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Oh No -
Not Again: Boil Water Advisory in Walkerton...
Many of you remember the spring of 2000, when seven people died and over
2,000 fell ill after drinking contaminated tap water in Walkerton,
Ontario.
Residents of the small
Ontario town thought that nightmare was behind them... until just before
Christmas, when Public Health Officials announced
yet another boil water advisory.
The culprit? Broken
water mains allowing untreated water into the system. (We know for
a fact the broken pipes were NOT from the $100,000 in new pipe that IPEX
donated to Walkerton during the crisis.)
Residents were finally able
to
turn their water back on for the New Year.
Sinking Stinky Sewers
It's a problem that's plagued
municipalities large and small - after all, nothing irritates a downtown
business association more than a stench wafting from the manholes on main
street.
New technologies bring new solutions... like "Vortex
Flow" manhole inserts, which suck sewer gasses downward until they're
reincorporated into the sewer flow. The inserts require no power, can be
retrofitted to any existing sewer line, and are entirely maintenance free.
For more information, click
here.
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A Not-So-Merry Christmas
'Twas the
Night before Christmas, and all through the house... not a creature was
stirring, not even a mouse.
Why?
A broken watermain meant several families (and even the mouse) had to
stage an emergency evacuation over Christmas.
Questions or concerns about municipal infrastructure?
Let's talk. I can be reached at:
Tel: (905) 670-7676
or: (800) 268-4664
Fax (905) 670-1512
6810 Invader Cres, Mississauga, ON
L5T 2B6
Veso Sobot, P.Eng.
Director, Corporate Affairs
IPEX Inc.
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