The remainder of the estimated $32.1 million project will be funded by the Buffalo Pound Water Treatment Corporation, which is owned by the cities of Regina and Moose Jaw.
Quotes "These vital upgrades to the Buffalo Pound Water Treatment Plant will ensure residents of Regina and Moose Jaw have an uninterrupted supply of high-quality drinking water for years to come.
The Honourable Ralph Goodale, Minister of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness, on behalf of the Honourable François-Philippe Champagne, Minister of Infrastructure and Communities "The Government of Saskatchewan is proud to be investing more than $10.2 million toward this key infrastructure that will benefit the residents and businesses it serves in Regina, Moose Jaw, and the region.
The Honourable Warren Kaeding, Minister of Government Relations "I am pleased that the federal and provincial governments recognize the critical nature of this project.
As a plant that serves the entire region, it is absolutely essential that we have a modern facility that produces the highest-quality drinking water for its customers, including the City of Regina.
"The Buffalo Pound Water Treatment Corporation is extremely pleased with this funding announcement of financial support by the Governments of Canada and Saskatchewan for the Electrical Capital Upgrades Project.
These funds will be used to replace electrical infrastructure that has reached the end of its life and increases the reliability of the supply of potable water to the Cities of Regina and Moose Jaw and the Region we serve."
The governments of Canada and Saskatchewan are each contributing up to $10,291,000 to this project through the New Building Canada Fund–Provincial-Territorial Infrastructure Component–National and Regional Projects.
The Buffalo Pound Water Treatment Corporation is a non-profit owned by the cities of Moose Jaw and Regina.
Associated links SOURCE Infrastructure Canada For further information: Ann-Clara Vaillancourt, Press Secretary, Office of the Minister of Infrastructure and Communities, 613-697-3778, ann-clara.vaillancourt@canada.ca; Dan Palmer, Saskatchewan Ministry of Government Relations, Communications, 306-787-7151, dan.palmer@gov.sk.ca; Craig Hemingway, Communications Manager, City of Moose Jaw, 306-694-4406, chemingway@moosejaw.ca; Desirae Bernreuther, Media Relations, City of Regina, 306-777-7486, dbernreu@regina.ca; Ryan Johnson, General Manager, Buffalo Pound Water Treatment Corporation, 306-694-1377, ext.

The Canadian and Saskatchewan governments are teaming up to provide southern Saskatchewan with reliable access to high-quality drinking water.
A joint investment of more than $20 million is being used to upgrade electrical systems at the Buffalo Pound Water Treatment Plant.
The remaining amount of the estimated $32.1 million project will be funded by the Buffalo Pound Water Treatment Corporation, which is owned by both the City of Regina and City of Moose Jaw.
READ MORE: Moose Jaw city council approves 5.01% property tax increase, 15% water utility increase Upgrades include replacing the plant’s aging electrical substation, improving the power supply and upgrading the raw water pumps to prevent future electrical failures.
“These vital upgrades to the Buffalo Pound Water Treatment Plant will ensure residents of Regina and Moose Jaw have an uninterrupted supply of high-quality drinking water for years to come,” Minister of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness Ralph Goodale said.
READ MORE: Infrastructure renewal a major item in Moose Jaw 2018 budget process “Canada’s investment in this project reflects our commitment to protecting public health, building more sustainable communities and reinforcing the foundation for economic growth and a strong middle class across Saskatchewan.” The work being done, once completed, will ensure a reliable and sustainable source of back-up power which will minimize service interruptions and prevent drinking water advisories for approximately 260,000 residents.
“I am pleased that the federal and provincial governments recognize the critical nature of this project,” Regina Mayor Michael Fougere said.
READ MORE: Water Security Agency ‘flushing’ Buffalo Pound “As a plant that serves the entire region, it is absolutely essential that we have a modern facility that produces the highest-quality drinking water for its customers, including the City of Regina.
Our residents expect safe and reliable infrastructure, and we are committed to providing it.” © 2018 Global News, a division of Corus Entertainment Inc.

The African Development Bank (AfDB) has decided to invest CFAF 49.5 billion (€75 million) for the drinking water supply project called "Grand Libreville".
The goal is to provide universal access to safe drinking water in Libreville, Owendo, Akanda and Ntoum.
The Gabonese capital, Libreville, and the outlying cities of Owendo, Akanda and Ntoum have a drinking water deficit of 50,000 m3 per day.
It is a question of guaranteeing, in the years to come, access to the resource for the entire population.
We must congratulate the country on this project because giving access to water to the needy is fundamental,” AfDB President Akinwumi Adesina recently said.
Part of this amount should be injected by the African Growing Together Fund (AGTF).
It is an investment fund created jointly by the AfDB and the People’s Bank of China (PBC).
In addition to this supply programme, Gabon’s Minister of Energy and Water Patrick Eyogo Edzang suggested in June 2018 that the construction of a drinking water treatment plant with a capacity of 140,000 m3 of water per day would also be launched.
The project will be led by the pan-African group Eranove.
Jean Marie Takouleu

Elon Musk has had a rough summer, largely of his own making, but he still found time to honor a commitment to clean water in Flint, Michigan, he had made on Twitter on July 11, 2018.
While it seemed to be an idle response to a Twitter user using an obvious attempt at reverse psychology—”NO WAY you could help”—Musk took it seriously.
He went several steps further, however.
On Oct. 5, the Flint Community Schools district announced that Musk and his Musk Foundation had donated nearly $500,000 to provide ultraviolet filtration systems for all 12 of the school buildings in the system and the district’s headquarters building by January 2019.
The system will remove lead and kill off bacteria for drinking water, allowing students to use drinking fountains and fill up water bottles.
The new water filtration systems will be instrumental in helping our students return to the normalcy of what should be a fundamental right: having access to safe, clean water from water fountains in their school.” The district thanked Musk and his foundation on Twitter, and Musk replied, “You’re most welcome.
Hope to do more to help in the future.” Musk also lived up to his original tweet, providing direct support for some residents, including the person who first asked him to help.
While state authorities say the water is now safe to drink, Michigan continues to provide filters.
Dr. Mona Hanna-Attisha, a Flint pediatrician critical in exposing the water contamination, tells people to continue to use bottled or filtered water, in part because the pipe replacement is stirring up lead as well.
While water tested starting in early 2017 showed lead levels had dropped to safe levels, ongoing testing in schools found that some samples exceeded thresholds]believed to be safe.

LANSING, MI — The Michigan Legislature will hold lame duck session hearings on a bill proposing drinking water standards for toxic PFAS chemicals, according to the House committee chair.
Rep. Gary Howell, R-Lapeer, said the House Natural Resources Committee will seek expert testimony in mid-November on House Bill 5375, which, as written, would establish a legally enforceable hard limit of 5 parts-per-trillion (ppt) on PFAS in public drinking water.
Brinks’ legislation "will be brought forward," said Howell, saying that consideration of the bill and PFAS contamination in Michigan will likely require "multiple hearings."
"Of course, I’m pleased if he’s intending to have a hearing on establishing a legally-allowable limit on PFAS in drinking water.
There are no federal regulations for any PFAS chemicals in drinking water, although some states have or are in the process of setting their own enforcable limits.
"We want to be sure that if we establish a level, that it’s the right level."
Howell said he wants to hear testimony from the Michigan Department of Environmental Quality as well as experts in academia and the wider scientific community.
He said he’s open to testimony from out-of-state experts and those put forward by Democrats.
"We’re going to draw on anybody that’s got relevant scientific information, whether that be experts from Michigan State or other universities," Howell said.
Howell said "we’re probably looking at several bills" to address drinking water standards for PFAS as well as issues related to site remediation and chemical storage.

ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — In New York state government news, the challengers hoping to oust Gov.
There are no debates scheduled in the governor’s race so far, and only a month to go before the Nov. 6 election.
Libertarian candidate Larry Sharpe is also on the ballot.
Molinaro accused Cuomo of ducking debates last week, saying that he’s willing to participate in several debates — though he wants them to be one-on-one with Cuomo.
"I am proud to talk about my record and vision for New York, but it’s clear that Andrew Cuomo can’t say the same," he said.
That’s especially true for Miner and Hawkins, who could use the debate to take their message to a broader audience.
Hawkins said he proposed a series of debates around the state.
A state task force charged with addressing the state’s drinking water contamination problem missed its deadline last week — and environmental groups aren’t happy about it.
Cuomo has even talked about the money before — frequently touting it and the creation of the drinking water council as evidence that he’s taking the problem seriously.
PFOA has contaminated drinking water in Hoosick Falls in Rensselaer County, while PFOS has contaminated drinking water around an Air National Guard base in Newburgh and groundwater near another base on Long Island.

LAHORE – Punjab Chief Minister Sardar Usman Buzdar on Sunday presided over a meeting at the chief minister’s office to review the development programme for underdeveloped areas of southern Punjab and discuss development projects for the area in the current fiscal year.
Addressing the meeting, the chief minister said the government would work with a holistic strategy to provide basic facilities to people of remote areas as it is their right to have access to education, health, infrastructure and clean drinking water.
He said the PTI government would ensure that people of less developed areas get access to these facilities.
He said that maximum relief would be provided to people in the upcoming budget despite limited resources and welfare of the common man was top priority of the government.
He said the first budget of the PTI government would reflect real change and it would not set unrealistic targets like the previous governments.
He said that PTI government’s budget focused on common man and it would work for people.
He said that prosperity and development of the people of south Punjab is part of PTI manifesto and the coming budget would bring welfare for the people of south Punjab.
Also, Punjab Chief Minister Sardar Usman Buzdar said that impact of natural disasters could be reduced by taking pre-emptive measures and state of the art technology needs to be used to reduce the damages and impact of natural calamities.
In his message on International Day for Natural Disaster Reduction, the chief minister said that the concerned departments should be imparted modern training and it is need of the hour to make disaster management authorities more robust and vibrant to cope with the damages of natural disasters.
He said that it is key responsibility of the PTI government to save people from natural disasters.

The water utility advised that the radium contamination is not at dangerous levels and residents do not need to use bottled water On Sept. 17, the Brookfield Water Utility notified residents of Brookfield, Wis., of radium contamination in drinking water exceeding federal standards.
The samples taken from the Bishops Woods well in May 2017, Nov. 2017, March 2018 and June 2018 revealed an average combined radium result of 6.75 pCi/L, exceeding the maximum contaminant level of 5 pCi/L, according to the letter the utility sent.
While the contamination level exceeds federal standards, the utility stressed that there is no immediate danger to people who may consume drinking water contaminated with radium-226 or radium-228.
According to the Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel, samples in Brookfield were 35% higher than the federal standard in the impacted neighborhoods.
However, radium is a naturally occurring substance in limestone layers of deep aquifer in Wisconsin and has surfaced in drinking water in the Great Lakes region in the past.
“We are working with the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources to find out what our most effective and cost-effective option is to get in compliance with the radium standard,” said John Carlson, public engineer superintendent.
Other cities in Wisconsin have faced radium contamination in drinking water in the past, including Waukesha, Wis., which has begun switching from artesian wells to Lake Michigan for its municipal water supply.
Officials have advised that residents do not need to use bottled water, but those with specific health concerns should contact their doctor.

Washington, DC – Today, Congress took bipartisan action to protect drinking water from contamination by passing legislation that directs the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to allow airports to use firefighting foam free of highly fluorinated chemicals or PFAS.
The use of PFAS-containing firefighting foam is responsible for drinking water contamination for millions of Americans.
The chemicals are extremely persistent and can stay in the human body for as long as eight years.
“Families across the country are being exposed to these highly toxic chemicals in their drinking water.
Congress has taken an important step toward ending the use of PFAS foams at commercial airports,” said Safer Chemicals Healthy Families Director Liz Hitchcock.
“We look forward to working with Congress and the Administration to take many more steps forward to tackle this public health crisis.” Included in legislation to fund the Federal Aviation Administration and to strengthen disaster programs that passed the Senate today is a provision that allows commercial airports to choose to use firefighting foams that do not contain PFAS chemicals.
This provision is an important step forward because much of the drinking water contamination is found near airports – military and commercial – that use PFAS-based aqueous film-forming foam.
Safer Chemicals Healthy Families applauded the bipartisan group of lawmakers from both chambers who led negotiations of the final package: House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee Chairman Bill Shuster (R-Pa.); Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee Chairman John Thune (R-S.D.
); House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee Ranking Member Peter DeFazio (D-Ore.); and Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee Ranking Member Bill Nelson (D-Fla.).
The group also thanked Michigan Senator Gary Peters and Alaska Senator Dan Sullivan for their advocacy on the PFAS provision.

Shillong, Oct 3: The Khun Hynniewtrep National Awakening Movement (KHNAM) youth wing on Wednesday met, Public Health Engineering (PHE) Minister, Samlin Malgniang and brought to the notice of the state government the quality of drinking water supplied to the people of Shillong city.
In the memorandum to the PHE Minister, the KHNAM youth wing called for the need to have a water policy or a “drinking water guidelines and regulations” to ensure that all human beings within the state have access to safe drinking water.
According to KHNAM youth wing president Thomas Passah, they had carried out a brief survey on the quality of drinking water from residence of various localities in Shillong city.
“It has been brought out that the water supplied to households appeared to be greasy/oily which have brought fear to the minds of many,” Passah pointed out.
The KHNAM youth wing said that they had approached the previous government on several occasions in after substantial proof was found that the drinking water supplied to the citizen of the state is unsafe and contaminated.
“We have also put up concerns over the PHE Mawphlang for not having a Microbiologist in its establishment to certify quality of drinking water.
The pathetic/unhygienic condition of pipelines supplying water to adjacent localities from Khlieh Iew was also intimated to the government for necessary action,” the KHNAM youth wing stated.