Village of Buena Vista Central Sewage System Feasibility Study
Type of initiative
FCM Green Municipal Fund - Plans, Studies, Pilots
Sector
Water
Project value$166,300
Project Type
Feasibility Study
Sub Sector
Wastewater Management and Treatment
Grant amount$78,865
Program type
GMF
Municipality
Village of Buena Vista, SK
Status
Fully Disbursed
Population
646
Project timeline
2008 - 2011
Project number
9561
Description
The Village of Buena Vista will conduct a feasibility study for the design of an improved community sewage system that will address the environmental issues caused by the current system of individual septic tanks and a shared lagoon. These issues include noxious fumes from septic tank pumping, greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from trucks that empty septic tanks, leaks from septic tanks to groundwater and surface water bodies, overflow from the current undersized lagoon to groundwater and surface water bodies, and GHG emissions from evaporative lagoon wastewater treatment. After installing a central sewage system and green wastewater treatment facility, the village expects that vacuum trucks will no longer need to remove sewage from individual septic tanks, resulting in a 100 per cent reduction in GHG emissions and 80 per cent less road damage. It is expected that the new wastewater treatment would lead to a 60 per cent reduction in biochemical oxygen demand and total suspended soils reduction from 25 milligrams per litre (mg/L) to 10 mg/L. Water consumption would decrease by 20 to 25 per cent through reuse of treated water.
Applicant
Village of Buena Vista, SK