Oxford County and the Town of Tillsonburg will spend close to $4 million for arsenic removal treatment in a Tillsonburg well.

At its Sept. 22 meeting, council voted to enter into a $5.7-million multi-year contract with Baseline Constructors Inc. — part of which was covered by a provincial grant — to treat Well 7A at 451 Broadway Street.

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In 2024, Oxford County hired AECOM to complete a detailed design for improvements at the Tillsonburg Well 7A Water Treatment Facility. Currently, the arsenic concentration within the well is approaching the Ontario Drinking Water Quality Standards limits.

In advance of the project, the county successfully secured $2,010,270 in funding from the Province of Ontario through the Housing-Enabling Water System Fund. After accounting for thi

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