notice of commencement
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notice of commencement
NOTICE OF STUDY COMPLETION DETAILED SANITARY SEWER EA MASTER PLAN FOR THE MITIGATION AND MANAGEMENT OF EXTRANEOUS FLOWS INTO THE SANITARY SEWER SYSTEM City of Peterborough THE STUDY The City of Peterborough (the City) is undertaking a Detailed Sanitary Sewer Class Environmental Assessment (Class EA) process for the Mitigation and Management of Extraneous Flows into the Sanitary Sewer System. The purpose of the Class EA is to identify and evaluate alternative solutions for the reduction of inflow and infiltration (“I and I”) into the City‟s sanitary sewer system and the effects on the sewer system capacity as well as solutions to reduce the occurrence of bypasses to the Otonabee River. This study follows the Master Plan approach in order to fulfill the obligations under the Environmental Assessment Act. THE PROCESS The Class Environmental Assessment has established recommendations leading towards works that address extraneous flows in the sanitary sewer system as well as reduce the occurrence of bypasses to the Otonabee River. The study was conducted as a „Schedule B‟ project in compliance with the Municipal Engineers Association document "Municipal Class Environmental Assessment,” (October 2000, amended 2007) which addressed Phases 1 and 2 of the Class EA Process The Class EA study determined that the preferred alternative in the conveyance system was a hybrid alternative which combines I and I reduction measures throughout the system and selective conveyance and storage improvements. The preferred alternative to reduce the occurrence of bypasses to the Otonabee River was to provide additional storage at the Peterborough Wastewater Treatment Plant which includes 3 3 the conversion of an existing 8000 m facility to a new 15,000 m peak flow attenuation facility and converting one of the existing sludge lagoons 3 into a 10,000 m peak flow attenuation facility. Replacing the older mechanical screening facility was also identified in the preferred solution at the plant. COMMENTS The Project File will be held for public review for a 30 calendar day period beginning on March 16, 2012. The Project File report can be viewed at the following locations or on the City of Peterborough website (www.peterborough.ca): Utility Services Department Infrastructure Planning nd 2 Floor City Hall 500 George Street North Peterborough, ON K9H 3R9 Mon-Fri: 8:30 am – 4:30 pm Peterborough Public Library 345 Aylmer Street North Peterborough, ON K9H 3V7 Mon-Thurs 10:00 am to 8:00pm Fri-Sat 10:00 am to 5:00 pm Sun 2:00 pm to 5:00 pm During this 30 day period, the public will have the opportunity until April 15, 2012, to review the Project File and provide any written comments or concerns to the Project Team members identified below. If concerns raised with the City regarding this study cannot be resolved during this period, a request for a Part II Order can be made to the Minister of the Environment. In the event of a Part II Order request, the Minister of the Environment will review and subject to resolution or non-resolution may decide if an Individual Environmental Assessment should be conducted. This request must be submitted to the Minister and to the City prior to April 15, 2012. If there are no outstanding concerns received by the end of the review period, the City of Peterborough will be able to proceed with the next steps towards implementing the preferred alternatives. For further information on this project or if you wish to submit comments or concerns, please contact Patrick Devlin Manager, Environmental Protection Division City of Peterborough 500 George Street North Peterborough, Ontario K9H 3R9 Phone: 705-742-7777, Ext. 2624 Fax: 705-743-0991 Bruno Bianco Manager, Infrastructure Planning Utility Services Department City of Peterborough 500 George Street North Peterborough, Ontario K9H 3R9 Phone: 705-742-7777, Ext. 1756 Fax: 705-876-4621 Edward Graham, M.A.Sc.Eng., P.Eng. Project Manager, Vice President Cole Engineering Group Ltd. 70 Valleywood Drive Markham, Ontario L3R 4T5 Phone: 416-940-6161, Ext. 373 Fax: 905-940-2064 A Part II Order request may be submitted to: The Honourable Jim Bradley Minister of the Environment 77 Wellesley Street West th 11 Floor, Ferguson Block Toronto, ON M7A 2T5 Tel: 416-314-6790 Fax: 416-314-7337 This Notice issued March 15, 2012. www.peterborough.ca