en.Wedoany.com Reported - St. Clair Township, Canada, has officially launched the expansion project of the Courtright Wastewater Treatment Plant, which has secured a $33.872 million CAD investment from the Ontario government's Municipal Housing Infrastructure Program's Housing-Enabling Water Systems Fund (MHIP-HEWSF). This funding will provide wastewater treatment system capacity for 624 new housing units, while also increasing capacity to support the township's future economic development and industrial investment.

The expansion project is led by North America Construction (1993) Ltd. and WSP Canada, with partners including Colliers and B.M. Ross. Preliminary work began this month, and the project is expected to last 22 months.

The Courtright Wastewater Treatment Plant currently has a rated capacity of 6,000 cubic meters per day, serving residential sewage and pre-treated industrial wastewater from the communities of Corunna, Mooretown, and Courtright. This expansion will be carried out in three phases, with the final design capacity reaching 15,000 cubic meters per day.

Ontario's Associate Minister of Infrastructure, Todd McCarthy, stated that through the $4 billion CAD Municipal Housing Infrastructure Program, the provincial government is committed to investing in local infrastructure that drives economic growth, creates jobs, and strengthens communities. This project will help St. Clair Township build 624 new housing units and support long-term growth. Sarnia-Lambton MPP Bob Bailey noted that this investment will not only help build new homes but also create significant new wastewater treatment system capacity to support large-scale industrial development in St. Clair Township in the coming years. St. Clair Township Mayor Jeff Agar said the investment reflects a commitment to residential and industrial growth, providing strong, sustainable critical infrastructure for the future.