Ontario orders owner to fix pipe leaking dangerous gases, but he says their plan is too risky and expensive
When David Cockerham wanted to move out of Toronto around 25 years ago, the architectural consultant thought he’d found an ideal piece of land overlooking Lake Erie to design and build his dream home. There were scenic bike rides outside his door, a dock nearby for a sailboat, and a secondary house he could rent out to help with costs.
“This has completely ruined my retirement. They keep coming back and saying I’m creating a hazard, and I have to solve it. That’s just ridiculous,” he said. Jim McIntosh, an engineer Mr. Cockerham hired to investigate the issue, believes the leak might be connected to an old oil or gas well instead. In addition to the water well cited by the environment ministry, provincial records show oil and gas wells were drilled close to Mr. Cockerham’s yard, says Mr. McIntosh, a 30-year veteran of the oil and gas drilling industry.
Provincial officials “followed the standard approach” to determine that Mr. Cockerham’s pipe is a water well based on factors including the size of the pipe, “other infrastructure connected for a potential gas well, and similar properties with nearby water wells,” according to Natural Resources spokesperson Richard Mullin.
Instead of re-drilling the well, Mr. McIntosh and Mr. Cockerham have instead proposed to deal with the small amount of sputtering gas by venting it from a hose running to the top of a television antenna tower, an idea rejected by the ministry as unsafe.
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