Water and Waste Water Infrastructure

 

Westport’s water distribution system is based on an elevated water tower, which permits a gravity-fed pressurized system. Only system pumps are well pumps.

  • Tower capacity 6-8 hours supply; major renovations ($550K) completed in 2005
  • Distribution piping approximately 5.2 km; almost all installed 1972; entire system is PVC plastic pipe
  • Water source is two (2) municipal wells adjacent to Westport Arena and Lockwood Field

 

Distribution building on Concession Street

  • Groundwater treatment is chlorine only; with ultra-violet ray (UV) scanning added over the next  six (6) to twelve (12) months
  • System constructed in 1972; services approximately 285 customers

 

Sewer and waste water

  • freeze crystallization technology; approximately 265 customers
  • 2 lagoons; one (1) original (1972); one (1) constructed 1995, employed for efficient storage
  • Treatment building (1995) – includes piping; compressor and pumps; high pressure mixing of air and effluent
  • Dispersion towers (7), constructed in 1995, the effluent is directed by automatic control to an assortment of seven (7) towers, depending on climatic conditions where it is dispersed on the deposit area in a frozen crystallization form

 

Sewer collection system

  • has a single force main from a pumping station on Glen Street
  • Collection system piping (approx. 4.8 km) was constructed in 1972; designed to gravity feed the pumping station

 

Westport Water & Waste Water Rates 2008-2012

Westport Water and Waste Water Rates Rates (Adobe PDF)

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