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-U 0 ie e Reion awarded drinking water licence By Tim Foran Report (2007-08), ail of Haltons water systems Jordan confirmed no provincial orders hav T d ysCANADIAN CHAMPION STAFF received inspection ratings of 100 per cent. been issued to Halton's plants and said re-sam These inspections consist of inspection of plant pling is a normal part of the water testinl Ù_ Cham pion r an ei on bas becorne one ofthe first operations,ilogs and sampling protocol, said proces s amln n r-etn R DATELINE A13 drtnksng water licence [rom the Provinces Not every one of the actual water quality helps to determine if the adverse result repre 0. ___________ Ministry of the Environment (MOE). tests done at'Haltons various water purification sents a widespread problem (ie. multiple o < REAL ESTATE A16 The MOE developed the licence as a new plants and at public and privately-owned loca- repeat adverse results across thesystem), o Z _________________ orm of approval to owners of drinking water tions throughout its water distribution system whetber it is an anomaly," be explained. 1I Z ARTS A19 systems following recommendations issued by came out perfectly dlean the first time, accord- either case, the regulation requires that two set justice Dennis O'Connor stemming [rom thse ing to Halton Rcgion's water quality reports. of re-samples (eacb set consisting o[ a sampl j CLASSIFIED A30 Walkerton inouirv. However, the reports reveal that subseciuent taken at the same location as the adverse resul www.miltoncanadianchampioni.om Inierta *tIM&AYAmM -LffLE XSAS - EEP COI1RY.DtSttAttAGIDE *S=SMPWliSDttMAt.lclASWAL- ARGEAtt& SUIL M SUoElttt* -S U =tc3tlt. MIA NEtt.FMRE Mt - THESOURCE - 41)MI M The new licencing program builds on thse original approval process, whicb looked at the design, construction and operation of water plants and distribution systems, by reviewing the operators financial plans, employee accred- itations and its system for ensuring ongoing improvement. According to the Provincels recently released Chief Drinking Water Inspectors Annual re-samples ail came out okay The majority of initial adverse samples t ook place in the distri- bution systems, not at thse Regions plants. "In no way does this indicate you had an unsafe water supply," said Kiyoshi Oka, thse Region's director of water services, noting an adverse sample could be as simple as a dust par- ticle in the water. 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Mortgages pmovided by cisc Mortgages Inc. Availabie on owner-occupied residentia properties oniy. A aiIale on new purdsases witti a 5-yrar closed fixed rate mortgaqe or ciBc Vanable Flex Mortgage; tirst-time home buyens only. $125,000 minimum mortgage amount. Mortgage must Stand witisin 90 days of application date. Offer may be changed or withdrawn at any time withoat notice. was found plus upstream and downstream for a total of three samples) have negative or "clean" resuits before the problem can be considered resolved." Halton's water quality reports are available at http://halton.ca/PPW/Water/DrinkingWaterWa terQualityhtm. Tim Foran can be reached at tJoranCamiton- canadianchampion. com. Ihere does our rinking water cme from? alton's approximately 450,000 residents get their kigwater from a variety of sources. he Region, not the local municipalities, is respon- for supplying such drinking water to those in n-scrviced areas without private wells. hc vast majority of tbe population, essentially resi- s of Burlington, Oakville and the parts of Milton lopcd over the last decade, get their water [rom the csn's South Halton watcr distribution system. bat system is supplied witb treatcd water [rom tbe ngton and Oakvillc Water Purification Plants P). be Burloak WPP is expected to corne online this and start supplymng the same distribution system. hsree plants draw raw water [rom Lake Ontario. esidents of the older parts of Milton get drinking r thats groundwater-based: two well fields, Kelso Walker's Line, take water from a sand and gravel fer system. he water from the Kelso wells goes to, the Kelso and is then pumped to the Milton Reservoir, then y gravity into the Milton distribution system. [ater [rom the Walkers Line wells is disinfected pumped to the Milton Surge Tank off No. 12 road before falling into the Milton distribution sys- About 140 residents in Campbellville get drinking water [rom the Campbellville Well Supply, which con- sists of two wells. Thse water is disinfected and stored in four pressure tanks that maintain pressure in the distri- bution systemt. s o uth v 1ew Dr. David Johnson Dr. Loukas Papas Providing Dental Care in Milton since 1993 New Patients Welcomne 905-876-4701 www.southviewdental.com "#Av4sc Milton Hospital Pleose sign a postcord to show you support Milton Hospital's growth www.friendsolmnitonhoepital.ca . 1 e s r r t