Maliview Wastewater System Infrastructure Upgrade

Project Type
Construction
Project Status
Upcoming
Project Category
Stormwater & Wastewater
Project Area
Salt Spring Island

The Capital Regional District (CRD) is in the process of upgrading the Maliview wastewater system on Salt Spring Island to comply with provincial requirements, federal wastewater regulations and the Fisheries Act.

Maliview Wastewater System Map [PDF/1.8MB]

The project received grant funding in 2022 and detailed design work is now underway. Property owners within the Maliview sewer service area have approved the borrowing bylaw, allowing the CRD to move forward with securing funding for the final phase of the project.

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Background

The Maliview Wastewater Treatment Plant (WWTP) is a 60 m3/day Rotating Biological Contactor (RBC) secondary treatment plant that discharges treated effluent into the marine receiving environment of Trincomali Channel.

The Maliview WWTP has been experiencing challenges in consistently meeting regulatory requirements.

Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC) officers inspected the Maliview WWTP on August 22, 2019, and collected effluent samples for toxicity testing. The samples failed both LT50 and LC50 Rainbow Trout lethality analyses. The samples also contained approximately 1.5 times greater ammonia concentration than the acutely lethal concentration to rainbow trout.

The CRD was issued federal warnings from the Environment and Climate Change Canada Enforcement Branch on September 19, 2019, which stipulated fines and punishments for noncompliance.

On October 11, 2019, the CRD outlined a three-phase corrective action plan to enhance the facility and bring it into regulatory compliance. The CRD has implemented the first two phases of the action plan and is now in Phase 3.

Funding

The CRD has secured $1,989,000 in joint federal-provincial funding through the Investing in Canada Infrastructure Program – Rural and Northern Communities Program. This funding will enable completion of upgrades while significantly reducing costs to be covered by local ratepayers.

The Capital Regional District (CRD) has successfully completed the elector petition process for the Maliview Wastewater System Infrastructure Upgrade. Property owners within the Maliview sewer service area have approved the borrowing bylaw, allowing the CRD to move forward with securing funding for the final phase of the project.

The borrowing bylaw will now proceed to the CRD Board for adoption in October 2025.

This funding will support the construction and commissioning of essential upgrades to the Maliview Wastewater Treatment Plant (WWTP), ensuring compliance with provincial and federal regulations, including the Fisheries Act. The improvements are necessary to address ongoing challenges with effluent quality and protect local marine ecosystems.

The CRD thanks residents for their participation and engagement throughout the petition process.

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