Knowledge Seekers at the Elmvale Flow

Dr. Ian Clark of the University of Ottawa was at the Elmvale water kiosk on Saturday October 2, leading a group of graduate students who collected samples for their studies of the water, which has tested as the purest known to science. The visit was a pleasant surprise for campaigners who were at the flow to share information with water users and raise funds for the legal fight to prevent expansion of aggregate extraction.

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The university group also visited the Waverley Uplands recharge area where aggregate extraction continues apace. It shouldn’t be happening, said Clark, one of a consortium of scientists who are seeking funding for a major study of why this water is so clean. “It is a remarkable system,” he added. “Our study is to see how it functions and how sensitive it is to these activities.”