Muskowekwan First Nation Wastewater Infrastructure Upgrades

Muskowekwan First Nation is proposing construction of a new lagoon, access road, and associated force main installations to provide adequate wastewater infrastructure capacity to support the community's current and future needs. The proposed lagoon site is located approximately 800 metres northwest of the existing lagoon and 3.5 kilometres northwest of the community core area. A new facultative lagoon with a 3.09 hectare sized primary cell and a storage cell sized with a capacity of 117,115 cubic metres will be constructed, along with approximately 1 km of newly constructed roadway to provide access to the lagoon from Highway 15. The proposed project also includes replacement of an existing sewage pumping station (SPS No. 1) and construction of an additional pumping station (SPS No. 2). Approximately 5.3 kilometres of new sewage force main piping will be installed to convey wastewater from the sewage pumping stations to the proposed lagoon, and approximately 240 metres of existing sanitary sewer to tie-in the proposed sewage pumping stations to the existing gravity sewer system will be replaced. The existing lagoon and SPS No. 1 will be decommissioned upon commissioning of new infrastructure.

Site preparation activities will include stripping and stockpiling of topsoil from the proposed lagoon site, new sewage pumping station locations, and new utility right of ways. Construction of the lagoon will include excavation to cell floor elevations and placement of earthen fill to construct the perimeter berms and access road. Installation of new sewage force mains and sanitary sewer will include excavation to designated depths, installation of piping, backfill, and topsoil replacement.

Latest update

January 6, 2025 – Indigenous Services Canada issued its Notice of Determination and determined that the project is not likely to cause significant adverse environmental effects.

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Key documents

Key documents
Document number Document title File Date
2 Notice of Determination - January 6, 2025
1 Notice of Intent to Make a Determination - Start of Public Comment Period - November 4, 2024

Contacts

ISC-SKENV
Indigenous Services Canada
Alvin Hamilton Building, 1783 Hamilton Street
Regina, Saskatchewan S4P 2B6
Telephone: 306-581-3134
Email: isc-skenv@sac-isc.gc.ca


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  • Location

    • MUSKOWEKWAN INDIAN RESERVE NO. 85 (Saskatchewan)

  • Nature of Activity

    • Water Management

  • Assessment Status

    Completed

  • Start Date

    2024-11-04

  • Proponent

    Muskowekwan First Nation

  • Authorities

    • Indigenous Services Canada

  • Assessment Type

    Project on federal lands

  • Reference Number

    89025

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