Map of Meadow Lake infrastructure. (submitted photo/City of Meadow Lake)

By Nicole Reis

City Infrastructure

Meadow Lake council moves forward with infrastructure funding application

Mar 13, 2020 | 5:00 PM

The City of Meadow Lake is moving forward with applications to improve municipal infrastructure.

Council motioned to utilize federal and provincial government resources available to support the project through the Investing in Canada Infrastructure Program (ICIP) at its latest meeting on Monday.

City Manager Diana Burton told meadowlakeNOW the city is submitting funding applications to replace water, sanitary and storm mains. The project would run until March 2027.

“If applications are successful, the federal government would fund 40 per cent of the project, the province would fund up to 33.33 per cent, and the municipality would fund the remaining cost,” she said.

The project includes replacing 2.77 km of sanitary main, 1.02 km of storm main and 2.62 km of water main with the restoration of ground surfaces as needed. The total project is estimated to cost approximately $10 million.

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If approved, the annual city contribution would be approximately $440,000 per year for six years, or $2.64 million.

“It’s about aging water, sewer pipes and storm sewers that could be leaking or in poor condition. The city will, at some point, have to do it,” she said. “If 75 per cent could be covered by another level of government, it would be more efficient for the city because the municipal contribution would be less.”

Burton added underground pipes can last anywhere from 50 to 75 years,depending on the condition and material used. Pipes sewer mains in Meadow Lake are made of cast iron. The new material is expected to consist of PVC plastic.

“The material used in the past can deteriorate in different ways. Some of the sewer mains we have are cast iron pipes and they’re splitting,” she said. “We do know there are issues with the material that was used and we have different material we can use now that will likely last more than the 75-year mark.”

“There will be lots of competition for this money so it’s definitely not a guarantee but we chose our most pressing priority with the largest dollar value that would help us deal with one of our most pressing infrastructure struggles to apply for,” she said.

The grant application deadline is March 31. City administrators will hear whether they are moving forward with the funding process in approximately three months.

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nicole.reis@jpbg.ca

Twitter: @nicolereis7722