An Alberta regulator says it won’t review its decision to reject a proposed cattle feedlot near a popular recreational lake.
The Natural Resources Conservation Board says all issues surrounding the proposed 4,000-head feedlot near Pigeon Lake were dealt with adequately in the initial decision.
It says the issues raised by proponent Greg Thalen are of little merit.
Although Thalen can appeal to the courts, grounds for appeal are restricted to errors in law and may not address arguments for or against the feedlot.
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Opponents feared the impact of even more cattle manure on the lake, which is fed only by runoff and still struggles with algae blooms despite improvements to area sewage treatment.
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Pigeon Lake, about 100 kilometres southeast of Edmonton, has about 5,800 seasonal and permanent residents and attracts about 100,000 visitors a year.
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