Concerns about the spray irrigation program at Silver Star contaminating the local water supply will be taken up by the regional district. Some residents are concerned the private operator of the program may be affecting water quality in the watershed's four creeks. Environment Ministry protection officer Mike Reiner assured NORD the spraying was having no impact as proper safeguards are in place. NORD chair Jerry Oglow says there's still some doubts, so the district will attempt to get more public involvement in the process. "A lot of the concerns revolved around the fact it was up to the operator to do the monitoring and is there enough independence in that, and should the Ministry of Environment be insuring there's more independence to the monitoring." NORD will also check the annual reports of Silverhawk, the company that runs the system to see if there's been any problems in the past.
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