"It is very risky in terms of groundwater contamination. As the motion currently stands there is no groundwater quality or quantity study. There is no ecological assessment."
"We are all driven by this one mission to try and protect the place that we live, and not just the place that we live, but our drinki"
Caledon council considered a motion by Mayor Annette Groves to conditionally approve importing fill to 0 Shaw's Creek Rd., pending a de-watering plan and soil testing. The property is owned by Calvalley Farms Ltd., registered to developer Nick Cortellucci. The site was formerly a Warren Pavings gravel pit that went below the water table and formed a pond; the company surrendered its license and rehabilitated the land. Residents and volunteers oppose converting the rehabilitated pond known as Swan Lake into a fill site, citing risks to groundwater and the local well water supply. Keirstyn Parfitt highlighted the absence of groundwater quality and quantity studies and of an ecological assessment. Over 250 volunteers have organized to pressure council to preserve the site.
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