10 AUGUST 2024 WorldWide Drilling Resource® drilling, and station design work. By constructing the project all at one time, it will enable the province to open the extension in 2028, a key component of British Columbia’s economic recovery. The Surrey Langley SkyTrain will improve the transportation experience, increase access to opportunities and housing, support healthy communities and environment, as well as support economic development. It will have eight stations and three transit exchanges at Bakerview-166 Street, Willowbrook, and Langley City Centre stations and includes cycling and walking paths around the new stations. This project will add active transportation facilities along the new SkyTrain extension and provide more ways for people to get around the new extension, while providing ways for people to get around the region. It will include nearly nine miles of new fully separated and multiuse pathways along the new SkyTrain guideway, bike racks, and enclosed bike parking at each station. This will provide an opportunity to enhance regional active transportation networks and implement high-quality active transportation facilities to encourage people of all ages and abilities to choose walking or cycling as part of their transit journey. Once the project is complete, the bike and pedestrian lanes, multiuse pathways, and cycling amenities will help: j Provide more transportation choices with secure bike parking j Provide alternatives to cars, reducing congestion j Facilitate the safe and comfortable movement of people walking, rolling, and cycling along the alignment j Prioritize healthy lifestyles Once completed, the project will provide high-quality, low-cost transportation for people in Surrey, Langley, and across Metro Vancouver. SkyTrain Cont’d from page 9. Pumping Life Back into a Lake Adapted from Information by Franklin Electric When Florida’s Lake County Water Authority (LCWA), in cooperation with the St. Johns Water Management District and the Florida Department of Environmental Protection, made a plan for removing phosphorous from the waters flowing out of Lake Apopka into the rest of the Harris Chain of Lakes, they needed equipment that was up to the challenge. The cleanup efforts would include removing years of buildup from agriculture and fertilizer runoff, which contributed to algae buildup that was harming native aquatic life. “It’s a tough project, and I am grateful to our stakeholders for being invaluable partners and for their desire to mitigate the harmful impacts to our precious waterways,” said LCWA Chairman Robert Hendrick. As part of the effort, installer Wiggins Brothers Well Drilling identified a Franklin Electric pumping system optimized with SubDrive Connect Plus™ could handle flow rates up to 60 gallons per minute, providing a simple yet powerful constant pressure solution. The system would increase the efficiency of centrifuge operations, reduce energy demand, and increase productivity to allow cleaner, more transparent water for generations to come. “Greg Wiggins and his company have been actively involved in many of these critical cleanup projects in Central Florida, and we’re thrilled to play a role,” said Keith Tomaszewski, territory manager at Franklin Electric. “Greg’s understanding of how pumping systems can aid in environmental efforts is a great example of the important work water industry professionals do every day.” The pumping system is part of LCWA’s long-term Nutrient Reduction Facility (NuRF) plan. Since 2009, the NuRF has treated over 97 billion gallons of water, removing over 50,000 pounds of phosphorus from the Harris Chain of Lakes. This effort has resulted in substantial water quality improvement from Central Florida to the Eastern Seaboard. ENV
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