Simon Lake Community Stewardship Group Box 511, Naughton ON P0M 2M0 info@simonlakestewardship.ca www.simonlakestewardship.ca August 20, 2010

Nick Benkovich Director of Water/Wastewater Services Box 5000, Station A City of Greater Sudbury P3A 5P3 Dear Mr. Benkovich:

The Simon Lake Community Stewardship Group would like to express our concern regarding the proposed new

Sewer Use By-law and the Bio-Solid Waste Management Plan.

Upon careful reading and attendance at public information sessions, we understand that with implementation of

the Sewer Use By-law, new sewage will be added to our sewage treatment system in the form of hauled sewage

from septic tanks and commercial sources. As well by 2012, the liquid removed from the solid waste process will

also enter the system. Our concern is that two new streams of sewage and liquid will be added to the system which

has terrible history of sewage by-passes.

We have been told that the main reason for sewage by-passes is the entry of rain water and snow melt to the

sanitary sewage system. What bothers us is that the requirement to disconnect downspouts, sump-pumps and

floor drains will be phased in over time with at least one year for education of the public while there is no phase in

of new sewage flows. The avoidance of sewage by-passes seems to be impossible with such a time line.

Simon Lake is part of the lower Junction Creek water shed and is very adversely affected by the continued flow of

algae feeding nutrients. We urge rethinking of the time line or provision for storage of over –flows until they can be

taken up by the system without by-pass.

Could you provide us with information regarding potential impact of these new sewage streams on the Lower

Junction Creek watershed?

We are appreciative of efforts to come to terms with these long standing problems in our city and are hopeful that

they can be overcome in a timely manner.

Sincerely,

Simon Lake Community Stewardship Group

Cc Councillor Jacques Barbeau

Mayor John Rodriguez