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Mien: August 1st. 2012 m the M. ”0!ka City workers flushed McGoidrick said the Region,theCity ofHamllton Tine: coo-mom wthmlWMMhM water mains in the Margaret deposits are found naturally and additional pans of Brant We: n M St- E-. m b “be“ F000 M Avenue and Erb Street West in underground sources of County last Thursday. was. Waterloo warmtiblmcom neighbourhoods last M_onâ€" water like the aquifers A voluntary 10 per cent CALL 519-746â€"6022 _ SPACE IS LIMITED day and luesday evening. beneath the City, although reduction in water use using an estimated 314,000 iron pipes can also con- remains in place throughout litres of water to clear tribute to the buildup. par- the rest of the Grand River deposits of iron and man- ticulariy in older neighbour- watershed. and given the ganese that had built up in hoods. . extremely dry conditions. all ' the system. The use of thousands of users are being asked to After being de-chiorinat- litres of water to flush the reduce their consumption to - ed the water ended tip soak- system seems contrary to ensure that water is shared ing into nearby lawns or the region's water conserva- fairly. mnning into storm sewers. tion efforts. which has gone Dave Schultz of the GRCA By comparison. the aver- as far as offering rebates for said the city does not con- l L | F E A 5 age person in Waterloo the replacement of old suit with them before flush- I l Region uses about 230 litres ill-litre toilets with six-litre ing mains. nor does the con- ' " " ofwater per day. low-flow toilets. The total servation authority expect your space â€" your way "We were responding to number of litres used to them to. complaints and thought it flush the pipes is the equiva- “The city has to monitor _ would be a good idea to lent of flushing one of those its own system and do what DES'GN YOUR OWN SOFA, flush the water mains." said low-flow toilets more than they need to do,” Schultz Denise McGoldrick. the 52,000 times said. LOVESEAT on SECT|0NAL director of water services at The Region of Waterloo Since 2004 Waterloo city the city. also has a water conserva~ staff has typically received . . McGoldrick said staff did tion bylaw in effect from 200 to 300 complaints per i y.‘. ."' not consider the current dry May 31 to Sept 30 that limits year about cloudy water. a i... it“ spell affecting most of the outdoor water use to specifv This year they are on pace to .. ‘ ' . province before deciding to ic days and times exceed 350 complaints, ,' "A. .« r,“ "» flush the mains. saying the Since early lune. less than McGoldrick said. N l . at: l I safety of the city's drinking a third ofthe average precip» She said the increased ' ‘ ‘ ' . water is their top priority. itation has fallen at the use of water during the hot- â€"“frf‘""”“' . ‘ “When it comes to the region‘s airport and temper- ter-than-normal season. ' . 4? . . integrity of the system and ature records have been bro~ coupled with the decrease in "f , the quality of the water. that ken on a regular basis this rainfall. could be contribut- is paramount.” she said. not- summer. ing to the slight increase in t "i v ing that while sediment may Water levels throughout complaints as more water is ‘ , 4 " " be unpleasant to look at it is the region have been low for being drawn from the sys- not hazardous to drink. much of the year. particular tem and potentially causing The operation is consid~ Iy after a winter that was the more disturbances f~ f ;P nth", l l _, '-:¢‘ __ s- ..._ < » . 3“ lmeeeveuv-m lO-eeumaeet immanent: 3'173' f e.cheaemoeverh'ahrteevleemer s 1" 30"¢;'\ /'/0L'£I“t ,'"“ l <'” "x 9?" “i . ~ 4 . at”? .. aae‘Wf-f: We are now accepting “t; is a a: new patients ft m GENERAL mo Cosusrtc Dzmrsrmr ‘ ' EQPIUSh _ r l...â€" No-Cosr Consumnous , 570 Umvmsmr AVENUE EASY ‘ t " s ' /' ,.“ g f u \ WArtatoo ON ~- ' 519-884-8594 wwwbayleydentalgom ‘ "”-"' lli10’ol-elbv‘me.‘â€"|\Ara-at. . -~’-el‘ele-ta