Public Notice

Notice of intent to make a determination

Red Earth Sewage Pumping Station Upgrades – Public Comments Invited

 

March 25, 2025 – Indigenous Services Canada must determine whether the proposed Red Earth Sewage Pumping Station Upgrades project is likely to cause significant adverse environmental effects. To help inform this determination, Indigenous Services Canada is inviting comments from the public respecting that determination.

 

Written comments must be submitted by April 24, 2025 to:

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

 

The Proposed Project

Red Earth Cree Nation is proposing upgrades to sewage pumping stations (SPS) situated throughout the community to service residential subdivision developments. Upgrades primarily consist of constructing building enclosures over the existing below grade wet wells at SPS 1 and 6, replacement of SPS 3, expansion of the existing building at SPS 5 to include a generator room, replacements/modifications to existing piping and controls at SPS 1, 5, and 6, and approximately 10,300 meters of sewage force main installations. The existing SPS 3 building and wet well will be decommissioning following construction of the new SPS 3.

Site preparation activities will include stripping of topsoil along the proposed sewage force main routing, the proposed sanitary sewer main installation routing from the existing SPS 3 to proposed SPS 3 location, and the proposed new SPS 3 site. Construction activities will include those associated with typical small commercial building construction, application of crushed rock and traffic gravel to the site, installation of perimeter fencing, and force main installation.

All anticipated waste generated by construction activities will be appropriately handled and disposed of at designated off-reserve facilities.