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SNC checks the water underneath Alfred-Plantagenet
project representative Tessa Di Iorio ex- plained that the survey has many potential benefits both for individual property owners and for the township at large. «The goal is to collect groundwater samples across the wholemunicipality and create a groundwater map,» Di Ioria said, adding that the map will be useful both for local landowners and also for developers deciding where to locate new housing pro- jects. «It’s a great pre-screening tool for deve- lopers,» she said, adding that the map can provide information on both the water qua- lity in a particular area and provide clues about the underground profile which may affect the water quality. The SNC is partnered with the United Counties of Prescott-Russell (UCPR0, the township, and the Ontario Geological Survey (OGS) on the mapping project. The OGS involvement is critical because i twill cover the sampling expense for the project. The goal is to get 175 samples from the entire township area, using a gridwork mapping systemof representative samples. So far the SNC has collected 100 samples and techni- cians hope to have more before the August 28 deadline on the project. Some of the samples are tested on-site and results recorded about water quality and content. Others may go to a private lab for analysis with the OGS covering the expense. Landowners whose wells were sampled as part of the survey will receive a copy of the lab report on their well water at no cost to them. After all the samples collected by the end of August are analyzed, the data will be used to create a groundwater quality map of the township. The goal is to have both the map and analysis report ready for presentation to the township and other interested parties by the end of 2016. Di Iorio noted that where Alfred-Plan- tagenet Township is now was once part of the Champlain Sea during prehistoric times. When the land shifted and the Champlain Sea drained away, the ancient sea bed be- came part of the township’s undergound profile. Below the marine sediment layer may be trapped pockets of ancient sea water, which could result in a salty taste to the water of a well. In other parts of the township the below- ground profile may feature shale bedrock and limestone and below them pockets of sulphur-tainted water that could give a «rot- ten egg» smell to well water.The groundwater map will help identify these areas and also areas where there are no problems with the overall water quality. So far, Di Iorio noted, there has been good response from landowners contacted about providing samples of their well water for the mapping study. There are still areas where SNC needs to get water samples. Anyone interested in seeing if they can help fill in the blanks on the groundwater survey map can call Di Iorio toll-free at 1-877-984-2948, extension 305, email tdiiorio@nation.on.ca, or go to the SNC website at www.nation. on.ca for more contact information.
GREGG CHAMBERLAIN gregg.chamberlain@eap.on.ca
Homeowners with using wells for their drinking water supplymay want to contact the SouthNation Conservation Authority. Their wells may be key to successful com- pletion of a groundwater mapping study that would be a real benefit to future deve- lopment in the township. Since the end of June, technicians with the South Nation Conservation Authority (SNC) have been collecting water samples fromwells in Alfred-Plantagenet Township. The samples are tagged, examined, and the data entered in SNC records as part of a groundwater mapping survey project. SNC
Tessa Di Iorio reviews the latest updated version of amap showing wells sampled as part of an extensive groundwater mapping study project for Alfred-Plantagenet Township.
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