St. Albert Sturgeon Reservoir and Pump Station opening

The City of St. Albert, Alberta’s new Sturgeon Reservoir and Pump Station is officially open, modernizing the City’s water infrastructure to ensure St. Albert’s potable water supply continues to be safe and reliable.

“I am pleased to announce the Sturgeon Reservoir and Pump Station is now fully operational and delivering drinking water to over 72,000 residents, businesses and schools throughout St. Albert, says Mayor Cathy Heron, City of St. Albert. “This vital infrastructure will continue to support our growing community for decades with an impressive 21 million litre concrete reservoir that holds enough water to fill eight Olympic size swimming pools.”

The overall project included the decommissioning and demolition of the old pump station, construction of a new concrete reservoir and pump station as well as restoring the existing site with new landscaping, trees and a gathering area with seating. There were also several critical infrastructure improvements made to fill and distribution lines to ensure the water system is reliable even in the event of unexpected challenges.

Highlights of the Sturgeon Reservoir and Pump Station construction include:

• A concrete reservoir that stores 21 million litres of water.
• Approximately 8,500 cubic meters of structural concrete was poured for the construction of the facility. This amount of concrete is comparable to pouring a sidewalk around the entire length of the Anthony Henday!
• Approximately 1,150 tonnes of reinforcing steel was used for the concrete construction of the facility.
• Seven new distribution pumps were installed and can convey up to 450 litres of water per second — providing reliable, continuous water.
• Energy efficient LED lighting and high efficiency Heating, Ventilation and Air Conditioning units.

This project received $1.974 million from the Federal and Provincial Governments through the Canada Community-Building Fund. The design began in 2021 with construction starting in 2023. This spring, the final landscaping of the new open space will begin.

To learn more about this, visit the Sturgeon Heights Reservoir Project.

Image credit to City of St. Albert.