Editor:
This is regarding the letter titled “Not a Water Option” by Linda Williams (Nov. 26). It was in response to a previous letter of mine.
I did not intend to imply “that the only thing stopping us from increasing water supply from Chapman Lake is misguided park proponents.” I believe that there are other considerations. I was simply responding to a park proponent’s letter.
A second issue is the general conclusion of the 2016 AECOM study titled “Chapman Lake Water Supply Expansion Project Environmental Assessment.” Such a study was required under the Tetrahedron Parks Plan in support of an SCRD application for a pipe installation to enable drawdown of the lake. It was prepared by an aquatic biologist, a senior ecologist, a senior environmental biologist and reviewed by a project manager.
The statement is made that the study’s general finding of a potential “negligible or low impact” is now “discredited” due to the frequency of Stage 4 water restrictions since 2016. AECOM’s general finding was based on the anticipated frequency of significant lake drawdown below -3 meters required to address Stage 4 water restrictions. The drawdowns were to be monitored. AECOM, or similarly qualified professional peers, would best be able to review more recent data and update findings.
Judy Skogstad, West Sechelt
