Chestermere is preparing for a change in the contract used to operate its waterworks. According to the city’s summary of the September 15 council meeting, the board of directors approved issuing a termination notice to EPCOR Water Services Inc. before October 15, 2026. The termination would take effect October 14, 2027.
The decision followed a request for expressions of interest and an administration recommendation against automatically renewing the 20-year EPCOR agreement. The council highlights do not identify a replacement operator, describe the proposals received or set out the financial terms of a future arrangement. The action reported so far concerns notice under the existing contract, leaving roughly a year before its stated end date.
For residents, the date is the central point: a decision to send notice is not an announcement that water service stops in October. The published summary says the operating contract would continue until October 2027. It gives no indication of an immediate change to household service, billing or water quality. Any claims about those effects would need separate information from the city.
The city also reported a related, but distinct, water-management decision at the same meeting. The board authorized the chief administrative officer, acting for 1538974 Alberta Ltd., to enter a short-term stormwater discharge agreement with the Western Irrigation District, subject to the outlined terms. The proposed agreement would provide temporary discharge capacity in 2027 and 2028 while the city advances a long-term CSRO outfall solution. Stormwater discharge and waterworks operations are different functions, and the city presented them as separate agenda items.
The next questions are how the waterworks operator will be selected, what the service and cost terms will be, and how the changeover would be managed. Those answers are not contained in the council highlights. We will follow the procurement and contract details when they become public.
The city says its highlights are informational; approved minutes and the full agenda package are the authoritative records to consult as they are posted.
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