Town of Rivers residents have water that is filtered through our Water Treatment Plant that is fed from Lake Wahtopanah.
Billing
The municipality bills residents monthly for water used in the month prior to. Bills are typically sent out during the last week of the month.
Water bills are defaulted to be mailed to your address, however, if you would prefer to sign up E-Bills you can email the administration office (admin@riverdalemb.ca) asking to be set up for e-billing and provide either your account number or your civic address.
Trans Canada Pipeline, Canada's largest pipeline transporter of Natural Gas, crosses grainfields 6 km (3.75 miles) north of Rivers in the most southwesterly corner of the R.M. of Oakview. The community of Rivers is serviced by a T-junction feedline from the main Trans Canada Pipeline. There is no natural gas service in the rural area of the Riverdale Municipality at this time.
For all your electricity and natural gas inquiries and needs please contact Manitoba Hydro.
The water system has been upgraded a number of times. In the most recent upgrade, changes in water supply took place which has improved water quality. The new Water Treatment Plant is a modern state of the art RO facility which was put onstream in the fall of 2017. The treated water is stored in a 1000m3/three chamber reservoir under the treatment facility.
Water Infrastructure
Source: Lake Wahtopanah
Treatment:
Sewer: Community of Rivers
The community of Rivers uses a lagoon for sewage treatment. Recently, the sewer system has been upgraded to allow for greater capacity. The new lagoon was put online on July 17th, 2019.