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Chronicle Come home to us every Wednesday! Future water supply plans include Great Lakes pipeline solution to concerns around the municipality‘s longterm water strategy. Thomas Schmidt, director of water services for the region, told council the strategic plan, which was narrowed down to two parts from an original total of 33 options, involves the immediate construction of a security aquifer storage and recovery facility, which will require 10 to 12 new wells, in Mannheim, and the future conâ€" struction of a displacement pipeline to either Lake Huron or Lake Ene. Issues taken into consideraâ€" trion when developing this plan, he said, included water quantity, treated water quality, reliability, environmental impacts, cost and sustainabilâ€" ity Schmidt explained the new Mannheim facility would use 10 million gallons of groundâ€" water per day for security in the early stages of the planning period, ranging from 2000 to 2018. Three to five million gallons of additional groundwater per day would be then utilized at the facility around 2018 to 2020 to provide extra security. The displacement pipeline, which is predicted to use 70 million gallons of water per "EASTER PROMOTION" EAS TER PROMO I ION" with live bunnies Capture the moment with some bunnie you love ... have your child/children photographed with live bunnies. The perfect "Easter" Gift for family and friends. Sitting Fee $34.00 5 packages available starting from $70.00 Promotion starts Thursday, March 9th until Saturday, April 8, 2000 Call Studio (519) 742â€"1997 303 Highland Road West, Kitchener PETER DENNIS PHOTOGRAPHY (Master of Photographic Arts) (Opposite Keg Restaurant) day, will be constructed in 2035 Schmidt said that while the publics preferred choice seems to be Lake Huron, which he attributed to the belief the quality and cleantiness of water in Lake Erie is far lower than its sister lake to the west, tests have proven both lakes score equally in the area of water quality. "If we continue to grow the way o we are," Schmidt explained, "a pipeline will detâ€" initely be needed. It‘s not needed today, but we should plan for the future." The capitai cost of both options, Schmidt said, will either sit at $467 million if a pipeline is built to Lake Enie, or $520 million with a line to Lake Huron. The operating cost of the strategic plan will be approxiâ€" needed." â€"Thomas Schmidt, director of water services "If we continue to grow the way we are, a pipeline will definitely be "What we are now doing he said, "is developing a toul kit so that 30 years from now those in my position will have the requirements in place ‘ mately $9.9 to 10.4 million per vear Schinidt also said the region should jump on this plan so it can take advantage of the cur tent accessibility to provincial waterâ€"taking permits "Who knows in the luture he said. "It may be more dith cult to get these permits Coun. Sean Strickland pointed out that water has been a major concern for a long time, especially in such a landlocked area as this region and it should be dealt with with on a strict time schedule ~ "For the future," he said. <it is imperative we begin to plan for a pipeline. To sustuin growth, the pipeline is the was to go. It‘s as plain as the noses on our faces." Coun. Lynne Woolstencratt however, felt growth could be sustained on a personal level. "I know we have to plan tor the future," she said. "But thers are so [fldn’\' lhlngs we L\'U.‘«i do to conserve watet ourâ€" selves." But the regional councillor said she is opposed to the ide« of a pipeline for fear of bactena growth, water tampering, and a growing lack of appreciation on the part of the communmts for the local water supply She said the solution may lic in the hands of regional houseâ€" holds which already practsse options such as lowâ€"flow tu1â€" lets and specific shower heads that don‘t waste as much water "People now complain to m« of the smell of bleach in their water," she said. "I can‘t imagâ€" ine a pipeline wouldn‘t add to the levels of chlorinauon Schmidt assured there is 1 cause for alarm in the area « contamination, and that all lex els should remain as they wen before the pipeline Taking all comments and concerns into consideration schmidt said a final recomâ€" mendation on longâ€"term water strategy will be presenied io regional council Apnl 26 He also said this concern. as well as any others, wili he addressed at a regional council public meeting April 12 "This plan is about finding both new and additional sources of water to meet the needs of our future. he said