The Ministry of Environment and Climate Change is keeping close tabs on construction of the North Kent Wind 1 wind farm in Chatham-Kent. 
Provincial officials say they are taking concerns about groundwater quality very seriously.
The activist group Water Wells First raised concerns last month that North Kent Wind piles being driven into the ground off Darrell Line weren’t properly capped off, which could lead to contamination of groundwater.
In an email to the CKXS newsroom, Ministry spokesperson Teri Gilbert says officials visited the Darrell Line site on June 28th and ordered the company to properly seal piles, as well as making sure all future construction activities will take groundwater protection into account.
As far as any potential repercussions go for leaving the piles unprotected in the first place, the Ministry says it is reviewing the details to determine whether to direct the matter to its Investigations and Enforcement Branch.
When it comes to the quality of water in nearby wells, the Ministry says its science-based pre-construction tests showed 30% of wells sampled already had elevated turbidity.
