Results of  Petition Letter to Bob Chiarelli,
Chair, Regional Municipality of Ottawa-Carleton

Mr. Chiarelli's Response:

Mr. Chiarelli's reply, dated April 1, 1998, stated the following:

 


"Re: Munster Hamlet Wastewater Treatment

Thank you for forwarding to my office the petition signed by residents of Munster Hamlet expressing concerns with the proposed plan for rehabilitation of the wastewater treatment lagoons.

Please be advised that on 11 March 1998 Council directed staff to retain an independent consultant to reassess the preferred alternative identified in the Environmental Study Report (expanded treatment lagoons and spray irrigation) in  comparison with other technologies and proposals that can meet the requirements of improving the level of treatment, can guarantee to meet the (MOE) compliance schedule and can reduce the cost of the project. Consultation with the residents of Munster Hamlet will be an integral part of this process.

I trust that this action will begin to address the concerns raised in the petition.

Sincerely yours,

 

Bob Chiarelli
Regional Chair"

 

  

(Highlighting added.)

 

Editorial Comment:

Had the promise of Mr. Chiarelli's letter been fulfilled, the problems would have been solved years ago.

However, with the City's pipeline/lagoon selection:

The level of treatment would be degraded by piping Munster's sewage to the ROPEC Treatment Centre (with final output of 30X the Phosphorus and 10X the E-Coli), instead of using the advanced (on-site) treatment technology at Munster, that residents had asked for.

The (MOE) compliance schedule of one year, has past, and is now three years beyond, as of March, 2002.

And the cost of the project ---at $15 Million--- would be five times the cost of the advanced treatment solution!

(Actual cost of the pipeline, with added expenses of wasted engineering studies, sewage hauling costs, OMB cost ---plus the City's challenges to its decision, and legal expenses: would be closer to the $21,000,000-figure.)

The City's selection of a pipeline/lagoon combination bears no resemblance to what Munster residents initially requested, and the City of Ottawa is still far off-track from its promised course of action. (March, 2002 Update: CLICK HERE)

BACK | HOME | PUBLIC COMMENT SHEETS #1