2021 Journal of the Northern Territories Water and Waste Association

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SACHS HARBOUR WATER INTAKE INSTALLATION By Ken Johnson, EXP, and Michel Lanteigne, AECOM Sachs Harbour is located along the Beaufort Sea, on the southwestern shore of Banks Island, at 71o 59’ N latitude, and 125o14’ W longitude. It is the most northerly community in the Northwest Territories, 520 kilometres northeast of Inuvik. This small, traditional community has an estimated population of 100 (2016), which is serviced by water and sewage trucks.

Sachs Harbour.

Water supply lake. Water intake

Installing concrete anchors on insulated HDPE intake pipeline – anchors secured with stainless steel bolts.

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The Journal of the Northern Territories Water & Waste Association 2021


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