A sewage lagoon being converted into a wetland and nature preserve at the Grand Bend Area Wastewater Treatment Facility in southern Ontario has solved treatment capacity and budget problems while gaining widespread recognition for its sustainable design.The new 0.65 mgd facility was the first wastewater treatment project in the world to be certified under the Envision Sustainable Infrastructure rating system, sponsored by the Institute for Sustainable Infrastructure (ISI). It is also the first Envision-verified project in Canada.Fitting the budgetLocated on the shore of Lake Huron, the Grand Bend facility is jointly owned by the municipalities of Lambton Shores and South
