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Exeter, Ontario, Canada
Wednesday, April 21, 2004
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Water Wicked winds rip through area
safe
after
power
failure
By Scott Nixon
TIMES -ADVOCATE STAFF
SOUTH HURON —
Despite fears from the
Huron County Health Unit
a power outage April 15
may have led to unchlori-
nated water in the Exeter
drinking water system,
everything is OK.
Operations manager
Dennis Hockey reported to
council Monday night that
there was a power failure
at the Morgan well April
15 at 8 p.m. Hydro One
was then called in to
repair the problem. At
9:26 p.m. another alarm
at the Morgan well indi-
cated there was low chlo-
rine, causing the Ministry
of the Environment and
the health unit to be con-
tacted.
On April 16 at 4:30 p.m.,
the health unit called to
request microbiological
analysis tests be done on
the system. Hockey
reported all test results
were good, "the system
was safe," and no E. coli
was found.
Hockey explained the
Cudmore well,which gets
its chlorination from the
Morgan well, came on
while power at the
Morgan was out.
Unchlorinated water
pumped for 40 minutes,
but travelled about 10 km
before entering the Exeter
system. During that time,
it mixed with the chlori-
nated water already in the
system and was safe.
Hockey reported "our
technician is now
installing safeguards on
our safeguards."
Mayor Rob Morley,
though, was concerned it
took the health unit 20
hours to request the water
tests from the system.
"It's a bit late to push
the panic button 20 hours
later," he said. He said he
intends to bring the mat-
ter up at Huron County
council. By the time the
health unit requested the
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Violent winds tore through parts of Huron and Perth counties Sunday morning, leaving in its wake damaged homes, barns, vehicles
and trees.While short-lived, the high winds exceeded 100 km/h and, above, destroyed a I 4 -year-old 50 X 70 foot shed on Vern and
Mona Alderdice's farm just north of Hensall on Hwy. 4.Vern Alderdice, who wasn't home at the time, said his wife told him the roar
from the winds shook the whole house.The shed was insured, but Alderdice said it probably won't cover the replacement costs.
Alderdice had friends and family helping him clean up his field Monday. Coincidentally, he remembers similar high winds in the area
almost 37 years ago to the day which knocked down several barns. Below, a shed on Heyink Poultry Farms just south of Alderdice's
property suffered extensive damage while, at bottom, the sign at Reel Time in Exeter was knocked down.The sign was expected to
be put back in place sometime this week. (photos/Scott Nixon)
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