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GODER1CH
Canada's prettiest town
TOWN OF GODERICH
BIOSOLIDS MASTER PLAN (WATER POLUTION CONTROL PLAN)
NOTICE OF COMMENCEMENT
STUDY FRAMEWORK:
The Town of Goderich has initiated a Municipal Class Environmental Assessment
(Class EA) to develop a Biosolids Disposal Master Plan for the municipal Water
Pollution Control Plant. The Master Plan study process is being carried out to identify
a comprehensive, long-term strategy for the disposal of sewage biosolids material
generated at the WPCP.
The Town currently transports biosolids from the WPCP to the Mid -Huron landfill facility
for disposal. As this facility is scheduled for closure in January 201 1, the Town has
commenced a Master Plan study to investigate potential alternatives for treatment and
disposal. A range of potential disposal options are being considered as part of this
roject, including the following alternatives: redirecting sludge material to another
landfill facility; upgrading the existing sewage plant to process sludge into organic
biosolids for land use application; sludge material to a another biosolids management
facility for processing and disposal.
In the following months, the Town will evaluate all viable alternatives, taking into
consideration factors such as potential environmental impacts, technical complexity
and cost. When completed, the study will recommend the most effective strategy
for handling biosolids from the Goderich WPCP upon the closure of the Mid -Huron
landfill.
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THE MASTER PLAN PROCESS:
The project is following the planning process set out for Master Plans under the Class
EA document. Master Plan investigations incorporate, at a minimum, a screening
process that involves consultation with the public, stakeholders and government review
agencies. The purpose of the screening process is to identify potential environmental
impacts associated with the proposed works and to plan for appropriate mitigation.
PUBLIC INVOLVEMENT:
Public input and comment are invited for incorporation into the Master Plan at this initial
stage of the study. Please forward comments by November 21, 2009 to the Project
Engineer: B.M. Ross and Associates, 62 North Street, Goderich, Ontario, N7A 2T4.
Telephone (519) 524-2641.
Attention: Mike Corby, Planner (e-mail: mcorby@bmross:net).
This Notice issued October 21, 2009 Larry.). McCabe, Clerk/Administrator
Town d Goderich
Government should offer real help
From page 7
came to quitting though, I'd
like to know where my self righ-
teous government was. You see,
I knew I was going to die if I
couldn't kick the habit but there
really wasn't any place for me to
turn. I once approached a detox
centre to see if I could be ad-
mitted to try and kick the habit
in return to be laughed at. My
suggestion Mr. McGuinty would
be to quit worrying about the
past and focus your efforts on
the present. Instead of treating
smokers like they are a subspe-
cies while trying to make your-
self look good by suing over
Letters
opinion
things that cannot be changed,
offer some real help to those
who would like to kick the habit
but cannot seem to do so on their
own. After all, the provincial
government makes $24.70 on a
carton of 200 cigarettes so there
should be some money to throw
around to help out those who are
addicted to nicotine. With re-
spect to any young people who
are reading this; If you haven' t
started smoking, please don't,
and if you have started smok-
ing, please quit. I know that at
age 15, 45 seems old but it re-
ally isn't and most especially
when it comes to dying. I per-
sonally have had several friends
who did not see 50 because they
died prematurely due to smok-
ing, and I have one friend who
just recently had her larynx cut
out and is looking at dying in the
next couple of years if the situa-
tion does not improve. So, think
about it before you light up that
first or next cigarette...
Robert L. Armstrong
Goderich
There are a few other things that
need to be banned while on the road
To the Editor;
(re: "Ban on hand-helds only
a start to road safety ", GSS Oct,
7,'09)
"Hey did you see that guy?
...one hand on the wheel and a
Tims in the other and he wants in
to go North on Victoria" "honk,
the guys a menace." "Just wait
'till he tries to take the lid off
and take a drink. It's hot and
he'll probably spill some on his
lap." Now he's distracted. Ban
those drive thru coffee drinkers
Likewise for the guy emerg-
ing from MacDonald's with a
big soggy Mac. You all know
what happens as you get to the
end of that delicious snack - it
becomes mush and the mayon-
naise concoction usually drips
through your fingers (of the
hand not on the wheel), to the
same "non -container" - his lap.
He too is very distracted: Ban
those drive-thrus. Yeah right.
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Now we all know smoking is
stupid, but for those that still do,
how about the guy lighting up
(distraction time again), takes a
few drags and then attempts to
remove the cigarette from his
mouth. But his fingers are dry
and slip right down to the end
and takes the live ember off; it's
burning him, so he shakes it to
drop it - yup into the same non -
container -- his lap. It isn't long
before he realizes this is not a
good place for hot, live embers,
smoke rising from his "con-
tainer" (crotch) and doing more
than just looking down. For sure
he's distracted Ban those car
smokers.
Now for those conversations
"inside the vehicle"- if you
mean my children,. all seven of
them, on a three-hour drive, or
even less. Surely you all know
how hard it is• to reach the seats
in the back of the van to swat
Billy who is now burying Tom
under one of them. The noise
level exceeds any sawmill -
trucks on Harbour hill are me-
lodious by comparison. But the
half turn, one handed twist, eyes
to the rear to find Billy wherev-
er he is, and taking an ineffec-
tive swing sure is a distraction.
Ban the van.
But I will accept that texting
(for sure), reading the Globe
(for sure), choosing the CD, set-
ting the audio controls; all are
performed with one hand off the
wheel, sometimes two. They
are distractions. Ban 'em. Yeah
right!
Sincerely,
Richard P Robarts