 DKSDamn Kidney StonesPremium,ExMod 2002 join:2001-03-22 Owen Sound, ON kudos:2 Reviews:
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Re: Ontario moves to protect drinking water said by StingerMoD: TORONTO -- Companies that take water from Ontario's lakes and rivers will have to pay for that privilege under new legislation, Environment Minister Leona Dombrowsky said Thursday.
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I think this is great move and hope it continues because Georgian Bay is to low as it is.
This is a tip of the iceberg. Water regulation in the wake of the Walkerton disaster (thank you, Mike Harris and a Kobel boys) has changed.
Every water system in every building, excluding private homes, MUST have an MOE approved water purification and testing system installed in the next two years. Otherwise the building must be closed. Dairy farmers must provide water to their barns that is purer than that required in their own homes (0/0 levels of contamination). Rural communities will change dramatically in the next few years.
BTW, the water levels in Georgian Bay are not grealy affected by water taking. The warming of the envorionment through the depletion of the ozone layer has more effect. And the levels of Georgian Bay are also cyclic. -- My Ontario is NOT For Sale! |
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 | Yeah I know they are cyclic, I was snorkeling in Point Au Barrel and there were waterlines below the water. lol I know this won't affect the level but it is a good thing to continue with because you can just take water out and sell it with only the cost of taking it out. -- My Website - »homepage.mac.com/cparna/ - PowerBook G4 15", 1 Gig of Ram, 80 Gig HD, SuperDrive |
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 shanerPremium join:2000-10-04 Calgary, AB | reply to DKS You would think that they would extend that requirement for water filtration to all newly built homes. -- Canadian Wireless FAQ |
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| said by shaner: You would think that they would extend that requirement for water filtration to all newly built homes.
Where there is no municipally treated water, then yes, it will be coming. -- My Ontario is NOT For Sale! |
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 shanerPremium join:2000-10-04 Calgary, AB | I think I would still like to see it in every new home, municipally watered or not. Remember, the largest outbreak of cryptosporidium was in Milwaukee. -- Canadian Wireless FAQ |
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