March 03, 2009
Heat pump reduces CO2
The water treatment plant in Aldergrove will soon use less energy thanks to a heat pump.
Langley Township will share in a $100,000 project that will help cut greenhouse gases at the Aldergrove Water Treatment Plant.
A new thermal recovery pump system will be jointly funded by the province, the federal government and the Township, with each partner taking on a third of the costs.
The project is part of the first wave of infrastructure projects that will break ground quickly across B.C. The federal and provincial governments are pouring money into infrastructure in an attempt to ward off the looming recession.
The new system for the Aldergrove plant will consist of a new thermal recovery pump system that will take heat from the groundwater that is processed through the plant, reducing the reliance on natural gas at the plant.
"Grants that help improve infrastructure in our community are always appreciated, especially when the environment will benefit as well," said Township Mayor Rick Green.
He also thanked Fort Langley-Aldergrove MLA Rich Coleman and Langley MP Mark Warawa for helping to bring the project to the Township.
"I am especially pleased, as the Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of the Environment, that Langley is taking a leadership role in reducing greenhouse gas emissions," Warawa said.
"This will provide more sustainable and better treatment of our water and reduce greenhouse gas emissions," Coleman said.
