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MEDIA RELEASE
MUNICIPALITY OF CHESTER – Council for the Municipality of Chester (MOC) has approved a
district-wide water distribution program in light of the seasonably dry conditions and the impact
it is having on the quantity and quality of residents’ well water.
The program will start August 29, 2022 and will provide households experiencing a potable water
shortage with 4L of water per day per person per household up to four people. Similar to previous
years, the program will be coupon-based and available to MOC residents, who must submit a dry
well report form and register their civic address to be eligible. The dry well report form can be
completed in person when picking up coupons, ahead of time online at
https://portal.laserfiche.ca/p7156/forms/DryWell2022 or by calling MOC at 902 -275-3554.
Coupons will be accepted at five locations within the Municipality; however, with stores seeing a
demand for bottled water, there may be substitutions or limits on daily quantities distributed.
Coupons are available at these locations and times:
• The Municipal Office, 151 King Street in Chester, from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday to
Friday, starting August 29, 2022;
• District # 1 Community Centre from 9:00 to 11:00 a.m., on Wednesdays starting August
31, 2022. Please call Nadine Hackney at 902-275-8503 in advance for an appointment;
and
• The New Ross Community School from 9:00 to 11:00 a.m., on Tuesdays starting August
30, 2022. Please call Nadine Hackney at 902-275-8503 in advance for an appointment.
If these locations and times are not convenient, residents are encouraged to contact the
Municipal Office at 902-275-3554 to have coupons mailed out or to make other arrangements.
Coupons are good for a two-week period (Monday to Sunday) but will expire on the second
Sunday for as long as the program is in place. After expiration, new coupons will be issued for
the next program period. The Municipality will assess the situation again on October 6, 2022 to
determine if the program will or will not continue.
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DATE: August 29, 2022
SUBJECT: Dry Wells Trigger Water Distribution Program
STATUS: PUBLIC – FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
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CONTACT INFORMATION
Our spokespersons are:
Allen Webber, Warden Bruce Blackwood, Fire Services Coordinator
Desk 902-275-4145 Desk 902-275-4136
awebber@chester.ca bblackwood@chester.ca
MUNICIPALITY OF CHESTER RESIDENTS EXPERIENCING A DRINKING WATER SHORTAGE DUE TO
DRY CONDITIONS CAN REGISTER TO RECEIVE BOTTLED WATER AT CHESTER.CA/DRYWELL OR BY
CALLING 902-275-3554.