and the provincial NDP both drew attention to the potential of a spill last week. The livestock operation owned by Monette Farms has been the source of public debate throughout the last year.