Cash crunch hits sewage line

Completion of an Olds-to-Red Deer regional sewage line may be delayed because of the province’s tight finances.

“At the moment, it’s no surprise that the province is in some challenging times with the funding for everything. And we’re not immune to that,” said Dave Hoar, Red Deer County’s representative on the South Red Deer Regional Wastewater Commission.

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Leduc County sets wastewater treatment facility precedence

A small Leduc County residential communal wastewater treatment system will be the first working system of its kind in the area this spring.

After several years of drafting up plans, Leduc County and the County Lakes Estates Utilities Association entered into a contract for a Communal Wastewater Treatment Systems Pilot Project.

Leduc County council unanimously agreed to enter into the agreement during a regular meeting on Jan. 22.

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Leduc County Council brief: Council supports application for regional study on wastewater issues

Leduc County council has unanimously agreed to support an application for regional collaboration funding for an initiative to work with Parkland County, Strathcona County and others to share experience and work toward best practices regarding private sewage and communal wastewater systems.

Pending council approvals, Parkland County and Strathcona County have shown vested interest in the initiative.

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More cheese please

A rapidly expanding food processor is bringing more business to Lethbridge.

Cheddar cheese maker Agropur supports about $70 million worth of economic activity in southern Alberta, it says, and it expects to process more than 90 million litres of milk next year.

Its expanding plant now employs more than 50 Lethbridge residents, the company says, and it’s paid Lethbridge contractors at least $12 million for work there over the last five years.

But the production facility is in Diamond City, and the company pays Lethbridge to process wastewater after it’s used at the plant. The water is brought into the city in tanker trucks, but the company now hopes for permission to pipe it to the city’s wastewater plant.

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