The EA for the plant and pump station is coming along well. CIMA Inc has been hard at work reviewing the background information and gathering data on how the treatment plant and pump station currently operate. This involves pulling large amounts of data on sewage flows, equipment specs, completing tests and consulting with operators. They have refined the data to develop a baseline understanding of what the system experiences during day-to-day operations as well as during peak flows (such as during rain storms and the spring melt). This understanding—along with growth projections—is being used by the engineers to prepare a design basis. Simply put, the "design basis" is a guiding document that sets the objectives that the wastewater treatment system is expected to meet in the coming years. This is a very important part of the project and staff are working closely with CIMA to develop a design basis that addresses the future needs of the Municipality.
This work has put the project on track to see the Second Public Information Center (PIC) scheduled for Monday June 22. The theme of this second PIC is “Identifying Opportunities and Developing Alternatives.” During this PIC, CIMA will be presenting ideas on how we will address the goals in the design basis and members of the public are encouraged to attend and workshop ideas with staff.