Swan Lake Wastewater Recovery Facility Chief and Council Meeting August 20 th , 2018
Overview 1. Plant location and site selection 2. Wastewater Recovery Process 3. Grant program 4. Potential costs to Okanagan Indian Band 2
Jurisdiction Boundaries 3
Review of Potential Treatment Plant Sites 1 4 5 3 2 Core Area Peripheral Nodes
Partnership’s Treatment Plant Site Ranking Site 1: Sufficient area, suitable location, OKIB has acknowledged the possibility leasing. Site 2: Spall #1 availability unknown, requires purchase, location suitable, size adequate Site 3: RDNO #1 suitability marginal, location may raise objections, requires purchase Site 4: Spall #2 currently ALR, availability unknown, requires purchase Site 5: RDNO #2 Crane Road – purchased for a potential park, not desirable
Partnership’s Treatment Plant Site Ranking Further analysis using the following criteria: GENERAL ENVIRONMENTAL 1. Useable area 1. Soils 2. Topography/Aspect 2. Groundwater 3. OCP compliance 3. Habitat 4. ALR status 4. Risk Factors 5. Ownership 6. Sector Desirability PUBLIC IMPACT 1. Winds/Odour ECONOMIC 2. Visibility 1.Site Preparation/Utilities 3. Proximity/Noise 2.Access 4. Land Use 3.Land Cost 4.Transmission to Site 5.Transmission from Site
Plant location and initial service areas 7
Wastewater Recovery Process Collection system Treatment Storage Distribution and Disposal
Wastewater Recovery Process Conventional screening and grit removal Membrane bio-reactors Resulting in very clear contaminant-free effluent Water is then disinfected with Ultra-Violet light Suitable for agricultural irrigation Classified by the BC Municipal Wastewater Regulation as safe for exposure to the public
Wastewater Recovery Process Treatment plant will also process biosolids using a “digestion” technology Digested biosolids will be composted with a mixture of wood chips Class A compost applied to agricultural operations
Grant Programs Investing in Canada Infrastructure Program: • 40% Federal • 33% Provincial • August 29, 2018 deadline Okanagan Basin Water Board program: • 16% of project costs
Grant program - Breakdown Item Cost 1/3 RDNO 1/3 Spall 1/3 OKIB Treatment Plant $8.93m $2.97m $2.97m $2.97m Effluent storage and distribution $7.53m $2.51m $2.51m $2.51m Common Collection $0.67m $0.22m $0.22m $0.22m Jurisdiction Collection $11.02 m $5.96m $4.45m $0.61m Collection Attributable to RDNO $9.37m $9.37m $0 $0 (Hwy 97 corridor) Total $37.52m $21.05m $10.16m $6.31m ICIP grant $4.63m OBWB grant $1.01m Remaining Cost after grants $0.67m
Remaining costs after grant Costs to OKIB to buy into the system would be $674,000 Rounded up to $750,000 at meeting to be conservative Cost calculations not yet refined – better to round up to be on the safe side.
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