HomeMy WebLinkAboutTimes Advocate, 1998-07-01, Page 3IN THE NEWS
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More analysis nee eon water
supply issueBKate Mnk
By and user rates," the committee of "It I
Monk
was just over three years ago water -consumption. apart
T A"Reporter the whole recommendation states. • that we committed oursekes to a small annual growth allowance.
• B.M. Ross and Associates will be . major.capual expenditure to acquire Burns does not recall Nabisco being
• EXETER - Reinstating The river asked to give input to the strategic' sufficient water capacity, to ensure concerned with the quality Of the
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- water system wit' he Mae ex- " options.
pensive than expanding. the i long term growth needs for the water supply during the planning
pipe- At last Monday's conunittec of Town,. by connecting Jo the Lake stages of 1993-94.
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line, but what weight should he giv- the whole, Exeter Reeve Roy Tri- Huron. Water. rt Supply System," Tri- .. - 7rtchner's reposaid the convcr
en to Exeter's planning goals? :ebnerpresented his take on the Ova ebner's report reads.
The- Eieter committee of the • ter supply issue. Engineer Steve Triebncr said the objectives of the 'ter resulted irou, drrevenuce we
,sioit industrial
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whole dedicated Monday night's . Burns -of. B.M..,Ross was in at- pipeline water•were to provide se cause ,the industrial Witter ate
• meeting to the wine:- • tendance and gave feedback on Tit- curity against the loss of a ;lurk charged to Nabisco 'is ide `. rate
Administrator Rick, Hundey pro- ,ebner's report. • • existipg well,. additional lire pro- the domestic rate. neral to
dueed a report that.goes into more. Triehner started his report by tectioh by increasir)g reservoir stor- Mayor I3en Iloogenticxmt said al -
d• etaikdanalysis of the options. saying Nabisco is a good corporate, age capacity and increased res- though the rate may be the -same, -
He has concluded re -instatement • citizen and is in no way responsible idential • growth capacity Or about the costs if supplying rier water
of.the river water is significantly for the water supply problems. 3,000 people., g
• more expensive. than deferringcx- was . matter than • pipeline water..
• "They (Nabisco) recognize the is- Burns confirmed.. new industrial Bunts agrucd"saying it the town re--
.pansion of the Lake Huron pipe -1 sties created by the decision to dis or commercial developments kith instated the river Ovate
line.. The decision new is• whether • continue the use •of the industrial low volume water requirentents have to increase the . r, they wou10
Exeter's planning goals outweigh water and to their credit hav w I rate~ in uniCrtu
located a willingness 1, even.
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the economic costs: . c -in- . crc planned .for in the. residential breik
g c. workwith numbers. .Nabisco has reeently csumatetl'ifs
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Anothckiupuon is to mitigate the - us in finding a .viable solution :