Restoring and boosting water capacity
This week, a significant increase to water capacity in the Mannheim Service Area was announced. This additional water capacity will ensure a continued safe and sustainable water supply to support community needs.
In July, a total of 30 L/s of water capacity is ready for the Region to assign to area municipalities for projects within the Mannheim Service Area.
A key part of this important achievement was by optimizing existing source well operations more effectively, we were able to unlock an additional 10 L/s of water — that’s enough water for 3,500 people. Learn more about well optimization in this video, and read more about the additional capacity in this Media Release.
Update on side stream
Work continues to prepare the Mannheim water treatment plant for a side stream filtration solution that will add 20 L/s of new capacity by the end of September. Last week, helical piles were installed on site. These help distribute the loads from the heavy side stream containers deep underground so that their weight doesn’t damage underground utilities below them, such as pipes and conduits
Next, the underground piping that will direct flows to and from the containers will be installed, followed by the remainder of the structural support system. The first treatment unit will then be installed later this summer.
Watch this video to see the first ‘mud mat’ concrete pour, which creates a flat surface above the soil for crews to build out the structural rebar for the next stages of pouring.
