Although completed later than planned, Steinbach’s largest capital project to date, the Steinbach Lagoon Expansion, is now complete and was put to use last week after final approval was received from Manitoba Conservation. The final work of fencing, seeding, and construction of the access road has been completed and final test results are being reviewed by the City together with Manitoba Conservation.
Only one of the three newly constructed cells will be put to use this fall, with the other two cells being put into service as needed over the next few years. The project saw the addition of three effluent storage cells with a combined size of approximately 1.0 million square metres, as well as the addition of a primary wastewater treatment cell at about 30,000 square metres in size.
“The goal of council was to equip our city with infrastructure that would accommodate future growth,” said Mayor Chris Goertzen, “and that is exactly what this lagoon expansion accomplishes. This facility will serve our present and future citizens for many years.”
The total project cost just over $10.5 million with $7.0 million in funding ($3.5 million each) from the Government of Canada and the Province of Manitoba under the Building Canada Fund.
