Planned Infrastructure Growth: Some Highlights

What follows are some miscellaneous notes about infrastructure growth.

• the key to good solutions is simplicity (KISS).
• here is some interesting stats regarding the Return on Investment (ROI) of infrastructure spending aside from quality of life
• under-investment can result in a loss of 1.1% in real GDP,
• a 20% cut to net profit of Canadian business,
• loss of wages/salaries of workers,
• after investing in infrastructure the taxpayer is better off by $1.48 on average after tax
• stats from RiskAnalytica for the Rsidential and Civil Construction Alliance of Ontario.
• many growing communities infrastructure systems are stressed;
• we are trying to be ahead of the curve.
• Kindersley is doing things the right way.
• demands for potable water are not the same as waste water;
• fracking is a concern
• when looking at the expansion of waste water system we should look at the end product first;
• we will look at reusing the waste water for industrial use such as fracking thus being both environmental and fiscally prudent.
• Kindersley has a unique situation:
• pump raw water 55kms to be treated,
• pump waste water ~11 kms to final location.
• our water system will be reviewed from the river (55 kms) all the way to Teo Lake (11 kms)
• the treatment plant capacity should be based on consumption not population.
• regarding lagoons compared with waste water plant:
• 20% of waste water systems need replacing in Canada at an estimated cost of $20 billion
• we are at a tipping point to move from lagoon to mechanical processing such as a waste water plant.
• the aeration at the lagoon costs $3,100 per month in power;
• a mechanical waste water plant would use a little more power.
• our current lagoon does not meet current regulations regarding location to residential areas
• we could use the lagoon for storage in conjunction with a waste water plant in the same location;
• Teo Lake is not an engineered location to meet regulations;
• the pipeline to Teo Lake is near capacity.

I hope this helps you understand some of the things we are considering. If you have any questions please email me and I will try to answer.