Title
Safe Water Supply
Recommended Action
Whereas a safe water supply is fundamental to the health of the community and source protection must be a critical part of drinking water protection;
Whereas watershed and aquifer protection are vital to protect the integrity of drinking water;
Whereas thousands of users, including municipal, private and agricultural users reside in Brookswood/Fernridge and rely on the Brookswood aquifer for potable;
Whereas the Drinking Water Protection Act (2001) ensures the protection of potable water further to the interests of public health;
Whereas Section 31 of the Act states:
(1) The Minister may, by order made on the recommendation of the Provincial health officer, designate an area for the purpose of developing a drinking water protection plan for the area; and
(3) The Provincial health officer must consider whether to make a recommendation under this section if requested by a drinking water officer;
Therefore be it resolved that Council direct staff to correspond with the Fraser Health local drinking water officer with respect to concerns regarding the potential negative impact on the potable water supply further to the location of the proposed Ebco and Weir development applications in South Langley, in and around the vulnerable and unconfined Brookwood aquifer.