The Rural Voice, 2000-07, Page 23It is hoped attained information
will show the relationship
between land use, hydrogeology
and water quality.
The project is being partially
funded through the Ministry of
Environment Ground Water
Protection Fund with the remaining
25 per cent sought from other sources
such as Huron County planning or
the health unit.
Quantity
While many rural residents have
suffered through dry wells for the last
two summers, being forced to drill
new wells or have a supply trucked
in, there are communities where the
lack of water or over -use has reached
disastrous proportions.
PROTECT also believes water
quantity is an important issue but one
that's more difficult to get a handle
on. While some industries require
permits to take a specified amount of
water, livestock operations do not,
Frayne added. "This is not just about
consumption by livestock," said
Frayne. "It is also about the bottling
plant which takes a lot of water.
There is the question of who owns
the water and who has the right to
take it. Who is responsible for dry
wells"
In an area bordering Georgian
Bay, encompassed by the municipali-
ties of Artemesia, Euphrasia,
Melancthon, Osprey and the Town of
The Blue Mountain, a disaster was
declared in 1998 when dry wells
affected humans, livestock and crop
production.
John Hartley, chair of the steering
committee which commissioned the
AEMOT groundwater management
study said the project was undertaken
this spring to look at the low water
conditions and the groundwater's
ability to supply current and future
users.
A populated and favourite tourist
area, the district has significant resi-
dential needs as well as demands
from water bottlers, agriculture, and
recreational facilities.
Though the increasing require-
ment for water has captured Hartley's
attention for five years, the urgency
was increased by the drought of
recent years. The committee, which
consists of representatives from
municipal councils, conservation
authorities, the water bottlers associa-
tion and private individuals, was
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