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y êekend ICack IlVS je-781 MAIN S. #1 & 2,1 A Metroland Community Newspaper Vol. 142 No. 7 Friday, April 6, 2001 32 Pages $ 1.00 (GST included) -Region finds source of brown water problem in the Kelso wellfield Phots by GRAHAM PAINE «,Ukrainian Easter Grade 3 Brookville School aludent Amande Steddy gets a helping hand from her toacher Sornia Nalywajko in waxing an egg. The dcs decoraled Easier eggs the Ukrainien way - called Pysanka, using wax and dys. Ground water testing at the Kelso wellfield indicates the ori- gin of the manganese is primarily from water flowing through the deepest part of the buried valley aquifer, says the Region's plan- ning and public works depart- ment. Halion Region began conduciing an aquifer test ai the Keiso wellfield in February to address Milton's ongoing dis- coloured water problem causedi by man- ganese. Under certain hydraulic conditions, ibis waîer appear-, to move up and into the low- est screened section of the wells. Tests ideniied a number of improve- ments the Region could implement to reduce manganese concentrations in the waîer supply. Options under consideration include: -Sealing the lower zone in well three ai the Kelso wellfield tu reduce the amount of waîer enîening from the lower zone -Fifth person arrested in robberies Halion Regional Police have arrcsied a lufth suspect in connection with a sertes of robberies ihat occurred ai a riral conven- ience store. Four Guelph residents and a Simcoe man have been charged wiih robbery. 'Me Brookville Market on Guelph Line was firsi held up last Augusi. then again in November and a ihird urne January 25. In the firsi robbcry one of the suspects was armed with a knifc. A tirearm was used during the second incident. In January, the store clerk didn'i sec a weapon but intimidation and ibreais of vio- lence were reported. E-ach urne money was taken. Three arresis were made in mîd-March in Guelph. The Simcoe man was arrested March 27. - Modifying the pumping rates to mini- mize the wiihdrawal of waier trom the lower zone - Instali sparging wells to remove the manganese Alternative treatments include sequestra- nion (adding polyphosphate or sodium sili- cate to the waier to prevent settling of man- ganese) as wcll as iron and manganese renoval. The source of discoloured water in Milton can be attribuîed t0 the precipitation ot naturally occurring manganese in the well water and its accumulation in the dis- tribution sysiem. Manganese deposits thai accumulate in the systemn can he agitaîed as a result of normal pump operation, water- main breaks, system flushing or fire demands. he presence of manganese in the Milton well waîer is an aesthetic problein that may resuli in discoloured waier, staining of laundiy. plumbing tixtures or an undesir- able taste. A public meeting is scheduled for laie May on the issue. The projeci file is expecied to be com- pleted and made available for the 30-day public review peniod in June. Comment........... 6 NS Report .......... 8 Litestyles....14-15 Dateline .........19 Sports ........24-27 Classifiled .....28-30 -e FrIday, April S.a * di Wak * e Tb hlldl Nur e MI WUI *Setrs * 0 Ralle Wuruuuw* B adlo S", *EiibilipAriai Apmilauc a Saturday, Aprîl 7 a Walmarl 0 IDA * 9Ne Frilîs 0 Seans