Editor and Council:
Re: “Water to waste,” Letters, Oct. 13.
There has been no official announcement of the District of Sechelt wastewater treatment facility design-build LEED status. According to the latest verbal discussion on record, the district still “hopes” to receive the certification but the report found in the public works, parks and environment committee agenda of Sept. 20 still leaves some questions remaining around the fundamental commissioning prerequisite requirement. The final review status statement discusses missing required documentation and is listed as “Prerequisite achievement pending” on page 34, however the status in the header section is reported as “achieved.” No council members questioned the apparent discrepancy at committee nor on council receipt and endorsement of the report. This situation requires clarification.
As we have seen nothing further come to council on the topic, perhaps some issue remains with the chemical storage and the withheld final building occupancy permit at the site, as reported previously in the Coast Reporter on July 18?
The real irony here would be that the potential for four LEED points and any hope of getting the coveted gold status could be lost if any irrigation were introduced to the landscaping at the wastewater treatment facility, as the LEED requirement not to irrigate is clearly emphasized in said report. As a side note, the Himalayan blackberry and horsetail that have come to now dominate the landscape flora around the wastewater treatment facility do not typically require irrigation anyway.
At least we can agree that it would be foolish to concoct such a juvenile and vindictive conspiracy that a purposeful neglect of the sewer plant is at play. Quite frankly, it’s unbelievable.
Marc Nixon, Sechelt
