organization in the Auction’s 5-yearhistory. that the MPWWA turnedto over acharitable has represent raised The the largest monies amount event. successful the of coordination very this TimVillard and Henman in of for all their efforts toBenninger,go out Alan Holly MacIntosh, Jerry SHYM.turned to over benefit Very thanks special diverse and items very on some bidding furious More ceeds. through raised than$5200was (SHYM) the recipient worthy being of the pro- with Supportive Housing for Young Mothers thetraining seminar with conjunction in held conferencethis few ifany had hitches. ensuring in role important an played of whom of members the executive, all each and Delbert the Supplier Equipment Show. Great Craig, job organization setup and ofthe communication, in coordinating role played integral an ences, confer past atnumerous has he as Reeves, bert ployer him the foropportunity allowing to do it. em - his should as work, for his acknowledged be Craig should organization and of events these into of amount dous the goes time effort and progressiveand equipment display. Atremen- frastructure the always and popular Renewal” on the conferencethat touched theme of “In- informative workshops speakers, excellent program featuring and relevant outstanding on putting congratulated together to be is an Conference onput to Craigdate. Chair Gerrior attended conferences that the MPWWA has May well- of one and was successful the most Marriottthe Halifax in Hotel Harbourfront year. the over past taken place that has all admitmust that I’m putting into struggling words of the MPWWA, Chairperson installed the newly I Our 5thAuction Charity Silent Annual Our was Del Coordinator Seminar installed Newly The Training 2014Annual at held Seminar With my as from “Note the first Chair” being this Rob Hamilton Rob NOTE FROM Chairperson of the MPWWAChairperson THE CHAIR Continued 15 on page - - meeting ofmeeting city council. Mondaylion during project 9)public night’s (June fall. this completed to be distribution system are on schedule and on budget ■ Watershed worries ...... Treatment plant upgrade...... Sewer projects...... NB Strategy...... Temporary equipment...... New wateract...... Awards ...... Charity Auction...... INDEX Coun. Josh Carey gave an update on the- $50-mil gave Josh Carey update an Coun. Brook’sCorner treatment water new and plant ■ nearing completion distribution system Water treatment, Western St By GAR Y KEAN ar 7-8 14 13 11 5 5 3 2 leakage testing. leakage for with water filled have been tanks process main ongoing. is lining interior panel and doors work on the glazing, done, while been has ing the winter.throughout of- the cladding build Exterior dor) city on the Trans-Canada Highway continued - & Labra entrance to the (Newfoundland western ADDRESS LABEL HERE the and installed are being walls Interior masonry ofConstruction the treatment water at the plant Volume 21/Number3$3PM#40064924 completed in the coming months. coming the in completed atthe rear ofto the the plant. reservoirs tion piping, of underground piping including the final up in May, started works - on the installa withafocus Civil continuing. is rough-in the electrical and going on- plumbing is rough installed, been equipment has Storm water pipe and retention pipe and Storm water areas are to be theCarey said majority mechanical ofand process (Photo: ©GeraldineBrophy/Western Star) Work onCornerBrook’s new$50-million 11 whileworkontheglazing, doorsand system isonbudgetandscheduleto be completedthisfall. Exteriorcladding of thebuildinghasbeendoneonJune water treatment plantanddistribution treatment water interior liningpanelcontinued. Continued 15 on page JULY 2014 Page 2 News Maritime Provinces Water & Wastewater Report July 2014 Annual Charity Auction raises over $5,600 ■■By ALAN BENNINGER fortunate to have been chosen as a recipient of your pleased and excited to be supporting ‘The Joy- to the kind of people they are - people who bring & HOLLY MACINTOSH charity auction. The results of much work on the part riders’. The mission for this charity is the en- joy to the lives of others, and they have been doing of auction organizers and conference committee mem- hancement of the physical, emotional and social this for more than 35 years. Who knew five years ago that the decision by the bers will impact SHYM in a major way. With this sig- well being of children and adults with disabili- Please consider helping to make our 6th Annual MPWWA Board of Directors to host a charity auc- nificant donation, we will be able to accomplish many ties through various therapeutic forms of riding Charity Auction a huge success in support of The tion at the Annual Training Seminar would be such a things in terms of purchases and programming. How horses. Their choice of name is an important clue Joyriders in 2015! huge success? To date, the auctions have raised more affirming!” than $18,000 in total – with 100% of the money raised Their words nicely sum up the reason the Board going to a local charity in the host province. plans to continue hosting a charity auction at our an- At this year’s seminar in Halifax in April, we nual seminars! proudly held our 5th Annual Charity Auction in It’s important to note that the charity auctions are MPWWA support of Supportive Housing for Young Mothers only possible because of the tremendous support of Board of Directors 2014 (SHYM) – operated by the YWCA Halifax. The auc- our members, equipment suppliers, businesses and tion was a huge success – the best ever! Greater than individuals – in the form of item and cash donations $5,600 will help SHYM provide housing, as well as and of course the auction bids and purchases. Exam- parenting and life skills development programs for ples of the ‘generous spirit’ shown in support of the young mothers between the age of 16-24, who are auction were clearly evident this year. An operator independently parenting their child(ren) and are in donated a Sobeys gift card saying, “They need this immediate need of housing. more than I do.” Another member donated an item SHYM Registered Social Workers, Cathy Kasper he won in a prize draw at the Equipment Show, stat- and Lee Ann MacDonald, who accepted the cheque ing that he wanted to support the charity. For those on behalf of SHYM, shared the following with us: “We in attendance at the banquet, we will not soon forget could never express enough gratitude to MPWWA for the excitement when Hettie Sacre from Atlantic Pu- their generosity. It is such a huge act of kindness that will rification Systems turned over approximately $750 touch all of the current SHYM families and beyond. It for the charity auction after she won the 50/50 draw was very meaningful and touching to represent SHYM – AMAZING! and connect with a group as fine as MPWWA. We feel Now, looking ahead to our 35th Annual Train- proud of the work SHYM is able to do and also very ing Seminar in Charlottetown next year, we are

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6667216 Page 3 Awards Maritime Provinces Water & Wastewater Report July 2014 Halifax Water wins Innovation Award at CSCE conference

Halifax Water was awarded the “CSCE-CANAM such as those seen at the CSCE conference in Halifax Excellence in Innovation in Civil Engineering Award” help make Canada a world leader in the field of Civil at the Canadian Society of Civil Engineering’s (CSCE) Engineering. I am pleased to see such a strong field annual meeting and conference. of candidates this year. Congratulations to Halifax The Nova Scotia company was one of three finalists Water for being this year’s award recipient.” competing for the national award presented May 30. The award recognizes Halifax Water’s position as The winning innovation was “Advanced Pressure a world leader in water loss control. Since the imple- Management Utilizing Automated Pressure Reducing mentation of an international best practice in 1999, it Valve Control in a Dual Supply District Metered Area.” has reduced leakage in the water distribution system “It is an honour to be recognized by our peers in by 40 million litres per day that represents $600,000 the field of Civil Engineering,” said Halifax Water in annual savings. The Five Fingers Brook Watershed Committee of Saint-Quentin, New Brunswick received the Council of the General Manager Chair Carl Yates. The Honourary Recognizing the importance of pressure man- Federation’s Excellence in Water Stewardship Award as part of Canada Water Week. The group won the award Conference Chair added, “Innovative thinking and agement to control leakage, Halifax Water has con- in recognition of their work in developing and implementing a plan to improve the drinking water supply in the effective program implementation benefits our cus- ducted research and refined its approach to make Five Fingers Brook. In the photo are, from left: Restigouche-la-Vallée MLA Martine Coulombe; Environment and tomers, the environment, and motivates staff to keep further inroads in leakage reduction. Its latest tech- Local Government Minister Danny Soucy; Saint-Quentin Deputy Mayor Nicole Somers and Five Fingers Brook striving for excellence.” nological breakthrough is a testament to the dedica- Watershed Committee President and Vice-President Normand Levesque and Jacqueline Beaulieu. (Photo: Com- CSCE President Reg Andres said, “Innovations tion of staff and their stewardship of water resources. munications New Brunswick)

Excellence in Water Stewardship Awards Arthur Bell The North Rustico Sewer and Water Utility re- ceived the 2014 Council of the Federation Excel- Award presented lence in Water Stewardship Award. The Prince Edward Island utility took pro- The presentation of the Arthur Bell Award is gressive and forward-looking steps to improve always a highlight for me at the Annual Training its handling of waste water by increasing ca- Seminar. It’s a great feeling to give recognition pacity to meet future growth within the town. to someone who does not expect it; to someone Its system now surpasses new federal and who is truly deserving, who portrays the ideals provincial regulations for effluent quality. The envisioned by the award’s creators. $2.7-million facility was relocated on higher This year’s recipient is Rob Hamilton. A ground to protect it from storm surges and the board member since 2005 representing Zone impacts of climate change. 3, Rob has devoted a great amount of effort Increased capacity will enable people to dis- towards the ideals of the MPWWA. As confer- continue septic systems, which will help protect ence chair he has led us through two seminars the town’s well field. Assuring the quality of efflu- in Saint John and has prepared and held nu- ent will also protect the shellfish industry and merous training workshops in his area. More aquaculture, and enhance enjoyment of the sce- recently Rob has taken on the task (along with nic harbour. help from others) to organize and promote our The Council of the Federation award is part charity auction that has raised thousands of of a larger strategy to improve stewardship of dollars for local charities. valuable water resources and foster best prac- During the past three years Rob has served tices across Canada. It also presented Excellence as vice-chair for the association and this year in Water Stewardship Awards to Five Fingers has stepped up to assume the responsibilities Brook Watershed Committee in New Bruns- of Chairperson. I look forward to Rob’s leader- wick, Northeast Avalon Atlantic Coastal ship continuing for his term as Chair and con- Action Program in Newfoundland and Lab- gratulate him on receiving the much-deserved rador, and Groundswell Community-Based “Art Bell Award.” Groundwater Monitoring Ecology Action Centre in Nova Scotia. Todd Richard Past Chair, MPWWA Prince Edward Island Premier Robert Ghiz, along with Environment, Labour and Justice Minister Janice Sherry presented the 2014 Council of the Federation Excellence in Water Stewardship Award to North Rustico Sewer and Water Utility Chair Les Standen. (Photo: Brian Simpson, Provincial Photographer)

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Page 4 Profile Maritime Provinces Water & Wastewater Report July 2014 MPWWR PROFILE: Kevin AmherstGeorge water fix Every issue the MPWWR shines a spotlight on a MPWWA member making a difference in the industry. Kevin George is the hasfocus of ‘hefty’our July issue. price tag BY DARRELL COLE $1.9 million, constructing a high pressure ■■By ANDY WALKER stand pipe near the existing reservoir at a “You would just hate to see a heavy rain because CUMBERLANDNEWSNOW cost of $2.3 million and building a new, you knew what was going to happen,” George said. higher reservoir at $6.6 million. When the Nova Scotia government instituted “The system had just gotten too old, but you don’t [Amherst, NS]– Fixing water pressure Bird said the existing reservoir is 35 regulations in 1995 requiring every municipality to want to see your friends and neighbours out of issues in several parts of Amherst (Nova years old. have a certified operator for its wastewater system, work—especially in a rural community like this, Scotia) is going to come with a hefty price “Although it has been kept in good it left the Town of Digby scrambling. where jobs are hard to come by.” tag. condition, it may be nearing the end of its With just over 2,000 people the small town on That’s not even counting the fact clams are one A study by CBCL has indicated the water expected life span and constructing a new the south coast of the province did not have any- of his favourite foods. The solution proved to be a pressure issues can be fixed for between one may be the best option,” Bird said. one to fit the bill. Kevin George, who had been state-of-the-art lagoon system and the creation of $1.9 million and $6.6 million. Town staff are now conducting a thor- working with the public works department since the regional wastewater facility funded by both the “All three options are quite costly and ough inspection of the reservoir with the 1989, decided he would like to give it a try. town and the municipality. It came on stream late will have to be considered as part of the goal of identifying an expected replace- town’s long-term capital upgrade plans,” George, whose family moved to the fishing com- last year and, while there have been a few bugs to ment year. Coun. Robert Bird told council during its munity from the Annapolis Valley when he was just work out, George is pleased with how things have As for fire flows, CBCL found the town February session on Monday (Feb. 24). four, headed to community college to obtain his progressed. He is hoping the fishing grounds clo- meets the minimum recommended fire CBCL was tasked with investigating low Level 2 wastewater certification. He then became sures are a thing of the past. pressure at the top of Church and Willow flows within the downtown. The consul- the operator for what is now known as the Digby “This was a big project for a community this size streets. The consultant was also asked to tant’s report suggested flows could be im- Regional Wastewater Facility, which services just and certainly the biggest undertaking of my work investigate fire flows in the downtown proved by replacing aged water mains on over 3000 customers in both the town and the mu- life,” he said. area, following the August 2012 fire that Church and Willow Street as those streets nicipality of the District of Digby. Kevin received his 20-year pin from the Mari- destroyed the Windsor and Black Block come up for reconstruction. George inherited a secondary treatment facility time Provinces Water & Wastewater Association buildings. Coun. George Baker said it’s nice to get built in 1976 that was rapidly reaching the end of earlier this year, and he is a great believer in the During that fire, firefighters found some concrete information on what’s re- its shelf life. He explained that, as the system aged organization. “Being an operator in a small town, themselves battling issues with water pres- quired since the public has been complain- and the population of the area grew, heavy rains it is just great to pick up the phone or send an e- sure, while many parts of town found they ing about water pressure for several years. overtaxed the system. mail and have years of expertise at your finger- had little or no water pressure the day of Mayor Robert Small said the informa- Operational problems had an impact that tips.” the fire. tion should help the town prepare its case stretched far beyond the elderly plant on Queen George, who is single and loves to hunt and fish, The options CBCL are recommending for infrastructure funding and access fund- Street. Digby has a long connection with the fish- now has a certified assistant operator. He said that include constructing a booster station at ing from the gas tax fun. ery and, next to scallops; clams are one of the major has been a tremendous help, allowing him sick species. Each time the wastewater system failed, it days and vacation time. “In a small system like this, resulted in a shutdown of the clam fishery in the you are pretty much on call all the time.” Annapolis Basin. That put 350 people out of work, The 53 year-old hopes to complete his working often for periods of seven to 10 days. And it put life in his adopted town. “I feel fortunate because I Waterenormous pressure ontreatment the operator and Town staff. plantlove where I liveon and I liketarget what I do.” for fallKevin George. completion Also see story on Page 8 BY CORY HURLEY at $36 million. will be running through our water treatment plant payment for the project. WESTERN STAR Trials and tribulations of the project have been for a 30-day process,” May said. “They tried all “We felt like we had enhanced our protection well publicized, right up until the time the project kinds of different chemical combinations, and it with the project… a lot of unknowns, given up the A year after (February) approving the contract was eventually approved through the unique de- proved to be very successful.” control of this, but they have to prove this system Newfor the design-build plant of Corner Brook’s new waterfitting sign-build concept. The the plant alone had bill come in Hein said it confirmedDigby the design and that therearea works,” May said. ■■treatmentBy ANDY system, WALKER Steve May is confident in saying at $41 million through the original tender process, are other operational savings which can be realized. Of Pomerleau’s $25-million bid, the city is hold- the project is still $15 million under the original “Thebut Queen is now Street estimated plant atjust about couldn’t $28 million.keep up,” decommissioned.The construction The price of phase the new is structureunderway, was beginning and along ing Highway back $500,000 217. for these trials. “If they want all tenders. said KevinPomerleau George, the provided plant operator the smallest for the town. and simplestcost sharedwith with site thepreparation federal and in provincialfall 2012. governThe creation- The of projectof that involved $500,000, $1 they million have to to convert be in the the plant, run it, TheThe new (Newfoundland $3.8 million Digby & Regional Labrador) Wastewater city’s director As planta long-time design, saidresident, May. LikeGeorge some was of allthe tooother bidments.- the plant, which is three levels below ground, beganQueen Streetand treatment prove it canplant work into aunder pumping all station,the varying water Facilityof operational will not only services meet the says needs the of agreement the Nova Sco with- Poaware- ders of the its impactdesign thefeatured closures the had dissolve on the air local floatation The plantin spring is also 2013, unique while as itthe jointly construction operated byof the$1.2 steel million conditions,” for the pipeline he said. to Smith’s Cove, $1.2 mil- tia communitymerleau of for Montreal some time is tofilled come—it with guarantees,should also andeconomy. (DAF) Close system to that350 hasdirect been and chosen. indirect That jobs company the town building and the Municipalitybegan last fall. of the District of Digby. lion for the newThere lagoon is also in Smith’s another Cove $500,000 and $300,000 for an opera- leadmaintaining to the revival theof a estimatedmajor industry. price tag of about $49were alsoimpacted—usually submitted the lowest for a periodestimate of for seven annual to operThe- two municipalitiesFollowing the split commissioning the costs on aphase 65-35 — whichfor a backup tional UV guarantee.treatment system. Sincemillion-$50 2008, clam million harvesting is just one in ofthe them. Annapolis 10 days.ating cost to the city. basis, withis expected the town payingto be latethe lion’s2014 share. — there will be threeGeorge is “Weconfident didn’t the want basin themwill continue low-balling to get their esti- Basin Thathas been is still shut much down lower after than every the $60heavy million-$65 rain. “You don’tLast likesummer, to see thatPomerleau happen,” conducted he said. a pilot trialGeorge performance said the new trials facility of 10 is providingdays each. ser The- atrials clean billmated of health operating from the cost Department and having of Fisherno repercussions- That’smillion because the the tenders town’s came old secondary in at in 2010. treatment That was Theat new the plant,site, using which a is mini located version in the of adjacent the proposed vice toare approximately based on capacity 3,000 andpeople, quality, including from multipleies and Oceansif they and are wrong,”the Canadian May Foodsaid. Inspection plant,for which a project dates which back to was May originally of 1976, was estimated simply andcommunity plant. of Smiths Cove, went into production some partssample of thepoints district and including,must be achieved Lighthouse to reach Agency the duringThere this fishingis no payment season. “I ifam the just operational hoping cost is approved through federal and provincial funding “They processed our water, the exact water we substantial completion — and ultimately receive more than 20 per cent of the original estimate. overwhelmed. last December and the old plant was immediately Road, Mount Pleasant, Conway, Pleasant Street the closures are now a thing of the past.”

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[Amherst, NS] – Amherst (Nova Scotia) is going to [Truro, NS] - New equipment is being brought it is generating a higher volume of solids. There are Residents had been assured in the past that the adjust its capital budget so it can take full advantage in to help deal with the noxious odours emanating also high-strength industrial effluents being released odour issue was being dealt with and while they have of the new Building Canada Fund. from the wastewater treatment plant in Lower Truro into the system, which when combined with low oxy- generally been “patient” with the municipality, but Deputy CAO Jason MacDonald told council’s June (Nova Scotia). gen conditions and warm weather that result in “un- that can’t be expected to continue if the stench isn’t committee-of-the-whole meeting on Monday (June “In the last little while the odours seem to be back, pleasant odours at the plant and in the surrounding eliminated, Coun. Doug MacInnes suggested. 16) that the provincial Municipal Affairs Department or there was a period there at least where they were areas,” a staff report said. “We definitely have to do something to get this cor- has asked all municipalities to submit up to three pri- back, as strong as ever,” Colchester County Deputy Council had earlier earmarked $2.6 million in this rected,” he said. orities for the application process. Mayor Bill Masters said, to public works director Mi- year’s budget to deal with the issue. Newell said the county will also be working with “In order to do this, a motion must be passed by chelle Newell, during the last committee meeting of So far, $58,000 has been spent on a detailed design the Town of Truro to begin precise monitoring of the council to establish our priorities,” MacDonald said. Colchester County council. of the required equipment and the county is in the types and volumes of industrial wastes that are being “Furthermore, the projects should be listed on our “If we are going to get into another routine hot process of purchasing the equipment from Noxon released into the sewer system in an effort to also re- five-year capital budget.” summer with odours we are going to have issues North America at a cost of $289,654. duce the odours. MacDonald said staff is proposing the Mill Street (with residents’ complaints),” he said. “Will this help Construction of that system is expected to begin trunk sanitary sewer, valued at $1 million; the reha- with that situation?” Masters added of the new equip- in September but in the interim, Newell told council bilitation of Willow Street, valued at $747,000; and ment. a mobile unit is being brought in to help deal with the the Station Street sanitary/storm sewer separation “Ultimately this will resolve the situation,” Newell odour issues. That equipment is expected to be oper- Mother Nature delivers be the three priorities for the fund. said, of new centrifuge dewatering equipment de- ating in about a week’s time (June 24). He said the Mill Street project is not currently on water woes to Woodstock the town’s capital budget and staff are suggesting it ■■By KATHY JOHNSON be placed on Year 2 of the five-year plan while Station Street be moved from the third to fourth to allow for Water woes were flowing down the Saint John River proper planning. New water act for Prince Edward Island this spring, when an ice jam took out the power supply MacDonald said when staff were looking for proj- Work will begin immediately on a water act for Sherry said that the act will address a wide to the Town of Woodstock’s well house for four days. ects they were looking for those with a bigger price Prince Edward Island to ensure sustainable man- range of matters related to the supply and qual- The saga began on April 16 when the swollen ice tag to take advantage of the federal and provincial agement of its water resources, Environment Min- ity of water, including drinking and waste water filled river washed out part of the causeway leading funding. ister Janice Sherry said June 18. facilities, conservation and watercourse and to the New Brunswick town’s well house located on He also pointed out that the Mill Street sanitary The proposed water act will create new legis- wetland protection. She said that no consid- an island in the river. It knocked out the power supply sewer is in need of replacement soon. He said it’s lation for areas such as groundwater allocation, eration will be given to lifting the moratorium including poles and transformer. made of century-old clay pipe that has stood the test discharges into fresh and marine water environ- on high capacity wells for agriculture irrigation While the town has a back-up diesel pump, pub- of time but is nearing the end of its lifespan. ments, and mandate targets for water quality. purposes until the water act and regulations are lic works employees with the help of the Woodstock He said the sanitary sewer receives a lot of storm The development of a water act was one of the in place. Fire Department, had to use the department’s rescue water, especially during heavy rain events and some- recommendations of the Standing Committee on The process for developing the act will involve boat, to transfer workers and diesel to the well house times water can back up. Agriculture, Environment, Energy and Forestry a white paper, public consultations carried out by for the three days that it took town crews and work- The Willow Street project would see the street following its consultations earlier this year on high an arms-length group, and a review of legislation ers from E. Cummings Contractors to repair the repaved from Spring to East Pleasant Street along capacity wells for agriculture irrigation purposes. in other jurisdictions. causeway. Power was restored the following day and with replacing a culvert that will aid in stormwater by April 22, the six-day boil water order was lifted. management. (Andrew Garnett could not be reached for comment.) CumberlandNewsNow

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Talking tough for property owners in arrears “You really hate to do it, but you have to be fair to ■■By GARY KEAN Carey noted the city’s current cost to treat water on their water and sewer accounts seems to have the customers that are paying the bills,” the commu- is between $300,000 and $500,000 per year. That worked for one Prince Edward Island community. nity administrator said. Western Star amount is going to rise dramatically, he noted, once Fed up with a handful of properties that were in Tignish has a population of 750 and is located near Cathy Peddle felt like she was doing the smart the city’s new water treatment plant is operational arrears on their accounts, the community council in the western tip of the province. Residents are charged thing when she signed on to be part of the water within the next year. Tignish served notice they were prepared to shut off $180 a year for sewer and $320 for water service. meter pilot project in Corner Brook (Newfoundland “When we turn the valve on the water treatment water and dig up sewer lines if no arrangements were During the May council meeting, it was revealed the & Labrador) in 2009. plant, the operating cost of water and sewer in Cor- made to pay by the middle of May. water and sewer utilities were owed over $30,000 in Now that any new construction or major renova- ner Brook is going to go to between $1.3 million to Community Administer Karen Gaudet-Gavin said back payments. tion project in the city will require the installation of a $1.5 million,” said Carey. the water line to one property was shut off. “We will see what happens with those people that water meter — at a cost to the builder or homeowner, Corner Brook provides water to the neighbouring Several owners made arrangements with the util- made arrangements to pay in installments,” Gaudet- Peddle is even more sure she was right. towns of Massey Drive and Mount Moriah. An agree- ity to pay their bill in installments. Gaudet-Gavin Gavin said. “If they don’t follow through, we are still She figures it’s only a matter of time before meters ment already in place with Massey Drive contains a said there were also a couple of vacant properties prepared to send in the backhoe.” will be in every home and business. clause that requires that municipality to adopt any Peddle was one of 110 homeowners who agreed to water conservation methods implemented by the have meters installed to measure just how much water City of Corner Brook, so the decision of council to was being consumed in her home. The monthly up- require water meters on new construction will also Upgrades for Burin’s dates from the city helped Peddle and her family find be enforceable in Massey Drive. ways to reduce the amount of water they were using. Mayor Charles Pender said during the public meet- The project helped them realize their toilets were ing that a similar clause will be included in the next needlessly leaking water. They also began reducing water service agreement with Mount Moriah when it Long Pond water supply the amount of water used for daily chores and began is due to be renegotiated in the next year or so. The provincial (Newfoundland & Labrador) gov- acknowledged. doing things like reusing the water from their dehu- Pender said the cost to the city will increase even ernment has allocated $750,000 for infrastructure Noting the infrastructure is approximately midifier to nourish plants in the garden. more in the next six years or so as Corner Brook is improvements to the Town of Burin’s Long Pond 50-years-old, Mr. Jackman indicated the project was They even decided to buy a high-efficiency clothes expecting to have to begin also treating its sewage by water supply. a top priority for Burin Town Council. washer and a water-saving dishwasher. around 2020. Education Minister Clyde Jackman, MHA for Bu- The funding is 90-10 cost shared between the pro- The pilot project is over, but the Peddles still get three “These meters can go a long way to helping reduce rin-Placentia West, announced the funding Wednes- vincial government and the town under the Munici- or four updates a year regarding their daily water usage. the amount of water we treat on both ends and re- day (May 14). pal Capital Works Program. “It’s good because, if you see a particular day is duce the overall costs to residents,” said the mayor. “The tender will be called on that very shortly,” he Southern Gazette higher than another day, then you can try to figure The water meters are still meant for monitoring out what you did or why you used more water on a purposes only and not for billing residents for water particular day,” she said. consumption. At last week’s (June 10) public meeting, Corner Peddle, though, is sure that the cost of treating Brook city council passed a motion requiring any water both before and after consumption will even- new construction or any major renovation projects tually be covered through a more direct fee than how will require the installation of a water meter at a cost tax dollars are currently found for it. of $350. The cost will be included in residential per- “Somewhere in the future, we are going to have to mit fees from now on and is effective Jan. 1, 2014. start paying for water usage because, with the water Council still has to determine whether that $350 treatment plant and a sewage treatment plant to fol- Water & Wastewater Solutions for: will be applied retroactively to building permit fees low, they’re going to have to come up with a source Municipalities · Consultants · Industry · Contractors already granted so far this year. of revenue from somewhere,” she said. “It seems very During the discussion of the motion, Coun. Josh likely that’s the direction they’re headed in.”

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Other recom- meet identical effluent quality targets, re- assigned for a number mendations derived from gardless of their effluent quantity or their of key indicators, for the risk assessment may receiving water conditions. In most cases, which target values include: the need for plant the concentration of BOD and TSS had to have already been es- modifications, the need be 20 and 20 mg/L or better. The effluent tablished. The target for controlling Inflow and had to receive 1 in 8 dilution during 7-day- values are defined by Infiltration (I&I), the inves- 10-year low flow events. the CCME Standards tigation of energy savings In 2009, the Canada-wide Strategy for for the Protection of potentials and recommen- the Management of Municipal Wastewa- Aquatic Life. A mix- dations for modifications ter Effluent (“the Strategy”) was endorsed ing zone is allocated, to the Approval to Operate. by the Canadian Council of Ministers of within which contami- More extensive monitoring Environment (CCME). Most Canadian nant concentrations may be recommended if the provinces, including New Brunswick, may exceed the EQOs. proposed EDOs are difficult Nova Scotia and Prince Edward Island At the edge of the mix- or impossible to meet. have endorsed the Strategy and are in the ing zone however, the With the exception of implementation process. The Strategy water quality has to be Task 1 most of the work is sets end-of-pipe National Performance safe for aquatic life and being carried out by spe- Standards for CBOD5 and TSS of less has to meet the EQOs. Effluent Plume. cialized consulting firms. than 25 mg/L and total residual chlorine The values of the EQOs Often the community’s en- of less than 0.02 mg/L (non-detect level). are different for fresh and salt water en- A local consulting engineering firm terms of flow and water quality. This task gineering firms get involved in the work The Strategy also calls for a site-specific vironments. - NATECH Environmental – has been is typically carried out by the plant opera- as well. calculation of new Effluent Discharge In 2012, the Wastewater Systems instrumental in developing New Bruns- tor. Mixing behaviour of the effluent de- Objectives (EDOs). For each municipal Effluent Regulations were published wick’s approach to Risk Assessments by 2. A characterization of the receiving pends on the energy gradients in the re- plant EDOs are derived for different con- under the Fisheries Act. The new providing advice to the NB Department water in terms of hydrology and water ceiving environment. Mixing coefficients taminants based on the assimilative ca- regulations provide effluent quality of Environment and Local Government quality. Documented information is typi- are affected by the bathymetry near the pacity of the receiving water. The larger compliance standards that mirror the on their province-specific approach to cally relied on for this task. outfall, the density difference between the the effluent flow, the greater is the num- National Performance Standards con- implement the Strategy. The key com- 3. Field work including a bathymetric effluent and the receiving water, effluent ber of contaminants being considered. tained in the Strategy. Also, the efflu- ponents of the New Brunswick approach survey of the outfall area, current velocity flow and the magnitude of ambient cur- Five classes of facilities are defined, rang- ent must not be acutely toxic to fish and include: measurements near the outfall pipe, efflu- rents. These factors are site specific, time ing from very small to very large, based on meet unionized ammonia of less than 1. A comprehensive characterization ent flow measurements, and field truth- varying and often insufficiently docu- effluent flow. 1.25 mg/L of the effluent over a one-year period in ing of the effluent’s mixing performance mented. Therefore, in addition to the using a dye tracer. Water quality up- minimum level of effort stipulated in the stream and downstream of the discharge Strategy, the province expects that field and of the effluent on the day of the test is verification of the predictions is provided. also determined. A number of techniques have been devel- 4. Mathematical modeling of the mix- oped by consultants to obtain the neces- ing regime to predict mixing performance sary field information: under pre-defined average and worst case The method of determining the ba- conditions. thymetry preferred by NATECH is to use 5. Definition of the allocated mixing a manned or remotely controlled boat zone around the outfall pipe. Three cri- equipped with GPS and echo sounders teria were selected by the province to to survey the outfall area. The boat is also better define the mixing zone: in terms helpful for water quality testing and in de- of maximum extent (250 m), maximum ploying and retrieving drogues used for allowable fraction of the receiving stream current measurements. If the drogues are (25%), and maximum allowable dilution equipped with small GPS units, the pres- (1 in 100). ence of eddies and other flow inconsisten- 6. Computation of the EDOs. Three cies can be easily monitored and mapped. types of effluent quality targets are ac- Mixing processes are best studied cepted depending on the contaminant using a dye tracer. The tracer study in- and the characteristics of the receiving volves the following procedure: After stream: pre-described minimum Na- planning and notification of the authori- tional Performance Standards EDOs, ties, Rhodamine WT dye is continuously calculated regular EDOs, and theoretical discharged into the effluent stream on EDOs. Where the assignment of regular the day of the test until steady state con- EDOs is impractical due to very low dilu- ditions have established. A fluorometer tion in the receiving environment under mounted on a boat, coupled with a GPS, low-flow conditions, theoretical EDOs is being used to detect the effluent plume are used. When theoretical EDOs are ap- in three dimensions. The plume is de- plied, further water quality monitoring is scribed and mapped in the report, rela- automatically prescribed. tive to the environmental parameters on 7. The findings of the risk assessment the day of the test. Lines of equal dilutions are summarized in a report, complete are shown. Bathymetric survey near outfall pipe. with graphs, tables and photographs. Continued on page 8 Page 8 News Maritime Provinces Water & Wastewater Report July 2014 New Brunswick Effluent Risk Assessment Strategy

Continued from page 7 creation of a comprehensive and up-to- have an ERA completed. Plants ranged Since the field test results are not nec- date provincial data base on municipal in size from very small mechanical treat- essarily representative of average or worst wastewater treatment plants, implemen- ment facilities to very large urban treat- case conditions, a mixing zone model is tation of a science-based approach to ment plants processing more than 50,000 employed (as required by the Strategy). stipulating conditions in the Approvals m3 of effluent per day. The mixing model results have to be cali- to Operate, development of a risk assess- DELG is also working on a plan to ad- brated or interpreted against the findings ment procedure that can be transferred dress the CSO and SSO requirements of of the tracer release. Besides lending cre- to communal and industrial discharg- the CCME Strategy. dential to the model outcome, the tracer ers, identification of I&I into the system, (Jochen Schroer is with NATECH En- study allows for visualization and docu- identification of potential energy savings, vironmental Inc. He can be reached at mentation of the effluent plume. upgrading of flow metering at plants, [email protected]) A number of mathematical mixing identification of malfunctioning outfall zone models are available to simulate the pipes, etc. References: mixing performance. CORMIX has been The province is providing incentives to Canadian Council of Ministers of the most widely used in New Brunswick. The the municipalities through financial sup- Environment. 2009. Canada-wide Strat- model is used to define the study method- port from an Environmental Trust Fund. egy for the Management of Municipal ology and to predict mixing performance Communities can apply for a $10,000 Wastewater Effluent. Available online during average and worst case conditions. grant toward the cost of carrying out the at: http://www.ccme.ca/ourwork/water. The impact of organic discharges on the environmental risk assessment (ERA). A html?category_id=81 dissolved oxygen regime downstream of priority list has been prepared with com- Health Canada. 2012. Guidelines for the outfall is typically determined using munities receiving higher ranking if they Canadian Recreational Water Quality, the Streeter-Phelps algorithm, using a are discharging into sensitive habitats, or Third Edition. Prepared by the Federal- spread sheet-based model. planning to upgrade their facilities in the Provincial Territorial Working Group on Some of the benefits associated with near future. Recreational Water Quality of the Fed- implementing the Strategy include: Approximately 20 communities in New eral-Provincial-Territorial Committee on conducting a needs assessment for im- Brunswick have been receiving funding Health and the Environment. Ottawa, proving treatment plants, identification every year and over 60 plants have been Ontario, April 2012. of under-performing treatment plants, assessed this way since 2010. Twenty New Brunswick Water Classification creation of public and operator aware- more wastewater treatment plants are Regulation 2002-13, available online at: ness, reduction in impacts on sensitive scheduled for 2014. By the time the pro- http://www.gnb.ca/0062/regs/2002- habitats such as shell fish growing areas gram ends in 2016, it is expected that all 13.htm and watersheds prone to eutrophication, 115 municipal wastewater facilities will Drogue paths during falling tides.

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■■By ANDY WALKER weeks. As of June 10, the NSURB had yet to render its effective method of processing effluent flows from the purpose of the charge.” final verdict. wherever they may occur.” Pettipas predicted it will also slow down commer- The Halifax Regional Water Commission has The communications officer said they were ex- The commission had been asking for a 30-year cial development since there will be a fee of $2.05 a been given the green light to institute a development pecting the decision any day. “We thought we would planning horizon for the RDC—something that was square foot on non-residential buildings. charge on new home construction by the Nova Scotia have a decision by the end of May and certainly now opposed by a number of developers. In the end, the Utility and Review Board (NSURB). we are hoping before the end of June but that is en- NSURB reduced the horizon to 20 years, saying: “All The new charge is designed to replace existing lev- tirely up to the board.” else being equal, reducing the horizon will reduce ies for trunk sewer, sewer redevelopment and capital “The Board finds that there is a need for a Regional the wastewater RDCs because it will remove large Alberton Council costs contributions for wastewater treatment facili- Development Charge (RDC) and that it should be projects, which may or may not be necessary, in the ties. A three-day hearing on the application was held based on the principle that growth pays for growth,” outward 10 years.” approves sewer work last December and the application was opposed by a the NSURB indicated in a 75-page written decision. The NSURB ordered the charge to be reviewed number of developers. The NSURB handed down its “In the Board’s view, the RDC presented in this appli- every five years, based on such variables as consump- ■■By ERIC MCCARTHY decision April 17. cation is not inconsistent with the proposition that tion rates, 1/1, revised capital costs, overhead and fi- While the regulatory agency did allow the the costs related to growth should be paid by those nancing costs. It mandated a change if the variables Journal Pioneer commission to impose the charge, it did reduce who have caused them.” increase or decrease by 15 per cent. It also approved [Alberton, PEI] -- The lower of two bidders, the amount requested. The original proposal The decision agreed with the NSURB’s contention the two-year phase-in proposed by the commission. Curran and Briggs Ltd., has been awarded the would have resulted in an additional $5,728 for the charges were consistent with what is happening The CEO of the Nova Scotia Home Builders As- contract for a sewer line replacement project in wastewater and $337 for water for a single-family other Canadian municipalities. Board members said sociation said single-family home construction was Alberton (Prince Edward Island). dwelling. the water commission is mandated to operate the re- down 31 per cent last year and has dropped another Town Council accepted the bid during its The exact amount of that charge was not known gional system “as effectively, efficiently and economi- 30 per cent so far in 2014. Paul Pettipas said the addi- monthly meeting on Monday (June 9). as this issue went to press. Halifax Water public rela- cally as possible. This is in the interest of ratepayers, tional charges will make a bad situation even worse. The project, which will cost $239,200, will tions coordinator James Campbell said the NSURB builders and developers. He said builders and developers will have no replace 385 meters of sewer main along Argyle had submitted the additional information requested “It may come to a point, because of environmen- choice but to pass the costs on to the end consumer. Street and Elizabeth Drive and adjacent to Cen- in early May All of the developers had a chance to tal concerns or capacity constraints, that one of the Pettipas noted the average cost of a home on the Hali- tral Street. comment on the revised submission. The ball then plants should be abandoned,” the board decision fax peninsula is now in the range of $587,000, putting The town is responsible for one-third of the went back in the water commission’s court for a final notes. “If that is the case, then the cost of providing it out of reach for many people. cost, or $79,733.33, with the rest of the cost cov- round of comments. infrastructure to move effluent flows from one facil- “This forces many people to either live in apart- ered through the Gas Tax Community Fund. Campbell explained that process was completed ity to another is, appropriately, a regional charge. This ments or live outside HRM and commute,” he said. May 15 and he was expecting a final ruling within is based on the assumption that this is the most cost “If there is no new homes people built, that defeats

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■■By KATHY JOHNSON “We’re very pleased with how it’s running in parallel Moncton Wastewater Commission. “The word with other primary treatment.” sewerage was outdated,” he said. “What we treat is The Greater Moncton Wastewater Commission He noted test results from the pilot project opera- wastewater. Our focus is on treatment rather than has submitted an application to P3 Canada to help tion indicate that wastewater is 97 per cent treated, the pipes.” fund an estimated $60 million upgrade to the waste- as opposed to the 75 per cent treated through the Established in 1983 to support the wastewater col- water treatment facility that services Moncton, conventional system. lection and treatment needs of the Dieppe, Moncton Dieppe and Riverview. Federal Wastewater Systems Effluent Regula- and Riverview area, over the past 30 years the Com- CBCL Ltd. was awarded the $350,000 contract tions (WSER), enacted in July 2012, set in motion mission has developed a 35-kilometre collection net- earlier this year for the pre-design and costing of the major capital projects for the commission, which work and treatment facility. It has become a leader in biological nutrient removal treatment plant that is could cost as much as $70 million in total. “We have the reuse of biosolids through the generation of type proposed to meet new federal effluent regulations. to meet federal regulations by 2020 and to get there ‘AA’ compost (the highest grade currently achieved in “We’re fairly well along in the process,” said Com- we need to spend between 60 and 70 million,” said Canada) as opposed to disposal in a landfill site. Prior mission Chair Winston Pearce. “In fact we are to the Pearce. to the formation of the commission approximately 80 point that there are sufficient detailed costs to sub- The proposed biological nutrient removal sec- sewage pipes discharged directly into the Petitcodiac mit a P3 application for funding.” ondary wastewater treatment facility is the major River. Pearce said the project, which is expected to carry component of the Commission’s Long-term Sustain- an estimated $63 million price tag, will upgrade the able Wastewater Treatment Strategy. Pearce said wastewater treatment facility to a secondary treat- the Commission continues to increase its focus on ment level. As he explained, for the past five or six the environmental and community aspects of its ac- Candice Jonah works in the lab at years the commission has been operating a small- tivities. In May it changed its name from the Greater the Greater Moncton Wastewater scale biological treatment plant as a pilot project. Moncton Sewerage Commission to the Greater Commission. (Photo: Contributed)

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Call for Presentations for Water worries in New Waterford 35th Annual Training Seminar ■■By SHARON MONTGOMERY-DUPE murky the water is. Complete testing, including on “People of New Waterford are worried about their The Maritime Provinces Water & Wastewater pesticides, is done every five years. water being messed up. That’s why it’s essential to get Association will be accepting submissions for work- Cape Breton Post Roscoe said motorized traffic stirs up silt, which the message out to those who understand—you can’t shop presentations for the MPWWA Annual Train- Public reminded that Kilkenny Lake is off-limits to plugs up the filters at the water treatment plant and drive into and around a water source. ing Seminar in Charlottetown. Effective and relevant boats, ATVs causes havoc to the chlorination process. “People drink this water. If any vehicles leave gaso- training helps us continue to protect public health [New Waterford, NS] — Municipal officials want “It increases the cost of treatment and also raises line or oil in the water, it can’t be removed at the treat- and the environment in the communities we serve. people to know it’s not OK to contaminate the drink- the risk we won’t get everything disinfected. There ment plant.” The theme for our 35th Annual Training ing water of New Waterford (Nova Scotia) and area are no brooks running into the lakes, it’s all springs Fraser is chairman of the Kilkenny Lake and Wa- Seminar is “We’re Good & You Know It – residents. on the side. When vehicles drive along the shore, it terford Lake source water committee. Confidence in Facilities and Operations”. “We want people to know they can’t play in a wa- blocks the clean water, makes the lake dirty.” Fraser said there are roads around Kilkenny Lake MPWWA will be accepting abstract submissions tershed area,” said Britt Roscoe, watershed co-ordi- He said on one occasion the CBRM received a call Road running from South Bar to Lingan Road. He said for all topics related to water and wastewater nator for the Cape Breton Regional Municipality. from a fisherman who counted 25 all-terrain vehicles these are provincial roads open for public use but ve- that meet with the theme. Presentations shall “If you see boats and motorized vehicles, why driving around the lake. hicles cannot leave the road and go into the lake area. be 1 hour in length - approximately 45 minutes would you think it’s OK for them to be down there? “The Department of Natural Resources was out He said the CBRM has given the clubs a pipeline for the core presentation and 15 minutes to ac- It’s not a place you go to play in the mud.” the next day and laid about a dozen charges. Since trail that can be accessed from the Summit in Scotch- commodate questions from the delegates. Roscoe said the public is urged to report people then DNR comes out more often.” town. The trail is currently six kilometres, with plans We are accepting abstracts until the pro- seen driving ATVs, cars, trucks and boats around “Sadly, it’s never a problem finding someone there to extend it to Loch Lomond in two directions. gram is full. The deadline for abstracts to be Kilkenny Lake. doing something wrong.” “We’ve put a lot of money into it fixing it up.” submitted is September 30, 2014. Kilkenny Lakes makes up half of the water sup- The CBRM water treatment plant is located at Ricky Attwood, president of the New Waterford Abstracts may be submitted electronically ply for New Waterford. Waterford Lake provides the Waterford Lake, which offers that lake protection and Area Fish and Game Association, said all the or- for consideration, along with your contact in- other half. from abuse. ganizations are constantly spreading the word that formation to: He said people think because the water is treated, Roscoe said members of the New Waterford and motorized vehicles are a serious issue around the Rob Hamilton, Chairman, MPWWA they can do what they want there. Area Fish and Game Association are a great asset to watershed areas, but people are not listening. Email: [email protected] “People have the attitude they can do whatever the CBRM watershed area. He said member May- “We’re not just dealing with kids, we’re dealing with Phone: (506) 649-7928 they want around the watershed area and we’ll clean nard Bates once heard a group was going there for a lots of adults who know better.” Fax: (506) 658-2813 up the mess.” picnic and contacted them. Bates, secretary of the New Waterford and Area Mailing Address: He said the CBRM doesn’t test the water for gas “He found them an alternative place to go and the Fish and Game Association, said vehicles driving in City of Saint John and oil contamination. Mud Runners Club were really co-operative.” the water along the shore are also killing fish. PO Box 1971 “We don’t test for it as we don’t expect it to be in Dan Fraser, president of the Isle Royale ATV Club, “The gas or oil getting in the water puts a film over the Saint John, NB E2L 4L1 the water.” said ATV clubs work with the CBRM to spread the mes- water. The fish can no longer get oxygen from the air.” Attn: Rob Hamilton He said turbidity testing is done daily to show how sage, “You can’t fool around in a watershed,” he said. Cape Breton Post

6665307 6666318 Page 15 News Maritime Provinces Water & Wastewater Report July 2014 Pumping water in St. Anthony Bight ■■By ADAM RANDELL ter of hours the two-and-a-half feet of water was raised another three Northern Pen inches. It seems no town’s water supply is Much like St. Anthony Bight, Flower’s safe on the Great Northern Peninsula Cove too experienced pressure loss, but (Newfoundland & Labrador) when was able to address it in a different man- it comes to the harsh weather that ner. has been experienced this winter and Two weeks ago, the pressure spring. dropped from 50 to 30 pounds per NOTE FROM Residents of St. Anthony Bight found square inch in the span of a couple of that out recently (April), when thick ice days, creating some concern for resi- THE CHAIR and low water levels caused water pres- dents. sure to drop drastically. “We have plenty of water in the reser- Rob Hamilton So two weeks ago they started voir, so we decided we had to increase Chairperson of the MPWWA pumping water from a nearby water the nnpressure, even though it might supply, Big Brook Pond, some 1,400 do some damage,” said Mayor Keith Continued from page 1 feet away. St. Anthony Bight residents Walter White, left, and Wayne Taylor take a shift pump- Billard. At the Conference banquet Lifetime Member- According to Chris Patey it’s been ing water from Big Brook Pond to the Newfoundland & Labrador community’s “So we put a second pump on and ship status was awarded to Danny Lanteigne, Paul working. water supply, some 1,400 feet away. (Photo: © Adam Randell/Northern Pen) the pressure is running in the 40s. We’re Klaamas and Rick Larlee in recognition of the time, “We’ve been getting about 80 gallons back up in strength.” hard work and effort they devoted to the Association a minute, and we’ve been able to raise the levels to we’ll keep pumping water.” Billard said it will stay that way, until the weather while serving on the executive. Congratulations, job about two-and-a-half feet,” said Patey, on Tuesday On Wednesday (April 2), a second pump was warms and the original pump can maintain the well done gentlemen!! On a personal note, this year’s (April 1). “But the intake is two feet off bottom, so hooked up to increase the water levels. In a mat- town’s pressure needs. conference was very memorable for me as it was my pleasure to accept the nomination of Association Chair, and at the banquet I was very humbled and grateful to be awarded the Art Bell Award for service Tower Road Dam and Water Reservoir officially opened to the MPWWA by outgoing Chair Todd Richard. In Residents of Moncton, Riverview and Dieppe, New the 250-hectare reservoir will provide the communities significant growth in recent years. looking over the list of past recipients of this award, Brunswick celebrated the official opening of the Tower with an additional 16.5 million cubic meters of water. The provincial and federal governments each con- it is apparent to me that these ladies and gentlemen Road Dam and Reservoir in Turtle Creek on June 25. The original dam and reservoir, designed to serve tributed up to $9.79 million to the project. The City have been the driving forces that made the Asso- Built along Tower Road, the new earth-filled dam, about 100,000 people, had outgrown its design ca- of Moncton provided the estimated remaining $23.62 ciation what it is today, and I am truly honored to be which is 1.5 kilometers long and 20 meters high, and pacity as the Greater Moncton Area has experienced million. mentioned in the same breath. With membership now numbering over 850, it has been a huge task to live up to the ideals with which the Association was originally formed: “To provide a Lamèque pumping forum for exchanging information, establishing train- ing programs and communication with other sectors station gets funding of the industry”. Our annual training seminar is only one aspect of this. Through our Training Coordinator New Brunswick is investing $290,000 to support Tim Henman, we were able to put on 22 training work- a new pumping station and an infrastructure proj- shops involving over 250 members, providing them ect at Parc Ecologique de la Péninsule acadienne in with the knowledge needed to perform their duties in Lamèque, Gloucester County. a responsible and professional manner. The announcement was made June 19 by Paul Moving ahead, I would like to thank outgoing Robichaud, the minister responsible for the Regional executive member Stephen Knockwood for all Development Corporation. of his dedication and efforts during his time on SERVICES PROVIDED › Septic Tank Cleaning › Portable Toilets the Board. I’d also like to welcome Mark Francis › Gas Detection › Tank & Sump Cleaning › Lift Station Cleaning for stepping up as our newest member. I think › General Industrial Cleaning › Underground Storage Tank › Tank Cleaning that I speak for the entire executive when I say Water treatment, › Hazardous Waste Disposal Removal & Disposal › Automated Tank Cleaning we are looking forward to working with you. › Hydro-blasting › Used Oil Collection Systems › Used Oil Recycling › Sewer/Storm Line Cleaning Over the past three years serving as Vice Chair, it › Industrial Sludge Removal distribution › Marine / Land Oil Spill › Hydro Excavation and Flushing has been my great pleasure to work with a fantastic Containment and Clean Up › Water Treatment › Video Inspection crew of dedicated volunteers whose common goal has Continued from page 1 › Sand Blast removal › Wet Dry Vacuum Truck been to take the MPWWA to the next level. Outgoing Assembly of the treated water reservoirs has Service Association Chair Todd Richard is a prime example of begun with the supplier being on-site and building this timeless dedication, as he has spearheaded many the roof structure for one of the tanks. initiatives (too numerous to mention) that have taken “If anybody has been in that area and noticed, 6666861 us in that direction. Thank you Todd for the outstand- there is a large oval area, somewhat resembling a fly- ing job leading the Maritime Provinces Water and ing saucer,” said Carey. “That is the reservoir tank and Wastewater Association during your 3-year term. it is almost nearly completed.” In closing, on the behalf of the MPWWA, I’d As for the water transmission main, that com- like to send out thoughts and prayers to the ponent of the project has entered its third and final people of Moncton after the tragic events of phase. The contract for the work has been awarded June 4th and 5th. The Hub City played host to and work is expected to begin around the end of June. our 2013 Annual Conference and has been a The final phase consists of installing a water main frequent meeting place for the executive. pipe from Sunnyslope Drive to Woodbine Avenue, via Enjoy the summer and be safe! O’Connell Drive. It also includes the construction of a new pressure-reducing valve and chlorination sta- Rob Hamilton tion. Chairperson of the MPWWA City council is hoping to begin testing the new water treatment and distribution system in the fall. bionax ad for MPWWR_Layout 1 12/06/2014 10:15 AM Page 1

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