New bulk water fill station

The City of Yorkton has a new Bulk Water Fill Station.

The new facility offers expanded service, explained Waterworks Manager Glenda Homes.

The station is located on the access road off Highway 10 East, just past Deneschuk Homes at a former water treatment plant location. Patrons just need to follow the posted access signs to reach the fill station.

Homes explained the location is a re-purposing of an old water treatment plant no longer required after the City opened its new facility last year. She added the new bulk fill station replaces a facility which had limitations.

The old Bulk Water Fill Station was located at the Public Works yard on York Road, but was only accessible during normal working hours and was not self-serve. It has now been closed.

"It was not a large cost to the public," to redo the facility, offered Homes, adding the bulk fill station is expected "to pay for itself in the long run."

In addition to round-the-clock self-serve access, the new station offers various payment options including a monthly charge account for industrial and commercial users, pre-paid accounts and coin operation.

*Coin operation: Loonies, toonies or quarters can be deposited to obtain water;

*Pre-paid Account: Payments can be made in advance and credited to your bulk water fill account to allow for convenient access without having the correct coin on hand. Pre-payments can be made at the Queen Street Water Treatment Plant;

*Monthly Charge Account: For customers needing larger, frequent water volumes, water purchases are made using an assigned PIN. Customers must first complete and submit an account application form. The forms are available at the Queen Street Water Treatment Plant or on our website at www.yorkton.ca

For $2 a patron receives 640 litres, or it is $14.25 per 1000 gallons.

For comparison residents in Yorkton pay $11.54 per 1000 gallons, said Homes.

Cameron Newton is a facility user. He said having access 24-hours a day, and being able to prepay so that his staff do not need a pocket full of change are both huge benefits.

"It's a good service for the area," offered Mayor Bob Maloney.