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Below are articles from the latest Sewer and Watermain Special Feature.

Approximately 15 people attended a recent open house in Richmond to learn about a proposed site at an existing barge facility located on the eastern point of Sea Island for a barge berth that will be used as a staging area for the upgrade of the Iona Island Wastewater Treatment Plant.

Vancouver infrastructure upgrade evaluating new location for controversial barge berth

Stantec has won an award from the Association of Consulting Engineering Companies -British Columbia in the 2024 municipal and civil infrastructure category for design and engineering services on the Golden Ears pump station and sanitary sewage overflow tank project.

A ‘golden’ opportunity: Stantec wins award for Metro Vancouver pump station

Ontario gives first round of water systems funding to St. George project

A report from the Regional Municipality of Niagara shows that three, roughly century-old area water plants have a collective backlog of $280 million in overdue investment. Pictured is Decrew Falls, which is 99-years-old and has a capacity of 227.3 million litres per day. It has a $195.3 million investment backlog.

Niagara water, wastewater systems on the cusp of infrastructure emergency

A blue-green roof on a Vancouver building combines the attributes of a blue roof which stores water with that of a green roof, which uses the water held below its growing medium. The roof captures water and lessens the dependency on city water for irrigation.

Vancouver wants building designs to manage rainwater

In Coal Harbour and nearby Sointula, B.C. the original back-up systems for the sewer pumping stations and treatment plants were three-phase diesel generators on a towable trailer. But now the areas are using battery-powered backup systems that they specifically developed as shown in this image.

Operator of wastewater treatment system in remote B.C. village builds unique battery back-up

The Metro Vancouver regional district has signed its first deal to supply heat from sewage to the large-scale Senakw development. The massive project sits on reserve land near the Burrard Street bridge and is being built by the Squamish Nation in partnership with developer Westbank Corp. It will see 6,000 rental units spread across 11 towers of 12-58 storeys plus smaller buildings built in four phases.

Metro Vancouver promoting regional district sewage heat recovery

Pictured is the installation of a 40-millimetre-diameter watermain that is part of a major infrastructure project in Niagara Region.

Niagara Region watermain work a joint effort to make much-needed improvements

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