NB Sanitary Sewer Trunk upgrade project to see more testing
The City of North Battleford is proceeding with further testing for the Sanitary Sewer Main Twinning Project after some high levels of hydrogen sulfide gases were noticed from the gases exhausted from the force main vents and at the wastewater treatment plant.
The gases were being created inside the force main, Director of Operations Stewart Schafer said in his report.
As a result, council agreed to allocate $20,000 for the testing from the city’s unappropriated reserves. Initially, administration recommended using the funds from the 2023 Parking Lot Paving Project for the work, but council decided it would be more suitable to take it from the unappropriated reserves instead, so as not to impact any other project.
Mayor David Gillan noted the issue will be dealt with through the additional testing.