MAPLETON TWP. – Officials here are asking for the cooperation of local businesses and homeowners in their bid to resolve issues at the municipality’s wastewater treatment facility.
Public works director Larry Lynch says the township’s sewage treatment lagoons, located off of Sideroad 15, southwest of Drayton, are “experiencing excessive volume increases” as a result of excessive precipitation this year and “what appears to be increased flows” from the Drayton sanitary sewage system.
“Township staff and our system operators, Ontario Clean Water Association, will be initiating various pipe inspections in Drayton through smoke and dye testing, to determine the cause of excessive flow levels and will be attempting to facilitate resolution of such in a timely and cost effective manner,” Lynch said in a letter addressed to locals.
“Over the next few weeks our staff will be knocking on residential and business doors and asking for permission to inspect your sump pump discharge locations, checking to see that rain water is not being directed into the sanitary service connection and asking residents to unhook any of these if found in non-compliance with township regulations.”
Facilities manager Don Culp will lead the project, assisted by other staff members.
Lynch concludes his letter by stating, “Please cooperate with Don and his team when they knock on your door for the betterment of your community.”
For more information contact the township office.
