The Whitney-Tisdale Pump Station No. 4 project is now complete and the fully operational station has been turned over to the City. Commissioning activities included a 14-day trial period, which ended successfully as of March 17.
The station has been modernized with new pumps and mechanical upgrades, allowing it to address bypasses and manage sewage within the system. The end result will be a significant reduction in groundwater infiltration, residential impact and overflow into Porcupine Lake.
“Council was committed to seeing this project through to completion,” said Mayor George Pirie. “Our priority was to come up with a solution that would move construction of the pump station forward. Council’s goal has always been to promote economic growth and encourage an increased housing supply to meet demand. That growth relies on improvements to our current infrastructure, which included completing the Whitney-Tisdale Pump Station No. 4.”
Work on the pump station began in 2014 with the current council approving a remediation budget of $8.34 million to see work continue. The project delays were the result of factors, such as land settling and a global pandemic, which paused work on the pump station.
With work on the Whitney-Tisdale Pump Station No. 4 now finished, the City of Timmins will continue to participate in public dialogue on lake quality and work with stakeholders to promote lake health.