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 2012-13

2013 WATER & WASTEWATER RATES BY-LAW 12-12

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