The City of Calgary advised us earlier in 2019 of a new project involving installation of a 1.5m (internal diameter), sanitary sewer line along the TCH crossing beneath Valley Ridge Blvd near the roundabout north of the TCH in the spring of 2019. This project was originally planned for construction in tandem with Alberta Transportation's West Calgary Ring Road project.

The following article appearing in the August 2019 issue of the Valley Breeze provides a status update and further information on this project, now delayed.

“NEW SANITARY SEWER LINE?”

VALLEY BREEZE ARTICLE: AUGUST 2019 ISSUE

This article provides an update for residents regarding a potential addition of a City sanitary sewer line that some may have heard about. The VRCA’s Planning Committee (VRCA PC) has been engaged with the City of Calgary Water Services for several years concerning the operation of the existing sanitary sewer line that services the town of Cochrane and crosses through Valley Ridge, collecting VR sewage along the way, as it continues to the City of Calgary sewage treatment plant. The VRCA PC’s involvement has been in connection with odours escaping from the line in the past few years.

Recently, the City determined an increase in the capacity of the line will be necessary to accommodate residential growth to the west of Calgary including the new West View community. The image below is modified from Map 7, Sanitary Servicing, from the draft version of the West View ASP approved by City Council in July 2019:

The concept is that the existing line from Cochrane will be ‘twinned’ and follow more or less the same route as the existing except that the new line will bypass VR and use the TCH Right-of-way (ROW) to connect with the Bowness Sanitary Trunk. The plan was to install the part of the line running from immediately west of VR Blvd to east of Stoney Trail concurrent with the West Calgary Ring Road (WCRR) construction that is already disturbing the TCH right-of-way. Turns out there are construction contracting issues that preclude concurrent construction by the City and the Province, which may have resulted in less disruption for Valley Ridge residents. The good news is that with the postponement, the City will not be spending cash now for a future requirement that may not be needed for a number of years.

Submitted by: VRCA Planning Committee

For further information regarding water contruction projects, upgrades and repairs to the City's water, wastewater and stormwater systems, please visit the City of Calgary Water Services website:

http://www.calgary.ca/UEP/Water/Pages/construction-projects/Construction-Upgrades-and-Repairs-overview.aspx