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suggested last week southern ontario is one of the few places left where people could find such logic hard to grasp- canadahas more freshwater for each of its citizens thahvany country on earth and water bills inyorksregion emncredibiy small about 106 percubicmetrel f hsewherepnmeiplanetdrinkihg water is increasinglyscarce rribtethan a billiph peo- pie lack it already andiglqbapconsumption is doubling every 20 years- fj t selling to a thirsty world but here it has taken news of declining great lakes levels and years of grassrootscam- paigns for the moraine and the future health of our locaf rivers tostir concern about the wealth of water we have and perhaps stand to lose j weve had an abundance mentality said dr david sharpe a hydrogeologistwith the geological survey of canada- now were start- ing to recognize that there are 1 issues to 1 resolve f there is growing pressurepn canada to sell our fresh water to athirsty world companies tiavetried to sell canadian water reserves like shell oil sells crude and one day they may sue- ceed average canadians drink litres of bottled water a year but that growing market is small compared to europe where average consump money atatimi tipn is 94 litres a year per person according to the richmond hillbased canadian bottled water association york regiontcheap as its water is is prepar ing to spend incredible sums to bring more to a growing population it wants 7to increase the amount of lalce ontario water it receives through torontos pipeline build a new plant to draw lake simcoe water forgeofgina and rjuild a- completely new pipeline to lake ontario through durham region t aurora and newmarket will continue to draw water from the moraine but soon the region will begin mixing it with lake water- 5 per cent atnrst and up to 35 percehtin 2031 lake water must be added or the underground reservoir under aurora known as theyonge street aquifer will start to run dry said debbie korolnekvtthe regions longterm water project manager j- lake simcoe filled early this year and is not far belpwjts normal level bruce kitchen of the trentsevern waterway said lastweek we just dont want people to tiiink tiiat- if the great lakes are low everythingelse must be bad- but lake simcoe has been troubled by phos- pollution the result of everyday runoff t farms and residences j r our lakes cant breathe and in richmond hill tiny lake wucox on thenibraine is so unhealthy it needs an oxygen pumpcauedale t a tragic scene a dejicate kettle lake disrupted bypbllution isbne reason why the cityoftoirontotried to become involved in the upcoming ontario municipal board hearing on morainedevelopmeht inrichmond hillyour water is ourwater too tofphtopoliticians told their york regipff counterparts although sbrnescientistssay the moraines- r groundwater is not endangered by develop- menti over 450 experts recentlysigned a peti- tiorito give gfeaterprbtectiorittf the landform and establish a2700acre moraine- park in uli- see its page 11 k none pfher toilets has worked the same sinrethedaysandy brooks invited contractors from york region into her bathrooms brooks thinks the toilets flush just as well and shes thrilled au threeare watersavers now fitted with a flap- per that keeps water in their tanks from being wasted 7 the work a few weeks ago in brooks thbrnhiu home took rhih- utes i wouldve paid for it shvsaid lastweek- biit anyone canhave all the water- saving toiletflappers or lowflow showerheads they want installed freer as part of the regions water fdrtpmorrowprogram one of the largest campaigns of its kind in north america the goal is to save 19 million litres of water in the region a day enough fori town of 50000 v- f k single toiletretrofit andjthe program has installed 89000 toilet flappers sinceits launch in 1998 can save a household 30000 litres of water a year one lowflow showerhead of the 43000 retrofitted so far can save 25000 litres a year not to mention heating costs families that install both watersaving devices can save a i- combinedsvo a year on water and energy bills said water for tomorrow project manager michael brooks the region is spending 10 million over six years to find wasted water about eight per cent of its total demand in bathrooms and local industries and leaks in its own net work pf pipelines spending to eliminate the water losses michael brooks who isunre- jlated fo sandy brooks is a lot cheaperthan building new pipes to supply the same amount so far the regions consulting engi neers have done water audits on 16 institutions or industries suggesting scechlldrenpagell lbwfflowshbwerheads left and toi let flappers can save a housefiold 55000 litres of water a year cl -ev- f ii macular degenerallon v s a related macular degeneration armd is a progressive present timediabctes is not a risk factor jdckrioratiohof the macuiaan bvalarca at the center of the retina armd is an illness that- unfortunately cannot betreated when it reaches vthat kelps ussee details clearly as 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