• By MIIWSS

    HYDROGEN SULFIDE (H2S) WHAT IS IT ????
    RAINWATER COLLECTION TANKS ARE CONFINED SPACES
    H2S is classed as a chemical asphyxiant! If you can smell H2S coming from your water taps, it is not a problem, and your kitchen does not qualify as a confined space. Free H2S in the blood reduces it's oxygen carrying capacity, is similar to carbon monoxide and...

  • By Mary E. Cooper

    Septic Systems were a particularily popular topic at the Fall Fair MIIWSS Booths and it's a topic where we seem to mostly be left to our own devices. Not only that, but we all live in financial fear that our good old standby ( whose previous importance seemed minimal), is going to take revenge after years of being ignored...

  • By Mary E. Cooper

    Statistics Canada Survey Article
    Earlier this fall, I was asked to assist with the completion of a very intensive compulsory water systems survey from Statistics Canada...

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    WATER ACROSS THE ISLANDS
    Well Hydrofracturing: A topic for thought and discussion
    The practice of hydrofracturing of wells in an attempt to increase production is on the increase. Demands upon our aquifers are growing each year to keep up with land development and tourism...

  • By Mary E. Cooper

    Low Flush Toilet Figures.
    All of our islands are freshly off a prolonged drought that pretty much lasted from early spring into October. Islanders everywhere were concerned about their wells and/or organized system's ability to produce, without the necessity of water restrictions or...

  • By Mary E. Cooper

    September 20 membership meeting:
    MIIWSS has scheduled a tour of the two CRD water systems treatment facilities for Skana Gate and Surfside (Wooddale) on Wednesday, September 20, from 2 p.m. to 4p.m., with Gary Hendren, CRD Local Services Coordinator and...

  • By Mary E. Cooper

    General Water Systems Info
    In response to interest shown at the Source to Tap Water Workshop held April 30, the MIIWSS has opted to change the membership from water systems only, to include all islanders. It is hoped that this inclusive step will...

  • By Mary E. Cooper

    THINGS WE CAN DO TO MAINTAIN THE ISLAND WATER TABLE
    During the summer months, any rain that we get does not go to the replenishing our water table, but is taken up by trees and vegetation. These past 2 or 3 years, we have been coming up short in the rainfall department, and this...

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