The Town of Delisle, Saskatchewan, hosted a groundbreaking ceremony on March 1 for its planned $3.2-million sewage lift station set for completion in spring 2026.
Working with AECOM Canada, local officials say the new sewage lift station will replace the undersized lift constructed in 1967.
In 1982, Delisle workers added a building and dry pump to the manhole, providing additional pumping capacity for the pumps and force main of 8 litres per second and 16.4 litres per second, respectively.
The project will also see the decommissioning of the existing lift station.
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Federal and provincial funding through the Investing in Canada Infrastructure Program is expected to cover approximately $1.9 million of the project’s $3.2-million overall pricetag. That cost has grown by some $600,000 due to inflation and rising construction costs, local officials noted in an announcement.
A council resolution was made to set aside $95,000 from water and sewer operations and $205,000 from general operating surplus and move the funds into the town’s Credit Union Lift Station savings account earmarked for the replacement of Lift Station #2.
