Costs for upgrades to Winnipeg s sewage plants rise by $81 5M cbc.ca - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from cbc.ca Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
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The north end treatment plant upgrade is expected to cost an additional $65 million after bids to design its headworks facilities came in above the asking price. (Mike Deal / Winnipeg Free Press files)
The price tag for a $1.8-billion Winnipeg sewage mega project is expected to rise once again a hike that’s being directly blamed on COVID-19.
The price tag for a $1.8-billion Winnipeg sewage mega project is expected to rise once again a hike that’s being directly blamed on COVID-19.
The north end treatment plant upgrade is now expected to cost an additional $65 million, adding to a previous tab of $1.789 billion, after bids to design its headworks facilities came in above the asking price.
Council faces motion to re-cost $2.3-B sewer overflow plan Save to Read Later
The massive $2.3-billion price tag to reduce the amount of diluted sewage that flows into rivers is being questioned, over concerns an inflated cost may prevent action on the project.
The massive $2.3-billion price tag to reduce the amount of diluted sewage that flows into rivers is being questioned, over concerns an inflated cost may prevent action on the project.
Coun. Brian Mayes (St. Vital), chairman of council’s environment committee, said he fears the combined sewer overflow master plan’s expensive tab makes the project appear too daunting to pursue, while the combined cost of its capital projects is a much lower $1.15 billion.
Push for public-private partnership muddies sewage plant upgrade winnipegfreepress.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from winnipegfreepress.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Interim phosphorus removal won t come fast enough for Lake Winnipeg stakeholders
A plan to take a portion of the phosporus out of Winnipeg s sewage discharge into Lake Winnipeg will take longer that expected, raising the ire of stakeholder groups trying to protect it.
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City of Winnipeg unveils plan to cut phosporus load into lake, but it won t be in place until 2023
Posted: Feb 09, 2021 7:07 PM CT | Last Updated: February 10
Stakeholders say the city could have been more aggressive with targets to remove phospherous in it s interim plan. (CBC )