MELVILLE, SASKATCHEWAN--(Marketwired - May 21, 2015) - With support from the federal Gas Tax Fund, the City of Melville has just completed phase 1 of its new water treatment plant. This included the construction of two new potable water wells. The wells will replace the surface water source the city had been using and now supply residents and businesses with a reliable source of clean, clear water.
The federal Gas Tax Fund provides predictable, long-term funding to municipalities to help build and rehabilitate their infrastructure. It is a flexible program that allows communities to choose and plan infrastructure projects based on their specific priorities. Funding is provided twice per year, and municipalities can pool, bank and borrow against this funding, providing significant financial flexibility. These projects improve the local quality of life and produce jobs, which contributes to the economy.
Last year, there were 169 active drinking water and wastewater infrastructure projects with funding allocated from the federal Gas Tax Fund, supporting a total of 139 communities across the province. The projects range from water treatment plant upgrades to sewage lagoon expansion projects, to the installation of remotely-read water meters.
Quick Facts
- For the Melville project, the Government of Canada contributed $185,400 through the federal Gas Tax Fund to the first phase of the construction of the new drinking water treatment plant. The City of Melville contributed close to $1.040 million of the total estimated cost of $1.225 million for the first phase of this project.
- For the 169 water and wastewater projects, the total federal contribution currently allocated through the Gas Tax Fund, including the Melville project, is $28,160,589.
- Between 2014 and 2024, the Government of Canada will provide over $56 million in annual funding for municipal infrastructure in Saskatchewan through the federal Gas Tax Fund.
- Combined with investments under other federal infrastructure programs, Saskatchewan has benefited from over $1.1 billion in federal funding toward infrastructure improvements since 2006.
Quotes
"Since 2006, our Government has been investing in infrastructure projects that strengthen the economy and contribute to healthier, more sustainable communities, big and small, across the country. Thanks to the construction of a new drinking water treatment plant, the residents of Melville, as well as surrounding rural municipalities and First Nations communities, will continue to receive safe, clean drinking water."
Garry Breitkreuz |
Member of Parliament for Yorkton-Melville |
"Our Government recognizes the importance of stable, long-term funding to help municipalities with their new infrastructure builds and the rehabilitation of existing systems. Last year, Melville and 138 other communities across Saskatchewan were able to embark or pursue on water and wastewater projects with the help of the federal Gax Tax Fund."
The Honourable Gerry Ritz |
Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food |
"Presently, we are able to provide our citizens with quality water. However, we are very much in a stress situation in that our water system is near the end of its functional life span. Federal Gas Tax funding has enabled us to prepare for our future by developing two new well sites as well as related infrastructure. This Gas Tax support has been graciously received by our City and now allows us to further explore the Phase Two development of a new water plant which has long been a major community and regional priority."
Walter Streelasky |
Mayor of Melville |
"SUMA has worked hard to ensure urban Saskatchewan has access to the federal Gas Tax Fund contributions, so it's gratifying to see these predictable dollars flowing into Saskatchewan's cities, towns, and villages. Every dollar counts in a municipal budget and we are grateful for this funding."
Debra Button |
President of the Saskatchewan Urban Municipalities Association (SUMA) |
"The Gas Tax Fund benefits rural and urban municipalities by providing funding for municipal infrastructure projects that benefit residents and, in turn, our economy. The Saskatchewan Association of Rural Municipalities is pleased to see that these important projects were made possible thanks to the Federal Gas Tax Fund."
Ray Orb |
President of the Saskatchewan Association of Rural Municipalities (SARM) |
Associated Links
To learn more about the federal Gas Tax Fund visit: http://www.infrastructure.gc.ca/plan/gtf-fte-eng.html.
For additional information on the New Building Canada Plan, visit: http://www.infrastructure.gc.ca/plan/plan-eng.html.
To learn more about the Government of Canada's focus on jobs and the economy consult Canada's Economic Action Plan: http://www.budget.gc.ca/2015/home-accueil-eng.html.
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Backgrounder
The Government of Canada delivers for Saskatchewan
During 2014, there were 169 active Water and Wastewater projects in 139 communities in Saskatchewan that had a total of $28,160,589 allocated from the federal Gas Tax Fund.
Municipality | Project Description | Total GTF Allocated to Project |
|
Aberdeen | Potable water project | $384,291 | |
Albertville | Water well connection project | $7,000 | |
Alice Beach | New water well | $7,608 | |
Alida | Water treatment system upgrade | $70,375 | |
Alvena | Lagoon dredging | $8,442 | |
Alvena | Curbside water valves replacement | $8,000 | |
Arborfield | Water treatment plant upgrade | $40,948 | |
Archerwill | New water treatment plant | $85,108 | |
Arran | Water system upgrade | $15,401 | |
Assiniboia | Radio read meter replacement program | $116,711 | |
Assiniboia | Utilities control system replacement program | $150,000 | |
Aylsham | Lagoon upgrade | $8,278 | |
Aylsham | Well pumphouse upgrade | $16,494 | |
Balgonie | Lift station upgrade | $22,190 | |
Bethune | Lagoon expansion | $187,744 | |
Biggar | Waste water treatment plant aeration system upgrade | $494,984 | |
RM of Birch Hills No. 460 | Water treatment plant water pressure system replacement | $10,548 | |
RM of Blucher No. 343 | Water drainage study project | $210,000 | |
RM of Blucher No. 343 | Bradwell tank fill and waterline installation | $102,000 | |
Bracken | Water treatment plant upgrade | $7,349 | |
Bradwell | New ground water monitor (piezometer) | $14,000 | |
Bradwell | Municipal water reservoir replacement | $16,799 | |
Briercrest | Village pumphouse refurbishment | $27,802 | |
RM of Buckland No. 491 | White Star West drainage project | $346,000 | |
Buchanan | Water meters replacement | $11,900 | |
Buffalo Narrows | Installation of sewer service on Sakwasew Street | $92,377 | |
Buffalo Narrows | Installation of water service on Sakwasew Street | $92,377 | |
Bulyea | Lagoon improvements | $20,000 | |
Canwood | Sewer line and lift station assessment | $26,005 | |
Canwood | Lift station and lagoon upgrade | $125,810 | |
Caronport | Village drainage system upgrade | $327,105 | |
Caronport | Water supply distribution upgrade | $66,263 | |
RM of Chesterfield No. 261 | Potable water pumping sites | $18,034 | |
Coderre | Reverse osmosis drinking water system installation | $5,905 | |
Conquest | Lagoon upgrade and expansion | $8,500 | |
Conquest | Water pump station system upgrade | $9,545 | |
Craven | Sewer lift station reconstruction | $114,114 | |
Cut Knife | New backup water well | $169,472 | |
Dalmeny | Water pumphouse and storage reservoir upgrade | $239,562 | |
RM of District of Lakeland No. 521 | Murray Point drainage project | $210,000 | |
Drake | Lagoon expansion | $63,507 | |
Dubuc | Municipal building water saving device installation | $1,500 | |
Dubuc | Water hydrant and pump replacement | $1,400 | |
Dysart | Waterline replacement | $24,201 | |
Elfros | Water mains, hydrants, lagoon and water treatment plant upgrade | $49,163 | |
Elrose | Lagoon expansion | $236,737 | |
Endeavour | Water system upgrade | $19,170 | |
Esterhazy | New water treatment plant | $140,627 | |
Esterhazy | New test pumping well | $500,480 | |
Eston | Force main replacement and enhancement | $133,617 | |
Etters Beach | Curbside water valve installation | $3,810 | |
RM of Excel No. 71 | Viceroy sewer lines upgrade | $1,617 | |
RM of Excel No. 71 | Viceroy water system and water line upgrade | $23,767 | |
Fairlight | Water treatment plant distribution pumps upgrade | $4,000 | |
Flin Flon - Boundary Area | New water treatment plant | $164,251 | |
RM of Foam Lake No. 276 | Fishing Lake lagoon expansion assessment | $6,650 | |
Fort Qu'Appelle | Sewer lift station No. 2 upgrade | $225,000 | |
Fort Qu'Appelle | Water treatment plant upgrade | $330,000 | |
Fort San | Drainage upgrade | $29,242 | |
Francis | Lagoon expansion | $59,652 | |
Gainsborough | Installation of new lagoon fence | $15,000 | |
Gerald | Lagoon upgrade | $52,574 | |
Goodeve | Water treatment system expansion | $10,702 | |
Goodeve | Water treatment system expansion - 2 | $2,000 | |
Govan | Water treatment plant upgrade | $17,119 | |
Grayson | Water treatment plant evaluation and modification | $39,373 | |
Halbrite | Lagoon upgrade | $15,992 | |
Halbrite | Water treatment plant tank installation | $25,262 | |
Hanley | Water distribution facility backup generator installation | $28,449 | |
Hawarden | Sewer lift station | $26,157 | |
Hazlet | Water treatment plant upgrade | $49,063 | |
Hubbard | Water treatment plant chlorination equipment upgrade | $5,080 | |
Island View | New sewage lagoon | $21,190 | |
Jansen | Water treatment plant upgrade | $30,910 | |
Jansen | Water meters upgrade | $6,451 | |
Jansen | Water treatment plant generator installation | $2,500 | |
Kannata Valley | Water hydrants replacement | $21,826 | |
Kelliher | New lift station | $92,225 | |
Kenosee Lake | Lagoon expansion | $111,269 | |
Kenosee Lake | Pumping station upgrade | $27,125 | |
Killaly | Water well development | $20,160 | |
Kincaid | Sewer lift station upgrade | $54,210 | |
Kipling | Water valve and hydrants replacement | $65,728 | |
Kisbey | Installation of additional sewer line to lagoon | $37,015 | |
Krydor | Sewer system upgrade | $3,000 | |
RM of Lac Pelletier No. 107 | Sewage lagoon expansion | $112,118 | |
Lebret | Water well connection project | $2,855 | |
Leslie Beach | Well filtration system installation | $2,333 | |
Lestock | Water treatment plant upgrade | $34,964 | |
Lintlaw | Water treatment plant enhancement | $8,277 | |
Lipton | Remote-read water meters upgrade | $32,845 | |
Loreburn | Water main and fire hydrant upgrade | $15,714 | |
Lumsden | New storm sewer on James Street | $62,405 | |
Macnutt | Installation of buffer zone area around village well | $5,725 | |
Macnutt | Well hydrogeological assessment | $14,490 | |
Macoun | New lagoon containment berm | $32,794 | |
Mankota | New water meters | $24,575 | |
Marshall | Water treatment plant electrical upgrade | $22,576 | |
Meadow Lake | 9th Avenue lift station replacement | $207,902 | |
Melville | New water treatment plant - phase 1 | 185,400 | |
Mendham | New water treatment plant | $14,651 | |
Milestone | Lagoon expansion design and consulting services | $110,294 | |
Milestone | Waterworks system upgrade | $78,904 | |
Minton | Water treatment system improvements | $15,042 | |
Moose Jaw | Buffalo Pound water treatment plant upgrade | $438,971 | |
Moose Jaw | New water feeder line for South Hill area | $2,677,392 | |
Neudorf | Water treatment plant upgrade | $117,398 | |
Nokomis | Lagoon expansion | $78,851 | |
Norquay | Lagoon expansion | $55,158 | |
North Portal | Water treatment plant upgrade | $35,421 | |
Northern Saskatchewan Administration District | Water and sewer installation | $4,894 | |
Ogema | Sewage lagoon expansion | $38,352 | |
Osage | Water pumphouse expansion | $8,561 | |
Oxbow | Water well replacement | $199,246 | |
Perdue | Sewer line and manholes replacement | $24,835 | |
Pleasantdale | Lagoon, culvert and ditch upgrade | $8,086 | |
Pleasantdale | Water treatment plant upgrade | $2,014 | |
Plunkett | Water treatment upgrade | $14,600 | |
Preeceville | Water treatment plant upgrade | $161,736 | |
Prince Albert | Installation of wastewater treatment plant grinder | $2,394,112 | |
Prince Albert | Sewage septic dumping sites | $155,000 | |
Prince Albert | Sewage pumping station upgrade | $3,248,053 | |
Prud'homme | New lagoon | $23,298 | |
Punnichy | Sewer pump upgrade | $8,602 | |
Quinton | Curbside water valve and chlorine pump installation | $9,000 | |
Radisson | Lagoon expansion | $28,684 | |
Radisson | Water reservoir upgrade | $62,395 | |
Radisson | Water main and sewer line extension | $107,854 | |
Regina Beach | Lagoon expansion | $462,987 | |
Rhein | Lagoon dredging | $30,000 | |
Ridgedale | Suction line replacement and addition of a new pump | $12,741 | |
Rouleau | New lagoon expansion and wetland | $77,329 | |
Ruddell | Water and sewer upgrade in the regional park | $1,700 | |
Semans | Lagoon upgrade | $8,072 | |
Semans | Water treatment plant upgrade | $20,000 | |
Shamrock | Water system upgrade | $4,117 | |
Silton | New water well | $14,626 | |
Silton | Water filtration system installation | $21,710 | |
Sintaluta | Water line upgrade | $14,000 | |
Spiritwood | Lift station upgrade | $159,870 | |
Stewart Valley | New well and trench upgrade | $11,973 | |
St. Walburg | Lagoon expansion project | $226,347 | |
Stenen | Water valve and fire hydrant replacement project | $5,015 | |
Stockholm | Lagoon expansion project | $159,073 | |
Storthoaks | New water well | $17,000 | |
Stoughton | Water meters upgrade | $47,112 | |
Stoughton | New water filtration plant | $362,274 | |
Strasbourg | Lagoon expansion | $195,598 | |
Swift Current | Water treatment plant upgrade and expansion | $1,853,847 | |
Tantallon | Water line and reservoir upgrade | $41,643 | |
Tompkins | Water meter installation | $32,073 | |
Tompkins | Water treatment plant upgrade | $8,000 | |
Turtleford | Water meter replacement | $99,121 | |
Wadena | Water meter replacement | $63,055 | |
Wadena | Water line replacement | $33,108 | |
Watson | Valves and water hydrants replacement | $445,532 | |
Wawota | Main water supply line replacement | $80,000 | |
Weekes | Pumphouse upgrade | $8,989 | |
Weldon | Lagoon upgrade | $16,151 | |
Welwyn | Water treatment plant upgrade | $27,082 | |
Weyburn | New primary sewage pumping station | $148,433 | |
RM of Wheatlands No. 163 | New bulk water station | $60,752 | |
RM of Whiska Creek No. 106 | New water treatment plant backup generator in Hamlet of Pamburn | $11,714 | |
Willow Bunch | Ground water treatment plant upgrade | $132,623 | |
Wiseton | New water pipeline servicing the rural municipalities of Monet and Lacadena, and the towns of Elrose and Kyle (Saskatchewan Landing Regional Water Pipeline) | $17,661 | |
Wolseley | Spillway upgrade | $83,590 | |
Yarbo | Lift station and lagoon upgrade | $5,080 | |
Yorkton | New storm water ponds | $5,460,779 | |
Young | Water treatment plant expansion and new reverse osmosis system | $99,623 |
Contact Information:
Office of the Minister of Infrastructure,
Communities and Intergovernmental Affairs and
Minister of the Economic Development Agency of
Canada for the Regions of Quebec
613-943-1838
Audrey Ulmer
City Manager
City of Melville
306-728-6840
aulmer@melville.ca
Infrastructure Canada
613-960-9251
Toll free: 1-877-250-7154
media@infc.gc.ca