Backgrounder: Canada and Ontario announce funding for clean water and wastewater infrastructure projects in Waterloo
Backgrounder
Nine new projects approved in Waterloo
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 more than $569 million under CWWF, and will fund up to 50 per cent of the eligible project costs. The provincial government is providing up to $270 million, and will fund up to 25 per cent of total eligible project costs. Recipients will fund the remaining costs of the projects.
As part of the bilateral agreement with Ontario, the following nine projects in Waterloo have been approved for federal funding amounting to $2,186,832.
Location |
Project Name |
Federal Funding |
Provincial Funding |
Anticipated Start Date |
City of Waterloo |
Sediment Removal from Pond 52 to Restore Design Permanent Pool Volume of 560 m3 |
$109,026 |
$54,513 |
February 1, 2017 |
City of Waterloo |
Sediment Removal from Pond 12 to Restore Design Permanent Pool Volume of 2342 m3 |
$205,226 |
$102,613 |
February 1, 2017 |
City of Waterloo |
Sediment Removal from Pond 14 to Restore Design Permanent Pool Volume of 520 m3 |
$72,890 |
$36,445 |
February 1, 2017 |
City of Waterloo |
Sediment Removal from Pond 7 to Restore Design Permanent Pool Volume of 2036.4 m3 |
$198,238 |
$99,119 |
February 1, 2017 |
City of Waterloo |
Retrofit and Sediment Removal from Pond 20 to Restore Design Permanent Pool Volume of 1500 m3 |
$321,023 |
$160,511 |
November 1, 2016 |
City of Waterloo |
Retrofit and Sediment Removal from Pond 30 to Restore Design Permanent Pool Volume of 700 m3 |
$200,133 |
$100,066 |
November 1, 2016 |
City of Waterloo |
Retrofit and Sediment Removal from Pond 33 to Restore Design Permanent Pool Volume of 1550 m3 |
$402,483 |
$201,241 |
November 1, 2016 |
City of Waterloo |
Retrofit and Sediment Removal from Pond 38 to Restore Design Permanent Pool Volume of 4087 m3 |
$522,610 |
$261,305 |
November 1, 2016 |
City of Waterloo |
Sediment Removal from Pond 55 to Restore Design Permanent Pool Volume of 180 m3 |
$155,199 |
$77,599 |
February 1, 2017 |