Smedley: town water systems performing well
The water systems in Erin and Hillsburgh performed well last year, according to a Ministry of the Environment report presented to council last week.
Town Water Superintendent Frank Smedley explained there were no adverse water quality tests in either system, though both did have several issues of non-compliance.
The Erin well supply, which operated at an average of 22.4% of its approved capacity of 125,560 cubic metres per month, experienced a pressure loss three times, in addition to the following issues:
- not meeting lead sampling requirements;
- not meeting alkalinity and pH sampling requirements;
- reporting requirements for lead sampling were not met;
- primary disinfection chlorine monitoring was not being conducted at a proper location.
The Hillsburgh well supply, which operated at an average of 11.4% of its approved capacity of 49,791 cubic metres per month, had the following issues of non-compliance:
- not all equipment was installed in accordance with regulations;
- all lead sampling requirements were not met;
- reporting requirements for lead sampling were not met;
- primary disinfection chlorine monitoring was not being conducted at a proper location.
Smedley was happy to report the town is no longer required to do lead sampling in?Erin village, which took up a lot of time.
He said all the issues with both systems have been addressed and he added every time MOE inspections are completed the town does “tweak” things - which is a good thing.
