Page 5 - CRD

he Capital Regional District (CRD), the

regional government for 13 municipalities

and three electoral areas on southern
TVancouver Island and the Gulf Islands,

works collaboratively to build a vibrant, livable and
sustainable region for the 413,000 people in the

area.

WASTEWATER

TREATMENT PROJECT

A major focus for the CRD is the $775

comprehensive sewage treatment plan for the
region, the Wastewater Treatment Project.

With construction beginning in 2017 and slated for
completion by the end of 2020, The Wastewater

Treatment Project will provide tertiary treatment

for wastewater from the core area municipalities of
Victoria, Esquimalt, Saanich, Oak Bay, View Royal,

Langford and Colwood, and the Esquimalt and

Songhees Nations.

Once all project components are completed,
CRD residents and businesses will have a

modern wastewater treatment solution that is

environmentally sensitive to the surrounding marine
ecosystem, and will serve their needs well into the

future.

“The Government of Canada recognizes that

we need a solid partnership with all orders of
government to support the infrastructure that will

prepare us for the future and create the good,

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