This protects the aquatic life in the lake, as chlorine compounds are harmful. The treated water then flows to Shuswap Lake via a long outfall pipe. This process produces a high-grade retail use biosolids product which meets EPA 503 standards. The screen has capacity for 30,000 people. The reactors have capacity for 15,000 people.
Polymer is added to the biosolids to aid in the dewatering of the biosolids by the centrifuge.
The centrate is treated to remove phosphate and then it is returned to the liquid process train. The District and the Village amalgamated in 1971 and were determined to resolve a wastewater treatment problem. Stage I was undertaken in 1977 at the present site as an activated sludge plant with temporary lake discharge. The District had future land application plans. By 1980 the Province consented to continuous lake discharge since land could not be assembled for the land application.