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\ 10 The Canadian Statesman, Bowmanvillc. April 15, 1987 Durham Starts Work Oh Flood Problems Durham Region has approved approved a series of flood-prevention flood-prevention renovations to various various sewers in the region, but Bowmanvillc is not scheduled for any work in 1987. The work approved by the region calls for $857,000 in construction to different regional regional water systems, primarily in Whitby and Oshawa. It comes in response response to basement floodings floodings experienced by regional regional homeowners during heavy rainfalls on Aug. 26 and 27. In addition to those works, a series of other recommendations recommendations will be looked at during Regional Works' preparation of the 1988 Capital Program and four year forecast. Those additional projects include a suggestion to complete a sanitary sewer in Bowman- ville's Scugog Street area. The Bowmanvillc recommendation recommendation calls for the completion of the Rehder Avenue trunk Sanitary sewer which was partially built in 1983 as part of the reconstruction of Scugog Street. That sewer system currently runs from the CPR to south of King Street, and the completed sewer would follow the easement along the Bowmanville Creek. The Bowmanville project would cost the region $1 million, with some costs transferred to the home- owners through frontage and connection charges. However, it's not certain when that project would be undertaken and whether it will go ahead at all. , At the current time, it is listed by Regional Works as a Type III project, meaning the project costs a fair sum of money and requires further regional consideration consideration of the cost benefits of the work. It's part of a series of solutions solutions which the region must address in response to last summer's problems. To date, there have been 861 complaints of flooded basements from the August storm. Thirty-two of those homeowners ' were from Bowmanville, and regional Works reports that 18 of those 32 homes had floodings floodings related to problems with the sanitary sewers. Durham Region hired Simcoe Engineering to examine the different complaints complaints and report on possible possible solutions for each area. Following their examinations, examinations, the company reported reported that the sanitary and storm sewers used by the region region are not intended to carry the huge amounts of water seen during the August August storm and the sewers were unprepared for the heavy amounts of water. In a summary of the company's company's findings, Regional Works' Design Manager Walter Evans said the sanitary sanitary sewers are usually between between eight inches and 10 inches in diameter, and can hold between 2,000 to 4,000 gallons per acre of water. He said that during the storm, the water pressure in some areas was as high as 40,000 gallons per acre. "No wonder they got backed up," Mr. Evans said. "This is what we call an unprecedented unprecedented event." In fact, he said three inches inches of water fell during a six hour period, something unseen in the region for the past 100 years. The recommendations approved for 1987 and coining coining under future consideration consideration total $12 million in cost and vary according to the .systems. They range from new pipes to a new pumping system to the installment of a back-flow preventer, which cuts the pipes off in the event of a backup. At the present time, Durham Region has made provisions for $857,000 of works in 1987, $943,000 in 1988 and $1,200,000 in 1989. Mr. Evans said the region would need an extra $6 million million to complete all the projects projects recommended by Simcoe. Simcoe. As compensation for last summer's Hoods, some homeowners have accepted $250 cx-gratia grants from the region while others arc suing Durham. Those seeking more information information on tlie sanitary sewer recommendations arc invited to attend an information information session on Apr. 23 from 3 to 7 p.m. in Courtroom Courtroom one in the fire build- Section Two CANADIAN CANCER SOCIETY wwy 1 i±J I We need you now more than ever THANK YOU! The Bowmanville and District Unit would like to thank all the volunteers who so willingly gave of their time to help us sell daffodils. Also, to the St. Paul's Couples' Club, lota Psi and Kappa Kappa Sororities, and the Great Pine Ridge Kinelte Club, a big thank you for organizing this event for us. Mary Tillcock Daffodil Day Convenor Van Belle Floral Shoppes ... much more than a flower store! 4 STONES • Hlgtm.yNo.a • KlngSI, E„Olh«W4 • SlmcMSI, N„ Oihiw» • King St. W„ Sowmsnfllle Durham TV & Antenna 151 Liberty St. S. 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