Post by L Roebuck on Aug 17, 2006 8:20:22 GMT -5
Canada:
Ausable Bayfield Conservation Authority Monitoring Sink Holes
The water resources technician with the Ausable Bayfield Conservation Authority says the size and number of sinkholes in the Huron East - West Perth area has raised concerns about water quality.
Hope Brock says there are four areas of concern and each one has up to fifty sinkholes.
Brock says the sinkholes range in size from one metre to thirty metres across and are created by the bed rock caving in.
Brock says there are a number of things that can be done to prevent water from entering the sinkhole and funding is available through the conservation authority to anyone who has a sinkhole on their property and is concerned about water quality.
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Ausable Bayfield Conservation Authority Monitoring Sink Holes
The water resources technician with the Ausable Bayfield Conservation Authority says the size and number of sinkholes in the Huron East - West Perth area has raised concerns about water quality.
Hope Brock says there are four areas of concern and each one has up to fifty sinkholes.
Brock says the sinkholes range in size from one metre to thirty metres across and are created by the bed rock caving in.
Brock says there are a number of things that can be done to prevent water from entering the sinkhole and funding is available through the conservation authority to anyone who has a sinkhole on their property and is concerned about water quality.
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