- Project Name: McKeeman Acres
- Project Location: Grande Prairie, Alberta
Project Challenge:
Design and build a wastewater treatment system that serves a nine-unit development.
Environmental/Regulatory Factors:
The area had poor soils and a spring seasonal high water table. Approval by Alberta Environment and Parks was required.
Options considered:
At-grade disposal was initially considered, but due to the spring high water table another solution was required.
Solution:
A new area for the system was identified and a series of five mounds, each approximately 40-meters long, was designed and constructed to allow for even disbursement of the treated wastewater. The 4000 igpd system includes a gravity collection system that conveys effluent to the primary settling tanks and an Orenco AX100 treatment unit.
Result/Performance Data:
Construction commenced in 2015. Completion and startup was in 2016.