Lacombe City Council has authorized a letter to the Province of Alberta-Environment and Parks regarding the impact of the Blackfalds Northwest Area Master Storm Water Management Plan to the City of Lacombe.

The proposal of the project would see rainwater transported through underground pipelines to the facility in Blackfalds. Once treated, the water would then go through Lacombe Lake, Whelp Brook and into Wolf Creek.

Mayor Steve Christie said he’s all for the project, but agrees it’s important to follow up with any concerns council has.

“What are the long-term effects? is the overarching question that we do have to do our due-diligence on and so does council obviously. So, we’ll be sending the letter off to environment and have them do a little research to the long-term effects.”

There’s been recent concern around the impact of Lacombe Lake, but Christie said there are also concerns with what’s in the storm water coming from Blackfalds.

“What’s coming off in conjunction with the storm water and the same with the City of Lacombe. We have to watch our particulate amounts of what’s coming with the storm water and we’re just asking the same as Blackfalds.”

The letter will be sent as early as tomorrow. As for a response, the City is hopeful it will come sooner rather than later.