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Water & Wastewater
March 27, 2006
Recycled water line a first for Canada
EDMONTON
A new recycled water line from Edmonton’s Gold Bar Wastewater Treatment plant will reduce the amount of water drawn directly from the North Saskatchewan and provide water for Petro-Canada’s Strathcona County refinery.
The 5.5 km pipeline, the first of its kind in Canada, meets Petro-Canada’s water needs for new processes and provides surplus water for other users along the river valley, including the parks system for irrigation and pond recharging. The public-private partnership between the City of Edmonton, Petro-Canada and Strathcona County was funded by Petro-Canada for approximately $25 million.
The membrane-treated water is cleaner than the wastewater formerly returned to the river at Gold Bar. Petro-Canada will use the water to produce hydrogen, and for general refining purposes, such as steam production and cooling.
About 30 per cent of the water used for refining processes will be returned to the river through the Alberta Capital Region Wastewater Treatment Plant.
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