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THE CITY NEEDED A NEW WATER INTAKE -
THE MAIN INTAKE SHARED WITH SASKPOWER,
COULDN'T MEET THE PEAK DEMANDS THIS PLANT REQUIRES.
THE BACKUP INTAKE, WHICH IS LOCATED AT THE PLANT HERE,
IS DOWNSTREAM OF SEVERAL STORM WATER OUTFALLS
AND DURING A STORM EVENT, THINGS ON THE STREET ARE WASHED
INTO THE RIVER, TO MITIGATE THAT,
YOU WANT TO HAVE YOUR INTAKE UPSTREAM
OF ANY STORM WATER OUTFALLS.
THE NEW INTAKE IS UPSTREAM OF ALL STORM WATER OUTFALLS.
BY BUILDING THE NEW SYSTEM ON THE OPPOSITE BANK
OF THE CURRENT INTAKES, IT GIVES YOU TWO DIFFERENT
POINTS OF ACCESS TO THE SYSTEM.
ALONG WITH THAT AS WELL, WITH BEING AT
TWO DIFFERENT LOCATIONS, IT WILL CERTAINLY ALLOW
FOR BETTER SECURITY OF THE SYSTEM
AND ALLOW, AGAIN, FOR SAFER, MORE DEPENDABLE WATER.
IN APRIL 2009, CMHC LAUNCHED
THE MUNICIPAL INFRASTRUCTURE LENDING PROGRAM,
WHICH IS A KEY COMPONENT OF CANADA'S ECONOMIC ACTION PLAN.
THE PROGRAM WILL DELIVER TWO BILLION DOLLARS IN LOANS,
THAT WE HAVE RECEIVED FROM CMHC.