Lakeshore Advance, 2011-01-12, Page 9Lambton Shores goes
forward with plan
Lynda HIIIman-Rapley
Lakeshore Advance
If)Although technical and a learning curve for many new
councilors, the water financial plan cane to Lambton Shores
council as part of a mandatory licensing requirement by the
province.
As an operator of a municipal water system Lambton Shores
is required to comply with the Safe Drinking Water Act, 2002.
This process is governed by Ontario and the various
components of the compliance have been kinderway for some
time stretching back to 2009.
Gary Scandlan of Watson and Associates, came to the
Dec. 20 meeting explained this meeting is mandatory to
everyone who have waterworks.
Bill 72 received Royal Assent in early December. The new
Water Opportunities and Water Conservation Act is designed
to: Promote better water technologies and practices; Create
clean technology jobs Encourage conservation of Ontario
water resources
But not to promote privatization of water utilities.
The Act will set up a Water Technology Acceleration Project,
(Water'1'AP) a non -Crown corporation intended as a MARS -
type incubator / forum for water/ wastewater technologies.
'the new Act will require municipalities to prepare %yatel' sus-
tainability plans, including asset management, finanl'ial plan,
Witter conservation plan, risk assessment, and customer serv-
ice strategies. It is not yet clear how these plans will be coordi-
nated with (:lean Water Act plans, nor how the costs of imple-
menting the plans wig) he coordinated with the costs ne'e'ded to
illeet the new Fisheries Act wastewater system regulations.
Scandlan explained this Act implemented a new program
for the licensing for the municipal thinking water systems. 'the
municipal drinking water license is issued by the MOE for the
operation of the municipal residential drinking water systems.
A license is issued upon completion of five steps- three of
which have been completed by Lambton Shores. The
application for Drinking Water Works permit, an accepted
operational plan are completed and the accreditation of the
operating authority and a financial plan etre pending. A permit
to take water is not applicable to Lambton Shores.
On Dec, 13, 2010, the municipality got wont their accredita-
tion had been reviewed and accepted.
"You are well ahead of the curve," said Scandlan as he
presented the financial plan.
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