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H -K council looking into the implications of infiltration ditches
BY GARIT REID
Sentinel Staff
At the Feb. 17
Huron -Kinloss
council meeting,
council asked staff
to look • into the
possible implica-
tions of installing
infiltration ditches
and mini storm
water pond in the
municipal ditches,
The H -K deputy
clerk reported ' at
the March 2 meet-
ing that the
Ministry of the
environment,
(MOE) had 'beep'
contacted about
creating infiltra-
tion ditches in the
existing municipal
ditches and also
the Department of
Fisheries and
Oceans (DFO).
The MOE would
:require exact
details on the
scope of the proj-
ect before decid-
ing if it would
require a certifi-
cate of approval
from H -K Twp.
Thi DFO would
only become
involved if the
Saugeen . Valley
Conservation
Authority (SVCA)
requested it, how-
ever H -K Twp.
would have to con-
sult the SVCA
first.
Ripley waste-
water certificate
of approval
Huron -Kinloss
council sent an
amendment to the
MOE on the .cer-
tificate
cer-tificate of approval
of the Ripley_
Wastewater
Treatment System
'to get a re -rating
of :.the existing
average daily flow
of 380 m/day to
600 m/day. The
MOE has agreed
to a re -rating of
500 rn/day with a
provision for a fur-
ther review of the
rating, as it
approaches the
500 m/day usage.
In 2008 the aver-
age daily flow
was 351 m/day.
, RIpiey and
Lucknow Lagoon
Overflow
'Laurie Cox a
Project Manager
for Veolia Water
was at council on
March 2 to give
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Photo by Cork Reid
Seen here from left to right are Dallas
Donaldson and Spencer Robinson, junior
kindergarten students who enjoyed a
morning skate at the Lucknow and
District Sports Complex on March 6.
They are accompanied by Lynn
McDonagh
r her 2008 water
report, which
included the over-
flow of both the
Ripley and
Lucknow lagoons.
To date there has
been no follow up
by the MOE or
Grey Bruce Health
Unit.
Sewage Works
Performance
The 2008
Lucknow Sewage
w o r k s
Performance
Report has been
sent to the `MOE
for their review.
The conclusion
of the engineers of
H -K Twp. is that
the works provid-
ed excellent treat-
ment of sewage in
2008 and in their
opinion, generally
exceeded typical
tertiary treatment
standards.
The average
daily sewer flow
was at 88.3 per
cent of the design
capacity.
Green digester
cones
H -K Twp will
have a limited
number of green
digester - cones,
which includes a
caddy, for sale to
Township resi-
dents. The cost
will be $75 each.
The regular retail
value is $185.
Digesters can be
reserved by calling
the Huron Landfill
site during normal
hours of operation.
They can be pur-
chased on site
after March 13.
Flooding
The lakeshore
area recently expe-
rienced heavy
flooding at the
Point Clark
Community
Centre, in the
Attawandaron and
Huron Road area
and . the Kin -Bruce
subdivision.
Continued on page 10
Huron - Kin ass
As you are aware, effective March 1, 20p9'Lucknow residents were required to place their
garbage in clear/transparent disposal bags.
Users are allowed "one privacy bag" nsidethe larger clear bag. A privacy bag is opaque or
solid coloured and no bigger than 20" (40 cm) X 22" (45 cm) and to be used for personal
items of a private nature; ,not hidden recydabtes.
NOTICE TO RESIDENTS OF LUCKNOW:
Anyone placing a bag at curbside that contains recyclable/hazardous waste wi
their bag picked up by the waste disposal contractor,
mustard bottles, cosmetic bottles
510% ,
5-1 0%
msrvadns tubs. dell tubs,
yogurt tubs
5-1 0%
born coffee cups, meat trays
egg cartons, take-out food
mulleins's
5-1 0%
ketchup and barbeque
bottles
1 not have
See below
See below
Clean non -soiled plastic grocery bags, retail bags #2 and #4, and wide mouth plastic tubs #1
and #6 are not acceptable curbside pick up items by either the waste collector, or the,
recycling contractor. Therefore, the Township will place containers specific to these Items in
the alley behind the Bank of Montreal adjacent to the cardboard bins: Forfurther
information/clarification please call the Municipal office at 519-395-3735.
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