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THE MUNICIPALITY OF LAMBTON SHORES
D.C.S. Report No. 04-2013 Friday, January 04, 2013
TO:
FROM:
RE:
Mayor Weber and Members of Council
Brent Kittmer, Director of Community Services
Former Military Camp Water Servicing Agreement
RECOMMENDATION:
That D.C.S. Report No. 04-2013 be approved; and further
that the Municipality of Lambton Shores enter into an
agreement with the Department of National Defence for the
supply of water to the Former Military Camp on Army Camp
Rd.; and further
That By-law 04-2013 authorizing the Mayor and Clerk to sign
the associated contract agreement be approved.
REPORT
The Department of National Defence (DND) has requested temporary water servicing
for the Former Military Camp on Army Camp Rd. The site has an existing water
treatment and distribution system, however the intake line for the water treatment plant
is no longer functional and the system needs an alternative source of water. A formal
request written by the project consultant is attached as Appendix A to this report.
DND is currently going through the process of decomisioning the site with the intention
of returning the lands to First Nations. As part of the decomisioning, all buildings,
structure, roads, water mains, sanitary mains and storm mains will be removed from the
site. It has been suggested that this will take approximately five years, so the supply
would be temporary until such time when the water main infrastructure is removed from
the site.
The water system on the army camp site is currently under a permanent boil water
advisory. This boil water advisory will remain in effect until the system is
decommissioned. The need for water supply is due to the boilers currently used in the
remaining buildings for heat. The water is not and will not be consumed by residents
living on the site. There is a an existing 20mm (3/4”) service line that feeds the control
building on the site where residents of the site can retreive potable water for
consumption.
The existing 200mm (8”) municipal water main will be live tapped so that service is not
interrupted to residents in Ipperwash. OMI operators will be present for flushing and
sampling of the new service line. The consultants for DND are proposing a 200mm
service line in order to provide enough pressure to feed the existing on-site water tower.
The service line will have an isolation valve installed at property line and will enter a
meter chamber when it crosses onto the Former Military Camp property. This meter
chamber will contain a 150mm (6”) water
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meter, a pressure reducing valve and a