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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Times Advocate, 2004-03-17, Page 1(519)235-1115 www.hurontractor.com INHURON TRACTOR MAL mow Ti LEAGUE CHAMPIONS EXETER JR.`D' HAWKS vs LUCAN GAME 5 FRI. MAR. 19 8:30 P.M. South Huron Rec Centre MAR. 21 IN EXETER IF NECESSARY Exeter, Ontario, Canada Wednesday, March 17, 2004 1.25 (includes GST) Students in Wendi Steinmann's Grade 5/6 class at Exeter Public School put their engineering skills to the test recently when they built their own elastic -powered cars. Students worked on the cars for about a week, using popsi- cle sticks and glue for the body and elastic bands for the motor. Students found CDs worked best for wheels.Above, in front from left with their cars are Brett Nesbit, Koedi Bryson and Nick Walker; in back from left are Jessica Hamather, Sarah Burtch and Jay Hebert.At right, Hebert demonstrates how his car works. (photo/Scott Nixon) Bank robbery in Zurich ZURICH — Huron OPP responded to a bank alarm at the Bank of Montreal in Zurich March 15 at 3 p.m. Officers have determined three males were involved in a robbery. Two of the males entered the bank armed with weapons and wearing dark masks while the third stayed outside the bank in a waiting vehicle. A witness was able to obtain the plate number of the vehicle used in the robbery. Officers are looking for a green 1995 Jeep Cherokee with plate num- ber ANAA-486 further information on the vehicle has found that this vehicle was stolen from a residence in the City of London earlier in the day. Citizens are asked to look out for this vehicle and call police with any information. All three suspects are considered armed and dangerous. Call Huron OPP or contact Crime Stoppers at 1- 800-222-8477(TIPS). SH looks to prevent sewage overflows By Scott Nixon TIMES -ADVOCATE STAFF SOUTH HURON — South Huron's oper- ations manager wants to do something about minimizing inflow into the munici- pal sewage system. Dennis Hockey reported to council Monday night that recent water test reports show sewage overflow in the municipality is high. The report comes on the heels of a flood in the munic- ipality March 5 during which sewage lift stations over- flowed. Hockey noted sewage systems are designed to overflow during "high flow events." He explained the overflowing and bypassing of sewage systems does not impact the environment as much as other sewage spills because the quantity of the spill is low in comparison to the water it is flowing into. When the sewage system can't handle the amount of water in it and the water doesn't end up in the lagoon, it ends up in an overflow stream that goes into the Ausable River. The recent event Hockey spoke about happened in Huron Park. The overflow water is untreated but is diluted and mixed with rainwater. Hockey then went on to explain options the municipality has in trying to minimize the amount of water that enters the sewage system. A 1999 Exeter bylaw states newly constructed homes cannot have footing tile connected to the system. Also, roof drains on new homes cannot be connected to the system, although homes with such connections before the bylaw was passed are still allowed to be connected. One way the municipality has tried to minimize inflow into the sewage system was a 2003 incentive plan to promote backflow preventers in residential sewage systems. Hockey said only a handful of homes participated in the pro- gram, which also saw footing tile discon- nected. He said additional incentives could be offered to promote the plan, or the municipality could offer a 10 per cent reduction of sewage rates to customers who have no footing tile or roof drain connected into the system. Another option, one Hockey said will not be received well by the public, would be to pass a bylaw demanding all roof drains and footing tile con- nections be disconnected within a certain time frame. "If we are serious about minimizing inflow, some kind of action needs to take place," Hockey's report states. He said his department is looking at ways to prevent stormwater from entering the sewage system. One way is to promote the use of rain barrels and to encourage households to use that water to water lawns and gardens. Council made no decision, but will dis- cuss the issue further. Answering a question from Deputy Mayor Dave Urlin on how much sewage was recently bypassed, Hockey said he didn't know the exact amount, but the Exeter system overflowed for 24 hours. He said basements did flood during the recent flood, but there were no com- plaints about sewage in basements. Urlin encouraged the municipality to come up with a proactive approach to the sewage problem. "We've got to come up with some plan," he said. Coun. Ken Oke asked Hockey if he could guarantee there would be no overflow problem if the municipality cut off roof drain connections and tile drains. Hockey said he couldn't make a guarantee, but he'd be confident the problem would be solved. Oke said the only people who would buy See SYSTEM page 2 "If we are about min inflow, som action nee place," DENN SOU OPERATION serious imizing e kind of ds to take IS HOCKEY, TH HURON'S S MANAGER