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Community Sewer Servicing Options

List of Community Sewer Servicing Options to be evaluated in Stage 2

There are currently 25 sewage facilities in the area operated by various groups. As part of the project, options have been identified in Stage 2 which explore opportunities to amalgamate, expand, join and upgrade the existing infrastructure to meet future needs.

The options also looked at geographic issues – should there be a single facility or multiple facilities for the whole area or each urban area, or are there opportunities to collaborate for efficiencies. How do we address septic systems in particular in areas where the receiving environment is also a drinking water source?
The following options have been identified to date will be evaluated to develop a shorter list in Stage 2.

While we may be planning for the future we also understand that the communities will build out at different rates so while we plan for the full build out each of the options also is designed to consider expansion when necessary but not before.

Master Planning Map

View the Master Planning Map here

Mill Bay

Catchment AreaOptions
Mill Bay Village Containment BoundaryA-OP1, A-OP2 and A-OP3a
Sentinel RidgeA-OP5
Mill Bay Village Containment Boundary and Malahat ReserveA-OP6
Combined Mill Bay and Shawnigan Lake Village Containment BoundaryA-OP7C

Shawnigan Lake

Catchment AreaOptions
Shawnigan Beach Estates Sewer (SBES) and Shawnigan Lake VillageB-OP1A, 2A
Arbutus MountainB-OP3
Elkington ForestB-OP4
Shawnigan Lake Village UCB, Cobble Hill UCB and corridor in between UCBsB-OP5A

Cobble Hill

Catchment AreaOptions
Cobble Hill Village Containment Boundary – Twin Cedars, Cobble Hill (Galliers Rd), Maple Hills, and potential users located between the Maple Hills, Galliers Rd, and Twin Cedars residential developmentsC-OP1
Arbutus Ridge (no further expansion of catchment area)C-OP2
Arbutus Ridge and Pauquachin Hatch Point ReserveC-OP3B
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.