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Flooding
Basement Flooding Information for Residents
EARTH RANGERS' ECO-FEATS
After many months of development in partnership with the Ministry of the Environment, Earth Rangers, one of Canada’s leading environmental educational organizations, has produced three fun and informative Eco-Feats that are sure to inspire and help kids focus on their connection to water in Ontario.
These Eco-Feats are now featured on the Earth Rangers website in their Wild Wire blog section as hot topics and actions. They are also featured on the Children’s page of the Student’s section of the Drinking Water Ontario portal.
The three Eco-Feats and related activities are:
- Article – Where do you get your H2O?
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Activity – Water Globe – make your own
- Article – Go with the Flow, Conserve H2O
- Activity – To the last drop – water relay race
- Article – Tap or Bottled? YOU Decide
- Activity – Filtered Water Please – water filtering experiment
"Water", our single most precious resource!
Lakeshore Hosts Delegates from Southern Korea
On April 6, 2011 a delegation of 6 water industry representatives toured the Lakeshore Water Treatment Plant - John George Facility. The Korean's were interested in Lakeshore's modern approach to disinfection using ultra violet (UV) light as well as the challenges of effectively treating water from a shallow lake supply. The group was provided a technical tour by Lakeshore's Waterworks Engineer and Manager of Water Treatment.
The Town of Lakeshore is unique in the County of Essex. It is the only municipality that has 2 water treatment plants and 5 water distribution systems, those being Belle River, Tecumseh, Tilbury, Stoney Point and Union Water.
Your water bill states which water system you are connected to. It is contained within the body of the document.
One may ask "why are we doing this?" The answer is quite simple and yet very useful. In familiarizing yourself with the system that you are served by can be helpful when determining if you are affected by a future Boil Water Advisory.
Drinking Water System Financial Plan
DRINKING WATER SOURCE PROTECTION
Public Consultation Draft Proposed Assessment Report Essex Region Conservation Authority.
Lakeshore Water Treatment Plant Brochure
Lakeshore Water Treatment Plant
The Lakeshore Water Treatment Plant (previously known as the Belle River WTP) was originally constructed in 1926. In 1945, the original plant underwent extensive upgrades including addition of gravity filers. In 1974, a major renovation was undertaken and further process improvements were made. In January 2002, a Class Environmental Assessment was completed to evaluate long term water supply requirements for the area services by the Lakeshore WTP. Construction on the new plant commenced in May 2006 and was placed into service in January 2009. The original water plant was subsequently decommissioned and demolished. A parkette now stands in its place. The 36.4 ML/d Lakeshore WTP is expected to provide over 20 years of service before the next expansion is required.
Raw water is drawn from a 1200 mm diameter intake pipe which extends 1,050 m into Lake St. Clair. Typical raw were quality is generally good and ranges within 20 to 50 NTU. Seasonal variations can elevate turbidity over 500 NTU for extended periods. The raw water is chlorinated at the mouth of the intake to control zebra mussel accumulation. The intake structure is also equipped with frazil ice control facilities. The low lift pumping station screens the incoming raw water and conveys it to the treatment plant.
The Lakeshore WTP utilized a Conventional Treatment process. Alum is added to the raw water and rapid mixed prior to entering four up-flow solids contact clarifiers equipped with tube settlers. The coagulation, flocculation and sedimentation process clarifies the water. Four dual media filters (granular activated carbon and sand) treat the settled water. The filters operate at a constant rate and are periodically cleaned with air scour followed by back washing.
Primary disinfection is achieved using Ultraviolet (UV) reactors. Gas chlorination is utilized for secondary disinfection to maintain chlorine residual. Disinfected water is conveyed by gravity to a 10 million litre in-ground reservoir.
Residual solids which settle in the clarifiers are discharged to the sanitary sewer system and conveyed to the Town wastewater plant for further treatment. Backwash water is treated on-site using the dissolved air flotation process which separates solids and discharges effluent to a nearby drain.
The high lift pumping station is equipped with three vertical turbine pumps with provision for a fourth pump. The pumps draw water from the in-ground water storage reservoir and supply the water distribution system which currently services 20,000 people.
Private Hydrants
Fire hydrants that have been installed on private property are the responsibility of the property owner to have them inspected an maintained in accordance with the Fire Code, the Building Act and NFPA 24.
Private property owners are also responsible to have inspection reports prepared annually for all privately owned hydrants by a qualified inspector. Effective January 2010, it is the responsibility of the owner to maintain their private hydrants bi- annually in the spring and fall as defined in By-law #136-2009 under section 1.15 "Qualified Inspector". See our Bylaw page to obtain the most up to date version of this Bylaw.
The owner is to provide completed Annual Hydrant Inspection Forms for both the spring and fall maintenance to the Town of Lakeshore, Attention: Tony Francisco, Manager of Environmental Services by December 31.
Failure to provide the Town of Lakeshore with the Annual Inspection Forms for both the Spring and Fall maintenance, may result in fines.
Water / Wastewater Master Plan
Water / Wastewater Master Plan - Report Body - October 2008
Appendix A Part 1
Appendix A Part 2
Appendix D Part 1
Appendix D Part 2
Appendix D Part 3
Appendix E Part 1
Appendix E Part 2
Appendix F
Appendix G
Appendix H
Appendix I
Appendix J
Buy In Fees 2012 - Schedule A - to Bylaw 70-2010
Lead Testing Program Links
Windsor Essex County Health Unit
Government of Canada
Ministry of Environment
The Canada Housing and Mortgage Corporation
Annual Drinking Water Reports
2011
2010
- Union Annual Report
- Lakeshore Annual Report
- Stoney Point Annual Report
- Tecumseh Annual Report
- Lighthouse Annual Report
2009
- Union Annual Report
- Lakeshore Annual Report
- Lighthouse Cove Annual Report
- Stoney Point Annual Report
- Tecumseh Annual Report
Wastewater
On behalf of the Town of Lakeshore, the Ontario Clean Water Agency (OCWA) operates the following wastewater treatment facilities:
- Denis St. Pierre Water Pollution Control Plant
- Stoney Point Sewage Treatment Facility
- Comber Wastewater Treatment Facility
- South Woodslee Sewage Treatment Plant
The North Woodslee Sewage Treatment Plant is operated by the Zelinski Group.
Lakeshore Eastern Communities Sewage Works - Class Environmental Assessment
Lakeshore Eastern Communities Sewage Works - Introductory Brief
Lakeshore Eastern Communities - Notice of Study Commencement
Presentation Slides - May 23, 2012
Appendix A - Correspondence
Appendix B - Design
Appendix C - Property Requirement
Appendix D - Public Participation
Appendix E - Opinion of Probable Cost
Appendix F - Golder Association 20 May 2012 Sanitary Sewers of Town of Lakeshore
Appendix F - Technical Reports
Draft Environmental Study Report ESR for Lakeshore Eastern Communities Sewage Works
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