North Battleford city councillors got an update last week on the latest about the decommissioning of the GE filtration equipment and the Battleford water line to the FE Holliday water treatment plant.
According to city director of utility services Stewart Schafer, the water line from Battleford has been drained, disconnected and removed upon the town’s request. It is now being stored on the F.E. Holliday plant grounds.
The question is whether to sell it all or to use it. Schafer told the planning committee that discussions will be held on where it could be used; as well, they have been letting possible buyers know the pipes could be available.
According to Schafer’s memo to council dated Oct. 6, temporary piping for the GE Filtration system was disconnected and placed into storage, and the control cable and miscellaneous parts have been given to the building maintenance department for future projects.
Schafer also told council that it was determined several days prior that the filter media was clean and GE “will accept it as is,” he said.
Schafer’s report to council also stated that it was expected that the temporary measures enacted back in 2016 will have been removed and that the FE Holliday plant will be operating normally by the end of November.
