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The Acton Free Press Wed October 1974 No pickerel for Fairy Lake Results of a survey of Fairy Lake in Acton requested Hills from the Ministry of Natural Resources showed the quality of water in Ihc body of water was ex poor during the past summer and unsuitable for planting of pickerel Low water levels of the dry summer have remicea the depth of the water and exposed weeds The Ministry report said the water is almost void of jy dissolved oxygen below the 10 foot level and pickerel could not survive In poor water conditions such as existed The netting operation revealed the lake contains a good population of northern pike and large mouth bass The report also noted several year classes of each species were caught which suggests that natural reproduction Is taking place conclude from this that the further stocking of fish in this take is not required the report said Committee chairman Roy Booth asked how council could get the quality of water Improved and It was decided to send a copy of the report to the Credit Valley Conservation Authority for their comments since Fairy Lake falls under the Authority jurisdiction I sure like to fish pickerel too said Councillor Duby a remark quickly seconded by chairman Booth Approve re zoning Continued from pago 1 population of and an expansion 10 Withdraw If you could tie Into the sewage plant would you with draw your objections to himself as representative subdivision asked and part owner of the Dick properly the Environment roved J Yes would replied Mr more houses and this In He said the that number lit I it wit effluent was treated first In their own treatment ami was now lc at municipal plants Mike of WATER LEVEL at Fairy Lake is the lowest in many years Spikey logs and stumps clasp the shore with octopus like tentacles Lake contamination Action Acton concern company had spent a million dollars on treating their if fluent and a year on maintenance He contended more than per tent of the odor would be eliminated if the effluent was treated at the Acton plant Hearing Mr Booth assured Mr the planning com mi t tee concerned about the company which had been so long in Acton and explains his objections would bo in eluded with any zoning amendment He explained there would be an opportunity to object if there was an lieoring neietiary Councillor Fat slated he had been under the impression the sewage plant handle industrial waste The com puny representative said he the last Infilling allowed Into the sew plant He claimed Mm sin of the if it from the lunl to 11 population about people Mr said a pointing out the of the tannery would I id in any sales eontrnet After a short I t ml 1 a nn I recommended lh of the zoning FARM BUILDINGS tor every use TilkToOur Friendly Representatives Action Acton chairman Harold Jeffery has had two meetings with officials lately A week ago he presented to MP Kerr the brief signed by fi Actonians concerning the odor from and Co Then Tuesday of last week he met with another group and expressed his lonccm that ground water flowing inlo Lake will continually increase the chloride content of the water there New concern Mr met with Tom Armstrong Central Ontario regional director of the Ministry of the nvironment Harold district officer for the Ministry and John environmental technical officer Here he relayed this particular con which is not new but had not been included in the previous brief In the spring and at other ground turn 1 1 on periods ground water south of King am Hill subdivision cashes its chloride content into the next north from there Into Miry Mr contends luted An Ontario Resources report says Mr Jeffery shows chloride content Ins been increislng in the lake and Black Creek for several years This report was issued in 1970 The Black Creek is polluted beyond use for six miles Mr Jeffery says He feels the contamination comes from properly He recalls the dosing of the town south spring and necessity of pro viding town water to houses south of Acton when wells polluted Mr Jeffrey says that spraying on fields south f town is expected to continue He soys hopefully that is reportedly ton sidenng the possibility of using utisalled hides Spraying started in the chloride level lakes to rise Teals In that in 1J38 showed chloride content of parts per million more recently of Lake water tests constant Beardmore over parts per million says Mr Jeffery Ijikc wilcr itself has not been tested On committer When he presented Hie Action Alton petiti to Mr Kerr Mr Jeffery he reicived assurance copies of would be to the group On the Action Alton committee with Mr are Jean Smith Bob Holmes Keith Holmes and lredale Same fight The red light at tin corner f Mill and Main continues to operate as a police The Ha lion region police commission had replacing it with individual radio sets for the local police but matter been pursued Asked by the tree Press to comment on the possibility of responsibility for pollution of Fairy take both president Peter Dunham and chief chemist John rle fen replied in defense of the company Mr points out out uses water from Fairy take dally The company owns the lake in fact Tests arc made con slantly since polluted water would harm the leather He says the chloride content in the lake has remained con for years at about parts per million Plant officials don believe overflow in the swampy area south of Hills would flow north and subsequently into the lake In fact a culvert has had to be added on property to carry off flooding which has come southeast across No they say Belter They also pointed out that tests show the water that Is sprayed on fields south of is of better quality than when it was drawn from the lake Mr also says there are now open storm sewers directly into the lake ind into the creek on Mam St Municipal sewage drained Into Creek will inevitably chlorides or sail he says Not only does domestic sew age contain salt is to the drinking water Beardmore is operating under Ministry of the work order to fill two old beds the cause of odor Inspections show Ihc work progressing regularly with full of completion at the deadline What we vo inherited we re cleaning up Mr Dunham commented Through various projects we have reduced our overall chloride output Mr Dunham said Two fires on Sunday keep volunteers busy Mr ricfenedcr was also asked by Free Press to comment on the decision not to stock pickerel in Fairy take due to the condition of the water You have pickerel and ducks the same pond he thinks Willi and technical information the chemist how the lake only receives oxygen at Its surface and in winter when it frozen very little at that Oxygen level has never been high on Lake he says Pickerel and I rout are sen but pike and bass can apparently live a lower level Catfish be added require hardly any oxygen Bubbling In the lake is required to keep the water sweet in winter for use in POP LESS WAY BACK WHEN about a year ago at least This gas sign re mams after the closing of Ken s Auto 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