Dear Editor:
Building a wastewater treatment plant (WWTP) for the town of Erin is not something I’m against. What I am against is dumping effluent from the WWTP into the pristine, cold spring fed waters of the West Credit River that runs from Erin to Belfountain, Caledon.
Despite what has been said by the mayor of Erin and MPP Sylvia Jones and others, the effluent will definitely kill the natural brook trout that live in that section of the river.
No one said that the effluent will contain poop (although I wouldn’t bet against it) but the many other contaminants that it will contain, will certainly kill the fish and other wild life in and near the river.
Not to mention the temperature of the water will rise due to the WWTP, which is also a killer of brook trout who demand cold, clean water and are very susceptible to the slightest changes in their environment.
There is a petition about this at https://www.change.org/p/sylvia-jones-mpp-stop-dumping-waste-into-the-credit-river.
Leon Kushner,
Toronto