The MAEDC - UTILITIES & SERVICES

Water Services

The Southwest Regional Water Co-op Public Water System (PWS) provides safe potable drinking water to the residents of Melita, Two Borders, and Brenda-Waskada through the distribution systems and to other rural residents by means of the Truck Fill System at the Water Treatment Plant (WTP). Treated water produced from the TWP meets or exceeds all health and aesthetic objectives as stated in the Guidelines for Canadian Drinking Water Quality.

Water tests are taken daily on a routine basis to ensure that the water is safe and to monitor how well the treatment process is performing.  Water is tested at the WTP and in the distribution systems.  Daily tests are performed at the WTP on six (6) different aspects of the treatment process.

Water capacity is averaged at 108,929 gallons per day.  Water service is capable of expansion.  For more information regarding testing, capacity and records, please review the Public Water System Annual Report.

Sewage Services

Each town/village throughout the region is serviced by a lagoon septic system for the treatment and storage of wastewater.  A sewage lagoon is a large pond-like basin that will often treat wastewater naturally utilizing bacterial growth, and is controlled by the Province of Manitoba for designated times and conditions before release can occur.

The Town of Melita has recently upgraded it's sewage lagoon into a Wastewater Treatment Facility.  This system utilizes a SAGR system and is constantly monitored for treatment and flow volumes.  Water tests are taken daily on a routine basis to ensure that the water is safe and to monitor how well the treatment process is performing.  

Nuisance Grounds and waste transfer sites are managed by the local Municipalities, with curbside waste and recycling services being managed by MWM Environmental.

MWM Environmental has been serving Manitoba for over twenty years and is the leading provider of comprehensive waste & recyclables management services in many communities in Southern Manitoba. Their team takes pride in serving a large clientele in the rural and municipal communities as well as the energy, agricultural, manufacturing and Industrial sectors.

They now offer advanced services to residential, commercial and industrial customers with recycling and waste disposal services throughout Southern Manitoba. Learn more about MWM Environmental.

The region is currently supplied with natural gas and electricity by Manitoba Hydro. For information about electrical or natural gas services to a specific location, please contact Manitoba Hydro at 1-888-624-9376 or website - https://www.hydro.mb.ca/. Contact Manitoba Hydro's Business Development Consultant for more information about electricity and natural gas supply capacity and your business. 

Historical electrical rates

• up to 1.5 MVA: residential developments, small and medium commercial businesses (strip malls, restaurants, shops, small offices);
• 1.5 to 3 MVA: medium-sized industrial facilities, colleges, large office buildings;
• 3 to 5 MVA: food and beverage processing, industrial gas production, pharmaceutical production, furniture manufacturing, package manufacturing.
  
  

Historical natural gas rates
* Example shown of small general service natural gas – less than 680,000 m³ of natural gas used annually. If you use less than 680,000 m³ annually, you can switch between this class and the large general service class.

The following business types generally require these capacity amounts:

• 1 to 10 MCFH: large restaurants, auto body shops, livestock barns, small to medium apartments;
• 11 to 25 MCFH: large apartment complexes, large shopping centres, grain dryers, small to medium food production plants;
• 26 to 50 MCFH: medium-sized manufacturing facilities, medium to large food production facilities, high-rise multi-use office towers;
• 51 to 75 MCFH: large food production plants, large manufacturing facilities;
• 76 to 100 MCFH: large colleges, universities, asphalt plants.

The Region is serviced by a number of companies providing a wide range of services for telecommunications. Cell Phone coverage throughout the region is covered by a 4g Lte network, and internet speeds can reach 300 Mbps upload and 25 Mbps upload.

Not all services are available equally throughout the region. To learn more about these area's, we encourage you to speak to our EDO.