The land where the new lift station will be built. (Nikita Ganovicheff/meadowlakeNOW Staff)

By Nikita Ganovicheff

Pump Station Proceeds

City council passes re-zoning for new lift station

May 14, 2019 | 12:32 PM

A new lift station is one step closer to being built on the east side of Meadow Lake.

Last night, city council approved an amendment to a zoning bylaw which would allow a new lift station to be built on 620 – Sixth Street East.

Before the new lift station can be built the area had to be rezoned from a large residential area to a utility zone. The new lift station will be replacing and decommissioning the current station on Third St. E.

City council believes by building the new lift station it will be able to serve more of the east end of the city with full sewer service. According to Acting City Manager Jessica Walters, most properties east of Third St. E. are working on light sewer service.

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A map of where the new lift station will be installed. (City of Meadow Lake)

“The hope is that the lift station will begin construction this year,” Walters said. “We plan to tender it as soon as we can get the land properly titled. That’s part of what the re-zoning last night was for.”

For residents of the east side of Meadow Lake, flooding is a serious issue due to its geography and climate change. It also puts pressure on the 50-year-old pipes which will have the option to be replaced in the future when the lift station is up and running.

The new lift station is partially funded by the federal Disaster Mitigation and Adaptation fund. On March 11, the Government of Canada contributed $8 million to upgrade Meadow Lake’s water and wastewater management systems.

“With the lift station moving there’s also some common trench lines on the east side that will need to be replaced and upgraded to new regulation standards,” Walters said. “That’s the first half of the project and then the second half is the eventual relocation of the lagoon.”

The city will be moving the sewage lagoon to outside city limits and away from Backwater Creek. There is a risk of raw sewage overflowing into the creek during times of heavy flooding.

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