Wastewater investment will enhance water quality
and improve climate resilience
DALLAS, Nov. 25,
2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Jacobs (NYSE: J), operating
under a joint venture with AECOM, was selected to design Metro
Vancouver's multi-year program to upgrade the Iona Island
Wastewater Treatment Plant. One of Canada's most transformative programs,
upgrading and expanding the current treatment plant will enhance
water quality allowing the plant to serve nearly one million people
by 2051.
The program includes transforming the over 60-year-old
wastewater plant from primary treatment to a tertiary treatment
facility, providing protection of public health and delivering
significant environmental benefits to the receiving waters of the
Salish Sea.
"In the midst of increased demand fueled by population growth,
more stringent regulatory discharge requirements, and the need
for operational efficiencies, new and innovative ways of expanding
wastewater system capacity continue to emerge," said Jacobs Senior
Vice President Katus Watson. "All
water has value and can be recovered and revitalized. This is
critical to delivering this transformational upgrade to Metro
Vancouver's wastewater treatment and keeping local communities and
coastal waters healthy for years to come."
Moving to tertiary treatment at the Iona plant will improve
water quality in the nearby Fraser
River, which is home to British
Columbia's largest salmon population. Complementary projects
in the program will enhance opportunities for community recreation,
including ecological restoration projects at Iona Beach Regional
Park and coastal resilience improvements to harden infrastructure
against sea level rise and extreme weather events.
Drawing from experience on similar infrastructure programs, the
team will design the upgrades to meet regulatory discharge
requirements and use leading strategies in climate resiliency,
water reuse and renewable energy generation technologies.
The Jacobs and AECOM team previously delivered the Project
Definition Report for the upgrades and are currently leading Metro
Vancouver's pilot testing program to trial new technologies for
phase one of the upgrades, which is planned to be complete by 2027.
The program is expected to ultimately improve quality of life for
the more than 900,000 Vancouver
residents anticipated to be served by the Iona plant in 2051.
For more information about the Iona Wastewater Treatment Plant
Projects, visit metrovancouver.org/iona.
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