Tsawwassen First Nation members and dignitaries were on hand Thursday to celebrate the successful completion of a $25 million sanitary sewage treatment plant which will serve growing development at the First Nation.
"The completion of the new sewage treatment plant is a proud moment and reflects how far our community has come since signing the treaty in 2007. It also paves the way for us to move forward with our development plans for Tsawwassen Lands, which will secure our long-term financial future," said Chief Bryce Williams.
In 2013, the TFN cleared a massive hurdle to its economic development plans with the announcement that it's proceeding with construction of the plant, partnering with design/build contractor Maple Reinders. It's designed to meet all the TFN's servicing needs for full build-out.
The project at the northeast corner of the TFN's industrial lands, along 27B Avenue, had to be built after the Corporation of Delta insisted it didn't have the pipe capacity to service TFN growth, conveying it had no intention of entering into even an interim an agreement.
Back in the 1990's, Delta refused to service the TFN's new Tsatsu Shores condominium development, prompting the First Nation at the time to construct its own wastewater treatment facility to service the complex. The new plant will now replace the older plant. The major project comes as many of the TFN's developments are well underway.
