The water treatment plant will have a capacity of 75,000 m3/day, with three 11,000 m3 tanks. The pipelines will vary in diameter, from 150 mm to 900 mm, and will be made from various materials. A total of 22 km of new pipelines will be laid and a further 10 km will be reconditioned.
The total budget for the project is C$217 million (€156 million), with works scheduled to begin in February 2016 and set to last 34 months.
ACCIONA is involved in two aspects of the SCDWP. The design and construction work for the new facilities will be equally split between ACCIONA Agua and ACCIONA Construcción, while ACCIONA Agua, together with a local partner, will be responsible for the operation and maintenance once the project has been completed.
Direct and indirect benefits for Canada’s oldest city
As with all major public infrastructure projects, the SCDWP will bring wealth to the region in the form of new employment, creating around 150 jobs, including engineers, administrators and assembly workers, although the indirect economic benefits for the community will be much greater.
Saint John’s residents had the opportunity to learn all about the project at the Open Days that ACCIONA organised in June last year. They now understand that when the works are completed in November 2018, the pride they feel of living in the country’s oldest city will be all the greater knowing they have the most modern drinking water network. The fact that the authorities of this Canadian city entrusted such an important project for their fellow countrymen to ACCIONA is indicative of the reputation that our company has built in this country.
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