News Release
Mayor Says Lagoon Clean-Up "Fast Tracked"
(Friday, July 13, 2001)-- Subject to approval from regulatory bodies, sludge removal at the Halifax Regional Municipality's settling lagoon at Aerotech Park is expected to begin in two to three weeks, Mayor Peter Kelly announced today.
Mayor Kelly said HRM planned to clean the airport lagoon this summer as part of its regular maintenance program, but in light of the unusually heavy use of the facility in recent months--- the project has been fast- tracked, including tendering and implementation.
The Mayor reiterated that no septic sewage from private haulers or sludge from municipally-owned treatment plants will be discharged into Halifax Harbour.
The Mayor said temporary measures have been arranged to receive septic materials from private haulers at three municipally-owned treatment plants (Lakeside/ Timberlea, Mill Cove, and Eastern Passage). Initially, the discharge will go directly into the treatment plants, but HRM staff is looking at other possibilities of discharging it into the collection system (that leads to a treatment plant) so the sewage will be broken down before reaching the plants to control odor and provide a better level of treatment.
Mayor Kelly said there may also be some minor changes at the airport lagoon to allow it to receive sludge from HRM treatment plants. These modifications include a mobile de-watering unit at the lagoon, or transporting the sludge to stabilization lagoons located at sites other than the airport.
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Mayor Peter Kelly
(902) 490-4010
Alan Brady
Manager, Wastewater Treatment
(902) 835-9566
