Infrastructure

The Infrastructure Sector oversees all technical services, providing both internal and external support. This program is responsible for maintaining over 40 MCA community assets, including water and wastewater treatment facilities, schools, childcare centers, clinics, recreation centers, elder care facilities, administration buildings, police stations, storage facilities, and more.

In addition to managing community assets, the sector is tasked with maintaining roads, fire hydrants, and water operations. Its technical services include project management and building maintenance.

Infrastructure Programs

DIHE Administration

The Administration within the Department of Infrastructure, Housing, and Environment is the central location for specific contacts to other programs within the department. Administration is responsible for implementing all capital projects approved by the Mohawk Council of Akwesasne, as well as providing oversight and coordination for community infrastructure planning and maintenance programs.

Criteria

The criteria for the Department of Infrastructure’s technical services are:

Be a member of the Mohawks of Akwesasne.
Reside within the Territory of Akwesasne under the jurisdiction of the Mohawk Council of Akwesasne with a civic address.
Be in Good Standing with MCA as part of the Good Standing Policy.
The technical services do not incur fees.

Contact DIHE Administration:

Cornwall Island Administration (CIA) #3 Building
101 Tewesateni Road, Kawehno:ke
Akwesasne, ON KG6 0G5
Phone: 613-575-2250 ext. 1003
Email: diheadmin@akwesasne.ca

Director: Leslie Papineau, OAA

Maintenance

Building & Infrastructure Maintenance personnel monitor the service connections of private residences, plan, coordinate, implement, and supervise renovations and maintenance to all facilities. Our maintenance crews use a computerized maintenance management system to ensure the safe and efficient operation of all community assets within the Mohawk Council of Akwesasne. Maintenance oversees and manages the upkeep of educational facilities, the Department of Health, the Department of Community & Social Services, and other MCA facilities.

Contact Maintenance:

Roads

The Roads Program operations include grading, sanding, snow removal, road repair, storm drainage management, general maintenance, and emergency response for 105 lane km of public roads in Akwesasne.

For new homeowners, the Roads Program will provide a culvert and a load of gravel for a new driveway branching off a public road.

The road crew is on-call 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.

Contact Roads:

Phone: 613-938-5476

Program Manager: Stanley "Hodge" Jacobs

Water/Wastewater

The Water & Wastewater Program manages the operation, maintenance, and safety of Akwesasne’s water and wastewater infrastructure, while providing guidance to homeowners on their responsibilities for service connections and plumbing.

Fire Hydrants

Responsible for the operation and maintenance of fire hydrants to ensure they are operable for the Fire Department. Only the Fire Department and the Water Department should open fire hydrants. For questions, call the Water Department at 613-933-4924.

Wastewater

Operations and maintenance of sewage treatment plants, sewer lines, and manholes. Homeowners are responsible for the sewer line from the property line to the home, along with interior plumbing. For new sewer line access, homeowners must contact the Water & Wastewater Manager at 613-933-4924.

Water

Responsible for the operation and maintenance of water plants and the waterline up to the curb stop shut-off valve. Homeowners are responsible for the waterline from the curb stop to the home, including property excavation and plumbing hookups for new connections.

Homeowners are responsible for the waterline going from curb stop shut-off valve located at the edge of your property to your home.
For new waterline access connections, the homeowner is responsible for the property excavation and the plumbing hookups, from the curb stop shut-off valve located at the edge of your property to their house. The MCA water operators will provide a pressure reducing valve, a back flow preventing valve and a shut-off valve for the homeowner to install. The homeowner will be advised to install an equalization tank. This will help prevent plumbing damage in the home from pressure surges in the water line. The homeowner must contact the Water/Wastewater Manager for a new waterline access connection at 613-933-4924.
If you require the water turned on or turned off to your house, please call the Water & Wastewater Program Manager, at 613-933-4924, between the hours of 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Contact Water/Wastewater:

Email: water@akwesasne.ca
24/7 On-Call Pager: 518-404-2252

(Acting) Program Manager: Clayton Barnes

Contact Infrastructure:

Cornwall Island Administration (CIA) #3 Building
101 Tewesateni Road, Kawehno:ke
Akwesasne, ON K6H 0G5
Phone: 613-575-2250 ext. 1003
Email: diheadmin@akwesasne.ca

Director: Leslie Papineau, OAA
Capital Planning & Development Engineer: Daryl Seymour, P.Eng

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