The following are excerpts from the dialogue at the Senanus Public Meeting in Central Saanich to show the differences in values and focus of attention between the parties involved, namely: the Water Advisory Task Force, as represented by Michael McGonigale (MM), the Council as represented by Von Bishop (VB) the Municipal engineer, and the residents of North Saanich.

• MM: "...There is a sweeping movement in North America to what is called 'Smart Growth' and there's lots of municipalities that are taking the lead. We suggest that it ... is a classic case where you consider the alternatives and there really has been very little discussion on alternatives...and I should point out that the infrastructure grant...mentioned by Von...will be preferred where...projects that encourage the adoption of water conservation practices and the management of on-site water management systems..."

For MM, the consideration of environmentally viable alternatives to the conventional water/sewer lines are the smart way to go into the future.

• VB: "...at least probably twice the amount of people that are there now could easily be supported...from the residential point and still have fire flow capability. Fire flow capability is always the governing thing in a water main system design."

For VB, the consideration is whether or not a conventional water line would provide enough water to control fire. He points out that it would also supply enough water for the population of Senanus Road to double.

• Resident.den: "...The question is that in the event, likely, I hope, that there is an application made for an infrastructure grant to seniour levels of government...would the Capital Region Health people and yourself support that application?"

Resident.den is concerned as to whether the municipality would support an application for infrastructure grant.

• Resident.clay: "..was that water thoroughly tested at its source?...and yet you state that you hadn't looked into the sources on the corner of Mount Newton Crossroad and the West Saanich Road. That is the area where this clears, or shall we say is="

Resident.clay is concerned that the water testing was inadequate.

• Resident.dam: "We're just asking for the opportunity to apply to the powers that be in the various governments for assistance."

Resident.dam wants the opportunity to apply for assistance through all and any channels.

• Resident.jon: "We have been supporting Central Saanich with our ever-increasing taxes all these years but we have no more services now than we had when we first came [1969] and those services are almost nil."

Resident.jon is concerned as to how tax dollars are being spent if they are not being spent on something as essential as drinking water.

• Resident.nau: "... water is one of the greatest issues facing the world today and...we're contributing heavily to 3rd world countries today to improve their water supplies. Well, let's do it right here."

Resident.nau is concerned that we are paying more attention to our global water needs than to local water needs.

• Resident.tri: "I look at this issue...as two issues...it is time to create a more even playing field for some of the residences...[and] agriculture's need for water...I would hope that Council would take a long hard look at creating a policy whereby when that hole is open and there's a pipe being put in the ground, that that water supply system be sized sufficient so that agriculture will have a supply of water."

Resdient. tri is concerned with an adequate water supply for agriculture.

• Resident.den: "We've lost opportunities for federal and provincial grants and the costs...have...increased..."

Resident. den is concerned about the increasing cost of solving this problem.

• Resident.car: "...what we've done within the aquifer. We've paved it and we've turned it into a fast track for storm drainage so water never gets a chance to get back into the aquifer...I would like to see...we take a hard look at protecting the aquifer...the statement that measuring for a third time would not necessarily give good answers is contradictory to the fundamental law in geosciences that you never use two points to define a time series."

Resident.car is concerned about our treatment and study of the aquifer.

• Resident.tow: " It's my understanding that the Hagen Creek water is supplied from, a great deal of it is supplied from the aquifer and that during the summer 50% of the water that flows into Hagen Creek comes from the aquifer. If we take people off the aquifer and put them on a water main we will be supporting more water in that creek."

Resident.tow just wants water and uses his faulty yet understandable lay person's 'scientific' logic of the geophysical situation as an argument for laying a water main.