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Public Hearing 8:
Management of Water Providers; Laboratories (cont'd)
September 24-25, 2001
Location
Metro Hall
Room 307
55 John Street
Toronto, ON
M5V 3C6
Topics to be addressed at this public hearing:
- Recommendations regarding management of drinking water systems
- Organizations
- accreditation
- appropriate size
- Individuals
- Evaluation and audit
- Relationship to the public
- Financing
- Upgrading current organizations
- Implications of public vs. private ownership and operation
- Recommendations regarding laboratories
- Accreditation
- Research laboratories
- Routine testing laboratories
- Communication and notification
- Integration/Conflict of interest
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Scheduled appearances
September 24
9:30 - 10:15
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Dr. Ed Geldreich
Dr. Geldreich was one of two independent experts retained by the Commission to visit
a cross section of Ontario Water and Waste Water treatment facilities and provide their
impression of our strengths and weaknesses. He will present some of his findings.
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10:15 - 11:00
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Ontario Municipal Water Association/
Ontario Water Works Association
Mr. Gary Scandlan
Mr. Joseph Castrilli
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11:00 - 11:15
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Break
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11:15 - 12:15
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Association of Municipalities of Ontario
Ms. Pat Vanini
Ms. Nicola Crawhall
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12:15 - 1:15
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Lunch
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1:15 - 2:45
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Energy Probe Research Foundation
Mr. Tom Adams
Ms. Elizabeth Brubaker
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2:45 - 3:45
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Pollution Probe
Mr. Rick Findlay
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September 25
9:30 - 10:00
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Canadian Environmental Law Association/Ontario Public Service Employees Union/Canadian Union of Public Employees
Will address recommendations arising from their collaborative paper.
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10:00 - 11:00
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Canadian Environmental Law Association
Mr. Paul Muldoon
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11:00 - 11:15
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Break
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11:15 - 12:15
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Canadian Union of Public Employees
Mr. Ron Crawley
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12:15 - 1:15
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Lunch
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1:15 - 3:00
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Ontario Public Service Employees Union
Mr. Tim Hadwen
Mr. Don Eady
3:00 - 4:00
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Government
11:45 - 12:30
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Rebuttal
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Suggested recommendations
1. Ontario Water Works Association ("OWWA") and Ontario Municipal Water Association ("OMWA") -
1.1. Review of Issue 14 - Financial Matters
* (144Kb)
1.2. Summary Statement of Recommendations for Public Hearing # 8 on Issue 14 - Financing Water
Infrastructure
(36Kb)
2. Submission by the Association of Municipalities of Ontario, Ontario Good Roads Association and
Municipal Engineers Association of Water Providers
(15Kb)
3. Energy Probe Research Foundation’s Recommendations for Public Hearings 7 and 8: The Management
of Water Providers
(9Kb)
4. Submission by Pollution Probe to Walkerton Inquiry Public Hearing 7 and 8; Sustainable Asset
Management
(45Kb)
5. Ontario Public Service Employees Union - Recommendations and Rationale Concerning Laboratories
and Drinking Water Providers (For Public Hearings 7 and 8)
(120Kb)
6. Canadian Union of Public Employees - Keeping Water Services Public: Towards Greater
Accountability and Safety
(111Kb)
7. Professional Engineers Government of Ontario - Submission to Part II of the Walkerton Inquiry
(239Kb)
8. Canadian Environmental Law Association - Request to Participate in Hearing 7 and 8
(13Kb)
Transcripts
The transcripts of this public hearing are available at www.tscript.com:
September 24
and
September 25.
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