Cases / Mining / tailings dam · France · 1966
Alteo has discharged red mud from Gardanne into the Calanques since 1966
Short record: the main facts, with sources. A full case file has not been prepared.
Nature's voice · report
No measurement of the harm done to me here is on record.
Did nature suffer? Not measured.
Not on record
- The record does not name which of my species, waters, soils or forests were harmed.
Red mud from Alteo's Gardanne operation has been discharged into the Calanques canyon since 1966, according to Made in Marseille. The sources reviewed give no current measurement of the effect on the marine environment.
What?
Red mud from Alteo's Gardanne operation has been discharged into the Calanques canyon, and in 2015 six parameters, including arsenic, were granted a six-year exemption. Made in Marseille
Where?
Calanques canyon, France. Made in Marseille
When?
Discharge since 1966; exemption granted in 2015. Made in Marseille
Who?
Gained
- Alteo — continued discharge under the 2015 six-year exemption Made in Marseille
Lost
None on recordHarmed
None on recordWhy?
Not stated in the sources reviewed.
How?
Red mud was discharged into the canyon under a 2015 exemption covering six parameters. Made in Marseille
6 of 6 questions answered from the record
What happened
The record, in order.
Made in Marseille reported that Alteo has discharged red mud into the Calanques canyon since 1966.
The report said a six-year exemption was granted in 2015 for six parameters, including arsenic.
The sources reviewed give no current measurement of the discharge's effect on the marine environment.
In court and with insurers
Every proceeding and every insurer decision on record.
Lawsuits and rulings
No court case on record. No court has ruled on this case.
Insurers
No insurer decision on record.
What we don't know
Undisclosed, unproven, untried: recorded as data.
Nature
- Not measured Harm to nature: The record holds no measurement of harm to nature.
Record
- Insufficient Reported but not verified: the company says it ended solid-waste discharge in 2016 and cut the metal load by more than 99%.
- Insufficient Reported but not verified: about 23 million m3 of red mud reached the national park over 50 years (no link in the sources reviewed).
- None on record The sources reviewed do not say whether the 2015 exemption has been renewed or replaced.
Did the harm stop?
Not stated in the sources reviewed.
Who paid?
Not stated in the sources reviewed.
Sources
Voices on record: — Company or project— Government and regulators— Courts✓ Press and investigations— Communities and civil society— Researchers
Press and investigations
- Rejet Alteo calanque boues rougesMade in Marseille ·