# Title: Lower Kootenay Band
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**Location**: Creston, British Columbia, Canada

**Type of project:** First Nations/Institutional – Drinking Water

**Type of water**: Groundwater

**Controlled parameters:** Iron and manganese Flow rate: 10 US gallons/min

**Project Overview:**

- MAGNOR provided a complete drinking water treatment solution, installed in 2026 for the [Seven Nations Soaring Eagle Treatment Centre](https://7nsetc.com/).
- The wellness centre is located on the traditional territory of the Ktunaxa Yaqan Nuʔkiy (Lower Kootenay Band).
- The centre benefits the following seven Nations: Dãkelh Dené, Ktunaxa, Nlaka’pamux, Secwépemc, St’át’imc, Syilx, and Tŝilhqot’in.
- From the initial idea to final construction, the project took approximately 10 years to complete, with construction beginning in 2024.
- This was a collaborative project with our clients and partners: [Urban Systems](https://urbansystems.ca/), [Greyback](https://www.greyback.com/), [Tratech Mechanical](https://www.tratechmechanical.ca/), and the [Lower Kootenay Band](https://lowerkootenay.com/).
- The treatment process combines pre-oxidation using sodium hypochlorite with catalytic filtration using pyrolusite to remove iron and manganese from the groundwater.

**Magnor solutions:**

- FCAT 1054-T2750-NXT2 triplex catalytic filter
- Duplex sodium hypochlorite injection system
- Online chlorine, pH, temperature, and turbidity analyzer with data logger
- Instrumentation, motorized valves, and control panel

The system ensures reliable operation through automatic backwash initiation based on differential pressure or operating time, continuous water quality monitoring, and flow-proportional chemical dosing.

## Associated issues

- Iron
- Manganese

## Associated solutions

- Catalytic Filters
- Automatic Dosing Units
- Other Solutions

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