Better water and wastewater treatment for London residents

89 new projects approved in 32 communities

LONDON, ON, May 24, 2017 /CNW/ - The governments of Canada and Ontario are committed to investing in local infrastructure that ensures Canadians and their families have access to modern, reliable water and wastewater services that meet their needs. These investments safeguard the health and well-being of residents, protect waterways and preserve local ecosystems, while also laying the foundation for new economic opportunities to strengthen the middle class across the province.

Kate Young, Member of Parliament for London West, on behalf of the Honourable Amarjeet Sohi, Minister of Infrastructure and Communities, the Honourable Deb Matthews, Deputy Premier of Ontario and Member of Provincial Parliament for London North Centre, on behalf of the Honourable Bob Chiarelli, Ontario Minister of Infrastructure, and His Worship Matt Brown, Mayor of the City of London, today announced that 22 new projects in London have been approved under the Government of Canada's Clean Water and Waste Water Fund. The federal government is providing up to 50 per cent of funding for these projects—over $18.7 million. The provincial government is providing up to 25 per cent of funding for these projects—over $9 million of total eligible costs, and the City of London will provide the balance of funding.

Thanks to this investment, residents of London will soon benefit from projects such as the cleaning and relining of the Wortley Road watermain, which will improve water quality for roughly 250 properties in the area. Funding will also go towards improving stormwater infrastructure, which will protect the community from flooding and support the growth and safety of London residents for years to come. These projects are essential to keeping our waterways clean and our communities healthy and livable.

In addition to these projects, $18.7 million in federal funding for 67 water and wastewater projects will benefit 31 other communities across Ontario.

This investment is part of an agreement between Canada and Ontario for the Clean Water and Wastewater Fund.

Quotes

"Investing in water and wastewater treatment infrastructure is essential to maintaining a healthy environment and providing access to clean, reliable drinking water. The Government of Canada is working with provinces, territories and municipalities across the country to support important projects like those in London, which ensure that Canadian communities are healthy and sustainable now and for years to come."

Kate Young, Member of Parliament for London West, on behalf of the Honourable Amarjeet Sohi, Minister of Infrastructure and Communities

"Building and maintaining high-quality water, wastewater, and stormwater infrastructure is an essential part of building livable communities. This announcement demonstrates the Province's commitment to partnering with municipalities in order to deliver the public infrastructure Ontarians need. I am pleased that these projects will contribute to enhanced quality of life in London and the surrounding region for years to come."

The Honourable Deb Matthews, Deputy Premier of Ontario and Member of Provincial Parliament for London North Centre  

"My thanks to Kate Young, Peter Fragiskatos and Deb Matthews for their leadership in making this happen. This funding speeds up the work we're doing to become one of the greenest Cities in Canada. This investment will help us address something we're all concerned about - sewage discharge in our river. It will also help prevent heart breaking and frustrating basement flooding for many Londoners."

His Worship Matt Brown, Mayor of the City of London

Quick facts

• The Government of Canada will provide more than $180 billion in infrastructure funding over 12 years for public transit, green infrastructure, social infrastructure, transportation that supports trade, and Canada's rural and northern communities.
• Budget 2017 proposes $21.9 billion for investments for green infrastructure. This amount includes $5 billion that will be available for investment through the Canada Infrastructure Bank.
• The Government of Ontario is making the largest infrastructure investment in hospitals, schools, public transit, roads and bridges, and water and wastewater infrastructure in the province's history – more than $190 billion in public infrastructure over 13 years, starting in 2014–15. To learn more about what's happening in your community, go to Ontario.ca/BuildON.

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Canada and Ontario announce funding for clean water and wastewater infrastructure projects across Ontario
89 new projects approved in 32 communities

A new list of water and wastewater projects has been approved under the Canada-Ontario Clean Water and Wastewater Fund (CWWF) agreement, which is designed to improve the safety and quality of water for Canadian families, while supporting a clean economy.

The Government of Canada is providing Ontario with over $569 million under CWWF (up to 50 percent of the eligible project costs). The provincial government is providing up to $270 million (up to 25 percent of total eligible project costs). The recipients will provide the balance of funding.

As part of the bilateral agreement with Ontario, the following 89 projects across Ontario have been approved for federal funding amounting to $37,435,877.

Location	Project Name	Federal Funding	Provincial Funding	Anticipated Start Date
Aylmer, Corporation of the Town of	Aylmer Smart Water Meter Upgrade Project	$407,551	$203,776	April 15, 2017
Adjala Tosorontio, Township of	To connect the Loretto area and Weca area water systems in the Township of Adjala Township	$74,589	$37,295	June 30, 2017
Ashfield-Colborne-Wawanosh, Township of	Investigate and implement a rehabilitation or treatment strategy for arsenic in the Dungannon Wells	$50,000	$25,000	February 1, 2017
Bayham, Municipality of	Stormwater phase 1 Detailed Design Master Plan	$59,195	$29,598	November 14, 2016
Bayham, Municipality of	Port Burwell - Robinson St-Beach Storm Sewer Replacement - Optimization	$156,076	$78,038	February 1, 2017
Bluewater, Municipality of	Bayfield Wastewater System Inflow and Infiltration Study	$123,095	$61,547	February 1, 2017
Bluewater, Municipality of	Environmental Assessment for Replacement of the Hensall Water Tower	$30,000	$15,000	February 1, 2017
Brooke-Alvinston, Municipality of	Refurbish/Reline Water System Water Storage Standpipe on Henry Street to prevent detereoration of the cement walls due to water sepage and to extend the life of the standpipe	$40,886	$20,443	June 1, 2017
Brooke-Alvinston, Municipality of	Upgrade/Replace the Sewage Treatment Plant Aeration Equipment	$27,379	$13,690	April 1, 2017
Brooke-Alvinston, Municipality of	Replace aging Backup Generator at the Wastewater Plant	$14,602	$7,301	May 1, 2017
Brooke-Alvinston, Municipality of	Repair/Refurbish North Wastewater Pump Station	$10,952	$5,476	July 1, 2017
Brooke-Alvinston, Municipality of	Repair/Refurbish South Wastewater Pump Station	$10,952	$5,476	July 1, 2017
Central Elgin, Municipality of	Construction of New Sanitary Sewage Pumping Station to Replace Station #51	$431,647	$215,824	January 2, 2017
Central Huron, Municipality of	Mary street sewer main rehabilitation & storm water infiltration prevention.	$56,198	$28,099	April 15, 2017
Dawn-Euphemia, Township of	Replacement of 350 Water System Meters	$50,000	$25,000	November 30, 2016
Dutton Dunwich, Municipality of	Installation of Wallacetown Elevated Tank ReChlorination System	$129,498	$64,749	February 15, 2017
Goderich, Town of	Replacement of interior lining and repair of the exterior of the Goderich Water Tower	$210,950	$105,475	April 1, 2017
Ingersoll, Town of	The Installation of a Stormwater System and Urbanization of North Town Line East from Pemberton Street to Mutual Street.	$152,117	$76,059	April 1, 2017
Lambton Shores, Municipality of	Alberta Street Sanitary Pumping Station in Grand Bend - Electrical and Mechanical Upgrades including replacement of the Emergency Stand-by Power System	$83,500	$41,750	July 2, 2017
Lambton Shores, Municipality of	Green Acres Sanitary Pumping Station in Grand Bend - Life Safety and Electrical upgrades and Installation of New  Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA)	$64,100	$32,050	July 2, 2017
Lambton Shores, Municipality of	Grand Bend Beach Sanitary Pumping Station - Electrical and  Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA) Upgrades with Asbestos Abatement and Replacement of the Emergency Stand-by Power System	$112,000	$56,000	July 2, 2017
Lambton Shores, Municipality of	Morenz Lane Sanitary Pumping Station in Grand Bend - Mechanical and Electrical Equipment Replacement	$61,950	$30,975	July 2, 2017
Lambton Shores, Municipality of	MacHenry Street Watermain Replacement  - 250m of Watermain Replacement  Through unopened Road Allowance under the Alexander Municipal Drain in Forest Ontario.	$325,147	$162,573	May 1, 2017
London, City of	Design: Dingman Creek Subwatershed Stormwater Infrastructure	$102,000	$51,000	October 1, 2016
London, City of	Reclamation and Naturalization of Existing Urban Watercourses - Rehabilitation Plan Preparation	$102,000	$51,000	October 1, 2016
London, City of	Applegate Stormwater Management Facility	$229,000	$114,500	October 1, 2016
London, City of	Design and purchase of Organic Rankine Cycle equipment for Power Generation and Waste Heat Recovery Systems & Biosolids Optimization at Greenway Pollution Control Plant	$2,849,500	$1,424,750	April 1, 2016
London, City of	East London - Sanitary Servicing Study	$178,000	$89,000	October 1, 2016
London, City of	Conduct Facility Improvement Studies at 4 Wastewater Treatment Facilities across the city.	$66,000	$33,000	October 1, 2016
London, City of	Treatment Plant Energy Reduction With Turbo Blowers - Supply and Install	$1,099,000	$549,500	April 1, 2016
London, City of	Design and construction of odour control upgrades at 5 Treatment Plants across the City.	$1,781,000	$890,500	October 1, 2016
London, City of	Design and Construction of Technology Upgrades (Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA) and Security) at 30 Wastewater and 14 Water locations across the City	$1,300,000	$650,000	October 1, 2016
London, City of	Purchase and Install of Variable Frequency Drives at 4 Sanitary Pump Stations	$661,500	$330,750	October 1, 2016
London, City of	Purchase and Install Solids and Floatables Management equipment at 8 Locations (Pumping Stations and Treatment Plants)	$1,109,000	$554,500	October 1, 2016
London, City of	Mornington Area Storm Drainage Servicing - Environmental Assessment	$224,000	$112,000	October 1, 2016
London, City of	Sewer Separation Program Acceleration  -Design and Construction	$4,740,925	$2,370,463	October 1, 2016
London, City of	Sewer Separation and Infrastructure Renewal - Planning and design for future projects	$275,000	$137,500	October 1, 2016
London, City of	Sewer Relining Program Acceleration - Design and Construction	$549,500	$274,750	October 1, 2016
London, City of	Arva Water Pumping Station Optimization and Energy Efficiency - Planning Study	$203,500	$101,750	October 1, 2016
London, City of	Trunk Watermains Syphons and Pipeline - Inspections and Condition Rating	$1,017,500	$508,750	October 1, 2016
London, City of	Trunk Watermain Cathodic Protection Upgrades - Design and Construction	$147,500	$73,750	October 1, 2016
London, City of	Watermain Cleaning and Relining -  Design and Construction	$1,526,500	$763,250	October 1, 2016
London, City of	Cathodic Protection Program - Inspection, Design and Construction	$254,500	$127,250	October 1, 2016
London, City of	Design for Water, Wastewater and Stormwater Infrastructure Renewal in London	$254,500	$127,250	October 1, 2016
London, City of	Springbank Reservoirs No. 1 & 3 Protective Membrane Condition Assessment	$51,000	$25,500	October 1, 2016
Lucan Biddulph, Township of	Granton  Waste Water Treatment Plant rotating biological contactor filter replacement and heating, ventilation and air conditioning (HVAC) upgrades	$179,084	$89,542	May 1, 2017
Malahide, Township of	Planning and design for the replacement of the existing water main and appurtenances from connection point at Elk Street to end of water main.	$13,000	$6,500	January 1, 2017
Malahide, Township of	Replace existing stormwater culvert located near 6871 Hacienda Road, just north of Calton Line.	$37,000	$18,500	January 1, 2017
Middlesex Centre, Municipality of	Replacement of the Delaware Water Tower (Standpipe) located at 11237 Longwoods Road.	$649,263	$324,631	June 1, 2017
Norfolk County, The Corporation of	College Street Area water main, wastewater main, and storm sewer upgrades	$1,336,330	$668,165	May 1, 2017
Norwich, Township of	Dufferin Street Drain Rehabilitation Project which services 85 households in the Village of Norwich	$50,000	$25,000	April 1, 2017
Oxford, County of	Expansion of the Dewatered Biosolids Winter Storage Building	$451,222	$225,611	January 2, 2017
Oxford, County of	Repair and rehabilitation of approximately 490 metres of 150mm Cast Iron Watermain on Potters Road from Simcoe Street to Lorraine Ave	$75,204	$37,602	January 2, 2017
Oxford, County of	Repair and rehabilitate 152 m of a deteriorating 750 mm trunk sewer that runs through the Brick Pond wetland	$501,358	$250,679	November 1, 2016
Oxford, County of	Structural relining of 250 mm Cast Iron watermain on North Street  -  Broadway West to Woodland Crescent	$376,018	$188,009	December 1, 2016
Oxford, County of	Structural relining of cast iron watermains at predetermined locations across the Ingersoll Distribution System	$376,018	$188,009	December 1, 2016
Oxford, County of	Replacement of 200 mm Cast Iron watermain which connects the residents on 11th line to the Woodstock distribution system.	$250,679	$125,339	December 1, 2016
Oxford, County of	Replacement of the Lagoon inlet works at the Sutton Street Sewage Pump Station (SPS) and Treatment Facility.	$90,244	$45,122	December 1, 2017
Oxford, County of	Design and Replacement of 350 metres of the 400 mm Cast Iron Transmission main connecting the Bowerhill Reservoir to the Woodstock Distribution System.	$451,222	$225,611	January 2, 2017
Petrolia, Town of	Separation of Existing Combined Sewers at Florence-Egan-Kerby	$419,278	$209,639	April 1, 2016
Plympton-Wyoming, Town of	Replace existing watermains on Mockingbird Lane, Cardinal Lane, Pheasant Lane, Hummingbird Lane and Sandpiper Trail	$353,744	$176,872	May 1, 2017
Point Edward, Village of	Replacement of lids on the digester tanks at Waste Water Treatment Facility at 92 Alexandra Avenue, Point Edward.	$174,951	$87,476	March 1, 2017
Sarnia, City of	Talfourd,  Devine  and Side Streets Combined Sewer Separation Project	$2,738,879	$1,369,440	November 1, 2016
South Huron, Municipality of	William Street Sanitary Sewage Pumping Station Upgrades	$656,286	$328,143	June 1, 2017
Southwold, Township of	Installation of New 300 mm Sanitary Sewer Trunk Line (Phase 1) on Talbotville Gore Road	$257,989	$128,995	June 1, 2017
St. Clair, Township of	Brander Park 150mm forced wastewater main replacement	$75,000	$37,500	May 1, 2017
St. Clair, Township of	Village of Sombra Main Pumping Station Rehabilitation	$100,000	$50,000	July 31, 2017
St. Clair, Township of	Village of Port Lambton Main Pumping Station Rehabilitation	$100,000	$50,000	July 1, 2017
St. Clair, Township of	Polymoore Drive Pump Station Rehabilitation (St. Clair Industrial Park)	$62,500	$31,250	July 1, 2017
St. Clair, Township of	St. Clair Township Pump Station Condition Assessment	$15,000	$7,500	March 6, 2017
St. Clair, Township of	Sanitary Sewer Trenchless Repairs (Township Wide Backlog)	$100,000	$50,000	March 6, 2017
St. Clair, Township of	Village of Sombra Wastewater Lagoon Optimization	$450,000	$225,000	July 1, 2017
St. Clair, Township of	Village of Port Lambton Wastewater Lagoons Optimization	$750,000	$375,000	July 1, 2017
St. Clair, Township of	Storm Sewer Outfall Replacement at Ferry Dock in the Hamlet of Corunna	$125,000	$62,500	July 1, 2017
St. Thomas, City of	Trenchless Sewer Rehabilitation at Multiple Locations	$374,821	$187,410	April 1, 2017
St. Thomas, City of	Trenchless Water Rehabilitation at Multiple Locations	$416,666	$208,334	April 1, 2017
St. Thomas, City of	Queen Street Reconstruction - Sanitary and Storm Sewer	$366,667	$183,333	April 1, 2017
St. Thomas, City of	Churchill Crescent Reconstruction - Sanitary Sewer, Storm Sewer, & Watermain	$600,000	$300,000	April 1, 2017
St. Thomas, City of	Stanley Street Reconstruction - Sanitary Sewer, Storm Sewer, & Watermain	$1,100,000	$550,000	April 1, 2017
St. Thomas, City of	Upgrades to Multiple Sanitary Sewer Pumping Stations (e.g. Installation of Standby Generators)	$433,333	$216,667	April 1, 2017
Strathroy-Caradoc,  Township of	Caradoc St. upgrade to 300 mm watermain, replacement of 200 mm sanitary sewer, new culvert installation at Hull Rd crossing.	$240,167	$120,083	April 1, 2016
Strathroy-Caradoc,  Township of	McKellar St upgrade to 825 mm Storm Sewer and 200 mm watermain and replacement of 250 mm sanitary sewer	$466,667	$233,333	May 1, 2016
Strathroy-Caradoc,  Township of	Ellor St replacement of 250 mm sanitary sewer, upgrade of watermain to 150 mm and new 900 mm Storm Sewer for separation	$180,106	$90,053	April 1, 2016
Strathroy-Caradoc,  Township of	Allen Road installation of new 150 mm watermain to complete looping	$50,000	$25,000	May 1, 2016
Thames Centre, Municipality of	High Lift Pump upgrades recirculation piping in the Dorchester Water Treatment Plant.	$50,000	$25,000	January 16, 2017
Thames Centre, Municipality of	Water Storage Mixer installations in 3 water storage reservoirs in Dorchester.	$33,200	$16,600	January 16, 2017
Thames Centre, Municipality of	Engineering Design & Approvals for the Dorchester Wastewater Treatment Plant expansion to 1200 cubic meters capacity	$120,000	$60,000	January 16, 2017
Tillsonburg, Town of	Rehabilitation and Realignment of Stormwater Drains for Paget and Rolling Meadows	$50,000	$25,000	May 1, 2017
Warwick, Township of	Installation of a Booster Pumping Station in North East Quadrant of Warwick Water Distribution System	$335,174	$167,587	May 1, 2017

Associated links

Government of Canada's $180-billion+ infrastructure plan in Budget 2017: http://www.budget.gc.ca/2017/docs/plan/chap-02-en.html#Toc477707375

Federal infrastructure investments in Ontario: http://www.infrastructure.gc.ca/map-carte/on-eng.html

The Clean Water and Wastewater Fund: http://www.infrastructure.gc.ca/plan/cwwf/cwwf-program-programme-eng.html.

Build ON 2017 Infrastructure Update: https://www.ontario.ca/page/buildon-2017-infrastructure-update

Twitter: @INFC_eng
Web: Infrastructure Canada

SOURCE Infrastructure Canada

For further information: Contacts: Brook Simpson, Press Secretary, Office of the Minister of Infrastructure and Communities, 613-219-0149, [e-mail]; Craig MacBride, Media Contact, Government of Ontario, 416-212-0453, [e-mail]; Rob Andrusevich, Communications, City of London, 519-661-2500 ext. 4782, [e-mail]; Infrastructure Canada, 613-960-9251, Toll free: 1-877-250-7154, Email: [e-mail]

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