At its February 20, 2024 meeting, District of Muskoka Council received an update on the planned upgrade to the Golden Pheasant Wastewater Treatment Plant in Huntsville.
The facility is being updated to handle more capacity as the Mountview Wastewater Treatment Plant is decommissioned and all flows are directed to the upgraded and expanded Golden Pheasant facility.
There are currently three sewage pumping stations that discharge directly to the Golden Pheasant Waster Water Treatment Plant: Coveside, Grandview and Highlands. After completing the upgrades, the Golden Pheasant facility will also receive wastewater from the five pumping stations currently discharging to the Mountview facility: Princess Street, Hodges Lane, Church Street, Park Drive and Mountview, according to the staff report submitted to council.
The project aims to increase capacity by “nearly doubling the treatment capacity of the plant from 4,456 cubic metres per day to 8,100 cubic metres per day while modernizing equipment and instrumentation,” according to municipal staff.
“These upgrades will support the existing and future growth in the catchment while improving the facility’s operational efficiencies. Consolidating both facilities into a single operation is expected to reduce overall operating costs associated with providing wastewater treatment in the HUSA [Huntsville Urban Service Area],” according to the report by Michael Currie, Director, Water and Wastewater Services and Project Manager Adam Smith.
The facility upgrade has been awarded to North America Construction for $15,725,806, not including tax.
Jame Steele, Commissioner of Public Works told council: “This Golden Pheasant is the second in a series of projects to upgrade the wastewater treatment in the Town of Huntsville. It’ll consolidate all treatment at the Golden Pheasant plant.”
Staff received four bids on the work.
According to staff, the project came in lower than the engineer’s estimate of $18.7 million.
Funds for the project will come from various sources including development charges, grants from senior levels of government, and reserves.
District of Muskoka Chair Jeff Lehman acknowledged the progress staff has made. “Congratulations to staff on getting to this point on a very significant project,” he said.
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