Union Sanitary Servicing Municipal Class Environmental Assessment
In December 2021, the Municipality of Central Elgin completed a Schedule B Municipal Class Environmental Assessment (Class EA) for sanitary servicing within the Union settlement area. This settlement is one of several areas of focus for future growth and development. However, municipal piped sanitary services are required prior to development. The Class EA addressed alternative sanitary servicing strategies for the major areas of future development within the settlement area.
As part of the preferred solution, a full gravity conveyance system would be constructed within the Union settlement area. Flows would be collected in a centralized pumping station, then conveyed via forcemain along Sunset Drive to the Port Stanley Wastewater Treatment Plant for treatment.
After the completion of the 2021 Project File Report (PFR), a detailed modelling analysis was completed by municipal staff, which identified that the existing sanitary sewers in Port Stanley lacked capacity to accommodate Union flows. Sewer replacements would be required to increase the capacity of the Port Stanley sanitary sewer system to accommodate future flows.
An Addendum to the 2021 PFR has been completed and contains the details of the revised preferred sanitary servicing solution, including the process, recommendations, potential impacts to the environment, and the proposed mitigation measures.
Project AreaHow can I provide comments?
The addendum report will be filed for a 30-day public review period from January 15 to February 14, 2025. Please note that only the changes proposed to the project, as documented within the Addendum, are subject to review. All comments and concerns should be sent directly to one of the project team members:
Alex Piggott
Development and Compliance
Municipality of Central Elgin
(519) 631 4860 ext. 295
Jeff Paul, P.Eng
Managing Senior Principal, Water
Stantec Consulting Ltd.
519 675-6604
In addition, a request to the Minister of the Environment, Conservation and Parks for an order imposing additional conditions or requiring an individual environmental assessment may be made on the grounds that the requested order may prevent, mitigate, or remedy adverse impacts on constitutionally protected Aboriginal and treaty rights. Requests should include your full name and contact information.
Requests should specify what kind of order is being requested (additional conditions or an individual environmental assessment), explain how an order may prevent, mitigate, or remedy potential adverse impacts, and can include any supporting information.
The request should be sent in hardcopy or by email to:
Minister of the Environment, Conservation and Parks
Ministry of Environment, Conservation and Parks 777 Bay Street, 5th Floor
Toronto, ON M7A 2J3 Minister.mecp@ontario.ca
Director, Environmental Assessment Branch
Ministry of Environment, Conservation and Parks 135 St. Clair Ave. W., 1st Floor
Toronto, ON M4V 1P5 EABDirector@ontario.ca
Requests should also be copied to the Municipality by mail or by e-mail. Please visit the ministry’s website for more information on requests for orders under section 16 of the Environmental Assessment Act at: https://www.ontario.ca/page/class-environmental-assessments-section-16-order
