During the week of October 16, the Village of New Minas will be conducting smoke testing of our sanitary collection system. The intention of this study is to identify sewer infrastructure leaks and cross-connections. The contractor (BioMaxx) will systematically go up and down the streets in the community pumping a special harmless, non-damaging smoke throughout the sewer system, finding and marking note of every cross connection and abnormality along the way. Smoke should not enter any houses unless there is a cross-connection. If this does occur, the smoke should dissipate within 30 seconds once a window or door is opened.
A video of the smoke testing process can also be found on BioMaxx’s website here: https://biomaxx.ca/what-we-do/smoke-testing/
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The New Minas Commission has given first reading to proposed amendments to the Sewer By-Law, clarifying that property owners are responsible for maintenance and replacement of the entire service lateral to the point of connection to the main line. Second reading, to finalize the changes, will take place at the next Commission meeting on October 15. The proposed amendments can be viewed by clicking the below link.