By Josh Hall (Twitter: @Vancan19)

City of Lacombe to manage regional wastewater line

Jan 31, 2018 | 8:06 AM

The City of Lacombe has been selected to oversee management and operations of the new North Red Deer regional wastewater transmission system.

Mayor Grant Creasey says council is pleased and that City administration did a tremendous job throughout the bid process.

“I believe that it is advantageous for us to manage the regional wastewater transmission system, given our staff’s experience managing both the North Red Deer Regional Water Services Commission and the North Red Deer Regional Wastewater Services Commission,” Creasey says. “We have a good understanding of the resource requirements and coordination efforts to effectively manage this new infrastructure, and provide seamless operations to central Alberta residents.” 

The contract means The City of Lacombe will take on a number of responsibilities for the wastewater line including:

– Commission administration
– Administration of insurance and risk management
– Contract management
– Office and information systems support
– Budgeting and financial supervision
– Multi-year capital planning
– Bookkeeping 
– Annual financial statements and financial information return
– Administration of annual audit
– Communication with Commission members and the City of Red Deer
– Wastewater rate calculations
– Coordination of system start-up and creation of operating policies and procedures
– Ongoing operation of the system
– Regulatory administration
– Wastewater testing
– Management of line crossings
– Transmission line operations
– Local lift station daily services
– Coordination of maintenance and repair
– Emergency response to operational issues.  

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These duties mirror the scope of services The City of Lacombe has provided to the North Red Deer Regional Water Services Commission for more than 10 years.

The City will be paid just shy of $30,000 in 2018 and 2019, and just over $30,000 in 2020.

​Lacombe beat out Lacombe County and the Town of Blackfalds for the contract.

Preston Weran, Director of Infrastructure and Property Services with the Town of Blackfalds says they are disappointed but will continue to seek out similar opportunities in the future.

Officials say construction of the North Red Deer regional wastewater transmission system is nearly complete and should be finished by March. The line is being built to transport sewage from Lacombe, Blackfalds and Lacombe County to the wastewater treatment plant in Red Deer. The project consists of a 29 km line of 700mm diameter high-density polyethylene pipeline, two major lift stations, the use of existing infrastructure for emergency storage, and one odour management facility.