Town of Gananoque East End Pumping Station Upgrades
Municipal Class Environmental Assessment (EA) Addendum
The Town of Gananoque has completed an Addendum to the Municipal Class Environmental Assessment (EA) which was first completed in 2020 to assess the most suitable solution for the East End Pumping Station (EEPS) to meet current and future servicing needs. During conceptual design of the EEPS it was determined that the existing infrastructure could not be feasibly expanded within the existing disturbed footprint. Subsequently, adjacent land was gifted to the Town for the purposes of infrastructure expansion. Because of these new circumstances, an EA Addendum has been completed to assess natural heritage and archaeological impacts related to this newly acquired land that were not addressed in the original EA. The Addendum was undertaken in accordance with the planning and design process for Municipal Class EA Schedule ‘B’ projects.
The EA Addendum is now complete. Proposed changes to the 2020 Schedule ‘B’ Class EA include new recommended future capacity based on new growth and flow data, new site boundaries and additional mitigation measures identified to protect the natural environment. Stage 1 and Stage 2 archaeological assessments were completed for due diligence, and concluded that no archeological impacts are anticipated.
The Addendum is available for public, government agency and Indigenous Community review in accordance with the requirements of the Municipal Class Environmental Assessment. Subject to comments received following this Notice, the Township intends to proceed with the design and construction of this project in the fall of 2024. The estimated cost is $6.9M. The documents can be accessed at the Municipality’s website https://www.gananoque.ca/ . Please note that only the changes proposed in the Addendum are open for review.
Further information may be obtained from the Township's consultants, J.L. Richards & Associates Limited, contact provided below.
Interested persons may provide written comments to our project team by September 23th, 2024. All comments and concerns should be sent directly to:
Carolyn Chan, P.Eng.,M.A.Sc.
Senior Environmental Engineer
J.L. Richards & Associates Limited
107-450 Speedvale Avenue
Guelph, ON, N1H 7Y6
cchan@jlrichards.ca
Phone: 226-780-7367
Don Richards
Water Wastewater Utilities Project Manager
The Corporation of the Town of Gananoque
30 King St. E
Gananoque, ON, K7G 1E9
utilitysuperintendent@gananoque.ca
Phone: 613-561-7760
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 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 must also be copied to the Corporation of the Town of Gananoque 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-….
All personal information included in your request – such as name, address, telephone number and property location – is collected, under the authority of section 30 of the Environmental Assessment Act and is collected and maintained for the purpose of creating a record that is available to the general public. As this information is collected for the purpose of a public record, the protection of personal information provided in the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act (FIPPA) does not apply (s.37). Personal information you submit will become part of a public record that is available to the general public unless you request that your personal information remain confidential.
If there is no request received by September 23th, 2024, the Schedule B Class EA Addendum is deemed complete and valid for a 10-year period. The Municipality could then proceed with implementing the preferred alternative anytime within this 10-year window, as presented in the planning documentation.
This Notice First Issued August 23th, 2024
