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The City of Edmonton is upgrading its snow storage sites to improve environmental performance and site drainage, site monitoring and access to the sites.
Poundmaker Snow Storage Site
The Poundmaker Snow Storage Site will be closing for upgrades in spring 2024 and is anticipated to reopen in fall 2026.
Please see the list of snow storage sites below for other storage locations during this closure.
Kennedale Snow Storage Site
The Kennedale Snow Storage Site is closed for upgrades in spring 2024 and is anticipated to reopen in winter 2024/2025.
The City of Edmonton operates 5 snow storage sites. Four of these sites are open for public use. This project will upgrade these sites to improve environmental performance and site drainage as part of the City’s commitment to becoming a climate-resilient city.
Snow storage sites with clay storage surfaces see a high amount of sediment form in their snow storage ponds, resulting in increased operational costs and risk of contaminants being released into the environment.
The Snow Storage Sites Upgrades Project involves redesigning several snow storage sites to improve snow storage capacity and control snow melt. This work focuses on the snow pad surfaces, ditches and settling pond.
Through the project, sites with clay snow storage surfaces will be replaced with asphalt. In addition, telecommunications equipment will be installed to allow for monitoring of storage site usage and to support the possibility of having future usage fees and tipping.
Electrical upgrades will be made to support permanent site lighting, drainage system and pumps, future video monitoring and site access control systems.
The Snow Storage Sites Upgrades Project:
The Poundmaker, 17th Street and Kennedale facilities were constructed between 1980 and 1990 with a clay surface. The Ellerslie facility was constructed in 2007 with a partial clay surface. The Horsehills facility was constructed in 2011 with a hard surface.
The Snow Storage Site Upgrades Project aligns with the Greener As We Grow commitment to use growth as a catalyst for good design and thoughtful decision making.
The Project helps protect air, biodiversity, land and water as outlined in The City Plan. Outcomes of this work include: