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‘ WATERIDOCHMNIUE'W)‘. M20. 201103 ”IS" ‘ I I y NEWS lulchenerltiacom @ 519-571-2828 9‘ Concern about Melancthon mega quariy’s impact on water growing BY PAIGE Desmotvu would not even be noticeable ( fir roni't‘le Sta/f here. “if any dewatering occurred it proposed limestone extrac- would be mitigated by reservoirs." Ation mega-quarry in the . i u Hodgkinssaid. Township of .‘v‘lelancthon has . : I? * .' Broadhead said all concerns locals and politicians up in arms. ' ' will be addressed before the qtlar- The 2,:il6â€"acre quarry would . ryprojectgoesahead. blast 200 ft. below the water table “The project will not proceed and be 1.5 times deeper than Niag- _ “I . , unless it's approved under (the arti l-‘alls. It would he the second - ‘ flaw "' . N s y _ ‘ '_ an regulatory) process." Broadhead . . . , s - {gmm ' ~ - a 7.. . :.~ ‘ y k » ‘.. .e .7 .. . . . i i largest quarry iil {\orth America - L . t if“. g ‘, _ - ‘ , I, . . utenslgg‘f y, said. The company is committed | and located just east of tile Grand “7; ‘7: “ ,42‘" 3E: .3 " "pf: - ' . to meeting or exceeding all the I [titt-rit'aterslied boundary, 1' _ , - i , ‘ 7‘ ' ,2“? y- ‘ '- , I?” i : environmental and regulatory l'he lownship of Melant'thon is "’ ‘» .0” r3 .,; ' A; ' {in is; requirements." , located in ”illicit" Count}. (thou, a?“ ”if; ' 11" hilfi. as“ . {i J i . ‘7} McClurgisn'tsoconVinced. fill kill north [ll Guelph ; . :1: . ‘ .f‘égfl: W;§n‘a. i: ; ~ ‘ -~ : t On June 27th she pleaded with .‘llisa \lt(,lurg. a member of the if? . _ 1433i; 1 *9/37- {iffy :37737‘,’ ‘ U _ . ' City ofWaterloo council to partici- ll‘aterloo t‘iti/ens' Environmental ' : , “it”. ‘13:,“ I; :.%*‘::‘_.; " i fl"), . ‘ , -‘ g . I” _f“ ' pate in the project's approval \ti\'ls(lr\' (,ornmitret- t\\'( l..»\t i. if < ~ ‘ ,1 ..,’-i"". 9%“; “w“ 7 « ' process by filing comments on the ' ‘- V . l tl ~wtt -r so i )I Hi ’ ' "5 5 i $9377" .H .1. billofrights ‘st . toiittrntt it ll H} . singing,“ 3.. .. . “38' W “titerloo Region will he impacted _ . x‘ - ’~ ‘ 177:” - . » , ,. . She said she was let down by an A if the proleet goes ahead t- . . 1s *- ' ' approved council motion to defer its the largest quarry appliea» «a.» . _ .. .v the task to the GRCA. I lltlll ever in (.anada. this proposal . " "' Th3“. ‘ "The city seems the more homes mth ll a high potential for , . ‘ . ~ 1 .- appropriate vehicle for represent- sermtts negative. t‘tl\ tronmental, i ' ' ‘ ing public opinion on the issue." sot ial and t~t «mount impacts." .y . . ., ‘ McClurgsaid. .\1tt hirg said i A ’ . ' - _ - g Deadline for comments to be I iudsay lirotitlheatl. sptikt-spt-r- " ' ' ' ’ registered was July 11- but the ' son tot [he Highland ( oinpanies. Various groups and individuals say the Melanchon mega-quarry will affect water quality and supply. GRCA had already filed its com- . said the demand for aggregates is ' MIMWWTO merits back in April. ‘ touting trout the promotes 5100 But Have Schultl, eormnunica- In the OWNS comments to the mation. out-ofâ€"date studies and COUD- Angela Vieth V019d lullmn “lye-tr Infrastnn'um' plan Hons t‘tlttrdlllilltll’ for the (Hula. l‘nvironmental Bill of Rights Reg issues with the proposed rehabili~ against the motion; and there are limited locum)!“ said the water supply here is not istry, under the Ontario Environ- tation plan. “Because this is Outside Of our “iH'H'Wrdt‘IIUH 1 an out" likely to he imparted if the quarry mental Registry. the conservation Eric llodgins, manager of immediate boundaries. i guess : \Ulm‘ “I” are it” dil‘ii I" [he goes ahead. based on the informa authority expressed concern about hydrogeology and source water for municipalities iUSi don't feel that ‘ greenbelt. Nihilist“! i \l “WWI" lioti in lhe Highland (loinpanies' the lack of information provided the Region of Waterloo. agreed they ShOUid step outside their and protet ted areas, she said. application, by The Highland Companies. with the GRCA. saying there is little boundaries.” Vieth said. i "3" 1‘ “11mm" 1| (llll'W‘m ‘0 the “ l he site is not in the (.raud "()ne of the things we raised in conceal about an impact here. She said COUDCii ShOUid have [llllillt’ where do you want the “H‘t'r Watershed, it is east of a our report is that we don't have “Any extraction or effect on backed theconcemsofcitizens. dean-gan- l” “MW "in"? liroad- shared boundary." Schultz said. “it enough information.” Schultz said. water supplies is likely to be mini- “In my opinion this is a huge. ill'dti slid is entirely contained within the The report requests further mal in theGrand Riverwatershed." huge hole in the ground that is l M“ illrg JOHN H HleHtl. group NottawasagaWatershed.” information about perpetual he said. 30mg ‘0 effect. maybe not now, : opposed to approval of the quarry Surface water isiunlikely to he pumping that would be required If anything. Hodgins said the maybe "0‘ tomorrow, in“ in years ‘ ; i “6' ()riillgl‘\‘iiit’ mm muniti- atl’eeted while the groundwater to maintain mitigation measures. “dewatering' process could tem- to come. the City ofWaterloo." she 1 i IN Nations [K‘Uliil'fi with?“ and will he affected in the immediate Without those measures. the porarily draw small amounts of said. "it bothers me (“at the peO- ' other groups hate spoken out area, Schultz said. report said there would big impact groundwater from the Grand River pic that are pulling together this ‘ “will“ ”If Upt'rillmn by ”10 ”If.” "Groundwater moves in its own on groundwater and the potential watershed. land. : “Hid ("I‘ll’ilnllw ”MH'd “Y direction and the (.lttZA does have for impact on the Grand River Dewatering occurs when “They are “01 from here.They : Breton based hedge fund haunts! sortie ( ont‘erns about potential watershed further from the quarry. drilling is performed to extract don't care about "8-” I (mull) tinpat Is on groundwater west of The (iRCA's report raises several aggregates. he said. When water is Coun. 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