Hanover and Brockton are partnering in a unique venture that will benefit both communities.
The Walkerton Clean Water Centre is going to begin sampling water from Ruhl Lake.
Hanover draws its municipal water from the Lake.
The Clean Water Centre will use ozone technology to investigate the effectiveness of water treatment for taste and odour.
In exchange, Hanover is going to provide two months of unpaid, part-time work to a university grad student – Nathan Pray – at the Clean Water Centre who is in need of experience in a water treatment department.
Hanover Mayor Kathi Maskell calls it a win win situation for both municipalities.
She hopes the Clean Water Centre will be able to determine the most effective treatment for taste and odour of Ruhl Lake water.
Taste and odour become particularly troublesome for Hanover in the Fall when Ruhl Lake experiences an abundant amount of blue green algae growth.
The Walkerton Clean Water Centre will foot the 12 thousand 500 dollar cost of chemicals for the water testing.