Sewer and Drainage
Sanitary sewer infrastructure is designed and approved in conformance with the requirements of Subdivision and Development Control Bylaw No. 430, 2003. While the Engineering team plans, designs, and oversees construction of new sanitary sewer, it is the Public Works and Wastewater teams that ensure these services are maintained at high standards.
The many services that the District provides include:
- Operation and maintenance of 1 wastewater treatment plant, 8 lift stations, and a septage receiving facility
- Maintenance of the underground piping systems that collect sewer or storm water;
- Over 50 km of sanitary sewer
- Over 20 km of storm sewer
- Over 50 km of ditch
- Construction of minor capital projects;
- Sewer service problems
- Sewer service installations
- Sewer odour complaints
Our Wastewater System:
- Sechelt Water Resource Centre
- Connected Population = 6,000
- Average flow = 2,200cu.m/day
- Plus 20,000 more people for septage receiving
- 50+ km of sewer lines
- 8 lift stations
- Oldest parts 1960's
- Ocean outfall
What to Keep Out of Our Sewer Systems
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Items that must stay out of toilets, sinks and drains: |
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Need to find out how to properly dispose of an item? Check out the Waste Wizard
Sewer Service Connections
If you have any questions regarding our sewer service or would like to find out if connecting to sewer service is a possibility for your property please contact us.
Report an Issue
Are you noticing any of the following issues? If so, please submit service request.
- Sewer discharge
- Bad odours
- Blocked/overflowing culverts
- Locating sewer connection
- Sewer connection information