Smelter treatment rates, report of the committee of investigation in the matter of tolls charged by the Consolidated Mining and Smelting Co. of Canada, Limited, at Trail, British Columbia, June, 1919

1919 ◽  
Author(s):  
Keyword(s):  
British Columbia ◽  
Canada Limited ◽  
Mining And Smelting

The Trail Smelter Dispute

1963 ◽  
Vol 1 ◽  
pp. 213-229 ◽  
Author(s):  
John E. Read
Keyword(s):  
British Columbia ◽  
Sulphur Dioxide ◽  
Common Ground ◽  
Columbia River ◽  
The State ◽  
Atmospheric Conditions ◽  
International Boundary ◽  
Sufficient Strength ◽  
Canada Limited ◽  
Mining And Smelting

The trail smelter dispute covered a period of thirteen years from 1928 to 1941. It arose out of the operation by the Consolidated Mining and Smelting Company of Canada, Limited, of a smelter at Trail, British Columbia, on the Columbia River about eleven miles from the international boundary. In roasting sulphurbearing ores, sulphur dioxide gas was wasted into the air. When the air drift was down the valley, the smoke cloud containing sulphur dioxide crossed the boundary in sufficient strength to cause damage in the State of Washington. In 1925 and 1926, the output of the smelter was increased and more sulphur dioxide was wasted into the air. By reason of the conformation of the valley and the atmospheric conditions prevalent, it was carried across the boundary into the State of Washington. It was common ground that some damage was caused in the years 1926 to 1930.

On Questions Contained in Reference Dated August 7, 1928, Transmitted to the Commission by the Governments of the United States and Canada Pursuant to the Terms of Article Ix of the Treaty of January 11, 1909, Between the United States and Great Britain, the Reference in Question Relating to Injury to Property in the State of Washington by Reason of the Drifting of Fumes From the Smelter of the Consolidated Mining and Smelting Company of Canada, Limited, in Trail, British Columbia

1931 ◽  
Vol 25 (3) ◽  
pp. 540-544
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
British Columbia ◽  
Great Britain ◽  
The United States ◽  
The State ◽  
International Joint Commission ◽  
International Joint ◽  
Canada Limited ◽  
Investigation Report ◽  
Mining And Smelting

The complaint regarding damages in the State of Washington, caused by fumes from the smelter of the Consolidated Mining and Smelting Company of Trail, British Columbia, was referred to the International Joint Commission, United States and Canada, on August 7,1928, for investigation, report and recommendation pursuant to Article 9 of the treaty of January 11, 1909, between the United States and Great Britain.

International and Private Actions in Transboundary Pollution

1974 ◽  
Vol 11 ◽  
pp. 258-270
Author(s):  
Ronald W. Ianni
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
British Columbia ◽  
Environmental Law ◽  
The United States ◽  
Practical Relevance ◽  
American Government ◽  
International Environmental Law ◽  
Classic Case ◽  
Foreign Office ◽  
Mining And Smelting

Traditionally, citizens in one country who suffer damages as a resuit of pollution caused by the activities of citizens of another country have looked to governmental channels for settlement of their claims. A classic case in point was theTrail Smelter Arbitrationbetween the United States and Canada, in which the American government successfully espoused the cause of its nationals in the State of Washington against the Canadian government for damage caused by the smoke from the Consolidated Mining and Smelting Company operations at Trail, British Columbia. If, however, this case continues to intrigue legal commentators and foreign office legal advisors as a leading precedent in the field of international environmental law, few residents of southwestern Ontario could presently be convinced of the practical relevance of this precedent.

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