Fort Frances’s sewage system still does not meet demand

Fort Frances’s wastewater treatment system processes 208 liters per second and diverts 22 liters per second, the municipality’s emergency management specialist, Patrick Briere, wrote via email.

The water level therefore remains high, but improving, he said. The municipality is still asking residents to reduce their water consumption to catch up with the system.

Staff are working to relieve pressure on the system, particularly, at the White Pine station where there are temporary and manual pumps.

Fort Frances declared a state of emergency on Saturday after that station flooded causing damage to its entire system. The exact cause that led to the flooding of White Pine station remains unknown.

Patrick Briere, who is also responsible for public information, suggests that personnel must first remove the dry well to allow an investigation into the cause of the problem.

Several roads have been washed away by the rain and remain closed. The city also expects increased calls for road works. Teams are already working to repair the injury, Patrick Briere added.

He was pleased with the predicted cooler temperature, which could help slow the spring melting of the soil. Moreover, no rain is expected in the next few days.

” We hope to catch up before the next significant rain arrives. “

Significant rain is expected from Friday for the entire northern part of the province. On Friday, 15 to 25 mm of rain is expected near Kenora, Dryden and Atikokan. On Saturday, 10 to 25 mm or cm of rain is expected in the northwest and northeast from Timmins in the north. indicates the Ministry of Northern Development, Mines, Natural Resources and Forestry. In addition, the equivalent of more than 200 millimeters of water will remain in the snowpack of northern Ontario.

Last weekend, Fort Frances received approximately 70 millimeters of rain in two days, according to Environment Canada data.