This release was issued under a previous government.
In Budget 2016, the Government of Alberta set aside $595 million over the next five years to help fund water and wastewater infrastructure improvement projects in small towns and rural Alberta. This funding will improve access to safe, reliable water supplies and enhance environmentally-sustainable wastewater treatment, while creating hundreds of jobs in communities across the province.
This includes nearly $2 million in funding for the County of Vermilion River and the Town of Vermilion to improve local water and wastewater infrastructure as part of the Alberta Municipal Water/Wastewater Partnership (AMWWP) and Water For Life (W4L) grant programs that saw increased funding by the Alberta Government in Budget 2016.
“We will remain focused on investing in Alberta’s public infrastructure, so that our province continues to serve the needs of Albertans today and for generations to come. Water projects like these improve the quality of life for Albertans in smaller communities.”
The County of Vermilion River will receive up to $1,908,010 in W4L funding to start detailed design work for the development of a regional waterline from Lloydminster to Kitscoty. The proposed waterline will supply drinking water the communities of Dewberry, Kitscoty, Marwayne, Paradise Valley, Derwent, Clandonald, Islay and Blackfoot.
The Town of Vermilion will receive $85,070 in AMWWP funding to replace the town’s sanitary trunk sewer main. Funding for these projects is provided on a “pay-on-progress” basis.
These projects will improve access quality drinking water and upgrade wastewater treatment in the area and create jobs for the local economy.
Alberta Government restores vital water and wastewater system funding
Previously reduced funding for these important grant programs meant that a number of projects were delayed in many communities. With this increased funding, delayed projects will move forward and hundreds of jobs will be created across the province.
Alberta’s Water for Life and Alberta Municipal Water/Wastewater Partnership programs ensure that Albertans have access to safe, reliable water supplies and environmentally-sustainable wastewater treatment. The Alberta government cost-shares eligible projects with smaller urban and rural municipalities to help with the design and construction of municipal water supply and treatment, and wastewater treatment and disposal facilities.