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Members of the public, Councillors, contractors who helped build the new Savanna Water Treatment Plant & Truckfill, and County staff were all on hand for the ribbon cutting ceremony at the plant on Monday, October 26, 2020.
Representatives from MPE Engineering Ltd., Haj Oshiki and Mirek Grzeszczuk, and AGS Mechanical Contractors Ltd., Matt Gannon, Brad Walchuk and Parker Brown, were thanked by Reeve Alvin Hubert for their work on the project, and a plaque, which was donated by AGS Contractors was unveiled*. The plaque will be mounted at the facility.
Howitt Construction Ltd. built the reservoirs for the project.
Tours of the facility were offered to the public with appropriate COVID-19 measures.
Reeve Hubert said, "This Water Treatment Plant and Truckfill represents another major investment in the future of Saddle Hills County. With this new plant, we are extending our Rural Potable Water Initiative to one more section of the County."
The $12 million project represents another step in the County's plan to provide potable water to resident, businesses and industry through an integrated system with focus on efficiency, growth and accessibility. Construction began in the summer of 2019 and the plant is expected to be commissioned and providing water in the coming weeks.
*Howitt Construction Ltd. representatives were unable to attend.
Photograph Information
(Feature Image) Environmental Services Manager Darren Lubeck giving tour of the new Savanna Water Treatment Plant and Truck Fill.
(Left to Right) Councillor Lawrence Andruchiw and Haj Oshiki of MPE Engineering Ltd., Reeve Alvin Hubert presenting Yvonne Thomsen* with the grand prize, Savanna Water Treatment Plant and Truck Fill Plaque donated by AGS.
Photographs by: Monica Randell
*We originally got Yvonne's name wrong. We apologize for our error.