Thursday, June 9
9:15 am – 1:00 pm
Cost: $75 per person.
Breakfast and Pre-Tour Briefing:
7:30 am-9:00 am
Sheraton Centre Toronto Hotel Provincial Ballroom
Participants will visit both sites. At the completion of the tours buses will return to the hotel and then drop participants at the Toronto Pearson International Airport around 1:30 pm. Tours are subject to change.
Pre-registration is required for tours and space is limited.
John Street Pumping Station
John Street Pumping Station (JSPS) is home to Enwave’s Deep Lake Water Cooling facility. The incoming potable water from Lake Ontario enters Enwave’s heat exchangers where the waste heat from Enwave’s cooling loop is deposited. The outcome is twofold, (i) Enwave’s loop is ‘chilled’ and is sent back out to the downtown district for air-conditioning, and (ii) the waste energy from Enwave’s loop is recycled to pre-heat the drinking water prior to distributing out to the residents of Toronto.
There are two active construction projects happening on the site. Staging site for the tunnel construction related to Enwave’s 4th intake project, which includes a 300-foot-deep shaft where they have started to mine out towards the lake. The project going on inside JSPS is the replacement of our Heat Exchangers on the lower level of their facility. The above projects will provide you a look at Enwave’s chiller floor, heat exchangers, and piping gallery.
Toronto Island
A ferry boat ride along Lake Ontario to Toronto Island, home to Enwave’s Deep Lake Water Cooling expansion project and the City of Toronto’s Island Filtration Plant. This is where a reservoir of very cold water (38°F) lies about 3 miles south of Toronto Island and where a natural cycle of replenishment means the water in Lake Ontario, at a depth of 273 feet, is cold year-round. During this tour, you will have the opportunity to see where the tunnel starts and travels under the harbor from the Toronto Island towards John Street Pumping Station.
Personal safety requirements to attend the tours:
- Full sleeve shirts (no neckties),
- Long pants,
- Mask/ face coveringprovided by Enwave should it still be required at that time
- Closed toe shoes (no high heels)