The directors of the Regional District of Fraser-Fort George want more information, before they’re prepared to sign off on a proposed development variance permit to allow the use of sand mound sewage treatment systems for a proposed subdivision in Pineview, east of Prince George.
“I have issues with this proposal. It relies on those so-called sand mound sewage systems,” director Bill Empey, who represents the Pineview area, said. “What happens to drainage when the sand mound gets plugged up or doesn’t get properly maintained?” Terry Burgess, alternate director for Area G Crooked River-Parsnip, said he’s heard of three sand mound systems in his area and “out of the three of them, two of them have significant problems.”District general manager of development services Kenna Jonkman said regulation and oversight of sewage systems is the responsibility of Northern Health, and the district doesn’t have the in-house expertise to access the viability of one type of sewage system versus another.