More Than $32 Million Announced for Water and Sewer Upgrades Across Eastern and Central Newfoundland

More than $32.3 million in funding has been announced for 17 municipal infrastructure projects in eastern and central Newfoundland and Labrador, with a focus on improving drinking water and wastewater systems in communities across the regions.

The investment, shared among the provincial, federal and municipal governments, will support a range of infrastructure upgrades designed to improve services for residents, replace aging systems and accommodate future growth.

Projects funded under the initiative include the construction of a new water treatment plant, watermain replacements, a new water storage tank, lift station upgrades and expansions to water and sewer capacity in several communities. Municipalities benefiting from the funding stretch from Torbay to Grand Falls-Windsor.

The funding is being provided through the Canada Housing Infrastructure Fund, a cost-shared program intended to address both existing municipal infrastructure needs and those linked to future housing growth.

Newfoundland and Labrador has been allocated $123.1 million through the federal program to support projects that preserve or expand access to drinking water, wastewater, stormwater and solid waste systems.

Among the largest projects is the replacement of the water treatment plant in Lumsden, which will receive more than $7.6 million in combined funding. In Torbay, more than $4.4 million has been committed for Phase 3 of the North Pond Water Treatment Plant project, including the installation of treatment equipment and commissioning of a new water storage tank.

Grand Falls-Windsor will receive more than $5 million to rehabilitate an existing standpipe and construct a new water storage tank, while Gander will see nearly $5.7 million invested in two separate water and sewer infrastructure projects on Cotton Street and Sullivan Avenue.

The projects are designed to improve service reliability, replace aging infrastructure and support future housing development. In Gander, upgrades on Cotton Street are expected to preserve 38 housing units while creating capacity for an additional 41 units. Summerford’s Main Street watermain replacement project will preserve 29 housing units while improving water quality, fire protection and system reliability.

Other communities receiving funding include Bishop’s Falls, Glovertown, Hare Bay, Hickman’s Harbour-Robinson Bight, Lewin’s Cove, Newman’s Cove, Old Perlican, St. Lawrence, Whitbourne, Winterton and Summerford.

Several projects focus on replacing aging infrastructure, including watermains, sewer mains, lift stations and water storage facilities. In St. Lawrence, upgrades along Notre Dame Street will remove and replace aging asbestos-cement water and sewer mains, while Whitbourne’s project includes upgrades to water, sewer, stormwater and lift station infrastructure.