tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-93579999414164178.post1444041814056239853..comments2022-05-08T03:23:22.618-06:00Comments on Chad Novak for Taxpayers of Regina: WWTP Unanswered QuestionsUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-93579999414164178.post-91269617532856057492013-08-12T15:44:35.891-06:002013-08-12T15:44:35.891-06:00The average age of a WWTP in Canada was 17.8 years...The average age of a WWTP in Canada was 17.8 years in 2007, up from 17.4 in 2001. The average useful life is 28.2 years.<br /><br />http://www.statcan.gc.ca/pub/11-621-m/11-621-m2008067-eng.htmDChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13399795134057553693noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-93579999414164178.post-46173761856292087882013-08-11T13:08:36.509-06:002013-08-11T13:08:36.509-06:00Thank you for the honest comment. I would definite...Thank you for the honest comment. I would definitely be interested to hear more as you seem to be an informed individual on this subject. I am by no means a chemist, but from the documents I've read, it appears that we are removing at least some nitrogen from the water. I could be wrong on that, and it would have been nice if the City of Regina was willing to provide evidence that we do not currently. <br /><br />I have a hard time believing that we are the only City in Saskatchewan that doesn't have this setup, considering a decade ago, we were miles ahead of other cities in Saskatchewan for our processes.<br /><br />It should be noted that we also have a system that goes beyond secondary treatment, called tertiary treatment, and from what I've read, it seems that this far exceeds any current or proposed regulations. Am I wrong on that interpretation?<br /><br />Finally, there is still the question of timing, and the need to build an entire new plant for one allegedly missing component. <br />- From the Federal documents I've read, it doesn't appear that these new regulations require to you ACT by 2016, merely begin monitoring, and that's by 2020, and start the process of upgrading slowly from that point. <br />- I understand our current facility is up to 40 years old, depending on which portion of it you speak of. Is this ancient in terms of WWTP's? 40 years seems like a relatively young age for such massive infrastructure, considering some of our underground infrastucture is over 100 years old. Again, only unbiased experts could confirm or deny this. The big question is: Does that require us to perform a $220M+ overhaul?Chad Novakhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09139493705636560711noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-93579999414164178.post-87590524271124724352013-08-11T07:28:48.784-06:002013-08-11T07:28:48.784-06:00Why we need to build something:
Regina's Secon...Why we need to build something:<br />Regina's Secondary Treatment system, based on aerated lagoons, does not remove Nitrogen compounds from the water. The new regulations require nitrogen removal. There are many forms of Secondary Treatment, and many other Canadian Cities use these forms of secondary treatment already. Regina is having to build a system that can remove these Nitrogen compounds. <br /><br /><br /><br />Fred Rhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11293598467294791743noreply@blogger.com