Laurentian Valley Township has a water servicing agreement with the City of Pembroke. The water is purchased from the city and distributed in the built up area of Stafford and part along Pembroke Street East. The City treats and tests the water at the Pembroke Filtration Plant on Riverside Drive and tests the water in their distribution system. Laurentian Valley Water Works tests the water in it's distribution system.

Quality Analysis

Water sampling was conducted by B&B Sampling of Pembroke, Ontario and Claus Trost, under Certificate number 12228.

The water samples are sent to Caduceon Enterprises Inc. in Ottawa for analysis. Caduceon is an ODWS Accredited laboratory. The results of the analysis are faxed back to the Municipality. The following chart is a summary of those test results.

Third Quarter Water Quality Results

Note 1

- Six samples taken on the Pembroke Street East section revealed a very low chlorine residual. This is a known concern, there being a large distribution system for future development, with only limited use at this time.The Municipality is monitoring this situation and flushing the end of the loop main when required to maintain a residual.
- Two samples at the Valley Spring location showed no residual, the watermain was flushed and resampled in each instance.

Complaints

No complaints were received by the Municipality.

Maintenance

There were no water main breaks in the third quarter of 2001. The Works Department repaired two shut off valves, lifted a shut off valve box and unplugged a new service connection. One new service was connected. The Stafford and Pembroke East mains were flushed on a regular rotation during the third quarter to maintain a chlorine residual during the hot weather.

Expansion

The Municipality signed an agreement with the Town of Petawawa and the City of Pembroke in the third quarter and took possession of 3,600 meters of 300 mm water main on Pembroke Street West. This will allow the Municipality to supply treated water to it’s ratepayers from the City limits at Lloyd Drive to MacGregors Hill at the Town of Petawawa limits.

Education

There are currently two members of the works staff studying Water Distribution System Operation and Maintenance to write the exam for WD-1.

Summary

In the second quarter of 2001, the Municipality purchased 16,272,410 gallons of water from the City of Pembroke and distributed it to 490 homes and businesses. Water quality analysis has revealed no indications of adverse water quality. The problem of low chlorine residual along Pembroke Street East should be resolved when the development of the Mall Site continues during the summer of 2002.