Tag: Sewage

Castlegar awards contracts for sewage plant fixes

City of Castlegar Greg Nesteroff -
The City of Castlegar has come up with a short-term solution for the biosolids problems plaguing its south sewage treatment plant while it looks for a longer-term fix.

Castlegar to borrow $1 million for sewage plant work

City of Castlegar My Kootenay Now -
The city plans to bring one of the plant's two bioreactors back online. It has been out of commission since 2008.

RDKB seeks citizens to provide oversight on new waste plan

Regional District of Kootenay Boundary RDKB Submitted Article -
The Regional District of Kootenay Boundary is launching an update of its solid waste management plan — the region’s guiding document for how we reduce, reuse, recycle, and manage garbage for the next ten years.

Castlegar sewage plan could cost up to $82 million

City of Castlegar Greg Nesteroff -
The first stage report of the city's new liquid waste management plan also recommends the city's north and south sewage plants be consolidated on the north site.

Rosslanders face 65 per cent increase in regional sewage rates

Energy & Utilities My Kootenay Now -
In actual dollars, it works out to about another $160 per household in 2026. That's on top of a 10 per cent increase in the flat fee residential properties pay and a consumption-based charge for commercial properties. 

Castlegar sewage plant odour fix fails

City of Castlegar Greg Nesteroff -
The City of Castlegar says a technological solution to reducing odours coming from the south-end sewage treatment plant has not worked.

Rossland seeks $7 million for sewer line upgrade

City of Rossland My Kootenay Now -
Council has given the go-ahead to request the maximum allowed from the UBCM's Strategic Priorities Fund, formerly known as the gas tax fund. 

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