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BQE Water Signs Contract to Operate Water Treatment for ERDC in 2026
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[{"type":"text","content":"\n\n\nBQE Water Signs Contract to Operate Water Treatment for ERDC in 2026\n\n/* Style Definitions */\nspan.prnews_span\n{\nfont-size:8pt;\nfont-family:\"Arial\";\ncolor:black;\n}\na.prnews_a\n{\ncolor:blue;\n}\nli.prnews_li\n{\nfont-size:8pt;\nfont-family:\"Arial\";\ncolor:black;\n}\np.prnews_p\n{\nfont-size:0.62em;\nfont-family:\"Arial\";\ncolor:black;\nmargin:0in;\n}\n\n\n\n\n\n\nCanada NewsWire\n\n\nVANCOUVER, BC, May 13, 2026 /CNW/ - BQE Water Inc. (TSXV: BQE), a leader in mine water management, is pleased to announce that Elsa Reclamation & Development Company Ltd. (ERDC) has contracted BQE Water to operate their Water Treatment Plant systems in 2026. These systems, which include passive and active water treatment, are located in the Yukon on the traditional territory of the First Nation Na-Cho Nyäk Dun (FNNND). Among them is the Valley Tailings Facility (VTF) which BQE Water designed, constructed, and successfully commissioned in 2025.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n2026 will mark the first year of the VTF operation as part of the broader consolidation and remediation of the legacy tailings site near the Elsa camp. Other systems are already installed and operating at the legacy sites of Silver King, Galkeno, and Onek in the Keno Hill district.  BQE Water will provide operations services to ERDC with Big River Operations (BRO), a Na-Cho Nyäk Dun citizen-owned company. BQE Water and BRO have already mobilized to site and are expected to continue providing services until October. However, actual requirements and the duration of the water treatment season will depend on the quantity and quality of water entering treatment, which are dependent on climate conditions and the progress of tailings consolidation.Andrijana (Jani) Djokic, CEO of the Na-Cho Nyak Dun Development Corporation, stated, \"Na-Cho Nyäk Dun Development Corporation is pleased to partner with Big River Operations and BQE Water on this important work at Keno Hill. Through these projects, we're building the technical capacity and experience that positions our people and our companies to take on greater responsibility in water management across our territory. We're grateful to ERDC for their continued confidence in working with NNDDC and our partners to ensure water is safe for the people and wildlife that call the traditional territory of Na-Cho Nyäk...