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LIVE ELECTION NIGCHT COVERACGE WATECH! WHAT WHERE? WHO wWwOn VENDERS NEEDED November 30 5â€"8 pm Contact Patrick 519â€"747â€"0286 for a table It‘s all about our kids! 519â€"884â€"6023 FALL EXTRAVAGANZA MONDAY, NOVEMBER 13 AT 8 PM ON ROGERS TELEVISION, CABLE 20 kathleenwoodcock.ca PUBLIC SCHOOL E M P IRE Afinal food donation of 10,000 lbs and $1,100 was collected this week at the Golden Triangle Sikh In the first case, a drop in the pressure of the municiâ€" pal system would create a vacuum. Food bank reaches its fall target "Often they will have sysâ€" tems that are semiâ€"connectâ€" ed to their internal water system in order to treat their water. We don‘t want whatâ€" ever they‘ve done to their water to come back into our system," said Bill Garibaldi, the city‘s director of utilities, in an interview. Backflow can occur in two ways, he said. It will target a variety of companies and institutions, ranging from car washes to hospitals. The backflow prevention program was approved inâ€" principle by council at Monâ€" day night‘s meeting. aterloo city council Whas endorsed a plan to protect the municipal water supply from contaminated backâ€" flow out of industrial, comâ€" mercial, institutional and multiâ€"residential buildings. Waterioo takes big step to protect water from backflow contamination By Jennirer Ormston Chronicle Staff More than 200 food drives organized by busiâ€" nesses, schools, places of Association helped the Food Bank of Waterloo Region reach its fall food drive goal. "Backflow and crossâ€" connections, if not preventâ€" ed, pose a serious threat to the public health in that the potable water systems can be contaminated or pollutâ€" ed," said the report to council. "If they have pumps on site in that manufacturing plant that can overwhelm the pressure in our distribuâ€" tion system, they could litâ€" erally push material into our distribution system." In both cases, the back flow runs out of the build ing. The other way backflow could occur is if there was an increase in the pressure in the plant. And if the water in that plant was contaminated, the pressure loss would pull it into the local water supâ€" ply. "It (the pressure) could literally suck the water out of a nearby manufacturing plant," Garibaldi said. This could happen, for instance, if firefighters were pumping a lot of water from a hydrant. N Ask about carpet/upholstery S‘ bacteria contaminants N Lower energy costs N Remove microscopic dust mites N Remove mildew, mold and AIR DUCT CLEANNG ~â€"Breathe cleaner air worship and organizations plus donations at grocery stores and fire halls throughout Waterloo Region raised 325,500 lbs. of food and more than $130,000 this The Ministry of the Enviâ€" ronment is pushing municiâ€" This incident led many municipalities to establish a backflow prevention proâ€" gram and create a backflow prevention officer position. "You will often see peoâ€" ple become more proactive once an incident occurs that really shows the vulnerabiliâ€" ty of their system." In that case, the backflow prevention device installed on the system had failed. The report cited the backflow incident in Guelph in 1997, when chemicals from a petroleum plant entered the city‘s water supâ€" ply. Backflow prevention has always been an issue with municipalities, Garibaldi said, adding it is generally highlighted after a backflow incident takes place. "They‘re basically mechanical. They allow water to go one way and they don‘t allow water to go the other way." Backflow prevention devices will be used to preâ€" vent this, Garibaldi said. Nobody Cleans Better Than Steamatic! Anyone wishing to make a donation or volunteer at the Food Bank of Waterloo Region are asked to contact the food bank at (519)743â€" 5576. There is a continued need for emergency food from individuals and famiâ€" lies. Donations were raised through events ranging from serving at St. John‘s Kitchen, to pie throwing, executive makeovers and trick or treating for the food bank. There were many excitâ€" ing events organized throughout the region. year. Valerie Poulton Kitchener has allowed the city to use a number of its resources, including a media release and a presenâ€" tation for public informaâ€" tion sessions, among others. Waterloo is working with neighbouring municipaliâ€" ties to move forward with its plan. The next step is for counâ€" cil to approve two staffing positions â€" a backflow preâ€" vention officer and an administrative staff person â€" in the 2007 budget. The program is“expecled to cost $160,000 per year, the report said. Although the program has been approved inâ€"prinâ€" ciple, "nothing is set in stone," Garibaldi said. "We want to be proactive as they‘re recommending ... so that‘s one of the catalysts (of program)." Over the last few years, the City of Waterloo has been encouraged by the ministry to formalize its backflow prevention initia tives into a program. palities to be more than just reactive though.