Regina's new wastewater treatment plant is 40% complete
The plant is expected to be operational by December 2016
City officials are offering a progress report on a new wastewater treatment plant, currently under construction on the west edge of Regina.
According to EPCOR, the builder of the plant, the project is both on time and on budget. It's also about 40 per cent complete.
Here's a wider look at the site <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/cbcsk?src=hash">#cbcsk</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/yqr?src=hash">#yqr</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/wwtp?src=hash">#wwtp</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/EPCOR">@EPCOR</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/CityofRegina">@CityofRegina</a> scent of the current wwtp's in the air.. <a href="http://t.co/5syY36f9Oz">pic.twitter.com/5syY36f9Oz</a>
—@torygillisThe sewage plant upgrade was at the centre of stormy public debate when the city opted to have a private sector company build and operate the facility. A referendum was held and voters endorsed the public-private partnership.
The city said the upgraded facility was necessary to fall in line with new regulations on how wastewater is treated across Canada.
Construction underway now on these tanks in present <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/wwtp?src=hash">#wwtp</a> which is still operating during build of new one <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/cbcsk?src=hash">#cbcsk</a> <a href="http://t.co/yPTmdpTKm4">pic.twitter.com/yPTmdpTKm4</a>
—@torygillis"Construction includes three new bioreactors which reduce ammonia and phosphorous in wastewater, the refurbishment of the primary sedimentation tanks, as well as three new secondary clarifiers," a city release said.
The city estimates total construction will cost $181 million.
Regina taxpayers are on the hook for about $40 million.
Last fall, EPCOR set up a construction webcam so people could monitor the project from home.
lagoon treatment (prior method) took 1 month. bioreactor system will take 15 hours to treat wastewater <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/cbcsk?src=hash">#cbcsk</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/yqr?src=hash">#yqr</a> <a href="http://t.co/roSmTI3kBG">pic.twitter.com/roSmTI3kBG</a>
—@torygillis