There is still time to submit feedback on the Wallaceburg Water Treatment Servicing Study.
“The third and final public information outreach has been scheduled for July 14 to August 29, 2022 to present project progress to members of the public on the Wallaceburg Water Treatment Servicing Study,” Municipal officials say.
Feedback can be submitted, here.
Municipal officials say the Wallaceburg Water Treatment Plant (WTP), the raw water intake and the low-lift pump station (LLPS) equipment and structures have reached the end of their life expectancy and require frequent repairs and replacement.
“The Wallaceburg Water Treatment Servicing Schedule “C” Class Environmental Assessment (EA) develops a preferred solution for the Wallaceburg WTP and raw water intake/LLPS that will provide for current and future water demands of the Wallaceburg Drinking Water System (DWS),” Municipal officials say.
“The Class EA also considers the potential for future greenhouse development on Base Line between Wallaceburg and Dresden, and opportunity of new water supply to the Dresden Water Distribution System (WDS), which is currently supplied by the Chatham WTP.”
Municipal officials say rather than develop a single set of alternative solutions, the project team has broken the alternative solution development into three interdependent components:
– Water Supply Strategy – relating to the volume of water required for various future supply scenarios based on the future water demand projections
– Raw Water Supply – relating to the future location of the LLPS and intake. In addition to the existing location, two locations upstream of the existing LLPS and intake are considered. The size of the LLPS and intake will be determined through evaluation of the water supply alternatives.
– Water Transmission – relating to the alignment of the treated water transmission main between Wallaceburg and Dresden.
The study is expected to be completed in the fall.
