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At the start of the 21st century, Sydney faces a significant challenge in the cleanup of the Sydney Tar Ponds, a tidal estuary contaminated with a variety of coal-based wastes from coke ovens that supplied the steel industry.

After extensive public consultation and technical study, a $ 400 million CAD cleanup plan jointly funded by the federal and provincial governments awaits further environmental assessment.