Main water issue for region is lack of year-round reliable source for Nanton, report concludes

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The council of the Municipal District (MD) of Willow Creek recently reviewed the results of report looking water supply and treatment infrastructure in the Willow Creek region.

At its Feb. 12 meeting, council reviewed a written report outlining the situation.

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The report stated the Town of Nanton, on behalf of its regional partners — the Town of Claresholm, Town of Fort Macleod, Town of Stavely and the MD of Willow Creek — retained MPE Engineering Ltd. to complete the Willow Creek Region shared water distribution study.

The main purpose of the study was to evaluate the existing water supply and treatment related infrastructure within the Willow Creek region and propose alternatives to overcome limitations in the infrastructure.

A secondary purpose was to review the wastewater discharge locations and the effects on the region’s watershed. Based on the evaluation it was determined the principle issue in the region is the lack of a year-round reliable water source for the Town of Nanton.

Based on the information and analysis performed through this study the following actions were recommended for the Town of Nanton:

• Continue with implementation of the Spring Line Extension project to supplement filling of the raw water reservoir during periods of no flow into Mosquito Creek;
• Proceed with a study to compare Alternative 2 (Raw Water Storage Upgrades) and Alternative 4 (High River Regional Water Supply) in greater detail including consultation with the Town of High River, Foothills County, Alberta Environment and Parks and Alberta Transportation;
• Engage in discussion further with the Town of High River, including the involvement of elected officials;
• Proceed with proposed upgrades to the wastewater treatment plant.

Based on the information and analysis performed for this study, the following actions are recommended for the Town of Stavely:

• Proceed with a hydrogeological assessment including testing to determine the most appropriate upgrade for increasing raw water allocation;
• Proceed with a wastewater treatment system assessment including wastewater flow monitoring.