NLIS 2
February 17, 2005
(Municipal and Provincial Affairs)
 

New water and sewer system for Trinity

The residents of Trinity will soon enjoy clean, clear drinking water with a new $4.1 million water supply and distribution system. The project will also see the completion of a sewer collection system. A tender has been awarded to RJG Construction for the completion of the project.

Funding for the project is being provided under the Canada-Newfoundland and Labrador Infrastructure Program (C-NIP).

�This project will provide a vital service to the residents of the historic Town of Trinity, and to the growing tourism business in the area,� said Scott Simms, MP for Bonavista� Gander-Grand Falls-Windsor, on behalf of Joseph McGuire, Minister for the Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency. �This new water supply and distribution system will ensure that residents see a significant improvement in the quality of their water. I am pleased that the federal government continues to work with the province and the municipality to ensure our people have safe fresh water resources and healthy and safe sewage systems.�

�Under the Canada-Newfoundland and Labrador Infrastructure Program the province will cover about 60 per cent of project costs, with a 33 per cent contribution from the federal government. The balance will come from the municipality,� said Jack Byrne, Minister of Municipal and Provincial Affairs. �We know that many of our communities find it difficult to come up with their one-third share of the funding for projects of this scale so we are pleased to assist where and when we can.�

This project will see the federal government provide $1,285,377. The remaining funding will be split between the province and the municipality, with the province providing $2,313,680, while the Town of Trinity will provide $257,075.

The first phase of the project was for engineering and design work at a cost of $300,000, which was also funded on a cost-shared basis.

�This is great news for the people of Trinity,� said Trinity Mayor Wilson Vokey. �We knew it would be costly to develop a new water source, a new water distribution system and a sewer collection system, and we�re pleased the funding partners have come together to make this happen.�

For the water supply portion of the project, a small dam will be constructed at the mouth of Gott�s Pond to increase the storage capacity of the pond, and a 150 mm intake pipe will be installed, with the water flowing by gravity to a pump house and chlorination building located approximately 350 metres from the intake. From there it will flow into a 150 mm transmission line to the town�s newly built distribution system.

The sewage system will involve the installation of three lift stations and a force main which will pump sewage across Southwest Arm to Fort Point to a communal septic tank. From there it will be discharged 1.85 metres below the lowest normal tide in the bay.

Green municipal infrastructure projects, such as water and waste water systems and solid waste management were identified as the priority for projects approved under the Canada-Newfoundland and Labrador Infrastructure Program. The C-NIP is administered federally by the Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency and provincially by the Department of Municipal and Provincial Affairs.

Under the five-year agreement, federal, provincial, and municipal governments will invest a total of $153.7 million in municipal infrastructure in Newfoundland and Labrador.

For more information, please contact:

Val�rie Poulin
Director of Communications
Office of the Honourable Joseph McGuire
Minister of Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency
(613) 941-7241

Doug Burgess
Director, Public Affairs
ACOA
(709) 772-2935

Vanessa Colman-Sadd
Director of Communications
Department of Municipal and Provincial Affairs
(709) 729-1983 or (709) 682-6593

Linda Dalton
Town Clerk
Town of Trinity
(709) 464-3836

2005 02 17                                  12:20 p.m.