The Brussels Post, 1974-05-01, Page 13pr, Frank Mills, „Huron's "As long as the applicant is a
mow! Officer of Health, took good reader he should have no
time out Thursday morning to problem," said Dr. Mills who
the new regulations with praised the application forms and
(.:regard to septic tank installation their intent,
here, k Septic tank permits - necessary
pri v ate sewage disposal to install, repair or change in any
- systems, regulated through the fashion will cost $15. Lot
Environment Protection Act of approval in certain instances will
197l, were taken out of the bands cost $10, Penalties for violation
of the Ministry of Health and, call for fines of up to $1,000.
placed under the authority of the "The aim is to make it as.
Ministry of the Environment
effective April 15, 1974.
According to Dr, Mills, this date
may have been somewhat pre-
mature in relation to Environ-
ment's readiness to assume
;~responsibility.
"There wrhere is an awful lot of
-confusion, said Dr. Mills, "but
we're trying to sort through it,"
Until April 29, ratepayerS in
Huron who sought a septic tank
installation permit, found ,
,themselves ''in limbo" since
Huron's officials could not 'issue
permits and the London office
Was not prepared to do so either.
Now, however, the Health Unit
in Huron does have a. limited
iupply of forms - and the local
MOH has been given temporary
'authority to sign permits for
fesidents.
' Dr, Mills said an agreement,
'etween Environment and the
'focal health unit has been signed
Huron officials and ratified by
the Environmept.
He said some counties have
chosen not to sign the agreement
With Environment, but he said he
4elieved Huron did well to sign
the agreement and retain the
kin' inspections.
"The Health Unit staff will
:make every effort to make this
ansition smoothly, so the public
pes not suffer," promised the
OH, Reeve MeIlwain said that. wasn't
' There are 10 steps to be the way it usually ended up
ollowed from the time permit however, and felt a Huron office
application is made until the would necessitate substantially
stem is approved for use. more employees.
thorough as possible," said. Dr.
Mills who estimated it would take
about one month for his
department to "fumble our way "
through this new system. He also
promised an assessment of costs
to the Health Unit for this new
service, after three months.
Reeve Ed. Oddleifson,
Bayfield, asked how long this
temporary' authority would last
for Dr. Mills to act as local
director for Environment. Dr.
Mills replied that as long as
permits are issued by the Health
Unit according to the guidelines
set down by Environment, , the
present system could "stay
indefinitely". But Environment
does reserve the right to make
changes at any time, Dr. Mills
added.
The MOH also suggested that
an office of the •Environment
should be set .up in the county.
Headquarters for Lambton and
Huron is Sarnia. The next closest
office is Owen Sound.
Reeve Everett McIlwain,
Goderich Township, said that if
the count asks for an office in
Htiron, "don't let's complain
about the' increase of civil
servants in the province", '
Dr. Mills said in his view, a
Huron office would entail
splitting the present staff in
Sarnia between the two offices.
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