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The quality of local water was under attack at a recent day-long seminar. WATER QUALITY NEGLECTED @ Municipalities will have to search for funding to ensure cleaner water By Thomas Bink NEWS REPORTER ‘The quality of water in the Kootenays may be good but money and effort has to spent to keep it that way, tothe of-a water treat- ment seminar Wednesday. Kim Seta @ project manager for Kerr Wood Leidal Gore & Storrie Inc. — the firm that organized the day-long seminar — said a lack of attention to water quality issues in the past has magnified the recent concern for water quality. “The apenon has progressed a lot since 1977,” _ The seminar, called The Political Realities of Im- the number of boiling advisories and other issues has cr wagered? that it is worse than it re- is. Ames said concern for water quality stems from recent outbreaks of parasitic it fections in the Koote- nays from poorly sanitized water. main the West Kootenay, there were 110 reported cas- es of giardiasis (Beaver fever) in 1990, and about 85 cases so far this year. Another similar parasitic in- — iporidium, was d: d earlier this 7 Stephens said the largest concern for getting wa- won eioenantocions Teper a tantemmiring mers the funding is coming from. “Funding is Mg bare limited to municipalities and the regional districts, ” Ste said. Officials in attendance were polled as to whether pees de peecnertiegran'y pay another $200 a year for. phens said 55 per cent of in British Columbi Sean eat Ghag seeel pay. “That's e: Stephens said. He pein ape. arcing province is not consid- ering raising rates, if people want cleaner water, they shacks begeaiered to bay for it. FE? +g can't start any filtration programs without The d by the R i water quality: ater quality is good,” Benjamin said, “But Dee eel ese watt soeray Duna ary. ME TO FOR 44 60SECONDS J@NEWS BRIEF | WS BRIEF Plans for victim help program underway A program based on balancing the wise feel confused, left out, misin- formed and angry at a system that has in the past put its main focus on the criminal offender is in the works in Castlegar. The program, under the direction of the local RCMP, is expected to be for- mally proposed to city council in the next few weeks. page A2 @ SPORTS Castlegar's Junker keeps on rolling It started in May when the 19- year-old Castle- gar native won a RromoNel Cup with the Spokane Chiefs and may end with him playing along side Eric Lindros in the World Ju- nior Hi jockey Championship. Steve Junker page B1 @ WEATHER VM Sendo Morning fog patches, cloudy with a slight chance of showers. High 6°. Chance of Showers 30%.