Backgrounder: Canada and British Columbia reach agreement to fund $450 million in water and wastewater upgrades
Backgrounder
Initial 35 projects approved for funding
The Government of Canada is providing $225,067,721 for projects under the new Clean Water and Wastewater Fund to rehabilitate and improve community water and wastewater systems across the Province of British Columbia. Combined with provincial, municipal and other contributions, $450,135,442 will provide B.C. families with clean and reliable water and wastewater services. The federal government is providing up to 50% of this funding.
As part of the bilateral agreement with British Columbia, an initial list of 35 projects has been approved to date for funding amounting to over $36.1 million in federal funding and over $23.8 million in provincial funding. Additional projects will be identified following an intake process that will open on September 30, 2016. The intake will close on Wednesday, November 23, 2016.
| Location | Project Name | Federal Funding | Provincial Funding | Municipal Funding |
Anticipated Start Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Burns Lake |
5th Avenue Water Tower Replacement |
$1,261,741 |
$832,749 |
$428,993 |
December 15, 2016 |
| Central Kootenay RD |
Arrow Creek Water Main Replacement and System Improvements - Final Phase |
$2,507,417 |
$1,654,895 |
$852,522 |
January 1, 2017 |
| Central Saanich |
Brentwood Bay Water Main- Phase 1 |
$425,000 |
$280,500 |
$144,500 |
December 15, 2016 |
| Dawson Creek |
Water Treatment Plant Upgrades |
$2,249,000 |
$1,484,340 |
$764,660 |
December 15, 2016 |
| Elkford |
District of Elkford - Water Loss Management Implementation |
$625,000 |
$412,500 |
$212,500 |
December 15, 2016 |
| Fort St. James |
Fort St. James Water Looping Project - Simon Fraser Ave. |
$188,500 |
$124,410 |
$64,090 |
December 15, 2016 |
| Fraser Valley RD |
Electoral Area D - Area D Integrated Water System Upgrade |
$106,250 |
$70,125 |
$36,125 |
June 28, 2017 |
| Fraser Valley RD |
Electoral Area E - Baker Trails Estate Wastewater Treatment System Replacement |
$823,175 |
$543,295 |
$279,880 |
January 28, 2017 |
| Fraser Valley RD |
Electoral Area B - Dogwood Valley Water System Upgrade |
$99,762 |
$65,843 |
$33,920 |
February 28, 2017 |
| Fruitvale |
Fruitvale Sewer Treatment Plant and Sewer Upgrades |
$932,500 |
$615,450 |
$317,050 |
December 15, 2016 |
| Golden |
Community Wastewater System Improvements |
$375,000 |
$247,500 |
$127,500 |
December 15, 2016 |
| Hope |
Hope Pollution Control Center Upgrade (Sewage Treatment Plant) |
$1,466,750 |
$968,055 |
$498,695 |
January 7, 2017 |
| Invermere |
Paddy Ryan Water Treatment Plant UV Disinfection Upgrade |
$908,481 |
$599,597 |
$308,885 |
December 15, 2016 |
| Kaslo |
Kaslo River Intake Upgrades |
$174,538 |
$115,195 |
$59,343 |
December 15, 2016 |
| Kent |
Agassiz Avenue Infrastructure Improvements Project |
$652,500 |
$430,650 |
$221,850 |
December 15, 2016 |
| Kimberley |
Kimberley Drinking Water Loss Management |
$500,000 |
$330,000 |
$170,000 |
April 17, 2017 |
| Ladysmith |
Ladysmith Drinking Water Filtration Project |
$5,306,764 |
$3,502,464 |
$1,804,300 |
December 15, 2016 |
| Lake Cowichan |
Lake Cowichan Water Main Upgrades |
$680,177 |
$448,916 |
$231,261 |
December 15, 2016 |
| Langley - C |
Utilities Works Project |
$1,811,640 |
$1,195,682 |
$615,958 |
October 15, 2016 |
| Merritt |
Coldwater Avenue Infrastructure Improvements |
$1,384,517 |
$913,781 |
$470,736 |
October 15, 2016 |
| Montrose |
Montrose Wastewater Treatment Plant Upgrades |
$395,000 |
$260,700 |
$134,300 |
December 15, 2016 |
| Nanaimo RD |
Greater Nanaimo Pollution Control Centre: Centrifuge and Polymer System |
$654,500 |
$431,970 |
$222,530 |
December 15, 2016 |
| Nanaimo RD |
San Pareil Water System - Treatment Upgrades |
$420,000 |
$277,200 |
$142,800 |
December 15, 2016 |
| Port Alice |
Port Alice Wastewater Treatment Plant Upgrade |
$525,210 |
$346,638 |
$178,572 |
December 15, 2016 |
| Port McNeill |
Water Distribution Replacement and Upgrade |
$965,000 |
$636,900 |
$328,100 |
December 15, 2016 |
| Powell River - C |
Haslam Water Supply Main Replacement |
$2,110,000 |
$1,392,600 |
$717,400 |
December 15, 2016 |
| Radium Hot Springs |
Water Reservoir Replacement Project |
$600,000 |
$396,000 |
$204,000 |
October 15, 2016 |
| Salmon Arm |
Foreshore Sanitary Sewer Main Rehabilitation |
$858,000 |
$566,280 |
$291,720 |
December 15, 2016 |
| Squamish |
Water Metering & Water Distribution System Improvements |
$970,090 |
$640,259 |
$329,831 |
May 1, 2017 |
| Strathcona RD |
Quathiaski Cove Sewage Extension Project |
$684,425 |
$451,720 |
$232,705 |
December 15, 2016 |
| Summerland |
Waste Water Treatment Plant Grit Removal and Effluent Filter Upgrades |
$1,583,340 |
$1,045,004 |
$538,336 |
January 1, 2017 |
| Sunshine Coast RD |
Square Bay Wastewater Treatment Plant Upgrade |
$420,062 |
$277,241 |
$142,822 |
January 1, 2017 |
| Warfield |
Warfield PRV Stations Rehabilitation |
$111,000 |
$73,260 |
$37,740 |
January 1, 2017 |
| West Kelowna |
East Boundary Lift Station Upgrade |
$390,625 |
$257,812 |
$132,813 |
December 15, 2016 |
| West Vancouver |
West Vancouver (Marine at the Beach) Lift Station Reconfiguration and Service Area Upgrades |
$3,017,250 |
$1,991,385 |
$1,025,865 |
April 3, 2017 |
Search for related information by keyword
Page details
- Date modified: