Yes, in an ideal world it should be done however, with the sewage being pumped into the lake by Barrie alone , this can be problematic. This has been an ongoing problem and since Barrie is allowed to grow, so will the problem.Perhaps the time has come to stifle the enormous growth ALL around Lake Simcoe until the problem can be addressed and a workable solution can be reached. As for the other Municipalities, I do not know. I am most interested in knowing what if anything, Beaverton is sending into the lake. All the Municipalities bordering the Lake should be held accountable. I doubt at this time that I would feel safe eating fish taken out of Simcoe if the problem is as bad as you are saying. I know that the Beaverton Beaches have been closed this year due to a bacterial problem and I am aware that a food farming company has stopped pouring bad silt into the Lake causing a bacterial problem.
All these issues need to be monitored and handled on an ongoing basis. Making demands and ultimatums isn’t the answer. Another venue needs to be sourced. Working together, perhaps, we can all reach a doable solution . That being Federal,Provincial and Regional. Three calm heads are better than one.
As a Miner and Prospector in Northern Ontario, I am very well aware of the responsibilities polluters must acknowledge when it comes to water. The Mining Industry in Ontario is held to a very high , strict standard so, in my personal opinion, should Municipalities be.
I have attended your meetings in Sunderland AND I am an avowed Naturalist and Conservationist. The daughter of a Farmer I was brought up to respect the Land and the Water . Simple as that.