Water treatment facility underway in Montreal

By PAMELA JANSSON

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MONTREAL — The construction of a new water treatment facility in Montreal is continuing to see progress after ground was broken for the project in early May.

“They have poured the footings and will be pouring the floor slab as rain allows,” said Mayor Kelly Traczyk in a Tuesday evening email.

She added, “We are also going to begin seeking funding for phase two of this project to add an ion exchange system for removal of total organic carbons and disinfection byproducts.”

Traczyk said that the first phase will include a green sand filter to remove m...