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water. That's when it really of to me.
That's when I broke down and cried," she
said.
"I handle stress pretty well, but when it
comes to giving someone something that
could cause cancer, I can't handle that,"
she added.
Some measure of relief was gained when
a Mississauga testing laboratory found the
water at the cottage to be free of PCBs.
However, the pump still had to go.
The Ministry of the Environment sent a
representative around to collect samples
for their own use, but the results of the
. ministry tests are not in yet. At the same
time, the ministry representative dropped
off a pair of rubber gloves and a plastic
bag to use when the Heaths removed their
old pump.
When the pump was removed, it was
discovered to be on the verge of breaking a
seal which would have allowed the PCBs to
flow into the Heath's well, possibly con-
taminating other wells and water systems
in the area.
Now, the pump sits in a plastic bag on
the Heath's lawn.
"The ministry said they had no plans as
of today for disposing of the pumps," said
Heath. "What am I supposed to do with it
in the meantime?' she said. noting that
her family will be leaving the cottage soon.
Heath hopes others will take the time to
check out their pumps for possible con-
tamination, though she admits, "not
everyone has $1,000 to replace a pump."
Actually, the total cost to Heath has been
far in excess of $1,000, including the phone
calls around the country and to the United
States, trips to Mississauga and the cost of
having their water tested privately.
Ironically, Heath's new pump will also
be a'F.E. Meyers model, albeit one without
PCBs in the motor.
"I really feel we have the best pump,"
she said.
Now, as she waits for the Ministry of the
Environment to call with their results, or
to pick up their old pump, Heath has a new
outlook on the. sort of environmental pro-
blems she admits she paid little attention
to before her own trouble this summer.
"I really beleive we can either have
PCBs or people," she stated.
If you have any questions concerning the
use of PCBs in well pumps, contact the.
Minsitry of the Environment by dailing '0'
and asking the operator for Zenith 33220.
Names of domestic submersible water well pumps with
motors manufactured between 1964 and 1980 that
could contain PCBs and those that do not contain PCBs.
Only the names of pumps commonly sold in Ontario
during . this period are mentioned.
MOTORS COULD CONTAIN PCB's
(oil -filled, with or without internal capacitors)
MOTORS DO NOT
CONTAIN PCBs
(waterAlled, no
internal capacitor)
Name of Pump
Manufacturer
(Pump Name)
Name of Motor
Manufacturer
(Motor Name)
Reasons,Why
Motor Could
Contain PCBs
Manufacturers of the
following pumps used
Franklin Electric motors
Aeromotor2
Beatty
Berkeley'
Goulds
Grundfos
GSW
Home Hardware
Jacuzzi •
Layne 8 Bowler
McDougall
Monarch
Pioneer
Pumps 8 Softeners
Sears'
Sta-Rite (GSW)
Southern
Webtrol2
Aeromotor2
Berkeley'
F.E. Myers
(before 77/78)
Peabody Barnes
Pumptron
Red Jacket'
Red Jacket'
REDA
Sears (75-78)', 2
Sta-Rite (U.S.)
Standard
Tait
Webtro' 2
Century Electric
Century Electric
F.E. Myers
Peabody Barnes
Century Electric
Century Electric
Red Jacket
REDA
Sta-Rite
Sta-Rite
REDA'
Century Electric
Century Electric
0
0
0, C
0, C
0
0
01, C
0, C
0
O, C
0
0, C
0
0
F.E. Myers pumps
with F.E. Myers
motors (after 77/78)
0 - oil -filled
C - Capacitor in motor
' Manufactured during this time only
2 Used motor of more than 1 manufacturer
Source: Environment Ontario survey of the pump industry
Ringette comes to. town
Girls in the community between the ages
of 12 and 13 as of December 31 will be hap-
py to know that a junior ringette team is
being formed for the upcoming winter
season. The local team will compete with
other teams in the Grey -Bruce region.
Ringette is a new sport for the Village of
Lucknow. Hilda Andrew and Tracey
McDonagh, the two ladies responsible for
getting the team together, felt there was a
need for a sport in the area that young girls
could participate in and decided on
ringette because of its success in other
communities.
The Lucknow team will play teams from
Ripley, Teeswater, Walkerton, Hanover,
Tiverton and Belgrave with at least one
practice and one game per week. The
game is played on a regulation ice surface
and is similar to hokcey except that in-
stead of a puck, players use sticks to pro-
pel a soft ring into the net.
It is very important that interested
players be able to skate as well as have
complete protective hockey equipment.
Registration is being held on Tuesday,
September 8 from 6:00 until 7:30 p.m. at
the Lucknow Town Hall. All registrations
will be accepted and after a few practices,
the coaches hope to trim' the team to 17
members.
If you would like any further information
on the sport of ringette or the local team,
feel free to contact Hilda Andrew at
528-3725 or Tracey McDonagh at 528-3821.
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