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ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY CLIMATE RESILIENT INFRASTRUCTURE
> $10 MILLION
REGIONAL MUNICIPALITY OF HALTON | R.J. BURNSIDE &
ASSOCIATES| MAPLE REINDERS CONSTRUCTORS LTD.| WARD &
BURKE MICROTUNNELLING ALDEA ENGINEERING SERVICES LTD. |
ERAMOSA ENGINEERING INC.
Halton Region's Ashgrove Pumping Station and Georgetown South Water
and Wastewater Mains – Delivering Sustainable, Lake-Based Drinking
Water to Georgetown South
Georgetown – a growing community of approximately 50,000 people situated
in the northeast corner of Halton Region – is expected to soon exceed the
sustainable capacity of its current groundwater-based drinking water system.
The Region retained R.J. Burnside & Associates Limited to complete three
important and interrelated projects to deliver Lake Ontario water to the
residents and businesses of Georgetown South, thus reducing demands on
the existing groundwater aquifer, a resource susceptible to the impacts of
climate change.
Project 1 - Ashgrove Water Pumping Station: A 22 ML/d booster pumping
station with connections to the adjacent Ashgrove Water Reservoir and new
750 mm watermain on Trafalgar Road.
Project 2 - Trafalgar Road Watermain: 2.4 km of 750 mm watermain along
Trafalgar Road (connected to the Ashgrove Pumping Station and Reservoir),
and 1.4 km of 600 mm watermain along 10 Side Road.
Project 3 - Georgetown South Water and Wastewater Mains: 4 km of 400 to
600 mm watermain, and 4.9 km of 1,200 – 1,500 mm wastewater main on
multiple streets in Georgetown South.
The completed infrastructure has been sized to meet Georgetown’s projected
future population, allowing for homes to be developed faster to meet housing
demands. Furthermore, the completed infrastructure is sustainable, using Lake Ontario as a water source to allow
for groundwater resources to be replenished more quickly and be more resilient to the impacts of climate change.
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