Backgrounder: Canada and Quebec fund 39 projects to improve water and wastewater systems in the Quebec region

Backgrounder

Investment of more than $157.7 million

The governments of Canada and Quebec are investing $157,775,014 in 39 water and wastewater projects to ensure residents of the Quebec region have access to clean and reliable water sources. Funding for the 38 projects under the Clean Water and Wastewater Fund was made possible by signing of the bilateral agreement on July 5, 2016.

The Government of Canada is contributing $93,021,589 for the 39 projects, representing 50% of the total eligible costs, and the province is providing $64,753,425. The municipalities will provide the balance.

List of new projects

Clean Water and Wastewater Fund 

Location

Project Name

Federal Funding

Provincial Funding

Anticipated Start Date

Beaupré

Renewal of water pipes

$2,498,900

$1,649,275

May 1, 2017

Boischatel

Upgrading to Drinking Water Treatment Plant

$5,299,587

$3,497,729

May 15, 2017

Clermont

Renewal of water pipes

$594,608

$392,442

May 29, 2017

Donnacona

Renewal of water pipes

$2,487,715

$1,641,890

April 1, 2017

Fossambault-sur-le-Lac

Reconstruction of the main pumping station

$2,005,000

$1,323,300

August 1, 2017

La Malbaie

Wastewater treatment, Saint-Fidèle area

$1,776,905

$1,172,759

May 29, 2017

Lac-Beauport

Mont-Cervin, phases 2, 3 and 4

$3,240,000

$2,138,400

May 1, 2017

L'Ancienne-Lorette

Renewal of water pipes

$5,004,579

$3,303,021

April 1, 2017

L'Ange-Gardien

Addition of two (2) new pressure reducing chambers

$260,299

$171,798

July 1, 2017

L'Ange-Gardien

Renewal of water pipes

$2,029,966

$1,339,779

May 1, 2017

Les Éboulements

Renewal of water pipes

$422,742

$279,007

May 1, 2017

Neuville

Extension of the sanitary sewer system - Eastern sector

$7,677,719

$5,067,301

April 1, 2017

Pont-Rouge

Renewal of water pipes

$2,500,020

$1,650,013

May 16, 2017

Portneuf

Drinking water distribution - Reservoir and connecting pipes

$1,727,917

$1,140,425

June 5, 2017

Portneuf

Renewal of water pipes

$1,322,379

$872,771

May 1, 2017

Saint-Casimir

Upgrading of drinking water treatment / Pied-de-la-Montagne area

$810,789

$535,121

June 1, 2017

Saint-Hilarion

Renewal of water pipes

$1,613,704

$1,065,046

May 1, 2017

Saint-Joachim

Construction of a drinking water reservoir (village area)

$1,182,853

$780,684

June 5, 2017

Saint-Pierre-de-l'Île-d'Orléans

Extension of the sewer system - Eastern sector

$420,000

$277,200

May 1, 2017

Saint-Raymond

Sewers - Bourgeois Street, Aqueduc Street, Bureau Street, and Notre-Dame Street

$378,000

$249,480

June 14, 2017

Saint-Raymond

Renewal of water pipes

$1,259,878

$831,520

April 1, 2016

Saint-Urbain

Drinking water upgrade

$1,388,591

$916,472

July 3, 2017

Shannon

Manganese removal project

$1,246,000

$822,360

June 12, 2017

Ste-Catherine-de-la-Jacques-Cartier

Renewal of water pipes

$1,414,886

$933,824

June 1, 2017

Stoneham-et-Tewkesbury

Upgrading of the treatment plant with the addition of a tertiary treatment of dephosphatation by granular filtration

$907,093

$598,682

March 27, 2017

Lac-Sergent

Wastewater collection and treatment

$2,739,871

$1,808,805

May 1, 2017

Québec

Installation of a scum collector and sludge thickener system

$403,454

$266,280

January 16, 2017

Québec

Upgrading of filter washing system

$679,794

$448,663

September 9, 2017

Québec

Storm sewers for the Laurentienne and Félix-Leclerc highways

$8,886,247

$5,864,923

May 3, 2017

Québec

Refurbishment of valve chambers under Quatre-Bourgeois Rd. and addition of valves to the Bouvier sector

$820,215

$541,342

June 30, 2017

Québec

Renovation of U396, U397, U392 pumping stations and the addition of pumped overflow to the U303 pumping station

$856,829

$565,508

June 30, 2017

Québec

Redesign of step-level pressure controls in the Loretteville and St-Émile sector

$763,652

$504,011

June 1, 2017

Québec

Installation of a new trunk watermain in Quebec City's upper town
(Salaberry, St-Jean, Turnbull)

$3,541,753

$2,337,558

March 1, 2017

Québec

Construction of the Canetons pumping station and refurbishment of the storm sewer

$3,599,496

$2,375,668

April 2, 2017

Québec

Renovation of Ste-Foy water treatment plant – Replacement of ozonation system

$1,401,927

$925,272

September 19, 2016

Québec

Expansion of Bélair reservoir

$2,748,048

$1,813,712

May 31, 2017

Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré

Drinking water supply, production and distribution systems

$5,958,761

$3,932,782

July 17, 2017

Québec

Gaudarville pumping station

$1,272,973

$840,163

July 31, 2017

Building Canada Fund (Canada-Quebec), Large Urban Centers Component

Location

Project Name

Federal Funding

Provincial Funding

Anticipated Start Date

Québec

Wastewater treatment Phase 5 – Place du Foulon (Québec)

$9,878,439

$9,878,439

March 9, 2016

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