Part of this topic is covered in much greater detail in “The Power Question: A PLCR Infrastructure Primer” powerpoint recorded presentation prepared by Henry Borkowski elsewhere in this Common Topic listing.

The short summary is that our water and associated sewage system work hand in glove, and are regulated under municipal by-laws, such that part of the system isn’t truly permitted to be running without the entire system running, and there are too many moving parts to this puzzle for simply one or two generators.

Our sewage system requires pumping to be actively working in order to move waste from an otherwise gravity based system, where gravity moves waste towards the lake and our settling beds are back near the road on higher ground. We can’t run without these pumps operating for very long, and these pumps are at various locations around the park where the collection tanks are located.

Similarly for fresh water, our fresh water system is subject to a functioning water purification system, which also requires power. Regardless, as mentioned, allowing fresh water to continue to be available while the sewage system is not functioning is not permitted by the municipality.