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The goal is to achieve lhe Regional Municipality of (lontamtnation problems from issue, The Ontario government's “lhat's an example of what water savings of 14.000 cubic Waterloo was selected as a case nearby dormant industrial sites ' new source water protection act many municipalities need to be metres aday by 2015. But even with study because it is the largest user also know as legacy sites ~ were and changes to the drinking water worried about." said Robert (lill- the projected ctit of five per cent of ham. professor emeritus of the municipal water use, it won't make J department of Earth Sciences at up for the 40,000 cubic metres .3 ' . the University ofWaterloo and more a day the region will need by '7 members of the Waterloo institute 2041, ‘ . forGroundwater Research, That will have to be addressed KNOW WHAT To An expert on remediation and with a new aquifer storage and . .. . DO To FIGHT THE legacy sites. (lillham was asked to recovery system that the region is '4,” H1N1 FLU VIRUS join the council's l5-member putting in place and by bringing $3‘ ‘~ . panel to provide insight in those additional groundwater wells oti my“ :. , _ . ‘ . ‘. y . . "a? ' 1. i’ The H1 Ni flu virus (human swine flu) is a “if?“ 3 _ _ ling- Ten 5 also d proposal t0_butld 1&3": f 1-7-0“ . « respiratory illness that causes symptoms .i e many things, it s (ht a pipe me to lake lune lay/LOAD. Hie “we .‘ . J“ 33,41... 3 1 h f h lfl f uncertainty. the unknown that costs. the approvals needed and the 9.2% ‘ A? ~M£L.A;; »“ K _ ‘ My; . S'm‘ artot oseo ‘ eseasona u ( ever causes concerns." he said in an environmental concerns raised by ". 31.15 £34 ~ 7‘: 4”"; 7" i' ' '"d cough, runny "05°. sore ""0“. body interview. “ People have tried to local residents cotild impact that «rm-r ; at. 3, .. 33. u. -. ‘ . _ . .17," '3?) $3“ ._ J: -j ““3,& aches. fatigue and lack of appetite). map and locate these legacy sites. plan. 1 u "I? 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