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Malahat Sewer System

Malahat Sewer System services the residential development (formerly called Elkington Forest) located at the south end of Area B Shawnigan Lake on Trailhead Lane. There will be 19 customers located in the service area for Phase 1 of this development and eventual build out of 97 lots.

System Overview

The Malahat Sewer System consists of a domestic collection system, a lift station, a Class A Toray membrane wastewater treatment plant and disposal to a drainage field. The sewer system is currently filed under a Health Permit, but will require a transfer to the Ministry of Environment Registration as flow increase.
 
Critical equipment is monitored 24-hours a day for malfunctions (such as pump failures); if such an abnormality occurs an alarm is sent to the on-duty pager to alert CVRD-staff for immediate response.

Current year budget information can be viewed here.

This system does not currently have capacity for any additional connections or inclusions. Further development would require developer-funded system upgrades to create additional capacity.

Land Acknowledgement
The CVRD is in the ancestral and unceded territories of First Nations including (but not limited to) Quw'utsun (Cowichan Tribes), MÁLEXEŁ (Malahat), BOḰEĆEN (Pauquachin), c̓uubaʕsaʔtx̣ (Ts'uubaa-asatx), xeláltxw (Halalt), Spune’luxutth (Penelakut), Stz'uminus, Leey’qsun (Lyackson), Diitiidʔaaʔtx̣ (Ditidaht) and P’a:chi:da?aht (Pacheedaht) Peoples. Local First Nations Peoples have stewarded the lands of this region since time immemorial. The CVRD is committed to the ongoing journey of reconciliation between Indigenous and non-Indigenous peoples in the region by strengthening cooperation, collaboration, and relationship building.