Municipal officials say on September 21, 2018, the Municipality of Chatham-Kent was ordered by the Ministry of the Environment, Conservation and Parks to notify residents in the Town of Bothwell that drains in the area may be contaminated with sewage, based on testing done by the Ministry in May 2017.
The affected drains are the Burke Drain, Burke Drain Extension and Dankey Creek Drain.
The Ministry has additionally ordered the Municipality to post signs on public access areas of the affected locations, notifying the public that the water may be contaminated.
These signs will be posted by October 12, 2018.
“The Chatham-Kent Public Health Unit advises that they have had no reports of adverse affects on human health,” Municipal officials said in a media release.
“Residents are advised to avoid direct contact with the waterways and ensure children and pets do as well.”
