Civil works begins on the new lagoon expansion

The City of Winkler operates a lagoon-based wastewater treatment system consisting of a series of nine (9) individual cells.  The lagoon infrastructure is located north-east of the City, off Provincial Road 428 and 15 N. The lagoon system was originally constructed in 2001 and expanded in 2005 when additional cells 8 and 9 were added.   As the City has been expanding, additional capacity was forecasted to be required to continue to provide adequate service for the City and surrounding RM of Stanley.   The City and RM engaged a consultant to complete an investigation and feasibility study to complete upgrades to the Lagoon system.  The feasibility study recommended expanding the lagoon with an additional storage cell and installing “SAGR” treatment cells. A funding and construction plan was developed to help form an agreement between the RM of Stanley, City of Winkler and various granting partners. This agreement would facilitate the completion an expansion of the existing Lagoon facility with the recommendations of the consultant taken into consideration.

As a separate project, the RM of Stanley would install their own piping to connect to this new facility. A public tendering process was completed, and Penn-Co was selected to complete the new regional wastewater treatment facility expansion. 

The work started in May of 2024 and is scheduled to be completed in late 2026.

PROJECT UPDATES:

December 3, 2024

Taking advantage of the warmer fall, significant work continues to be completed.  Construction is on schedule.  Civil work on the new holding Cell is nearly completed along with concrete work on the two new lift stations.  SAGR rock hauling continues in both SAGR cells.  Two of the SAGR air headers were installed.  Most of the new cell connecting structures were installed.  The new operations building foundation was completed and the water service piping for it was installed.  The pre-engineering building components are ready for install.   Some work will continue into the winter.

October 3, 2024

Work on the new Wastewater facility upgrade continues on schedule.  Significant civil works have been completed including the construction of both SAGR cell berms and the start of construction of the new Westernmost cell.   SAGR rock hauling has begun and is expected to continue for several months.  Pictured is one of two new SAGR cells being filled with SAGR rock.   To see how a SAGR cell works: SAGR - Nexom

August 16, 2024

The new lagoon primary cell walls are nearly completed.  Work on the new wastewater operations building foundation is ongoing.  The primary cells’ interconnecting structure is nearing completion.  

Contractors begins fusing and installing the 750mm force main on the South side of the new Lagoon area.