New virtual ‘Open Well’ of Seaforth water treatment facility and tower
Do you know where your drinking water comes from and how it’s treated?
A new video provides a virtual tour inside the Seaforth water treatment facility and water tower in Huron East. It features Alyssa Keller who is a public-at-large representative on the Ausable Bayfield Maitland Valley Source Protection Committee (SPC).
Alyssa is is water treatment operator with Jacobs Engineering Group Inc. which is contracted to run the water system. In the past, many municipalities have hosted Open Well tours of their treatment plants for local residents. The current pandemic provides an opportunity to reach a wider audience with a virtual tour.
“We are pleased to have Alyssa, who is on the ground as a water operator, be part of our Source Protection Committee,” said Matt Pearson, Chair of the Source Protection Committee. The SPC is made up of different sectors of the community working to protect local municipal water supplies through policies to reduce the risk of contamination from activities near wells and intakes. “In these socially distanced times, Alyssa helps educate people about how water treatment works and protecting that source of water,” said the SPC Chair. “This is also an excellent resource for online learners.”
The Ausable Bayfield Maitland Valley Source Protection Region released the video on October 23, 2020.
It is available on YouTube at this link:
The new Open Well video is also on Facebook at this link:
There are several barriers of defence that help to keep drinking water safe and clean in Ontario including the ‘Three T’s – Treatment of water; Testing of water; Training of water operators.’ This video gives the public a front-row seat to some of these barriers of protection.
To find out more about drinking water source protection in Ontario visit this link:
To find out more visit the Ausable Bayfield Maitland Valley Source Protection Region website:
- Drinking water source protection in the Maitland Valley and Ausable Bayfield source protection areas
