en.Wedoany.com Reported - The District of Squamish, British Columbia, Canada, has announced the completion of a CAD 12.8 million critical upgrade to the Squamish Wastewater Treatment Plant (WWTP).
This upgrade aims to address treatment pressures from population growth, enhance system redundancy, improve seismic and flood resilience, and mitigate rising operational costs. The project added a new secondary clarifier, a concentric ring bioreactor, and a sludge receiving station. Additionally, by optimizing existing infrastructure, a standby secondary clarifier was converted into a primary clarifier, extending its service life. Following the upgrade, the plant's treatment capacity, operational performance, and effluent quality have improved, while carbon emissions have been reduced.
Prior to this, the wastewater treatment plant was operating near full capacity, with some existing treatment units nearing the end of their service life and failing to meet current seismic and flood protection standards. The newly constructed circular sedimentation tank/bioreactor is designed as "post-disaster" infrastructure, capable of remaining operational during extreme seismic and flood events.
Armand Hurford, Mayor of the District of Squamish, stated that this upgrade is a key measure to ensure critical municipal infrastructure keeps pace with population growth and community expansion, enhancing treatment capacity while strengthening the facility's resilience to natural disasters and helping to reduce operational costs.
The upgrade project commenced in 2023, with a total investment of CAD 12.8 million. In terms of funding, the District of Squamish received CAD 7.39 million through the "Green Infrastructure - Environmental Quality" stream under the Government of Canada's Investing in Canada Infrastructure Program, with CAD 4.03 million from the federal government and CAD 3.36 million from the provincial government. Patrick Weiler, Member of Parliament for West Vancouver—Sunshine Coast—Sea to Sky Country, noted that the upgrade helps protect local rivers and waterways while supporting sustainable growth in community housing and services.
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