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<br /> <br />Gem Lake News Page 3 of 6 <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />Water Gremlin Operations Update (continued from page 1) <br /> <br /> Last year three Gem Lake residents who were <br />high school seniors were awarded $1,000 each for <br />their post-secondary education costs. The total <br />amount awarded is based on the funds available <br />from charitable gambling receipts. In the <br />program’s ten-year history there have been a <br />number of years when multiple awards were <br />made, but in that event, the total amount available <br />is divided equally among the scholarship winners. <br />The application form is available on the Gem Lake <br />web-site, under the news and updates tab. It is <br />also available at the high school. <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />Snowman Survives Despite <br />Obstacle <br /> <br />During one of the January snowfalls, my 4-year - <br />old granddaughter and I built a snowman in the <br />circle at the end of Big Fox Road. I told her that <br />the snowplow would likely push in into the <br />snowbank while plowing. Much to our surprise, the <br />plow operator clearly plowed around Frosty on <br />several occasions. What fun for our granddaughter <br />to see it still standing! Thanks to the operator! <br />Tim Heil, Big Fox Road <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />. <br />The 90-ton rolling 365-day emissions limit is still <br />in place, and Water Gremlin is not permitted to <br />emit more VoC then that. Other restrictions still in <br />place is Water Gremlin is required changes to <br />how it manages toxic waste on the facility. OSHA <br />is still continuing its investigation to the findings of <br />lead in the homes and toxic levels in their <br />children. These findings resulted in court orders <br />requiring changes in processes and procedures <br />as well as installing showers for the employees to <br />use before leaving the facility. <br />Water Gremlin is expected to have its new permit <br />application submitted at the end of January. The <br />new draft permit should be available for public <br />comment by early summer 2020. <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />Gem Lake Scholarship <br />Application Deadline <br />Approaches <br /> <br />The application deadline is fast approaching for <br />the Gem Lake Scholarship Program, which is <br />open to city residents who are graduating high <br />school seniors. The Scholarship Program was <br />started in 2010 to provide funds to graduating <br />high school seniors for their post-secondary <br />education. In its nine-year existence, the program <br />has awarded $500-1000 to at a variety of <br />students, and in a couple of years, multiple <br />candidates received the award. The funds can be <br />used for any type of post-secondary education, <br />such as college or technical school. This year’s <br />deadline is April 6. <br /> <br />