Photos: Regina’s new waste water treatment plant almost complete

It is on time and under budget and now Regina’s new waste water treatment plant is nearly finished.

The City of Regina announced the project is substantially complete.

“Probably the house is complete and we’ve got to do a little bit of landscaping and those types of things,” Epcor’s Steve Stanley explained.

“Over the next three months we’ve got some minor things to clean up and get final completion.”

Epcor is the company that runs and operates the plant located west of Regina.

All new process systems are now in service and have been for around three months as Regina residents don’t think twice about flushing the toilet.

You just think of all this when you poop ok #yqr. pic.twitter.com/bpWycx59nh

— Sarah Mills (@smillsSK) December 19, 2016

In July 2014, the city revealed the plant had come in under budget about $43.5 million, under the original cost of $224 million. On Monday, the city said an additional $6 million has been saved on the project.

A referendum was held in 2013 to determine whether a public-private partnership (P3) was the right way to pay for it.

“We are not being ideological, we are being pragmatic, what is the best way to save money for taxpayers and get the job done on time and on budget,” Mayor Michael Fougere stated.

“We have been able to provide the best possible service in the most cost-effective way that is durable and will last for many, many years to come.”

Even a ribbon cutting for the now complete waste water treatment plant. pic.twitter.com/nWw5PSQjiQ

— Sarah Mills (@smillsSK) December 19, 2016

This waste water treatment plant is set to last for 30 years.