EPCOR Utilities
Water industry companywww.epcor.com
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Oct 19, 2026
Matthew WozniakGUEST
I would say the water in the North Saskatchewan, I looked into the Epcor's website, it's cleaner than most lakes in the city.
RyderHOST
Yeah, there's even that event that has like, they use only water from the river and it's only restaurants that get that water.
LisaHOST
It's like an EPCOR event, isn't it? Yeah, yeah.
LisaHOST
EPCOR water event.
LisaHOST
And it's just to showcase how this
Matthew WozniakGUEST
water is very safe.
Matthew WozniakGUEST
I would say the water in the North Saskatchewan, I looked into the Epcor's website, it's cleaner than most lakes in the city.
RyderHOST
Yeah, there's even that event that has like, they use only water from the river and it's only restaurants that get that water.
LisaHOST
It's like an EPCOR event, isn't it? Yeah, yeah.
LisaHOST
And it's just to showcase how this
RyderHOST
water is very safe.
Diana RaeGUEST
Why can't we get natural gas in here? There's two corporations.
Diana RaeGUEST
There's EPCOR, which is, they say they're tied up with regulation.
Diana RaeGUEST
And then Enbridge, he says, oh, we only deal with the major neighbouring municipalities.
Diana RaeGUEST
We're small and they just neglect us.
Danielle SmithSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
Not all municipalities have managed their water system as well as Edmonton has.
Danielle SmithSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
I've spoken with EPCOR.
Danielle SmithSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
And EPCOR feels very confident that they've got their rates set at a right level that not only manages the operating, but also manages future.
Danielle SmithSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
They're proactive in making sure that they're addressing leaks.
Danielle SmithSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
Look at Calgary.
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Andrew KnackGUEST
She talked about how we hadn't taken into account the wastewater and water impacts.
Andrew KnackGUEST
Yet minutes later in your interview, when you talked about infrastructure, she said how Edmonton's been doing a great job with water.
Andrew KnackGUEST
That's because EPCOR has been doing a great job with water and wastewater.
Andrew KnackGUEST
Let's take the utility infrastructure, which is a common concern.
Andrew KnackGUEST
Had the provincial government done any work ahead of time, they would have been able to watch the October 2023 public hearing, where EPCOR came and talked about the fact that there's actually significant utility capacity in our mature neighborhoods.
Andrew KnackGUEST
And the reason for that is that your neighborhood and almost every other mature neighborhood has fewer people today living in it than what they had 50 years ago.
Andrew KnackGUEST
And at the same time, the fixtures that we have, our toilets, our dishwashers, our washing machines, are more efficient today than they were 50 years ago.
Andrew KnackGUEST
Let's take the utility infrastructure, which is a common concern.
Andrew KnackGUEST
Had the provincial government done any work ahead of time, they would have been able to watch the October 2023 public hearing where EPCOR came and talked about the fact that there's actually significant utility capacity in our mature neighbourhoods.
Andrew KnackGUEST
And the reason for that is that your neighborhood and almost every other mature neighborhood has fewer people today living in it than what they had 50 years ago.
Andrew KnackGUEST
And at the same time, the fixtures that we have, our toilets, our dishwashers, our washing machines, are more efficient today than they were 50 years ago.
Jodie WackoGUEST
And the other thing I'll put on the table is when you have some planning and some certainty, you can make decisions to be the most efficient with things like infrastructure and pipes.
Jodie WackoGUEST
There are pipes in the ground that exist in the existing city where there's additional capacity that have been found once EPCOR has taken over drainage.
Jodie WackoGUEST
If we don't plan for the new areas and make steps to be able to tie into that, we're going to lose that, I'll call it not free, but excess capacity.
Jodie WackoGUEST
And at some point, we're going to build it and have redundant.
Wayne HillierHOST
Uh, one of them, we should be getting permits approved any day now.
Wayne HillierHOST
And, um, they are just waiting to hear from, uh, is it Epcor or Atco? Um, they're gonna be doing some work on the gas line, um, to get that all set up.
Wayne HillierHOST
But once we get the permits approved, we're gonna have to excavate into the basement, um, from the main line, uh, sewer line, and then connect the, the, the, the plumbing there.
Wayne HillierHOST
And so, um, yeah, that's what's gonna happen there.
Gord JohnstonGUEST
You know, when I first came out of engineering school at the U of A, my very first job was with the city of Edmonton with the water department.
Gord JohnstonGUEST
So now that group's called EPCOR.
Gord JohnstonGUEST
And I was an operations engineer at a water treatment plant.
Gord JohnstonGUEST
The one, those of you who know Edmonton, is kind of right down by the ball diamond.
Juliana WashburnCORRESPONDENT
It would produce 24.5 million gallons of drinking water a day for a region that's home to about 8 million residents.
Juliana WashburnCORRESPONDENT
That's what the company that's wanting to build this desalination plant, EPCOR Utilities, says.
Juliana WashburnCORRESPONDENT
So like I said, it's meant to help with water security in the region.
Craig CohenHOST
And what is the public meeting that's being set for November? What is that for?
Juliana WashburnCORRESPONDENT
So salinated, salty water goes back into wherever it goes back into, and in this case, it's the bay.
Juliana WashburnCORRESPONDENT
And so, you know, places like Galveston Bay Foundation, who I spoke with yesterday, are worried about the effect that this discharge, this salty water coming out from the plant will have on the environment in the bay.
Craig CohenHOST
What has EPCOR Utilities, Edmonton Power Corporation, what have they had to say in response to these concerns?
Juliana WashburnCORRESPONDENT
EPCOR has maintained this entire time that it will have little to no impact on the environment.
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