Hiawatha First Nation Water Treatment System Upgrades

in progress

The project will rehabilitate the water treatment system in the Hiawatha First Nation in Ontario. The work will involve: upgrading and/or installing Point-of-Entry (POE) systems at approximately 14 residences not serviced by the centralized water treatment system; replacing POE systems or groundwater wells at around 11 residences and installing service connections to a planned watermain; and decommissioning and replacing wells at about 10 residences. The project will fund improvements to local water pipes, which will increase access to potable water by increasing the reliability and capacity of the transmission infrastructure. The project will also fund improvements to reservoirs, which will increase access to potable water by increasing the safety and durability of the water storage infrastructure.