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BQE Water Signs 20-year Contract with BC Government for Operation & Maintenance of Britannia Mine Water Treatment Plant
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[{"type":"text","content":"\n\n\nBQE Water Signs 20-year Contract with BC Government for Operation & Maintenance of Britannia Mine Water Treatment Plant\n\n/* Style Definitions */\nspan.prnews_span\n{\nfont-size:8pt;\nfont-family:\"Arial\";\ncolor:black;\n}\na.prnews_a\n{\ncolor:blue;\n}\nli.prnews_li\n{\nfont-size:8pt;\nfont-family:\"Arial\";\ncolor:black;\n}\np.prnews_p\n{\nfont-size:0.62em;\nfont-family:\"Arial\";\ncolor:black;\nmargin:0in;\n}\n\n\n\n\nBQE Water Signs 20-year Contract with BC Government for Operation & Maintenance of Britannia Mine Water Treatment Plant\nCanada NewsWire\n\n\nVANCOUVER, BC, Dec. 18, 2025 /CNW/ - BQE Water Inc. (TSXV: BQE), a leader in the treatment and management of mine impacted waters, is pleased to announce that following a competitive procurement process administered by Infrastructure BC on behalf of the BC government, BQE  was awarded the contract to provide long-term operations and maintenance services for the Britannia Mine Water Treatment Plant.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nLocated 50 kilometres north of Vancouver next to the Sea-to-Sky Highway, the Britannia Mine was once the largest copper producer in the British Commonwealth before closing in 1974. The existing twenty-year-old facility is a High-Density Sludge (HDS) lime treatment plant that neutralizes acidity and removes heavy metals, primarily copper and zinc, from the mine water collected in the legacy underground workings prior to its discharge into Howe Sound. The facility treats on average 4 to 5 million cubic meters per year of mine-impacted water and prevents approximately 600 metric tonnes of heavy metal contaminants from entering the marine environment each year. This is on par with several other plants that are currently in the BQE's portfolio of active operations.\nUnder the terms of the agreement, BQE Water will assume the responsibility for all aspects of the plant operation and maintenance as of January 13, 2026, for a term of 20 years. This will require an on-site team of six including two supervisors who will be supported by locally based engineers, technicians, and automation specialists. As an important part of the scope of work, BQE is implementing a Computerized Maintenance Management System (CMMS) to help reduce life cycle costs and risks. As well, there are a series of planned capital projects to replace and/or upgrade the existing...