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elcome to the dog days of summer! WOver the past several weeks, our re- gion has been enjoying a sunny and warm stretch of weather and I hope everyone has had an opportunity to enjoy it. You may notice a couple of differ- ences in this issue of the MPWWA quar- terly newsletter; one being the appearance and the other being the month of it being sent out. After our April issue, we were in- formed our longtime provider was getting Rothesay’s Sagamore Point wastewater lagoon will also be the site of the town’s new treatment plant. Two other lagoons will be phased out as the new system is brought online. out of the business of producing newslet- (Supplied Photo) ter-type productions. We’re pleased to have enlisted the ser- vices of Advocate Media to produce our quarterly newsletter and seminar-related Phase one of Rothesay’s wastewater literature. We’re endeavoring to have the newsletter back on schedule for the Octo- treatment system under construction ber issue with the same informative water and wastewater related articles we’ve had By Joan LeBlanc even exceeds, new wastewater treatment guide- YLFHV VRPH UHVLGHQFHV DQG D QXPEHU RI in the past. OLQHVFRPLQJLQWRHIIHFWDFURVV&DQDGD commercial businesses. The MPWWA has enjoyed a success- To that end, the town is already undertaking ,WKDVDFRPSOHWLRQGDWHVRPHWLPHLQ IXO ÀUVW KDOI LQ ZLWK PDQ\ ZHOODW- ROTHESAY, NB - The Town of Rothesay FRQVWUXFWLRQRIWKHÀUVWSKDVHRILWVQHZWUHDW- well ahead of the implementation of the new tended spring training workshops being wants to be ahead of the curve. The town isn’t ment system. The entire project is estimated to JXLGHOLQHVRQ'HF staged and yet another successful annual waiting any longer to ensure it meets, and maybe FRVWEHWZHHQDQGPLOOLRQDQGZLOOVHU- continued on page 3 training seminar. This seminar was high- lighted by many informative breakout VHVVLRQVDWUDGHVKRZIHDWXULQJGLIIHU- INDEXIndex Publication No. 40064799 ent suppliers, the comedic stylings of Luc- Dalhousie water deal ...... 3 LHQDQGRXUPRVWSURÀWDEOHFKDULW\DXFWLRQ to date. Through some intense bidding Newfoundland projects ...... 4 on a great variety of items, the MPWWA Blacks Harbour pumps ...... 5 membership were able to write a cheque LQWKHDPRXQWRIWRWKH&RP- Funding plan ...... 6 PXQLW\$XWLVP&HQWUH,QF &$&, IRUXVH Gagetown signs ...... 7 LQLWVYDULRXVSURJUDPVEHQHÀWWLQJIDPLOLHV dealing with children on the autistic spec- P.E.I. reveals list ...... 9 trum. I.W.T.'s alternatives ...... 10 ADDRESS LABEL HERE continued on page 2 St. Lenard funding ...... 12 Page 2 s Maritime Provinces Water & Wastewater Report s August 2016 www.mpwwa.ca
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continued from cover million, with the federal and provincial gov- ernments each kicking in one-third of the cost ´&XUUHQWO\ 5RWKHVD\ KDV WKUHH ODJRRQV while the town of Rothesay is responsible for two that are side-by-side at one site on the WKHUHPDLQLQJPLOOLRQ west end of town in Kennebecasis Park, and Jarvis says one of the big challenges with one at a central location,” says Brett McLean, the new system is the reduction of storm water 5RWKHVD\·VGLUHFWRURIRSHUDWLRQV´3KDVHRQH running into the wastewater system. of the new project involves putting in all of the ´:H·OOEHSXPSLQJPDWHULDOVIRUDERXWVHY- piping and pumping infrastructure to move en kilometres and we only want to pump what the two western lagoons to the one central lo- ZHKDYHWRVR VWRUPZDWHU LVDFRQVLGHUDWLRQ cation, Sagamore Point, which will be the site something we’re working on because we want of the wastewater treatment plant.” to get the best return on our investment,” he The project will entail the installation of says. some two kilometres of pipe for the sanitary force main, in addition to a pumping station at East Riverside-Kingshurst Park, says John Jarvis, town manager. Jarvis says new pump- “What’s important ing stations will also be constructed at the Bill 0F*XLUH&HQWUH7HQQLV&RXUW5RDG.HQQH- now is lining up the EHFDVLV3DUNDQG6DJDPRUH3RLQW&RPSOHWLRQ date for phase one is expected to be mid-sum- necessary funding PHU 7KH FXUUHQW ODJRRQV DUH PRUH WKDQ VXIÀ- for the second cient for the people they serve, McLean says. ,QIDFWKHVD\V´5LJKWQRZZHKDYHPRUHFD- phase. A project pacity than we use.” of this size is more Recreation, including various recreation- al events and activities, many of which are than our tax base water-related, are important to the Town of Rothesay and its residents, and for that rea- can handle.” A new 10-year water supply and service agreement for the Town of Dalhousie has been reached with the New Brunswick son alone maintaining a clean environment is government. The agreement contains an option to renew for a further period of five years. It ensures the town has access to paramount. John Jarvis and use of water from the Charlo River watershed for the purpose of supplying potable water to its residents and sufficient water to operate the town’s water treatment plant. From left: Dalhousie Mayor Normand Pelletier and Post-Secondary ´7KH .HQQHEHFDVLV 5LYHU LV D ELJ ZDWHU- Education, Training and Labour Minister Donald Arseneault, minister responsible for the Regional Development shed. There are lots of other inputs into that Corporation. watershed, as well as what goes into it from With phase two planning currently ongo- WKHWRZQRI5RWKHVD\µ-DUYLVVD\V´7KHWRZQ ing, the town is still investigating the technol- council wants to do its part to keep the river ogy that will ultimately be employed in the clear. There’s an active recreation entity here new system. Dalhousie signs new water in Rothesay; many of our residents use the riv- ´2QHRIRXUPDLQREMHFWLYHVLVWRJRFKHP- er for swimming and boating in summer and ical-free as much as possible, so the process ÀVKLQJLQWKHZLQWHUWLPHVRWKHREMHFWLYHRI we’ve chosen at the pre-design phase for our supply, service agreement the entire project is to create a higher quality eventual plan is a biological approach; scalable HIÁXHQWZKLFKLVEHWWHUIRUWKHHQYLURQPHQWµ for size and extendable for treatment capac- '$/+286,(1%²$QHZ\HDUZDWHU mayor Normand Pelletier. Jarvis says. ity, of course, in the future as other parameters supply and service agreement for the Town A service agreement has also been reached With phase one now underway, the town is PD\FRPHRQOLQHµ0F/HDQVD\V´:H·UHRQO\ regulated for two parameters for discharge of Dalhousie has been reached with the New between the parties that sees the Town of Dal- currently in the preliminary planning stages for phase two, which will include the decommis- right now, BOD and SS, but there’s the pos- Brunswick government. housie provide some operational and mainte- The agreement contains an option to renew sioning of the two smaller lagoons and con- sibility of additional parameters being added.” nance services. struction of the wastewater treatment plant at McLean says in the future municipalities IRUDIXUWKHUSHULRGRIÀYH\HDUV,WHQVXUHVWKH ´7KLVQHZDJUHHPHQWHQVXUHVWKHUHVLGHQWV town has access to and use of water from the the site of the new larger lagoon at Sagamore may also be required to monitor nitrogen and of Dalhousie have a reliable and stable water &KDUOR5LYHUZDWHUVKHGIRUWKHSXUSRVHRIVXS- Point. phosphorus levels. supply for years to come,” says Post-Secondary SO\LQJSRWDEOHZDWHUWRLWVUHVLGHQWVDQGVXIÀ- ´:KDW·V LPSRUWDQW QRZ LV OLQLQJ XS WKH ´&HUWDLQWHFKQRORJLHVDYDLODEOHLQWKHPDU- cient water to operate the town’s water treat- Education, Training and Labour Minister Don- necessary funding for the second phase. A ketplace today don’t have the capability to ment plant. ald Arseneault, minister responsible for the Re- project of this size is more than our tax base control nitrogen and phosphorus levels in ef- ´7KH7RZQRI'DOKRXVLHLVSOHDVHGWKDWWKH JLRQDO'HYHORSPHQW&RUSRUDWLRQ can handle, so for something of this magni- ÁXHQW7KHWHFKQRORJ\ZH·UHORRNLQJDWGRHV agreement with the provincial government will ,Q WKH5HJLRQDO'HYHORSPHQW&RUSR- tude we rely on the three levels of funding,” have that capability.” secure water for the residents and for the op- UDWLRQDFTXLUHGWKH&KDUOR'DPDQGDNLOR- Jarvis says. eration of the water treatment plant,” says town metre water pipeline from Abitibi Bowater. 3KDVHRQHFRPHVZLWKDSULFHWDJRI
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PHDQVPRUHWKDQPLOOLRQZLOOJRWRLQIUDVWUXFWXUH Quick facts projects in the province. 0RUHWKDQPLOOLRQLVEHLQJPDGHDYDLODEOH 7KLVIXQGLQJLVSDUWRIWKHÀUVWSKDVHRI,QYHVWLQJLQ for water, wastewater and public transit projects in &DQDGDWKH*RYHUQPHQWRI&DQDGD·VELOOLRQ plan to support public infrastructure across the coun- Newfoundland and Labrador through the federal- WU\RYHUWKHQH[W\HDUV SURYLQFLDO&OHDQ:DWHUDQG:DVWHZDWHU)XQGDQGWKH Public Transit Infrastructure Fund. 3KDVHRI,QYHVWLQJLQ&DQDGDZLOOSURYLGHPRUH WKDQELOOLRQLQLPPHGLDWHLQYHVWPHQWVWRVXSSRUW 7KHDJUHHPHQWZLOOSURYLGH1HZIRXQGODQGDQG public transit systems, green infrastructure projects Labrador municipalities and public transit organiza- and social infrastructure projects. Details on Phase WLRQVZLWKDERXWPLOOLRQLQIHGHUDOIXQGLQJRYHU RI,QYHVWLQJLQ&DQDGDZLOOEHDQQRXQFHGRYHUWKH WKHQH[WWKUHH\HDUV PLOOLRQIRUFOHDQZDWHUDQG next year. ZDVWHZDWHUWUHDWPHQWSURMHFWVDQGQHDUO\PLOOLRQ 8QGHUWKLVDJUHHPHQWWKH*RYHUQPHQWRI&DQDGDKDV for public transit projects. PDGHLWVIXQGLQJUHWURDFWLYHWR$SULOVRSURM- &RPELQHGZLWKPLOOLRQIURPWKHSURYLQFLDO ects can proceed without delay to ensure a productive government and funding from municipalities, this construction season. 134 projects identified for funding to date Judy Foote, federal minister of Public Services and Procurement, and Dwight Ball, premier of 7KH*RYHUQPHQWRI&DQDGDLVSURYLGLQJXQGHUWKHQHZ&OHDQ:DWHUDQG:DVWHZDWHU)XQG Newfoundland and Labrador, were in Bay Roberts to celebrate the signing of an agreement that will mean IRUSURMHFWVWRUHKDELOLWDWHDQGLPSURYHFRPPXQLW\ZDWHUDQGZDVWHZDWHUV\VWHPV7KHIHGHUDOJRYHUQ- more than $150 million in cost-shared municipal infrastructure projects moving forward this year. Foote PHQWZLOOSURYLGHXSWRSHUFHQWRIWKHHOLJLEOHSURMHFWFRVWVXQGHUWKLVIXQG7KHFRPELQHGFRQWULEXWLRQRI made the announcement on behalf of Amarjeet Sohi, federal minister of Infrastructure and Communities. ZLOOJRWRZDUGVSURYLGLQJ1HZIRXQGODQGHUVDQG/DEUDGRULDQVZLWKFOHDQUHOLDEOHZDWHUVRXUFHV As part of the bilateral agreement with Newfoundland and Labrador, here is an abridged listing of projects BAY ROBERTS, NL – More than Pam Parsons, MHA for Harbour Grace- WKDWKDYHEHHQDSSURYHGWRGDWHIRUIXQGLQJDPRXQWLQJWR 3URMHFWVZLOOEHJLQGHYHORSPHQWZRUN PLOOLRQ LQ FRVWVKDUHG PXQLFLSDO 3RUWGH*UDYH´7KHIHGHUDODQGSURYLQ- LPPHGLDWHO\$GGLWLRQDOSURMHFWVZLOOEHLGHQWLÀHGLQWKHFRPLQJZHHNV funding has been made available to com- cial funding announced for the District Corner Brook: Sanitary and storm sewer separation Brent’s Cove: Water main insulation, chlorination sys- munities in Newfoundland and Labrador of Harbour Grace-Port de Grave will go Mount Pearl: Sanitary and storm sewer separation, tem and house replacement, and Paddy’s Pond dam to support water, wastewater and public toward improving the quality of day-to- UHSODFHPHQW day life by completing upgrades to vital transit systems, as the result of an agree- St. John’s: Wastewater diversion to the Riverhead Burgeo:3KDVHZDWHUPDLQUHSODFHPHQW infrastructure. 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PRUHWKDQ&OHDQ:DWHUDQG:DVWH- George’s Brook-Milton: Water main installation from Come by Chance: Wastewater system upgrades, ´7KLV LV D SDUW RI WKLV LPSRUWDQW MRLQW water Fund projects moving forward, as *HRUJH·V%URRNWR0LOWRQ announcement that further demonstrates well as the improvements to public tran- Georgetown:%XOO&RYH3RQGSURMHFW Comfort Cove-Newstead: Municipal water supply what can be achieved when federal, pro- VLW LQIUDVWUXFWXUH LQ 6W -RKQ·V DQG &RU- Lodge Bay:$UWHVLDQZHOOLQVWDOODWLRQ V\VWHPXSJUDGHV vincial and municipal governments work ner Brook,” says Eddie Joyce, provincial Random Sound West:4XHHQ·V&RYHZDWHUGLVWULEX- Conception Bay South: Water and sewer system together to improve the lives of our peo- minister of Municipal Affairs. 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PETIT-ROCHER, NB –$QLQYHVWPHQWRIPRUHWKDQLQGULQN ing water infrastructure is planned for Petit-Rocher thanks to a recent an- QRXQFHPHQWPDGHXQGHUWKH6PDOO&RPPXQLWLHV)XQG The project involves replacing the community’s drinking water tank with a new steel reservoir and adding a disinfection system. Once completed, this work will help ensure residents have access to an ample supply of high-quality drinking water for years to come. ´7KLVLVDQLPSRUWDQWLQLWLDWLYHIRU3HWLW5RFKHUDQG,·PSOHDVHGWRVHHWKLV SURMHFWPRYHIRUZDUGµVD\V3HWLW5RFKHU0D\RU/XF'HVMDUGLQV´%\SDUWQHU ing with the federal and provincial governments to provide safe, clean drinking water, we’re improving the lives of residents.” 7KHSURYLQFLDODQGIHGHUDOJRYHUQPHQWVDUHHDFKLQYHVWLQJXSWR ZKLFKUHSUHVHQWVWZRWKLUGVRIWKHHVWLPDWHGWRWDOFRVWRIDERXWPLOOLRQ ´)XQGLQJLQIUDVWUXFWXUHIRUHVVHQWLDOVHUYLFHVVXFKDVFOHDQDFFHVVLEOHGULQN ing water is integral to supporting a community’s capacity to grow and create MREVµ VD\V 5HVWLJRXFKH&KDOHXU 0/$ 'DQLHO *XLWDUG *XLWDUG DWWHQGHG WKH announcement for Environment and Local Government Minister Brian Kenny. ´7KHIHGHUDOJRYHUQPHQWKDVPDGHXQSUHFHGHQWHGFRPPLWPHQWVWRVXS SRUWSXEOLFLQIUDVWUXFWXUHDFURVV&DQDGD%\ZRUNLQJLQSDUWQHUVKLSZLWKHY ery order of government, we will target smart infrastructure investments to produce long-term prosperity and strengthen communities. We’re proud to be investing in this project, which will have a lasting positive impact on the quality RIOLIHRIDOO3HWLW5RFKHUUHVLGHQWVµVD\V$FDGLH%DWKXUVW036HUJH&RUPLHU &RUPLHUDWWHQGHGWKHHYHQWIRU$PDUMHHW6RKLWKHIHGHUDOPLQLVWHURILQIUD structure and communities. 8QGHU WKH 6PDOO &RPPXQLWLHV )XQG WKH SURYLQFLDO DQG IHGHUDO JRYHUQ PHQWVDUHMRLQWO\LQYHVWLQJDERXWPLOOLRQLQLQIUDVWUXFWXUHGXULQJWKHQH[W \HDUV(DFKSURMHFWUHFHLYHVPDWFKLQJIXQGLQJIURPWKHFRPPXQLW\IRUD WRWDOLQYHVWPHQWRIPRUHWKDQPLOOLRQ7KLVLVWKHÀUVWURXQGRILQYHVW ments under the fund. A total of 43 projects in New Brunswick communities will receive funding for strategic infrastructure projects that contribute to both a cleaner environ- An investment of more than $530,000 in drinking water infrastructure was announced for Petit-Rocher under the Small Communities Fund. ment and economic growth. From left: Restigouche-Chaleur MLA Daniel Guitard, Petit-Rocher Mayor Luc Desjardins and Acadie-Bathurst MP Serge Cormier. Maritime Provinces Waste Water Association
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ISSUE SALES CLOSE ARTWORK DUE October 2016 October 4, 2016 October 6, 2016 January 2017 January 2, 2017 January 25, 2017 April 2017 April 1, 2017 April 6, 2017 July 2017 July 3, 2017 July 6, 2017 CONTACT US TO ADVERTISE October 2017 October 2, 2017 October 25, 2017 902-420-9943 | [email protected] Page 12 s Maritime Provinces Water & Wastewater Report s August 2016 www.mpwwa.ca Saint-Léonard to receive $480,000 in wastewater upgrades SAINT-LÉONARD, NB – The provincial water, renewable energy and waste management and federal governments and the Town of Saint- systems, is critical to developing sustainable, liv- Léonard are making a combined investment of able communities. We’re proud to be investing in WR XSJUDGH WKH ZDVWHZDWHU V\VWHP LQ this project, which will have a positive and last- the community. ing impact on the quality of life for all Saint-Léo- The investments are being made through the nard residents,” says Madawaska-Restigouche 6PDOO&RPPXQLWLHV)XQG MP René Arseneault. Arseneault attended the ´7KLVLQLWLDWLYHZLOOLPSURYHRXUZDVWHZDWHU event for Amarjeet Sohi, the federal minister of system in Saint-Léonard and I’m pleased to see infrastructure and communities. this project move forward,” says Saint-Léonard 8QGHU WKH 6PDOO &RPPXQLWLHV )XQG WKH 0D\RU &DUPHO 6W$PDQG ´%\ SDUWQHULQJ ZLWK provincial and federal governments are jointly the federal and provincial governments, we’re LQYHVWLQJ DERXW PLOOLRQ LQ LQIUDVWUXFWXUH able to make strategic investments that improve GXULQJWKHQH[W\HDUV(DFKSURMHFWUHFHLYHV the lives of residents.” matching funding from the community, for a to- The project involves repairing the sanitary WDOLQYHVWPHQWRIPRUHWKDQPLOOLRQ7KLV sewers and installing storm sewers along Indus- LVWKHÀUVWURXQGRILQYHVWPHQWVXQGHUWKHIXQG WULHOOH6WUHHW7KLVZLOOUHGXFHWKHÁRZRIVWRUP- A total of 43 projects in New Brunswick water into the sanitary sewer system and decrease communities will receive funding for strategic the burden on the wastewater treatment plant. infrastructure projects that contribute to both a ´,DPSOHDVHGRXUJRYHUQPHQWFRXOGSURYLGH cleaner environment and economic growth. one-third of the total funding for this important project, which will support the sustainability of this community and create jobs,” says Victoria- The provincial and federal governments and the Town /D 9DOOpH 0/$ &KXFN &KLDVVRQ &KLDVVRQ DW- of Saint-Léonard are making a combined investment of $480,000 to upgrade the wastewater system in the tended the announcement for Environment and community. The investments are being made through the Local Government Minister Brian Kenny. Small Communities Fund. From left: Victoria-La Vallée ´7KH IHGHUDO JRYHUQPHQW LV FRPPLWWHG WR MLA Chuck Chiasson, Saint-Léonard Mayor Carmel EXLOGLQJ SXEOLF LQIUDVWUXFWXUH IRU WKH VW FHQ- St-Amand and Madawaska-Restigouche MP René tury. Green infrastructure, such as clean drinking Arseneault.