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Township Takes Stock Of Water System

Township Takes Stock Of Water System

Apr 17, 2019 | 6:00 AM

Spallumcheen council has agreed to spend 15-thousand dollars to study the demand and capacity of its inter-municipal water service with Armstrong.

Spall mayor Christine Fraser says the study will look at the existing lines and connections, and costs of future upgrades.

“It will see what the capacity of the system is and some of the financial implications and all that, so that Armstrong and Spallumcheen both know what were looking at for future connections, the volume of water, what the pipes can handle, and all that kind of stuff,” Fraser tells Beach Radio News.

Fraser says the township will also seek additional provincial grants to help with water districts that voluntarily want to dissolve.

“We’re just letting them know that we’re open to that, and that there is some funding potentially available, if they want to look at what that looks like, and the potential cost,” says Fraser.

The mayor says no one is taking over any water district, but the option is available for them.

She says there are three township-owned water districts that are in the process of being dissolved, while the Silver Star Water District, which is in receivership and under township management, will also be dissolved.

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