The Lakeview Water Treatment Plant recently celebrated 60 years of providing Mississauga and the surrounding areas with a clean, high quality water. The event also ushered in improvements to the system that will provide inexpensive water which will be purified without the use of chlorine
The current plant’s staff, management, designers and engineers all gathered to bid farewell to the old and welcome in the new system, which has been built to Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design standards. This includes a chlorine-free purification system, a green roof, the use of geothermal energy, and a design which will automatically adjust airflow and lighting.
The old plant was designed to provide up to three million gallons of water a day, which was drawn from the nearby lake and purified using conventional methods. It originally supplied Toronto Township, which later grew to become the city of Mississauga, as well as the nearby community of Malton. The plant ran so efficiently that it provided the cheapest water in Canada, which was vital in ensuring the economic prosperity of the region.
In 2011, brochure printers were asked to help produce an information pamphlet which outlined the current operation system, and explained how the upgrades would be beneficial for both consumers and the environment.
The new plant will provide 820 mega liters of water a day, which it will purify using ozone, membrane filtration and UV disinfection. When it is completed in 2015, it will be the largest treatment facility in Canada and one of the biggest in the world.
