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District of Clearwater reviews infrastructure progress to date Keith McNeill
Warriors win super-league title Clearwater Midget Rec Warrior #10 Jared Walker lines up on Logan Lake’s goal during a playoff game at the Sportsplex on Saturday. The Warriors won the game and the league championship. For more about the story, see page A12 inside. Photo by Keith McNeill
Installation of an ultraviolet water treatment system for District of Clearwater’s Russell Creek is 99 per cent complete, public works superintendent Jared Brounstein reported recently. The District is still working with the engineers, Urban Systems, to determine the best approach for noncompliant booster pumps. Until the pump situation is addressed, the municipality will hold back funds. On a related matter, Clearwater council voted to waive the requirements of the District’s purchasing policy and allow the sole sourcing of the SCADA (supervisory control and data acquisition) services to ICI Electrical and Control Consulting Ltd. The existing SCADA system is antiquated and unreliable, Brounstein reported. As part of the upgrades to the Russell Creek intake it became apparent that it would be necessary to address the District’s SCADA system as a whole. Advantages for dealing with ICI include that it is based in Kamloops, is familiar with Clearwater’s system, has a proven track record, and spe-
cializes in instrumentation, including SCADA. A SCADA system has three main elements: various remote telemetry units, communications, and a human-machine interface. The remote units collect information at various sites while communications brings that information to a central location. The humanmachine interface displays the information in graphic form, archives the date, transmits alarms, and permits operator control. Total budget for the SCADA project was put at $450,000 over five years. Other infrastructure projects underway include planning for taking over road maintenance within municipal boundaries next fall. An expression of interest for road maintenance was released in late January and three written submissions have been received. A staff report is being developed to give alternatives to town council for road maintenance service levels. The public works department is also reviewing the District’s water production records to better understand the water system and the potential for leakage. A leak audit is being looked at.
Clearwater Highway Rescue Society to get new truck Thompson-Nicola Regional District Thompson-Nicola Regional District has approved the expenditure of up to $20,000 from the Federal Gas Tax Community Works Fund to go towards the purchase of a new truck for Clearwater and District Highway Rescue Society. The funding will help the organization, which provides highway rescue services for the District of Clearwater as well as Electoral Areas “A” (Wells Gray Country) and “B” (Thompson Headwaters), replace
its 1992 Ford rescue truck with a more fuel-efficient model. The society has $115,000 in reserves to purchase a replacement vehicle, but with a new truck valued at $153,000, it has asked for funding assistance from District of Clearwater and TNRD. District of Clearwater has already approved $20,000 from its Federal Gas Tax funding allotment. “The money is going to be a big help as a more fuelefficient truck will mean savings for the Clearwater and District Highway Rescue Society. It will also translate
into fewer greenhouse-gas emissions,” said Tim Pennell, Electoral Area “A” (Wells Gray Country) director. The truck upgrade falls under the Community Energy Systems – Fleet Vehicle Conversion category of the Gas Tax Agreement. To date, the Thompson-Nicola Regional District has approved $2.9 million for 71 projects under the Federal Gas Tax Fund, which provides funding in support of municipal infrastructure upgrades that contribute to cleaner air, cleaner water and reduced greenhouse-gas emissions.
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