The North End Sewage Treatment Plant is Winnipeg's oldest and largest sewage facility, processing 70 percent of the city's wastewater. With a fast-growing population and enhanced environmental protections, the City of Winnipeg is moving forward with Phase 2 of a three-phased initiative to ensure that the highest wastewater treatment standards are met.  

Phase 2 of the North End Sewage Treatment Plant Upgrades project will see the construction of new infrastructure and upgrades to the Biosolids Facilities. These facilities will store and treat sludge from wastewater treatment to convert it into biosolids, a nutrient-rich product that can be safely re-used as fertilizer or soil. The new facilities will also be used to convert sludge from the city's other two wastewater treatment plants into biosolids, diverting it from the landfill and will include sufficient capacity to facilitate the City of Winnipeg's interim phosphorous removal plan to meet Environmental Act license requirements.  

This episode of "Civic Platform" features Manitoba Premier Heather Stefanson, Terry Duguid, Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Environment and Climate Change, on behalf of the Honourable Dominic LeBlanc, Minister of Intergovernmental Affairs, Infrastructure and Communities; Manitoba Labour, Consumer Protection and Government Services Minister Reg Helwer; and His Worship, Brian Bowman, Mayor of the City of Winnipeg, who announced a joint investment of over $550 million for the second phase of upgrades to the North End Sewage Treatment Plant in Winnipeg.  

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