| Fresh water first |
| Letter |
| Published: Monday, November 26, 2007 |
| My family's water supply comes from a drilled well and is fantastic in both quality and abundance. |
| But over the next decade, Burke Mountain in Coquitlam will be developed in a big way. |
| With clean water becoming more and more scarce, what if this development hurts that water supply? It has been reported lately that water wells in the Fraser Valley have become contaminated. Is there a connection between development and this phenomenon? Probably. |
| Our family is still learning about looking after our land and assessing what we put on it -- because that affects us directly and possibly our neighbours, too. |
| I hope our diminishing fresh water supply will take precedence over the mighty development dollar. |
| Jim Van Rassel, Coquitlam |
| The Vancouver Province 2007 |
| ROBBINS note: Jim Van Rassel is a small businessman in Tri-City, B.C. He is also a member of the Conservative Party of Canada. Mr. Van Rassel owns a rural piece of property in the area of Burke Mountain, which is the subject of some compelling research on this site (see Burke Mountain). Mr. Van Rassel as noted in his letter has a drilled water well, and is able to access subterranean water flows for his household use. Mr. Van Rassel is also able to measure the water quality of flows coming off the Burke Mountain, and is currently testing the fresh water in his well on a regular basis. Developers, and city planners will now have to consider Mr. Van Rassel a private citizen owning private property, as they move forward with development. Fresh water IS fast becoming a scarce resource throughout the world. |
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