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Boil water advisory lifted for Horse Lake
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thirds of the capital cost of the treatment plant (totalling $1,962,236) have been secured from the Small Communities Fund that was announced this summer. Additional funding, provided by property owners, is required for the treatment plant and the infrastructure associated with bringing the new well on line, so it will have to go to referendum. Richmond says CRD staff is waiting for some reports to come in, but it already know the new well is more productive than the other wells. “We’re still waiting for some drilling tests to come back because the drilling crew got delayed in starting.
The boil advisory, which the Cariboo Regional District (CRD) issued for a portion of the Horse Lake Water System on Oct. 28, was lifted on Nov. 12. The advisory, which only affected residents who lived from 6343 Mulligan Rd. to the east end of Mulligan Road and all of Granberg and Wolfe roads, was expected to be in place for about a week. All other users on the system are not affected. The day after the advisory was issued, Mitch Minchau, CRD Environment Services Department manager, said the regional district ensures the safety of its water systems, so they get sampled once a month to determine the bacteria levels. He explained the test results came back with a total coliform level of 40 – a boil water notice is issued when the count reaches 10. While he wasn’t sure what happened, Minchau said a number of things may have caused the high coliform count, including a bad protocol in taking the water sample if there was some sort of contamination introduced during the process. Over the Oct. 30-Nov. 1 weekend, the CRD started flushing of the
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Local elementary school students, including Grade 7 Mile 108 Elementary School student Hannah Duff, participated in Ice Day at the South Cariboo Rec. Centre in 100 Mile House on Nov. 17. The 100 Mile Curling Club and 100 Mile House & District Figure Skating Club gave instructional classes on curling and skating throughout the day at the local rink.
Residents will determine quality Referendum date for 108 Mile water treatment plant set
A referendum – regarding a proposed water treatment plant – will be conducted for residents on the 108 Mile Water System in 2016. On Feb. 19, 2015, Cariboo Regional District chair hosted a public meeting at the 108 Mile Community Hall to outline some of the problems with the current water system for community residents. During his greeting, the Area G Director noted issues with the water system at the 108 Mile Ranch have been ongoing for several years, and after prior 108 water meetings, residents had asked him to provide some “science,” options and costs for fixing the water quantity and quality.
Richmond said he was looking for input on the information, which was presented that evening and an indication on whether residents would like to proceed to referendum. CRD environmental service manager Mitch Minchau took those present through a PowerPoint of the findings of Kala Geosciences Ltd. (Kala) – a Kamloops-based earth sciences consulting firm that provides technical support in development, protection and management of surface and groundwater resources. Kala’s report determined the 108 Mile Water System requires upgrades in order to address issues associated with high concentrations of man-
ganese and lower lake levels caused by the existing wells. While there was dissent from some of the residents at the meeting, Richmond said he and staff felt there was enough support to fix the water system, drill a new well, seek federal funding and go to referendum. Since that meeting, a new ground water well is being developed, which will have less impact on lake levels. Kala’s report determined this water source, along with the existing water sources, have high concentrations of manganese, and a water treatment plant is required to remove the manganese from the water. Grant funds for two-