{"id":50668,"date":"2026-03-04T18:27:45","date_gmt":"2026-03-04T18:27:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.archtam.com\/projects\/delivering-a-future-ready-facility-to-support-civic-growth-and-resilience\/"},"modified":"2026-03-05T08:15:23","modified_gmt":"2026-03-05T13:15:23","slug":"delivering-a-future-ready-facility-to-support-civic-growth-and-resilience","status":"publish","type":"project","link":"https:\/\/www.archtam.com\/projects\/delivering-a-future-ready-facility-to-support-civic-growth-and-resilience\/","title":{"rendered":"Delivering\u00a0a\u00a0future ready facility\u00a0to\u00a0support\u00a0civic growth and resilience\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The City of Saskatoon engaged ArchTam as their engineering consultant to provide design, construction administration and commissioning of the McOrmond Drive Reservoir and Pump Station. The new facility meets Saskatoon\u2019s growing need for potable water with increased storage and pumping capacity. Designed to meet a wide range of water demands, we implemented a fully redundant pumping system, advanced process controls, and used computational fluid dynamics modeling to optimize reservoir design for maintaining water quality. It also has energy efficient systems and future solar power readiness. This project delivered a resilient and future-ready water infrastructure solution for Saskatoon.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Building for future demand<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The City of Saskatoon\u2019s\u00a0vision for the\u00a0McOrmond\u00a0Drive Reservoir\u00a0and Pump Station\u00a0was to build a facility today that considers water demand\u00a030\u00a0years into the future\u00a0and beyond. This required our team to plan for\u00a0water demands from\u00a07 ML\/d to 138 ML\/d once that area of the\u00a0City\u00a0is fully built.\u00a0Our team designed a fully\u00a0automated\u00a0facility that\u00a0responds to\u00a0changes in demand and adjusts\u00a0pumping systems\u00a0to meet the full range of demands while\u00a0maintaining\u00a0operational efficiency.\u00a0Careful space planning means the equipment layout and building footprint are suited to future needs and\u00a0additional\u00a0equipment can be added with greater ease.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Enhancing resilience<\/strong>\u00a0<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

In addition to meeting the demands of the surrounding neighbourhoods, the McOrmond Drive Reservoir and Pump Station can support two additional distribution system service zones if they are at reduced pumping capacity. These two service zones operate at different pressures, also known as hydraulic grade lines (HGL), which adds additional complexity. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Reliability and redundancy was achieved for all equipment and systems impacting the storage and delivery of water to the distribution systems. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Meeting client funding needs<\/strong>\u00a0<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

We delivered the project under a tight timeline to meet Building Canada Fund deadlines. By accelerating the design and tendering process, construction started earlier in the season which improved construction efficiency. Our comprehensive commissioning provided a smooth transition to live operation with minimal issues.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Awards & Rankings<\/h2>\n
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  • \n ACEC Saskatchewan Award of Excellence – 2025 <\/li>\n <\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n\n
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