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Water problems stump city officials Continued from page 1 Avenue and Weber Street out to the city limits, was completed last vear, with the next stage set for east of Weber Street this year. "The investigation pointâ€" ed towards the iron in watermains." _ said Bill Garibaldi, the city‘s utlities team leader. "Now, we have lined a significant portion of the city, and we‘re still getâ€" ting discoloured water in that area. "It‘s not to the same magâ€" nitude we saw previously, but it‘s enough to get us thinking." And water officials are thinking of launching more studies into identifying potential sources for the iron, looking for other facâ€" tors in addition to the iron watermains. "We can‘t rule out that discoloured water may be Continued from page 3 Budget proving to be a challenge will go towards cost of living expenses for staff. A municipal tax compariâ€" son released by the city shows Waterloo as having lower taxes tham Kitchener and Cambridge. The average citizen living in a home valued at $184,000 will pay approxiâ€" mately $770.33 in 2005, an WE CAN HELP CUSTOM ORTHOTCS & FOOTWEAR Complete Foot Clinic 751 Victoria St. S. Suite 105 ’ Kitchener «& 5199223 / ca1 519.884.9000 or 1.200.465.8003. Visit us at 300 Weber Street North, Waterloo. gmontario.com CHEVROLET â€" HUMMER coming trom outside of there from a standpoint of other watermains that are discolouring the water," said Garibaldi. "It‘s possible that the source may be a supply of that discoloured water for some other reason. "For example, it could be a reaction between iron in the source and chlorine levâ€" els." The Region of Waterloo was also contacted as the water supplier to the city. And while Well No. 2, known as the Erb Street well, has had elevated readâ€" ings of iron and magneâ€" sium, Thomas Schmidt, the commissioner of transâ€" portation and environmenâ€" tal services, said it‘s well below the aesthetic threshâ€" old. That well, which supplies 40 per cent of the city‘s fresh water, has iron present, but it isn‘t visible and it should increase of $46.47 Council is expecting a tevised edition of the budâ€" get proposing a 6.42 per cent increase around Jan. 24. The final budget will be _ CHEVROLET NOW! be pushed through the sysâ€" tem at a level where local homeowners _ shouldn‘t notice it, he said. The only time iron might appear is when the water flow is affected by water demand, like when it spikes in the summer, Schmidt added. Flushing and swabbing the system also stirs up sediâ€" ment, but affected neighâ€" bourhoods are given notice when these routine cleaning procedures are done. So that leaves city water approved Feb. 5 A public meeting will be held tonight at 6:30 p.m. at Waterloo City Hall for those interested in voicing their opinions on the 2005 budâ€" get process. "We‘re not stopping the lining program..." Unilities team leader, City of Waterloo Bill Garibaldi Everyday Practicality with performance, luxury & value 2004 CHEVY OPTRA only 4 in stock! $10.995¢° :: 199 Equipped with: 2L 4 cylinder engine, 5 speed manual transmission, power front & rear disc brakes, power locks, power front mirrors. variable speed intermittent wipers, reclining cloth bucket seats. splitâ€"folding rear seat, tilt steering. AM/FM stereo with CD & MP3 player officials still looking for a source, and thinking about investing in further studies. "Do 1 know what the cause is? Absolutely not." said Garibaldi. "We‘re not stopping the lining program because it has many beneâ€" fits, but we don‘t want to stop looking at these other areas. "We‘re going to start looking at our ability to be able to characterize the iron and the source of the iron as another method for us to identify the root cause." In the meantime, runâ€" ning the cold water tap for 10 minutes usually will clear up the problem. 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