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Westport's sewage lagoon is at the limit vil- lage council set, earlier this spring, that would trigger the trucking of wastewater but it isn't clear whether that will need to happen. As of Tuesday, the lagoons had about 24,000 cubic meters of capacity left and that may be enough to last until the village can start land application but the situa- tion is being monitored closely. A series of rainy weather, similar to last spring, could be enough to trigger trucking waste- water to Smiths Falls for treatment but the price tag is a steep one. The quoted cost to move 5,000 cubic meters would be $60,000. Last year the cost to haul and treat 20,000 cubic meters, on short notice, was $300,000. The amount of waste- water going into the lagoon averaged just over 450 cubic meters per day from April 16-21, about 50 per cent more than the village's Certifi- cate of Approval allows. "The flows from the Glen Street pump house to the lagoons are still a positive indicator that the worst of the spring thaw and rains are behind us this year," said Mayor Robin Jones. At the current rate, it would take over 50 days to use up that capacity so trucking may not be nec- essary as the land appli- cation was allowed to start around June 1 over the past three years. Sump pump amnesty until Dec. 31 The big 'if' is rainfall. As evident by the flows over April 16-21 – rang- ing from 403 to 506 cubic meters per day – sump pumps are still a problem. During a pair of torrential downpours last spring, flows surpassed Justin Martin President 613-530-0773 RR 2 Westport, ON K0G 1X0 jtmartin@kingston.net 4 Septic Systems 4 Excavating 4 Landscaping 4 Road Work 4 Rock Excavating 4 Trucking 4 Residential & Commercial Snow Plowing & Sanding 4 Damp Proofing LTD. 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"It's the volunteer spirit that keeps the small communities alive. It's becoming a family event passing from generation to generation," said Delta Fair secretary William Mor- ris. Rainfall will make the final determination Dry spring may help Westport avoid trucking wastewater Local elementary teachers negotiations just beginning Continuing a 30 year tradition serving North Leeds - Delivery & Set Up Available Call 359-5660 53 Main St., Elgin duncan s TV & APPLIANCES Reg. $899.00 $ 699 00 The Elementary Teach- ers Federation of Ontario (ETFO) has asked for con- ciliation with the request for a 'no board' report . A strike or lockout is legally possible the 17th day following the issuance of the "no board" report, but neither is required. Both sides can continue trying to reach a deal after a "no board" report has been filed. In December the union had a 95 percent strike vote. Under the new School Boards Collective Bar- gaining Act, 2014 unions are negotiating at the provincial level and the local level. "It's early in the game. At the local level we have met and set up future meetings," said Upper Canada District local pres- ident Erin Blair. The president said the local and central bargain- ing were separate but related. "It's two trains trying to reach the same destina- tion," he said. Three years ago con- tract negotiations with the ETFO ended in strife with teachers. "They do not appear to be serious about finding a reasonable way to resolve this collective agreement which has been expired now for eight months. Instead, they are provok- ing a crisis," declared the ETFO in a statement this week. The distance by road between Perth and West- port has gotten longer after the failure of a major culvert on Cty. Rd. 10 near the county line. A steel culvert provid- ing passage over the stream flowing between Pike Lake and Little Crosby Lake revealed its corrosion with a bump on the weekend and a pothole by Monday when the road was closed. Traffic has been detoured via the Glen Tay Road to the Christie Lake Road to Cty. Rd. 36 and then south to West- port. Lighter traffic has the option of using the Narrows Lock Road from Crosby north to Cty. Rd. 10 north of the broken culvert. Options for the replacement for the 1968 steel culvert is something counties personnel will be contemplating this week in consultation with outside engineers. "If we aren't able to replace it we will get some kind of temporary structure," said Public Works Director Les Shepherd. The 4.9 meter span culver and another neigh- bouring large culvert were likely part of a major road reconstruc- tion said Shepherd. The culvert is high enough that boats and kayaks can pass under the structure. 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