ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT OF THE ERB ST. WATER SUPPLY

The public notice of this Study is in today's Kitchener-Waterloo Record, page A8. As I have mentioned previously, this should be of interest to residents of Elmira and St. Jacobs because we receive our municipal water via a pipeline from Waterloo. One of the things which I find a little peculiar is the designation of the Erb St. wells as part of the Waterloo well supply. In reality they are located in Wilmot Township although I grant very close to the border with Waterloo. Four wells are involved namely W6A, W6B, W7 & W8. Both quantity and quality are allegedly being examined in this study.The Region of Waterloo will be installing test and monitoring wells as part of this project. This is a good thing because if history has anything to tell us, it is the gross stupidity of drawing our drinking water in the same area as industry and or landfills. The Erb St. Landfill has been located there as well for I believe nearly fourty years. Meanwhile municipal drinking wells with their associated cones of influence from extended long term pumping are drawing groundwater towards themselves literally from miles away. This is a recipe for disaster. The fact that the same allegedly "independent" hydrogeologist who sits on the citizens landfill committee has occasionally attended CPAC (Chemtura Public Advisory Committee) as their advisor, gives me virtually zero confidence.