The Village of Lumby has successfully received funding from both the Federal and Provincial governments to upgrade the existing wastewater treatment plant (lagoons) to a new modernized wastewater treatment plant that will meet the harmonized Federal and Provincial government wastewater treatment regulations.
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Total project funding is $10,880,000 with $7,978,304 coming from Federal and Provincial grants.
| Community | Project Name | Project Details | Federal Funding* | Provincial Funding | Recipient Funding |
| Nak’azdli Whut’en | Wastewater Treatment and Disposal | Upgrade existing wastewater treatment system to improve effluent quality and odour control | $7,498,380 | $0 | $2,499,461 |
| Lumby | Wastewater Treatment Facility Upgrades | Rehabilitate the existing wastewater treatment facility to increase treatment capacity and treatment process redundancy | $4,352,000 | $3,626,304 | $2,901,696 |
| Columbia Shuswap | Scotch Creek Water | Build a water treatment plant, install trunk watermain, and upgrade water intake to increase treatment capacity and improve water services | $1,280,000 | $1,066,560 | $853,440 |
| Comox Valley | Denman Island Water Treatment Project | Build a water treatment plant and related infrastructure to improve drinking water services | $798,000 | $664,933 | $532,067 |
| Total | $13,928,380 | $5,357,797 | $6,786,664 |