• Project Name: Chipewyan Lake
  • Project Location: Chipewyan Lake Municipal District of Opportunity #17, Alberta

Map of Chipewyan Lake, Alberta

Project Challenge:

A remote First Nation Community in Northern Alberta, Chipewyan Lake, needed a solution for the community’s failing septic systems.

Environmental/Regulatory Factors:

Designers were challenged by a sloping site and the need to minimize tree removal during construction. The system needed approval from Health Canada and Alberta Municipal Affairs.

Options considered:

Urban Systems, primary project consultant, designed a treatment lagoon, but the lagoon couldn’t discharge to the surface due to the proximity to the lake.

Solution:

To avoid soil compaction and allow for better construction access for wood chip application, the community retained SD to design an at-grade soil disposal system for seasonal discharge flow of 73 m 3/day.

Result/Performance Data:

Approval was received and construction was completed in the winter of 2014/2015.