Hey all of you Zorra Folks... just got FB from Jackie that this meeting is happening... wanted to pass along.. I know it is late notice,,,,TONIGHT
Please be advised that the Township of Zorra Council will be holding a Public Meeting
with the Upper Thames River Conservation Authority (UTRCA), regarding the Embro
Dam and the Harrington Dam, scheduled at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday, February
16, 2012, at the Embro West Zorra Community Centre in the Small Meeting Room.
Zorra Council has scheduled this public meeting so that a public presentation can be
made by the UTRCA. Council intends to initiate public input at the meeting so that a
decision can be made jointly between the Township and the Authority as to the best
process to follow to determine the future of the Embro Dam and the Harrington Dam.
On February 23, 2011 a delegation from the UTRCA made a presentation at a Special
Council Meeting on Dam Safety and the state of Harrington Dam. Detailed geotechnical
work followed from a Dam Safety Review completed in 2007. The geotechnical
stability review recommended either replacement or removal of the Harrington Dam as
the dam is below standard and may be more vulnerable to failure than it should be. The
presentation provided preliminary cost estimates for removal or replacement. Safety
standards for dams are administered by the Ministry of Natural Resources through
enacting legislation of the Lakes and Rivers Improvement Act.
“The Township contributes financial resources towards the maintenance of the
Harrington Dam. Zorra Council and the Conservation Authority discussed the next steps
at the
