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c-wwruumullomcu- .- . . . .. 19.2012 .. , , A . Sewer work has $1.5 million blowout ' '~ ‘ ' ' ' ‘ Brim Mason Under the original conâ€" approved water treatment Override Staff tract, 54 per cent of the proj~ plan. ectwastobeopen cut, while The microtunneling ' empers flared during the remainder was to be method. however, isacheap- v. w. ‘ Monday's finance completed with microtun- er option because the con- "” , committee meeting neling. Under the new pro- taminated soil and water \ / \ after city staff brought for- posal, seven per cent of the would not need to be moved 3 & ward a request for an extra project would be open cut. off-site. $1.5 million in funding to The open-cut trench Under normal conditions. complete the Laurel uptown method required the con- the cost of open-cut trench , . ‘ . . . . ‘ . _ ' , »- . - ‘ sanitary trunk reliefsewer. taminated water to be ingisSl.500 per metre, while ' After a heated debate and pumped out of the trench microtunneling costs $3.200 J pointed questions for staff. and discharged into the per metre. Hewitson said. council unanimously region's sanitary sewers. The water and soil is con- approved the expenditure while the microtunneling taminated as a result of his- but made it clear they were method is watertight and toric industrial processes in not happy with the request. does not require the water to the area. Hewitson said, and “Blowing a budget by $1.5 be pumped out. is not a result of any develop» million is huge." said Coun. Hewitson told council ment in the past 50 years or Scott Witmer. “i become that the higher volume of so. concerned. was the project water means it cannot notbe Contaminants include scoped correctly? This can’t expelled into the sanitary the solvent trichloroethyi- happen veryoften at all." sewer and the contractor ene. ‘ Council awarded the orig- would have had to sink well Coun. Karen Scian. who inal tender of $3.7 million points to lower the water chairs the finance commit- back in lune. with the project table below the pipe to allow tee, called a recess to discuss budget set at $5 million. The construction to continue. the issue with chief adminis- sewer was to be completed llewitson said the city tration officer Tim Anderson using two tunneling meth- knew of the presence of the and Bill Garibaldi, general ods: Open-cut trenching and contaminated water and dug manager of public works. underground microtunncl- 29 test wells before the proj. Following the five-minute ing. ect began, but that those recess. Scian informed coun- ‘ The project has been tests proved tobeinaccurate. cil she had been reassured ' forced over budget after "Until you do the excava- the city's process and due more contaminated water tion you're not sure of the diligence of properly assess- ‘ was found in the area absolutequantity,” he said. ing work that needs to be than previously expected "We did make an error.” done remained intact. ‘ . , F and staff recommended the To continue with the cur- "l have assurances that ’ '09.» extra funding come from rent open-cut plan would the disconnect happened development charges and have cost the city 32.7 mil- with the unexpected volume post-period capacity rather lion based on the disposal of of contaminated water," she than tax revenues. contaminated soil and said. [N ‘4 TOP F '3 DIV" ‘4 PEG/xi FV“ (‘2’! p.) 2 .1 t .i ,4 - . c- :2, 22 > t ‘ ‘ V':" 3:2, T!"‘;I'f,' 'I;-I:Mi.':,' .2 ., ,2 . ' ~ v . no TAX 2 H2222? t 2 ~ :'-“ ,1':(€x." ‘, ‘2 ; m $107999 - $94999 , ., o ” " llutwlncludvslzxf W ‘ ‘ 2 ' a...” ~.snw.~ ,- ~ -< m» 2 » .. 2221.”!- A' ;‘ ”a V”, 'I, 51;; ( . 2 3 ”3”" .- 2)‘ . ”W2.“ '5' 2., " ‘ “- ‘ a .:‘- ' ‘ it fi ”2 m _ - (m 1’ ~ I v I 3!; FAMILY OWNED 6’2 OPERATED . 84 2 VICTORIA ST. N. KITCHENER - 5‘ 9'576'3888 ”2022441,! l:=§':/'/>3",&:M'5n, " "MILK, ti -