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Mesachie Lake Sewer System

Mesachie Lake Sewer System is located in the community of Mesachie Lake in Area F and services 49 residential properties.

System Overview

Mesachie Lake Sewer System was built in the 1940’s by Hillcrest Logging Company to support houses built for its workers and their families. Despite the age of the system, and its primitive design, the system continues to function, but is badly in need of upgrades.

To bring the system up to modern day standards, and to comply with the Ministry of Environment’s regulations, the system requires upgrades to all parts of the system.

Current year budget information can be viewed here.

Sewer Upgrade Project

A $1.23 million upgrade, funded by an infrastructure grant for Phase 1 of the Mesachie Lake Sewer System Upgrade Project is completed. Works completed in Phase 1 include: new disposal fields located south-east of Honeymoon Bay, the construction of two pump stations and a pressurized sewer main to transport the sewage from the existing septic tanks to the new disposal fields. Additional works are budgeted in 2023/24, funded by Community Works Gas Tax and include a collection system and treatment.

This system currently has capacity for suites only. There is not currently capacity for additional single-family dwelling 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.