Barrington will improve its wastewater treatment after a combined investment of more than $1.1 million from the federal and provincial governments, along with the Municipality of the District of Barrington.
Announced by Minister Sean Fraser, Minister John Lohr, and Warden Eddie Nickerson, this project will support the management and treatment of wastewater in Barrington by improving the plant's overall performance.
The project consists of installing: a stainless steel dewatering centrifuge unit, monitoring and control equipment, a liquid polymer system, positive displacement sludge feed pumps, a sludge conveyor system, and a new dewatering building to house the centrifuge unit and associated polymer system. As a result of this new infrastructure, the facility will improve its capacity to treat sludge in the oxidation ditch by dewatering one week's worth of sludge production in 24 hours. This will also reduce the cost of off-site hauling.
