[LookOutSugarLake] Fwd: Re: LookOut at SugarLake (Ministry of Environment reference 90970)

[Wayne Cunneyworth]

FYI

Wayne Cunneyworth <wcworth at yahoo.com> wrote: Date: Fri, 2 Mar 2007 20:04:02 -0500 (EST)
From: Wayne Cunneyworth <wcworth at yahoo.com>
Subject: Re: LookOut at SugarLake (Ministry of Environment reference 90970)
To: mike.reiner at gov.bc.ca
CC: tom.christensen.mla at leg.bc.ca

   Dear Mr. Reiner, 
    I am writing to you to express my concerns about the Kokanee Lodge proposal to discharge effluent into Sugar Lake and the Shuswap River.

It has been suggested that the Ministry of Environment feels existing "standards" may allow the discharge of effluent in remote BC locations, from private sewage treatment facilities that cannot be monitored by already budget-strapped regional authorities.  If so, then I respectfully submit that  your standards have not caught up with the growing environmental awareness of BC residents.

Although people in this area are generally supportive of well-controlled development, I can assure you that nobody here supports the dumping of effluent into any waterway, especially a pristine body of water such as Sugar Lake.  Politicians who think otherwise should consider themselves out of touch with their voting public.

I notice that the location of the proposed effluent discharge is a well-known picnic area and swimming hole frequented by local youth.  These young people will certainly be motivated to express their own opinion of this proposal, along with more experienced voters, in the next election.

Anything  that you can do to completely ban the discharge of effluent into waterways of this province would be appreciated.  Please feel free to begin with Sugar Lake.
Thank you for your attention to this matter.
Wayne Cunneyworth
Cherryville, BC
(250)547-9300




Wayne Cunneyworth
Cherryville, BC
wayne at cunneyworth.com
http://cunneyworth.com    

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