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Tuesday, August 28, 2012
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Volume 14 Number 35
Rimbey’s leaky lagoon letting in groundwater By Amelia Naismith Rimbey’s northeast sewage lagoon has underground water leaking through its fifth cell due to pressure. But since the cell is still under warranty it won’t cost the town to have it repaired. The earliest start date for the repair works of the clay liner in cell 5 of Rimbey’s northeast sewage lagoon is Sept. 10. According to CAO Tony Goode, the new lagoon, finished in 2009, was built over an artesian spring. Goode described the spring as being similar to a volcano. “Basically it’s a high water table.” ISL engineer Robert Perrault further explained the lagoon was built over an area where water breaks off the surface. However, an older lagoon system was in the same location in the mid 1960s and it was built before water started coming to the surface. The water has compromised the berm under the lining of the cell, which was prepared under warranty. The town has had ISL Engineering and Tagesh Engineering work together to review remediation plans. Clay from the Bergham property, which the town owns, will be used in the new plans. “We believe adequate, suitable clay is there to rebuild the berm,” said Goode However, if this doesn’t rectify the situation the town currently has no plans for the situation in the future. Perrault says a backup plan will be developed if that bridge needs to be crossed. Back when the lagoon was constructed the town had to approve the plans. This was before Goode was involved in the project and he isn’t aware of who would have approved the lagoon. When the new system was constructed, thicker than normal clay liners were developed. “What we have built there is a high-quality clay lined cell,” said Perrault. Contractors built a hole to keep the ground water low. According to Perrault the lining in the northwest corner of cell 5 wasn’t built properly. “Will it leak again? Probably not. Is that a 100 per cent guarantee? No,” said Perrault. Before the new lagoon system was built it was recommended that a lift station be built on the left side of the highway to move wastewater back to the south lagoon. But the station was never built. Continued on Page 3
Nuns roll van but unharmed: Two women from the Convent of the Protection of the Mother of God near Bluffton were not hurt when the driver lost control of their van southbound on Range Road 22 near Township Road 442 and hit a culvert. They were taken to the Rimbey Hospital and Care Centre and later released. RCMP say charges APN photo are being laid.
Library hopes to expand home By Amelia Naismith Rimbey’s Town Office or public library could be on the move. Town council has decided to send a formal inquiry to the provincial government about the cost to purchase the Rimbey Provincial Building as a new location to house the town office. This decision was made in wake of the library’s presentation at the Aug.20 council meeting advising that, somehow, the
library needs to spread. The square footage of the library is around 2,630, although it wasn’t known for sure, and that’s less than half of what is should be based on Rimbey’s population without calculating future population growth. The library offers 336 programs, has 6,631 program participants and 1,200 cardholders. In 2011 the library had 35,000 visitors. Continued on Page 7
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