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Home My WebLink AboutThe Citizen, 2015-07-16, Page 6PAGE 6. THE CITIZEN, THURSDAY, JULY 16, 2015. Township of North Huron Council & Committee Meeting Schedule Regular Council Meetings 7:00 p.m. Location: North Huron Council Chambers Dates: Monday, July 20 Tuesday, August 4 Monday, August 17 Tuesday, September 8 Tuesday, September 21 North Huron Police Services Board Meetings Location: Police Station Board Room at 7:00 p.m. Dates: September 15, 2015 Special Joint Council Meeting re Industrial Land Strategy Township of North Huron and Municipality of Morris-Turnberry Tuesday, July 28th, 2015 at 7:30 p.m. at the ESTC Blyth. P.O. Box 90, 274 Josephine Street, Wingham, Ontario N0G 2W0 Phone: 519-357-3550 Fax: 519-357-1110 Barnim accuses Smith of conflict of interest Central Huron Councillor Genny Smith, elected last fall in the municipality’s West Ward despite being a Clinton resident, has been accused of a conflict of interest by the man she replaced. Former councillor Brian Barnim has filed an application with the Superior Court of Justice in Goderich last month. The case will make its first appearance before a judge on July 22 at 10 a.m. in Goderich. The alleged conflict of interest referred to in the application pertains to interactions with a local business, which Barnim alleges conflicted with her duties as a councillor. None of the allegations have been proven in court. As quoted in The Clinton News- Record, Quinn Ross, lawyer for Smith, says that his client denies any wrongdoing. In the same story, Barnim’s lawyers said they had no comment, as it was too early in the proceedings to do so. SCHEDULE B CLASS ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT BLYTH WATER SUPPLY SYSTEM NOTICE OF COMPLETION THE PROJECT The Township of North Huron (the “Township”) has concerns with the Blyth Ground Water Supply System. In addition to aging infrastructure (wells, storage and pumping/treatment facilities), the Township also has concerns with insignificant fire flow contribution, well redundancy and structural integrity of buildings. The Township has evaluated alternative options in order to upgrade the water supply system including the replacement and relocation of the water wells. ENVIRONMENTAL SCREENING PROCESS The project is being planned under Schedule B of the Municipal Class Environmental Assessment. Subject to comments as a result of this Notice, and the receipt of necessary approvals, the Township intends to proceed with the planning, design, and construction of this project. PUBLIC INVOLVEMENT Under the Class EA Project File, a draft Environmental Screening Report (ESR) documenting the Class EA process was available for review and comment for a period of 30 days, starting January 15 through to February 14, 2014. Comments and concerns were received and addressed in the final version of the ESR report. Under the Project File, the final ESR is now available for further review and comment in a digital format (pdf), or paper copy requested at dnicholson@northhron.ca, and/ or can be viewed at the Blyth Public Library as well as on the North Huron website at www.northhuron.ca under Water/Sewer Department, Documents and Forms. Interested persons should provide written comment within 30 calendar days from the date of this Notice. To learn more about the proposed undertaking and/ or discuss your concerns, please contact the project staff identified below or leave a comment on the Township website at http://www.northhuron.ca/water.php?area=COMNT. Written comment can also be dropped off at the Municipal Office or mailed to either of the addresses below: Don Nicholson, Chief Utilities Operator Jackie Coughlin, Environmental Engineer Township of North Huron Azimuth Environmental Consulting Inc. P.O. Box 90, 274 Josephine St. 85 Bayfield St., Unit 400 Wingham, ON N0G 2W0 Barrie, ON L4M 3A7 (519) 357-9942 (705) 721-8451 ext. 215 dnicholson@northhuron.ca Jackie@azimuthenvironmental.com If environmental concerns regarding the project cannot be resolved with the Township, a person may request that the Minister of the Environment and Climate Change make an order for the project to comply with Part II of the EA Act (referred to as a Part II Order), which addresses individual environmental assessments. Requests must be received by the Minister at the address below within 30 calendar days of this Notice. A copy of the request must also be sent to the Township and consulting engineers at the addresses noted above. If no such request is received by August 17, 2015, the project will proceed to implementation as planned. The Honorable Glen Murray Minister of the Environment and Climate Change 11th Floor, Ferguson Block 77 Wellesley Street West Toronto, Ontario M7A 2T5 PROJECT FILE SUMMARY The following is a brief summary of the preferred long term solutions - for details, please refer to the Project File Phase II Environmental Screening Report: - Move both wells away from the flood zone area to higher ground near the Community Center with new treatment facilities (small building at each well to house equipment) - Continued use of chlorine as the disinfectant. - Continued use of sodium silicate for treatment of high iron content (no iron removal) - New water storage facility near the Community Center (highest elevation possible) - Repurpose existing water storage and use as non-potable reservoir for filling fire trucks It is anticipated that the above plan (pending comment and/or objections) to be implemented as funds are available (expected to be over a 10-15 year period) in the following suggested sequence: - A test well has been drilled and tested at the preferred site (Arena) and a hydrogeological study to determine the volume and quality of water as well as the area that will be affected for source water protection zones for risk assessment of potential threats and risks in the area (as part of the considerations for this report). - Determination of the treatment requirements considering the water quality (currently underway) to design and construct the new treatment and tie into existing system (to be completed by December 31, 2016). - Determine type of water storage structure, design, construct and tie into system (2020 - $750,000- 1.6M) - Select preferred site for second new well at Arena and proceed with a hydrogeological study to determine the area that will be affected for source water protection and a risk assessment of potential risks in the area (2025 - $40-45,000) - Drill a test well at the location and determine the capacity and quality of water at the well - Determine treatment requirements considering the water quality, design and construct new treatment and tie into existing system, abandon existing southerly well at old site (2026 - $250-300,000) - Abandon old high lift building beside creek and retrofit old reservoir with a high capacity pump and fire truck loading station (at road side of London Road) (2027 - $25-35,000) A funding application has been submitted and 80% funding for this project has been approved by Federal and Provincial Governments. Chop, slice, and julienne There might be some new heads of kitchens in and around the Blyth area after the Master Chef program at Blyth United Church last week. Students learned some advanced cooking techniques from program organizer Laura Peach, not shown. One of the first things she taught her charges, however, was how to use a knife for all different kinds of cuts. Shown practising those lessons are Grace Hallahan, left, and Grace Caldwell. (Denny Scott photo) By Shawn Loughlin The Citizen Stick With the Classifieds. If you’re shopping for something special, keep looking in the Classifieds. Every week, you’ll find a great selection of listings for everything from apartments for rent to things to buy and see. The Citizen