Public Notice

Saulteau First Nation Sewage Collection, Treatment and Disposal System – Public Comments Invited

November 2, 2023 – The Indigenous Services Canada must determine whether the proposed Saulteau First Nation Sewage Collection, Treatment and Disposal System, located in Saulteau First Nation is likely to cause significant adverse environmental effects.

To help inform this determination, the Indigenous Services Canada is inviting comments from the public respecting that determination. All comments received will be considered public and may be posted online.

Written comments must be submitted by December 2, 2023 to:

Shauna Sturgeon

Indigenous Services Canada
600-1138 Melville Street, Vancouver, BC, V6E4S3
604-818-9345
shauna.sturgeon@sac-isc.gc.ca

The Proposed Project

Saulteau First Nation is planning to construct a sewage collection, treatment, and disposal system for the Lakeview and Riverside subdivisions on IR 169. The collection system will tie into existing septic tanks and convey sewage from each individial subdivision home to a centralized community treatment system. The existing septic tanks will capture solids and provide pretreatment. The centralized treatment system will include a spiral headworks screen, two aerated lagoons in series, a UV disinfection system. The treated effluent will then be discharge to a natual wetland also on IR169. The BC Ministry of Environment is anticipated to regulate the discharge to the receiving environmental. There is anticipated to be ongoing environmental monitoring requirements for the duration of the operating life.