Alberta landowners challenge orphan well levy over environmental and worker exposure risks

Calabrese tied the delays to ongoing hazard exposure: “There’s environmental risks. It pollutes the land, air, and water. The longer a well sits there, the more likely it is to leak.” Landowner Dwight Popowich, of Two Hills, east of Edmonton, said he was told his inactive well would take 10 to 12 years to reclaim.