Minutes Vermillion River Stewardship 15 February 2011 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm Beaver Lake Sports and Cultural Club Present: Linda Heron, John Reid, Secretary: Sheri Johnson Purdon Attendance: 23 Community Members 1.
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Agenda Additions – No additions Adoption – Moved by Ron Basso Seconded by Margaret Laframboise,
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Adoption of Previous Minutes Moved by Mike Ross, Seconded by Allan Oman
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Name Suggested to go back to Vermillion River Stewardship – Linda Heron Moved by Aaron Basso, Seconded by Ken Adoption
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Adoption of Vision, Mission, Goals & Objective Vision Statement - as edited - attached Moved by Bryan Orser, Seconded by Mike Ross
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Reports 1. Executive Linda read Executive Report - attached 2. Finance Volunteer – Brenda Salo away – to be discussed at the next meeting Ron Basso & Family generously donated $200 to VRS. A big thank you to the Basso Family! City of Sudbury Funding – Stephen Monet, o City funding will not be available until Lake Planning Committee is chosen o Approximately $500 is usually available Suggestions for the use of this funds should be forwarded to Linda 3. Website – Linda will begin building it shortly 4. Correspondence Letter to Paul Sajatovic, NDCA –Feb. 7, 2011 o Cascade Falls concern over public water intake o Concerns of Xeneca damns were stated o Asking them to deny Xeneca to restrict water flow o No response at this time Letter to Mark Holmes, Xeneca Power Development Inc., Feb. 8, 2011 o Still no Project Descriptions for McPherson, Cascade or Soo Crossing o Mark Holmes called by telephone, but no written response has been received – questions have not been answered
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Mark Holmes offered Linda Heron a position on the City Stakeholders Panel – told Holmes she would not sign any confidentiality agreement The full PP presentation made to the Greater City of Sudbury was forwarded – there is no mention of modified peaking in the presentation Holmes indicated it is a managed waterway with 17 control structures along the Vermillion River – a request for a map of their positions Xeneca/Ministry meeting minutes – requested copy of minutes but Holmes said he would have to check with Ministry – OEL Hydrosis said it was up to Xeneca whether to share minutes Linda will exercise the freedom of rights act to obtain a copy if she has to
Business Arising from Previous Meeting Update on Review of Project Descriptions -- Betsy Little & Brenda Salo o Was reviewed by Franko Mariotti o Response was forwarded to the Stewardship membership, detailing further issues to be addressed by Xeneca o Franko will stay involved if needed Deer, Moose, Elk migration occurs around the proposed damns- James Niemi Letters of any concerns regarding any endangered species spotted near the proposed damn sites should be sent to the stewardship MNR reports – Ed Tier Manager; Mike Hall – Elk Sturgeon Counts Inco Public Water Intake – Carolyn Hunt o Awaiting a PD before making an assessment of proposals o Offered to present to stewardship on their processes Creating Alliances & Partnerships o Walden-CAN & Copper Cliff-CAN – committed City of Sudbury Mayor & Councillors o Presentation made by Xeneca also included financial incentives o Jacques Barbeau has been approached but does not see an urgency with the situation – we will invite him to a future meeting o Stewardship members should let Jacques know of their concerns Ontario Rivers Alliance o Meeting on Sat. Feb. 19, 2011, North Bay Pinewood Motor Inn o 13 river stewardships committed to attending o 4 from VRS will be attending Waterkeepers.org – to be a member involves a full time commitment o aware of VRS o offered to help if needed Jim Little, Laurentian University, Outdoor Adventure Leadership o in attendance o Will make contact with Biology department for water quality reports or studies Greater Sudbury Wastewater Management Greater Sudbury WWTF o Waste water spill report was received by stewardship o Treatment of sewage procedure hasn’t been answered yet
o Notes from Meeting with Sudbury WWTF - attached o A Class EA Process is in Phase II – Preferred solution is for Lively WWTF to be closed and Walden WWTF renovated. Phosphorus levels are to be improved with the new plant but we need to ensure there is a significant improvement. John Conrad is the consultant for the process. Simon Lake Stewardship and VRS requested phosphorus studies but said it was outside scope of their Class EA o Chelmsford and Azilda WWTF will begin the Class EA process sometime this year o Copper Cliff dumping is being diverted to the Sudbury WWTF o VRS would like clarification of the Vale Inco dumping. Meeting with Mark Holmes o Agreement to meet but still no Project Descriptions available for 3 of the proposed dams 7. New Business Carolyn Hunt, Environmental Group & Water Management, Vale Inco, ACTION: Linda will contact Carolyn to arrange for a presentation at next meeting, as well as to set up a tour. Phosphorus level testing should be undertaken for the Vermillion River – also heavy metal content in river bottom sediment ACTION: Bob Little will look into cost from University of Guelph Public Awareness o Press release o Post awareness posters at different businesses where anglers and hunters convene ACTION: Linda to prepare a letter for Margaret Laframboise will distribute letter to the Snowmobile clubs. 8.
Next Meeting: Tuesday March 8, 2011, Beaver Lake Sports and Cultural Club.
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EXECUTIVE REPORT – 15 FEBRUARY 2011 CORRESPONDENCE:
XENECA – 8 February 2011 NDCA – 7 February 2011 N. BENKOVICH – WWT Requested Spill Reports for all WWTF Requesting Phosphorus Water Sampling at Inco Public Water Intake
ONTARIO RIVERS ALLIANCE: Building Alliance – now have 13 Rivers and about 20 organizations represented Scheduling & Organizing Meeting on 19 February 2011, in North Bay Team Building XENECA: Offered position on City Stakeholders Committee – I indicated o I would only accept if I didn’t have to sign any confidentiality agreement o I would be very vocal Provided the full slide presentation made to City Council in September of last year o Not one mention of “modified peaking” in their whole presentation Mark Holmes mentioned there are 17 intake sources on this Managed Waterway, and he will provide us with a map showing their locations I happened to call OEL Hydrosis to see if we could receive Minutes from any Ministry/Proponent Meetings, and it just so happened a meeting was taking place at that very moment in time, in Sudbury. I have requested a copy of those Minutes to show Xeneca has nothing to hide; however, Mr. Holmes hasn’t given me an answer yet. OEL Hydrosis indicated it was up to Xeneca to decide whether to share the Minutes – not the Ministries I have seen an email from Xeneca indicating a source for their funding of these dams is a pension fund, and it was confirmed by word of mouth by a Xeneca staff member to be OPSEU – we will be pursuing that. VALE INCO: Talked to Carolyn Hunt, Environmental Group at Inco, to see what their position on the dams are with regard to the Public Water Intake, and they are waiting patiently to see the engineered drawings and Environmental Assessment – they are still a long way off, so they are not concerned at this point. FUNDING: Stephen Monet indicated funding applications won’t be available until Executive has been chosen for the Lake Planning Advisory Committee
VERMILION RIVER STEWARDSHIP Vision “Community Supporting a Healthy, Natural and Sustainable River System”
Mission The Vermilion River Stewardship will act as a voice for the Vermilion River and its Watershed, and work to build partnerships and strategic alliances with all other interested parties, communities, stewardships, organizations and industry to ensure clean and healthy water quality; and a balanced and sustainable ecosystem and natural habitat. Stewardship of the Vermilion River is a responsibility shared by all those whose actions have an impact on its water quality.
Goals & Objectives Acting on behalf of the Vermilion River for a healthy, balanced and sustainable ecosystem and natural habitat, this Stewardship will actively work to: 1. Encourage and promote cooperative stewardship; 2. Ensure its interests are fully represented and protected; 3. Preserve and protect its water quality, ecosystem, and natural habitat; and 4. Educate, promote and advocate for responsible and sustainable activities in the entire Vermilion Watershed.
Vermilion River Stewardship 379 Ronka Rd. Worthington, ON, P0M 3H0 (705) 866-1677 VermillionRiver@Rogers.com 7 February 2011
Nickel District Conservation Authority (NDCA) Drinking Water Source Protection Program (DWSPP) 200 Brady Street, 1st Floor, Tom Davies Square Sudbury, Ontario P3E 5K3 Attention:
Mr. Paul Sajatovic, General Manager
Dear Mr. Sajatovic: Re:
Vermilion River Proposed Hydroelectric Dams Xeneca Development Corporation Ltd.
Further to our recent conversation, I am writing on behalf of the Vermilion River Stewardship, Walden CAN & Copper Cliff CAN to relay our concerns regarding 3 of 4 run-of-river hydroelectric dams proposed for the Vermilion River, by Xeneca Power Development Inc. (Xeneca), at McPherson FaIls, Cascade Falls, Soo Crossing, and Wabagishik Rapids. As you know, the first three of these proposed dams in question, have no Project Descriptions, and are presently going through the Environmental Assessment (EA) approval process. Therefore, we can only refer you to what has been provided to us in the Project Overview (PO) issued by Xeneca, and enclosed for your information. Our concerns are as follows: 1.
The Inco Source Water Intake located relatively close to the bottom of Cascade Falls. We note that your GSSPA Draft Risk Assessment – May 2010, designates the area above the falls as Intake Protection Zone (IPZ) 2 with a Vulnerability Score of 7, and the area below the falls IPZ 1, with a Vulnerability Score of 10, and an Assessed Level of Uncertainty of “High”. McPherson Falls would have a head pond inundation of approximately 100 meters on Crown Land, Cascade Falls a 3.5 km head pond inundation proposed on Crown and private lands, and Soo Crossing a 4.5 km head pond inundation on Crown and private lands. Xeneca’s PO indicates these dams are all slated for “modified peaking”, which means water will be collected in these head ponds until peak demand hours, to be released through the turbines possibly several times each day to take advantage of those peak demand hours. We anticipate this will create several major threats to the Inco Source Water Intake as follows:
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Water rushing through the turbines would create a significant surge of water into the downstream flow, stirring up silt and sediment from the river bottom, creating turbidity, and a risk of releasing heavy metals, such as methyl mercury, and others, into the mix; Erosion of river banks caused by this additional turbidity is another very real possibility; In all 3 dams in question, water flow will be backed up and interrupted for long periods of time in order to fill these head ponds, and left standing until peak demand hours, so water will have an opportunity to increase in temperature. These last few summers we have had lower water levels, and algae has already been an issue on the River, and in wells located along the River, and cyanobacteria may be an additional risk;
Under “modified peaking” there will be an extreme and rapid increase in water levels and current when water is released through these dams, and this could present a major public safety hazard for people swimming at the Centennial Park public beach, located very close to the base of Soo Crossing.
The GSSPA Risk Assessment Report has already placed a high risk assessment to IPZ 1 of 10, and IPZ 2 of 7, so all 3 of these dams would seem to impose a very critical and significant threat to those 13,000 people in Lively, Walden, Whitefish & Copper Cliff receiving drinking water from this source. All three dams are relatively close to one another, and we are very concerned with how this will increase or decrease turbidity, sediment, water levels and water quality in and around this Intake.
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We urge NDCA/DWSPP to: 1.
Deny permission to Xeneca, under Section 28(1) of the Conservation Authorities Act, to restrict, regulate or interfere with the use of water from the Vermilion River at these 3 locations; and failing that Require Xeneca to treat McPherson Falls, Cascade Falls and Soo Crossing as one interconnected system within the EA process; and Require Xeneca to undertake an Individual Environmental Risk Assessment on all three of these dams.
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We understand the NDCA’s commitment to protecting and working with the public, and in this regard look forward to your response. Representatives from our Stewardship, the Walden-CAN, and Copper Cliff-CAN would be happy to meet with you to discuss this matter further. Sincerely,
Linda Heron, Chair Vermilion River Stewardship
Neeltje Van-Roon, Chair Walden-CAN
Joanne Renzoni, Chair Copper Cliff-CAN Enclosure Cc:
The Honourable John Wilkinson, Minister of the Environment 77 Wellesley Street West 11th Floor, Ferguson Block Toronto ON M7A 2T5
Mark Holmes, VP, Corporate Affairs Xeneca Power Development Inc. 5160 Yonge Street, Suite 520 Toronto, ON M2N 6L9
France Gelinas, Nickel District MPP Hanmer Valley Shopping Plaza Suite 15, 5085 Highway 69 North Sudbury, ON P3E 5K3
Rick Bartolucci, MPP Sudbury 93 Cedar Street, Unit 302 Sudbury, ON P3E 1A7
Mayor Marianne Matichuk City of Greater Sudbury mayor@greatersudbury.ca
Carolyn Hunt Inco Environmental Group 18 Rink St. Copper Cliff, ON P0M1N0
Jacques Barbeau, Councillor, Ward 2 jacques.barbeau@greatersudbury.ca
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Vermilion River Stewardship 379 Ronka Rd. Worthington, Ontario P0M 3H0 (705) 866-1677 vermillionriver@rogers.com
8 February 2011
BY REGISTERED LETTER
Xeneca Power Development Inc. 5160 Yonge Street, Suite 520 Toronto, Ontario M2N 6L9 Attention:
Mr. Mark Holmes Vice President, Corporate Affairs
Re:
Vermilion River Proposed Dam Projects
Dear Mr. Holmes: Please accept this as a formal request by the Vermilion River Stewardship (VRS) for all documentation pertaining to the Vermilion River Dam Projects, to be made available immediately, and notify VRS when any new documents pertaining to this Project are available! Obtaining documentation, answers to questions, and details of these projects has been a major challenge, and VRS still has not received a Project Description (PD) for McPherson Falls, Cascade Falls, or Soo Crossing, some six months after the Notice of Commencement was apparently issued – it’s hard to tell because no date appears on this document. In “A Citizens Guide to Understanding the EA Process in Waterpower Projects”, it states the very first step in Phase 1 is to have a PD prepared, and the Notice of Commencement begins in Phase 2. We are in Phase 2 and still no PD for 3 of our Projects. VRS only found the Wabagishik Final PD by doing a Google search, and noticed it was available for downloaded from the OEL-Hydrosis website. This PD should have been available on Xeneca’s website for download, or a link to where it could be found. On 8 December 2010 VRS sent an email to Xeneca to inform of our interest in the Vermilion River Proposed Dams, and asked questions for which we have never received a reply. See Addendum 1 for a copy of my message and your reply (a full history of our communications is available on request). It was only after France Gelinas, our local MPP, spoke to you on our behalf that you even acknowledged the interests of the VRS. VRS cannot properly assess nor have meaningful input to these proposed dams when you are not providing the detailed information. Details such as the Inco Public Drinking Water Intake servicing 13,000 people living in Lively, Naughton, Whitefish and Copper Cliff, located within meters of the base of Cascade Falls – see Addendum 2. Attached is a “Notice of Commencement Publish Dates” (NCPD) document, Addendum 3, which I downloaded in December. In this document there was no mention of the Revised Notice of Commencement which was dated 4 November 2010. There was also no indication that the Notice of Commencement for McPherson, Cascade or Soo Crossing was ever published in the local papers. There is an indication that the Notice of Commencement for Wabagishik was published in the Mid North Monitor on 28 July & 4 August 2010, but not in the Sudbury Star. Your website does not have an updated version of this NCPD document, and the old version is now gone. I only became aware of a Revised Notice of Commencement a few days ago when I visited your site and noticed you had more documents available for download. On 17 January 2011, I attended the Wanapitei Public Meeting on behalf of VRS, and at that time asked you for the PDs and for the digital file of the slide presentation made by Xeneca to Sudbury City Council in September 2010. You verbally indicated the PDs wouldn’t be ready for several weeks. On 18 January you emailed the City Council Presentation to us with this message: "By removing some of the generic material not related to the projects, I managed to get the attached presentation to a size I could send you.
Page 2 of 2 This is essentially what I presented to France and to the City o of Sudbury in n November." If information did not pertain to the Proje ect then why was w it in there e in the first p lace? What was edited out? Why hass this en made to th he public? presentation never bee e stipulations of the EA pro ocess is that notice is a ma andatory poin nt of contact a and must be One of the directly prrovided to adjacent and po otentially affec cted riparian l andowners a and tenants. I and many otthers in our Ste ewardship are e landowners living on the banks b of the V Vermilion Rivver, and were never notified by Xeneca. I personally only o found ou ut about these e Make all pe rtinent docum mentation avvailable to thee
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Make M every efffort to notify all a people affe ected by these e proposed dams; Answer A all que estions and en nquiries when n requested; a and Create C trust, cllarity, transpa arency and respect.
s forward to receiving r the requested r infformation, and d your respon nse! VRS looks Sincerely,,
Linda Herron Chair, Vermilion River Watershed Stewardship S es – 4 Enclosure Cc:
Th he Honourable John Wilkinson,
Mr. Patricck Gillette, Prresident
Minister M of the Environmentt 77 7 Wellesley Street S West 11th Floor, Ferrguson Block M 2T5 Toronto ON M7A
Xeneca P Power Develo opment Inc. 5160 Yon nge Street, Su uite 520 Toronto, ON M2N 6L9 9
Ms. M France Ge elinas, Nickel District MPP Hanmer H Valley y Shopping Pllaza Suite 15 085 Highway 69 North 50 Hanmer, H ON P3P P 1P7
Paul Saja atovic, General Manager Nickel Disstrict Conservvation Authorrity 200 Brady St., 1st Floo or Tom Davvies Square Sudbury, ON P3E 5K K3
Rick R Bartolucc ci, MPP Sudbu ury 93 3 Cedar Stree et, Unit 302, Sudbury, ON P3E 1A7
Hunt Carolyn H Inco Enviironmental Grroup 18 Rink S Street Copper C Cliff, ON P0M M 1N0
Mayor M Mariann ne Matichuk City C of Greaterr Sudbury mayor@greate m ersudbury.ca acques Barbe eau, Councillo or, Ward 2 Ja ja acques.barbea au@greatersudbury.ca
Addendum 1 ‐ Correspondence Between Vermilion River Stewardship & Xeneca 8 Dec. 2010
From: Linda Heron [mailto:VermillionRiver@Rogers.com] Sent: December-08-10 2:27 PM To: 'mholmes@xeneca.com'; 'Vanesa Enskaitis' Subject: PROPOSED DAMS ON VERMILLION RIVER My name is Linda Heron, and I represent the Vermillion River Stewardship. I have already been placed on your list of interested parties, however, as a result of this Project, and one other that is a potential threat to the health of the Vermillion River, the Vermillion River Stewardship has come into being. Please consider the Vermillion River Stewardship as an interested party, and place it on your mailing list - vermillionriver@rogers.com! There is an urgency to this situation because approvals have already been granted and the public were not notified, or given a role or say in the process. The whole feeling of being pretty much in the dark, and having it shoved down our throats isn’t a good one!! I would appreciate answers to the following: 1. Why were there no public meetings before the dams were approved? 2. What influence will 4 dams have on the river, its ecosystem and the local inhabitants!! Public safety – if a dam fails, how will it affect those who live downstream? Fish spawning Erosion of habitat and river banks Water levels – these recent dry summers have already had a negative impact on water levels, will these dams bring water levels even lower? 3. Has there been an Environmental Assessment study completed? 4. How will these dams improve or benefit our local economy – will any share of the profits go back to the local Community? I am a staunch supporter of green energy, and hydro electric is a wonderful source, however, the public have not been involved in the approval process! When the process involves respect and consideration of everyone and everything involved then it’s not so hard to accept, however, in this case any public meeting will be a little after the fact! Linda Heron Vermillion River Stewardship
14 Jan. 2011
From: Mark Holmes [mailto:mholmes@xeneca.com] Sent: January-14-11 6:34 PM To: vermillionRiver@rogers.com Subject: contact
Linda: My name is Mark Holmes and I am Xeneca Vice President of Corporate Affairs. We have receive some e‐mail correspondence from you, and your MPP France Gelinas has been in contact with us regarding our waterpower projects on the Vermillion and Wanapitia Rivers. I understand that you and/or members of the Vermillion Stewardship Committee are planning to attend next Monday’[s Public Information Meeting for our Allen Struthers Project and we look forward to meeting you in person, answering any questions and hopefully setting up future meetings in order that we can work together on this and perhaps some of our other projects. If you wish to speak in advance of Monday’s meeting I can be reached at 416‐705‐4283. Very best regards, Mark Holmes Vice President Corporate Affairs Xeneca Power Development 5160 Yonge St. North York M2N 6L9 416‐590‐9362 416‐590‐9955 (fax) 416‐705‐4283 (cell) mholmes@xeneca.com www.xeneca.com
Addendum 4 ‐ Vermilion River Stewardship – Request Document DATE:
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Project Descriptions for McPherson Falls, Cascade Falls & Soo Crossing. List of dates and newspapers in which all Notices were published. Answers to questions contained in VRS December 8th, 2010 email message. Date when Public Consultation Meetings will be held. Date Xeneca’s Public Communications Plan was published. Full unedited slide presentation made to Sudbury City Council in September of 2010 made available on your website for download. Date when the Notice of Completion will be published. Details on how you will protect the Inco Public Drinking Water Intake from the sediment and heavy metals churned up daily from the tail race. Details of how you plan to protect the public at the Centennial Park swim area, located very close to the proposed Soo Crossing Dam. Details of how you will protect the passage of fish, spawning grounds, aquatic life, the ecosystem, and natural habitat. Details of how you will protect our endangered species and species at risk. Details of how you plan to generate power throughout several summer months of very low water levels & flow? Answers to all questions and answers generated at the Wanapitei public meeting. PLEASE ANSWER THE FOLLOWING QUESTIONS: Will McPherson Falls, Cascade Falls and Soo Crossing all be treated as one System in the EA? What will the minimum committed residual flows over the dams be? What will the full power turbine flow be at each dam? How many times each day will water be held back and then released with modified peaking?
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Vermillion River Dams • What are the daily water fluctuations before the dam is built? What are the water fluctuations after the dam is built? What are the fluctuations from season to season? • How many people are affected by the water backup? • Can all fish species move through the dam? • Have existing fish spawning areas in the impacted zone been identified? What spawning areas are affected by the dam? • How will winter fluctuations impact on ice and winter travel on the river? • Surveys of wildlife appear incomplete. Surveys on birds, reptiles and amphibians were done on two one day visits in one spring period. Insufficient to assess what is truly there. MNR records are old and often based on reports of people ‘s cursery observations. • With respect to reptile surveys, no observations were done for the Woods Turtle which is found in other areas of the upper Vermillion River and is classified as Endangered. By Franco Mariotti
Simon Lake Community Stewardship Group (SLCSG) & Vermilion River Stewardship (VRS) Meeting with Sudbury Wastewater Treatment Staff & John Connard, Associate of JL Richards (CITY) 2 February 2011 – 12:00 pm to 1:00 pm At Sudbury Wastewater Treatment Facility, Kelly Lake Road In Attendance: CITY: John Connard, Brad Johns, Dan Miron SLCSG: Perry Sarvas, Lesley Flowers, Dave Furino VRS: Linda Heron Re: Letter to JL Richards & Associates Limited, dated 27 October 2010 from SLCSG Lively/Walden Wastewater Treatment System Schedule C, Class EA SLCSG: Stated desire to partner with the City to help with a Phosphorus Study to determine source/s of phosphorus, and stated some of the challenges: Need to create a positive impression of our lake Algae problem is making it difficult for homeowners to sell their homes Need to consider options for reducing phosphorus loading in lake Need to be assured that any new Walden facility would not be adding to the problem & instead would be reducing phosphorus levels in effluent VRS: Stated the interests of the VRS: Vermilion impacted by 9 WWTF, 3 sewage lagoons and 2 lift stations What upgrades are being considered at other plants within City of Sudbury If so, which facilities Would like to see water sampling results from above & below the SWWTF CITY: Since 2009, there has been a significant reduction in the number of bypasses, spills, and mass loading numbers. Upstream phosphorus levels are not within the scope of this current Walden Wastewater Treatment Class EA process Normal loading is 1.0, but have reduced to .55, and have a target of .4 mg/3m June to September .5; and October to May 1.0 mg/3m Mass loadings have decreased by 25 to 30% Chelmsford plant has reduced phosphorus levels to .3 mg/3m o Necessary because effluent dumps into Whitson River & not much water in it in summer months o Whitson flows into the Vermilion River o Have to work very hard to keep it at .3 mg/3m Chelmsford & Azilda plants will be starting a Class EA Process this year Expressed concern for what Vale Inco are dumping into creek from tailing ponds, and suggested we approach them to investigate Dan offered to help us facilitate a meeting Have started a project to divert sewage from Copper Cliff to Sudbury WWTF
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There has been no discharge from Garson Sewage Lagoon for 3 years Chelmsford Sewage Lagoon has no discharge now Using no chlorine Asked for a better WWTF that will filter effluent through either sand filled filter bed, or marsh/bull rush technology before releasing effluent into the environment. It is not acceptable in 2011 for a City run WWTF to be dumping effluent into our lakes and rivers any longer Considering tertiary treatment Bull rushes are only effective in smaller applications – not on this scale There are tertiary treatment options being considered to filter effluent further before releasing, but costs more Cost is a factor Our Stewardships and GSWA would help with support at budget time if satisfied with the technology and adequacy of a new or upgraded WWTF. Tertiary treatment is essential. It was agreed that a Partnership between Sudbury WWF, SLCSG & VRS would be formed: Dan will help our Stewardships engage Vale John will provide the appropriate contacts in Vale & the City o Suggested sending a letter to the CAO, Doug Nadarozni, City of Sudbury Desire to partner with Sudbury expressing our concerns to find best solutions o Involve MOE o Copy all correspondence to Jacques Barbeau & Mayor o Suggested involving Stephen Monet, Environmental Initiative Group Questions & Answers from the Public Meeting in October 2010 will be ready in March or April
Notes: By Linda Heron