2013 Annual Report

The Westend Regional Sewage Services Commission was established in 1994 by Regulation of the Government of Alberta.

The Commission is composed of two members each from the Town Councils of Turner Valley and Black Diamond.

Commission members are appointed for four year terms.

The Commission’s operations are funded by

the Towns of Turner Valley and Black Diamond according to their proportional annual sewage flows.

The Commission does not have any staff; rather, it contracts operations staff through the Town of Black Diamond, it contracts engineering advice through the town of Turner Valley and contracts administrative services through an independent contractor. ◦ Tom Dougall is the principal operator of the

Westend facilities;

◦ Andy Pfeifer provides engineering advice; and

◦ Laurie McCreary-Burke as Secretary/Treasurer provides all administrative work for the Commission.

Dona Fluter, ChairJim Deacon, Vice Chair

Lane Park, MemberMike Ross, Member

Historic Flow Rates by Town (imp gallons)

Proportion by Town

Turner Valley Black Diamond TotalInc/Dec over Prev

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2013 68,887,160 92,626,761 161,513,921 0.95 0.43 0.57

2012 64,229,813 105,442,947 169,672,760 0.89 0.38 0.62

2011 79,322,632 111,832,984 191,155,616 1.49 0.41 0.59

2010 58,129,978 69,935,422 128,065,400 1.18 0.45 0.55

2009 58,234,310 50,021,690 108,256,000 0.82 0.54 0.46

2008 65,076,110 67,458,890 132,535,000 0.99 0.49 0.51

2007 64,003,250 69,783,750 133,787,000 0.99 0.48 0.52

2006 63,463,916 71,393,697 134,857,613 0.74 0.47 0.53

2005 79,399,380 103,206,631 182,606,011 1.70 0.43 0.57

2004 47,818,000 59,345,000 107,163,000 0.98 0.45 0.55

2003 45,901,000 63,806,000 109,707,000 0.99 0.42 0.58

FACILITIES The Commission has hired MPE Engineering/Urban

Systems to assess what upgrades are necessary to meet provincial and federal standards when Westend’s licence to operate comes up for renewal in October 2015. It appears the cost of upgrades will not be less than $2 million.

Flooding in 2013 exposed a sewer main in the eastern channel of the Sheep River in Black Diamond and washed away about 1 meter of cover over the sewer main under the Sheep River in Turner Valley. Our engineers have calculated that the cost of repairing damage moving the sewer main out of the river valley to avoid potential damage from future floods will be approximately $3 million. Westend has been approved for received Disaster Recovery funds for this project.

The Westend renewed it’s three-year grazing lease with the current lessee.

The Westend initiated a weed-spraying program on the grazing lease portion of the property.

Furnaces at the Turner Valley lift station were replaced with high efficiency furnaces.