Quick Facts Importance of Water Conservation

• Over 900 km of waterline Water is an essenal commodity in our daily throughout the County lives. It may be considered a renewable • 13 different water systems and 4 resource, but supplies are not endless and every increase in demand for water places an wastewater lagoons are operated addional strain on our system. by As consumers, we have a responsibility to • 682 users of County water use our water more wisely. WATERWORKS • Huxley and Wimborne are the only remaining public groundwater systems within the County • 192,292 m3 of water distributed throughout the County in 2016 • Bacteriological sampling is done each week on each system • 5 bulk water staons for residenal and commercial use are located throughout the County

JOHN MCKIERNAN MANAGER, ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES

Box 400 1600 2nd Street NE , AB T0M 2A0 Phone: 403-443-5541 www.kneehillcounty.com Toll Free: 1-866-443-5541 E-mail: [email protected] Rural Water Systems Rural Water Systems Water and Wastewater

CHURCHILL WATER SYSTEM MT. VERNON WATER SYSTEM HAMLET OF SWALWELL • A former water co-op now operated by Kneehill • A former water co-op now operated by Kneehill County • Water for the Hamlet of Swalwell is received through County • Water is treated by the Town of Three Hills Water Aqua 7 regional transmission line • Designed for 22 users as a trickle feed system • 3 • Treatment Plant Hamlet of Swalwell has a 350 m reservoir and a Is currently over-serviced with 37 connecons • Is connected directly to Town of Three Hills Distribuon pumphouse to maintain pressure and chlorine resid- • A daily average of water used is 27.3 m3 • System and water pressure is boosted before entering ual throughout the Hamlet Is connected directly to Town of County’s system • The pumphouse houses a fire pump for emergencies Distribuon System • • There is no County reservoir for the Mt. Vernon system but must be manually started by an operator Construcon and Installaon of a small amount of • There are currently 56 connecons to the water system • There are 54 service connecons within the Hamlet water storage is underway. • A daily average of water used is 62.6 m3 • A daily average of water used within the Hamlet is 24.3m3 KIRKPATRICK WATER SYSTEM EQUITY WATER SYSTEM • Wastewater collecon is a gravity system and mains are flushed annually. There are some trouble spots • A small rural water system operated by Kneehill • A former water co-op now operated by Kneehill County • with root intrusion and infiltraon County Water is treated by the Town of Three Hills Water • The wastewater lagoon was rehabilitated in 2012 • Water is pumped directly from the Aqua 7 reservoir Treatment Plant • • and included the addion of a new facultave cell, an Water is treated by the Town of Drumheller Is connected directly to Town of Three Hills Distribuon increase in lagoon volume, new plasc liner, an • Currently 17 connecons to the water system System and water pressure is boosted before entering • 3 upgraded inlet and outlet and a new chain link fence A daily average of water used is 21.4 m County’s system und the site • There is no County reservoir for the Mt. Vernon system • There are currently 41 connecons to the water system SOUTHERN RURAL WATER SYSTEM 3 • HAMLET OF HUXLEY • A daily average of water used is 45.5 m 4 rural sub-systems make up the Southern Rural • Water for the Hamlet of Huxley is received through a Water System ground water well under a diversion license from - Hamlet of Swalwell Environment. - Gamble System • Chlorine is added to the water and then pumped to - Grainger System the 540 m3 reservoir located to the East of the - Selkirk System • Hamlet. Water is received through Aqua 7 regional • Water is distributed to the Hamlet from the reservoir transmission line • through gravity Water is treated by the Town of Drumhelller Water • There are 43 service connecons within the Hamlet Treatment Plant • • A daily average of water used within the Hamlet is Currently there are 180 connecons to the rural 27.4m3 poron of the system (does not include Swalwell) • The wastewater collecon system is a low pressure system where only liquids are discharged to the SUNNYSLOPE WATER SYSTEM lagoon. Each residence must have their own sepc tank which they must maintain. • 3 sub-systems make up the Sunnyslope Water • System Hamlet Water and Wastewater The wastewater lagoon was designed as an - Hamlet of Torrington evaporaon pond. - Sunnyslope Gravity System - Sunnyslope Pressure System HAMLET OF TORRINGTON HAMLET OF WIMBORNE • Water is received through Aqua 7 regional • • Water for the Hamlet of Wimborne is received transmission line Water for the Hamlet of Torrington is received through Aqua 7 regional transmission line through a ground water well under a diversion • Water is treated by the Town of Drumheller Water 3 • Hamlet of Torrington has a 740 m reservoir and a license from Alberta Environment. Treatment Plant • Chlorine is added to the water and then pumped to • Currently there are 128 connecons to the rural pumphouse to maintain pressure and chlorine residual 3 throughout the Hamlet the 27 m reservoir located to the East of the Hamlet. poron of the system (does not include Torrington) • • Water is distributed to the Hamlet under pressure • Sunnyslope Pressure System was our most recent The pumphouse houses a fire pump for emergencies • There are 103 service connecons within the Hamlet from the pumphouse water system constructed 3 • A daily average of water used is 85.1m • There are 24 service connecons within the Hamlet • • A daily average of water used within the Hamlet is Wastewater collecon is a gravity system and mains are 3 Selkirk Pumphouse flushed annually. There are some trouble spots with 7.29m root intrusion, infiltraon, and some disjointed/sagging • The wastewater collecon is a gravity system and pipelines mains are flushed annually. There are some trouble • The wastewater lagoon is a four cell lagoon and is spots with root intrusion and some pipeline sagging • The wastewater lagoon is a single facultave cell discharged annually in the fall. It was constructed 3 around 1993, and has a capacity of 53,000 m3 with a capacity of 20,000 m