North Cultus Wastewater Treatment Plant

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PROJECT OVERVIEW

The North Cultus Wastewater Treatment Plant site is located within the unceded traditional territories of the Stó:lō Peoples and the nearest community of Soowahlie First Nation.

Along with residents, businesses, user groups, and federal and provincial agencies, the FVRD recognizes the value of Cultus Lake and the importance of protecting this sensitive environment with long-term solutions to ensure its sustainability. In 2015 and 2016, the FVRD went through an extensive community engagement process and established a Liquid Waste Management Plan (LWMP), approved in 2019 by the Minister of Environment. The LWMP identified the need for a Wastewater Treatment Plant (WWTP) capable of producing Class A effluent as defined under the BC Municipal Wastewater Regulation, plus additional phosphorus removal to meet the needs of the community and to protect Cultus Lake.

Construction of the new WWTP is a significant investment in community vitality, lake health, and the protection of the Cultus Lake watershed.

The construction of the new wastewater treatment plant includes supply, installation, and commissioning of process equipment.

Two pre-cast concrete buildings will house the process equipment. The main building will house the headworks, blowers, odour control, sludge dewatering, and chemical dosing equipment, as well as the site office. The second building will include tertiary filtration and coagulant dosing.

The treated effluent will be released back into the environment via one of two rapid infiltration basins. Included in the scope of work is also all required process piping, yard piping, electrical (including backup power source), mechanical, miscellaneous instrumentation, SCADA, landscaping and other ancillary works.

See the Validation Report for all information on the WWTP project (overview, IPD, project objectives, design, and work plan).


FUNDING

The borrowing of $3M in 2019 and the remaining $3.5M FVRD planned borrowing is paid for via a parcel tax. The annual utility bill covers the cost of the operation, which is billed in arrears and presently only covers the cost to operate the original system.


INTEGRATED PROJECT DELIVERY (IPD)

An IPD is a construction project delivery method by which key parties involved in the design, fabrication, and construction aspects of a project are joined together under a single agreement. This allows for ongoing communication and collaboration throughout the project’s phases, which decreases waste while increasing efficiency, respect for team members, and project outcomes including profits.

An IPD is true collaboration and uses innovation to better control costs, mitigate risks, and provide cost certainty.

The project partners on the Cultus Lake Wastewater Treatment Plant include the FVRD, Urban Systems, and Chandos.


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PROJECT OVERVIEW

The North Cultus Wastewater Treatment Plant site is located within the unceded traditional territories of the Stó:lō Peoples and the nearest community of Soowahlie First Nation.

Along with residents, businesses, user groups, and federal and provincial agencies, the FVRD recognizes the value of Cultus Lake and the importance of protecting this sensitive environment with long-term solutions to ensure its sustainability. In 2015 and 2016, the FVRD went through an extensive community engagement process and established a Liquid Waste Management Plan (LWMP), approved in 2019 by the Minister of Environment. The LWMP identified the need for a Wastewater Treatment Plant (WWTP) capable of producing Class A effluent as defined under the BC Municipal Wastewater Regulation, plus additional phosphorus removal to meet the needs of the community and to protect Cultus Lake.

Construction of the new WWTP is a significant investment in community vitality, lake health, and the protection of the Cultus Lake watershed.

The construction of the new wastewater treatment plant includes supply, installation, and commissioning of process equipment.

Two pre-cast concrete buildings will house the process equipment. The main building will house the headworks, blowers, odour control, sludge dewatering, and chemical dosing equipment, as well as the site office. The second building will include tertiary filtration and coagulant dosing.

The treated effluent will be released back into the environment via one of two rapid infiltration basins. Included in the scope of work is also all required process piping, yard piping, electrical (including backup power source), mechanical, miscellaneous instrumentation, SCADA, landscaping and other ancillary works.

See the Validation Report for all information on the WWTP project (overview, IPD, project objectives, design, and work plan).


FUNDING

The borrowing of $3M in 2019 and the remaining $3.5M FVRD planned borrowing is paid for via a parcel tax. The annual utility bill covers the cost of the operation, which is billed in arrears and presently only covers the cost to operate the original system.


INTEGRATED PROJECT DELIVERY (IPD)

An IPD is a construction project delivery method by which key parties involved in the design, fabrication, and construction aspects of a project are joined together under a single agreement. This allows for ongoing communication and collaboration throughout the project’s phases, which decreases waste while increasing efficiency, respect for team members, and project outcomes including profits.

An IPD is true collaboration and uses innovation to better control costs, mitigate risks, and provide cost certainty.

The project partners on the Cultus Lake Wastewater Treatment Plant include the FVRD, Urban Systems, and Chandos.


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