The water in British columbia lakes and river flooded mine waste this week remains well within aquatic life guidelines, show preliminary test results made public on Thursday.The results came after a major industrial accident put locals under a water ban and raised fears about the long-term impact on the environment and fish stocks, reports the Canadian Press.A dam holding back the tailings pond at the Mount Polley gold and copper mine in central B.C. failed on Monday, releasing 10 million cubic metres of water and 4.5 million cubic metres of silt into adjacent lakes, rivers and creeks."All results came back meeting the requirements for B.C. and Canadian drinking water standards -- this is very good news," Jennifer McGuire of the province's Environment Ministry told a public meeting in Likely, B.C.The ban on using water from the lake and surrounding rivers and creeks remained in effect while officials awaited further testing.The samples were collected from three locations on Monday, two on Quesnel Lake and one on Quesnel River.A memo released by the provincial government to explain the data said none of the test results fell outside of drinking-water guidelines. It also said potential contaminants were all "well below aquatic life guidelines," though officials were still awaiting test results from fish tissue.For the complete article, click here.