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I ! Reg. 22.99 UTILITY KNIFE 10-099 Reg. 4.99 SALE IN EFFECT DECEMBER 3RD TO DECEMBER 13TH Mrfjfe WDAYS OF SAVINGS HENRY ANOTHER \ A mm r\Aii 1 GIVE A dUILUALL FOUR STORES TO SERVE YOU BETTER The Canadian Statesman, Bowmanville, December 3,1986 19 Liability for Well Water Concerns Mayor by Rob Savage p Mayor John Winters says municipal council should investigate the possibility of legal liabilities created by contaminated water wells in the town. "We're taking it all too lightly," Mayor Winters said during Monday's General Purpose Committee meeting. meeting. "If we know for a fact it's a serious problem, then I think we have to act." He said he was concerned that "inaction" from the town and the regional health department might create a legal liability if someone is seriously injured injured or killed by drinking contaminated water. "I believe there's a public perception the municipal council 'and health department department are looking after all these things that affect our lives," he said. But the committee wasn't certain what could be done to rectify the situation. Councillor Diane Hamre said she would like to. see the problem addressed at regional council, since water servicing is a regional regional issue. And she added that the town should also arrange to have all councillors meet with regional health and works officials in order to fully understand the problem. problem. Councillor Hamre pointed out that the region does not have the power to force watermains or sanitary sanitary sewers on people whose wells have been contaminated. contaminated. She said all the région région can do is inform people of the problem and offer solutions. ;! That answer did not satisfy all council members. Councillor Ann Cowman said regional staff were not doing a proper job -of monitoring the problems. She said tests of contaminated contaminated wells are done ;in Peterborough and the results results returned to the people, with no information going to regional staff. Councillor Cowman also f said that in situations where the region does know | of well problems, they don't do enough to enforce the creation of watermains and sewers. : She said regional works should amend the policy which requires areas :to achieve a 60 per cent vote in favor of the ; constructibn of regional water services, j Councillor " ' Cowman's ! comments were related,'to contamination problemsdn the Nash Road and Darlington Darlington Blvd. area, which joined Newtonville as the itwo main sites for discussion. discussion. i In Newtonville, Councillor Councillor Hamre said the contamination contamination was first discovered ;two years ago. j She said a variety of public public meetings were held with the regional health departement departement and the Ministry 1 of Health, although residents 'eventually voted against the services because they were too expensive. ; That situation changed when the region lowered their water servicing costs by 60 per cent. Councillor Hamre and Councillor Frank Stapleton recently conducted door-to-door interviews interviews with Newtonville residents and the majority have voted in favor of the services. • The situation at Nash Road and Darlington Blvd. is slightly different. In that area, 27 wells were discovered to contain high fecal and coliform counts ahd a public meeting was held last September. Most residents on Nash Road felt the combined frontage, connection and usage charges were too high and voted against new water systems. Councillor Cowman said the attitude of the regional officials was part of the problem. "On your own property, you do what you like" was the position Councillor Cowman said the officials took. i The situation left most councillors feeling the town must increase its input into the problem. "The essence of the problem problem is local," Councillor Hal McKnight said. "It's sitting sitting right here in our municipality." municipality." SpitS;.!: 1 oilsrA s b -, 5-V^i^vy £ ' •*" > ' ' GIFT CERTIFICATE ■ÂV. ET 401 rq Q O X u k? pi 1 O Ji5 HUNT BASELINE g (BAYLY) mi--I n ir Ay MARY A DUNDAS (#2) n r~ i n j BOND pm !□!□![ KING i n n n CT HWY #2 401 O U, ,U_ l c Ny g BLOOR i-- IË l o M H JaIa, wmm AJAX 282 MONARCH AVE. ■ 686-1881 WHITBY 223 BROCK ST.N. 668-6821 OSHAWA 100 BOND ST. W. 728-1617 MONDAT - TODAY SiOOAM-YOOPM MONDAT ■ WBNHDAT •.•OOAM-MOPM MONDAT - FRIDAY l:0OAM-f :OOPM COURTICEf i UOORR. 8. L - 726-1611 ISP WKarn. ' ' . V.-V SATURDAY kNMMiOOM THURSDAY - TODAY AOOAM-YOOTO SATURDAY 0:00AM - 6:00PM SATURDAY fcOOAM-6:OOPM MONDAT - WRDNHDAY S.OOAM-6:OOPM THURSDAY • TODAY fcOOAM-*OOPM ■ SATURDAY k00AM4:30PM ■ item . ' •«,' pM : - l ; ■ , v/vÿ'piôv- ., i KIDS WILL BE KIDS 5-76;