Keepers of the Water and Keepers of the Athabasca have released a statement regarding the anticipated long-term damage to the Athabasca River from the breaching of a containment pond at the Obed Mountain coal mine.Keepers of the Water and Keepers of the Athabasca have released a statement regarding the anticipated long-term damage to the Athabasca River from the breaching of a containment pond at the Obed Mountain coal mine.

In this letter to Alberta Environment and Water, Carl Hunt of the Athabasca Bioregional Society (Hinton) details a number of critical concerns over the development of Coalspur Mines's Vista Coal Mine project, particularly to do with hydrology and aquatic ecology, and calls for an independent expert review of the Mine Plan.