Tylor leads the operations and maintenance of Lumsden’s state-of-the-art wastewater treatment facility. He holds a degree in Environmental Systems Engineering from the University of Regina, and Class 3 operator certification in wastewater treatment. Tylor, a longtime resident of the Lumsden area, joined the team in 2020 in preparation for the commissioning of the town’s new treatment facility.
The new and modern wastewater treatment plant uses a process involving biological nutrient removal in sequencing batch reactors and ultraviolet disinfection. This transforms the Town of Lumsden’s wastewater into treated effluent. Solid byproducts from this treatment process are concentrated, digested, dewatered and dealt with in an environmentally benign manner.
The plant can treat wastewater for about 2,500 people and can expand to serve more than double the Town of Lumsden’s current population. Stantec Consulting designed the facility and Graham Construction and Engineering built it. The new infrastructure helps better protect the environment and replaces the existing sewage lagoon system, which was unable to expand to accommodate population growth.
