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1"CcrCLUJu---------'------ " r T " W’EXPANSION Urban residents _ face increase ' levy FROM PAGE 1 dents will pay one third of the esti- mated $6.375 million for the sewage treatment expansion 'plus any cost overruns. The municipal reserve fund will cover $750,000 and the rest will be borrowed by the township. The cost was estimatedin 2009 dollars by Stantec Consulting. . Township chief administrative offi- cer Christie Alexander stated Friday afternoon there' may be an increase in the sewer levy paid by urban resi- dents to cover the repayment of the long-term loan. Jn its application for funds the township promised to apply life cycle accounting to the wastewater treat- ment assets, ensuring sufficient l resources for ongoing operation, l maintenance, upgrades and replace- ment. It stated its intention to imple- ment metering in the village as well. . One a tender has been approved by Cramahe Council for the design and construction plans, construction is. . expected to begin. The first phase of the project is expected to cost just under $4 million and will include a new effluent pumping station, an outfall pipeline _ whic will follow road easements to carry the treated wastewater out into Lake Ontario and a diffuser in the lake. Phase 2 includes lagoon sludge removal and upgrades to the aeration system, to provide expansion of treat- ment capacity to 1,750 cubic metres per day. The current system was rated _ at 1,375 cubic metres per day when it was upgraded and approved in 1982. Growth in the former village of Col- borne has been restricted by sewage treatment constraints. Because the" stream below the treatment plant has low volume, another alternative is needed for the outflow. When the COMRlF applications were made the township considered seven alterna- tives before settling on a pipeline to Lake Ontario. ' With the new capacity the town- ship hopes to take part in the intensi- fication of growth which the province l is promoting in its Places to Grow Growth Plan for the Greater Golden Horseshoe. In its application for grant money the township also cited improved health, energy efficiency and environmental gains which t will result. L Alexander issued the following statement tttta the announce.. ment: "Council an staff identified wastewater treatment upgrades and _ ' sewage expansion as the number one priority and focus of the Township of _- Cramahe Strategic Plan: We are thrilled that the federal and provin- cial governments recognized the -needqrnd have chosen tq invest in” I Cramhhe Township. Without their significant financial support this pro- 'ject would not be possi e. "We would also like to thank Rick tforloclu, MP Northumberland- l . Quinte West and Lou Rinaldi, MPP. '; Northumberland-Quinte West for _ _ their continued support of our rooms ' munity and the County of Notthim> l ‘ .berland." _ _ Deputy Mega Jim Williams was at the press on erenoe announcing the r" _ grants, _ ' He responded, "The benetits'N this , V funding tor the expansion oflour wastewater treatment plant 'tTettorir . _' mous. We have known tot a long hiii that this was necessary if the town." _ ship were ta expand ts ‘lnrjfumm . base and provide housing for-the “Ext , generation." _ I