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Sewage confusion continues to churn

Re: “Panel to consider sewage options,” Jan. 8.

Re: “Panel to consider sewage options,” Jan. 8.

The Capital Regional District has given responsibilities to a “west-side” committee (Colwood, Langford, View Royal and Esquimalt) and an “east-side” committee (Victoria, Saanich and Oak Bay) to assess local sewage-treatment options and report by March 2015 on the best treatment scheme for each of those areas.

On Jan. 7, the CRD sewage-treatment committee approved a motion for “CRD staff to report back to committee on implementing a process for market sounding and other possible measures for investigating technology and best practices for liquid waste management.” How long will it take to get useful information from this initiative?

The plan seems to be for the CRD to obtain and provide, several months up the road, well-based new technical and cost guidance on sewage treatment to the west and east working committees. However, this will come after those committees have made their local decisions on the best systems for their areas.

Chaos and confusion on regional sewage treatment is guaranteed through 2015.

David Langley

Saanich