16 — Wednesday, October 20, 1999 — North Shore News

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Bob Paddon.
Comtribating Writer

_ passes through
__ System), and a 69 k'V.substa-
‘tion and power supply.

"year! Specific concerns were

ed using chlorination and then
returning the water via anoth-
er tunnel to Cleveland Dam.
This proposal would have
required an up front cash flow
expenditure of approximately
S40 million dollars (as com-
pared to considering the
expenditure 20 years from
now), and in addition would
have reversed the GVWD's
policy of using ozene rather
than chlorine as a primary dis-
infectant.

Major elements of the
Capilano treatment facilities
iaclude: a pumping station, an
ozonation and corrosion con-
tro! building on top of a series
of ozone contactor cells, a bal-
ancing reservoir to hold treat-
ed water, utilities and pipelines
_Yelated to the treatment -*
"process, a new chlorination

“building (chlorine will still be
used to maintain a residual dis- -

infection in the water as it”
the distribution

consultation on the -
onstruction impacts of this:
raject toOk place earlier this

haised about the visual impact
heat facili
GVWD is taking several steps

to address this issue. First, the

uilding will be located within
the closed watershed north of

sides'as mucti as possible -

ya biiffer ‘of tall trees th:

‘the uphi
Capilano Roa to a siow traffic. -
Jane: The GVWD has :

the building may be possible,
but most of these are expected
to disappear from view over
time as the vegetation grows.

Following is a description
of the building: .

@ the upper. portion of the
building containing the soda
ash silos was originally going to
be 22 metres high, however a
new design has been dev id
which lower the bu

by 4.4 metres for a new height
of 17.6 m;

M@ the footprint (area) of the
building is 44 m x 33 m;

@ the height of the lower roof
edge of the main building is 5.3
m,

Asecond public concern
associated with this project was
increased truck traffic on |:
Capilano Road for delivery of
construction. materials and the
disposal of excavated soils. In

- consultation with the District

of North Vancouver traffic _-
department staff, the GVWD
has proposed that the most
viable solution to reduce traffic

delays caused by slow moving

. delivery trucks is to convert

parking lane on

approved -haalieg: the.cacavat c

“ed soils north and disposing of
them at several locations in the

watershed. This means that
trucks will use the Mainline -
access road in the: watershed

* ather than | transportin; the:

material south on Capi
Road: These methods of haul
ig Soil and materials will also

be Fused for the construction of

BETTY Grittin, wife of author Harold Grittin, presented copies
Rosts: The Shaping of. British, Columbia, to North Yan school board enale

Macks

the Clevelan Dam seepage
control blar
k ton-"
sidered constructio impacts
on Capilano River.Regional *
Park and approved extra land-
scaping enhancements, in

addition to normal restoration *

of the'park. The pari will’
remain open to’
although the current public:

pa king: tor will: shasdosed dur

ing construction. A temporary

_ parking Jot will be built ‘on the
southern portion of the :

adjacent to Capilano Road tc
serve thé publi
Throughout the construc
tion period the GVWD

continue to work with staff,

unit for use by students’ in the secondary schools.

at, the District of North
Vancouver to reach’ vi

solutions for redu

struction impacts. The GVWD.
will also have a person‘at

site to provide public informa:
tion and receive feed!

ing the construction peri
Construction of these