A wastewater treatment plant water reclamation project will cut its fresh water consumption by 90 per cent and save 40 to 100 cubic metres of water per day. The plant is the town’s single highest water user says infrastructure services manager Trevor Routley.
The average residential property will be levied about $35 more for sewer and $45 more for water this year. The adjustments bring the average annual cost of fees and parcel taxes to $976 for water and $741 for sewer for homes receiving those services.
Gibsons will apply for a $2 million grant from the provincial Community Emergency Preparedness Fund for foreshore restoration from Armours Beach to the public wharf.