The Alberta Central East (ACE) Regional ALBERTA CENTRAL EAST WATER CORPORATION Waterline is... Box 360, Kitscoty, AB T0B 2P0 FEBRUARY 2018 UPDATE A regional entity (owned by the 12 member municipalities) that will supply high quality potable water to the municipalities in the Counties of Minburn, Two Hills and Vermilion River. The full regional system Today... will include 350+ kilometers of pipeline, two Water Transfer (pump) Stations (WTS) located near Vegreville and Lloydminster along with Since construction started in 2011, with Who are the municipal community fill stations and truck fill stations. The water is supplied cooperation of the 12 municipalities involved, from the North Saskatchewan River sourced through two sources. the first 3 Phases of ACE have been planned, partners involved? The west side of the system is supplied from the Vegreville WTS designed and constructed. ACE now has 200 km of watermain constructed and in operation. which receives water from the JS Batiuk Water Services Commission, County of Minburn, County of Two Hills, County of Now 6 years into Construction 65% of the system which receives water from EPCOR. The east side of the system will Vermilion River, Town of Two Hills, Town of Vermilion is built. ACE now has the following communities be supplied from the Lloydminster WTS which will receive water River, Village of Dewberry, Village of Innisfree, Village connected to ACE water: 2 Towns, 4 Villages, 1 from the City of Lloydminster. The cost to design and build the entire of Kitscoty, Village of Mannville, Village of Marwayne, Hamlet with a distribution system and 4 Hamlets system is estimated at approximately $140 million, and it is being Village of Myrnam and Village of Paradise Valley. built in multiple phases. It was estimated to take between 10 to 15 serviced with Truck Fill Stations. years to complete all phases. PHASE 1 PHASE 2 PHASE 3 PHASE 4-5 PHASE 6 ∙ 90 kms of watermain ∙ 84 kms of watermain ∙ 36 kms of watermain ∙ 42kms of watermain ∙ 14kms of watermain ∙ West Water Transfer Station ∙ PRV station ∙ East Water Transfer Station (Vegreville) ∙ Upgrade to Town of Vermilion (Lloydminster) ∙ Pump Station West Pump Station connections: Village of Myrnam connections: connections: connections: Beauvallon Truck Fill connections: Hamlet of Islay Station Village of Kitscoty Town of Two Hills Ranfurly Truck Fill Station Village of Marwayne Hamlet of Willingdon Village of Innisfree Hamlet of Blackfoot Hamlet of Lavoy Minburn Truck Fill Station Hairy Hill Truck Fill Station Village of Mannville Town of Vermilion cost: $31.2M cost: $48M cost: $13M est. cost: $28.8M est. cost: $3.2M commissioned commissioned commissioned commissioned commissioned 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 ^Willingdon County of Duvernay Two Hills ^ ^ 4 Hairy Hill 1 Willingdon H i ^ g h w County of Two Hills a ^Duvernay y Musidora S Two Hills ^ a ^ s A k a 4 l Beauvallon b ^ t Hairy Hill D1 erwent ^ c ^ 45 Highway e h ^ r H y y ^ Morecambe t e a a a Myrnam i g w w w h 6 a h h w 3 n y g g i i Two Hills a a ^ y H H 1 w S Musidora 8 7 h a 8 Dewberry 5 g i ^ s 8 A ^ k H Clandonald a l Beauvallon b Derwent ^ t ^ c ^ 45 Highway e h ^ r y y ^ Morecambe t e a a a Myrnam 631 Highway w w w 6 a h h 3 n y Marwayne g g i i a ^ hway H Hig H 45 1 w 8 7 h 8 Dewberry 5 ^ g i Vegreville y 8 a ^ H Clandonald 0 w 7 ^ h County 8 g Lavoy i ^ 631 Highway H of Vermilion 16 Highway Marwayne County of River ^ 45 Highway ^ Ranfurly^ Minburn Islay Vegreville y a ^ 0 w Innisfree 7 h ^ County 8 g Lavoy i Vermilion ^ H y a ^ of Vermilion 16 H Mannville 16 Highway Kitscoty ig w ^ h6 way ^ h 3 County of g River i Minburn RanfuH rly^ ^ Miynburn Islay a 0 ^ w 7 Blackfoot^ ^ h In8 nisfree ^ g i Lloydminster H y y Vermilion y y a a a a ^ Ma1 nnville 16 Highway w w Kitscoty w 8 w h ^ 6 h y º ^ h 8 h g 3 g i a i g g i i H w H Minburn H H h ^ 3 y g 7 i Key a 9 0 9 8 w H 8 7 Blackfoot^ ^ h 8 1 g ^ Serviced Communities i 4 Lloydminster H y y y Willingdon a a 619 Highway a ^ 1 w Existing System w w 8 h h y º h 8 g g i County of a i g Duvernay Phase 4 i H w H ^ H Two Hills h 3 g 7 i 9 4 Key Phase 5 ^ 9 1 Hairy Hill 8 H 8 H 1 i g Phase 6 4 h w ^ Serviced Communities Two Hills a Future Phases ^ y 619 Highway Musidora S Existing System a Paradise ^ s A k a l Beauvallon b Derwent t ^ c ^ 45 Highway Phase 4 e Valley h ^ r y y ^ Morecambe t e a a a Myrnam ^ w w w 6 a h h 3 Phase 5 n y g g i i a H H 1 w 8 Phase 6 7 h 8 Dewberry 5 g i 8 ^ H ^Clandonald Future Phases 631 Highway Paradise Marwayne Valley ^ 45 Highway ^ ^ Vegreville y a 0 w 7 h County 8 g Lavoy i ^ H of Vermilion 16 H ighway County of River Ranfurly^ Minburn ^Islay ^Innisfree Vermilion y a Mannville ^ 16 Highway Kitscoty w ^ 6 ^ h 3 g i Minburn H ^ y a 0 w 7 Blackfoot^ ^ h 8 g i Lloydminster H y y y a a a 1 w w w 8 h h y º h 8 g g i a i g i H w H H h What’s next? 3 g 7 i Key 9 9 8 H 8 1 ^ Serviced Communities 4 619 Highway Existing System Phase 4 Phase 5 Phase 6 Future Phases Paradise The next steps in the ACE Regional Water ^Valley System will be the commissioning of Phases 4 and 5 which were constructed in 2017, along with the Construction of Phase 6. ACE Operations Phase 4 consists of 25kms of water main FUNDING - from the City of Lloydminster Financial Capacity & Management to the Hamlet of Blackfoot and the Village of Kitscoty. Phase 5 includes 22 kms Alberta Transportation is providing grant funding for new regional water and The ACE Board of Directors is of watermain from the wastewater systems through the Water for Life program which in 2016 has also comprised of nine elected municipal Village of Kitscoty to the been supported by the Federal Government. The total capital costs of the regional representatives from three counties Village of Marwayne. water system is estimated to be approximately $140 million with the provincial and six Towns and Villages and are Phase 6 consists of 14 government and federal government contributing 90% of the costs. The remaining in place to make important decisions km of watermain that costs will be shared between the thirteen member municipalities through a pro- during the planning, construction will extend from Hwy 897 rated share (based on population) for each phase of construction. The cost to be and operation of the regional system. to the Hamlet of Islay. The paid by the member municipalities will be provided through a combination of grants, Currently The Town of Vegreville is watermain alignment will general reserves, and loans. Once a municipality has connected to the system, they under contract to operate the system. primarily follow the TWP 512, will start contributing to the annual operation and maintenance costs (user fee). This County Road right of way. user fee will be based on each municipality’s actual water consumption. Contact Information: Clint McCullough ACE Board Chair 780-581-5817.