Overview of the groundwater issues of Brant County including concerns for development and gravel pits over recharge and potential impacts of a proposed Lake Erie pipeline.
Concerns for Quarry Pits in regards to groundwater resources in Brant County. Looking at geological and economic risks and the need to protect water and farmland.
S5c2 chapter 2-facts and figures related to irrigation.Shivu P
In this chapter some of the facts and figures related to rain fall, scarcity of drinking water and water for irrigation (drought), poor chemical quality of the bore well water and poor microbiological quality of the surface water due to water pollution, scarcity of electricity and the solutions for the same are mentioned.
Overview of the groundwater issues of Brant County including concerns for development and gravel pits over recharge and potential impacts of a proposed Lake Erie pipeline.
Concerns for Quarry Pits in regards to groundwater resources in Brant County. Looking at geological and economic risks and the need to protect water and farmland.
S5c2 chapter 2-facts and figures related to irrigation.Shivu P
In this chapter some of the facts and figures related to rain fall, scarcity of drinking water and water for irrigation (drought), poor chemical quality of the bore well water and poor microbiological quality of the surface water due to water pollution, scarcity of electricity and the solutions for the same are mentioned.
Global Water Challenges: River Basin Management Opportunities and Risks
A presentation by Don Blackmore
(The presentation has been modified from the original version to remove any copyrighted material)
Water Land and Ecosystems
High Level Dialogue New Delhi
3 May 2013
HOLISTIC APPROACH FOR SUSTAINABLE WATER MANAGEMENT IN MALAYSIAMunira Shahbuddin
The moral argument and ethical challenges and framework for sustainability through holistic water management in Malaysia. Should we confine to standard approach that only measures cost benefit analysis of social policies to serve the majority of the public and deprive basic rights (water, food, air and life) of the indigenous and rural communities.This lecture combines technical approaches in sustainable water management and philosophical views - to address problems and challenges in climate change and global warming.
Coping with Water Scarcity in Near East and North Africa: Shifting GearFAO
Plenary Session # 1: Coping with Water Scarcity in Near East and North Africa: Shifting Gear, ByProf. Mahmoud Abu-Zeid President, AWC, Land and Water Days in Near East & North Africa, 15-18 December 2013, Amman, Jordan
Global Water Challenges: River Basin Management Opportunities and Risks
A presentation by Don Blackmore
(The presentation has been modified from the original version to remove any copyrighted material)
Water Land and Ecosystems
High Level Dialogue New Delhi
3 May 2013
HOLISTIC APPROACH FOR SUSTAINABLE WATER MANAGEMENT IN MALAYSIAMunira Shahbuddin
The moral argument and ethical challenges and framework for sustainability through holistic water management in Malaysia. Should we confine to standard approach that only measures cost benefit analysis of social policies to serve the majority of the public and deprive basic rights (water, food, air and life) of the indigenous and rural communities.This lecture combines technical approaches in sustainable water management and philosophical views - to address problems and challenges in climate change and global warming.
Coping with Water Scarcity in Near East and North Africa: Shifting GearFAO
Plenary Session # 1: Coping with Water Scarcity in Near East and North Africa: Shifting Gear, ByProf. Mahmoud Abu-Zeid President, AWC, Land and Water Days in Near East & North Africa, 15-18 December 2013, Amman, Jordan
Concerns for Aggregate pits and groundwater protection in Ontario. Reviewing risks to Ontario's GDP and farmland and moraine systems in Southwestern Ontario.
The Aggregate Resource Act is being revised in Ontario. Here is the info I submitted to the ARA committee July 5th 2012 speaking of how aggregates put agricultural sectors, and water supplies and our GDP at risk.
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Economic Terms and Healthcare History
Example 2: B level paper…No references cited
The Oceano Dunes are minutes away from where I grew up. The sand dunes are the largest remaining dune system south of San Fancisco and the second largest in California. The Dunes are located along a beautiful stretch of land that goes 18 miles along the coastline that extends from southern San Luis Obispo to northern Santa Barbra. Its a very unique environment and because of the giant mounds of sand attracts many visitors. The Dunes are perfect for dirt bikers and people who enjoy off road vehicle use. The dunes also are the only area in California where people can legally drive on the beach. Every year two million people come to the dunes and tens of thousands of trucks and off-highway vehicles are driven on the Dunes. This is horrible for the environment and brings up a lot of controversy. No other location in San Luis Obispo and perhaps no other state park generates as many environmental impacts. The topics of controversy not only includes the delicate ecosystem but air quality and littering.
One of the most worrisome conflicts concerning the Oceano Dunes is the air pollution. Nipomo Mesa is directly downwind of the Oceano Dunes State Vehicular Recreation area and it has the worst particulate pollution in the county. Larry Allen who is the San Luis Obispo county air pollution control officer says “ The Mesa is violating every state and federal level for particulate matter on a regular basis.” The Air Pollution Control District is beginning a yearlong monitoring program along with experts from UC Davis to find the source of the pollution. They are trying the determine if it is the amount of pollution is caused by the off road vehicle use or perhaps strong winds blowing off a large area of sand dunes. Although it is figured it is the large amount of vehicle use.
Another concerning factor is illegal dumping by ATV’s. Many campers instead of dumping their tank of sewage at a dumping zone will dump their tanks into the sand. This is illegal but many people do it because having a empty tank will decrease the weight and increase their gas milage on the way home. Dumping any kinds of liquid is illegal in any state park. Liquids could leave behind many harmful pollutants. Rangers say it is impossible to estimate how much illegal dumping goes on but are hoping it is going down because in recent years Oceano is now offering free dumping sites. There are also fines for dumping and they can be up to $3,400.
In the Oceano Dunes there are a handful of endangered birds and fish. Protecting these species is incredibly important and is the focus of many environmentalists. There are been lawsuits that blame the state for not protecting these species and pleading for more protection. Two shore birds, the Western snowy plover and the least tern nest primarily on the open sand. This happens to be where people camp and drive their ATVs. Park officials are trying to ...
Global Water Challenges: River Basin Management Opportunities and Risks
A presentation by Don Blackmore
(The presentation has been modified from the original version to remove any copyrighted material)
Water Land and Ecosystems
High Level Dialogue New Delhi
3 May 2013
Submission made to the National Energy Board regarding Enbridge Line 9 high pressure oil pipeline and risks to water, communities and economic systems. Addresses needs to mitigate risks and spills.
Finding Water Through Rain introduces several
conservation alternatives in rainwater and stormwater
management. These concepts include greenway
acquisition, wetlands, cisterns, pervious concrete,
earthworks, native plants and green roofs. By
implementing these practices Atlanta could use rainwater
more efficiently.
My submission to the Ontario Provincial government regarding quarry pit risks in Southwestern Ontario and the need to update policy to protect Moraines and water supplies. Speaks to geological risks and risks to farmland and GDP.
This presentation talks about the Water Uses, Water Forms and Distribution, Availability, Fresh Water Shortage, Water Use Problems and Conflicts Increase Water Supply, Floods and Drought
It talks about the shortage of water all across the globe. So people should use it effectively without unnecessary wastage.
In this session we will explore topics incdluing the formation of the Great Lakes watershed & current threats to the Great Lakes ecosystem. The Great Lakes will also be discussed in terms of global freshwater & challenges facing the world's freshwater supply.
Jennifer Birchfield, Water Program Director with Save the Dunes, will update the group on several news items and initiatives.
Save the Dunes in partnership with the city of Valparaiso, was recently awarded a $607,000 EPA grant to improve a large detention area located at Evans & Roosevelt in Valparaiso. The basin feeds into the Salt Creek watershed and eventually into Lake Michigan.
Birchfield said more than 500 acres of developed land drains into the 2-acre Thorgren basin after a storm. That water contains pollutants, such as lawn chemicals, oil and animal feces. The grant money will spur efforts to naturalize the basin to mimic a wetland surrounding to filter pollutants. Concrete will be replaced by a meandering waterway. Turfgrass will be replaced with native plantings that have deep roots that absorb water and pollutants.
Save the Dunes officials hope the Thorgren basin will become a model for other basins in the Lake Michigan watershed.
This is a reprinted version of a Power Point found on line. I did not create this but must store it here for quick reference to share with elected officials.
The Keystone XL Environmental Assessment report was released with a 45 day public feedback process. This is what I submitted.
Public comments can be emailed to: keystonecomments@state.gov
Interesting project observed. Louisette Lanteigne assumes no liability for any inaccurate, delayed or incomplete information, nor for any actions taken in reliance thereon. All information should be verified independently before being used and relied on.
The Ontario Municipal Board recently ruled against the Region of Waterloo for measures the Region took to curb urban sprawl. Here are the reasons why I believe they should rescind their decision.
Here is what I submitted to the Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission regarding the Darlington Nuclear power plant. Submitted on October as a formal written comment on October 15 2012.
This was submitted on October 5th 2009 to the Joint Agency Review Team reviewing the Mount Nemo Quarry. I also provided the experts minutes from OMB case PL071044 to illustrate how a certain firm signed off on the fact their own data was insufficient. I have been monitoring the practices of this agency over years in different locations and have found consistencies in testing methods that result in undermined hydrogeological risks.
Louisette Lanteigne assumes no liability for any inaccurate, delayed or incomplete information, nor for any actions taken in reliance thereon. All information should be verified independently before being used and relied on.
This Website contains hyperlinks to websites operated by persons other than (Name of website, user or company) You agree not to hold (Name of website, user or company) responsible for the content or operation of such websites.
View my power point to learn about the hazards of the proposed nuclear waste dump by Lake Huron and visit http://saveoursaugeenshores.org/
The Joint Panel EA review of Ontario Power Generation's proposed Deep Geological Repository at the shores of Lake Huron case 06-5-17520 is now under review. Send your emailed comments to DGR.Review@ceaa-acee.gc.ca. The more people speak up the better!
I presented this data at the National Energy Board Hearing regarding the reversal of Line 9. To view transcript of this presentation view Hearing Transcript volume 2 at this link:
https://www.neb-one.gc.ca/ll-eng/livelink.exe?func=ll&objId=818827&objAction=browse&sort=name
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हम आग्रह करते हैं कि जो भी सत्ता में आए, वह संविधान का पालन करे, उसकी रक्षा करे और उसे बनाए रखे।" प्रस्ताव में कुल तीन प्रमुख हस्तक्षेप और उनके तंत्र भी प्रस्तुत किए गए। पहला हस्तक्षेप स्वतंत्र मीडिया को प्रोत्साहित करके, वास्तविकता पर आधारित काउंटर नैरेटिव का निर्माण करके और सत्तारूढ़ सरकार द्वारा नियोजित मनोवैज्ञानिक हेरफेर की रणनीति का मुकाबला करके लोगों द्वारा निर्धारित कथा को बनाए रखना और उस पर कार्यकरना था।
‘वोटर्स विल मस्ट प्रीवेल’ (मतदाताओं को जीतना होगा) अभियान द्वारा जारी हेल्पलाइन नंबर, 4 जून को सुबह 7 बजे से दोपहर 12 बजे तक मतगणना प्रक्रिया में कहीं भी किसी भी तरह के उल्लंघन की रिपोर्ट करने के लिए खुला रहेगा।
role of women and girls in various terror groupssadiakorobi2
Women have three distinct types of involvement: direct involvement in terrorist acts; enabling of others to commit such acts; and facilitating the disengagement of others from violent or extremist groups.
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In a May 9, 2024 paper, Juri Opitz from the University of Zurich, along with Shira Wein and Nathan Schneider form Georgetown University, discussed the importance of linguistic expertise in natural language processing (NLP) in an era dominated by large language models (LLMs).
The authors explained that while machine translation (MT) previously relied heavily on linguists, the landscape has shifted. “Linguistics is no longer front and center in the way we build NLP systems,” they said. With the emergence of LLMs, which can generate fluent text without the need for specialized modules to handle grammar or semantic coherence, the need for linguistic expertise in NLP is being questioned.
Do Linguistics Still Matter in the Age of Large Language Models.pptx
Brant's Water Risks
1. Brant and Brent County Water Risks
By Louisette Lanteigne
butterflybluelu@rogers.com
2. Water + Aggregates = Aquifers
The gravel controls water flow rates, volumes,water quality and temperature.
3. Watersheds show how surface water gathers
but it has no regard for what's underneath.
4. Water systems can connect underground in spite of topography
Sediment studies showed the links.
(cross section of Waterloo Moraine)
5. Wells are like a big straw gathering all fluid around it.
Contamination is drawn in regardless of topography.
Mike Stone re: Waterloo Moraine Chloride issues
10. Brant's Groundwater Value: Municipal Use
1% of the groundwater = 821.92 L per day
Brant County makes money selling water at a rate of 1 cent to 3 cents
per litre but, if Brant loses access to 1 to 10% of the current water
volumes this is how much money they stand to lose per day in potable
water sales.
Volumes lost Total volume Cost of water Cost of water Cost of water
per day % of lost per day in lost per day at lost per day at lost at per day
groundwater litres 1 cent 2 cents at 3 cents
1% 821.92L $821.92 $1643.84 $2465.76
2% 1643.84L $1643.84 $3287.68 $4931.52
5% 4109.60L $4109.60 $8219.20 $12,328.80
10% 8219.20L $8219.20 $16,582.40 $24,801.60
11. Agricultural Industries needs water too!
Farm Cash Receipts for Main Commodities,
Brant, 2009 (Total = $171.6 million)
20 businesses involved in food manufacturing jobs in
Brant/Brent County support around 2,300 jobs!
Sources: 2006 Census of Agriculture and Strategic Policy Branch, OMAFRA Dec-2010
http://www.brantfordbrant.com/KeyIndustries/FoodManufacturing/Pages/default.aspx
12. .
In the past decade the following companies have
invested in the community
13. Farming extends benefits to other sectors
Food Packagers Transportation Services
Tourism Restaurants
14. .
Brantford·Brants Advantages
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Transportation includes 400 series highways, two international airports,
international border crossing at Niagara Falls and inter-modal facilities in
western GTA
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Proximity to Ontario and Northern US customer market and suppliers
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Strong labour force growth trends
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Productive, skilled labour force
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Competitive wage levels
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Access to suppliers and competitively priced high quality raw materials
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Low land and construction costs when compared to other Southern Ontario
locations
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Low cost electricity and telecommunication costs
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Cost competitive business conditions
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Proximity to major consumer markets considered a major factor in attracting
warehouse and distribution facilities
16. Mark Wales, President of
Ontario Federation of Agriculture states:
“Canada is expected to be one of
only six countries in the world to be
a net exporter of food.”
http://www.lfpress.com/news/london/2012/06/04/19836431.html
17. Here are the risks!
Phosphates stimulate the growth of plants, contributes to
nitrate issues and the growth of toxic algae.
Nitrates can kill fish, result in dead zones in lakes and can
cause blue baby syndrome. It also contributes to nitrite
related cancers. It cannot be filtered out.
Ammonia causes corrosive damage to human body tissue
where there is contact and it makes water more expensive
to treat.
Contamination risks are created by partially treated
sewage, farm runoff, legacy spills, landfills, pesticides,
drought, climate change etc.
18. .
Atrazine contaminated US water supplies.
Drought and depleted aquifers reduced groundwater to dilute.
19. US drought resulted in toxic feed
Cattle are being poisoned by cyanide-laced weeds in Arkansas. Across the Midwest
water-soluble fertilizers are concentrating in soils and plants, making them harmful
rather than productive. And in Missouri, samples suggest that more than half the corn
crop isn't fit for human consumption, thanks to unusually high levels of nitrogen. There
was not enough water for photosynthesis and high nitrate build up made the corn
toxic.
http://current.com/10b70kc
20. Natural Wetlands can filter out nitrate and
phosphate issues 80-90%
www.creditvalleyca.ca/wp.../01/ValuingWetlandsPhase1-final.pdf
21. Wetlands support Endangered Species
Protect them, protect your water quality
Brant has Endangered
Blanding's Turtles
“Next to habitat loss, road
mortality is one of the biggest
threats to their remaining
populations,” the GRCA
released in a statement.
The area of concern is Highway
24, south of Cambridge, passing
through Brant and Norfolk
Counties on the way to Lake
Erie, where Blanding’s turtles
are the prevalent species at risk.
22. .
Brant is home to many confirmed threatened
and endangered species. Source: GRCA
23. Lake Erie Pipeline
30 years ago, plans were set to dig up gravel in
the Grand River Watershed to build a big city
around Waterloo Region.
These plans relied on a pipeline to replace water
volumes to allow our groundwater source areas to
be dug up for gravel pits.
The plans were based on a false belief that
Canada had plenty of water to spare. This was
before climate change, food and water security
became public issues.
24. Lake Erie Water Pipeline
- Cost: $1.2 billion (2008)
- no water treatment or
transportation costs
- Does not include cost to
upgrade intake facilities.
- Water delivered over 100
km uphill. Where will we
get the energy?
- The Grand River would
become “infrastructure”
and lose heritage status.
25. Big Water Pipes Break!
The Lake Huron water pipe 6 to London Ontario broke twice in
two years forcing half a million people to rely on the municipal
reservoirs. It was the 4th time the pipe broke in 66 years. The
first break was when the pipe was just 17 years old. London
only has 3 days of water storage in their reservoir.
The Big Leak by Norman De Bono, The London Free Press May 24, 2012
http://www.lfpress.com/news/london/2012/05/23/19788776.html
26. REGARDING ENGINEERING FIRMS
There is no money in discovering bad geology...or is there?
Engineering firms often conduct environmental assessment for
approval processes. Once they signed off, the liability risks
transfers to the firm who purchased their data. If issues arise
due to poor environmental studies, they are not held liable but
they do stand to profit from remediation jobs if things go wrong!
27. When cities are sued, taxpayers pay!
)
Municipalities risk being held liable, criminally or
civilly, for malfunctions of their sewer and water
pipes despite statutory authority and immunity.
The courts are much more willing to impose
liability on municipalities than they have been to
impose similar liability on more senior
governments.
OSWCA Paper to CWWA - 27 Feb 2007
http://ebookbrowse.com/oswca-paper-to-cwwa-27-feb-2007-final-pdf-d25588171
by Jackie Campbell, B.Sc. (Pharm.), LLB, Dianne Saxe, Ph.D. in Law, Certified Specialist in
Environmental Law & Frank Zechner, B.A.Sc., P.Eng., LLB (Executive Director, Ontario Sewer and
Watermain Construction Association
28. Lake Erie:Under Stress
Toxic Algae Issues
Growing “Dead Zone”
Declining water volumes
Greater contamination risk
Climate Change
Invasive species
Water taking (CAN & US)
Bulk Water Shipments
30. August 31st to September 7 2012
The rotting fish carcasses as well as some dead birds
lined the shore of Lake Erie for 40 kilometres.
Lack of Oxygen Killed Lake Erie Fish Test Show Richard J. Brennan, National Affairs
Writer, Toronto Star
http://www.thestar.com/news/canada/article/1250979--tens-of-thousands-of-dead-fish-rotting-on-lake-erie-shore
31. Lake Erie March 12, 2012
Will it even be drinkable?
http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/IOTD/view.php?id=77506
32. The Moraines have been providing drinking water for
free for over 15,000 years. They need protection!