In a recent interview with the ronaldomanosa, District of Barriere CAO Bob Payette explained the next steps that are now currently underway to improve the wastewater system in the community.
“With our water situation under control with the wells and pumps all working as planned, district council can now focus on the next priority project, that being the upgrades to the wastewater treatment facilities in the core area of town,” said Payette.
He tells the district has already submitted an application to the 2021 Investment in Canada Program (ICIP) and are now awaiting to hear the results of that request.
During the month of June, the district also submitted the same project to be considered for a grant from the Strategic Priorities Fund – Capital Investment Program 2022.
“The importance of upgrading our core wastewater system cannot be understated,” said the CAO. “Barriere Town Road will be much better served with a gravity sewer main and a new water line replacement.
“This is a comprehensive and timely project that would also see the much needed upgrades to the septic receiving plant at the end of Kamloops Street, which would reduce the requirement for treatment in the downtown location; which would in turn be utilized for a safe disposal of treated water.
“The town core needs this upgrade to effectively have any redevelopment of our core commercial area.
“Our meeting last week with B.C. Municipal Affairs Minister Cullen, was successful in that Mayor Stamer was able to highlight the urgency of this project and also the significant growth we are having in Barriere.”
If successful with one or both of Barriere’s grant applications, the monies would fund the replacement and expansion of the district’s existing wastewater system as follows:
- A new conventional wastewater treatment system sized to treat the ‘Phase One’ and ‘Phase Two’ collection areas.
- Effluent filtration to achieve 10 mg/L total suspended solids required by authorization
- Effluent disinfection improvements for design flow
- Extension of the sewer system to parts of the ‘Phase Two’ area (770m of sewer)
- Extension of water-mains as needed in areas of sewer extension (885m of water-main)
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