Seaterra Program

Province: British Columbia

City/Region: Southern Vancouver Island

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Project Type: Water Wastewater

Industry Sector: Water

Project Amount: $788 million

Funding Source: Public

Federal Funding: $Federal Building Canada Fund, Green Infrastructure Fund, P3 Canada: $253.4 million

Provincial Funding: Provincial Ministry of Community and Rural Development: $248 million

Municipal Funding: Capital Regional District: $287 million

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About The Project

The Seaterra Program’s goal is to implement an effective wastewater treatment solution for the municipalities of Victoria, Saanich, Oak Bay, Esquimalt, View Royal, Colwood, and Langford in British Columbia. Currently, wastewater from the core area and Greater Victoria receives only primary treatment before being dumped into the ocean via the Juan de Fuca Strait. In 2006, the BC Ministry of Environment mandated the region to bring in secondary wastewater treatment, and the Seaterra Program is responsible for ensuring that the region is in line with new federal standards by the end of 2020.

At this point, the program has been paused while the CRD looks at other possible options, including alternate locations, a decentralized system, and tertiary treatment. Work continues on the replacement of the existing Craigflower Pump Station and the design for the Arbutus Road Attenuation Tank.

Project Owner: Capital Regional District

P3 Team Members/Project Team: Harbour Resource Partners—AECOM, Graham, CEI, SENA, Gracorp, and Michels Canada

Engineer: Stantec (engineering/ planning services); Westland Resource Group, Associated Engineering, Kerr Wood Leidal Associates (consultants)

Other Key Players: Ernst & Young (business case); Stantec (business case and technical planning services); Levelton Consultants Ltd. (geotechnical)

Legal: McCarthy Tétrault LLP

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