Agenda Item No.: G.1.a.
Reallocation of Infrastructure Canada-Alberta Program Funding from Mill Creek Pond
Project to Gold Bar Wastewater Treatment Plant - Combined Sewer Overflow Project
Recommendation:
That the reallocation of $1.272 million of
federal and provincial Infrastructure
Canada-Alberta Program funding, from the
Mill Creek Pond Capital Priorities Project
#01-31-0141 to the Combined Sewer
Overflow Control Enhanced Primary
Treatment – Federal Infrastructure Program
Capital Priorities Project #02-23-3300, be
approved.
Report Summary
This report recommends that the federal and
provincial funds remaining upon completion
of Mill Creek Pond construction be
reassigned to the Combined Sewer Overflow
Enhanced Primary Treatment - Federal
Infrastructure Program Project.
Previous Council/Committee Action
At the April 9, 2001, City Council meeting,
Council authorized Administration to submit
formal project applications to Infrastructure
Canada-Alberta Program for nine projects,
including the Mill Creek Pond project and
the Combined Sewer Overflow Enhanced
Primary Treatment – Federal Infrastructure
Program Project. These projects qualified
under the ICAP category of Green
Municipal Infrastructure.
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Report
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Infrastructure Canada-Alberta Program
(ICAP) funding of $85.6 million and
$24.0 million was dedicated to
municipally-nominated and Canada/
Alberta-nominated projects respectively.
This funding is cost-shared equally
between the municipal, provincial and
federal governments.
Routing:
Delegation:
Written By:
August, 9, 2005
File: 2005PWD090
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The funding of $85.6 million for the
municipally-nominated projects was
equally distributed between two
categories: the “Green Municipal
Infrastructure” and “Other Local
Infrastructure.”
Under ICAP guidelines, the application
deadline was March 31, 2004, and new
project applications will not be
considered. However, any unspent
federal and provincial entitlement can be
reallocated to a previously ICAP
approved project within the same
category. The project must be completed
by March 31, 2006.
The Mill Creek Pond and Combined
Sewer Overlow (CSO) Enhanced
Primary Treatment – Federal
Infrastructure Program (FIP) Projects
both qualified under the ICAP category
of Green Municipal Infrastructure. The
total cost-shareable ICAP funding for
these projects was $6.3 million and
$19.9 million respectively.
Mill Creek Pond construction
experienced substantial cost savings as a
result of a design change to reduce the
amount of tree clearing required. The
change in design maintained a larger
number of the original trees in the
wetland design, thus reducing both the
cost of clearing and the tree replacement
cost.
To conform to ICAP guidelines and to
ensure that all of the ICAP funding is
utilized, it is recommended that the
funds be transferred to the CSO
Enhanced Primary Treatment - FIP
Project.
Transportation and Public Works Committee
W. D. Burn.
K. Sawatzky/K. L. Siu
Asset Management and Public Works Department
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Reallocation of Infrastructure Canada-Alberta Program Funding from Mill Creek Pond
Project to Gold Bar Wastewater Treatment Plant - Combined Sewer Overflow Project
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These funds will be used for the
construction of a transmission system to
convey effluent from the Enhanced
Primary Treatment (EPT) facility to the
existing ultraviolet (UV) disinfection
facility.
This will allow for the disinfection of an
additional 100 to 200 mega litres per day
(MLD) of plant effluent prior to release
to the North Saskatchewan River, further
mitigating water quality impacts. This
will also defer the need for dedicated
EPT effluent UV disinfection facilities,
and allows for the full utilization of the
existing UV disinfection system.
This system was originally identified as
part of the CSO Enhanced Primary
Treatment – FIP Project, but was
removed from the scope due to
insufficient funding. This will provide
the opportunity to complete this work.
Mill Creek Pond to the Combined Sewer
Overflow Control Enhanced Primary
Treatment - FIP Project is the best
utilization of the unspent ICAP funds.
Background Information Attached
1. Drainage Services Reallocation of
Infrastructure Canada – Program
Funding Summary
Others Approving This Report
J. Tustian, General Manager, Corporate
Services Department
Budget/Financial Implications
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The estimated cost of the proposed CSO
EPT Effluent Conveyance System is
$1.92 million. Under ICAP guidelines,
the federal and provincial shares will be
$1.272 million with the balance of
$0.648 million funded by the sanitary
utility retained earnings.
Justification of Recommendation
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Under ICAP guidelines, it is not possible
to apply any unspent ICAP entitlement
funds to a new project. To make use of
all of the ICAP entitlement, the monies
should be reallocated to an existing
project already qualified under the Green
Municipal Infrastructure category. The
recommended transfer of funds from
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