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THURSDAY, OCT. 25, 2012
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More water supply solutions examined Water issue discussed at joint Abbotsford and Mission council meeting Monday BY KEVIN MILLS Black Press
Pushing through Mission City Outlaw Donald Danroth muscles his way past a Grandview Steelers defender in the Oct. 18 tilt on home ice that saw the local Junior B team lose 6-5 in overtime. The Outlaws also lost to the Abbotsford Pilots the following day, 9-0. The Outlaws record is currently 3-7, and the next game is Oct. 25 in Aldergrove against the Kodiaks. BOB FRIESEN PHOTO
A third water line across the Fraser River, drawing water from Cannel Lake, could offer up to a 20-year solution for Abbotsford and Mission’s water needs. The idea is one of seven projects that will be examined and budgeted by staff in the coming months. On Monday, the City of Abbotsford and the District of Mission held a joint council meeting to discuss the ongoing water supply and infrastructure plan. As part of the discussion, the suggestion was raised for a new line across the river, to allow more water from Cannel Lake — about 10 kilometres north of Mission — to help fill Abbotsford’s Maclure reservoir. Currently, the Cannel Lake water licence allows for an average feed of 11.8 million litres a day (MLD) of water. However, recent changes to the licence now permits as much as 60 MLD be taken from the lake for short periods of time. Depending on the time of year and lake water levels, the extra supply could be drawn for up to three weeks before the lake level would begin to drop. In theory, it’s estimated the extra volume, to cover peak summer time usage, could postpone the cities’ need for a new supply by 20 years or more. Abbotsford and Mission have a total water source of 170 MLD, however, existing infrastructure only allows a peak hydraulic capacity of 155 MLD
per day, before the reservoir begins to drop. If those levels go down too much, it compromises the amount of water available for fire prevention. By adding a third line across the Fraser, the reservoir could be filled faster and both source and hydraulic capacity would be increased when needed. For most of the year, the 155 MLD maximum is adequate to meet both cities’ needs. Average use in 2011 was just 68.5 MLD while the peak day use so far in 2012 was 95.5 MLD on Aug. 20. That’s compared to a record one-day use of 139.2 MLD in 2007. Conservation efforts, public awareness and a new billing cycle seem to have created a new trend of declining peak water use. However, as both cities grow, usage is expected to rise. Last year, a plan was Braun presented to add a new water supply from Stave Lake at a cost of $300 million. The project called for a P3 (public private partnership) to help offset the cost. That proposal was rejected by Mission council, and soundly defeated during a 2011 referendum in Abbotsford. Since then, new options have been explored. Abbotsford Coun. Henry Braun said he is pleased to see that both councils seem to agree that water source is no longer the main issue. “Our problem is not water source, it’s delivery of the water and that still is an issue,” said Braun. He said the notion that the city is close to running out of water is just not accurate, and the increase at Cannel Lake changes everything, including staff reports. See ALL PARTIES Page 14
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