This proposal is so unnecessary and shortsighted! As a resident of Goulais River I implore you to reconsider. There must be a viable alternative that doesn’t involve dumping treated sewage into our river.
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I am submitting the following comments regarding the proposed Environmental Compliance Approval (ECA) for the Searchmont Ski Resort Wastewater Treatment Plant (WWTP) and its proposed discharge to the Goulais River.
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Water treatment plants often have spills. That would result in untreated water running into the Goulais. I fish this river and do not want to see this treatment plant put on the Goulais river. I'm sure it would impact fish populations and fish migrtion.
Enough pollution and destroying our clean water. It will kill and destroy and damage the surrounding environment of over 2,000 square kilometers that this CLEAN river drains.
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Environmental compliance approval (searchmont sewage)
This needs to be stopped or at least paused until ALL studies have been completed.
You know this but you need to act on it. Please do the right thing.
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I strongly oppose the proposed Environmental Compliance Approval (ERO 025-1121) for Searchmont Ski Resort to discharge up to 180 m³/day of treated sewage effluent into the Goulais River. This pristine, high-quality cold-water river must not become a disposal site for wastewater, even if treated.
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Algoma District and particularly the Goulais River Watershed is recognized provincially for ecotourism (That Real), which must remain ethical and environmentally sustainable in accordance with the Provincial Policy Statement (PPS 2020/2024) under the Planning Act (Policies 2.1 and 2.2).
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The critical damage to the waters from Seachmount could possibly wipe out the natural wilderness. Please don't allow the waters/ grounds to become contaminated.
The proposal states, “The resort currently uses wastewater treatment comprised of a septic system, holding tanks and a subsurface disposal bed. The existing system does not have adequate capacity to accommodate current and potential future flows.
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I live on the south branch of the Goulais River. I do not want any waste water polluting my home, treated or not! My grandchildren swim here. We fish from this river. Do not give Searchmont permission to pollute this river!!
I seen this done to Schreiber Ontario. Over 40 years ago they put in a treatment plant for waste water. The water came from a lake called Cooks lake. And it went in a creek called Scott’s creek that was loaded with brook trout and it enters into Lake Superior.
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There isn’t one single authority in charge of the Great Lakes. Governance lies in public trust, not ownership, managed in layers with shared responsibilities between Canada and the US.
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This is short sighed and not a good plan to protect our natural environment and resources. I strongly recommend that a full ecological and environmental study is produced prior to commencing any of this further.
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