Lagoon Expansion Project
Due to adverse weather conditions, progress has been quite slow on the City’s Lagoon expansion. As a result, only about 60 percent of the project will be completed in 2010, with the remainder slated for completion in summer and fall of 2011. The delay in construction means the City will continue to operate under its current operating license. Upon project completion, the City’s lagoon will operate under a new lagoon license.
The scope of the project includes constructing three effluent storage cells with a combined size of approximately 1.0 million square metres, and adding a primary wastewater treatment cell of approximately 30,000 square metres. Total cost of the project is $10.5 million.
Landfill Expansion Project
It has been just over a month since the start of Steinbach’s Landfill expansion project and good progress has been made. However, weather conditions have affected the project and it is slightly behind schedule. The majority of the project involves the construction of cells using earth from the landfill site, with the most technical portion of the project being construction of a leachate treatment pond.
Waste diversion programs that will benefit from the expansion include wood chipping, composting, and metal, tires, used oil, and white goods diversion and recycling programs. Steinbach currently accepts solid waste from four municipalities, which results in the collection of 27,500 tonnes of waste annually. This site services a population base of 35,000 people in southeastern Manitoba and is one of only 13 Class 1 solid waste disposal sites in the province.
Sewage Transfer Station
Construction of a sewage transfer station will begin on September 27 on Commerce Drive in the industrial park. Maple Leaf Construction will be doing the site preparation work, while Municipal Solutions, a company out of Alberta, will be completing the work on the prefabricated transfer station building, as well as all the necessary equipment and software. When the station and equipment are delivered, the necessary hookups will be completed.
The whole system will be automated, with only preapproved licensed haulers having access. Upon entering their code and some other information, the septic truck will be allowed to discharge their load of sewage. The sewage will then run into the trunk sewer line that carries the effluent to the main lift station on Park Road West, and then pumps it on to the lagoon. This process will help to dilute the higher strength effluent pumped from septic tanks.
This automated system will enable the City to have better tracking and control over the amount of sewage being dumped, locations being serviced, and allow for automatic billing as well. The project is expected to be complete by mid November.
