I'm sure you've all read the article in the Drumheller Mail newspaper regarding my comments about that town's council turning down the Aqua 7 Regional Water Services Commission's request to re-adjust the water distribution boundaries so they make more sense.
I'm confused!
The reporter, Pat Kolafa, says that the good folks in Drumheller are paying close to the same water rates that we are! I don't follow. We in Beiseker pay $4.18 for each and every cubic meter we use. Drumheller pays $1.80 at most. That's not close, at least not using my math! Other water charges (meter charges, administration, etc.) are taken from General Revenue. If we charged all those costs to water users I shudder to think what the price of water would be!
But I was wrong about one thing - Aqua 7 is not paying Drumheller their retail rate ($1.32) for water. We were paying that, but not anymore. We now pay $1.08! Hey, I can be wrong too you know.
Beyond that, I will not get into a "he says, I say, you say" kind of an argument.
The fact is that Aqua 7 must sell more water to all of its seven municipality-investors! For that to happen, each of those seven municiplities must sell more water. Rocky View County is well on the way to solving its water issues around its area except in the north east quarter! In order for Aqua 7 to sell water to Rocky View, the county must be able to sell its allotment to customers in that quarter!
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Thursday, February 23, 2012
Article in the Drumheller Mail
Backlash heard from Town's water decisionThe rest of this article is available at the Drumheller Mail's site - http://drumhellermail.com/index.php/news/local-news/11051-backlash-heard-from-towns-water-decision
Published on Wednesday, 22 February 2012 00:00By Pat Kolafa, Drumheller MailA civic leader in Beiseker has strong opinions about Drumheller not allowing geographical restrictions to be lifted for Rocky View County.
Last week Drumheller Town Council voted to not amend its existing water agreement with Aqua 7. The deputy mayor of Beiseker, Ray Courtman, is an avid blogger and lashed out against Drumheller Council in its decision.
In his posting entitled “Drumheller Throws Up Road Blocks,” he says, “This is very frustrating. Drumheller isn’t even a member of Aqua 7, yet they’re calling the shots! All they do is sell us water. What we do with that water should be our (Aqua 7’s) business! That’s sort of like me buying a new car and the dealer telling me where and when I can drive it!”
He goes on to say that Drumheller is getting a “heck of a deal” by selling water, alleging that Drumheller is selling water at the same rate to Aqua 7 as it charges Drumheller residents.
According to the Town of Drumheller, it is selling water to Aqua 7 at a rate of $.98 per cubic metre. This is bulk cost for water alone. It does not include capital contributions for upkeep of the system, as Aqua 7 owns and maintains the distribution system.
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To read the blog post quoted in Mr. Kolafa's article, please see - Drumheller throws up new roadblocks!
Updated - To see my response to this article, please see - I'm confused!
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