The south contract between 90 Avenue to 98 Avenue on 101 Street, has been awarded to Wapiti Gravel Suppliers. This phase will replace the existing 375mm wastewater line with a 750mm line. Water mains and services will also be replaced at the same time. 

The north contract between 102 Avenue to 108 Avenue, on 102 Street, is scheduled for construction in 2024/2025. 

Decommissioning of the Avondale sub-trunk across Bear Creek will take place in 2025 and the replacement of the sanitary main on 108 Avenue between 100 Street and 102 Street will now take place in 2024. This project will reduce the risk of raw effluent being discharged into Bear Creek by eliminating the sanitary crossing across the Bear River (Creek) Reservoir (Reliability/Risk Management) and support redevelopment and densification within the Central Business District and North Avondale areas (Growth). 

The project encompasses work along 108 Street from north of 100 Avenue, south to the railway tracks. The construction work on the trunk sewer twinning is complete and the sewer now is operating. Surface restoration was completed in early November 2022. 

This project will address known surcharging issues along 108 Street that could result in back-ups into basements (Reliability/Risk Management) and provides additional capacity for continued development within the northwest area of City of Grande Prairie and southwest Clairmont areas (Growth).  

Aquatera is reinstating a previously buried manhole at Cell 7 to pump out any leachate that accumulates in the cell. The new manhole has been installed and backfilling has been completed. The new pump has been installed and is currently being commissioned. This project provides a permanent means for leachate removal from Cell 7 to meet regulatory operating requirements for the Landfill.

Alpha Construction completed work on the fencing around the school. Aquatera has formally taken over operation of the site. All Clairmont sewage flow is now being handled by the Regional Lift Station. The project construction is complete with minor seasonal deficiencies to be completed in the spring of 2023. 

ALPHA is onsite assessing site conditions to schedule the spring work to complete deficiencies and remanding site grading activities. 

Grant funding for this project is approximately $16.8M. A formal ribbon-cutting event took place on November 25, 2022. 

This project has replaced three aging/at capacity lift stations: Main, Countryview and Industrial Park in Clairmont (Reliability/Risk Management) and provide capacity for the foreseeable future to meet the County’s vision for Clairmont (Growth). 

This project involves the installation of a transmission line from the Mercer Hill Reservoir, to enhance the existing Clairmont water system through a PRV, as there is not sufficient space available around the existing reservoir and pumphouse to provide the required capacity (pumping or storage). This project will follow the completion of the Mercer Hill Reservoir project. The project is estimated at $5.44M driven by growth with funding shared between the County and Aquatera.

This project provides water and wastewater services to the proposed school site located north of Five Mile Hall, and accommodate future development between Carriage Lane and Five Mile Hall along 100 Avenue and Twp Road 712.

Excalibur Mechanical Ltd. completed the sanitary tie in on November 16, 2022, and the Water line tie in on November 19, 2022. The water main and sanitary force main is currently planned to be commissioned between the last week of April and the first week of May 2023. 

Chandos Construction continues with construction of the lift station and commissioning is currently underway.  

This project will provide water and sanitary services to the proposed school site located just north of the Five Mile Hall as well as future development between Carriage Lane and Five Mile Hall along 100 Avenue/Twp Road 712 (Growth). 

Studies have been completed to identify options to provide water and sanitary servicing to the Hughes Lake ASP area. Options selection and timing will be determined in conjunction with developers and the City of Grande Prairie.

A shredder was purchased to process solid waste. Shredding solid waste increases the density of the Landfill, extending the life of each Landfill cell by approximately 30-50 per cent.

Administration is currently working on a mud sump system study to identify options and best solutions for the ongoing operation of the mud-receiving station, including fluid receiving, drying process and solids handling to facilitate disposal at the landfill as daily cover. The mud sump system has experienced significant growth in the last couple of years and can no longer be operated effectively as it is currently set up. The preliminary design for the best option was completed in 2020 at a cost of $200K. Construction began in 2021 and has an estimated budget of $4.5M.

This project driven by growth and risk management.

This project involves expansion of the existing raw water siltation/storage ponds adjacent to the Wapiti River to provide additional capacity to meet the recommended seven-day capacity in 2042 based on estimated demand growth in the region. Aquatera completed a conceptual study in 2018 and has engaged Stantec to complete the preliminary design work along with initial regulatory approval for the expansion work. Aquatera completed survey and geotechnical investigation work in June to support the project development. First Nations consultation, as required to acquire the necessary land for the expansion, has been completed. 

The grant application for this project has been successful and a memorandum of agreement for a $1.17M grant has now been completed by the Town of Sexsmith. 

The project will provide surge capacity to allow Aquatera to meet water demand when river conditions restrict diversion or when an environmental disaster such as a hydrocarbon spill occur upstream of the intake. 

Aquatera is currently developing the preliminary design and cost estimate for a new river intake to address concerns with blockage and to provide additional capacity to meet future demand. The new intake will be located just upstream of the existing facilities and will include a fish return system to meet current regulations. Construction is expected in 2026-2028. Aquatera has submitted a grant funding application to support this project. The First Nations consultation process has been completed. 

This project will address capacity limitations and issues with debris build up around the existing River Intake #3, providing full diversion license capacity (Growth). 

A new water intake is required due to changes in the river and a need for additional capacity and redundancy. Design and construction of river bank stabilization using bioengineering to protect the existing intake, pumphouse and storage ponds was completed in 2018 and is being monitored to confirm the success of the work. Stantec has been selected as the engineering consultant for preliminary intake design and permitting; it is expected it will take 12 months to obtain the necessary approvals from the regulators.

Construction began in 2021. The overall cost estimate of the project is approximately $32.4M through 2024. Grant funding will be pursued to reduce the cost to Aquatera for the project.

This project involves cured-in-place piping (CIPP) of existing sanitary main lines and selected lateral connections to address chronic root cut and blockage issues. The project was awarded to Insituform. The planned scope for 2022/2023 included 54 sanitary mains and 12 service laterals. Insituform completed initial inspections and lined 9 mains in 2022. 

Insituform’s subcontractor will be starting the cleaning and lining of the remanding 12 service laterals the week of April 25 and will be completing remanding deficiencies and work scope by May 24, 2023.This will complete the 2022 / 2023 scope of work. 

Aquatera’s Engineering and Distributions and Collections departments will start producing the list for the 2023 /2024 sanitary lining program this summer and will send out for RFP in the fall of 2023.  

This project will re-life deteriorating sanitary lines and reduce on-going operating costs in areas with limited access for replacement (Reliability/Risk Management). 

This project will replace the existing concrete pad with a heat traced pad complete with a catch basin to contain and drain any spillage and run-off from the pad into the sanitary sewer system. Detailed design of the pad is complete and critical materials have been received. Construction is currently scheduled to start in spring / summer 2023 depending on the frost depth. 

In the winter of 2021 / 22 ice build-up at the Sexsmith Bulk Water Station forced the shutdown of the station due to unsafe conditions that could not be maintained. The current design of the Sexsmith Bulk Water Station results in ice build-up around the loading connections from water spillage from the fill line and attached hoses to the water trucks / tanks being used by customers. The ice build-up causes slip and fall concerns due to slope build-up. New ice melt that works down to –31c has been added to the site as required to maintain a safe area for customers to fill up. Equipment has been leased for the duration of the winter to deal with ice and snowfall. 

Work on the project started in September 2020 and is substantially complete. The watermain and sanitary main crossing Highway 2 have been installed and tied into Aquatera’s system. Paving work around Heritage Park Lift Station has been completed. There is some minor landscaping remaining in this area. 

The watermain to Forest Grove has been completed and put into service. Trail paving was completed in October 2022. The 97 Street sanitary main upgrade was completed in mid-November. Minor deficiencies with the completed work will be completed in May 2023. 

Asphalt and concrete work at the intersection of 97 Street and 96 Avenue along with some minor landscaping and seeding work at several project locations will be completed in the spring of 2023. 

This project addresses sanitary system capacity concerns at the Clearwater Lift Station and along 97 Street (Reliability/Risk Management) and extends sanitary servicing across Highway 2 to allow for future commercial development (Growth). The project also addresses fire hydrant flow deficiencies at a few locations in the downtown area and in the Forest Grove development (Reliability/Risk Management).  

This project will add additional water treatment capacity to the existing WTP to meet growth within the region. Preliminary design has been pushed to 2026, based on reduced growth rates in the area, to confirm the technology selection, scope of work, land requirements and cost estimate. 

The estimated cost of $20.4M - $25.0M is based on the 2018 Water Supply Masterplan and results from the first two (of three) phases of WTP Stress Testing completed in 2019. The project is driven by growth.

Aquatera completed the conceptual design for a new reservoir in the water treatment plant area. Tree clearing and additional geotechnical work occurred in October 2022. It is expected that construction procurement will occur during the summer/fall of 2023. After reviewing cost estimates for several project options and historical geotechnical information, Aquatera has determined the new reservoir will be located west of the existing treatment facilities within Aquatera’s property and will include a pumphouse. The reservoir will provide additional treated water storage capacity along with plant and network stability. Aquatera has submitted a grant funding application to support this project. 

This project will provide additional potable water storage capacity which will enhance treatment plant operations and allow for extended maintenance periods at the treatment plant. The project will also allow deferral of the treatment plant capacity upgrade project by several years (Reliability/Risk Management). 

Aquatera has finalized the detail design for a new ramp to improve safety when dumping sanitary hydrovac waste at the Wembley Lagoon. The project will include restoration of the berm wall which has been eroded over time at the current dumping location. If the project moves forward to construction, it is expected to be completed by the end of October 2023. This project may be able to be terminated if a dedicated force main is constructed from Lift Station 3 directly to the Wembley Lagoon, as doing so would all but eliminate the need for the proposed ramp. 

The existing fire water and backup angle drive pump, and electrical infrastructure, were at end-of-life and needed to be replaced. To facilitate the replacement while maintaining water service to Wembley, the existing pumphouse is being expanded to accommodate a new electrical room. The electrical infrastructure replacement contract has been awarded and equipment is being ordered. Electrical construction commenced with the delivery of the new emergency generator on June 23, 2022. Equipment that was scheduled to be delivered this fall has been delayed from the vendor, pushing final completion to 2023. 

The building extension work is complete. The angle drive engine was installed and is operational. 

This project addresses issues with the existing back-up generator/fire pump drive engine at the Town of Wembley’s water pumphouse by installing a larger generator that will run the entire pumphouse and replacing existing generator/fire pump engine (Reliability/Risk Management). 

The Town of Wembley engaged ISL Engineering to complete a preliminary and detail design for upgrades to their existing lagoon treatment system, to meet discharge requirements for the receiving water body. The project is substantially complete, with seasonal deficiencies (landscaping, seeding, fencing) being completed in 2022. This project will ensure that the Town of Wembley's current effluent discharge meets the applicable discharge requirements and allow for future growth in the Town. This project was driven by growth and regulatory requirements.

This project involves the diversion of the Westpointe area sanitary sewer system into the 116 Street Trunk to help alleviate current surcharging on the 108 Street Trunk line, and allow for continued development within the 108 Street Trunk catchment area.

Wapiti Gravel Suppliers started work on this project in June 2020. Due to challenges with soil conditions, this project was partially completed in 2020 and the installation was completed in 2021. One construction deficiency was noted that will be remedied before the line can be put into service. Repair of the deficiency has been delayed to 2023 as a result of project delays on 108 Street Trunk work. 

This project will reduce the wastewater effluent loading on the 108 Street trunk and redirects the Westpointe development to the 116 Street trunk to allow for continued development within the 108 Street trunk catchment area (Growth). The Westpointe subdivision was built before the 116 Street trunk and was serviced by the 108 Street trunk as an interim measure.