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Prospect Lake: Upgrade to residential wastewater treatment

Prospect Lake: Upgrade to residential wastewater treatment

by | Feb 23, 2021 | Wastewater Treatment

MSR Solutions was ask to assist in a residential wastewater treatment project at 5010 Echo Drive in Saanich, BC. This 0.3 ha residential property sits on the east edge of Prospect Lake in Saanich, BC.

Development planned for 5010 Echo Drive increases the number of bedrooms on the property. This addition will increase the number of people living on the property.

The upgrade was to support up to 3,800 L/d of sewage flows generated by the additional occupants. This is a new residential wastewater treatment and disposal system design.

The new treatment system produces advanced Type 2 effluent using a Whitewater package treatment system and an Emperor UV system. Micro-dosing will be provided to an infiltration bed disposal system consisting of perforated laterals in a gravel bed over top of a sand layer and native soil.

Construction was completed and final site inspection was done on February 23.

Letter of Certification submitted to Island Health on March 10, 2021.

For more information on our wastewater treatment projects see our services page

Grey Water Treatment: Croftonbrook Phase 2

Grey Water Treatment: Croftonbrook Phase 2

by | Oct 9, 2020 | Operations and Maintenance, Wastewater Treatment, Water Treatment

Phase 2 of the Croftonbook project is now underway. MSR Solutions Inc. is currently providing a review of the proposed grey water treatment and reuse system for Phase 2 of the Croftonbrook facilities on Salt Spring Island. They are also looking at capturing rainwater as an alternative water supply.

Grey Water and Water Conservation

Potable water comes from an onsite well. In order to conserve water, it has been proposed to use recycled grey water and captured rainwater to supply toilets in the new living units.

About Croftonbrook

Island Women Against Violence (IWAV) owns and operates Croftonbrook. It provides 20 units of subsidized rental housing for seniors and people with disabilities.  In response to the serious housing shortage in the community, IWAV proposed a 2-phase development to add 54 new rental units.

This is mixed model housing, so rentals will be available to individuals, couples and small families with low to moderate incomes.  Some of the units will be provided for people who are experiencing homelessness.

Croftonbrook provides independent supportive living for seniors and people with disabilities. The Phase 2 development involves the construction of a new two-story building. It will have twenty-two, one bedroom living units, with laundry facilities on each floor.

The Croftonbrook development has received capital funding through the CRD Regional Housing First Program. This is a partnership with CRD, BC Housing and Island Health.  The Salt Spring Island Foundation has also provided a grant to support the water system design.

For more information on projects and services, please visit our Services Page.

Salt Spring Island Ales

Salt Spring Island Ales

by | Oct 12, 2018 | Analysis and Consultation, news, Wastewater Treatment

Salt Spring Island Ales

Salt Spring Island Ales brews a variety of beers from spring water collected on the forested hillside behind the brewery.  The brewing process includes several stages, and as much as possible, solids and highly concentrated wastes are side-streamed and diverted from the wastewater treatment process.

Wastewater that reaches the treatment process has very high concentrations of sugars, alcohol and yeast.  In terms of oxygen demand, brewery wastewater is about ten times more concentrated than typical domestic sewage.  One of the most challenging aspects is the wide variability in both the quantity and quality.  This is due primarily to the equipment cleaning regimen, which involves successive washings of strong acid, strong base and strong disinfectants. All of these have the potential to disrupt or kill the microorganisms that provide the biological treatment.  The current treatment process consists of equalization, aeration, sludge re-circulation, and sedimentation.  Treated effluent discharges to ground.

MSR Solutions is in the process of upgrading the wastewater treatment system of Salt Spring Island Ales to accommodate an increase in production.  The future wastewater treatment facility will include improved primary treatment. It will also take advantage of both anaerobic and aerobic zones to reduce effluent strength. It will do this while simultaneously minimizing the production of solid waste. Feedback control systems will balance the wide fluctuations in pH and flow rate.

Cottages on Osoyoos Lake, Oliver, BC

Cottages on Osoyoos Lake, Oliver, BC

by | Sep 14, 2017 | Operations and Maintenance, Wastewater Treatment, Water Treatment

Cottages on Osoyoos Lake is a 300-home residential development on Osoyoos Lake.

We were retained to design a water treatment plant and wastewater treatment plant co-housed in a single treatment building and obtained approval from Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development Canada (AANDC). Wastewater works include screening, equalization, chemical nutrient removal and flat plate membranes from WesTech Engineering. Discharge is to rapid infiltration basins and subsurface drip irrigation. We provided construction oversight and commissioning support.

We continue to provide ongoing operation support.

See our Wastewater Treatment Services page for more information on what MSR Solutions can do for you.