Sainte-Anglique water treatment plant

supply the plant

$10,900,000 investment
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8 wells

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Built in 1994

The plant supplies 4,500 residences

(14,000 people)

Treatment plant
The water treatment plant was built in 1994 to remove the iron and manganese found in the water of the wells from which the Sainte-Anglique aqueduct network draws its water; Approximately 14,000 people, i.e. more than 70% of the population of Saint-Lazare, presently get their water from the plant; The Sainte-Anglique plant draws its water from 8 wells;

This process does not rely on chemical products (except to adjust the waters PH level); By increasing the filtration capacity, this process will enable us to meet our needs without having to extend the existing building; In addition, it has the advantage of reducing from 10% to 2% the amount of water required to clean the filters;

FILTER

RESERvoIR
Today 2,350 m3 of water are stored for fire fighting and peak demand periods for essential needs.

Required investment
A loan by-law covering both the upgrade of the plant and the installation of a water treatment unit at the Saddlebrook reservoir was approved in 2008; The loan by-law provided for an expenditure of $7,900,000; The work has begun at the Saddlebrook reservoir and should be completed during the summer of 2012; The cost of upgrading the Sainte-Anglique plant was underestimated when the loan by-law was adopted in 2008, and this has delayed this project; The project has undergone a review process (value analysis) over the last few months and this has led us to reassess the total amount of the loan at $10,900,000; A by-law increasing by $3,000,000 the amount of the loan must therefore be approved. The fiscal impact compared to the initial loan is expected to be nil thanks to equivalent funding granted under the Gasoline Excise Tax Fund which will go to this project.

Today 10,700 m3 of water are filtered each day using greensand (chemical products). In 2013 It will be 20,000 m3 of water filtered each day, this time, with a biological filter.

RESERvoIR

2 Actual treatment
The greensand treatment presently in use involves the addition of chemical products (chlorine and potassium permanganate) to oxidize the iron and the manganese which are then captured by a resin bed; The plants initial filtration capacity was 10,700 m3/day; After being treated, the water is stored in a 2,350 m3 underground reservoir mostly for fire fighting and peak demand periods; About 10% of the filtered water must be used to periodically clean the filters. This water is therefore not available to the population; The Sainte-Anglique treatment plant has been in operation for over 15 years and must be upgraded;

In 2013 + 1,100 m3

Underground water

Water loss from the filtration process

Today 10% In 2013 2%

Future needs
To meet the populations needs in the future and avoid water shortages during peak periods, the plants filtration capacity must be increased to 20,000 m3/day and a new 1,100 m3 reservoir must be added to increase its storage capacity; The water will be treated with a new biological process using the existing filters and replacing the greensand treatment;

Aqueduct network Sainte-Anglique