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Council Delays Making Decision on Princeton Wastewater Collection

Monday, 1 June 2015 05:36

A centralized wastewater collection and treatment system for the village of Princeton is still on the table.

PRINCETON - Oxford County council delayed making a decision on whether the village of Princeton should have centralized wastewater collection and treatment. 

Currently Princeton relies strictly on septic service. 

A decision needs to be made soon as 74% of septic systems in Princeton are 10 years past their expected lifespan. A wastewater servicing study recommended upgrading individual septic systems in Princeton instead of centralizing, however residents would be responsible for footing the bill that could cost anywhere from $20 000 to $30 000. The septic system is also blamed for environmental degradation of the nearby groundwater aquifer. 

"If Council adopted the 'Do Nothing' approach then that meant the environment would continually be degraded, there would be no solution for 10 years or more going forward. And of course no development would happen which is the interest of my family," said Craig Van Wees a developer interested in building residential units on Princeton property. "Well to have development we require sewer services and right now Princeton is strictly on septic service."

"We'd like to develop that land which would allow perhaps a solution for the sewage issues in Princeton or the septic contamination issues."

Both options, introducing a centralized system or maintaining the existing septic systems, come with hefty capital price tags. Roughly $6.9M to $8.6M was estimated for constructing a new communal wastewater collection treatment system in Princeton.

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