VICTORIA After four years of construction, Greater Victoria’s new wastewater treatment plant has officially begun treating the region’s sewage. The $775-million plant on McLoughlin Point in Esquimalt has been under construction since its approval in 2016. The plant treats wastewater from Victoria, Esquimalt, Saanich, Oak Bay, View Royal, Colwood, Langford and the Songhees and Esquimalt nations. The project includes a biosolids treatment facility at Saanich’s Hartland Landfill. The new facility features 24-hour odour control measures, leaving no detectable waste odour in the community, according to a statement Tuesday from the federal, provincial and regional governments. The project was funded with $221 million from the federal government, $248 million from the province and $316 million from the Capital Regional District (CRD).
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