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We are all in this together

Lets share the cost among all NOTL taxpayers - the pumps are all part of infrastructure that the Town recommended and required, although many people could have continued with their septic tanks.

Grinder Pumps

The presentation made recently to St. Davids residents was excellent and we are hopeful that positive results will come from the investigations being done. I feel one of the crucial issues is that back up electrical sources are required on these pumps because if there is an outage (we have had three in recent months) we cannot use any of our plumbing. Thank you.

Thoughts after the grinder pump information meeting

The recent Open House meeting was successful in making some valuable points. The most significant point was the observation that municipal waste water always requires pumping assistance to get to the central treatment facility. Traditionally, waste water was arranged to initially flow by gravity to the first pumping stage. The grinder pump starts waste water on the journey, but the cost is now on the homeowner for the required pumping.As one of the 180 resident with a grinder pump, I appreciate the fairness of involving the Town in the maintenance costs of the pump on my property.However, there is more…

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