More than two decades after improperly treated water contaminated with bacteria from cattle manure killed seven people and sickened thousands in Walkerton, Canada’s worst-ever outbreak of E. coli contamination never fades for municipal officials responsible for supplying clean safe water. Town of Saugeen Shores councillors approved the final Environmental Study Report for the Southampton Water Pollution Control Plant (WPCP) Class Environment Assessment (EA) at their April 25 meeting. The need to increase capacity at the plant to handle existing flows, allow for existing non-serviced areas to be serviced, plus future growth for the next 30 years led to the EA and a preferred option that was presented by Ainsley Group consultant Preya Balgobin during a virtual meeting April 25.