Editing Iqaluit (section)

===Waste and water treatment===
The city's infrastructure is stressed by growth and lack of means to upgrade. Waste from the city is disposed of into an open air dump on Akilliq Drive (West 40) located south of the city.<ref name="autogenerated1">{{cite web |url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/north/iqaluit-s-infrastructure-struggles-to-keep-up-with-growth-1.1096808 |title=Iqaluit's infrastructure struggles to keep up with growth – North – CBC News |publisher=Cbc.ca |date=12 November 2011 |access-date=8 August 2013 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130807131102/http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/north/story/2011/11/22/north-big-fix-iqaluit.html |archive-date=7 August 2013}}</ref>

Although the city has water treatment facilities, raw sewage from the city is often dumped untreated into nearby [[Frobisher Bay]].<ref name="autogenerated1"/>

As the dump has reached capacity, the city plans to open a second dump {{cvt|9|km}} north of the city.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/north/iqaluit-landfill-new-1.4761571 |title=Iqaluit to get new $35M dump, replacing current one dubbed 'environmental disaster' |publisher=CBC |date=26 July 2018 |access-date=19 July 2020 |archive-date=23 August 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190823185721/https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/north/iqaluit-landfill-new-1.4761571 |url-status=live}}</ref> Iqaluit does not have a recycling program in place; all recyclable materials are sent into the waste stream.

In October 2021, residents of Iqaluit, experienced a water crisis when their tap water was found to be contaminated with fuel. The contamination was traced to a decades-old underground fuel tank that had leaked into the city's water supply.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/north/iqaluit-water-contamination-may-2022-1.6443273 |title=An old fuel tank and 'the void' contaminated Iqaluit's water, experts say |last=Zingel |first=Avery |date=6 May 2022 |website=CBC News |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220506155942/https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/north/iqaluit-water-contamination-may-2022-1.6443273 |archive-date=6 May 2022}}</ref> The crisis led to a state of emergency, with residents relying on bottled water and water from nearby rivers for drinking, cooking, and other daily needs.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://nunatsiaq.com/stories/article/iqaluit-declares-emergency-as-petroleum-suspected-in-water-supply/ |title=Iqaluit declares emergency as petroleum suspected in water supply |last=Venn |first=David |date=12 October 2021 |website=Nunatsiaq News |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211013005016/https://nunatsiaq.com/stories/article/iqaluit-declares-emergency-as-petroleum-suspected-in-water-supply/ |archive-date=13 October 2021}}</ref> The situation highlighted the challenges of providing safe and reliable water services in remote and Arctic communities.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.thearcticinstitute.org/iqaluits-water-crisis-highlights-deeper-issues-arctic-infrastructure/ |title=Iqaluit's water crisis highlights deeper issues with Arctic infrastructure |last=Little |first=Kaylia |date=2 May 2022 |publisher=The Arctic Institute |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220503070109/https://www.thearcticinstitute.org/iqaluits-water-crisis-highlights-deeper-issues-arctic-infrastructure/ |archive-date=3 May 2022}}</ref>