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http://www.ottawacitizen.com/news/C...n+Riverside+South+Manotick/4683343/story.html
City bans outdoor water use in Barrhaven, Riverside South and Manotick
No sprinklers or pools till mid-August as city replaces failing water main
By Joanne Chianello, Ottawa Citizen April 27, 2011 1:02 PM
OTTAWA — The City of Ottawa is immediately banning on all outdoor water use in Barrhaven, Riverside South and Manotick, which is expected to last until as late as mid-August.
That means almost 27,000 homes in these south-city communities will be prohibited from watering their gardens, filling splash pads or pools, car washing or even running a sprinkler.
Nancy Schepers, a deputy city manager, told council Wednesday morning the ban is necessary as the city replaces the Woodroffe water main, which experienced its second break in January. There is a backup water main system that can deliver enough water for drinking and other normal indoor uses, but “it does not have the capacity to meet spring and summer demand.”
The ban is in place, said Schepers, to safeguard the quality and quantity of drinking water.
The Woodroffe water main was installed in 1974 and expected to last 50 to 100 years, but, said Schepers, “the pipe failed far earlier than it should have.” There are still no details as to why the pipe failed, although the city’s legal department is looking into whether the city has any recourse against the original suppliers of the water main pipe.
The ban is expected to cost more than $2 million. Council is considering giving Schepers delegated authority to spend more money to deal with the problem from a $25-million water reserve fund.
The city is looking at helping residents by bringing water trucks to these areas in order to top up the 3,000 pools and hot tubs in the area, at a cost of $200,000. Residents can register for the top-up online or by calling 3-1-1. The city will also offer a $50 rebate for rain barrels to residents, which is expected to cost $150,000.
For the 16 or so commercial garden centres in the area, the city will haul water daily to the retailers at a cost to taxpayers of $415,000.
Schepers said that the city will be writing to about 10 commercial car washes in the area — most of them attached to gas stations — asking them to voluntarily stop operating.
Councillor Shad Qadri asked if there would be any compensation for companies who may lose money from the outdoor water ban. Schepers said there are $200,000 in contingency funds and that some of that amount could be used to address this issue.
Councillor Diane Deans raised concerns that many residents’ soil contains leda clay that, once dehydrated, is almost impossible to rehydrate, which can have deleterious effects on the home foundations. Schepers said that the city could look at providing water by trucks for those residents, but the cost would be the responsibility of the homeowners.
Councillor Steve Desroches, whose ward is affected by the ban, asked why residents couldn’t water on some sort of rotation or at night. But Schepers said that it’s the water volume, and not the timing of the watering, that’s the issue. If water is depleted in the local reservoirs, it could depressurize the water system that could lead to more dire consequences for residents, such as boiled-water advisories, or restrictions on indoors water use. Depressurizing the water system would also make it difficult to supply fire fighting services.
Environment Canada’s long-range forecast for April, May and June sees normal temperatures and above-average rainfall for Ottawa. But the long-range forecast calls for rain at average levels through the summer.
The city’s communications plan to inform residents and businesses about the need for the mandatory ban comes with a $420,000 price tag.
Several weeks ago, the Ottawa Citizen asked city officials about the possibility that outdoor water use would be banned in these areas during the summer. The city said at the time that the details were “not finalized.” There was no advance public notice for residents of the ban, even though it appears the prohibition had been discussed for some time. City officials said that for weeks they tried to come up with a solution that would not make an outdoor water-use ban necessary, but in the last couple of weeks it appeared impossible to avoid the prohibition.
With files from Tom Spears
© Copyright (c) The Ottawa Citizen
Read more: http://www.ottawacitizen.com/news/C...uth+Manotick/4683343/story.html#ixzz1Kl8TOHao
http://www.ottawacitizen.com/news/C...n+Riverside+South+Manotick/4683343/story.html
City bans outdoor water use in Barrhaven, Riverside South and Manotick
No sprinklers or pools till mid-August as city replaces failing water main
By Joanne Chianello, Ottawa Citizen April 27, 2011 1:02 PM
OTTAWA — The City of Ottawa is immediately banning on all outdoor water use in Barrhaven, Riverside South and Manotick, which is expected to last until as late as mid-August.
That means almost 27,000 homes in these south-city communities will be prohibited from watering their gardens, filling splash pads or pools, car washing or even running a sprinkler.
Nancy Schepers, a deputy city manager, told council Wednesday morning the ban is necessary as the city replaces the Woodroffe water main, which experienced its second break in January. There is a backup water main system that can deliver enough water for drinking and other normal indoor uses, but “it does not have the capacity to meet spring and summer demand.”
The ban is in place, said Schepers, to safeguard the quality and quantity of drinking water.
The Woodroffe water main was installed in 1974 and expected to last 50 to 100 years, but, said Schepers, “the pipe failed far earlier than it should have.” There are still no details as to why the pipe failed, although the city’s legal department is looking into whether the city has any recourse against the original suppliers of the water main pipe.
The ban is expected to cost more than $2 million. Council is considering giving Schepers delegated authority to spend more money to deal with the problem from a $25-million water reserve fund.
The city is looking at helping residents by bringing water trucks to these areas in order to top up the 3,000 pools and hot tubs in the area, at a cost of $200,000. Residents can register for the top-up online or by calling 3-1-1. The city will also offer a $50 rebate for rain barrels to residents, which is expected to cost $150,000.
For the 16 or so commercial garden centres in the area, the city will haul water daily to the retailers at a cost to taxpayers of $415,000.
Schepers said that the city will be writing to about 10 commercial car washes in the area — most of them attached to gas stations — asking them to voluntarily stop operating.
Councillor Shad Qadri asked if there would be any compensation for companies who may lose money from the outdoor water ban. Schepers said there are $200,000 in contingency funds and that some of that amount could be used to address this issue.
Councillor Diane Deans raised concerns that many residents’ soil contains leda clay that, once dehydrated, is almost impossible to rehydrate, which can have deleterious effects on the home foundations. Schepers said that the city could look at providing water by trucks for those residents, but the cost would be the responsibility of the homeowners.
Councillor Steve Desroches, whose ward is affected by the ban, asked why residents couldn’t water on some sort of rotation or at night. But Schepers said that it’s the water volume, and not the timing of the watering, that’s the issue. If water is depleted in the local reservoirs, it could depressurize the water system that could lead to more dire consequences for residents, such as boiled-water advisories, or restrictions on indoors water use. Depressurizing the water system would also make it difficult to supply fire fighting services.
Environment Canada’s long-range forecast for April, May and June sees normal temperatures and above-average rainfall for Ottawa. But the long-range forecast calls for rain at average levels through the summer.
The city’s communications plan to inform residents and businesses about the need for the mandatory ban comes with a $420,000 price tag.
Several weeks ago, the Ottawa Citizen asked city officials about the possibility that outdoor water use would be banned in these areas during the summer. The city said at the time that the details were “not finalized.” There was no advance public notice for residents of the ban, even though it appears the prohibition had been discussed for some time. City officials said that for weeks they tried to come up with a solution that would not make an outdoor water-use ban necessary, but in the last couple of weeks it appeared impossible to avoid the prohibition.
With files from Tom Spears
© Copyright (c) The Ottawa Citizen
Read more: http://www.ottawacitizen.com/news/C...uth+Manotick/4683343/story.html#ixzz1Kl8TOHao
