North Shore Waste Water Treatment Plant $700m-$3.86B

The North Shore Wastewater Treatment Plant is a significant infrastructure project in Metro Vancouver, Canada. Here are the key details:

Purpose and Service Area:
The new treatment plant will serve over 300,000 residents and businesses in the Districts of North and West Vancouver, the City of North Vancouver, and the Sḵwx̱wú7mesh Úxwumixw (Squamish Nation) and səlilwətaɬ (Tsleil-Waututh Nation).
It replaces the existing Lions Gate Wastewater Treatment Plant, which currently provides only primary wastewater treatment (removing waste that floats or sinks) and is one of the last such plants on the West Coast of North America1.
Project Overview:
The North Shore Wastewater Treatment Plant Program includes several components:
Construction of the new North Shore Wastewater Treatment Plant.
Building related conveyance infrastructure (the Conveyance Project).
Preliminary design for decommissioning the current Lions Gate Wastewater Treatment Plant.
The updated program cost is $3.86 billion, reflecting various factors such as design rework, inflation, and market conditions.
Construction and commissioning of the new plant are expected to be complete by 2030, with minor connecting works in subsequent years1.
Cost and Impact:
The updated cost of $3.86 billion is significantly higher than the original estimate of $700 million in 2013.
The cost increase is due to design and construction deficiencies, inflation, market conditions, and competition for resources across the province.
Household impacts vary by region: e.g., an average of $590 per year for the North Shore Sewerage Area, $150 for the Vancouver Sewerage Area, $80 for the Lulu Island Sewerage Area, and $90 for the Fraser Sewerage Area

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