STORM WATER POND OUTLET STILL NOT COMPLETED

In fact, despite the ongoing rain received as recently as last evening, the subsurface outlet hasn't even been started. Despite the fact that there were severe weather warnings issued for the Cambridge area yesterday evening and overnite, the GRCA (& MOE (MECP)) apparently are satisfied to allow muddy water to bypass the intended outlet area and discharge into the reservoir outside of the boom that is floating in the water to catch silt and sediment. What a way to run a railroad folks.

The boom is located appropriately to catch muddy discharges as the storm water gravity flows to the Lions Trail and presumably then flows across it to discharge ten feet down the slope into the Woolwich Reservoir. The problem is that the muddy discharges are not flowing directly across the Lions Trail and directly into the Reservoir. Instead as the trail itself is on a slope the muddy water is turning ninety degrees to the right (north-east) and flowing down the trail back towards the dam itself. Eventually it finds its way down the slope into the Reservoir well away from the sediment and silt containment booms. Oh well at least the booms look nice and allow the GRCA to pretend that they've done everything possible.

My guesstimate is that we are getting very close to this situation having been ongoing for about two months now. This despite my having sent a number of e-mails to both the GRCA and the MOE (MECP). Oh well as they've demonstrated for decades now, toxic solvents and more being discharged into our public water bodies by various corporate entities don't get them very excited so why should silts and sediments?