Monday, February 9, 2026
The North End Wastewater Treatment Plant in Winnipeg has seen much activity throughout 2025 as it pushed forward with construction of an upgraded facility.
The plant, also known as the North End Water Pollution Control Centre (NEWPCC) treats an average of about 195 megalitres of wastewater per day and also processes all of Winnipeg’s sludge – the solid parts of wastewater.
The plant continued operations while upgrade work continued with much of the work focused on the Headworks Facilities.
An average of 175 people work ed on the Headworks site every weekday, a City of Winnipeg release said, and since that portion of the work started:
- approximately 30,000 cubic metres of concrete has been poured,
- 5.2 million kilograms of steel has been used (a combination of rebar and structural steel),
- and 105,000 metres of electrical cable have been installed.
The new Headworks Facilities will receive wastewater from the existing sewer system and replace the existing headworks, the release said.
Support projects included a redesign of the primary clarification upgrade with construction starting in June 2025 and a UV light upgrade project in fall 2025 intended to reduce the amount of electricity used by the UV treatment system by 75 per cent.
Design work is ongoing for the Biosolids Facilities using a progressive design-build model to deliver the project. Early-stage work on the Biosolids site has also begun including installation of water and sewer pipes to connect the building to existing infrastructure.
“We expect to start installing piles in the new year, with facility construction beginning in the fall,” the release said.
The City of Winnipeg is still trying to reach funding agreements for the Nutrient Removal Facilities project the release said, but preliminary work has begun regardless.
“We’ve completed the first step of the Request for Proposals (RFP) process. This is the process where companies submit information to demonstrate that they can do the work. We were able to shortlist three qualified companies to proceed to the next step of the RFP process,” the release said.
The North End Sewage Treatment Upgrades project is No. 31 on ReNew Canada’s 2026 Top100 Projects report.
