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PAGE 40. THE CITIZEN, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 20, 2000.
OCWA will address water quality eomplaints
been made worse by increased chlori
nation, Rouw said, because chlorine
is an oxidizing agent. Rouw promised
there would be regular flushing of the
water lines to try to get the rust out.
There might even be swabbing — use
of foam rubber pads that are forced
through the watermains to clean out
the rust.
John Stewart, clerk-treasurer, said
there had actually been mo^g com
plaints about the chlorine than*from
rust, but there is little that can be done
about that because the village must
meet new provincial standars.
Rouw agreed that because there are
minimum chlorination standards for
water at the farthest point from the
pumphouse, the level for those near
est the pumphouse would be high. ‘
There are steps people can take for
better tasting water, however, he said.
Because chlorine has a low boiling
point, it will quickly dissipate when
heated, he said. The water can then be
cooled and be used for drinking
Continued complaints about the
quality of Blyth’s water will be acted
on, Henry Rouw of the Ontario Clean
Water Agency promised council at its
last-ever meeting Monday night.
Rouw, whose agency now oversees
both sewage and water in the village,
said there are regular complaints both
about rust in the water and about the
strong taste of chlorine.
The rust problem, caused in part by
the strong iron content in the water
from the village’s deep wells, has
Lawrie warns estimate may be low
water. Even putting water out in an
open container to sit overnight will
see most of the chlorine taste disap
pear, Rouw said.
The inconvenience was worth the
safety factor, said Councillor Jeff
Howson. “People want safe water.
The only way we can do it is chlori
nation. If people want to do some
thing like that (getting rid of the taste)
it’s up to them.”
Meanwhile, on Rouw’s suggestion,
Blyth council will recommend to the
new North Huron council that up to
$3,000 be spent on a new electronic
system for the reservoir, to monitor
the amount of water in the reservoir
and automatically call someone if the
level gets too high or low.
Council, also on Rouw’s recom
mendation, approved payment of
$50,384.95, less a 10 per cent hold
back for incomplete work, to DeJong
and Sons Ltd. for the construction of
a new sludge holding tank at the
sewage treatment plant.
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support. That’s why the original idea
of council was to provide a third of
the total cost of renovations, or
$265,000.
The rest would come from
public fundraising and provincial
grants.
But Lawrie warned that the current
$800,000 estimate for renovations
may not be realistic. “Don’t get the
dressing rooms half built and run out
of money,” he warned.
And, he said, a larger facility will
also cost more to maintain.
Council passed a motion that any
money left over from the Blyth Hydro
sale go to the arena if necessary.
Other projects getting money will
be: Blyth’s 125th anniversary celebra
tion, $5,000; Blyth Greenway project,
$5,000; Billy Thuell Memorial proj
ect, $3,500; $6,700 each to Gypsy
Lane construction, the arena,
Memorial Hall, and the Blyth
Festival.
Because the sale won’t come into
effect until the new year, it will actu
ally be up to the North Huron council
to disperse the money but the current
council has recommended where the
money go.
Meanwhile the municipal office
will remain open at least through to
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