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Chronicle Staff And to ensure the panic situation of last summer doesn‘t occur again, Waterloo region‘s engineering and health and social services‘ committees have recommended raising the technically achievable detection level for benzo(a)pyrene (BaP) to 100 parts per trillion Closed last July following the discovery of cancerâ€"causing contaminants, four Waterloo wells and reservoirs will likely be back in service this week. The municipal wells and reservoirs were immediately closed last July following a discovery of two abandoned tanks containing coal tar residues at the Waterloo City Centre site. The tanks were part of a former coal gas manufacturing plant which had operated on the site in the later 1800‘s and early 1900‘s. program at an estimated cost of $25,800. A sentry well will be constructed on the William Street gimping station site at an estimated cost of $68,000. _ In the months that followed however, numerous scientists and consultants have scoffed at the 10 per trillion level, saying such a small amount cannot be accurately measured. Thus, the decision to support the recommendation of Conestogaâ€"Rovers and Associates that the technically achievable method detection limit for BaP be established at 100 parts per trillion. Regional council will also confirm the maximum contaminant level of the WHO and the Ministry of the Environment as 30 parts per trillion for TCE (tflchloroethylgne) in drinking water. To date Waterloo Region has paid $158,274.72 to rectify the problem and expects to shell out an addition $93,000 during this year. Council will consider petitioning the MOE for funding support. . Council will also request the City of Wateloo to pay $2,355.67 or 50 per cent of soil classification costs. Council is also expected to establish a monitoring and hydrogeolic Melodee Martinuk Chronicle Staff Separate school supporters in Kitchenerâ€"Waterloo will be payâ€" ing an average $40.50 more on the education portion of their tax Subsequent testing of the William Street wells and reservoirs revealed low levels of polynuclear aromatic hydrocarbons (PAH‘s), as well as the cancerâ€"causing BaP . The highest recorded level to date of BaP‘s stands at 9 parts per trillion, slightly less than the recommended safe level of 10 parts per trillion as established by the World Health Organization. Four Waterloo wells scheduled to be reâ€"opened Regional council will deal with both matters at Thursday‘s regular Advances and initiatives show eye to future The ninth annual Kitchenerâ€"Waterioo Great Ride for Cancer Sunday was a roaring success. The ride will bring in approximately $60,000 for cancer research. But for some, like Jason and Donny McLean (in tow) and father Don, it was also an ideal opportunity to enjoy a beautiful day. Chronicie photo RC budget a no frills version bill, after Monday night‘s apâ€" proval of the the board‘s 1987 budget. With expenditures topping the $67 million mark, the budget reflects an increase in spending of almost $14 million over 1986 totals, and translates into a 7.6 per cent increase in the tax levy. Trustees also agreed to carry a deficit of just under $800,000. ‘‘The budget is, in one sense, a maintenance budget in that it ensures the continuance of evâ€" erything the board is doing now, without adding any frills," comâ€" mented vice chairman Ray Voll. "I am convinced that this budget will ensure that this board can continue to provide a high quality Catholic education." budget is "conservative"‘, it also contains "very significant adâ€" vances and new initiatives‘‘ to enhance the quality of education provided by the board. "It‘s a budget that looks to the future," Flynn include: e an increase in spending on instructional supplies from $46.50 to $60 per pupil at the elementary level and $81 to $100 per pupil at Director of education George Flynn stressed that, although the the secondary level Key initiatives outlined by New board study aims to enhance participation in physical activity Waterloo county board of education trustees have OK‘da $21,000 study on the participation of male and female students and staff in school athletic programs. The study was developed in response to cluded there is no evidence of discrimination against girls in the allocatiion and funding of currieular and extraâ€"curricular athletic proâ€" grams in this region, was prepared in response to the 1984 Sopinka Report which found disparities in some communities across that a board report issued e the hiring of six fullâ€"time prinâ€" cipals e hiring of 40 new elementary teachers and 13.8 secondary teachers by next fall to offset enrolment increases e the creation of six new adminâ€" istrative positions e the introduction of French as a second language in Grade 5, completing the programs for Grades 4 to 8. However, he added, spending constraints meant limiting plant maintenance and curriculum deâ€" velopment to the "minimum." ‘‘There are a lot of things we think should be done that will have to wait for another year," said Flynn. While applauding the new iniâ€" tiatives, Waterloo trustee Louise Ervin expressed concern that the budget reflects only shortâ€"term goals and fails to recognize longâ€"term planning priorities. ‘‘We always seem to be playing shotgun," said Ervin. "It‘s a case of always plugging holes...The budget will never make sense unless we set some WATERLOO CHRONICLE, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 29, 1987 â€" PAGE 3 advisory group made up of board members and representatives of the University of Waterloo. It was prepared by board psycholoâ€" gyist Allan Goebel and Neil Widmeyer, associate professor of kinesiology at UW. The research proposal states that the purpose of the project is to ‘"‘emhance the quantity and quality of participation in physical activity by students and faculty" of the public board. The study, which will be done in four parts, is designed to determine how many students and faculty participate in physical activity programs, who these individâ€" uals area, why the participants get involved and why the nonâ€"participants drop out or do not get involved. * The study will be completed by April 1988. Great big numbers for Great Ride for Cancer Held under sunny, warm weather coniiâ€" tions, the annual journey is expected to briag in more than $60,000 for cancer research, $5,000 more than the predicted amount. The local battle against cancer was on a definite high this past weekend as approxiâ€" mately 800 bicycle riders turned out Sunday to take part in the ninth annual edition of Kitchenerâ€"Waterloo‘s Great Ride for Cancer. The 20â€"kilometre route, starting at Queensâ€" mount Arena, attracted riders of all ages, with many parents riding with children in tow. Several people in wheelchairs were also reported to have made the trip. This year marked the first year men were able to participate in the ride without dressing up as women. in secondary school start up costs and $300,000 in rents paid for high school space that will not have to be paid next year. Trustee Kurt Ditner voted against the budget because of the $800,000 deficit it forecasts. Howâ€" ever, Flynn was confident the deficit would be "wiped of the slate by next year.‘"‘ Flynn noted that the budget includes $500,000 those dollars." Former chairman Ann Marie Sehl, jumped to the defence of the budget and the board, arguâ€" ing that with all the new initiaâ€" tives being introduced by the provincial Ministry of Education ‘"‘suddenly it‘s not possible to follow a threeâ€"year or even a twoâ€"year plan.‘"‘ She said trustees weighed the priorities very careâ€" fully in preparing the budget, and "coming up with what we have come up with is nothing short of a miracle, considering the mileage we‘re getting out of goals for the board and where we want to go, until we begin to look at it within the context of threeâ€" or fiveâ€"year plans."