Cities supplied with drinking water by Chateauguay will have to pay their share of the Lefebvre water reservoir, which had cost $9.2 million.
Michel Thibault Translation Dan Rosenburg
Administrative Judge Denis Michaud of the Quebec Municipal Commission made that decision. In the light of testimonies of experts, the tribunal concluded that the reservoir in question benefits all of the towns serviced. ‘’The proof demonstrates the usefulness of the reservoir to maintain a minimal water pressure throughout the system,’’ wrote Judge Michaud in his decision dated September 10. ‘’The reservoir is a useful piece of equipment for all the parties and the sharing of the immobilization costs must be made to conform to what the agreements forecast,’’ he concluded.
The tribunal observes that the Dessau Soprin engineering firm recommended in 2006 that the installation be built to assure adequate pressure for the entire system. Fire protection constituted one of the stakes.
Léry, as well as the Chateauguay Valley Aqueduct Intermunicipal Board (RIAVC), composed of Mercier, Ste. Martine, St. Isidore and St-Urbain-Premier believed that they did not have to pay for the reservoir which entered into service in July of 2017.
Incapable of reaching an entente on the subject with those towns, Chateauguay turned to the Municipal Commission.
Since all the bills connected to the step to seek justice has not been received yet, the City of Chateauguay was not in position to give the exact cost at the moment these lines were written.
