The location has changed for a public hearing next month in response to two Turner Valley residents’ concerns about the quality of their tap water.
A public hearing regarding appeals raised by Roxanne Walsh and Julie Walker will be held at the Turner Valley Golf Club April 28 to May 1 rather than the Flare ‘n Derrick Community Hall as was originally scheduled by the Alberta Environmental Appeals Board.
Last spring, Walsh and Walker submitted appeals regarding the construction of an infiltration gallery in the Sheep River and its connection to the water treatment plant, saying the gallery is close to a former landfill site used by the Turner Valley Gas Plant and 18 decommissioned septic fields in Calkins Place. They are concerned the water wasn’t adequately reviewed or tested.
Walsh submitted another appeal last summer in response to the Town’s proposed water treatment plant expansion due to its connection to the infiltration gallery and another more recently regarding the Town of Turner Valley’s request that Alberta Environment reduce its hefty testing and monitoring restrictions for its raw water reservoir. The restrictions were put in place after Walsh appealed the construction of the Town’s raw water reservoir in 2008 due to concerns about contaminants in the vicinity.
The hearing is open to the public for viewing only.
