PUSLINCH – The township is still investigating whether there's something wrong with some residents' stinky well water.
Mayor James Seeley shared the information during a Thursday morning county council meeting after concerns were brought forward about the auditor general's recommendations to eliminate the province's water testing program to cut costs.
According to Seeley, Puslinch has been testing its water and working with the Ministry of the Environment, Conservation and Parks (MECP) since it received complaints from some private well owners about smelly water last summer.
"In Puslinch, we've had some private wells impacted ... and there's a possibility (that) there's something in the water," said Seeley, during the meeting.
While the township is hopeful the MECP will be able to do the testing, Seeley said they're having difficulty finding a lab that tests for rare, man-made or naturally occurring chemicals and are looking into sending the water samples to California for further testing.
"We're still trying to test (the water) and find an appropriate lab," said Seeley. "We've been investigating with MECP and we want them to test the water (but) we're just not finding labs that are able to do testing and now (the province is) going to close the ones we have which is problematic."
Seeley said he's unable to confirm whether there's anything in the water because it hasn't been proven.
Isabel Buckmaster is the Local Journalism Initiative reporter for GuelphToday. LJI is a federally-funded program.
