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The federal government’s environmental agency still needs more information after the Alberta government last month submitted an 8,000-page document on the proposed Springbank flood prevention dam.

The Canadian Environmental Assessment Agency says it can’t proceed with its review due to incomplete information in the province’s report, including a lack of details surrounding efforts to reconcile disagreements with Indigenous groups.

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According to an update posted to the agency’s website on Thursday, the regulator informed the province two days earlier it needed more information to satisfy requests it made in June and August last year.

The proposed project, a dry reservoir that would store water temporarily during a flood, triggered reviews by the agency and Alberta Environment and Parks.

The federal review has stalled the proposed project, which cannot go forward until approval is granted following its completion. Approval is also needed following the completion of the provincial review.