Dawson City Wastewater Treatment Plant
3-D Perspective
issued April 23 2010
BONI-MADDISON ARCHITECTS
CORIX WATER SYSTEMS
The City of Dawson and Yukon government have selected a mechanical treatment plant as the best long term solution for Dawson’s wastewater treatment needs. Explore the resources below to find out more about the proposed technology as well as some of the other options that we considered.
High Rate Activated Sludge
Vertreat Explained (1.4Mb PDF)The evaluation team considered a number of options for the City of Dawson before determining that a mechanical solution best met the needs of the city. Visit the reports and documents page for more information about the options we considered or read through the links below.
- Lifecycle Cost Analysis Primer (42Kb PDF)
- Evaluation Process Summary (203Kb PDF)
- Risk Analysis Fact Sheet (198Kb PDF)
The City of Dawson and Yukon Government continue to work together on solutions for the Dawson water and wastewater treatment infrastructure system as a whole. Wastewater systems are made up of three components (pipe infrastructure, treatment facility, and sludge management). The City of Dawson and Yukon government are currently beginning work on the sludge management component of the system. See the video below as well as the FAQs page for more information about the type of sludge management options Dawson is considering.