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sg3c rtra far- i ux 16 stouflville suntribune u thursday aug 11 2005 project notto from page 1 resident has had a large water container placed on his front lawn this week but york region says its sewer project isnt at the root of the problem our assessment sug gests our dewatering is not impacting any shallow wells in bethesda said nitti subramaniam project manger for the 16th avenue project there are 56 monitoring wells located around an area stretching from woodbine avenue to reesor road and from 19th avenue tohwy 7 according to the ministry of natural resources this summer has been unusually dry precipitation is about 50 per cent lower than last year which contributes to low flows in streams mr subramaniam said the dewatering project started in late 2002 but work was held up while officials studied a number of wells that went dry dur ing north of 16th avenue following that investiga tion york region instituted its well mitigation program which ensures residents they receive a new or deeper well or are hooked to municipal water if problems are caused by the dewatering project about 100 of 2500 have been impacted in the past two and a half years mr subramaniam said water levels have been lower in york region said lloyd lemon- program manager for york regions water resource protection program but its unclear if its due to unusually dry weather or other factors monitoring in the aurora road and mccowan road area has not shown any thing substantial he added busier summer anyone who has called with concerns about their water has gotten a response he saidl there have been more calls than usual this summer he admitted someone will come out and investigate mr lemon said meanwhile jim robb of the friends of the rouge watershed environmental group is planning to hold a meeting at the beginning of september with concerned residents regional officials and others so residents can have questions about their water problems answered the meeting is to take place at the lemonville community centre i think york region intentionally or not is mis leading the residents mr robb said he added york region is telling residents its studies show trie 16th avenue dewatering is not impact ing residents north of bethesda road i have maps from york regions own consultants showing impact on the acquifer extending north of bethesda road he added for more information call 9056403965 anyone with a water concern can call the regions hotline at 18884454418 ft j r wlmiim ajra shfc uhuhhhftl kkiiilljithtiimfffihi wssm mf im batteries and hearh iswilhncfiiisiliius i n r i lire every day is seniors day 10 discount off all accessories batteries free hearing aid cleaning jv v p visit wrw 6425111 zfuisjzi x 8526 711 steam l00se ru6s rvwjlr broadloom weaning upholstery 3m scotchquard apn opines gchoot of jance offering classes in highland irish preschool dance bagpiping free trial highland class 10am free hial irish class 11 am august 18th gall for information 905 6423963 all classes conducted on 2000 sq ft of sprung wooden floors