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John Street Wastewater Pumping Station Upgrades
Town of Halton Hills

Study

Halton Region has undertaken a Municipal Class Environmental Assessment (MCEA) Addendum for the John Street Wastewater Pumping Station in the Town of Halton Hills to go alongside the original MCEA completed in 2018. The existing John Street Wastewater Pumping Station is located along John Street within Georgetown and requires significant capital upgrades. The MCEA Study Amendment has developed and evaluated a variety of relocation, replacement and/or rehabilitation alternatives that consider the existing environment as well as social and technical impacts.

Process

The MCEA Study Amendment was conducted in compliance with Schedule B of the Municipal Class Environmental Assessment (October 2000, amended 2007, 2011 and 2015), which is approved under the Ontario Environmental Assessment Act. The Study process included public and stakeholder consultation, development and evaluation of alternatives, an assessment of the impact of the proposed improvements and identification of measures to mitigate any adverse impacts.

The preferred solution for the John Street Wastewater Pumping Station is to modify the existing station to provide additional storage, twin the existing force main, construct an emergency overflow and upgrade the facility to meet Halton Region standards.

This MCEA Project File Report Amendment has been prepared to document the planning process followed, including conclusions, recommendations, and how public input was received and considered.

This Notice is placing the Project File Report Amendment placed on public record for a 30-calendar day review period starting March 14, 2024 and ending April 13, 2024 in accordance with the requirements of the MCEA process. Subject to comments received as a result of this Notice and the receipt of necessary approvals, Halton Region intends to proceed with the detailed design and construction of the preferred alternative solution as documented in the Project File Report Amendment.

To review the Project File Report Amendment, please visit the John Street Wastewater Pumping Station Class EA Study Town of Halton Hills webpage.

If you wish to review the report in hard copy or an alternative format for accessibility needs, please contact one of the project team members below.

Written comments or questions may be provided to Halton Region’s Project Manager, Kane Rocha, on or before April 13, 2024. In addition, a request may be made to the Ministry of the Environment, Conservation and Parks for an order requiring a higher level of study, or that conditions be imposed (e.g., require further studies), only on the grounds that the requested order may prevent, mitigate or remedy adverse impacts on constitutionally protected Aboriginal and treaty rights. Requests on other grounds will not be considered. Requests should include the requester contact information and full name full name.

Requests should specify what kind of order is being requested (request for conditions or a request for an individual/ comprehensive environmental assessment), how an order may prevent, mitigate or remedy potential adverse impacts on Aboriginal and treaty rights, and any information in support of the statements in the request.

This will ensure that the Ministry is able to efficiently begin reviewing the request.

The request should be sent in writing or by email to:

Requests should also be copied to the Region’s Project Manager by mail or by email. For further information, please contact one of the project team members:

This notice first issued March 14, 2024.