How many options does CVRD have? What are the other options?
Alternative options that have been considered:
1. Locate the new disposal field at the Mesachie Lake Park ball field.
The ball field is not large enough to provide adequate capacity for the disposal of septic tank effluent. In order to dispose to this site, a treatment plant would be required. The field’s proximity to the lake and the community drinking water well would likely limit disposal to the highest class of effluent, Class A. Effluent of this quality requires the most expensive type of treatment. Overall costs for this option would be prohibitive.
2. Locate the new disposal field at an alternate property closer to Mesachie Lake.
The proposed site for the disposal field located south-east of Honeymoon Bay is approximately 20 acres in size and is intended to be given to the CVRD by Couverdon (Timberwest), as a community amenity arising from their development proposal. The land for the new disposal field must be large enough to provide adequate capacity and suitable for the disposal of septic tank effluent. An alternate site with these qualities would have to be found and the land would have to be purchased. The cost to purchase land would have to be funded from the customers of the system, as funding from the grant cannot be used to purchase land. This option would be more expensive, as both land purchase and the remaining share of the project would have to be paid by the customers of the system.
3. Do nothing.
The public health and environmental risks are considerable and accumulating. These risks amount to significant financial liability. Eventually, the Ministry of Environment or Island Health will mandate the necessary upgrades to bring the system into compliance, and the customers would be responsible for the entire cost. If this grant is returned, it is unlikely that Mesachie Lake Sewer System would receive any grants from the provincial or federal government in the future.

It is important to note that options #1 and #2 may require amendment to the grant terms, as proximity to Honeymoon Bay and the potential servicing of additional customers was a factor in the approved grant request. These options may negate the awarded $1.23 million from the CCWF.

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