WATER SUPPLY AND WASTEWATER
SERVICING MASTER PLAN UPDATE
Town of Bradford West Gwillimbury
Class Environmental Assessment
Final Study Report
prepared by:
C.C. Tatham & Associates Ltd.
115 Sandford Fleming Drive, Suite 200
Collingwood, ON L9Y 5A6
Tel: (705) 444-2565 Fax: (705) 444-2327
info@cctatham.com
prepared for
Town of Bradford West Gwillimbury
March 31, 2011
CCTA File 108040
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Executive Summary
i 1 Introduction
1 2 Study Objective and Study Area
2 2.1 Problem Statement
2 2.2 Study Area
2 3 Project Approach
3 3.1 Master Planning Class EA Process
3 3.2 Public and Agency Consultation Program
3 3.3 Steering Committee
4 3.4 Liaison Committee
4 4 Existing Environmental Conditions
5 4.1 Socio-Economic Environment
5 4.2 Natural Environment
5 4.2.1 Soils, Topography and Drainage
5 4.2.2 Groundwater Resources
6 4.2.3 Surface Water Resources
6 4.2.4 Environmentally Significant Areas and Wetlands
8 4.2.5 Vegetation
9 4.2.6 Wildlife
9 4.2.7 Fisheries
9 5 Regulatory Framework
11 5.1 Drinking Water
11 5.2 Wastewater
11 6 Existing Water and Wastewater Infrastructure
13 6.1 Existing Water Systems
13 6.1.1 Groundwater Supply
13 6.1.2 Surface Water Supply
14 6.1.3 Water Distribution and Storage
15 6.2 Existing Sewage Systems
16 6.2.1 Sewage Collection System
16 6.2.2 Bradford Water Pollution Control Plant
16 7 Servicing Requirements
19 7.1 Population and Employment Projections in Service Areas
19 7.2 Water Demand Projections
21 7.3 Water Storage Requirements
23 7.4 Wastewater Flow Projections
24 8 Alternative Water Servicing Solutions
27 8.1 Long List of Water Supply Alternatives
27 8.1.1 Do Nothing
28 8.1.2 Reduce Limits of Service Area
28 8.1.3 Reduce Water Demands through Water Conservation
28 8.1.4 Expand BWG Groundwater Supply and Treatment
28 8.1.5 Construct New BWG Water Treatment Plant (Cook’s Bay)
28 8.1.6 Obtain Additional Treated Water from Innisfil Lakeshore WTP
Supply
29 8.1.7 Obtain Treated Water from the Barrie Water System
30 8.1.8 Obtain Treated Water from the York Region Water System
31 8.1.9 Obtain Treated Water from Collingwood-Alliston Water System
31 8.2 Short List of Water Supply Alternatives
33 8.3 Water Storage Alternatives
35 8.3.1 Status Quo: Utilize Existing Storage Tanks
35 8.3.2 Construct a New Elevated Storage Tank
35 8.4 Assessment of Water Supply Alternatives
36 8.4.1 Evaluation Criteria
36 8.4.2 Assessment and Preliminary Evaluation of Water Supply
Alternatives
36 8.5 Assessment of Water Storage Alternatives
42 9 Alternative Wastewater Servicing Solutions
43 9.1 Long List of Wastewater Servicing Alternatives
43 9.1.1 Do Nothing
43 9.1.2 Reduce Limits of Service Area
44 9.1.3 Reduce Sewage Flows through Inflow/infiltration Control Program
44 9.1.4 Expand the Bradford WPCP and Effluent Discharge to Holland
River (Lake Simcoe)
44 Construct New WPCP and Outfall to Holland River or to North
Schomberg River
45 Construct New WPCP with Subsurface Discharge (Bond Head)
46 9.1.5 9.1.6 9.1.7 Connect to the York-Durham Sewage System
46 9.1.8 Connect to the Innisfil WPCP
46 9.1.9 Connect to the Barrie WPCP
46 9.1.10 Expand the Bradford WPCP and Discharge some of Effluent to
Collingwood WPCP Outfall
47 9.2 Short List of Wastewater Alternatives
47 9.3 Assessment of Wastewater Alternatives
50 9.3.1 Evaluation Criteria
50 9.3.2 Assessment and Preliminary Evaluation
50 10 Public and Agency Consultation
54 10.1 Notice of Study Commencement
54 10.2 Public and Agency Consultation
54 10.3 Comments and Input Received
55 11 Preferred Water Supply and Wastewater Servicing Solutions
60 11.1 Final Evaluation and Conclusions
60 11.1.1 Water Supply
60 11.1.2 Wastewater Servicing
61 11.2 Class EA Schedules
62 APPENDICES
Appendix A: Minutes of Steering Committee Meetings Appendix B: Minutes of Liaison Committee Meetings
Appendix C: Notices
Notice of Study Commencement
Notice of Public Information Open House and Public Comment Invited
Notice of Study Completion
Appendix D: Public Information Open House – November 5, 2008
Appendix E: Deputation to Council – November 4, 2008
Appendix F: Comments Received and Correspondence
LIST OF TABLES
Table 1: BWG Water Supply Capacity
13 Table 2: BWG Groundwater Systems
14 Table 3: Water Storage Facilities
16 Table 4: Rated Capacity of the Expanded WPCP
17 Table 5: Projected Residential and Employment Populations in Serviced Areas
20 Table 6: Water Servicing Design Criteria
22 Table 7: Projected Water Demands from Serviced Areas
22 Table 8: Total BWG Projected Water Storage Requirements
23 Table 9: Highway 400 and Bond Head Water Storage Requirements
23 Table 10: Bradford Urban Area Water Storage Requirements
24 Table 11: Wastewater Servicing Design Criteria
25 Table 12: Projected Wastewater Flows from Serviced Areas
26 Table 13: Water Supply Alternatives Screening
35 Table 14: Water Supply Alternatives Evaluation Criteria
37 Table 15: Water Supply Alternatives Assessment Matrix
38 Table 16: Wastewater Servicing Alternatives Screening
49 Table 17: Evaluation Criteria for Wastewater Servicing Alternatives
50 Table 18: Wastewater Servicing Alternatives Assessment Matrix
51 Table 20: Summary of Comments and Requests for Information
56 Table 21: Water and Wastewater Servicing Project List and Class EA Requirements
63 LIST OF FIGURES
Figure 1: Study Area
Figure 2: Environmental Features
Figure 3: Water Supply Alternatives
Figure 4: Wastewater Servicing Alternatives
Executive Summary
The Town of Bradford West Gwillimbury (BWG) updated its water and wastewater servicing master
plan to provide for three Official Plan Amendments that will increase the projected serviced population:
OPA 9, which designated land at the 8th Line and 10th Sideroad as Industrial to enable the
development of a Business Park; OPA 15, which established an Employment Lands Secondary Plan
for lands in the Highway 400 and County Road 88 corridor; and OPA 16, which established a detailed
Secondary Plan for the Bond Head Settlement Area.
The Servicing Master Plan Update was developed following the MEA Municipal Class Environmental
Assessment (Class EA) process for Master Plans. The study’s problem statement was to determine
the preferred means of providing water and wastewater servicing to the Bradford Urban Area, the
future employment area at Highway 400 and County Road 88, and the Bond Head settlement area.
Study Team
The Steering Committee for the study was comprised of: BWG; the Town’s Engineers, R.J. Burnside &
Associates Limited; Bond Head Properties Inc.; and C.C. Tatham & Associates Ltd. A Liaison
Committee also provided direct input as the servicing solutions were developed and assessed. The
Liaison Committee was comprised of representatives from: the Ministry of the Environment Central
Region; the Lake Simcoe Region Conservation Authority; the County of Simcoe; BWG; R.J. Burnside
& Associates Limited; and Bond Head Properties Inc.
Public and Agency Consultation
Public and agency consultation was an integral part of the development and evaluation of the servicing
alternatives. A Notice of Study Commencement was published in the local newspapers on May 24
and May 29, 2008. The general public was invited to an Open House on November 5, 2008 to review
the water and wastewater servicing alternatives under consideration. Invitations and requests for
comments were mailed to review agencies, adjacent municipalities, potentially interested parties and
landowners. The Open House attendees were generally favourable to the preliminary preferred
solutions. The Notice of Study Completion was published on July 15, 2010 and mailed to all on the
updated mailing list.
Regulatory Framework
The regulatory framework, particularly as it relates to the management of the Lake Simcoe basin, was
in transition during this Class EA. This Servicing Master Plan Update was completed with due
consideration to the policies and objectives of the Lake Simcoe Protection Act, 2008, the Lake Simcoe
Protection Plan, issued in June 2009, and the approaches for reducing phosphorus contributions to
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Lake Simcoe first outlined in the draft Lake Simcoe Phosphorus Reduction Strategy, released in
February 2010, and in the final Phosphorus Reduction Strategy of July 2010.
Existing Environmental Conditions
The main environmental features in BWG are associated with the Holland River, the Holland Marsh
and Cook’s Bay of Lake Simcoe. However, there are no environmental significant features within the
planned serviced areas.
Existing Water and Wastewater Systems
Currently, BWG relies on seven groundwater wells and treatment systems, and on the treated water
transmission main from Innisfil’s Lakeshore WTP, to supply drinking water to the Bradford Urban Area,
Bond Head, and properties on County Road 88, west of Highway 400. In total, BWG’s water supply
has a maximum day capacity of 23,000 m3/day. The water distribution system to Bradford and Bond
Head includes a network of watermains and three water storage facilities in Bradford: two storage
standpipes with booster stations and a ground-level reservoir, all of which can provide a total useable
storage volume of 26,180 m3.
The existing sewage system serves the Bradford Urban Area only and consists of a network of gravity
sewers, six sewage pumping stations, and the Bradford Water Pollution Control Plant (WPCP). The
newly expanded 17,400 m3/day WPCP discharges tertiary treated effluent to the Holland River to Lake
Simcoe.
Planned Growth and Servicing Needs
BWG projects a serviced residential population of 46,000 persons. With a rural population of 4,500,
BWG’s total population is projected at 50,500 by 2026. With the development of new employment
lands, BWG projects an employment population of 18,000.
The estimated future maximum day water demand from the projected population in the serviced areas
is 31,900 m3/day. The existing treated water supplies therefore need to be expanded by 8,900 m3/day.
The estimated future average and peak wastewater flows from the projected residential population and
employment lands in the serviced areas are 23,300 m3/day and 53,400 m3/day respectively. The
projected wastewater flows exceed the average day capacity of the Bradford WPCP by 5,900 m3/day.
Water Supply Alternatives
During the Class EA, the following water supply alternatives were considered to address the servicing
capacity shortfall:
1. Do nothing
2. Reduce limits of service area
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Reduce water demands through water conservation
Expand BWG groundwater supply and treatment
Construct new BWG water treatment plant (Cook’s Bay)
Obtain additional water from Innisfil Lakeshore WTP supply
Obtain water from the Barrie water system
Obtain water from the York Region water system
Obtain water from the Collingwood-Alliston water system
Screening of these water supply alternatives resulted in the following short list for further evaluation:
1.
2.
3.
4.
Construct a new BWG water treatment plant (Cook’s Bay)
Obtain additional water from Innisfil’s Lakeshore WTP supply
Obtain water from the Barrie water system
Obtain water from the Collingwood-Alliston water system
Water Supply Alternative 2, Obtain additional treated water from Innisfil’s Lakeshore WTP, was
presented at the Public Open House as the preliminary preferred water supply solution. The main
reasons for this preliminary conclusion were: the capital and operating cost advantage of using existing
infrastructure and cost sharing with an adjacent municipality; the ease of building upon the existing
inter-municipal water supply agreement with Innisfil; the shorter implementation period; the lesser
impacts on the environment and disturbance to the public during construction.
Although the currently available treated water storage volume in Bradford is sufficient to meet the
projected needs of the BWG service areas, the storage tanks’ locations are not distributed optimally for
the areas of growth. Two alternative storage solutions were considered:
1. Status quo: utilize existing storage tanks
2. Construct a new elevated storage tank for the Highway 400/88 and Bond Head areas
It was determined that the preliminary preferred storage solution is to construct an elevated storage
tank in proximity to the Bond Head and Highway 400 employment area, sized to meet the specific
needs of that area, as it is preferable for reliability and to minimize watermain costs.
Wastewater Treatment and Disposal Alternatives
During the Class EA, the following wastewater servicing solutions were developed to address the
wastewater treatment capacity shortfall:
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
Do nothing
Reduce limits of service area
Reduce sewage flows through inflow/infiltration control program
Expand the Bradford WPCP
Construct a new WPCP and surface outfall
Construct a new WPCP with subsurface discharge (Bond Head)
Connect to the York-Durham sewage system
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8. Connect to the Innisfil WPCP
9. Connect to the Barrie WPCP
10. Expand the Bradford WPCP and discharge some of the effluent to the Collingwood WPCP
outfall to Georgian Bay
These alternatives were screened on the basis of technical feasibility, ability to meet Lake Simcoe
protection policies, and feasibility in terms of reaching an inter-municipal agreement. Only two
wastewater alternatives met these criteria:
1. Expand the Bradford WPCP and effluent discharge to Holland River (Lake Simcoe)
2. Expand the Bradford WPCP and discharge some of the effluent to the Collingwood WPCP
outfall to Georgian Bay
Wastewater Alternative 1 was presented to the public as the preliminary preferred wastewater
servicing solution. The expansion of the Bradford WPCP was considered technically feasible up to the
current limit of phosphorus removal technology, which was generally considered as consistently
meeting an effluent phosphorus concentration of 0.05 mg/L. Although Alternative 2 would result in a
less complex sewage treatment plant expansion, it would have significantly higher capital and
operating costs due to the long effluent forcemain, a high level of difficulty, potential implementation
delays, and would require participation by other municipalities to result in a financially viable project.
Preferred Water Supply Solution
Following the Public Open House, Alternative 4, Obtain treated water from the Collingwood-Alliston
water system, was investigated in further detail. It was concluded that obtaining treated water from
New Tecumseth would have higher life cycle costs than obtaining water from Innisfil, due to the
ongoing power costs to pump water from Collingwood to BWG. Further, the level of difficulty would be
higher due to the number of parties to the pipeline agreement and the consents required for an out-ofwatershed water taking.
With the positive feedback obtained during the public and agency consultation, the conclusions of the
additional analysis of the alternatives, and Innisfil’s agreement to consider BWG’s needs in their water
supply planning studies, the preferred means of providing the additional water supply capacity is
to extend the current agreement with the Town of Innisfil and expand the existing water supply,
treatment and transmission infrastructure to BWG. In summary, the water supply infrastructure
needed to meet BWG’s future water demands consists of:
In the Town of Innisfil:
ƒ Expansion of the Lakeshore WTP and intake by 8,900 m3/day, in addition to the terms of the
current agreement with the Town of Innisfil.
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Twinning or replacement of the 4 km long 500 mm trunk watermain between the Lakeshore WTP
and the Alcona reservoir in Innisfil.
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Twinning of the Alcona to Bradford water transmission main to BWG.
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Expansion of the Third Line booster pumping station on the Innisfil to BWG transmission main.
In BWG:
Twinning of the Alcona to Bradford water transmission main from Innisfil to the John Fennel
reservoir.
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Construction of a new 4,500 m3 elevated tank in proximity to Bond Head and the Highway 400
employment area.
In addition, BWG will continue and enhance existing water conservation efforts, through water
conservation and public education programs, in order to maintain water consumption rates at or below
current levels.
Preferred Wastewater Solution
Following a review of comments received and finalization of the evaluation of alternative solutions, the
preferred wastewater servicing solution is to expand the Bradford WPCP. In summary, the
wastewater infrastructure needed to meet the future servicing needs consists of:
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Extension of the sanitary sewage system and two new sewage pumping stations to convey sewage
from Bond Head and from the employment lands at the Highway 400/County Road 88 corridor.
Expansion of the Bradford WPCP to a capacity of 23,300 m3/day.
The required capacity of the expansion assumes that BWG continues to inspect, maintain and upgrade
its sanitary sewage collection system such that the current low inflow and infiltration rates are
maintained or improved.
The design of the WPCP expansion will consider:
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The actual capacity of the WPCP’s secondary treatment units, established from stress test results.
Modifications to the secondary biological treatment process and the sludge treatment and
management approach to minimize space utilization, energy usage and costs, and to optimize
overall process performance.
Significant improvements to the tertiary treatment process to comply with an effluent phosphorus
concentration of 0.08 mg/L, which would result in a maximum phosphorus load of 698 kg/year at
design flows. The design effluent criterion for phosphorus will be confirmed during Phase 3 of the
Class EA.
If required, BWG will consider achieving further reductions in phosphorus loadings by offsetting with
other sources of phosphorus and by participating in a water quality trading program, if available.
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Further Studies
This Servicing Master Plan Update fulfilled the Class EA Phases 1 and 2 requirements for the overall
water supply and wastewater servicing issues in BWG.
As the preferred water supply solution involves expansion of infrastructure in the Town of Innisfil, most
of the Class EA requirements will be completed by the Town of Innisfil. BWG will complete a Schedule
B Class EA for the new reservoir to serve Bond Head and the Highway 400 employment area.
For the wastewater servicing, BWG will complete Class EA Phases 3 and 4 for the expansion of the
Bradford WPCP, as well as complete a Schedule B Class EA for the sewage pumping stations to
serve Bond Head and the Highway 400 employment area.
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Introduction
The Town of Bradford West Gwillimbury (BWG) retained C. C. Tatham & Associates Ltd. to update the
BWG water and wastewater servicing master plan in order to reflect recent changes to the 2002
Official Plan. Three Official Plan Amendments (OPAs), adopted by Council and approved by the
County of Simcoe (County) in 2006 and 2007, will increase BWG’s projected serviced population.
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OPA 9, which designated land at the 8th Line and 10th Sideroad as Industrial to enable the
development of a Business Park;
OPA 15, which established an Employment Lands Secondary Plan for lands in the Highway 400
and County Road 88 corridor; and,
OPA 16, which established a detailed Secondary Plan for the Bond Head Settlement Area.
In 2008 and 2009, OPAs 15 and 16 were the subject of discussions between the Province, the County,
BWG, the Town of Innisfil and developers. A settlement was reached and the two secondary plans
were approved by the Ontario Municipal Board (OMB) in August 2009.
This report addresses the overall water supply and wastewater servicing needs for BWG’s revised
projected serviced population. It updates the last master servicing study and associated Class
environmental assessment, which were completed in 2003. The Servicing Master Plan Update has
been developed following the MEA Municipal Class Environmental Assessment (Class EA) process for
Master Plans. Details of the infrastructure projects necessary for the implementation of the Servicing
Master Plan Update will be developed in subsequent studies, some of which will also be conducted
under the municipal Class EA process, as applicable.
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Study Objective and Study Area
2.1
Problem Statement
The Servicing Master Plan Update was conducted as a Class EA study and a Problem Statement was
established to clearly state the issues that needed to be addressed.
The study’s objective was to determine the preferred means of providing water and wastewater
servicing to the planned service residential and employment populations in BWG, as per the following
Problem Statement:
A Master Servicing Study for water supply and wastewater treatment capacity was completed
in January 2003, and an Addendum to the Water Servicing Study was completed in September
2003. The resulting master servicing plans need to be updated to accommodate the planned
growth as set out in the Town’s Official Plan and amendments. The preferred water supply and
wastewater treatment solutions will need to comply with all regulations, meet environmental
protection and sustainability objectives, and be cost-effective.
2.2
Study Area
The Servicing Master Plan Update applies to all areas within BWG that have been designated in the
Official Plan to receive water and wastewater servicing. These areas are generally the Bradford Urban
Area, the future employment area at Highway 400 and County Road 88, and the Bond Head
settlement area. For the purpose of the study and its impact assessment, the Study Area was defined
as the entire Town of BWG, as shown in Figure 1 overleaf.
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Project Approach
3.1
Master Planning Class EA Process
The Servicing Master Plan Update was developed under the MEA Municipal Class EA process for
Master Plans.
The Municipal Class EA is a planning and design process to identify, compare and evaluate alternative
solutions to a problem. It applies to all municipal road, water and wastewater projects, and significant
private projects. It considers all aspects of the environment: natural, social, cultural and economic,
and involves consultation with the public, affected parties and review agencies throughout the process.
Master plans are long-range plans that integrate infrastructure requirements for existing and future
land uses with environmental assessment planning principles.
The Servicing Master Plan Update proceeded through the first two phases of the Class EA process:
Phase 1:
Identify the problem
Phase 2:
Identify and assess, at a strategic level, alternative solutions, then
recommend the preferred master plan that can be implemented as separate
subsequent projects.
This Servicing Master Plan Update report has been prepared upon the conclusion of Phases 1 and 2
of the Class EA process and made available for public comment prior to being approved by BWG.
Projects undertaken to implement the specific elements of the recommended Master Plan will be the
subject of more detailed investigations to fulfill the documentation requirements of the Class EA
process, including the completion of Phases 3 and 4 of the Class EA where required. Notices of
completion will be issued upon completion of the specific project Class EAs.
3.2
Public and Agency Consultation Program
Public and agency consultation was an integral part of the development and evaluation of the servicing
alternatives. The general public, property owners, relevant government agencies, and adjacent
municipalities were invited to provide input on the servicing alternatives at a Public Information Open
House in November 2008. All comments and input received were taken into consideration during the
final evaluation of the servicing alternatives and the establishment of the servicing master plan. The
Notice of Study Completion was issued in July 2010 and the Final Draft ESR was made available for
review. The consultation approach and the input received are presented in more detail in Section 10
of this report.
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3.3
Steering Committee
The study was conducted under the direction of a Steering Committee comprised of:
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Geoff McKnight, Director of Planning, Town of BWG
Cheryl Shindruk, Vice President Land Development, Geranium Corporation, for Bond Head
Properties Inc.
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Gord Feniak or Michael Sullivan, R.J. Burnside & Associates Limited
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Rex Meadley and Suzanne Troxler, C.C. Tatham & Associates Ltd.
The Steering Committee met on seven occasions during this study to discuss all aspects of the project,
to consider comments received and to select the preferred solutions. Minutes of the Steering
Committee meetings are included in Appendix A.
3.4
Liaison Committee
A Liaison Committee was established to provide direct input from the main review agencies as the
servicing solutions were developed and assessed. The Liaison Committee was comprised of:
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Gord Miokovic, Town of BWG Engineer
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Nancy Mather or Cheryl Shindruk, representing Bond Head Properties Inc.
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Gord Feniak or Michael Sullivan, R.J. Burnside & Associates Limited
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Chunmei Liu, EA Coordinator, MOE Central Region
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Jackie Burkart and/or Rob Baldwin, Lake Simcoe Region Conservation Authority
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Christian Meile and/or Nathan Westendorp, County of Simcoe
The Liaison Committee met on four occasions during the study. The minutes of the Liaison Committee
meetings are attached in Appendix B.
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Existing Environmental Conditions
4.1
Socio-Economic Environment
BWG is located southwest of Lake Simcoe, and northwest of the Holland River, in the southern half of
the County of Simcoe. BWG is bordered by the Town of Innisfil to the north, the Town of New
Tecumseth to the west and York Region to the southeast (Townships of King and East Gwillimbury,
Town of Georgina).
The total current population is estimated at 24,039 (2006 Census). Most of the land use is rural and
agricultural. The major urban centre is Bradford. The other designated settlement areas are Bond
Head and Newton Robinson.
The major routes of transportation in BWG, running in a north-south direction include County Road 27,
Highway 400 and Yonge Street. The major route running in the east-west direction is County Road 88.
A GO train corridor, located in the eastern region of BWG, runs diagonally in a northeast-southwest
direction.
The first major settlement in BWG occurred in 1816. The Bond Head community was one of the
earliest established areas in southern Simcoe County. Bradford was incorporated as a village in 1857,
and as a Town in 1960. In 1991, the original Township and the Town were amalgamated and became
the Town of Bradford West Gwillimbury. Municipal services were installed in the 1930s.
Today, the main economic sectors in BWG are the food industry and agriculture, manufacturing
(machinery, chemical and fabricated metal products), and plastics industries.
4.2
Natural Environment
The main environmental features in BWG are shown on Figure 2 overleaf, and are described below.
4.2.1
Soils, Topography and Drainage
In general, soils in BWG consist of clay plains and drumlins that are oriented in a northeast-southwest
direction. Ground elevations range from a low of approximately 219 m at Cook’s Bay to a high of 305
m in the northwest. The upland areas in the western region of BWG form a drainage divide between
the Nottawasaga River and Lake Simcoe drainage basins. The drainage divide runs diagonally in a
northeast to southwest direction. Areas east of the divide drain to the Holland River and ultimately to
Lake Simcoe. Areas west of the divide, drain to the Nottawasaga River and ultimately to Georgian
Bay. The flatlands on each side of the Holland River gradually slope downwards to Cook’s Bay.
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4.2.2
Groundwater Resources
There are three aquifer units beneath BWG: the upper, intermediate and lower aquifers. The upper
aquifer is primarily located to the east and southeast of Bradford, and its groundwater generally flows
from the upland areas to the Holland River valley. The intermediate aquifer is located under most of
the southern region of BWG and its groundwater flows in an eastward direction towards York Region.
Both the upper and intermediate aquifers are discontinuous pockets of sand and gravel deposits. The
lower aquifer is distributed throughout much of BWG and is largely located within a bedrock valley that
is oriented in a northeast-southwest direction, however pockets of sand and gravel exist on top of the
bedrock.
BWG’s seven drinking water supply wells are constructed into overburden aquifers, and the most
productive wells draw from the lower aquifer.
4.2.3
Surface Water Resources
The major surface water features in BWG include Cook’s Bay of Lake Simcoe, the Holland River, the
North Schomberg River (also referred to as Fraser Creek at its downstream end), and Penville Creek.
Additionally, a wide valley extends into BWG from Lake Simcoe, known as the Holland Marsh.
Lake Simcoe
Water quality problems in Lake Simcoe have been documented and discussed since the 1970s, and
relate to the significant phosphorus loadings, which have been identified as the cause for the inability
for the cold water fishery to reproduce naturally, for excessive growth of aquatic plants and the
associated decrease in dissolved oxygen concentrations. Invasive species such as zebra mussels
have compounded the water quality problems.
The Lake Simcoe Environmental Management Strategy (LSEMS) program has been critical in initiating
many efforts to manage phosphorus loadings to Lake Simcoe. The LSEMS target was to achieve a
reduction from 100 tons per year to 75 tons per year. There have been improvements in dissolved
oxygen levels, which now exceed 5 mg/L in the deep waters, and there is some evidence of natural
recruitment of lake trout. The most recent estimate of the total phosphorus loading to Lake Simcoe
(1998-2004) is 67.8 tons per year.
The Lake Simcoe Science Advisory Committee’s June 2008 reports on Lake Simcoe established that,
although the LSEMS has resulted in significant progress, the lake ecosystem remains degraded, and
action is needed “to ensure that future development and land use changes occur in a sustainable
manner.” They have established that in Lake Simcoe, total phosphorus levels should be less than
0.01 mg/L in the spring, and dissolved oxygen levels should be above 7 mg/L in the deep waters, to
sustain the lake trout population.
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Cook’s Bay
In BWG, access to Cook’s Bay (Lake Simcoe) is located at the north east boundary of the municipality.
The Holland River flows through the Holland Marsh and discharges into Cook’s Bay in this area.
Cook’s Bay has elevated total phosphorus levels due to heavy phosphorus loading from urban runoff,
tributaries, vegetable polders, agricultural runoff, and sewage treatment plants. The highest
phosphorus levels in Lake Simcoe have been measured in Cook’s Bay, averaging at 0.017 mg/L.
Holland River
The Holland River is divided at the Tenth Concession in BWG into an east branch that extends into the
Region of York, and a west branch that stretches into BWG. The west branch of the Holland River is
the major drainage feature of BWG in the Lake Simcoe basin. It enters BWG from New Tecumseth
and splits into the North, Central and South Canals. The canals recombine approximately 8 km
downstream in the proximity of the Yonge Street bridge. The Centre Canal collects water from the
lowlands and pumps it to the confluence of the canals.
The Holland River is shallow, warm and slow moving. Based on water quality, the West Holland River
is considered impaired upstream and downstream of Bradford. It contains elevated levels of nutrients
(such as ammonia and phosphorus), coliform bacteria, and suspended solids. An assimilative
capacity study and benthic invertebrate study revealed similar water quality upstream and downstream
of the Bradford WPCP outfall.
North Schomberg River
The North Schomberg River is located in the central region of BWG and extends into the Highways
400/88 employment lands and the Bradford Urban Area. The North Schomberg River outlets to the
Fraser Creek Wetland before discharging to the North Canal of the West Holland River, and ultimately
to Cook’s Bay. Flow is intermittent with discharge typically occurring in the spring and early summer.
The river and its tributaries exhibit an overall warm water thermal regime and dissolved oxygen
concentrations are consistently above 8 mg/L when the river is flowing. Total phosphorus levels are
typically above 0.03 mg/L. Nitrogen compounds are also elevated.
Penville Creek
The Penville Creek sub-watershed is in the vicinity of the Bond Head settlement area. Penville Creek
is a headwater tributary of Innisfil Creek, which outlets to the Nottawasaga River and ultimately
discharges to Georgian Bay. Its tributaries are ephemeral, with discharge occurring primarily in the
spring, early summer, late fall, and during large storm events. The creek exhibits an overall warm
water thermal regime, although localized pockets of cool water may exist. Total phosphorus levels are
typically above 0.03 mg/L. Un-ionized ammonia is well below the Provincial Water Quality Objectives,
however other forms of nitrogen are elevated. Dissolved oxygen concentrations are consistently
greater than 6 mg/L during active flow periods.
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4.2.4
Environmentally Significant Areas and Wetlands
In BWG, all significant environmental features, such as wetlands and ESAs, are within lands
designated by the County as Greenlands. There are no Environmentally Significant Areas within
BWG’s planned serviced areas.
Provincially and Locally Significant Wetlands
There are three Provincially Significant Wetlands (PSW) and two Locally Significant Wetlands (LSW) in
BWG.
The Holland Marsh is a Class 1 PSW and contains designated wildlife management areas. It
comprises significant biological areas for wildlife and waterfowl habitat and reproduction, major deer
wintering areas, and fish spawning and nursery areas. It serves as a groundwater recharge and
discharge location. It also provides a natural corridor linkage area. It is home to a high diversity of
species, including rare or endangered species.
The Pottageville Wetland, located southwest of the Dunkerron Forest, is a Class 1 PSW and contains
major deer wintering areas.
The Cookstown Hollows Swamp, a Class 1 PSW, is located mainly in Innisfil with a small portion
extending into the northern region of BWG, near Highway 400. This swamp contains significant
biological areas for wildlife and waterfowl habitat and reproduction and major deer wintering areas.
Wright’s Marsh, a Class 6 LSW, is located just east of the Cookstown Hollows Swamp and contains
significant biological areas for wildlife and waterfowl habitat and reproduction, and major deer wintering
areas.
The Fraser Creek Wetland, classified as a Class 4 LSW, is located within the Dunkerron Forest. It
serves as a major deer wintering area and is a spawning and nursery area for fish.
Environmentally Significant Areas (ESA)
The Holland Marsh ESA is located in the Holland Marsh valley and extends from Concessions 9 to 13
along the corridor of the Holland River.
The Dunkerron Forest ESA includes a highly significant area due to the diversity of vegetation and
habitat for numerous types of species.
The Scanlon Creek Conservation Area and a Provincial Area of Natural and Scientific Interest are
located approximately 4 km north of Bradford, in the area of the Holland Marsh.
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4.2.5
Vegetation
Many of the native vegetation species in BWG have been cleared and the land is predominantly used
for agricultural activity. As a result, the natural vegetation that does exist is typically confined to
woodlots and riparian buffers. Typical crops in BWG include corn, hay and grains.
Woodlots exist along the north bank of the Holland River North Canal and are also dispersed
throughout BWG north of 8th Line and east of the railway tracks. A survey of woodlot vegetation in
BWG’s planned serviced areas determined that typical overstory vegetation includes eastern white
cedar, basswood, white ash, pine, maple, oak, hornbeam, and apple trees. Typical understory
vegetation in woodlots includes ferns, jewelweed, red osier dogwood, allegheny serviceberry,
mildweek, nannyberry, and wild grapes.
A survey of riparian buffer vegetation in the same areas determined that meadow species such as
grasses, goldenrod and aster, as well as cattails and willow trees were common.
4.2.6
Wildlife
A wildlife survey conducted in the Highway 400/88 employment lands revealed 29 different species of
birds, one frog species, and three types of mammals including the eastern cottontail rabbit, muskrat
and raccoon. None of these species of wildlife are considered to be provincially endangered,
threatened, or vulnerable, regionally or provincially rare, or otherwise significant.
In the Bond Head settlement area, 36 species of birds, five species of mammals and four species of
frogs were recorded. Of the birds observed, three sensitive grassland birds were noted. The five
mammals witnessed are all common inhabitants of Southern Ontario and were located close to human
habitation. The four frog species were observed in the low lying wet areas of the Penville Creek.
None of these species of wildlife are considered to be provincially endangered, threatened, or
vulnerable, regionally or provincially rare, or otherwise significant.
4.2.7
Fisheries
Holland River
In the Holland River, fish are dominantly warm water species. Muskellunge and pickerel sport fish were
found in the combined section of river, while brown bullhead, pumpkinseed, rock bass, northern pike,
largemouth bass, northern pike, yellow perch, and black crappie were found upstream in the East and
West Holland Rivers. Identified foraging fish included emerald and golden shiner. No vulnerable,
threatened, or endangered fish species are known to exist in the Holland River.
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North Schomberg River
The main tributaries of the North Schomberg River provide fish habitat and support warm water fish
communities. The species of fish in each tributary vary slightly but typically contain fathead minnow,
brook stickleback, central mudminnow, carp, and creek chub. The fish communities and aquatic
habitat of the tributaries are not overly sensitive and have adapted to the effects from agricultural land
use.
Penville Creek
The main tributaries of the Penville Creek support fish communities made up of common species, such
as brook stickleback, johnny darter, blacknose dace, and northern redbelly dace. These species are
associated with warm or coolwater conditions and are not particularly sensitive to environmental
change. Mottled sculpin dwell in pockets of localized coolwater in one tributary.
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5
Regulatory Framework
This section briefly describes the regulatory framework under which the Servicing Master Plan Update
was undertaken and completed. It is noted that the regulatory framework, particularly as it relates to
the management of the Lake Simcoe watershed, was in transition during this Class EA.
5.1
Drinking Water
The provision of drinking water is regulated under the Safe Drinking Water Act, 2002 (SDWA) and O.
Reg. 170/03. The SDWA deals with matters related to the treatment and distribution of drinking water,
including the control and regulation of drinking water systems. The treatment and testing requirements
for all the water systems that are or will supply drinking water to BWG are specified under the Drinking
Water Systems Regulation (O. Reg. 170/03).
The Clean Water Act, 2006 (CWA) and its regulations require source protection committees,
assessments, and source protection plans to protect the sources of drinking water such as the BWG
groundwater wells and the surface water intakes. Any new intake or groundwater well required for the
supply of water to BWG must meet the requirements of the CWA and be managed under a source
protection plan.
5.2
Wastewater
The construction and operation of wastewater treatment facilities in the Lake Simcoe basin are
regulated under the Ontario Water Resources Act, 1990 (OWRA). They were temporarily regulated
under O. Reg. 60/08 (amended under O. Reg. 130/09) Lake Simcoe Protection, which governed point
source discharges of phosphorus to Lake Simcoe. The purpose of the interim regulation was to limit
the total phosphorus loadings from existing municipal and industrial sewage treatment plants from April
1, 2008 to March 31, 2010 to no more than 7.3 tonnes per year. This limit took precedence over the
amounts permitted in each facility’s Certificate of Approval, which total 12.5 tonnes per year. O. Reg.
60/08 temporarily limited Bradford WPCP to a phosphorus loading of 361 kg/year. The regulation also
prohibited the establishment of new sewage treatment plants in the Lake Simcoe basin during the
period. O. Reg. 60/08 was intended to be in effect until the Lake Simcoe Phosphorus Reduction
Strategy was established.
The Lake Simcoe Protection Act, 2008 (LSPA) was passed in the Ontario legislature in December
2008. The LSPA provides the framework for the development of the Lake Simcoe Protection Plan
(LSPP) and sets out its objectives. The final LSPP was issued in June 2009. The LSPP’s objectives
that are relevant to this Class EA include:
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“protect, improve or restore the elements that contribute to the ecological health of the Lake Simcoe
watershed;
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restore a self-sustaining coldwater fish community in Lake Simcoe;
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reduce loadings of phosphorus and other nutrients of concern to Lake Simcoe and its tributaries;
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reduce the discharge of pollutants to Lake Simcoe and its tributaries;
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promote environmentally sustainable land and water uses, activities and development practices;
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build on the protections for the Lake Simcoe watershed that are provided by provincial plans,
provincial legislation, and any other objectives prescribed by regulations.”
The LSPP sets out policies to prohibit the establishment of new municipal sewage treatment plants in
the Lake Simcoe watershed. The LSPP policies also require comprehensive stormwater management
master plans for each settlement area. The LSPP specifies that the MOE must develop a Phosphorus
Reduction Strategy to reduce phosphorus loadings such that the lake dissolved oxygen target of 7
mg/L is achieved. This Strategy must include sub-watershed phosphorus loading targets, and the
proposal for long-term total phosphorus loading caps for each sewage treatment plant.
The draft Phosphorus Reduction Strategy was issued for comments in February 2010. To reduce
phosphorus contributions to Lake Simcoe, the draft Strategy proposed stewardship programs and Best
Management Practices for reducing non-point sources of phosphorus, and more stringent compliance
effluent concentrations and loadings for sewage treatment plants within the watershed. For the
Bradford WPCP, the draft Strategy suggested a first phase maximum phosphorus load of 698 kg/year
by the year 2015, and further incremental reductions to a maximum loading target of 324 kg/year by
the year 2045. The final Phosphorus Reduction Strategy was released in July 2010, specifying a
maximum phosphorus load of 698 kg/year from the Bradford WPCP by 2015 or by the next WPCP
expansion. Further incremental reductions in loadings are not required, but will be evaluated by the
MOE in 2015.
The LSPA allows the creation of a water quality trading and offsetting program for phosphorus, with
new regulations under OWRA. Phosphorus trading around Lake Simcoe is considered as a tool to
achieve overall phosphorus loading reductions via financial incentives to implement Best Management
Practices for urban, rural and agricultural runoff. A feasibility study on Water Quality Trading around
Lake Simcoe, released in February 2010, concluded that phosphorus trading is feasible. A water
quality trading program is not included in the final Phosphorus Reduction Strategy.
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6
Existing Water and Wastewater Infrastructure
6.1
Existing Water Systems
Municipal water service is currently provided to the Bradford Urban Area, to Bond Head, and to some
properties on County Road 88, west of Highway 400. The remainder of the municipality utilizes
individual wells for their water needs.
The municipal water system relies on two water supplies:
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Groundwater supply from wells in the Bradford Urban Area;
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Surface water supply from the Town of Innisfil.
The total water supply that is planned to be available to BWG from its well system and from the Innisfil
supply is 23,000 m3/day as summarized in Table 1. Further details on these water supplies are
presented in sub-sections 6.1.1 and 6.1.2.
Table 1: BWG Water Supply Capacity
Water Supply
6.1.1
Capacity (m3/day)
BWG Groundwater Supply
10,000
Lakeshore WTP Phase 2
7,100
Lakeshore WTP Phase 3 (proposed)
5,900
Total
23,000
Groundwater Supply
BWG operates seven groundwater wells that obtain water from artesian and confined aquifers. The
wells are all located in the Bradford Urban Area. They are listed in Table 2.
The groundwater systems provide a total rated capacity of 13,226 m3/day. In 2009, the groundwater
supply system’s firm capacity, with the largest well out of service (Church Well No. 2), was 8,314
m3/day. The Soda Pop, 8th Line, Bingham Street and Simcoe Street wells were mostly off line in 2009
and 2010. The Doane well is offline and not in use; the pumps have been removed from the well and
there is no power to the building.
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A stand-by well for the Church system is planned to be constructed in the future. A replacement well
for the Simcoe Street well has been constructed but is not yet connected to the distribution system. It
remains as a standby well for future use. BWG is considering decommissioning some of the wells,
such as the Soda Pop, 8th Line and Bingham Street wells due to their poor water quality and their age.
At this time, the groundwater systems’ actual capacity is considered to be in the order of 10,000
m3/day.
Well pump houses are equipped with sodium hypochlorite feed systems and chlorine contact tanks or
pipes for primary and secondary disinfection, and with water quality monitoring instrumentation and
SCADA systems. The Soda Pop, Bingham and Simcoe wells are connected to a common water
disinfection system. The 8th Line well pump house is equipped with a methane gas removal system.
Table 2: BWG Groundwater Systems
Groundwater Wells and Pump Houses
6.1.2
Rated Capacity (m3/day)
Church Well No. 1
1,637
Church Well No. 2
4,912
Doane Well
2,618
Simcoe Street Well
1,047
8th Line (Hambly) Well
1,637
Soda Pop Well
786
Bingham Street Well
589
Total Rated Capacity
13,226
Actual Capacity
10,000
Surface Water Supply
A water transmission main between Alcona, in the Town of Innisfil, and Bradford (at the 8th Line and
10th Sideroad), supply treated water from the Lakeshore WTP to BWG. The transmission main’s
primary function is to convey water to BWG. It is designed to supply a flow of 13,000 m3/day to BWG,
with a design factor of 1.2 if additional flow is required in the future.
The surface water supply is the Lakeshore WTP, which treats water from Lake Simcoe. The Phase 2
expansion of the Lakeshore WTP has a maximum day capacity of 25,800 m3/day. Through an intermunicipal agreement (June 30, 2004), BWG can utilize up to 7,100 m3/day of the Phase 2 Lakeshore
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WTP capacity; additional capacity of 5,900 m3/day will be provided upon completion of the Phase 3
expansion of the WTP. By Innisfil Council resolution on November 4, 2009, the Town of Innisfil has
agreed to consider during the Class EA for the Phase 3 expansion of the Lakeshore WTP all additional
water supply needs identified in this Servicing Master Plan Update.
6.1.3
Water Distribution and Storage
Treated water is distributed to Bradford, Bond Head and some properties on County Road 88 west of
Highway 400, through a network of approximately 114 km of watermains, with diameters up to 400
mm. BWG maintains a hydraulic model of the water distribution system.
The water distribution system has three pressure zones. All groundwater systems feed directly into
the Pressure Zone 1 water distribution system, which covers Bond Head and parts of Bradford.
Pressure Zone 2, which is generally located in the north west of Bradford, is serviced by a booster
pumping station at Standpipe No. 2. Pressure Zone 3, at the south east of the Bradford Urban Area
(Green Valley area), is fed from Pressure Zone 1 through pressure reducing/sustaining valves.
Bond Head is connected to the Bradford water distribution system by a 400 mm diameter trunk
watermain on County Road 88 that was sized to provide sufficient capacity to convey water from
Alliston through Bond Head to Bradford in the eventuality of a future water supply from Georgian Bay.
The rechlorination facility at Middleton Sideroad and Holland Street in Bradford was originally
constructed to ensure sufficient chlorine residuals were provided in the Bond Head watermains. This
facility was decommissioned in 2009.
The water distribution system includes three water storage facilities (two standpipes and one ground
level reservoir) that can provide a total useable storage volume of 26,180 m3. Their storage volumes
are summarized in Table 3.
Standpipe No. 1 located at Essa Street and Queen Street provides 7,720 m3 of storage at a water level
of 300.35 m. The reservoir controls the wells pumping systems. The Roy Storey booster pumping
station at Standpipe No. 1 includes a rechlorination facility and stand-by power.
Standpipe No. 2 located to the north of Archer Court provides a total storage volume of 8,460 m3 at a
water level of 300.25 m. The Appi Sikkema Zone 2 booster pumping station at Standpipe No. 2
includes a rechlorination facility and stand-by power.
The John Fennel grade-level reservoir, located at the 10th Sideroad and 12th Line, is a two-cell
reservoir with an operating volume of 10,000 m3. It stores water from the Innisfil to Bradford water
transmission main. The reservoir can provide 48 hours of treated water storage, with all wells in
operation, to ensure that the BWG design average day water demand can be met in the event that the
water supply from Innisfil is interrupted for maintenance purposes. The reservoir also has a booster
pumping station and rechlorination facility using chlorine gas. The grade-level reservoir was designed
to facilitate a future expansion, by adding two 3,000 m3 cells and/or one 5,000 m3 cell.
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Table 3: Water Storage Facilities
Storage Facility
Total Volume (m3)
Useable Volume (m3)
Standpipe No. 1
7,720
7,720
Standpipe No. 2
8,460
8,460
John Fennel Reservoir
10,500
10,000
26,680
26,180
Total
6.2
Existing Sewage Systems
Currently, BWG provides municipal wastewater collection and treatment in the Bradford Urban area
only. The remainder of the municipality is served by individual disposal systems, including the Bond
Head settlement area.
6.2.1
Sewage Collection System
The Town’s sanitary sewage collection system currently consists of gravity sanitary sewers ranging in
diameter from 150 mm to 600 mm, and six sewage pumping stations with associated discharge
forcemains, as follows:
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Townsend Avenue Pumping Station
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Walker Street Pumping Station
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Artesian Pumping Station
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Dissette Street Pumping Station
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Industrial Road Pumping Station
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Richie Strong Pumping Station
The sewage pumping stations have been recently upgraded so that they can be remotely controlled at
the Bradford WPCP via radio communication.
6.2.2
Bradford Water Pollution Control Plant
The Bradford Urban Area is served by the Bradford Water Pollution Control Plant (WPCP), located
east of Dissette Street and south of Jay Street.
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Up to 2009, the WPCP had a rated capacity of 7,400 m3/day. It was comprised of three plants,
referred to as Plants A, B and C in the MOE Certificate of Approval. Sewage treatment is provided by
Plant B, an extended aeration activated sludge plant constructed in 1982, and Plant C, a sequencing
batch reactor activated sludge plant constructed in 1998. Plant A is utilized for aerobic digestion of the
sludge produced by Plants B and C. The effluent from the two secondary treatment plants is filtered,
disinfected by ultraviolet light (UV), and pumped to the West Holland River. The WPCP treats a small
volume of septage.
In the fall of 2009, construction of the WPCP expansion was completed (Plants D1 and D2). The
WPCP was expanded by 10,000 m3/day to an average day rated capacity of 17,400 m3/day and a
peak flow capacity of 40,800 m3/day. The rated capacities of Plants B, C, D1 and D2 are presented in
Table 4. It is noted that Plant D was designed for an average day capacity of 12,000 m3/day and a
peak flow of 30,840 m3/day, to ensure process robustness.
Table 4: Rated Capacity of the Expanded WPCP
Rated Average Day
Capacity (m3/day)
3,075
Plant
B
Extended aeration
C
Sequencing Batch Reactors
4,325
D1
Extended aeration
5,000
D2
Extended aeration
5,000
Total
17,400
Peak Flow Capacity
(m3/day)
40,800
Plants B and C were stress-tested in 2006/2007 to establish the maximum sewage flow rate that can
be treated while still complying with the Certificate of Approval effluent concentrations. The TSH
January 2008 stress testing report for Plants B and C concluded that with some facility modifications,
Plant B could potentially be re-rated to a flow of 4,544 m3/day, and Plant C could potentially be rerated to a flow of 6,015 m3/day, while meeting the secondary effluent objectives. The potential re-rated
capacity of the WWTP is therefore 22,560 m3/day. It is noted that the stress tests did not extend to the
tertiary filtration process for phosphorus removal. The results of these stress tests will be used when
establishing the required expansion capacity and selecting the preferred sewage treatment approach
for any future expansion of the WPCP.
The recent expansion project added a new raw sewage pumping station, new head works with
screening, degritting and odour control equipment, a new extended aeration plant, additional chemical
feed equipment for phosphorus removal, additional tertiary filters, additional UV disinfection modules,
new biosolids aerobic digesters, and new biosolids storage tanks. With these upgrades and
expansion, the Bradford WPCP’s treatment process now consists of:
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Screening
Degritting
Extended aeration activated sludge, with aeration tanks and secondary clarifiers
Alum and polymer addition for phosphorus removal
Tertiary filtration
UV disinfection
Biosolids at the WPCP are treated by aerobic digestion and thickening. The recent expansion
provides for thickening by decanting in the aerobic digesters. As the volume of biosolids increases, a
mechanical thickening system (rotary drum) with polymer conditioning will be added. Digested
biosolids are stored on site during the winter in the sludge storage lagoon and in biosolids storage
tanks, then disposed by agricultural land application. The WPCP expansion was designed to facilitate
the future conversion of the biosolids aerobic digestion system to an anaerobic digestion system, a
more cost-effective process at higher plant and biosolids flows. The volume of the new biosolids
storage tanks was selected so that they can be used in the future as anaerobic digesters.
In accordance with the July 2008 amended Certificate of Approval (C of A # 6598-7FRRPR), the
expanded WPCP’s effluent must not exceed the following monthly effluent limits:
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BOD5: 10 mg/L
Suspended Solids: 10 mg/L
Total Phosphorus: 0.11 mg/L
Total Ammonia: 0.8 mg/L (April to October), 2.5 mg/L (November to March)
E. Coli: 100 org. per 100 mL
In addition, the monthly average effluent loading of Total Phosphorus must not exceed 2.046 kg/day.
In 2009, the Bradford WPCP treated an average flow of 7,227 m3/day or 41% of its expanded rated
capacity. The WPCP typically complies with all its requirements. On average in 2009, it produced an
effluent containing 2.3 mg/L of BOD5, 2.4 mg/L of total suspended solids, 0.08 mg/L of total
phosphorus, and an ammonia concentration of 0.19 mg/L in the summer.
The WPCP site and the layout of the current expansion provide space for a subsequent expansion of
the WPCP.
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Servicing Requirements
7.1
Population and Employment Projections in Service Areas
In accordance with the BWG 2002 Official Plan and Official Plan Amendments (OPA), the areas to be
serviced by municipal communal water and wastewater infrastructure are: the Bradford Urban Area;
the lands on Line 8 west of Sideroad 10 (Interphase Industrial); the Bond Head Settlement Area; and
the Highway 400 Employment Lands Secondary Plan. They are described below:
1. Bradford Urban Area. The Official Plan indicates that the Town will “continue to grow at a relatively
rapid rate”, and that it is expected that the “vast majority of new growth in the Town will occur within
the serviced limits of the Bradford Urban Area”. The projected residential population for the
Bradford Urban Area as delineated in the Official Plan is approximately 38,800 by the year 2026,
with 12,500 households.
2. Lands on Line 8 west of Sideroad 10 (Interphase Industrial). Official Plan Amendment No. 9,
adopted by BWG in October 2006, designated 36 ha of land on the west side of Sideroad 10 and
north and south of Line 8 from Agricultural to Industrial and Special Policy Area in order to permit
the development of an industrial park. OPA 9 indicates that these lands are anticipated to be
served by the Bradford Urban Area municipal sanitary sewers and watermains.
3. Bond Head Settlement Area. The Official Plan indicates that Bond Head will become a serviced
rural settlement area. OPA 16 for the Bond Head Settlement Area Secondary Plan, adopted by
BWG in March 2007 and approved by the OMB in August 2009, established a detailed land use
plan, refined the boundaries, and identified an expected population growth from 500 residents to
approximately 4,500 residents.
4. Highway 400 Employment Lands Secondary Plan. OPA 15, adopted by BWG in November 2006
and approved by the OMB in August 2009, established an Employment Secondary Plan for the
Highway 400/County Road 88 corridor. It anticipates a potential total employment population of
15,000 for the 500 ha of developable land in the Area.
It is noted that the Official Plan also identifies Newton Robinson as a settlement area, however it is
considered an “un-serviced rural settlement area with little development potential at the present time.”
No plans to service this settlement area have been brought forward by the residents, BWG or
developers at the time of this Servicing Master Plan Update.
BWG’s projected total residential and employment populations in the serviced areas by 2026 are
summarized in Table 5. They include an allowance to account for intensification through infill and
redevelopment, as well as for the greenfield development potential. The total projected serviced
population for the purpose of the Servicing Master Plan Update Study is 46,000 persons. Adding a
projected rural population of 4,500, the total BWG population is projected at 50,500.
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Table 5: Projected Residential and Employment Populations in Serviced Areas
Area (ha)
Resid.
Comm.
Net
Industrial
Gross
Net
Population
Instit.
Net
Total Net
Residential
Employment
38,800
3,000
Bradford Urban Area
925
178
446
251
Incl.
1,354
Interphase Industrial
0
0
36
23
0
23
210
0
0
0
0
210
0
25
475
380
0
405
1,135
203
957
654
Incl.
2,187
Bond Head Area
Highway 400 Employment
Total
Incl. Above
4,500
15,000
43,300
Allowance for Intensification and Infilling
2,700
Total for Servicing Planning
46,0001
18,000
18,000
Note 1: Population excludes projected rural (unserviced) population of 4,500.
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7.2
Water Demand Projections
The projected demand for treated water for the planned serviced population in BWG delineated in
Section 7.1, was established from a review of historical water consumption data in BWG as well as in
other communities.
In the period of 2005 to 2009 inclusively, BWG supplied on average 6,367 m3/day of treated water.
This corresponds to a 5-year average water consumption of 315 L/capita per day. This consumption
averages all water usage from residential, commercial, institutional and industrial properties. A review
of the historical data from 2002 to 2009 shows a decreasing trend in the per capita water consumption,
from 388 L/capita/day in 2002 to 292 L/capita/day in 2009, which has been attributed to the residents’
water conservation efforts.
Historical water consumption data indicates that the water demand from residential areas only has
decreased steadily from 359 L/capita/day in 2002 to 246 L/capita/day in 2009. For planning purposes,
a residential water consumption rate of 300 L/capita/day was used. This value is less than was used
in the 2003 master servicing plan (388 L/capita/day), thus accounting for the observed consistent trend
of reduced water usage, but remains sufficiently conservative for planning.
It was determined, based on a review of the 2004 water records for the BWG industrial, commercial
and institutional water connections, that heavy industries utilize an average of 60 m3/ha/day, while light
industries and commercial areas utilize an average of 2.2 m3/ha/day. A future blended water usage
rate of 5 m3/ha/day (gross areas) was therefore used for the Bradford Urban Area industrial lands
assuming that heavy industries form 5% of the industrial land uses.
Projected water demands from the future commercial and industrial areas proposed for the Highway
400 employment area were estimated based on water consumption in other industrial and commercial
nodes. Water consumption at the Orillia West Ridge commercial and industrial development in the
past 6 years averaged 5 to 7 m3/ha/day (net areas). For the purpose of infrastructure planning, a
water usage rate of 8 m3/ha/day (net area) was used.
The 2008 MOE Design Guidelines suggest a maximum day factor of 1.8 to estimate the maximum day
demands from residential areas with a population of 25,000 to 50,000. BWG water data for the past
five years (2006 to 2010) indicates that the maximum day factor ranged between 1.2 and 1.5 for a
connected population of approximately 20,000. A maximum day factor of 1.5 was therefore used for
planning purposes. For industrial and commercial areas, a maximum day factor of 2 was used, which
is typical of industrial flow patterns.
The above criteria for projecting the future water demands in BWG are summarized in Table 6.
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Table 6: Water Servicing Design Criteria
Criteria
Water Consumption – Average Day
Residential
300 L/capita/day
Existing Industrial, Commercial and Institutional in Bradford Urban Area
5 m3/gross ha/day
Future Industrial and Commercial in Highway 400 employment area
8 m3/net ha/day
Maximum Day Factor
Residential
1.5
Industrial, Commercial and Institutional
2
The estimated future maximum day water demand from the projected residential population and
employment lands in the serviced areas is 31,900 m3/day, as summarized in Table 7. Based on this
projection, the existing treated water supplies, which can supply 23,000 m3/day, need to be expanded
by 8,900 m3/day (max day) to accommodate the planned serviced areas.
Table 7: Projected Water Demands from Serviced Areas
Average Day Demand (m3/d)
Maximum Day Demand (m3/d)
Resid.
Employm.
Total
Resid.
Employm.
Total
Bradford Urban Area
11,640
2,145
13,785
17,460
4,290
21,750
Interphase Industrial
0
184
184
0
368
368
1,350
0
1,350
2,025
0
2,025
0
3,240
3,240
0
6,480
6,480
12,990
5,569
18,559
19,485
11,138
30,623
810
1,215
Bond Head Area
Highway 400 Employment
Total
Allowance
810
1,215
Total for Servicing Planning
19,369
31,838
SAY
19,400
31,900
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7.3
Water Storage Requirements
The overall treated water storage needs for BWG’s total serviced population is calculated as 20,175
m3, in accordance with the 2008 MOE Design Guidelines (see Table 8). This volume provides fire
protection, flow equalization and can be used for emergencies. With an existing available storage
volume of 26,180 m3, there is sufficient water storage in BWG, when considering the water system as
a whole.
Table 8: Total BWG Projected Water Storage Requirements
Component
Criteria
Storage Volume (m3)
Fire Storage
378 L/s for 6 hours
8,165
Equalization Storage
25% of 31,900 m3/d (MDD)
7,975
Emergency Storage
25% of equalization plus fire storage
4,035
Total
20,175
However, if considering the future Highway 400 employment area and the Bond Head area separately,
Highway 400 and Bond Head together require a water storage volume of 4,280 m3 (see Table 9). This
storage volume is sufficient to provide fire protection flows of 180 L/s for 2 hours.
Table 9: Highway 400 and Bond Head Water Storage Requirements
Component
Criteria
Storage Volume (m3)
Fire Storage
180 L/s for 2 hours
1,296
Equalization Storage
25% of 8,505 m3/d (MDD)
2,126
Emergency Storage
25% of equalization plus fire storage
Total
856
4,278
The Bradford Urban Area by itself requires a storage volume of 17,500 m3 (see Table 10). The
existing storage volume, located within the Bradford Urban Area, is sufficient to meet the requirements
of the projected population of 41,500 in Bradford.
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Table 10: Bradford Urban Area Water Storage Requirements
Component
Criteria
Fire Storage
378 L/s for 6 hours
8,165
Equalization Storage
25% of 23,333 m3/d (MDD)
5,833
Emergency Storage
25% of equalization plus fire storage
3,500
Total
7.4
Storage Volume (m3)
17,498
Wastewater Flow Projections
The projected wastewater flows associated with the projected residential and employment populations
in the BWG serviced areas were established following a review of historical wastewater flows.
From 2005 to 2009 inclusively, the average wastewater flow was 6,400 m3/day. This overall average
includes all connections to the Bradford sewage system, including residential, commercial/industrial
and institutional connections.
The historical residential wastewater generation rate, excluding inflow and infiltration, was calculated to
be 248 L/capita/day for the 5-year period between 2005 and 2009.
For planning purposes, a residential per capita wastewater generation rate of 250 L/capita/day was
used, slightly lower than the design criteria utilized for the design of the Bradford WPCP expansion.
An allowance of 90 L/capita/day for extraneous flows was added in order to provide for the aging of the
sewage collection system.
For industrial and commercial land uses, the water consumption criteria described in Section 7.2, were
applied to estimate wastewater flows from those areas, using the conservative assumption that 100%
of the water used returns as wastewater.
Peaking factors for estimating residential peak flows were calculated using the Harmon formula. For
industrial and commercial land uses, a peaking factor of 2 was used, which is typical of industrial flow
patterns.
The above criteria for projecting the future wastewater flows in BWG are summarized in Table 11
overleaf.
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Table 11: Wastewater Servicing Design Criteria
Criteria
Wastewater Generation – Average Day
Residential
250 L/capita/day
Extraneous
90 L/capita/day
Existing Industrial, Commercial and Institutional in Bradford Urban Area
Future Industrial and Commercial in Highway 400 Employment Area
5 m3/gross ha/day
8 m3/net ha/day
Peaking Factors
Residential
Harmon
Extraneous
2.5
Industrial, Commercial and Institutional
2
The estimated future average and peak wastewater flows from the projected residential population and
employment lands in the serviced areas are 23,300 m3/day and 53,400 m3/day respectively, as
summarized in Table 12 overleaf. The projected wastewater flows for the serviced areas exceed the
capacity of the expanded Bradford WPCP (17,400 m3/d) by 5,900 m3/day.
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Table 12: Projected Wastewater Flows from Serviced Areas
Average Day Flows (m3/d)
Peak Flows (m3/d)
Resid.
Employ.
Extran.
Total
Resid.
Employ.
Extran.
Total
Bradford Urban Area
9,700
2,145
4,264
16,109
22,976
4,290
10,755
38,021
Interphase Industrial
0
184
66
250
0
368
167
535
1,125
0
405
1,530
3,698
0
1022
4,719
0
3,240
1,166
4,406
0
6,480
2,942
9,422
10,825
5,569
5,902
22,296
25,149
11,138
14,886
51,173
243
918
1,568
613
2,181
Bond Head Area
Highway 400 Employment
Total
Allowance
675
Total for Servicing Planning
23,214
53,354
SAY
23,300
53,400
Note: The total peak flow from all areas is not the sum of the individual peak flows. It was recalculated with a residential
peaking factor of 2.32 to account for the total population.
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8
Alternative Water Servicing Solutions
8.1
Long List of Water Supply Alternatives
To supply treated water to the projected residential and employment populations in BWG’s serviced
areas, the current water supply capacity needs to be increased by 8,900 m3/day (maximum day), and
the treated water storage volume needs to be increased.
A long list of alternative water supply solutions was developed to address this water supply shortfall. It
included:
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Reduce limits of service area
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Reduce water demands through water conservation
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Expand BWG groundwater supply and treatment
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Construct new BWG water treatment plant (Cook’s Bay)
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Obtain additional water from Innisfil Lakeshore WTP supply
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Obtain water from the Barrie water system
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Obtain water from York Region water system
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Obtain water from Collingwood-Alliston water system
Many of these alternatives were considered and reviewed during the 2002 and 2003 master planning
studies.
These water supply alternatives are described briefly below. Numerous alternatives were screened
out; the rationales for their elimination from further consideration are described.
8.1.1
Do Nothing
The Do Nothing alternative does not provide any additional water supply capacity. As planned growth
in BWG cannot be accommodated with existing water supplies, this alternative does not meet the
objective of the Problem Statement. The Do Nothing alternative was screened-out from the
comparative assessment.
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8.1.2
Reduce Limits of Service Area
Reducing the limits of the serviced areas as defined by the BWG Official Plan and its OPAs, does not
meet the objective of the Problem Statement. This alternative should be considered only if it is not
feasible to supply water to the entire service area, or if the environmental impacts are not fully
mitigable. It was therefore screened-out from the comparative assessment, but was kept for future
consideration if needed following analysis of the other water supply alternatives.
8.1.3
Reduce Water Demands through Water Conservation
BWG has a Water Efficiency Program that includes water metering and lawn watering restrictions,
promotes the use of high efficiency plumbing fixtures, and provides advice on indoor and outdoor
water saving and home leak detection. Historical water consumption records have shown a consistent
decrease in per capita water usage since 2002. In 2009, residential water consumption was just below
250 L/person/day. Continued commitment to this water conservation program is required to maintain
water consumption rates at or below current levels.
Water conservation programs cannot independently eliminate the projected water supply shortfall in
BWG. However, continued efforts to promote water conservation through public education programs
and financial incentives for existing users, need to be part of the preferred and recommended water
servicing solution. This alternative solution was screened-out from the comparative assessment,
however it will be included in the recommended master plan.
8.1.4
Expand BWG Groundwater Supply and Treatment
This alternative involves the development of additional groundwater wells and associated treatment
systems to supplement the existing water supplies. This option was reviewed during the 2002 Water
Master Servicing Study (WMSS) and again during the 2003 WMSS Update, and it was determined that
due to the existing hydrogeological conditions, it would require the construction of a large number of
additional low production wells. Previous hydrogeological studies have also concluded that additional
groundwater capacity is limited near Bradford and additional groundwater takings would mine the
aquifer. This alternative was therefore screened-out from the comparative assessment.
8.1.5
Construct New BWG Water Treatment Plant (Cook’s Bay)
This alternative involves the construction of a new water treatment plant in BWG to supplement the
existing water supplies. The water treatment plant would treat water from Cook’s Bay rather than from
the Holland River. The Holland River was not considered a good raw water source as its water quality
is variable and low flows occur seasonally.
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As shown on Figure 3, the infrastructure required to implement this alternative would include:
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New 3 km long 400 mm diameter intake pipe into Cook’s Bay and an intake structure at a depth of
10 m;
New raw water low lift pumping station, proposed to be located on the shore of Lake Simcoe near
Gilford, Innisfil, to eliminate environmental impacts from construction in the Holland Marsh Wetland;
New 6 km long 400 mm diameter raw water transmission main to BWG;
New WTP capable of supplying 8,900 m3/day, assumed for this assessment to be located near the
13th Line and Sideroad 20. A treatability study would be required to establish the most effective
water treatment process. For cost estimating purposes, we have assumed that the facility would
utilize a membrane filtration process;
New 8 km long 400 mm treated water transmission main from the new WTP to the John Fennell
reservoir; and,
Expansion of the treated water reservoir volume.
Implementation of this alternative would necessitate reaching an agreement with the Town of Innisfil to
locate a raw water pumping station and transmission main in the municipality. Purchase of land for the
raw water pumping station and for the water treatment plant would also be required.
It must be noted that the construction of a new BWG WTP would be in addition to the continued Innisfil
water supply. Therefore this alternative includes BWG’s share of the construction of the Phase 3
expansion of the Lakeshore WTP, which is required to meet the terms of the Innisfil/BWG agreement
and increase the Innisfil supply to 13,000 m3/day.
8.1.6
Obtain Additional Treated Water from Innisfil Lakeshore WTP Supply
This alternative involves expanding the capacity of the existing Innisfil water supply to BWG from the
currently agreed flow of 13,000 m3/day to 21,900 m3/day. This alternative builds upon the existing
water supply and transmission infrastructure.
The Innisfil water supply originates at the Lakeshore WTP, which has recently completed its Phase 2
expansion to a maximum day capacity of 25,800 m3/day. The 2004 Innisfil-BWG agreement provides
for the Phase 2 Lakeshore WTP to supply 7,100 m3/day to BWG and the future Phase 3 WTP to
supply an additional 5,900 m3/day to BWG.
The Class EA for the Phase 3 WTP expansion is underway. As agreed by Innisfil Council on
November 4, 2009, the Class EA will consider BWG’s additional water needs, as identified in this
Master Plan Update, in the total water capacity to be provided by the Phase 3 WTP expansion.
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The Innisfil to BWG water transmission system includes a 26 km long water transmission main from
the Alcona reservoir to the John Fennell reservoir in BWG, a booster pumping station located at
Innisfil’s Third Line, and a monitoring station at the municipal boundary. The 500 mm and 600 mm
diameter water transmission main was designed to convey water to Lefroy, Gilford and Cookstown in
Innisfil and a flow of 13,000 m3/day to BWG. Expansion of the transmission main to increase the
supplied flow to BWG would require the construction of a parallel transmission main between Innisfil
and BWG’s John Fennel reservoir.
Innisfil’s Third Line booster pumping station currently has a firm capacity of 9,330 m3/day (108 L/s), of
which 7,100 m3/day (82 L/s) is assigned to BWG. The station is designed for a Phase 2 expansion
(pump replacement) to increase its firm capacity to 16,000 m3/day (185 L/s). A Phase 3 expansion will
be required to meet the BWG water supply shortfall.
In summary and as shown on Figure 3, to supply additional water flows to BWG, the existing
infrastructure requires the following upgrades:
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Expansion of Innisfil’s Lakeshore WTP and intake by 8,900 m3/day (in addition to capacity needed
for Innisfil), to provide a capacity of 21,900 m3/day to BWG.
Twinning or replacement of the 4 km long 500 mm trunk watermain between the Lakeshore WTP
and the Alcona reservoir.
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Twinning of the Alcona to Bradford water transmission main (20 km to the John Fennel reservoir).
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Expansion of Innisfil’s Third Line booster pumping station on the Innisfil to BWG transmission main.
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Expansion of the treated water reservoir volume.
This alternative requires a revision to the water supply agreement with the Town of Innisfil.
8.1.7
Obtain Treated Water from the Barrie Water System
This alternative involves obtaining treated water from the City of Barrie’s new WTP, to supplement the
existing water supplies.
The new WTP and raw water intake into Kempenfelt Bay is currently under construction. The first
phase of the WTP, with a capacity of 60,000 m3/day, is planned to be completed in 2010. It will
provide for Barrie’s water demands at build-out to their 2009 boundary. The subsequent three phases,
up to an ultimate capacity of 240,000 m3/day, could supply water to external areas, subject to Council’s
approval. The intake is currently being constructed with a capacity of 240,000 m3/day. The City of
Barrie has not established the timing of the Phase 2 expansion.
This alternative requires the following infrastructure, as shown on Figure 3:
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Expansion of the Barrie WTP to supply 8,900 m3/day to BWG.
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New water transmission main, approximately 28 km long and 400 mm in diameter, through the City
of Barrie and the Town of Innisfil, to BWG.
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New booster pumping station in the Town of Innisfil.
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Expansion of the treated water reservoir volume.
It also requires:
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Water supply agreement with the City of Barrie.
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Right-of-way through the Town of Innisfil for the transmission main.
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Purchase of land for the booster pumping station.
It must be noted that the Barrie water supply would be in addition to the continued Innisfil water supply.
Therefore this alternative includes BWG’s share of the construction of the Phase 3 expansion of the
Lakeshore WTP, which is required to meet the terms of the Innisfil/BWG agreement and increase the
Innisfil supply to 13,000 m3/day.
8.1.8
Obtain Treated Water from the York Region Water System
This alternative involves obtaining treated water from the Region of York’s water system, to
supplement the existing water supplies.
York Region operates the York Water System, which distributes water from Lake Ontario, and which is
now integrated with the Yonge Street Aquifer System, a groundwater-based system that supplies
Newmarket, Holland Landing and Queensville. York Region also operates the Georgina WTP on Lake
Simcoe.
Communication with the Region confirmed that they are faced with challenges to supply the projected
water demands from extensive growth, and do not have any spare capacity to supply water to adjacent
municipalities. Accordingly, this alternative was screened-out from the comparative assessment.
8.1.9
Obtain Treated Water from Collingwood-Alliston Water System
This alternative would supplement the existing BWG water supplies by obtaining treated water from
the Collingwood WTP, via the existing regional pipeline to Alliston in the Town of New Tecumseth and
a new water transmission main from Alliston to Bond Head.
The Collingwood WTP treats raw water from Georgian Bay by membrane filtration and has a rated
capacity of 31,140 m3/day. The WTP is planned to be expanded in phases. WTP expansions up to
60,000 m3/day are anticipated to meet the needs of the Town of Collingwood, and to satisfy the
agreements with the Town of The Blue Mountains and the Town of New Tecumseth. The WTP has an
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ultimate capacity of 90,000 m3/day. The scheduling of the next expansion is not available as funding
has not been resolved.
In accordance with their water supply agreement, the Town of New Tecumseth has a WTP allocation
of 23,500 m3/day by 2030. Their current water usage is 10,100 m3/day. This allocated capacity can
increase to 16,000 m3/day by 2018, however the Collingwood WTP cannot supply this capacity without
an expansion.
The 600 mm diameter, 56 km long regional pipeline runs from the Collingwood WTP to the 4.5 ML
Parsons Road reservoir in Alliston. It is owned by the New Tecumseth Improvement Society (NTIS)
with an interest held by the Collingwood Public Utilities (CPUC). The pipeline is operated by the Town
of New Tecumseth. The pipeline has a current capacity of 13,440 m3/day, which can be expanded to
23,500 m3/day with the addition of one booster station, and up to 60,000 m3/day with the addition of
four booster pumping stations.
In 1999, a water supply agreement was entered into between the Town of Collingwood, the Town of
New Tecumseth, the CPUC and the NTIS. Under that agreement, New Tecumseth can sell water from
the regional pipeline to third parties provided it is restricted to uses that, as determined by the NVCA,
do not adversely affect the Nottawasaga Valley and the Pretty River watersheds.
This alternative requires the following infrastructure, as shown on Figure 3:
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Expansion of the Collingwood WTP to supply 8,900 m3/day to BWG.
Construction of booster pumping stations on the regional pipeline. One booster station is assumed
to be required to increase the pipeline’s capacity to 23,500 m3/day, which would be sufficient for the
current New Tecumseth usage plus the supply to BWG.
Expansion of the booster pumping station at the Parsons Road reservoir for the BWG water supply.
Oversizing the 9 km long trunk watermain between Alliston and Beeton, and expansion of the
McKelvey pumping station in Beeton.
Construction of an 11 km long, 400 mm diameter water transmission main from Beeton to Bond
Head, through the Town of New Tecumseth.
Expansion of the treated water reservoir volume.
In order to implement a new water supply from New Tecumseth, the following would also be required:
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New water supply agreement, or an amendment to the 1999 agreement, to enable the sale of water
to BWG and set the terms for the expansion of the Collingwood WTP and the construction of the
booster pumping stations on the regional pipeline.
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Agreement between BWG and New Tecumseth for the expansion of the booster pumping stations
in Alliston and Beeton, and for the construction of the water transmission main through New
Tecumseth to Bond Head.
Confirmation from the NVCA that the taking of water for BWG does not adversely affect the
Nottawasaga Valley and Pretty River watersheds.
Town of Collingwood Council approval.
It is noted that this alternative was considered the preferred water supply solution in BWG’s 2002
WMSS, but Collingwood Council passed a resolution in February 2003 to not sell or transmit water to
municipalities beyond New Tecumseth. This resolution was in response to the perceived
environmental concern associated with the taking of water from Georgian Bay into the Lake Simcoe
watershed.
It must be noted that the New Tecumseth water supply would be in addition to the continued Innisfil
water supply. Therefore this alternative includes BWG’s share of the construction of the Phase 3
expansion of the Lakeshore WTP, which is required to meet the terms of the Innisfil/BWG agreement
and increase the Innisfil supply to 13,000 m3/day.
8.2
Short List of Water Supply Alternatives
Of the nine water supply alternatives considered, five alternatives were screened out of the
comparative evaluation process, using the following screening criteria:
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Can the alternative, technically, provide servicing capacity for the anticipated growth in BWG?
If the alternative requires an agreement with another municipality, is this municipality an interested
party?
As shown in Table 13 overleaf, screening of the water supply alternatives resulted in the following
short list of alternatives, which are illustrated on Figure 3:
Supply Alternative 1. Construct new BWG water treatment plant (Cook’s Bay)
Supply Alternative 2. Obtain additional water from Innisfil Lakeshore WTP supply
Supply Alternative 3. Obtain water from the Barrie water system
Supply Alternative 4. Obtain water from Collingwood-Alliston water system
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Table 13: Water Supply Alternatives Screening
Long List of Alternatives
Screening Criteria
Capacity to Service
BWG OP & OPAs?
Inter-municipal
Agreement Possible?
Do nothing
No
N/A
Reduce limits of Service Area
No
N/A
Reduce water demands through water
conservation
No
N/A
Expand BWG Groundwater Supply and
Treatment
No
N/A
Construct new BWG water treatment plant
(Cook’s Bay)
Yes
Yes
Obtain additional water from Innisfil
Lakeshore WTP supply
Yes
Obtain water from the Barrie water system
Short List of Alternatives
1
Construct new BWG water treatment plant (Cook’s Bay)
Yes
2
Obtain additional water from Innisfil Lakeshore WTP supply
Yes
Yes
3
Obtain water from the Barrie water system
Obtain water from York Region water
system
No
No
Obtain water from Collingwood-Alliston
water system
Yes
Yes
4
Obtain water from Collingwood-Alliston water system
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8.3
Water Storage Alternatives
The currently available treated water storage volume in Bradford is sufficient to meet the projected
needs of the BWG service areas for equalization, fire protection and other emergencies. However, the
storage tanks’ locations are not distributed optimally for the areas of growth. Two alternative storage
solutions were considered and are described below:
Storage Alternative 1. Status Quo: Utilize existing storage tanks.
Storage Alternative 2. Construct a new elevated storage tank for the Highway 400/88 and Bond Head
areas.
8.3.1
Status Quo: Utilize Existing Storage Tanks
The existing grade level reservoir and standpipes would be utilized to provide fire protection,
emergency, and flow equalization to all areas. The existing John Fennel grade level reservoir is
located at an elevation that allows the gravity supply of water to Pressure Zones 1, 2 and 3 in the
Bradford Urban Area as well as to the Highway 400 employment lands and Bond Head.
With this alternative, trunk watermains from the grade-level reservoir would be sized, following a water
modeling exercise, to supply peak hour demands and fire flows to all service areas. The existing 400
mm diameter trunk watermain between Bradford and Highway 400 would need to be expanded to
supply the peak hour demands to the Highway 400 employment lands and to Bond Head. The water
distribution system would be sized to optimize watermain diameters and the number of pressure
reducing valves between Pressure Zones 2 and 1.
8.3.2
Construct a New Elevated Storage Tank
With this alternative, a new 4,300 m3 elevated storage tank would be constructed between Bond Head
and the Highway 400 employment lands to meet the equalization, emergency and fire storage volume
requirements of these two areas only. It would be filled at maximum day flow rates from the John
Fennel grade-level reservoir. The John Fennel reservoir would not be expanded as the existing
storage facility in Bradford can meet the projected needs of the Bradford Urban Area.
As the elevated reservoir would be located in proximity to the areas it services, watermains would be
of smaller diameter than in Storage Alternative 1. The existing 400 mm diameter trunk watermain
between Bradford and Highway 400 would not need to be expanded. The water distribution system
would be sized, following a water modeling exercise, to optimize watermain diameters and number of
pressure reducing valves between Pressure Zone 2 and Pressure Zone 1.
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8.4
Assessment of Water Supply Alternatives
The four remaining water supply alternatives were compared on the basis of technical criteria, financial
criteria, and their potential impacts on the natural and socio-economic environments, in order to
identify a preliminary preferred solution.
8.4.1
Evaluation Criteria
Table 14 overleaf summarizes the criteria, appropriate for planning level assessment, that were utilized
to compare the water supply alternatives.
8.4.2
Assessment and Preliminary Evaluation of Water Supply Alternatives
Table 15 presents the comparison of the four water supply alternatives that were short-listed for further
evaluation. In summary:
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All alternatives will increase the reliability of the BWG water supply because they provide a new
water supply to supplement BWG’s existing groundwater and Innisfil surface water supplies.
Obtaining water from Barrie, New Tecumseth or from a new WTP in BWG adds a new water
source/ WTP/transmission main; while obtaining additional water from Innisfil adds a new
transmission main.
There is a capital cost and operating cost advantage to making use of existing infrastructure and
from cost sharing with adjacent municipalities, rather than constructing new water supply and
treatment facilities in BWG. However, as expected, the capital and operating costs are lower for
obtaining water from existing closer sources such as Innisfil and Barrie, than from further sources
such as New Tecumseth/Collingwood, because of the length of the transmission mains, the number
of booster pumping stations, and the energy costs associated with pumping.
Building upon the existing inter-municipal agreement with Innisfil to obtain additional water is
expected to be easier to achieve within a reasonable timeline than to establish new agreements
particularly for the New Tecumseth/Collingwood alternative, which would involve reopening the
multi-party agreement for the regional pipeline.
The implementation period (planning, agreements, design, approvals, construction) is expected to
be shorter for the Innisfil alternative because the project involves expansion of existing
infrastructure only, and no land acquisition, and because the Class EA for the Lakeshore WTP
expansion is currently underway.
All the alternatives may have temporary impacts on surface water and groundwater resources and
the terrestrial environment during construction, however the water supply alternatives that require
the construction of a new intake (Alt. 1: new BWG intake; Alt. 2: expansion of the Innisfil intake)
have more significant potential impacts on the aquatic environment.
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Table 14: Water Supply Alternatives Evaluation Criteria
Evaluation Criteria
Technical Criteria
Technical Feasibility
Pumping and Transmission Infrastructure
Required
Reliability
Complexity, Operations and Maintenance
Land Requirements
Regulatory Approval Requirements
Inter-municipal Agreement Requirements
Timing
Natural Environment Criteria
Surface Water Resources
Groundwater Resources
Terrestrial Environment
Aquatic Environment
Description
Overall technical feasibility of the alternative
Ease or difficulty in implementation
Intakes, booster pumping stations and trunk watermains
required to implement this alternative
Reliability of the water source and the water treatment to
provide consistently safe drinking water. Reliability of the
treated water conveyance system to BWG.
Complexity of operations and level of maintenance
required for the water treatment and transmission systems.
Land required for the water treatment facility and
associated infrastructure.
Approvals required from review agencies.
Description of agreements required.
Anticipated difficulty in reaching these agreements.
Anticipated timeline to implementation.
Impacts on rivers and lakes, in terms of water quality and
quantity. Transboundary water transfer.
Impacts on aquifers and wells, in terms of water quality and
quantity.
Impacts on terrestrial vegetation and wildlife and wildlife
habitat.
Impacts on fisheries and aquatic biota.
Socio-Economic and Cultural Environment Criteria
Existing Land Uses
Short and long-term impacts on agriculture, recreation,
urban (residential, commercial, industrial), and mineral
extraction land uses.
Impacts during Construction
Short-term impacts during the construction of the required
infrastructure.
Aesthetic Impacts
Visual, odour, noise.
Heritage or Archaeological Resources
Financial Criteria
Estimated Capital Costs
Estimated Additional Annual Costs
Estimated Life Cycle Costs
Impacts of disturbance of built heritage features, cultural
landscapes, and archaeological resources.
Estimated capital costs of all new infrastructure required,
including contingencies and engineering.
Estimated additional operating and maintenance costs for
the new infrastructure required.
Estimated capital plus operating costs over 20 year,
assuming 3.25% interest and 1% inflation.
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Table 15: Water Supply Alternatives Assessment Matrix
Criteria
Description
Alternative 1:
Alternative 2:
Alternative 3:
Construct New BWG Water Treatment Plant Obtain Additional Treated Water from Innisfil Obtain Treated Water from the Barrie Water System
(Cook’s Bay)
Lakeshore WTP
Alternative 4:
Obtain Treated Water from Collingwood-Alliston Water
System
New lake-based WTP in BWG, with new intake
and raw water pumping station in Innisfil, and
raw water and treated water transmission mains
in BWG.
Expansion of Innisfil’s Lakeshore WTP, intake, Expansion of the Barrie WTP.
trunk watermain, water transmission main and New water transmission main through Barrie and Innisfil
booster pumping station.
to BWG, and new booster pumping station in Innisfil.
Utilizes the existing Alcona to Bradford water
transmission main.
Expansion of the Collingwood WTP.
New booster pumping stations on the regional pipeline.
Expansion of booster pumping stations and trunk watermains in
New Tecumseth.
New water transmission main from Beeton to Bond Head.
In addition to the new WTP, requires:
3 km intake; low lift pumping station; 6 km raw
water transmission main; and 8 km treated water
transmission main to the reservoir.
In addition to the WTP expansion, requires:
In addition to the WTP expansion, requires:
In addition to the WTP expansion, requires:
expansion of the 330 m intake; twinning of a trunk new 28 km transmission main; and one new booster two new booster pumping stations on the 56 km pipeline;
expansion of one booster pumping station in New Tecumseth;
watermain in Alcona; twinning of the Alcona to pumping station.
oversizing of a 9 km trunk watermain; and a new 11 km
Bradford water transmission main; and expansion
transmission main to Bond Head.
of the Third Line booster pumping station.
Medium
Medium
Worst
TECHNICAL CRITERIA
Pumping and Transmission
Infrastructure Required
Worst
Technical Feasibility
Reliability
Complexity, Operations and
Maintenance
Land Requirements
More difficult to implement Technically feasible. More difficult to implement because of
Technically feasible. More difficult to implement Technically feasible. Least difficult to implement Technically feasible.
because of extent of new infrastructure required, because expands existing infrastructure and builds because of length of new transmission main and extent of infrastructure required and number (2) of intermunicipal agreements and approvals required.
number (2) of inter-municipal agreements required.
upon existing inter-municipal agreement.
and need for inter-municipal agreement.
Medium
Best
Medium
Worst
New WTP would be constructed with state-ofthe-art water treatment process capable of
producing safe drinking water. New intake in
Cook’s Bay would be sited to minimize potential
effects from urban and agricultural pollution.
Increases reliability of BWG’s water supply by
adding a third water source.
Shortest water transmission main reduces risk of
supply interruption due to a watermain break.
Medium
WTP expansion would be constructed with water
treatment process capable of producing safe
drinking water. Intake location in Lake Simcoe has
been shown to provide consistently good raw water
quality.
Twinning of the water transmission main increases
reliability of BWG’s water supply.
WTP expansion would be constructed with water
treatment process capable of producing safe drinking
water. Intake in Kempenfelt Bay was sited to minimize
potential effects from urban and agricultural pollution.
Increases reliability of BWG’s water supply by adding a
third water source, but long water transmission main
increases risk of supply interruption due to a watermain
break .
WTP expansion would be utilizing membrane filtration, which is
capable of producing safe drinking water. Intake in Georgian
Bay has been shown to provide consistently good raw water
quality.
Increases reliability of BWG’s water supply by adding a third
water source, but very long water transmission main increases
risk of supply interruption due to a watermain break.
Best
Medium
Medium
Moderate to high complexity of the new WTP.
Additional operations and maintenance for BWG
staff associated with new WTP and pumping
station.
Complexity associated with the
management of an additional water supply.
Worst
Moderate to high complexity of the expanded
WTP. Innisfil operators are familiar with the
operational requirements of the WTP and booster
pumping station. Few new facilities to operate and
maintain.
Best
Moderate to high complexity of the expanded Barrie
WTP. System operated by Barrie operations staff.
Complexity associated with the management of an
additional water supply to the BWG reservoir.
Moderate to high complexity of the expanded Collingwood WTP.
System operated by Collingwood operations staff.
Complexity associated with the management of an additional
water supply to the BWG distribution system.
Medium
Medium
Land acquisition required for the WTP and for No land acquisition is required for the expansion of The Barrie WTP site is planned for its future expansions. The Collingwood WTP site can accommodate the required
the Lakeshore WTP and water transmission Land acquisition required for one booster pumping expansion. Land acquisition required for two booster pumping
the raw water pumping station.
system.
stations.
station.
Worst
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Criteria
Alternative 1:
Alternative 2:
Alternative 3:
Construct New BWG Water Treatment Plant Obtain Additional Treated Water from Innisfil Obtain Treated Water from the Barrie Water System
(Cook’s Bay)
Lakeshore WTP
Approvals required from the MOE, LSRCA, Approvals required from the MOE.
MNR/DFO (stream crossings, intake), County (if
routing through County roads), Coast Guard.
Regulatory Approval Requirements
Inter-municipal Agreement
Requirements
Timing
Alternative 4:
Obtain Treated Water from Collingwood-Alliston Water
System
Approvals required from the MOE, LSRCA, MNR Approvals required from MOE, MEI, NVCA, MNR (stream
(stream crossings), County (if routing through County crossings), County (if routing through County roads and
traversing Greenlands).
roads and traversing Greenlands).
Consent required from the NVCA that the water taking from
Georgian Bay and transfer to the Lake Simcoe watershed will
not adversely affect the Nottawasaga watershed. Consent
required from Collingwood for the expansion of the WTP to
supply water to BWG.
Medium
Worst
Medium
Best
Agreement with the Town of Innisfil required for
the construction of the raw water pumping
station and transmission main through Innisfil.
Build upon existing inter-municipal agreement
with Innisfil.
Amendment to the existing agreement between
BWG and Innisfil required for the purchase of
additional treated water and/or for cost-sharing of
the WTP and transmission main expansion.
Agreement with the City of Barrie required for the
purchase of treated water and/or for cost-sharing of the
WTP expansion, and for construction of a transmission
main through the City of Barrie.
Agreement with the Town of Innisfil required for the
construction of a new transmission main through Innisfil.
Medium
Best
Medium
New or amendment to the existing agreement between
Collingwood, New Tecumseth, CPUC and NTIS, to enable the
sale of water to BWG and set the terms for the expansion of the
Collingwood WTP and the construction of the booster pumping
stations on the regional pipeline.
Agreement between BWG and New Tecumseth for the booster
pumping stations and the water transmission main through New
Tecumseth to Bond Head.
Anticipated to be more difficult because of the number of parties
and number of agreements.
Worst
Requires completion of Class EA Schedule C,
intake siting and water treatability studies, land
acquisition, and final design and construction of
the WTP, pumping station and transmission
mains.
Expected timeline of approximately 5-6 years.
Requires completion of the Innisfil Class EA
Schedule C for the WTP Phase 3 expansion (in
progress), design and construction of the WTP and
intake expansion, transmission main and booster
station expansion and trunk watermain expansion.
Expected timeline of 4 years.
Medium
Best
Requires completion of a Barrie Class EA Schedule C
for the WTP expansion, land acquisition for a booster
station, design and construction of the WTP expansion,
transmission main and booster station.
Expected timeline of 5 years for these tasks.
Implementation delays may occur in reaching
agreements with two parties involved.
Medium
Requires completion of a Collingwood Class EA Schedule C for
the WTP expansion, land acquisition for the booster pumping
stations, design and construction of the WTP expansion, booster
stations and transmission main.
Expected timeline of 5-6 years for these tasks.
Implementation delays may occur in reaching agreements with
all parties involved.
Worst
NATURAL ENVIRONMENT CRITERIA
Surface Water Resources
Groundwater Resources
Minor and temporary localized potential impacts
on lake water quality during construction of new
intake into Cook’s Bay.
Increased water taking from Lake Simcoe. No
trans-boundary water transfer.
Medium
No potential impacts on lake water quality.
Minor and temporary localized potential impacts on No potential impacts on lake water quality.
lake water quality during construction of new intake Increased water taking from Lake Simcoe. No trans- Increased water taking from Georgian Bay. Water transfer from
Georgian Bay to Lake Simcoe.
boundary water transfer.
into Lake Simcoe.
Increased water taking from Lake Simcoe. No
trans-boundary water transfer.
Medium
Best
Medium
Minor and temporary localized potential impacts
on groundwater levels during construction of the
new WTP, pumping station and transmission
main due to dewatering.
Medium
Minor and temporary localized potential impacts on
groundwater levels during expansion of the WTP,
pumping station and transmission main due to
dewatering.
Medium
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groundwater levels during expansion of the WTP and levels during expansion of the WTP and construction of booster
construction of booster station and transmission main stations and transmission main due to dewatering.
due to dewatering.
Medium
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Terrestrial Environment
Alternative 1:
Alternative 2:
Alternative 3:
Construct New BWG Water Treatment Plant Obtain Additional Treated Water from Innisfil Obtain Treated Water from the Barrie Water System
(Cook’s Bay)
Lakeshore WTP
Moderate potential impacts at WTP and WTP expansion on existing park site.
pumping station sites, and along transmission Minor potential impacts along existing transmission
main route, minimized by proper siting of the main route.
facilities, avoiding any significant terrestrial
environmental areas or features.
Medium
Aquatic Environment
Best
WTP expansion on existing site.
Moderate potential impacts at pumping station site and
along transmission main route, minimized by proper
siting of the facilities. The transmission main would
traverse the County’s Greenlands, but avoid any
significant terrestrial environmental areas or features.
Medium
Alternative 4:
Obtain Treated Water from Collingwood-Alliston Water
System
WTP expansion on existing site.
Moderate potential impacts at pumping station sites and along
transmission main routes, minimized by proper siting of the
facilities. The transmission main to Alliston would traverse the
County’s Greenlands, but avoid any significant terrestrial
environmental areas or features.
Medium
Potential impact on fisheries and fish habitat in Potential impact on fisheries and fish habitat in Potential impact on fisheries and fish habitat in streams Potential impact on fisheries and fish habitat in streams crossed
Cook’s Bay due to the construction of a long Lake Simcoe due to the construction of a short crossed by the transmission main. Potential impacts can by the transmission main. Potential impacts can be mitigated.
be mitigated.
new intake, and in streams crossed by the new intake. Potential impacts can be mitigated.
transmission mains. Potential impacts can be
mitigated.
Worst
Medium
Best
Best
SOCIO-ECONOMIC AND CULTURAL ENVIRONMENT CRITERIA
Existing Land Uses
Impacts during Construction
Aesthetic Impacts
Heritage or Archaeological
Resources
New WTP constructed in rural area and new WTP expansion on existing site.
pumping station constructed on shoreline. No potential impacts on existing land uses.
Transmission mains located on road right-ofways.
Moderate potential impacts on adjacent
properties, minimized by proper siting of
facilities.
Worst
Best
WTP expansion on existing site. Transmission main
located on road right-of-ways. New booster pumping
station likely constructed in rural area.
Minor potential impacts on existing land uses, minimized
by proper siting of facilities.
WTP expansion on existing site. Transmission main located on
road right-of-ways. New booster pumping stations likely
constructed in rural areas.
Minor potential impacts on existing land uses, minimized by
proper siting of facilities.
Medium
Medium
Short-term impacts during the construction of Short-term impacts during the expansion of the Short-term impacts during the expansion of the WTP,
and construction of the booster pumping station and
the new WTP, pumping station and transmission WTP, pumping station and transmission main.
transmission main. Selection of transmission main route
mains. Selection of transmission main route
critical in minimizing impacts to traffic and existing land
critical in minimizing impacts to traffic and
uses during construction.
existing land uses during construction.
Medium
Medium
Worst
Short-term impacts during the expansion of the WTP, and
construction of the booster pumping stations and transmission
main. Selection of transmission main route critical in minimizing
impacts to traffic and existing land uses during construction.
Worst
More potential visual and noise impacts from the Minor potential aesthetic impacts from the Minor potential aesthetic impacts from the expansion of Minor potential aesthetic impacts from the expansion of the WTP
expansion of the WTP on the existing site. No the WTP on the existing site, and new booster pumping on the existing site, and new booster pumping stations. No odour
new WTP and pumping station.
impacts.
station. No odour impacts.
odour impacts.
No odour impacts.
Worst
Best
Medium
Medium
Potential impacts on heritage or archaeological Expansion of WTP on existing site. Minor potential Expansion of WTP on existing site. Potential impacts at Expansion of WTP on existing site. Potential impacts at two new
booster pumping station site. Assessment would be booster pumping station sites. Assessments would be required.
resources due to two construction sites (WTP, impacts. Assessment would be required.
required.
pumping station). Assessments would be
required.
Worst
Best
Medium
Medium
FINANCIAL CRITERIA
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Criteria
Estimated Capital Costs
Alternative 1:
Alternative 2:
Alternative 3:
Construct New BWG Water Treatment Plant Obtain Additional Treated Water from Innisfil Obtain Treated Water from the Barrie Water System
(Cook’s Bay)
Lakeshore WTP
$60 M
$51 M
$55 M
Estimated Additional Annual Costs
Estimated Lifecycle Costs
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System
$50 M
Worst
$2.3 M/year
Best
$1.3 M/year
Medium
$1.6 M/year
Medium
$1.8 M/year
Worst
$100 M
Worst
Best
$72 M
Best
Medium
$81 M
Medium
Medium
$80 M
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The construction of a new BWG water treatment plant and pumping station has the most potential
impact on adjacent properties. The infrastructure required for the other water supply alternatives
will be mainly within existing road right-of ways. However, disturbance to the public during
construction will be less for the alternatives with less new infrastructure and shorter transmission
mains.
On the basis of the above and prior to obtaining input and comments from the public and agencies,
Alternative 2: Obtain additional treated water from Innisfil’s Lakeshore WTP, was presented at the
Public Open House as the preliminary preferred water supply solution.
8.5
Assessment of Water Storage Alternatives
Upon review of the storage alternatives, it was determined that the preliminary preferred water storage
solution is to construct a storage tank in proximity to the Bond Head and Highway 400 employment
area, sized to meet the specific needs of that area (Storage Alternative 2), for the following reasons:
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The existing water reservoirs in Bradford have sufficient volume to meet the storage needs of the
projected population in the Bradford Urban Area;
The provision of water storage in proximity to the demand is preferable for reliability and to
minimize watermain costs.
It is anticipated that the storage facility would consist of a 4,300 m3 elevated tank. However, this is to
be confirmed through the Schedule B Class EA studies for servicing the OPAs 15 and 16 lands.
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9
Alternative Wastewater Servicing Solutions
9.1
Long List of Wastewater Servicing Alternatives
The projected wastewater flows from the Bradford Urban Area and the approved OPAs will exceed the
rated capacity of the expanded Bradford WPCP. The shortfall is estimated at 5,800 m3/day, average
day flow. A long list of alternative servicing solutions was developed to address the wastewater
treatment capacity shortfall. It included:
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Reduce limits of service area
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Reduce sewage flows through inflow/infiltration control program
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Expand the Bradford WPCP
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Construct new WPCP and surface outfall
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Construct new WPCP with subsurface discharge (Bond Head)
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Connect to the York-Durham sewage system
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Connect to Innisfil WPCP
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Connect to Barrie WPCP
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Discharge Bradford WPCP effluent to the Collingwood WPCP and Georgian Bay
These alternatives are described briefly below. Numerous alternatives were screened out; the
rationales for their elimination from further consideration are described.
9.1.1
Do Nothing
The Do Nothing alternative does not provide any additional wastewater treatment and disposal
capacity. As planned growth in BWG cannot be accommodated with the existing wastewater servicing
capacity, this alternative does not meet the objective of the Problem Statement. The Do Nothing
alternative was screened-out from the comparative assessment.
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9.1.2
Reduce Limits of Service Area
Reducing the limits of the serviced areas as defined in the Official Plan and its amendments, does not
meet the objective of the Problem Statement. This alternative should be considered only if it is not
feasible to provide wastewater servicing to the entire service area, or if the environmental impacts are
not fully mitigable. It was therefore screened-out from the comparative assessment, but was kept for
future consideration if needed following analysis of the other wastewater servicing alternatives.
9.1.3
Reduce Sewage Flows through Inflow/infiltration Control Program
Inflow and infiltration into the sanitary sewers of Bradford, and consequent utilization of wastewater
conveyance and treatment capacity, has not been found to be a major issue. This is confirmed by the
relatively low historical wastewater flows. A program to reduce extraneous flows, which typically
includes investigations, rehabilitation of sewers, disconnection of sump pumps or roof drains, will not
make available all the wastewater capacity required to service the planned growth.
This alternative was screened-out from the comparative assessment. However, continued inspection
and rehabilitation of sewers are required to maintain per capita wastewater flow rates at or below
current levels. The Town is planning an inflow/infiltration study in 2011. Ongoing inflow/infiltration
investigations and control need to be part of the preferred wastewater servicing solution.
9.1.4
Expand the Bradford WPCP and Effluent Discharge to Holland River (Lake Simcoe)
This alternative involves the upgrade and expansion of the existing Bradford WPCP, which discharges
its effluent to Lake Simcoe via the Holland River. The Bradford WPCP would need to be expanded
from 17,400 m3/day to 23,300 m3/day, a 33% expansion.
For the assessment of this alternative, the potential rerating of the WPCP’s secondary treatment units
was not taken into consideration, as the studies were not fully completed. If the Town applies for and
obtains an increase in the rated capacity of the WPCP, the capital costs for this alternative would be
less than estimated during this Servicing Master Plan Update.
As a minimum, the WPCP expansion would require an expansion of all process components and an
upgrade to the tertiary treatment process for phosphorus removal. Modifications to the existing
treatment processes, such as conversion of the extended aeration process to a conventional activated
sludge process or enhanced biological nutrient removal, and conversion of the aerobic sludge
digestion process to anaerobic sludge digestion process, both of which present advantages at design
flow rates such as are required for the Service Area, would also need to be considered during Phases
3 and 4 of the Class EA when the preferred design concepts are selected for the WPCP expansion.
The Bradford WPCP expansion alternative was originally developed assuming that the total daily and
annual effluent load restrictions that are specified in the current Certificate of Approval would be
maintained, although the effluent flow would be increased. On this basis, expansion to 23,300 m3/day
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would require an effluent phosphorus concentration of 0.088 mg/L to ensure the currently permitted
phosphorus loading to Lake Simcoe of 746 kg/year was not exceeded. However, the Phosphorus
Reduction Strategy for the Lake Simcoe Protection Plan, released in July 2010, requires that the
effluent load from the Bradford WPCP not exceed 698 kg/year by 2015, and ultimately this maximum
loading could be reduced to 324 kg/year. Under the Phosphorus Reduction Strategy, if the Bradford
WPCP were expanded to 23,300 m3/day, its compliance effluent phosphorus concentration would
need to be 0.082 mg/L in 2015, and ultimately 0.038 mg/L.
Enhancement of the WPCP’s current phosphorus removal process, which uses alum addition and
tertiary sand filtration, would be required to achieve these effluent limits consistently. It is generally the
experience that in order to achieve an effluent phosphorus concentration in the range of 0.05 mg/L to
0.1 mg/L consistently and cost-effectively, an additional tertiary treatment process or unit is required.
This could be a tertiary clarification step, or an additional media filtration step. It could also be
achieved by membrane filtration of the secondary effluent. To achieve, and consistently comply with
an effluent phosphorus concentration lower than 0.05 mg/L, a criterion considered below the current
limit of technology, would be more difficult and expensive. Phosphorus offsetting and trading may be a
more economical approach worthy of detailed analysis and consideration.
Alternative design concepts for enhancing tertiary treatment would be considered and assessed during
Phases 3 and 4 of the Class EA. For the assessment of this alternative, it was assumed that a
Bradford WPCP expansion would include the addition of a tertiary clarification process upstream of the
tertiary filtration units, designed to achieve an effluent phosphorus concentration of 0.05 mg/L.
This alternative does not require any changes to the WPCP outfall structure or location. The
expansion of the Bradford WPCP does not require land acquisition, as there is sufficient space on the
existing site for additional tankage.
The utilization of the existing Bradford WPCP to service Bond Head and the employment settlement
area would require two new pumping stations, one in Bond Head and one in the Highway 400
employment area, with associated forcemains (total approximate length of 17 km), to convey the
additional raw sewage to the Bradford WPCP. Potential pumping station locations and forcemain
routes would be developed in the Class EA studies for servicing the OPA15 and OPA 16 lands.
9.1.5
Construct New WPCP and Outfall to Holland River or to North Schomberg River
This alternative, which would supplement the existing Bradford WPCP capacity, was considered with
two options:
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Construct a new WPCP and establish a new effluent discharge to Holland River or to the North
Schomberg River.
Construct a new WPCP and discharge its effluent through the existing outfall at the Bradford WPCP
to the Holland River.
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Both these options involve the construction of a new WPCP that would discharge its effluent to a
stream within the Lake Simcoe basin. In view of the Lake Simcoe Protection Plan prohibiting any new
sewage treatment plants, it is fully expected that the construction of a new facility would not be
approved, and this alternative was not considered further.
9.1.6
Construct New WPCP with Subsurface Discharge (Bond Head)
This alternative involves constructing a new WPCP to serve Bond Head only, with tertiary treated
effluent discharged to large communal recharge beds.
As soil and groundwater conditions are not favourable for large disposal beds in the area, this
alternative was screened-out.
9.1.7
Connect to the York-Durham Sewage System
This alternative involves a connection to the York-Durham Sewage System (YDSS) to supplement the
existing Bradford WPCP capacity.
The YDSS, jointly operated by York Region and Durham Region, extends north to Newmarket and
discharges to the Duffin Creek WPCP on Lake Ontario. An Individual EA is currently proceeding to
determine how to service the area north of Newmarket (Upper York Sewage Servicing Project).
Communications with the Region of York confirmed that the Region is facing major constraints with
respect to wastewater servicing, including limitations at the Duffin Creek STP. They have no
opportunity to provide servicing capacity outside of the Region. This alternative was therefore
screened out from the comparative assessment.
9.1.8
Connect to the Innisfil WPCP
This alternative involves a connection to the Town of Innisfil’s WPCP to supplement the existing
Bradford WPCP capacity.
This alternative was screened out because of the current regulatory limits on phosphorus loadings to
Lake Simcoe that apply to the Town of Innisfil as well as all other municipalities that rely on Lake
Simcoe for effluent disposal. As phosphorus loading restrictions are expected to be maintained or
tightened, the Town of Innisfil is not likely to have spare wastewater treatment and disposal capacity.
9.1.9
Connect to the Barrie WPCP
This alternative involves a connection to the City of Barrie’s WPCP to supplement the existing Bradford
WPCP capacity.
The City of Barrie has commented that the Barrie WPCP could be expanded and upgraded to achieve
a lower effluent phosphorus concentration and thus create spare capacity. However, as the provincial
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Phosphorus Reduction Strategy was not in place at the time of this master servicing planning and the
requirements that will be placed on the Barrie WPCP are not firm, there is a significant amount of
uncertainty with regards to the future availability of spare capacity at the Barrie WPCP. Consequently,
this alternative was screened out.
9.1.10 Expand the Bradford WPCP and Discharge some of Effluent to Collingwood WPCP Outfall
This alternative involves the discharge of some of the treated effluent from an expanded Bradford
WPCP to Georgian Bay. This wastewater alternative is considered in conjunction with Water Supply
Alternative 4 (Obtain water from Collingwood-Alliston water system), to address perceived concerns
with the transfer of water/effluent between Lake Simcoe and Georgian Bay.
This alternative requires the following infrastructure:
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Expansion of the Bradford WPCP from a rated capacity of 17,400 m3/day to 23,300 m3/day. The
WPCP would discharge part of its effluent to Lake Simcoe, and part of its effluent to Georgian Bay.
If the treatment process at the WPCP is not modified, BWG could discharge to Lake Simcoe an
effluent flow of 8,900 m3/day with a phosphorus concentration of 0.1 mg/L and meet the proposed
ultimate maximum phosphorus loading under the PRS of 324 kg/year. The remainder (14,400
m3/day) would be discharged to Georgian Bay.
Effluent pumping station at the Bradford WPCP.
New effluent transmission main from Bradford to Alliston (33 km) and from Alliston to Collingwood
(53 km), through the Township of Essa, Town of New Tecumseth, Township of Clearview and the
Town of Collingwood.
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Effluent polishing facility at the Collingwood WPCP site may be required.
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Expansion of the Collingwood WPCP outfall.
This alternative requires agreements with municipalities in which the effluent forcemain and pumping
stations would be located (Town of New Tecumseth, Township of Essa, Township of Clearview, Town
of Collingwood), and an agreement with the Town of Collingwood for capacity in their outfall. A new
outfall is planned to be included in the next Collingwood WPCP expansion, which is not projected to be
needed until at least 2020.
9.2
Short List of Wastewater Alternatives
The following criteria were utilized to screen the wastewater servicing alternatives:
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Can the alternative, technically, provide servicing capacity for the anticipated growth in BWG?
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Can the alternative meet the Lake Simcoe protection policies in effect?
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If the alternative requires an agreement with another municipality, is this municipality an interested
party?
As shown in Table 16 overleaf, only the two following wastewater alternatives met these criteria and
were considered to be feasible:
1. Expand the Bradford WPCP and Effluent Discharge to Holland River (Lake Simcoe)
2. Expand the Bradford WPCP and Discharge Some of Effluent to the Collingwood WPCP outfall to
Georgian Bay
These two alternatives are shown on Figure 4.
9.3
Assessment of Wastewater Alternatives
9.3.1
Evaluation Criteria
Table 17 overleaf summarizes the criteria, appropriate for planning level assessment, that were utilized
to compare the wastewater alternatives.
9.3.2
Assessment and Preliminary Evaluation
The preliminary assessment of the two wastewater alternatives is presented in Table 18.
Prior to obtaining input from the public, agencies and interested parties, the preliminary preferred
wastewater servicing solution was Alternative 1, Expand the Bradford WPCP and continue effluent
discharge to Lake Simcoe. This solution is technically feasible, has few potential negative impacts,
and is less costly than Alternative 2 (Discharge effluent to Georgian Bay). Its disadvantage lies in the
need to implement advanced tertiary treatment to achieve the low effluent phosphorus concentration
required by the Phosphorus Reduction Strategy. This need would be eliminated if part of the effluent
were discharged to Georgian Bay. However, the costs of constructing an effluent forcemain to
Georgian Bay, as well as the level of difficulty and delays in implementation, far exceed the costs of
implementing advanced tertiary treatment for phosphorus removal. Alternative 2 would require
participation by other municipalities to result in a financially viable project for BWG.
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Screening Criteria
Long List of Alternatives
Capacity to Service
BWG OP & OPAs?
Inter-municipal
Agreement Possible?
Can Meet Lake
Simcoe Protection
Policies?
Do nothing
No
N/A
N/A
Reduce limits of Service Area
No
N/A
Yes
No
N/A
Yes
Yes
N/A
Yes
Yes
N/A
No
No
N/A
N/A
No
Not likely
N/A
Connect to the Innisfil WPCP
Yes
Not likely
Yes
Connect to the Barrie WPCP
Yes
Not likely
Yes
Expand the Bradford WPCP and discharge
some of effluent to the Collingwood WPCP
outfall to Georgian Bay
Yes
Yes
Yes
Reduce sewage flows through
inflow/infiltration control program
Expand the Bradford WPCP with effluent
discharge to Holland River
Construct new WPCP with new outfall or
utilizing existing outfall
Construct new WPCP with subsurface
discharge (Bond Head)
Connect to the York-Durham sewage
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1
Expand the Bradford WPCP
2
Expand the Bradford WPCP and discharge
some of effluent to the Collingwood WPCP
outfall to Georgian Bay
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Table 17: Evaluation Criteria for Wastewater Servicing Alternatives
Evaluation Criteria
Technical Criteria
Conveyance Infrastructure Required
Required Phosphorus Control Measures
at WPCP
Technical Feasibility
Reliability
Complexity, Operations and
Maintenance
Land Requirements
Regulatory Approval Requirements
Inter-municipal Agreement
Requirements
Timing
Natural Environment Criteria
Surface Water Resources
Description
Pumping stations, forcemains, sewage collectors required to
implement this alternative
Effluent phosphorus concentration to be achieved to meet the WPCP
maximum loading to Lake Simcoe, as per the Certificate of Approval.
Additional measures if required by Lake Simcoe Protection Plan.
Overall technical feasibility of the alternative
Ease or difficulty in implementation
Reliability of the sewage treatment facility and the overall sewage
disposal system.
Complexity of operations. Level of operations and maintenance
required for the sewage treatment facility.
Land required for the sewage treatment facility and associated
infrastructure
Approvals required from review and permitting agencies
Anticipated difficulty in obtaining these approvals
Description of agreements required.
Anticipated difficulty in reaching these agreements.
Anticipated timeline to implementation.
Groundwater Resources
Impacts on rivers and lakes, in terms of water quality and quantity.
Trans-boundary water transfer.
Impacts on aquifers and wells, in terms of water quality and quantity.
Terrestrial Environment
Impacts on terrestrial vegetation and wildlife and wildlife habitat.
Aquatic Environment
Impacts on fisheries and aquatic biota.
Socio-Economic and Cultural Environment Criteria
Existing Land Uses
Short and long-term impacts on agriculture, recreation, urban
(residential, commercial, industrial), and mineral extraction land uses.
Impacts during Construction
Short-term impacts during the construction of the required
infrastructure.
Aesthetic Impacts
Visual, odour, noise.
Heritage or Archaeological Resources
Financial Criteria
Estimated Capital Costs
Estimated Additional Annual Costs
Estimated Life Cycle Costs
Impacts of disturbance of built heritage features, cultural landscapes,
and archaeological resources.
Estimated capital costs of all new infrastructure required, including
contingencies and engineering.
Estimated additional operating and maintenance costs for the new
infrastructure required.
Estimated capital plus operating costs over 20 year, assuming 3.25%
interest and 1% inflation.
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Table 18: Wastewater Servicing Alternatives Assessment Matrix
Criteria
Description
Alternative 1:
Expand the Bradford WPCP with Effluent Discharge to Holland River
Alternative 2:
Expand the Bradford WPCP and Discharge Some of Effluent to Collingwood WPCP outfall to
Georgian Bay
Bradford WPCP expansion from 17,400 m3/day to 23,300 m3/day.
Bradford WPCP expansion to a capacity of 23,300 m3/day.
Effluent discharged in part to Georgian Bay (14,400 m3/day), in part to Lake Simcoe (8,900 m3/day)
Effluent transmission main to new Collingwood WPCP outfall.
TECHNICAL CRITERIA
Conveyance Infrastructure Required
Required Phosphorus Control Measures at WPCP
Technical Feasibility
In addition to the expansion of the WPCP, requires: two sewage pumping stations (Bond Head and in In addition to the expansion of the WPCP, requires: two sewage pumping stations (Bond Head and in
Highway 400 employment lands) and approximately 17 km of forcemains; effluent pumping station at the
Highway 400 employment lands) and associated 17 km of forcemains.
WPCP and approximately 86 km of effluent transmission main to Collingwood; effluent polishing facility (if
required); and expansion of the Collingwood outfall.
Best
Worst
Maximum effluent TP of 0.088 mg/L to maintain the Certificate of Approval maximum daily loading of 2 Maximum effluent TP of 0.1 mg/L to maintain the Certificate of Approval maximum daily loading of 2.046
kg/d. Maximum effluent TP of 0.082 mg/L to comply with the MOE Phosphorus Reduction Strategy, and kg at an effluent flow of 8,900 m3/d to Lake Simcoe.
0.038 mg/L if MOE reduces the phosphorus target to 324 kg/year.
Current effluent quality adequate for discharge to Georgian Bay.
Advanced tertiary treatment required at the WPCP to reduce effluent phosphorus loading.
Worst
Best
Technically feasible to expand the WPCP and achieve the currently permitted effluent loads.
Best
Reliability
Technically feasible to expand the WPCP and maintain the current effluent quality.
More difficult to implement due to the long effluent forcemain and the number of inter-municipal
agreements required.
Worst
Considered reliable with knowledgeable operation. Sewage treatment processes to achieve the required Sewage treatment considered reliable with knowledgeable operation. No change to the existing sewage
treatment processes to achieve the required level of treatment.
level of treatment have been tested and implemented in Ontario and the US.
Higher risk of malfunction of effluent disposal system due to long effluent forcemain and pumping station.
Best
Worst
Complexity, Operations and Maintenance
Operation of tertiary treatment facilities to achieve lower effluent TP is more complex than current The existing sewage treatment process is moderately complex.
Additional operation and maintenance requirements at the effluent pumping station, for the forcemain and
operation because the treatment system must be well controlled for consistently compliant results.
for the effluent polishing station (if required).
Medium
Medium
Land Requirements
WPCP expansion can be accommodated on the existing site.
Land required for two sewage pumping stations.
Medium
Approvals from MOE, County, MNR, LSRCA, NVCA
Regulatory Approval Requirements
Best
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WPCP expansion and effluent pumping station can be accommodated on the existing site.
Land required for two sewage pumping stations.
Effluent forcemain would be constructed within road right-of-ways.
Medium
Approvals from MOE, County, MEI (Energy & Infrastructure), MNR, LSRCA, NVCA.
More difficult approvals to obtain as the infrastructure is more extensive, and involves trans-basin water
transfer.
Worst
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Criteria
Alternative 1:
Expand the Bradford WPCP with Effluent Discharge to Holland River
Alternative 2:
Expand the Bradford WPCP and Discharge Some of Effluent to Collingwood WPCP outfall to
Georgian Bay
Inter-municipal Agreement Requirements
The entire project is within BWG. No inter-municipal agreements required.
Agreement with the Town of Collingwood for effluent polishing facility at the WPCP (if required) and for
outfall capacity. Agreements with Town of New Tecumseth, Townships of Essa and Clearview, and Town
of Collingwood for routing forcemain.
Worst
Best
Timing
Requires completion of Class EA Schedule C, and final design and construction of the WPCP expansion,
pumping stations and forcemains. Expected timeline of 4 years.
Best
Requires completion of Class EA Schedule C, and final design and construction of the Bradford WPCP
expansion, pumping stations and forcemains, effluent forcemain and new Collingwood WPCP outfall.
Expected timeline of 5-6 years for these tasks (assuming that outfall constructed when required by BWG
not Collingwood). Implementation delays may occur in reaching agreements with all parties involved.
Worst
NATURAL ENVIRONMENT CRITERIA
Surface Water Resources
Groundwater Resources
Terrestrial Environment
Aquatic Environment
WPCP expansion designed to maintain or reduce the currently permitted TP and other pollutant loadings WPCP expansion designed to maintain the permitted TP and other pollutant loadings to Holland River
to Holland River and Lake Simcoe from WPCP. No net impact on water quality of Holland River or Cook’s and Lake Simcoe from WPCP. No net impact on water quality of Holland River or Cook’s Bay from
WPCP expansion. No net water transfer across watershed boundaries as proposed daily volume of
Bay from WPCP expansion. Increase in effluent flow to Holland River.
effluent disposed in Georgian Bay would equal the daily volume of water supplied from Georgian Bay
(Water Alternative No.4).
Best
Best
Reduction in pollutant loadings to groundwater in Bond Head, due to replacement of the subsurface
disposal systems with sewage servicing to Bradford WPCP.
Minor and temporary localized potential impacts on groundwater levels during construction of the WPCP
expansion and new sewage pumping stations due to dewatering.
Best
Reduction in pollutant loadings to groundwater in Bond Head, due to replacement of the subsurface
disposal systems with sewage servicing to Bradford WPCP.
Minor and temporary localized potential impacts on groundwater levels during construction of the WPCP
expansion, new sewage pumping stations, and effluent forcemain due to dewatering.
Best
Expansion of the Bradford WPCP on the existing site. Proximity to the Holland Marsh will require proper
design and site work to minimize impacts.
Minor potential impacts at sewage pumping station sites and along forcemain routes, minimized by proper
siting of the facilities, avoiding any significant terrestrial environmental areas or features.
Best
Expansion of the Bradford WPCP on the existing site. Proximity to the Holland Marsh will require proper
design and site work to minimize impacts.
More potential impacts due to long effluent forcemain. Impacts can be minimized by proper siting of the
facilities, avoiding any significant terrestrial environmental areas or features.
Worst
By improving effluent quality and complying with current permitted pollutant loadings, impacts of the By maintaining effluent quality and complying with current permitted pollutant loadings, impacts of the
WPCP expansion on the aquatic environment of Holland River, Cook’s Bay and Georgian Bay will be
WPCP expansion on the aquatic environments of Holland River and Cook’s Bay will be minimized.
minimized.
More potential impact because of the effluent forcemain length and the new effluent outfall in Georgian
Bay.
Best
Worst
SOCIO-ECONOMIC AND CULTURAL ENVIRONMENT CRITERIA
Existing Land Uses
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Expansion of the WPCP will be on the existing site. New sewage pumping stations will likely be Expansion of the WPCP and effluent pumping station will be on the existing site. Effluent forcemain
constructed in rural areas Minor potential impacts on adjacent properties, minimized by proper siting of would be located on road right-of-ways. New sewage pumping stations will likely be constructed in rural
areas. Minor potential impacts on adjacent properties, minimized by proper siting of the facilities.
the facilities.
Medium
Medium
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Criteria
Alternative 1:
Expand the Bradford WPCP with Effluent Discharge to Holland River
Alternative 2:
Expand the Bradford WPCP and Discharge Some of Effluent to Collingwood WPCP outfall to
Georgian Bay
Impacts during Construction
Short- term construction impacts during the construction of the WPCP, pumping stations and forcemains. Short- term construction impacts during the construction of the WPCP, pumping stations and sewage and
Selection of forcemain route critical in minimizing impacts to traffic and existing land uses during effluent forcemains. Selection of forcemain routes critical in minimizing impacts to traffic and existing land
uses during construction.
construction.
More potential impacts due to length of the effluent forcemain.
Best
Worst
Aesthetic Impacts
Expansion of the WPCP will be designed to minimize odour, noise and visual impacts.
Medium
Heritage or Archaeological Resources
Expansion of the WPCP will be designed to minimize odour, noise and visual impacts.
Effluent forcemain is underground infrastructure with no aesthetic impacts.
Medium
Expansion of the WPCP on the existing site, and routing of forcemains within road right-of-ways. Minor Expansion of the WPCP on the existing site, and routing of forcemains within road right-of-ways. Minor
potential impacts.
potential impacts.
Medium
Medium
$46 M
Best
$0.7M/year
Best
$58 M
Best
$110 M
Worst
$1.9 M/year
Worst
$140 M
Worst
FINANCIAL CRITERIA
Estimated Capital Costs
Estimated Additional Annual Costs
Estimated Life Cycle Costs
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10
Public and Agency Consultation
10.1
Notice of Study Commencement
A Notice of Study Commencement was published in The Bradford West Gwillimbury Times on May 24,
2008 and in The Bradford West Gwillimbury Topic on May 29, 2008. A copy of the Notice is attached
in Appendix C.
10.2
Public and Agency Consultation
During Phase 2 of the Class EA planning process, the public was invited to attend a Public Information
Open House to review the water and wastewater servicing alternatives under consideration.
The general public were invited to the Open House via newspaper notices placed in the Bradford West
Gwillimbury Topic and The Bradford West Gwillimbury Times on October 23, 2008. A copy of the
Notice is attached in Appendix C.
Invitations with requests for comments were mailed to review agencies, adjacent municipalities,
potentially interested parties and landowners on October 27, 2008. A detailed information package
was forwarded to the Liaison Committee members, including the MOE, the County of Simcoe and the
LSRCA, on October 31, 2008. The invitation letter, the mailing list and the information package are
included in Appendix F. The agencies and municipalities included in the mailing list are shown in
Table 19.
Table 19: List of Agencies and Municipalities Invited to Comment
Environment Canada
Department of Fisheries and Oceans
Department of Indian and Northern Affairs
Ministry of the Environment
Ministry of Culture
Ministry of Natural Resources
Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing
Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs
Ministry of Transportation
Ministry of Aboriginal Affairs
Nottawasaga Valley Conservation Authority
Lake Simcoe Region Conservation Authority
Simcoe County District Health Unit
Simcoe County District School Board
Simcoe Muskoka Catholic School Board
Town of Innisfil
City of Barrie
Town of Collingwood
Regional Municipality of York
Town of New Tecumseth
Town of East Gwillimbury
Township of King
County of Simcoe
Chippewas of Georgina Island
GO Transit
Bell Canada
Rogers Cable Systems
Hydro One
Enbridge Gas Distribution
Collingwood Utility Services
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A deputation to Council was made on November 4, 2008 to inform of the upcoming Open House and
of the status of the study. A copy of the deputation presentation material is attached in Appendix E.
The Public Information Open House was held on November 5, 2008 at the Holy Trinity High School in
Bradford, from 4:00 to 8:00 PM. A copy of the displays and the sign-in sheet are attached in Appendix
D.
Members of the study’s Steering Committee as well as Gord Miokovic, Town Engineer, were available
to answer questions. A total of 28 persons attended, mostly land owners and developers. One BWG
Councillor was present. The Town of New Tecumseth was the only adjacent municipality represented
at the PIC. Reporters from The Bradford Times and The Bradford Topic were also present. Copies of
the information package were available upon request.
The PIC displays and the deputation to Council were posted on the BWG website on November 7,
2008.
10.3
Comments and Input Received
Table 20 overleaf summarizes the comments received at the Public Information Open House and in
the following month. The specified deadline for submitting comments was November 21, 2008.
Response letters were sent to all persons that provided written comments. Copies of all
correspondence are included in Appendix F.
It is noted that at the Open House, the attendees were generally favourable to the preliminary
preferred solutions. Verbal comments received include the Deputy CAO of New Tecumseth
suggesting that more consideration be given to obtaining water from the Collingwood to Alliston
pipeline and to a more regional servicing solution.
10.4
Notice of Study Completion
A Notice of Study Completion was published in The Bradford West Gwillimbury Times on July 15 and
July 22, 2010. A copy of the Notice is attached in Appendix C. The Notice was mailed to all on the
updated mailing list (see correspondence in Appendix F). The notice informed that the Final Draft of
the Water Supply and Wastewater Servicing Master Plan Update was available for review until August
30, 2010.
All correspondence received as a result of the Notice of Study Completion, and responses, are
attached in Appendix F. All comments have been addressed in this Final Report, and are summarized
in Table 20. BWG then conducted a final review of the Final Draft and the report was updated with
more recent water consumption and sewage generation records.
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Table 20: Summary of Comments and Requests for Information
Date
From
Comments
Response
Oct. 29, 2008
Angie Paz, for Pietro Fedele
Request for Info Package
Oct. 31 and Nov.
3, 2008
Gres Developments Limited
Edward Gres
Nov. 4, 2008
Paul Brown
MTE Consultants Inc.
Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural
Affairs, Rural Community Development
Branch, Brian Cardy, Director
Ross & Grace Elliott
Property owners (OPA 15)
Gary O’Rourke
Suggests that: WPCP should provide anaerobic treatment to denitrify to
reduce nitrate loadings to Holland River and Lake. Grade level reservoir
should be significantly expanded. BWG install wind turbines to power
pumps. “Overall plan is commendable.”
Request for Info Package.
Info package sent Oct. 30
by e-mail.
Letter sent Dec. 15, 2008.
Nov. 4, 2008
Nov. 5, 2008 (at
PIC)
Nov. 5, 2008 (at
PIC) and
Nov. 18, 2008
Nov. 5, 2008 (at
PIC)
PSK Holdings
Nov. 6, 2008
Nov. 11, 2008
Nov. 11, 2008
William Doyle, Barrister & Solicitor
R. Perri
GO Transit, Planning and Development
Adam Snow, Transportation Planner
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Can’t attend PIC. No comments.
Info package sent Nov. 4 by
e-mail.
No response required.
Concerned about land appropriation. Their property is close to pipe route.
Letter sent Dec. 15, 2008.
Concerned about location of elevated tank shown on PIC figures. The tank
would be in his sightline from his house. Concern about negative visual
impact and impact on property values.
Believes the proposed elevated reservoir should be located within OPA 16
lands. There should not be any negative impact outside of OPA 16
boundaries as they will not benefit from the proposed water system.
Is in agreement with water supply from Innisfil and expansion of the
Bradford WPCP. Suggest amalgamation of Bradford and Innisfil to facilitate
agreements.
Attended PIC. Request for Info Package
Request for Info Package
Will project affect rail corridor?
Request for Info Package
Letter sent Dec. 15, 2008.
Letter sent Dec. 15, 2008.
Info package sent Nov. 6.
Info package sent Nov. 11.
E-mail Nov. 14 with Info
package and response.
Yes, potential crossing of
rail corridor by watermains
and forcemains. All
required approvals will be
sought at design.
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Date
From
Comments
Nov. 13, 2008
York Region, Capital Delivery
Ben Pressman, Special Project
Technologist
Indian and Northern Affairs Canada Ontario Region, Daniel Johnson,
Environmental Officer
Kim Bonomo
City of Barrie, Ralph Scheunemann,
Manager of infrastructure Planning
He will forward our letter to Hamid Hatami, Manager of Water and
Wastewater Services.
Nov. 14, 2008
Nov. 18, 2008
Nov. 21, 2008
Nov. 21, 2008
Robert Keffer
Nov. 24, 2008
Lake Simcoe Region Conservation
Authority, Jackie Burkart, Senior Planner
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Response
They will not review this project. Says to contact potentially interested First
Nations directly. Refers to various websites.
No response required.
Requested to be added to mailing list.
Asks how the proposed servicing areas meet the growth plan for the
Greater Golden Horseshoe and concerns raised by Mr. Graham, ADM for
Energy and Infrastructure, on the Simcoe Area Growth Plan.
Disagrees with statement regarding the Barrie surface water source not
being as reliable due to proximity to Barrie.
Indicates that the Barrie WPCP can be modified to a membrane treatment
system that would allow them to meet the interim phosphorus loading
limits. The statement in the info package that Barrie is not likely to have
spare wastewater treatment and disposal capacity should be revised.
It is premature to proceed with the Class EA until issues with OPA 15 and
OPA 16 are resolved.
The County OP allocated BWG a population of 49,700 by 2031. The
Problem Statement is fulfilled by current infrastructure. There is no need
for this Class EA.
Supports the alternatives of a water supply from Innisfil and the expansion
of the Bradford WPCP. It will ensure overall mass balance is maintained.
Should include expansion of water conservation programs and encourages
incentives for water reduction etc.
Expansion of the Innisfil intake and water volumes may require
investigation of the IPZ established through the Source Water Protection
programs, during design and in consultation with LSRCA.
WPCP effluent must meet or exceed the requirements of the interim
regulation.
All pipelines will be subject to permit and planning reviews.
Concerned about internal phosphorus loadings from the West and East
Added to mailing list.
Letter sent Dec. 15, 2008.
Letter sent Dec. 15, 2008
Letter sent Dec. 15, 2008
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Date
From
Comments
Jan. 5, 2009
Max Sherman, Macroplan Limited
Holland rivers from late fall to early spring, and the impact of the WPCP
effluent.
Interested in effluent dilution and assimilative capacity in the West Holland
River when water is pumped out for irrigation in the Holland Marsh.
Concern that projected populations are based on OPAs that have not been
determined by OMB, but acknowledges that infrastructure planning needs
to be done with longer timeframes.
Encourages the project team to confirm that Innisfil would entertain the
concept of providing additional water.
Encourages the Town and project team to further consider the option of
taking water from and discharging effluent to Georgian Bay. Considering
servicing challenges of other municipalities, a regional solution may be
more cost-effective than originally anticipated.
Assumes that BWG will ask formally for Innisfil’s agreement to supply more
water to BWG.
This commitment will require a formal position from Council, after
discussions between the two councils. For any level of certainty, he
recommends that we seek direction from Council, which cannot happen
until January 21, 2009.
Does not have any objections to the preliminary preferred servicing
solutions “as long as the options do not impact local streets and that the
effluent phosphorus concentration is in compliance to loading criteria”.
Advises that project does not appear to be located in an area where any
First Nations may have existing or asserted rights that could be impacted
by the project.
Notes that Chippewas of Georgina Island may be interested in the project.
MAA is not the approval or regulatory authority for the project.
Regarding potential federal claims, she recommends we contact Indian
and Northern Affairs Canada.
Requests updates on the Class EA.
July 20, 2010
Rogers Cable Communications
No comments or concerns at this time.
Nov. 26, 2008
County of Simcoe, Nathan Westendorp,
Senior Planner and Christian Miele,
Transportation Maintenance
Nov. 28, 2008
Town of Innisfil, Robert McAuley, Director
of Planning and Development
Dec. 3, 2008
Simcoe Muskoka Catholic District School
Board, Jennifer Sharpe, Manager of
Planning
Ministry of Aboriginal Affairs, Aboriginal
and Ministry Relationships Branch
Pam Wheaton, Director
Dec. 4, 2008
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Class Environmental Assessment
Response
Letter sent Dec. 15, 2008.
Letter sent Dec. 15, 2008.
Letter sent Dec. 15, 2008.
Letter sent Dec. 15, 2008.
A letter to the Chippewas of
Georgina Island was sent
on October 27, 2008.
Added to the mailing list.
No response required.
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March 31, 2011
Date
From
Comments
Response
July 27, 2010 and
Sept. 3, 2010
Ministry of the Environment, Central
Region, Chunmei Liu, EA and Planning
Coordinator
Letter sent Sept. 9, 2010.
Comments addressed in
the final report.
August 19, 2010
and Sept. 1, 2010
Gary O’Rourke
August 31, 2010
Ward Wilson, MTE Consultants Inc.
Requested hard copies of the Final Draft report.
Water conservation should be addressed more in the final report.
Early consultation with the MOE to establish the effluent concentration
limits, and an air quality impact assessment will be required during the
continuing Class EA.
Informed us that his property, on the north west of the Highway 400 and
County Road 88 interchange is serviced with municipal water, and
requested that the draft report be amended accordingly.
In agreement with the preferred servicing solutions. They represent the
owner of lands west of Bond Head. They requested that all future Class
EA studies take these lands in consideration.
Water Supply and Wastewater Servicing Master Plan Update
Class Environmental Assessment
Letter sent Sept. 3, 2010.
Comments addressed in
the final report.
Letter sent Sept. 9, 2010.
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11
Preferred Water Supply and Wastewater Servicing Solutions
11.1
Final Evaluation and Conclusions
11.1.1 Water Supply
Following the Public Open House, and in response to comments from the Town of New Tecumseth,
Alternative 4, Obtain treated water from the Collingwood-Alliston water system, was investigated in
further detail and compared with the preliminary preferred solution Alternative 2: Obtain treated water
from Innisfil. Additional information regarding existing agreements and existing infrastructure was
reviewed, and the potential for sharing future infrastructure was discussed with New Tecumseth. The
refinements resulting from this additional review are incorporated in the assessment matrix (Table 15)
presented in Section 9. It was determined that obtaining treated water from New Tecumseth would be
more expensive in capital costs if the buy-in amount for the regional pipeline is not reduced
significantly, and more expensive in annual operating costs, due to the higher water charge and the
ongoing power costs to pump water from Collingwood to BWG. Overall, the life cycle costs for the
New Tecumseth alternative are higher than for the Innisfil alternative due to the ongoing pumping
costs. It was also concluded that the level of difficulty in implementing a New Tecumseth water supply
would be higher due to the number of parties to the pipeline agreement and the consents required for
an out-of-watershed water taking.
In November 2009, the Council of the Town of Innisfil recommended that the Class EA study for the
expansion of the Lakeshore WTP take into account the additional treated water needs of BWG, thus
indicating that BWG’s preliminary preferred water supply solution of obtaining additional water from
Innisfil was acceptable to Innisfil.
Therefore, with the positive feedback obtained during the public and agency consultation, the
conclusions of the additional analysis of the alternatives, and Innisfil’s consideration of BWG’s needs in
their water supply planning studies, the preferred means of providing the additional water supply
capacity needed is to extend the current agreement with the Town of Innisfil and expand the
existing water supply, treatment and transmission infrastructure to BWG.
In summary, the water supply infrastructure needed to meet BWG’s future water demands consists of:
In the Town of Innisfil:
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Expansion of the Lakeshore WTP and intake by 8,900 m3/day, to supply a total MDD of 21,900
m3/day to BWG.
Twinning or replacement of the 4 km long 500 mm trunk watermain between the Lakeshore WTP
and the Alcona reservoir in Innisfil, as required to accommodate the additional BWG demand.
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Twinning of the Alcona to Bradford water transmission main to BWG.
ƒ
Expansion of the Third Line booster pumping station on the Innisfil to BWG transmission main.
In BWG:
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Twinning of the Alcona to Bradford water transmission main from Innisfil to the John Fennel
reservoir.
Construction of a new 4,300 m3 elevated tank in proximity to Bond Head and the Highway 400
employment area.
In addition, BWG will continue and enhance the existing Water Efficiency Program in order to maintain
water consumption rates at or below current levels.
The estimated capital costs of the above water supply infrastructure to BWG are in the order of $51 M,
providing for cost sharing with Innisfil for the expansion of the raw water intake, low lift pumping station
and transmission main to the Lakeshore WTP. It is estimated that annual operating costs will increase
by $1.3 M/year at design water demands.
11.1.2 Wastewater Servicing
Following a review of comments received and finalization of the evaluation of alternative solutions, the
preferred wastewater servicing solution remains the expansion of the Bradford WPCP to a
capacity of 23,300 m3/day. The required capacity of the expansion assumes that BWG continues to
inspect, maintain and upgrade its sanitary sewage collection system such that the current low inflow
and infiltration rates are maintained or improved.
The preferred wastewater servicing solution requires the extension of the sanitary sewage system,
including two new sewage pumping stations to convey sewage from Bond Head and from the
employment lands at the Highway 400/County Road 88 corridor.
The estimated capital costs to expand the Bradford WPCP and construct the two additional sewage
pumping stations and forcemains are in the order of $46 M. It is estimated the annual operating costs
will increase by $0.7 M per year at design flows.
Planning for the expansion of the Bradford WPCP will require the completion of Phases 3 and 4 of the
Class EA process, during which alternative treatment concepts for the additional capacity will be
evaluated. The analysis during Phase 3 that will define the preliminary design of the WPCP expansion
will include:
ƒ
Consideration of the actual capacity of the WPCP’s secondary treatment units, on the basis of the
stress test results.
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Consideration of modifications to the secondary biological treatment process to optimize space
utilization, energy usage and capital and operational costs. Conversion of the extended aeration
activated sludge process to a conventional activated sludge process will be considered.
Consideration of modifications to the sludge treatment and management approach, such as the
conversion of the current aerobic sludge digestion process to an anaerobic digestion process, to
achieve energy and cost efficiencies.
Consideration of the implications on the primary and secondary treatment trains of the required
upgrades to the tertiary treatment process.
Consideration of changes to the design basis of the secondary treatment processes to improve
their performance and thus facilitate achieving the effluent quality limits required to protect Lake
Simcoe water quality.
The Bradford WPCP expansion will include enhancements to the tertiary treatment process to achieve
lower effluent phosphorus concentrations and discharge loads, as required under the MOE
Phosphorus Reduction Strategy. BWG will upgrade the Bradford’s WPCP’s tertiary treatment process
by adding tertiary clarifiers, tertiary sand filters or membrane filters to ensure that a high treatment
performance can be consistently maintained. The design effluent criterion for phosphorus will be
confirmed during Phase 3 of the Class EA. However, to meet the Phosphorus Reduction Strategy, the
Bradford WPCP expansion must achieve a compliance level of 0.08 mg/L Total Phosphorus, which will
result in a maximum load of 698 kg/year at design flows.
As the MOE Phosphorus Reduction Strategy evolves, a lower effluent phosphorus concentration and
loading may be required in the future. BWG will consider the feasibility and costs of further upgrades
to its WPCP against achieving reductions in phosphorus loadings by offsetting with other sources of
phosphorus (stormwater pond retrofits, conversion of agricultural land uses to residential or
employment land use) and/or by participating in a water quality trading program, if available.
11.2
Class EA Schedules
The Class EA Servicing Master Plan Update completed Phases 1 and 2 of the Class EA process, and
defined the following infrastructure project list. Table 21 overleaf includes the planning work for each
project to fulfill the Municipal Class EA requirements. The projects that must be implemented by the
Town of Innisfil are identified as such.
This Master Plan Update study did not develop alternative solutions for a new water storage reservoir
or for the required sewage pumping stations. Accordingly, fulfillment of the Class EA planning
requirements for these projects will involve the completion of a public and agency consultation process
in accordance with Schedule B undertakings.
However, this master plan study fulfilled the Class EA Phases 1 and 2 requirements for the overall
water supply and wastewater servicing needs in BWG. For the water supply, as the preferred solution
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involves infrastructure work that must be completed by the Town of lnnisfil, the Class EA requirements
will be completed by the Town of lnnisfil, For the wastewater servicing, BWG will continue the Class
EA study with Phases 3 and 4 for the expansion of the Bradford WPCP.
Table 21: Water and Wastewater Servicing Project List and Class EA Requirements
Project
Class EA Requirement
Water
Expansion of the lnnisfilWTP
Schedule C, by Town of lnnisfll
Twinning or replacement of lnnisfiltrunk watermains
Schedule A+, by Town of lnnisfil
Twinning of the water transmission main from Alcona to
John Fennel reservoir
the
Expansion of the Third Line booster pumping station
Schedule A+, by Town of lnnisfll
in Schedule A, by Town of lnnisfil
lnnisfil
Construction of an elevated reservoir for Bond Head and
OPA 15 employment lands
Schedule B
Completion of Phases 1 and2
Wastewater
Expansion of the Bradford WPCP
Schedule C
Forcemain
Station and Forcemain
and
Completion of Phases 1 and 2
Completion of phases 1 and 2
ffi
This report is respectfully submitted for Town of Bradford West Gwillimbury Council approval.
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APPENDIX A:
MINUTES OF STEERING COMMITTEE MEETINGS
TOWN OI.,' IIIìADþ'ORD WEST GWILLINIBURY
WATBR SUPPLY AND WASTEWATER CAPACITY I\,IASTER PLAN
CLASS BA STUDY
STEERING COI\,IMITTEB IVII'BTING #I
SUT,Í I\.f
ARY OF DISCUSSION
DATE:
['Iay I, 2008
TIi\,IIì:
2:00 p.nr.
LOCATION:
Bradford lVest Gu,illinrbury Planning Department Building
3541 Line 1.1, Bradford
ATTENDANCB:
Geoff l\'IcKnight, Torvn of Ilradford West Gwillimbury (B\{G)
Gord Feniak, R.J. Burnside & Associates Ltd. (RJIì)
IVlichael Sullivan, R.J. Burnside & Associates Ltd.
Cheryl Shindruk, Bond Head Properties (BHP)
Rex Meadley, C.C. Tatham & Associates Ltd. (CCTA)
Suzar¡ne Troxler, C.C. Tathanr & Associates Ltd.
Deanna Forrester, C.C. Tatham & Associates Ltd.
DISCUSSION:
ACTION ßY
'l'he rneeting was held to st¿ul-up the Class EA study.
l.
Ilngineering Contract
Gold Feniatri will forward the draft engineering agreement to Rex Meadley, via
without all the attachments.
2.
email
Liaison CommÍttee
The Liaison Cominittee will be rnade up as follo*s:
l.
2.
3.
4.
LSRCA: Invitation to Mike Walters to appoint a staff member. and include
notifìcation that the NVCA is also invited.
NVCA: Invitation to Glenn Switzer to appoint a stafï Inernber, and inchlde
notification that the LSRCA is also invited.
MOE: Invitation to the Barrie Dis¡rict Manager, Phil Bye, to appoint a slafi
rnember such as Chris Hyde, rvho has been invoh'ed in the Lake Simcoe
Plotection meetings.
County of Simcoe: lnvitation to Rick Newlove, General Manager of Corporate
Services.
RJB
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
II
Public: CheLyl Shindnrk will nrake suggestions. Geoff McKnight will discuss with
Jay Culrier the poterìtial appointûle¡lt of a nre¡nber tì'om the public anct/or a
councillor.
Developer': Nancy Mather (Stonybrook Consulting) or Chelyl Shindruk.
BWG: Geoff McKnighr arrd Gord Miokovic
R.J. Bulnside. Michael Sullivan and if appropriate, Gord Feniak.
CCTA. Snz¿rnne Troxler and il appropriate. Rex Meadley
CCTA will send invitation letteLs out *,ithin
a week that note the date of the
first
BWG
meeting. CCTA
and the expected number of meetings.
The kick-off rneeting with the Liaison Colnnrittee $,ill be held on May 29,2008 at 2:00
p.m. in the BWG Planning Departnrent Building. The Problem/Opportunity Statement
will be introduced at this meeting. A total of four Liaison Comrnittee meetings ar.e
a¡rticipated.
3.
All
Steering Comnrittee
The Steeling Committee will include everyone p¡'esent at the srart-up ¡neeting, plus Jay
Cnmier.
Steering Cotnntittec meetings will occur monthly, on rhe I'i¡st Thur.sclay of each monrh.
The next meering will be June 5, 2008. Meetin-qs will tre held at the BWG Planning
Department Building at2:00 PM. CCTA will be rcspons¡ble fbr taking and clistriburing
the rninutes of the Steeling Committee meetings.
Suzanne will provide an updated project schedule to the members
Committee.
Geofl'rvill be the contact for
will be sent lbr his action.
4.
the
of the Steering CCTA
Town of BWG to q,hom all requests for BV/G assistance
Problem/Opportunity Statement
Suzanne will provicle the Steering Co¡nmittee with a dratt ProblenVOpportuniry
Statement. [t was suggested that the Problem statel:lent should be similar to the 2003
Master Selvicing Study Problem Statement. A conlèrence call will be scheduled if
wamanted by the comments back to Suzanne.
CCTA
5,
Notice of Study Commence¡nent
CCTA will prepare a draft Notice of Study Conrrnencement thar will present
the
Probler¡r/Opportunity Statement and olfer the public ancl/or interest groups the oppornrnity
to be added to the rnailing list. The drafi notice will be circulated to the Steering
Conrnlittee.
CCTA
The Noticc will be postecl on the r,vetrsite, and rvill be ¡rlacecl in one issue ol the local
ne'wspapers (The BWG Tinres ancl The Topic). It was conl'irrned that rhe reside.nts ol
Bond Head receive The BWC Times.
6.
Mailing List
CCTA will assemble a draft ntailing list. rvhich will include the rclevant agencies. all
property owners in the 400/88 employment lands, and the Bond Head ratepayers
associatioll. CCTA will circulate the dralt mailing list to the Steeri¡rg Committee for
CCTA
t'evietr'.
Geofï will provide CCTA with the enrploynient lands nrailing lisr. Gorct will provide the
WPCP 2005 Class EA rnailing list.
BWG
RJB
The ¡nailing list will be updated as the Class EA ploceeds ancl will be used for all
rnandatory notifications.
7.
Update on the OPA I6 Pre-hearirrg Conf'erence
Geofï provided an upclate on OPA 16's OMB hearings. OPA 16 proceeclecl ro a prchearing cotlference on April 28, 20.08. Further heæings are scheduled fbr Septernber 2008
attd Janttary 2009. The province is reqr"resting that OPA l6 be amendecl to remove any
linkage with OPA 15, and that an addendum to the servicing repor-t be prepared to contìrm
the capacity ol'the WPCP and that OPAs 15 and l6 can be seruiced independently.
8.
Establishing Quantum of Allocation Rer¡uired
CCTA $'ill verity/Ltpdate the u,asteurater flows ancl water clern¿rnds for the sel,ice areas. It
is believed that conservative flows u,erc utilizecl in Stantec's servicing study. The ser"sice
area needs to be verified and the l]ows revisited. Cheryl can contìrm the acnral anticipated
builcling areas within the proposed enrploymenr lands. if neecled.
Suzanne will provide Cheryl with a list of atl the reports/studies CCTA has as.sembled, to
verify if there arc any other docurì"rents of relev¿nce. Cheryl will provide CCTA with a
full copy of the Functional Servicing Report and any other relevant rcports.
CCTA
BHP
CCTA
T
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TION BY:
9.
Prelinrinal.y Wastewater Alternatives
It $'as noted that the BWG WPCP expansion $,its constructecl rvith tanks larger than
reqttired l'or the rated capacity. Plant 'D' has tu,o tr¿rins. each u,ith a ratecl ancl approved
capacitv of 5,000 ,t,l/d, tut bt¡ilt lbr a capacity of 6.000 ,n't/cl. An agreemenr was made
betrveen Bond Head Propelties and BWG such that Bond Head Þr.operties paicl lbr
oversizing the plant. It w¿ts understood that fhis capacity wor¡lcl orrly be ivailablc
follorving a class EA study to increase the ratectcapacity of'the wpcp.
Fufther capacity rvithin the WPCP has been explored via stress testing, beforc construction
of the expansion upgrades. Some additional capacity rvas contìrnred to exist. Construction
of the plant is expected to be complete by fall of 2008, ahead of schedule. A post
construction stless test is also anticipated.
Cord u'ill provide Suzanne with
the stress test rcport.
a
copy of the clesign brief for the WPCP expansion
ancl
RJB
10. Prelinlinary Water Alternatives
The supply of 13.000 m3/ct of treatecl water [o BWG rvas negotizrted rvith theTow¡ of
lnni.stìI, as per the inter-¡nunicipal agreement. Horvever. an actuâl neecl of t6,000 m3/d
$'as envisioned, and lnnisfìl häs rccently agreed to supply this aruount. Gorcl will provicle
rhe relevant conespolldence. BWG's water deln¿rnd rvill be adclressed in Innislil's
r"rpcoming Class EA lbr the Phase 3 expansion of the Lakeshore WTP. Innisfil Courncil
has concerns with supplying water to BVy'G's entployment lancls.
will include increasing the supply through the transmission main
from InnistìI. and connecting to the New Tecumseth water transmission main from
Georgian Bay at Alliston. The feed main fronr Braclford ro Bond Head requires rwinning
in the future, and a supply from Alliston rvould eliminate this requirenìent.
Vy'ater supply options
11. Next Meeting
Ttre next steering committee rneeting will be held on June 5, 2008 at 2 p.m.
12.
Adjournment
The meeting was adjourned at 4:00 p.m.
All
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ACTION BY:
Errors and/or Onrlssions
Please report any
Respectfu
erors or otttissior'¡s to the undersigned rvithin one rvcek.
lly subrnitted,
C. C. TATHAI\{ & ASSOCIATES LTD.
Deanna Forrester, B.Sc. Eng.
DF:ST
C. McKnight, Torvn of Bradfbrd West Guillirnbury
J. Currier, Torvn of Bradtbrd West Gu'illimbury
G. Feniak. R.J. Burnside & Associates Ltd.
If. Sullivan, R.J. Bumside & Associates Ltd.
C. Shindruk, Bo¡ld l-{eacl Pro¡lerties
R. Meadley, CCTA
copy- S. Troxlor. CCTA
copy-copy-copy-copy-copy-copy--
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All
TO\4N OF BIIADFOIID WEST GWTLLIMBURY
WATEIì SUPPLY AND IVASTEWATER C.{PACITY ùIASTIìR PLAN
CLASS EA STUDY
S]'EEIìING COIIi\'tlTTEE'\tEEl-l NG #2
S
I-IN,tMA
IìY OF DISCUSSI ON
I)ATE:
.lunc 5,2008
't'tfVtE:
2:()0 p.nr.
LOCATION:
Bradford Wcst Grvi llirn bury Plann ing Dc¡lartnrcnt
3541 Line ll, llradf'ortl
ATTENDANCE,:
(ìeoff ùlcKnight, Towrr of llradfbrd West Grvillinrbu4' (BIVG)
Gord Fcniak, Il.J. Burnsidc & Associates Ltd. (lìJB)
lVfichacl Sullivan, R..1. Burnside & Associates Ltcl.
Cheryl Shindruk, Bond I'lead Propertics (BHP)
Suz¿rnne Troxler, C.C. Tatham & Associates Ltrl. (CCTA)
Deanna Forrcster, C:.C. T¿¡tha¡n & Associates Ltd.
Bu
ikling
DISCI.JSSION:
l.
ACTION ßY
i\{inutcs of Previor¡s Minutcs of l\'Iecting
Cheryl claritìed that slte c:an provide an estinrale ol'the net lruilcling area in the 400/88
ettrployttteut lands. not the actual net builcling area as
',vas rccorded in the ntinutcs of last
nrccting.
2.
d
Notice of Sfudy Commencement
C:CTA confìrnted thal the Noticc of Study Commencement was published in'fhe BWG
l'i¡nes and The BWG'l'opic orr May 21.2008 and ìvlay 29,2008,respective lv. The notice
clicì not include an arca plan as the study enconrpasses the cntire Torv¡r.
Geoff rvill confìrm u,hether the notice rvas also placed o¡r the Torv¡r's rvebsite.
l¡r the fìtture, to cnsure notices are ¡rlaced on the Tou,n page of Tlre BWC'fimes. CCTA
rvill se¡lcl the rrotices to Ceofï fbr subrnirtal to'ilre BWG Times.
3.
Problem State¡nent
Irollorviug discussions at the meeting regarcling the plarrning periocl f'or which the nraster
scrvicing plan updates are being plepared, GeofT revisecl the u,ording of the l)roblenr
BWG
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ACTION BY:
Statement, such that it does not specity a 25-year planning period, but ref'crs back to the
Ottìcial Plan. The revised Problem Statemcnt is:
;I lvíuster Servicing Sluel¡,tin'v!cItcr
sup¡t[¡'ctncl '¡t¡osleytctlar trectttttenl cupuciî.,- u;us
c'omplatecl in ,lanuarS, 2003. uncl an Adtlentltun to thc IVqter Sarvicin!: S/r.r¿ly
u,¿r.s
complclei in Septemltcr 2003. 'l'he reniltittg nruslcr .rervicing ¡tlon.r need to hc
upclaled lo ctcct¡ttttttoclttte the planttetl gt'uu,lh u:r se I out itt tlta Tov'tt's Official Plun
uncl amcnclnrcnls. The pre-/'erred v:tttcr supply untlvy¿t,çte¡r'utcr trecttntent solutions
¡vill
neecl
s us t a i n
ab
to cotn¡tly u'ith all regulations. nìeet envintnme¡1tal protec'tion ctncl
iIi
ty
oh.i e c t ive ¡', e rill b e
c
os
t
-ffi
c
t ive.
This fìnal draft u'ill be prescnted at the lìrst Liaison Conrmittee meeting.
d.
CCTA
Liaison Co¡nntittce
CCTA seut out invitatiorts to join the Liaison Corrmittee. and the confìnnecl list of
nrembers is as follows:
l.
christian ìVleile. 1'ransportatio¡r Mai¡rtenance Manager, courrtl, of Simcoe:
represerrting Rick Ner.r'love.
2, Jackie Burkafl, Senior Planner, LSIICA.
3. Chunrnei Liu, EA Coordinator, MOE.
4. Nancy lt4atlter, Ston¡'brook Consulting. rvith Cheryl Shindruk. llllP
as her
altelnate.
5. Geoll'McKnight, tlWG.
6. Cord lv{iokovic, BWG.
7. ìvf ichael Sullivan, RJB rvith Gord lìeniak as his ahernate.
8. Suzanne Trnxler, CCTA. rvith Rex Meadley as her alternate.
It u'as agreeclthat the NVCA (Glem Srvitzer, or Chris Flibberd. Dircctor of Planning)
be circulated the Liaison Committee nreeting rninutes.
will
CCTA
Suzanne rvill conÍìrm n'ith Damyl Lyons that IvfMAtl does not \ryant to participate in the
Liaison Conrmittee.
CCTA
l'lte kick-off meeting rvith the Liaison Comnrittee has been scheduled for Tuesday. June
10,2008 at 9:00 a.¡n. in the BWG Plaruing Departnrent l3uilding. This rrreeting rvill
present the overall u,ork plan, the problem statetnent, background inf'orntatio¡t, and a
schedule. Irrput required fronr nrenrbers ol'the Liaison Conrnrittec rvill be disct¡ssed ancl
requested at this rneeting.
ALL
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Áf-1-loN IIY:
5.
Sen'ice Area Populations
Suzautte rcc¡uested claritìcatiorr ol'discrep¿rncies betrvcen various plans ol'the I-lighn'ay
400/88 entployrttent lands rvithin the FSR and the OP,\. CherylanclGeoffconlirned that
OPA l5 presertts lhe lìnal bouudaries of'the erl¡lloyment settle¡nent area. Thc employment
¡ru¡rrbers presented in the FSR rvill need to lre rcvised ltrr the Class EA.
lnllrlediately tìlllor.ving the rneeting, GeofTprovidecla copy of OPA 9 to confìrm the area
of the interphase indust¡'ial lands. Iloth light ancl hear.y inchrstr¡,'are pcnrrittccl in the area.
Industr¡" is not anticipated to be as varied as in the 400/88 area. Suzarrle can use
assttmptions made tor the 400 area as guiclance for estirnating sewage flons.
CCl"A
CCTA
Geoff contìrmcd that the OPAs for Urban fu'eas 2. 3 and 4 do not change the population
projections presented irr the OP of 38,800 persons.
Cheryl contìrmed that the proposed boundaries of Bond l{ead in OPA l6 are as per Option
B in the 2006 Master I'invironlrre¡rtal Sen,icing Plan fbr Bond Head.
Geoff and Gord rvill cliscuss an ¿rppropriate contingerìcy to account lbr intensifìcation
within the Urban Area. Ceoff u'ill advise Suza¡rne on the detcrnti¡red value.
BWG/R.IB
Suzanne requestecl clarifìcation of the estinratcd ec¡uivalent service population f'or tlWG.
The WWTP ex¡lansion ESR rcl'ers to an ec¡nivalent po¡lulation of 46,491 persons. Gorcl
t'orilarcl Appendix G of thc ESR. u'hiclì presents the assunrptions and calculations lbr
"vill
the equivalent populatiorr.
RJI]
Sttzanne will obtain historical rvater consumption and sewage flows in BWG in order to
establish/contìrnr ap¡rropriate values f'or the Class EA shrdy.
CC'IA
Gord indicated that BWG has cornpleted stress tests on the WWTP to confi¡.rn its capacity.
Sr¡zanne will contact Gorcl lvfiokovic to obtain the results.
CC'I'A
6.
Mailing List
CCTA has assenrblecl a first dratl olthe nrailing list
ancl
brielìy rcvie'uved its conrent.
It n'as agreed that the adjacent colmrrunilics rvill be included in our mailing. 1'he City of
Banie u'ill not be in the first nrailing as it is ¡rot directly ad.iacent. nor is thcre an
anticipatcd inrpact. The Torvn ol'Collingu,ooclancl thc Cìollingrvood Public Utilities are
included as the Georgian l3ay r,r.ater supply
',r'ill likely be an option.
It
rvas agrced that the BWG May<lr and Council
u,ill not be included on the nrailing list,
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since
it is anticipated that Jay Currier rvill keep them inl'brnred ol'the Class EA
study.
Suzanne rvill conlìrru rvith lr4OE's Churrllei Liu u'hether Bill Armstrong and/or Ron
Griff,rth should be included on the nlailin.u list. or il'Chunnrei is thc sole MOII EA conracr.
CCI'A
Geofl'provided Suzanne rvith a list of'the OPA l5lanclowrìers.
CCTA will distribute thc draft nrailing list to the Stecring Cìonlrnittec f'or revievr,.
7.
CCl'A
Projcct Schedulc and Next Stcps
Suzature providecl thc u¡lclatecl scheclule to the Steering
Cornmittee. The project is on
scheclule.
The stucly's next steps are to calculate equiverlent populatio¡ts, \\.'ater demands and servage
tlolvs and provide the Steering Cornrnittee rvith sunlmary tables for
discussion.
8.
Ncxt l\,{ecting
l'he next nreeting
u,as scheduled
for July 3, 2008, at 2:00 PM. al the BWG Planning
Dcpartnrent Builcli ng.
9.
CC'|A
All
Adjournnrent
The meeting was acljournecl at 3:30 p.nr.
Errors and/or Omissions
Please rcport any enors or omissions to the undersigned
within one rveek.
Respecttul ly submitted.
C. C. TATI{¡\IVI & ASSOCIATES LTD.
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WATBR SUPPLY AND WASTD\ryATER CAPACITY I\{ASTBR PLAN
CLASS EA STUDY
STBI}RING COMI\{ITTEII I\{EEI'ING #3
SUM TVIAIìY OF DISCUSSION
DATE:
.Iuly 3,2008
.I'Ii\{E:
2:00 p.m.
LOCATION:
Ilradford \yVest Gwi I limbury
3541 Line 11, Braclford
ATTENDANCE:
Gcoff McKnight, Town of Braclford We.sr Gwillimbury (BWG)
Gord Fenial<, R,J. Ilurnside & Associate.s Ltd. (R,lB)
Michael Sullivan, R..1. Burnside & Assocíates Ltd.
Cheryl Shindruk, Bond Head Propcrtics (BHp)
Suzanne Troxlcr, C.C. Tatham & Associates Ltd. (CCTA)
I)eanna ltorrestcr, C.C. Tatham & Associatcs Ltcì.
Plann ing Dcpartnrcnt Buildin g
DISCUSSION:
l.
Iìeview of Prcvious Mi¡nrtes of Meeting
Suzanne
2,
ACTION ßY
will contact l)arryl Lyons to discuss his participation in the Liaison Committec.
CCTA
Scrryice Area Populations and Design Florvs
Sttzanne proviclcd copies of the preliminary design flow calculations for discussion. The
I'ollorving items were discussed:
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The Ol)A 15 schedule (plan) does not appear to be consistcnt with the areas (ha)
prescnted in the text of the OPA. Geoff confirmed that the schedule in OPA l5
prevails. Cheryl will provide Suzannc with the digital drawing file so that CCTA
can measul'e the areas of OpA 15.
Gord will check
BHP/CCTA
if the areas for caclr land use in the BWG Urban Arca, thar
Suzanne used in the dcsign flows calculations, are accuratc,
Suzanne inclttde d a l0% contingency inthe design flow calculations to account for
intensification in BWG's Urban ALea's residential areas. Geoff'will review his
past intensification calculations a¡ld confìrnr a value for the Class EA Study.
IìJB
BWG
ACTION BY:
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Gord believes that the conrnrercial flow plojections should be ¡rrore conservative.
Suzanne rvill review other sources and propose a comrnercial unit flow rate.
CCTA
Cherll cxpressed rescrvations that thc Class llA accounts l'or conlmercial flows
since commcrcial develop¡nent is not approved in OPA 15. Geoff recommendcd
that ccxnmcrcial f'lows bc irtcluclod in this Class EA study since OPA
15
conternplates conrmercial dcvelopment.
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Suzanlte suggested a rate of 360 I.lcapld for residential watcr use. This value
blends water use rates of older artd newer developments. and accounts for the
decreasing trend in watcr consumption. The Steering Committcc agrecd that thc
value see¡ns reasorrable and justifiable.
Suzanne suggested an industrial peaking lactor
calculations, based orr past experience.
of 2 in the design
flow
Suzannc will revise the design flows based on the commcnts and additional data provided,
and rvill re-circulate the dcsign flow summary sheet to the Steering Committee.
Gord updated the group o¡: the cunent water supply availability, where 13,626m3/d exists
t'rom wells, 16,000 m3/d 113,000 tn3/d + ad<Jiional 3,000 m3/d¡ is available from the
Inr:isfil water treatment plant, as well as soll'ìe WTP capacity is approvecl for use in Bond
l-lead, water denlands will exceed the available capacity, but not by much.
3.
Corresponclcnce frorn the n,lOE
Suzanne provided copies of the MOt, comment letter in response to the Noticc of Study
Commencentent. l'he following items were discussed:
o
RJB
Gord noted that the hístorical max, day lactor calculated froln the annual reports
data is also erroneous to some oxtent due to inaccurate metcr readings,
o
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Gord noted that thc populations issucd lor calcr¡lating histolical pel capita sewagc
flows and water demands (from the IJWG annual reporls) werc not accurate. They
were based on an occupatlcy of 3.48 ppu for single farnily clwellings only. Gord
will provide more ¿ìccuratc estimales of serviced populations. Gord agreed with
the decreasing trend in water use fro¡n 2001 to 2007 .
Population Projections: The MOII lequires that the Class EA Study reflect the
IIWG approved population lorecast in the County's OP and the population growth
forecast in the Places to Grow Plan.
CC'IA
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Geoff suggested that the master plan Class EA study will reflect the population
forecasts as presented in BWG's OP and accouni for the population forecasted for
the ernployment lands.
First Nations consultarion: 'rhe MoE advised to contact the Ministry of
Aboriginal Affairs (MAA) and the Depa¡tment of Indjan and Northern Affairs to
determine potentially affected Aboriginal conlmunities in the project area.
Notification should be sent directly to the Aboliginal community tò provicle the
opportunity to participate irr public consultations ancl/or comment on the project.
Deanna contacted Sofia Sousa-Dias of the lvl,A,.A. to identifu the potentially affected
Aboriginal comnrunities. Sofiadirected Deanna to an online map ofthe-Chieß of
Ontario with the instructions to contact the communities near the project area. Tle
applopriate contact person is the Chief of the community. From the map it appears
CCTA
that the Chippewas of Georgina Island is the only nearby community.- However,
CCTA will contact the Department of Indian and Northern Affairs to confirm if, in
their opinion, there are any other potentially affected Aboriginal communities that
should be notified.
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Cheryl notcd that Bond Flead Properties has lawyers that deal specifìcally with
Aboriginal issues. Cheryl will alrange a discussion between tire lawyers and
Suzanne to verify Lhe appropriate Aboriginal contacts.
Mike will forward
a spreaclsheet contai¡ring
MAA contact information to Suzanne.
RJB
Mailing List
Ïre mailing list is in draft form and contact information is being fìnalized by CCTA. A
contact pelson fì'om Environment Canada is still needed for the mailing list and Michael
may be able to locate one. He will forward the information to suzannà.
5.
BI.IP
CCTA/RJB
Project Schedule and Next Steps
At this time,
the project is on schedule.
CC'I'A is trying to arrange a meeting with the MOE and other interested agencies as
. CCTA intends to conduct this meeting
discussed at Liaison Committee Meeting No.l
prior to Liaison Committee lvleeting No.2.
Liaison Committee Meeting No.2 remains scheduled for July 24,Z01gat 9:00 AM at the
BWG Planning Department building. At this meeting CCTA infends to discr¡ss the list of
alternatives. The alternatives will be emailed to the Steering Committee for discussion via
CCTA
CCTA
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email, prior to Liaison Committee lvfeeting No.2.
6.
Next Meeting
The next meeting is schecluled for August 7,2008, at2:00 PM, at the B'WG Planning
Department Building.
7.
Adjournnrcnt
The meetìng was adjourned at 3:30 p.m.
Errors and/or Omissions
Pleæe report any en'ors or omissions to the undersigned within one
Respectfu I ly subnr i tted,
C. C. TATHAM & ASSOCIÄTAS LTD.
C"i-t*y,tu1
Suzanne Troxler, M.Sc.P.lìng.
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WATER SUPPLY AND WASTBWATER CAPACITY MASTER PLAN
CLASS EA STUDY
STEBRING COMIVTITTEE MEETING #4
SUMMARY OF DISCUSSION
DATE:
August 7,2008
TTME:
2:00 p.m.
LOCATION:
Bradf<rrd West Gu'illimbu ry Plann in g Depa rtmen t Builtling
3541 Line 11, Bradford
ATTENDANCE:
Gcoff McKnight, Torvn of Bradford West Grvillimbur),(BWG)
Michael Sullivan, R.J. Burnside & Associates Ltd. (lìJB)
ChcrylShindruk, Bond Head Properties (BHP)
Suzanne Troxler, C.C. Tatham & Associates Ltd. (CCTA)
Dcanna Forrester, C.C. Tatham & Associates Ltd.
DISCUSSION:
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ACTION ßY
Population.s and Dcsign Florvs
CCTA provided copies of the updated design llorvcalculations. 'lhc I'ollorving itenls were
discussed:
.
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CCTA increased the residential population contingency value such that the total
residential population considered in this Class EA corresponds to the dratt Coung
OP population allocation tbr BWG.
CCTA revised the Interphase Industrial area rvith the net industrial area provided
by Geoff.
o
CCTA revised all enrployment and commercial areas ro present the projected
employnrent population ratlrer than the calculated equivalent population.
o
Geoff noted that thc erlployrnent population for tlie BWG Urban Area
and
Interphase Industrial should be revised as one colnbined value, being 15,000.
.
Cherll expressed corìcelrì r,vith the table's zero employntent population in the
Bond Head area. Gcoff confirmed that the employment population is anticipated
to be negligible in ternls of'water de¡nand and ser,vage gerreration.
CCTA
ACTION BY:
2,
Alternative Solutions
briefly recapped the Liaison Conlmittee discussions from July 24,2008 regarding
tìre preliminary long list of alternative water and wastewater solutions and noted which
Suzarure
altematives were screened out.
Cheryl confìrmed that Nancy lt4athers could provide Suzanne with documentation to
confìrm that a subsurface effluent discharge in Bond Head would not be feasible. Suzanne
will contact Nancy.
3.
Public and Revierv Agency Consultation
Scheduling: The project is on schedule. The project is now proceeding through the
identification and description of the alternative solutions and their environmental
constraints and opportunities. CCTA rvill provide the Steering Committee with draft
documentation of these items during the first rveek of September for input. The
documents rvill be distributed for discussion at the Liaison Committee meeting on
September 17,2008,
CCTA
An invitation to the PIC will be mailed out to the revier.v agencies and individuals on the
mailing list rnid September. The invitation will specifu that an infonnatiorr package is
available for those interested. The PIC is scheduled to be held on October 20,2008.
CCTA
Follorving the PIC there will be a t\\¡o rveek commenting period for revierv agencies.
Cheryl stressed the importarrce of staying on schedule to ensure the Class EA is completed
by the end of 2008. CCTA will actively follow up with the revierv agencies to ensure the
timely receipt of comments.
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Mailins List: CCTA provided copies of the mailing list to the Steering Committee for
input. Michael confirmed that the appropriate contact for the NVCA is Wayne Wilso¡,
CAO. Geoff suggested that the City of Barrie should be added ro the mailing list if any
alternative involves connection to Banie infrastructure. Cheryl recommended that all
letters to Bond Head companies with the address 1700 Langstaff Road be addressed to
Frasier Nelson, and that these letters be sent in one envelope. CCTA will revise the
mailing list to account fbr these comments.
CCTA is following up with the Departmerrt of Indian and Northern Affairs to determine if
they u'ant to be circulated on this Class EA. CCTA will identify a contact person for the
Environment Canada Ontario Regional offìce.
CCTA
CCTA
CCTA
ACTION BY:
4.
Next Meeting
at
The next Steering Committee Meeting is scheduled for Septenrber 4, 2008 at 2:00 PM
the BWC Planning Department building. CCTA rvill send a reminder to the group for
this meeting.
5.
CCTA
Adjournment
The nreeting was adjoumed at 2:50 p.m.
Errors and/or Omissions
Please report any errors or omissions to the undersigned
within one
Respectfu I ly submitted,
C. C. TATHAM & ASSOCIATES LTD.
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Suzanne Troxler, M.Sc., P.Eng.
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WATEIì SUPPLY AND WASTNWATE,II CAPACITY IVIASTEII PLAN
CLASS EA STUDY
STEERING COI\'IMITTEE NIEETING #5
SUÌVIMARY OF DISCUSSION
D¡\TE:
Se¡ltcrnber d, 2008
'nt\{E:
2:00 p.m.
LOCATTON:
Bratlford West Grvillinr bury Plann ing Departnrcnt
Bu
ilding
3541 Line I l, Bradford
ATTENDANCB:
ll.J. Iìurnside & Associates Ltd. (Iì.rlì)
Cheryl Shinclruk, tsond Hentl Properties (Bl{P)
Suzanne Troxler, C.C, Tatham & Associates Ltd. (CCTA)
Dean¡la Forrester, C.C. Tatham & Associatcs Ltd.
lVlichnel Sullivan,
DISCUSSION:
l.
Sen,icc Area Design Florvs
CCTA provided copies ol'the updated design lìorvs. incorporating all recent conlments.
The BWG Urban Area eut¡rloy¡nent po¡lulatiorr has been updatcclto include the Irrterphasc
Industrial ernployrnent population (see attached).
2.
Alternative Solutions Updatc
Suzanne has contactecl the City of Barie, the Region of York ancl Collingrvoocl Public
Utilities (CPUC) to examine the potcntial fìll se¡r,icirrg BWG frorn water or waste$,ater
fäcilities outside of'BWG. l'he follorving rvas discussed:
City of Barrie
.
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Suzanne talked to Ralph Schcunerrann. lv{anagcr of Infrastnrcture and Planning.
The City ol llarrie is building a new surtàce water treatnrent plant (W1'P). The
fìrst phase has a capacity ol'60 Ml/clay. rvlrich will be suf tìcient to rneet the City's
detuands foL build-out to current boundaries. The WTP rvill be expanded in
phases as ¡leeded. u'ith a planned ulti¡nate rated capacity of 240 Ml/day. A240
ML,/clay intake is bcing built in Phase l.
As WTP capacity could be nlade available to BWG, scn,icing BWG q,ith rvater
Iiom Bamie is cousidered a tcchnically viable solntion and rvill bc consiclered in
the Class EA.
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Suzanne indicated that approxinrately orìe year ago. she receivecl a lctter fì'onr Mr.
Scheu¡re¡nann regarcling another project stating that Banic u'ould not co¡rsidcr
providing \\,aste\\'ater treatnrent capaciry to sunouncling municipalities at this tirnc.
due to the efl},rent phosphoms linritations at the lìarrie Water Pollution Control
Centre. Suz¿me rvill e-mail a copy of this letter to the Steelirrg Conunittce. CCTA
St¡zanuc r.vill conlìrnr u'ith Mr. Scheunernann that the City of'lJarrie's positiorr
regarding wastewatcr is unchangecl.
I{esion of York
.
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Suzanne talked to Flarnid l{atanli. n'ho is the of'lrcial contact f'or the Region ol'
York Water and Wastervater Master Plan Update.
York is also corrducting an individual EA for rvastervater servicing irr the area
north of Nervmarket.
Because of the challenges in developing water arld r'vastervater servicing plans that
rvill nreet the significant projected population grt'rrvth in the Rcgion oiYork. Mr.
Flatanli indicated that the Region is not considering, nor is in a position. to provide
water or \\'aste\.\'ater sen,iciug to sumoil¡lding rnunicipal ities.
Corrsequently, the alternatives that involve cortnccting to the Iìegion of York's
water and wasteu'atcr inl'rastructure will be screetrccl-out.
Collingrvood Public Utilities
¡ Suzarrne talked to Marcus Firman. Manager of Water Services for Collingu,oocl
Public Utilities (CPUC).
.
The CPUC ancl the 1'ou,n of Collingrvood have a 1999 agreenrent to supply Nerv
Tecurnseth rvith 23.500 mj/clof rvater tlom the Collingrvood WTP. The pipeline
betrvee¡r Collingwood.and Alliston has a capaciry of 23.500 nl3/d but coukl be
expanded to 60,000 nl'/d u'ith a booster puntping station.
r
The Collingwood V/TP. with a cunent rated ca¡racity.of 31,000 urj/d. rvill be
expanded in phases. eventually to a capaciqv o190,000 rn''/d. Horvever, expansious
are not scheduled yet as the CPUC and the Torm of Nerv Tecurnseth continue to
be in a dispute over rvhich parry is res¡ronsible for the expansion costs. Although
the Ministry of Public Inl}astnrcture Renerval, now the Ministry of Energy and
Infi'astructure (Mtìl). is involved in lacilitatirrg the negotiations. Mr. Fitrnan
indicated that there is littlc progress to date.
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Suzanne provided excerpts fiom the 1999 Collingrvood /l.,lerv Tecumseth rvater
supply agr€ement (see attached). Article 7. itenl 7.01 of the aglcenrent states that
Neu''I'ecurnseth is cntitled to sell water to third ¡rarty users. horvcver items 3.04
and 7.03 state that rvater uses will require conscnt tì'om the NVCA. CPUC, the
Torvrr of Collingrvood. ancl the Torvn of Nerv Tecumseth.
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obtaining consent fionl collingrvood and the NVCA ro supply warer ro BWc in
the Lake Sirncoe rvatershcd rnay be a challenge.
Florvever, the alternative of servicing BWG u,ith rvater fionl collingr.vood is
tecllrically possible and it was agrecd that it rvill not be scree¡tccl out based on the
inf'ormation obtainecl to tJate.
Suzan¡te and Mr. Firnlan discussed retuming treatecl wastewater cffluent fronl
BWG to Georgian llay to allcviate the concerns rcgarding u,ater leaving tlre
Nottawasaga rvaterslted. 'l'his option rvor¡ld bc ex¡rcnsivc but nray lesult in
phosphorus credits that BWG could sell. lt could also be of interest to the 'forvn
Nerv Tecumsetlì due to assinrilative capacitr constnints in the Nottarvasaga River.
It u'ill be considerecl and cliscussed at the next Liaison Comnlittee rneeting.
Suzanne n'ill disct¡ss the levelof constrairrt regarding rvater leaving a waterslÌed
u'ith Jackie Burkhart olthe LSRCA.
3.
CCTA
Public and Review Agcncy Consultation
The project schedule, whereas the PIC rvill be held during the u'eek ol Octobcr 20. 2008,
is uuchauged, evert though the assessrnent of ahernatives is sliglrtly behind schedule.
Michael Sullivan willcontact GeotTMcKnight to confirnr his availabitity thanveek. The
date of the PIC will be conlinned al rhe next Steering committee nìeering.
RJB
CCTA will mail out PIC itrvitations to revieq'agencies and individuals on rhe mailing list
trvo rveeks before the PIC. CCI'A provided copies of the updatecl mailing list (see
anached).
The next Liaison Comrnittee meeting is scheduled for Septernber 17.2008 at 9:00 a.m.
Michael rvill not be able to atl.end this meeting but rvill coordinate rvith Gord Feniak.
CCTA rvill provide the prelinrinary assessment of altematives to the Steering Committee
prior to the Liaison Co¡nmittee nreeting for comments.
Suzanne rvill contact Chris Hyde of the MOE to detenrrine if any ¡rew Lake Simcoe
Protection Act infornratio¡r or rcc¡uirenrents have been releasecl.
Cheryl provided an updatc on OPA l5 arrd OPA l6 OMB pre-hcarings, ancl the scheduled
dates for the hearings.
RJB
CCTA
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4.
Next Meeting
The next Steering Committee Meeting is scheduled for October 2.2008 ar the BWG
Planning Department building. The tinre of the meeting has been moved ahead to 1:00
PM. CCTA rvill send a reminder to the group for this meeting. Cheryl will not be able to
attend this meeting but will coordinate with Nancy Mather to attend in her place.
5.
CCTA
BI{P
Adjournment
The meeting rvas adjourned at 3:00 PM.
Errors aud/or Omissions
Please report any erors or olnissions to the urrdersigned within one week.
Respectfully submitted,
C. C. TATHAM & ASSOCIATES LTD.
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Suzanne Troxler, M.Sc., P.Eng.
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Selice Area (ho)
Resíd, Co^-.
Avetude Des¡an Flows ím3/dovl
Poeulat¡on
Totol
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Gtoss
Gtoss
Resîd.
Employm.
Resíd.
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77,378
69
283
423
t,739
1,302
5,352
5,021
24,752
2,294
soy
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BWG Urben Area
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lnterphase lndustrial
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1,135 207 732
tub-Total
t,349
586
0
s00
11
2,086
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fotâl
38,800
0
4,700
0
43,5@
6,200
49.700
15.000
incl. above
0
15,000
30,000
0
30.000
10,864 2,287
0
1,3X6
0
214
0
4,050
12,180 6,551
t,736
0
13.916 6,551
558
6,579
27,046
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Summary of Design Criteria
Residential
tuture Commercial
Future Light lndustrial
28O LlcapldaV
m3/ha/day
m3/ha/day
Êx¡stingBlendedlndustriayCommercia/lnstitutional
(average)
Extraneous(peak)
Residential peaking factor
lndustr¡al and lCl peaking factor
Extraneous
10
10
5.a m3/ha/day
90 Vcaplday
227 Ucap/day
{net areaf
(net areal
Harmon
2
Existing BWG Sewage Treatment Capac¡ty
Eradford wPcP
Shortfall
€xpanrion
t7,400 m?day
9,650 m3/day
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Areo
ßesid.
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925 182 23t
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185
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11
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0
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t,349
0
210
15,000
incl. above
475 380
0
500
t,t35 20t
732 586
11
2,086
4,7æ
0
:ont¡ngency
43,500
6,200
lotal
¿q
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38,800
27
25
llwy 400/88
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lnd' com'
,nst.
13,968
0
lotol
2,287
16,255
2t4
274
0
t,692
4,050
4,050
6,551
22,21t
0
2,232
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5ay
25,t42
0
?no
0
15,000
30,000
0
1ô ôfvt
7,692
0
15,660
2,232
n.492
6,551
24,443
3,046
0
24,450
Summary of Des¡gn Cr¡ter¡a
Residential
Commercial
t¡ght tndustr¡al
360 Llcap/daV
10
10
Blendedlndustria/Commercia/hsritutional(tct)
lndustrial and tcl peãk¡ng
Max Day
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factor
Ex¡st¡ng Water Suppl¡es to BWc
Groundwater
lnnisfil Lakeshore WTP Phåse
lnnisfil takeshore WTP Phase
(BWG)
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Totat
Shortfall
2
3
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Resíd.
lnd' co¡n'
tnst.
fotol
4,573
29,716
429
429
0
3.046
8,100
8.100
13.102
41,290
4,018
soy
.
2t00000
Bond Head
Averooe Dov Demond (m?/dovl
PoÞulotîon
Comrn. tndustt¡ol
Gtoss Net
m3/ha/day
m3/ha/day
(net area)
(net areal
S.4mllhalday
2
1.9
L3,226
7,t:OO
5,900
3,000
29,226 mtldav
16,084 m3/day
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4,018
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0
13.102
45.308
45.310
THIS SUPPLY OF WATER AGREEMENT made this 28th day of June, 1999
BETWEEN:
THE CORPORATTQN OF THE TOWN OF NEW TECUMSETH
(HEREIN called "New Tecumseth")
THE PUBL1C UTILITIES COMMISSION OF THE
TOWN OF COLLINGWOOD
(HEREIN called "CPUC")
THE CORPORATION OF THE TOWN OF COLLINGWOOD
(HEREI N called "Collingwood")
And
NEW TECUMSETH IMPROVEMENT SOCIETY
(HEREIN called "NTIS")
WHEREAS:
.
CPUC has a v¿ater intake and fìltration plant ("the Plant") which has capacity to
produce more potable water than is consurned within the Town of Collingwood.
That part of the Plant whioh produces potable water and to which this agreement
refers is called 'the Primary System" and it is further described in Schedule "4";
.
Collingwood owns a sixty-six foot wide rail line formerly owned by Canadian
National Railway extending southerly lo the intersection of the Canadian Pacific
Railvray Line near Utopia ("the Railway Lands"). lt has entered into a joint
agreement with a corporation owned by the City of Barrie and Cando Contracting
Ltd. ("Cando") to license Cando to operate a short-line railway from Collingwood to
Banie. This agreement permits Collingwood to make other uses of the rail lands
including the transportation of water by underground pipe.
.
New Tecumseth requ¡res water to supply its existing and future residential,
commercial. industrial and community facility needs. New Tecumseth has agreed
to purchase minimum quantities of water from CPUC.
.
CPUC has agreed to provide part of its water production capacity to provide water
to New Tecumseth.
page
l0
It is understood that the amount of this payment (called "the
Debt contribution
Charge") shall be approximately 8.5 cents per cubíc metre
of water transmitted
through the Pipeline. The amount of the Debt Contribution
Charge wilt be
suffìcient
to pay the SNC-CD Loan (including interest and the amortization
of loan arnount of
$2,936,000) over its term. After retirement of all three loans, the Debt Contribution
Charge will cease.
7.01
New Tecumseth shall be entitled to sell water, wíthin the limits of the capacity
to
which it is entitled underAfticles 2.01 and 12.02, to Third Party Users in accordance
with the provisions of this Agreement. For these purposes, New Tecumseth,
C
pUC
and OCWA shall develop a Business Plan from time to time to consider the
allocation of water capacity, the manner of pricíng of the water and other relevant
considerations (the "Business Plan").
7
.02 The price to be charged forwater
sold by NewTecumseth to Third party Users shall
include the following cornponents:
(a)
(b)
The sarne Production Costs to CPUC as provided in Article 6.03;
A contribution to capital charge payabte to CPUC. lt is understood that thís
amount, estimated to be 5 cents per cubic metre at this time, is a conlribution
towards the capital investment of the CPUC Primary System, an amount
whích New Tecumseth is not required to pay because, as referred to
in
Article 6.01, this obligation is satisfied by payments totaling $2 million;
(c)
Until such time until the loans have been repaid to SNC-CD, CPUC and
OCWA, the Debt Contribution Charge pursuant
to Article 6.05
of
approxirnately 8.5 cents per cubíc metre. The intent of this charge is to be
applied to repay these loans;
(d)
A transmíssion charge ( herein called "Transmission Charge") consisting of
a base charge of 16 cents per cubíc metre plus inflatíonary increases and an
amount to recover the capital costs incurred in order to be able to supply
I
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Page I I
water to the Third Party User ("Capital Costs"). Examples of Capilal Costs
are pumping or booster stations, upgrading of flux membrane or expansion
of flux rnembrane to achieve greater capacity- The exact amount of the
Ïransrnission Charge shall be determined by the Business plan from time to
tirne.
7,03
As contemplated by Article 3.04, uses will be restricted unless otherwise consented
to by CPUC, Collingwood and New Tecumseth.
7.04
Sale of water to another municipality shall not take place unless and until the
municipality has executed acknowledgments and v¡aivers as to claims against
CPUC, Collingwood, and New Tecumseth taking into account the matters referred
to at Article 8.02 herein.
7.A5
New Tecumseth shatl provide a valve and T-joint lateral to supply water to the
municipal airport of Collingwood which is located in Clearview Township. Water
consumed within the Airport area will not be íncluded in determination of the initial
right to water capacity to be provided to New Tecumseth. Airport water users will
be billed by CPUC.
ARTICLE
8.01
8. THE
PIPELINE
Ownership
Title to the Pipeline and the Grant of Easement shall be held by New Tecumseth
initially. New Tecumseth witl assign its interest to NTIS. At alltimes, title to the
Pipeline will be subject to the inlerests of CPUC as provided heæín.
a
02
lnteoritv of Railwav Corridor Lands
New lecumseth and NTIS jointly and severally acknowledge, warrant and agree as
follows:
(a)
The Railway Conidor is also being used to provide an operating rail service
to industries, residents and other users in
Gollingwood
by a License
Page
(g)
5
The effect of the legal structure to be established for the Pipelíne is such that
the Net Surplus Funds shall be used to repay the OCWA Loan in accordance
with its terms.
(h)
NTIS shall not charge any amount to CPUC, Collingwood, New Tecumseth
or a Third Party User in connection with the transmission of water by the
Railway Corridor Pipeline or provision of any other servíces so that NTIS will
operate solely to own and finance the construction of the pipelines.
3.04
New Tecumseth acknowledges that the sale of water to New Tecumseth shall be
restricted to resídential, commercial, industrial and cornmunity facility uses that, as
determined by the Nottawasaga Valley Conservation Authority do not adversely
affect the areas known as the Nottawasaga Valley Watershed and the Pretty River
Valley Watershed. Uses of water within this area which are out of the ordinary shall
require the consent of CPUC and Collingwood, it being understood that uses which
involve large volume sales of water in one forrn or another for profit shall either
require an increase in the cost per cubic metre or may be prohibíted altogether as
CPUC and Collingwood determine. For example, the sale of water in bulk for
transport by any means to any destination or the sale of water in bottles or other
consumer packages would require consent of CPUC/Collíngwood. However, a
small business which purchases drinking water for resale to users in remote
locations would be permitted.
ARTTCLE 4 - COLLINGWgOD OBLIGATIONS
4.01 The
Town will grant an easement to CPUC to permit the construction of the
Collingwood Pipeline.
This easement is subject to:
(a)
(b)
Consent from the Leisure Tíme Club; and
Consent from Cando Contracting Ltd.
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Inc.
OPA 15 Land
3067 Sideroad 5
R.R.#2
3664 Line
R.R.#2
Owner
OPA 15 Land
8
Owner
OPA 15 Land
White Horse
Investments
Corn
2921 LangstaffRoad
OPA 15 Land
1490590
12655 Concession
Owner
Ontario Inc.
Owner
OPA 15 Land
l0
4 Sifton Pl.
Owner
OPA 15 Land
30 Scott Road
Owner
OPA 15 Land
30 Scott Road
Owner
OPA 15 Land
Owner
Lenwood
Development
Inc.
OPA 15 Land
Owner
Updated: September 8, 2008
2921 LangstaffRoad
87 Golfclown Drive
Ontario
Brampton,
Ontario
Toronto,
Ontario
Toronto,
Ontario
Concord,
Ontario
Etobicoke,
Ontario
Mrs.
L4K4W7
M6M 3S8
M6M 3S8
L4K4W7
M9W2H9
Francesco
Mrs.
&
Rucchetto
Mario &
Maria
Mr. &
Mrs.
Gabriele
White Horse
Investments
Corn
Moracci
Mr. &
Mrs.
JobTitle
of
8
WorkPhone
BWG Master Plan Update Class
Type
OPA 15 Land
Owner
EA
OPA 15 Land
Mailing List
Addressl
Comoany
Bond Head
Propeny Eight
Inc.
108040-l
Address2
John
Owner
Mawds\ey
OPA 15 Land
Bond Head
Property Seven
Inc.
r
Citv
PostalCode
FirstName
LastNrme
Title
1700 LangstaffRoad,
unit 2003
Concord,
Ontario
L4K 3S3
Fraser
Nelson
Mr.
R.R.#l Station Main
Bradford,
Ontario
L3Z2A4
Clifford
Loeb
Mr.
Bradford,
L3Z2A4
Bibiane
Picard
Owner
OPA 15 Land
Page 7
2153 Sideroad 5
R.R.#l
Ontario
1700 LangstaffRoad,
Unit 2003
Concord,
Ontario
L4K 3S3
Fraser
Nelson
Mr.
OPA 15 Land
P.O. Box I195 Station
Bradford,
L3Z2B6
A¡thur &
Meeke
Mr. &
Owner
Main
Ontario
Concord,
Ontario
L4K
Frances
Fraser
Nelson
Mr.
Bradlord,
L3Z2A4
James
Muirhead
Mr.
Elliott
Owner
OPA 15 Land
Owner
Zaharias
Development
Inc.
OPA 15 Land
1700 LangstaffRoad
Unit 2003
3490 Line 5
R.R.#l
Owner
3482 Line 5
R.R.#l
Owner
OPA 15 Land
3405 Line 6
R.R.#l Station Main
3399 Line 6
R.R.#l Station Main
3424 Line 5
R.R.#l
Owner
l5 Land
Owner
OPA 15 Land
Owner
OPA 15 Land
Owner
Mrs.
Ontario
OPA 15 Land
OP A
3S3
West
2 Bloor
Gwillimbury
Suite 2000
Power Cent¡'e
Inc.
Updated: September 8, 2008
Street West,
lrradtord,
L3Z2A4
&
L3Z2A4
Ralph
Williams
Mrs.&
Mr.
Mr.
L3Z2A4
Marilynne
Williams
Ms.
Bradford,
L3Z2A4
Ronald &
Christine
Orr
Mr. &
Ontario
Toronto,
Ontario
M4W 382
Ontario
Bradford,
Ontario
Bradford,
Ontario
Grace
Arden
Mrs.
JobTitle
of
8
WorkPhone
BWG Master Plan Update Class
Tvoe
OPA 15 Land
Owner
OPA 15 Land
Owner
Comp¡nv
EA
108040-l
Mailing List
Addressl
t402829
Ontario Ltd.
3475 County Road 88
Husky Oil
Operations
P.O. Box 6225 Stn. D
R.R.
Address2
Station Main
#l
Page
Citv
PostalCode
Bradford,
L3Z2A4
Ontario
Calgary,
TzP 2C8
FirstName
LastName
Title
Alberta
Limited
OPA 15 Land
3533 County Road 88
P.O. Box 234 Station
Bradford,
2423 Sideroad 5
Main
R.R.#l
Ontario
Bradford,
Onta¡io
Concord
Owner
OPA 15 Land
Owner
OP A
l5
Land
Owner
Shinnecook
Prooerties Inc.
OPA 15 Land
Owner
Updated: September 8, 2008
1700 LangstaffRoad,
Unit 2003
3423 County Road 88
R.R.#l Station Main
Bradford,
Ontario
L3Z2A8
Karen
Parrell
Ms.
L3Z2A4
Ronald
Craig
Mr.
L4K 3S3
Fraser
Nelson
Mr.
L3Z2A4
Ralph
Williams
Mr. &
&
Marilvnne
Mrs.
JobTitle
I of I
WorkPhone
TO\4I..{ OF BRADFOIÐ WEST GWILLII\{BURY
WATER SUPPLY AND WASTEWATEII CAPACITY iITASTER PLAN
CLASS BA STUDY
STEERTNG COMMITTEE MEETING #6
SUMMAIìY OF DISCUSSION
DATE:
October 17,,2008
TIiVIE:
l:30 p.m.
LOCATTON:
Bradforcl West Gwillimbury Planning Department Building
3541 Line 11, Bradford
ATTBNDANCB:
Geoff McKnight, Town of Bradford West Grvitlimbury (BWG)
Michael Sullivan, R.J. llurnsidc & Associates Ltd. (RJB)
Cheryl Shindruk, Bond Head Properties (BHP)
Suzanne Troxler, C.C. Tatham & Associates Ltd. (CCTA)
Deanna Forrester, C.C. Tatham & Associates Ltd.
DISCUSSION:
ACTION BY
The purpose of this meeting was to update the Steering Colnntittee on the assessment of
alter¡ratives and to discuss the logistics tbr the PIC.
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Preliminary Assessment of Alternatives
CCT¿\ co¡rducted a prelininary assessnent
wastewater disposal alternatives.
of the short list of R'ater supply
and
The preliminary preferred rvater supply alternative is to obtaining additional treated water
from huisfil's Lakeshore V/TP supply, and the preliminary preferred wastervater disposal
alternative is to expand of the Bradford WPCP.
The capital and operating costs associated with each altemative have not been determined
at this point. CCTA will detennine the costs and include the¡n in the assessment matrices,
although. they are not anticipated to change the outcome of the preliminary assessment.
CCTA rvill send the costs to the Steering Comninee prior to the PIC.
2.
Public Information Centre (PIC)
Location
The following locations u,ere discussed for the PIC:
'¡ BWG Community Centre (rrpstairs) - Geoff contìrmed this is not available
St. Marie's Hall - dif'ficult location to describe
CCTA
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Council Chambers - only availablc alier 6:00 pnr
Holy Marlyrs of Japan Church - prclèrence is to avoid churches
Holy"l'rinit.v High School- CCTA ri,illcheck availability ancl cosr (l't choice)
BWG Fligh School - ccrA will check a'ailability and cosr (2nd choice)
Bond Flead Cormnunity Hall - prefèrence is to hold the PIC in llradf'ord, horvevcr
Geoll'booked this space as backup l'or Wednesday Novembcr 5.4:00-8:00 PM
CCTA
Schedule
The group agreed to hold the PIC on Wcdnesday. Novenrber 5. 2008 fìorn 4:00 PM to
8:00 PM. strb.iect to availability of a roonr. '[he conrnrerrtinq period rvill extencl until
November 2l . 2008, approximately two rvecks alier the PlC.
CCTA distributed a draft of the PIC notice and the Steering Committee provided edirs.
l'his notice should be published in nervspapers approxirnately nvo weeks in advance of the
PIC, meaning it must be published next week (rveek of October 20,2008). The ¡wo rveeks
notice is not nrandatory, but is polite and typical.
The BWG Tines and BWG Topic both publisli on Thursdays. CCTA rvill arrange for the
PIC notice to be published in the BWG 'fopic on Thursday, October 23,2008. CCTA will
send Geolïa copy of the PIC notice and he will submit it to the BWG Times ro ensure lhe
notice is included on the Town's page.
CC'IA rvill prepare hvo letters for the contacts on the rnailing list. One letter rvill be senr
ortt to all menrbers of the Liaison Committee and rvilt include a brief description of the
¡rroject with a oopy of the inlil package (datcd) and PIC rrotice attached. The second letter
rvill be sent to all other contacls on the mailing list and rvill include a cletailed description
of the project. Both letters rvill inform the recipient of the date. time and location of the
PIC. Agencies will be encouraged to come betrveen 4:00 a¡rd 5:00 PM. CCTA rvill mail
ot¡t all letters by the end of next rveek (Friday, October 24, 2008).
Fomat
Tlte group decided an open house style PIC rvith displays is prefened over
style PIC. since only a sn'¡all crorvd is anticipated to attend this plC.
a presentation
lnlbrmation Package ancl Courrnent Sheet
CCTA distributed copies of the draft inf'ormation package. The infb package rvill be
available at the PIC and can also be sent to individuals or agencies that request more
information on the project.
The group decided it
appropriate to present the preliminary prcfèrred rvater ancl
wastewater alternatives in the info package and at the PIC, as long as it was clear that the
preliminary pretèned alternatives were not final. and that public and agency comments
were still required to complcte the evalt¡ati<¡n arrd make a reconrmelldatio¡.
r,vas
CC1A
BWG
CCTA
Suzanne stated that the drafì
intb package distributed at rhis nreeting is too long but
includes infonnation that u'ill be included in the ESR. She rvould like conrments lrom the
Steerin*e Comrnittee on its contents by Wednesday, October 22.2008. Mike suggested
reducing the enviro¡lltrental conditions section. Ceoff suggestecl lcaving the intb package
lengthy but irrcluding an executive surnrnary. Cherll suggestecl rcrrroving'concenìs' fì-ont
the conrtuents or conccrns scction of the colnment sheet. Suzanne will revise the info
Ail
CC'I'A
packa-ee.
The group decided to not inch¡de comnrent sheets rvith the infb packages harrded out at the
PIC. Instead. individuals rvill be crrcouraged to cornment at tlìe PlC, since t.vpically the
public does not bother to subntit conunents after the PIC.
3.
Next Nfeeting
The group decided to merge the next Steering Comnlittee Meeting rvith Liaison
Committee Meeting No. 4. scheduled on Tuesday. Novenrber 18, 2008 at 9:00 AM at the
BV/G Planning Departntent building. CCTA rvill send a rcminder for this nreeting.
4.
CCTA
Adjournmcrnt
The meeting was adjourned at 3:30 PM.
Errors and/or Onrissio¡l.s
Please report any emors or omissions to the u¡rdersisned within one rveek.
Respectfu I ly submittecl.
C. C. TATHAM & ASSOCIATES LTD.
Sîrtul,.q
Suzanne Troxler, M.Sc.. P.Eng.
Prepared by Deanna Fonester. E.l.T.
DF:ST:rlh
copy--Attendance
copl.'--J. Currier. Torvn of BWG
copy--G. Feniak. R.J. Burnside & Associates Ltd.
copy--R. Meadley. CCTA
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APPENDIX B:
MINUTES OF TIAISON COMII,IITTEE MEETINGS
TO\\T
OF BRADFOIID \} ESl' GWILLINIBURY
WATER SUPPLY AND WASTEWATER CAPACITY IVTAST'EII PLAN
CLASS EA STUDY
LIAISON COMMIT'tliD IvIIìETING #l - Revised.lunc 18,2008
SUIVIN{ARY OF DISCUSSI ON
DATE:
.Iunc 10, 2008
TII\{E:
9:00 a.nt.
LOCATION:
Ilr¡rtl fbrd West Grvillinr bury Pla nnin g l)c¡rartrnenf Bu ildin g
3541 Line ll, IJradford
ATTENDANCE:
.l¿rckie
DISCUSSION:
I)
Burkart, Lakc Si¡ncoe Region Consen,ation Authorit]' (LSRCA)
Chr¡nnrci Liu, Ilinistry of the Ilnvironnrent (ù10Iì)
Christian llteile, Count_v of Simcr¡c (County)
Geofl'illcKnight, Torvn of Bradford Wcst Grvillinrbury GIVG)
Gord Fenialc, ll.J. Burnsidc & Associatcs Ltd. (lì,JB)
Chcryl Shindruk, Bond Head Propcrties (llHP)
Suz¿¡nne'froxler, C.C. Tatham & Associ¿rtcs Ltd. (CCTA)
l)c¿tnnr Forrestcr, C.C. T¿th¡m & Associ¿rtcs Ltd. (CCTA)
ACTION ßY
Introductiorrs
'lhe meeting
attendees introduced thernselves. Gord Feniak explained that R..1. Bumside &
(RJB)
Associates
is the 'l'ou,n's engineering consultant. Suza¡rnc added that the Liaison
Cìonurritlee rvill inclucle Cord lvliokovic. Torvn Engineer, rvho cor¡ld rìot atterìd the rrreeting.
Further. Bond l-lead Plo¡rerties rvill be re¡rresented b1'eithcr Nancy Mather (abscnt toda¡-) or
Cheryl Shindruk. Siniilarly. R.lB rvill be represented by either Mikc Sullivan (absent roday)
or Gord Feniak.
2)
Purpose of thc Mccting
T'he purpose ol the nleetirlg was to irrtrocluce the Class l3A projcct to the nen'ly lbnned
Liaison Cotttutittee, and to hokl initial discussions on the issues that thc Class EA rvill face.
3)
Introduction to thc Proiect
St¡zanne provided a brief'outline of the project. as follorvs:
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CCTA rvas retained by tlre Torvn of tlWG in April 2008. and thc pro.icct rvas initiated in
early'lvfay.
ACTION I}Y:
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A Steering Conrnrittee provides tcchnical direction a¡rd ureets rronthly. lt is comprised of:
- BWG: Geoff lvlcKnight. .lary Currier
- RJB: Gord Feniak and lvlikc Sullivan
- BonclHead Propertics: Cheryl Shirrdruk
- CCTA: Suzarrrre'['roxler. Prtr.iect Managel ancl Rex lvfead[cy. Pro.iect Advisor'.
The project is unclertakcrl ¿rs a ì\4aster Planning Class F,A. i.e.. Phases
\4unicipalClass DA process only.
I
and 2 of the
The purpose of the Class EA study is to update BWG's master servicing plans for rvater
suppll.'and rvastervater', as they need lo âccommodate the OtTìcial Pla¡l Arnendrnents
(OPAs) that have becn a¡rprovecl by Council since the 2002 Olficial Plan (OP). The most
recent master servicing studies are:
Final Master Scrvicing Study in January'2003:
Water Master Servicing Study Addendum in Septenrber 2003 (Class EA);
Class EA (Schedule C) l'or the WWTP expansion in February 2005.
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In
accordance rvith the 2002 OIIìcial Plan, the rvastewater service area (serviced by
municipal sewers) is thc Url:an Area (Bradford). The water sen,ice area (serviced by
mr.rnicipal rvaten¡ai¡rs) is the Urbarr Area (Braclford) and lloncl l-lcacl.
The OPAs that atTect BWG rvater and u'astervater servicc arcas. alld therefìlre the u'ater
suppl."" and u,astcrvater sen'icirrg plans. are:
OPA l5: Ernploymcnt lancls at I{iglrrvays 400 and 88:
OPA l6: Secondary Plan for the Bond Head Settlenrent Arca:
OPA 9: Addition oIthc Interphase industrial lands at Line 8 ancl Sideroad 10. to the
BWG Urban Alca.
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BWG's cuffent n'ater and wastewater sen icing plans can be suurmarized as:
- Water: Utilization ol' IJWG's groundnater supplies and tre¿ltntent systems,
supplenrented by a supply of treated $"ter fiorìl Inuisfìl's Lakeshol'c WTP, tluough
the Alcona to Bradt'ord Water Transmission Main. Inter-nrunicipal anarrgenlents are
in place, through thc Phasc 2 then Phase 3 ex¡ransious of thc l.,akeshore W'l'P. for
Innisfìl to supply BWG's pro.iected water requirenrents.
- \\¡aste',r'ater: Ex¡rarrsion of the Braclford \ '"\¡v'TP is culrcrrtly urrdcnvay to treat the
\\'astewater from thc Urban Area ancl meet tl'¡c C of A efTlucnt loadings to Lake
Simcoe.
.
Progress to date o¡r thc Class EA is as follorvs:
t
J
\vas notitìed of'the Class EA rvith a Notice of'Study Colnnlencement
placed in local rìelvspapers on ì\4ay 24 and \,lay ?9. At thc nrecting, I4OE requested CCTA
that this Notice be submittecl to the \,'fOE EA coorclinator (Chunrrrei Liu).
-The public
Steering Conrnrittee cstablished a dralì Problern Statenrcnt. This dralì rvas
circulated at thc nrccting.
-l'he
Steering Conrnrittee e.stablishecl a Liaison Comrnittee.
CCTA is norv r.vorking on cstablishing the updated servicc ¡lo¡lulations. thc ,rater
-The
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demands and rvastervater flows.
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4)
The overall Class EA schedule can be summarized as fbllorvs:
- Develop the alteLnative $rater aud '"r'¿ìstenater solt¡tions. by urid-August.
- Preliminary evaluation of these alternatives. by rnid-Septcntber.
- Public and agency consultation, rvith a Public Int'onnation Centre in nrid-October.
- Phases l&2 report by the errd of the .vear.
Liaison Conlnlittcc
The Liaison Cont¡nittec w¿ìs established to ensurc a signifìcant irrvolvenrent ol the main
revierv agencies as thc Problenr Stateme¡rt is quantified ancl lhe servicilrg solutions
established, developecl and assessed. The study team is looking l'or input, infornration,
cotn¡neuts and discussions to assist irr appro¡rriatel,v considering the issucs that this Class EA
is täcing.
r\s per the project schedule, thrcc Liaison Committee meetings are alìtic¡patc-d tbllorving this
one, betbre critical decisior'¡-r¡aking ¡roints.
5)
Issues
The follorving issues rvill nced to be addressed during this Class EA fìlr rvater
rnaster servicing plans:
¡
a¡rcl waste$,ater
Planni¡rg: This servicing Class EA is being undertake¡r to mect thc BWG Council
approved OP antl anrcncl¡lrerrts, *,hile the County's gro,Àth plarr is beirrg cleveloped and
itnplerlented. Altelnativc servicing solutions u'ill be developccl that could allorv BWG's
planned gro\¡vtlt to occur. The proìect team's job is to identify and assess servicing
solt¡tions. lt is not a forunr lìlr establishing if, n'here, or horv nruch grow'th vvill occur.
The stud¡, teanr r,vill start fronr a projection of gro"l'th (Ol) ancl OPAs) plus some
contingency amount t'or intensifìcation, and establish the preferled nreans ofsen,icing this
population. Backgrouncl serviciug studies n'ill be used as guidance I'or calculating water
de¡rrands and seu'age gerleratiou rates. OMB hearings and discussions regarding the
implettrerttation ol'the Count-v's gror.rth plan. should not affcct the ¡rotential means of
sen,icing gror\.1h in BWC.
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ACTION BY:
Wastervater: hl order t<¡ incrcase the rvastenater treattìlent capacify. BWG needs to
proportionately inrprove its ellluent qualiq such thal it rvill mairr(ain or reduce its
cunently allorvecl ¡rltos¡rhorus loadings to Lake Sinrcoe. This rvould nonnally be a
technical exercise. cxce¡rt that the rnaximurn pollutant loading targets to Lake Sinrcoe are
uot fir'm at this tinrc bccause the province is in tlie process ol'dctìning the Lakc Sirncoe
Protection Plan. '['he stucly teatn rvill need to look at point sources as rvell as non-point
sources of pollutants. l'here is also a potential to look at phosphorus tracliug. This results
in a ¡nore variablc fiantcrvork to establish sen,icing solutions.
Water: The options t'or increasing the water supply to BWG ¡reecl to include the current
supplies (B\\¡G groundrvater and hrrisfìl WTP) as
as altenratcs fro¡n outside the Lal<e
"vell
Si¡ncoe basin. Obtaining n'ater fì'orn Georgian Bay, through the Collingwoocl to New
Tecumseth transnlission main. rvas considered during the previous r.rater nraster servicing
study, but politicall¡ tlris optio¡ì could not rnove fbrrvarcl because of Collingrvood's
position not to supply rvater that rvas perceived to leave the rvatershed.
IìA to expand the capacity of Innisfil's l.akeshotc Wl'P capacity rvill get
undenvay this sunrnler and the needs frorn BWG rvill need to be clefìned, at least as
potential ft¡ture clenrancls. so that they c¿rn be considered in this Class EA. There have
been sorne political concenìs rvith lnnisfil supplying rvatcr to tlWG that cor¡ld serve
employment larrcls.
Vy'ater: The Class
Agencies Arc¿¡s of Interest/C<lncern
6)
The LSRCA, the lvlOE and thc Counr-v were asked to: co¡nrlìerÌt on the potential areas of
concern that, in their opinio¡1, this Class EA should address: identif.v iltlìrrnlation that the
study team needs to consider: and state positions that the stu(ly teant neecls to be arvare ofi
of Sirncoe
Christian indicated his concern that the Class EA nray be prenìature as the OPA and OPAs
are not approved by the County yet. 'l'he Coung's Oflìcial Plan u'ill be updated in
Counr_v
o
September 2008. Gord cxplained that the Tou,n needs to do the scn,icing Class EA at this
.
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tirne in order to resolve (within the ìVfunicipal Class EA proccss) potential means of
serrricing the exparrdecl.scrvicc areas. lf'changes arc required to the OP and OPAs as a
result of the County's revier.r,pl'occss. the sen'ici¡ig plans cau be rclìned accorclingly.
Christian also i¡ldicated that the County q,ill be intelestccl if trunk watermains, trunk
servers aud/or fbrccnrains ar€ proposed to be located undcr County roads and right-of\\.'ays.
Christian confin:red that the Þlighrvay 404-400 link, shou'n in thc BWG OP, is not
planned to be constructed anytinìe soon. Geoff indicated that it is considered as a flrture
potentialcorridor in the OP.
ACTION BY:
Lake Sinrcoe Region Conservation Authority
Jackie indicated that the Class EA should take into consideratiou and utilize the results of
the Assimilative Ca¡racity Studies tbr the l-ake Sinlcoc Watershed and Nonawasaga River
(ACS) that rvas completed b¡- the LSRCA and the NVCìA in 2006.
.lackie inclicated that thc altelnative solutions should include a strong focus on rvater
conseruation et'forls.
Jackie corrlìrmed th¿rt the LSRCA rvould not support any inter-basin (Lake Simcoe
Nottau'asaga River)l,r'atcr transf'ers. Shc explained that the issr¡c is not at the elld ¡loints
of the transfers. bnt nrore locally, dr¡e to the potcntial impacts on lhe tributary strearns.
Gord explained that it is the opinion of many that, as Lake Simcoe fìows into Georgian
Bay. the rvatersheds are directly linkecJ and, theref'ore. it could not be considered an interbasin transfèr. Also. llWG straddles both thc Notta,'r'asaga and the Lake Simcoe
n'atersheds and rvater sen,icing alreacly crosses the rvatershed line.
Jackie indicated that lìob Baldw"in (Manager. Watershed Sciencc) of the LSRCA has
comnrcnts ancl rvill atte¡rcl the next Liaisorr Comnrittee lneetiltg.
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MOE
Chunnlei inclicated that in order to oblain an updatc on the development of the Lake
Sinrcoe Protection Plan, she can ¿ìrr¿ìnge a separate meetirrg rvith other MOB statï
Suzanne w'illcoordirlate this meeting with Chunnrei.
. Churunei contìnned that she is the EA Coordinator l'or this project. and all corespondence
arrd noticcs are to be subminecl to her attention.
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7)
MOE
Next Liaison Co¡unrittcc Meeting
The next Liaison Cornrnittcc meeting \\'as tentatively schecluled f'or Thursdal.'July 24 at 9:00
allt. same location. The mecting date and tirne rvill be conlìnned 2 ',r'eeks prior. CCTA
circulate any material for discussion ahead of time. CCTA anticipatcs that the rvater demands
artd ser.r'agc liorvs rvill bc quarrtitìed. environ¡nental constraints u,ill be cletenninccl antl a list
of alter:rative soh¡tions r+'ill be identilled and presented at this rneeting.
rvill
8)
CCl'A/
CCTA
Adjournment
T'he meeting \\,as adjournecl at l0:30 a.m.
Iirrors and/or
Omissions
Please report any errors or o¡nissions to tlrr: undersi,qnecl rvithi¡r one rveek.
Af-L
Respectfi.rIl¡" submitted,
C. C, TATHAM & ASSOCIATES LTD.
Deanna Forester. B.Sc. Eng.
DF:ST:rlh
copy-- Attendance
copy-- J. Currier, BWG
copy-- G. Miokovic, BWG
copy-- M. Sullivan, R.J. Bumside & Associares Ltd.
copy-- N. Mather, Bond Head Propcfties
copy-- R. Meadley, CCTA
99pI- . Chris Hibberd, Nona*asaga Valley Conservation Authority
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TOWN OF I}RADFORD WEST GWILLIMBUIìY
\ryATER SUPPLY AND WASTEWATER CAPACTTV MASTER PLAN
CLASS EA STUDY
LIAISON COI\,TI\Í ITTEE MEETING #2
suM t\,tARY oF Dl$cussIoN
DATIi:
.luly 24, 2008
TII\.IE:
9:30 a.m.
LOCATION:
Bradford West Grvillimbury Planning f)epartment l3uilding
ll, Ilradlbrcl
3541 Line
ATTENDANCE:
DISCUSSION:
Jackie Burkart, Lake Si¡ncoe Region Conscrvation Authority (LSRCA)
Christian lVleilc, County of Simcoe (County)
Nathan Westendorp, Count¡' of Simcoc (Counf¡')
Gcoff McKnight, Torvn of Ilradford West Gwillimbury (BWG)
Gord Mi<¡kovic, Torvn of Bradf<¡rd lVcst Gwillinrbury (BWG)
Gord Fcniak, R.J. Burnsitle & Associates Lttl. (RJB)
Nancy Mathers, Bond Head Properties (BHP)
Suz¿rnne Troxler, C.C. T¡tham & Associates Ltd. (CCTA)
I)canna Forrester, C.C. Tathanr &-A.ssoci¡tcs Ltd. (CCTA)
ACTTON BY
1. Iì,ccap of Last I\{eeting
CCTA provided a recap of the lìrst Liaison Corn¡nittee meeting, duLing which the BWG
Servicing N4aster Plan Update Class EA project was introduced. a¡ld gerreral issues that the
Class EA rvill face rvere discussed. 'l'he Class EA project's purpose is to idenìþrhe
pleferred servicing solutions to accornr)lodate the plarmed growth in BWG.
CCTA infor¡ried the Liaison Comnrittee of the work completed since thcn, including
quantifuing this grow'th iu terms of residential and enrployment populations. and associated
water demands and rvastervatcr flows. The project is non, proceeding through the
identifìcation and description of the ahernative solutions and their enviLo¡m'¡ental constraints
zurd opporlunities.
2.
Purpose of Meeting
'fhis second Liaison Commiftee meeting was held to discuss the long list of alternative
solutions and obtain input on the potential screenilrg of sorne of these altcmatives in order to
focus the Class EA on the nrost realistically viable solutions,
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ACTION I]Y:
3.
Projccted Sen'ice Populations, W:rstervatcr Florvs and Water Demands, and Shortfnlls
CCTA presented tables summarizirrg the projected water and rvastewater service area
populations and the esti¡nated rvater demands and nastervater tlows. The service area is
divided into four areas: the BWG Urban Area. the Interphase Industrial area, Bond lJead. an<l
the Hwy 400/88 corridor.
Follorving review and discussions, CCTA rvill make the followirrg changes to the tables:
Iror the Interphase Indt¡strial area, utilize the net i¡rdt¡strialarea, as tvill be provicled
by
CCTA/BWG
Geoff.
For all enrploynrent and c.on1¡rrercial areas, present the projected employment CCTA
population rather than the calculated equivalent population. as it relates better to the
planning clocurnerrts, and is easier to understand.
Increase the residential population contingency valuc such that the total residential CCTA/IIWC
populatiorr considered in this Class EA corresponds to the drafl County OP population
allocation for BWG. Geoff rvill confrm the numbers to CC'l'4.
In summary, the nraximunr day rvater demand for the rvater service area was estinrated at
44,300 m3/d. As the cunently available water supply has a capacity of 29,226 rt't3/d, the
shorttäll is in the order of 15,000 nrj/d.
The estimated uvastewater tlows fiorn the service area rvill be approxirnately 26,500 m3/d
(average day). As the Bradford WPCP has a rated capacity of 17,400 m3/d, the shortfall is in
the order of 9,000 m3/d.
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AlternativeSolutions
CCTA provided a preliminary long list of altemative rvater and wastew'ater solutions to
service the entire sen,ice area. A sunnlary <lf the discussions on these alternatives is as
follows:
Alternative Water SolutioJrs:
a) Do nothing:
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Keep for compariso¡t purposes.
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c)
Reduce limits of service area:
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Screen-out because it does not nreet the objectives of the Problenl
Statement. Horvever. it ruay be considered. in part, if it is not possible to
service the sen,ice area in its entirety.
Reduce water denla¡rds tlrrough water conservation:
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Alone. this approach is not st¡ffìcient to address the shortfäll in rvater
demands. l-lorvever, it should be considered as partof the overall solution.
LSRCA is promoting increased water consenation efforts such as grey
\ryater recycling for larvrr watering and toilet use.
BWG is hiring a compliance offìcer, rvhose responsibilities',vill include
watcr conservation and education progranìs. BWG has takell measures to
date that have resulted in measurable reductions in water consumption and
peaking factors.
d) Expand BWG's groundr.vater supply and treatmenr:
- Screen-out because it has been previously denlonstrated that it is not a
viable option due to linrited groundrvater rcsources arrd poor rvater quality.
e)
Construct nerv BWG water treatment plant (Cook's Bay) and transnrissio¡l main:
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Keep.
Advantages for BWG because of the full orvnership and control of a WTP.
Horvever, Simcoe County supports regional systems, and rvould place
more positive rveight o¡r solutions that move torvards regionalization of
services.
The location of a WTP and intake is a concern due to the presence of'
provincially sigrrificant wetla¡rds.
Constructing a WTP in Innisfìl rvill not be considered.
Obtain additional water from Innisfìl Lakeshore WTP supply:
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Keep.
Noted that Innisfìl has previously indicated that water may not be supplied
to BWG's I lighway 400/88 corridor. Gord Feniak clarifìed that there is no
Council ¡esolutiou in this regard.
Gord Miokovic indicated that it rnay be possible to sepamte the Highway
400/88 corridor service area such that it is supplied water from the BIVG
groundwater system.
s) Obtain rvater from the Barrie water system:
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Keep.
Advantages rvould include increasing the reliability of the \\,ater supply to
BWG.
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ACTION BY:
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Obtain rvater fiom the York Region water system:
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Keep.
Expected to be difficult to obtain an allocation of capacity at the tail encl of
the systent,
Involves the transfer of water tiom Lake Ontario to Lake Simcoe.
CCTA rvill make preliminary phone calls to detennine if this alternative
rvill be considered by the Region of York. If not, it rvill be screened out.
Obtairr rvater fronr the Collingwood-Atliston $'arer system:
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CCTA rvill make preliminary phone calls to determine if this altemative
will be considered by the Ciry of Barrie. If not. it nill be scree¡red-out.
Keep.
Previous resolt¡tion of Collingrvood Council not to sell n'ater fronr the
WTP beyond New Tecr¡msetlt. Llowever, Gord Feniak indicated that this
position nrav not be supported by the signed agreentent betlveen New
Tecumseth and Collingrvood. FIe also referred to the Waterlight Report.
Itlvolves the transfer of rvater from Georgian Bay to Lake Simcoe.
CCTA rvill make prelinrinary phone calls to OCWA (John Thompson),
NervTecunrseth and Collingrvood (Collus) to determine if this altemative
is feasible.
Construct additional storage:
Part of all altenratit'e solutions to provide the required equalization arrd
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emerge¡lcy storage.
Al ternative Servage Solutiorrs
a)
:
Do nothing:
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Keep for conrparison purposes.
b) Reduce limits of service area:
Screen-out because it does not meet the objectives of the Problenr
Statenrent. I-lottcver, it may be considered, in part, if it is not possible to
service the sen ice area in its entiretv.
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c)
Reduce sewage florvs through infloç/infilt¡ation control program:
Screen-out because irrflow and infiltratio¡r is ¡tot a nrajor issue in BWG
selvers. Tlterefore, reduction in inflow and infiltration cannot reduce the
capacitv shortfall.
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ACTTON RY:
d)
e)
Expand the BWG waste pollution control plant (WPCP) and outfall:
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Keep,
Additional treatment rvill be required to achieve or exceed stringent
phosphorus effluent limits.
Construct nerv WPCP(s) and surface outfall(s):
Keep however expect rnajor limitations to building new outfall to Lake
Simcoe, and limited assimilative capacity in potential receiving streams.
Could possibly utilize phosphorus trading.
Outfall to Georgian Bay mentioned, although it r,vould involve rvater
transfer out of the Lake Simcoe basin.
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Construct nerv \\?CP rvith subsurface discharge (Bond Head):
Screen-out because soil and groundrvaterconditions not favorable forlarge
subsurface disposal system, as per Stantec studies.
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g) Co¡rnect to the York-Durham sewage system:
h)
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Keep, but available capacity is unknown. CCTA will make
phone calls to determine if capacity is available. If not, itwill be screened
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Involves the transfer of water to the Lake Ontario basin; potentially
acceptable if water is also being supplied from Lake Ontario.
prelirninary
CCTA
out.
Connect to other rnunicipal systems:
Consider connecting to the Innisfi l, Barrie, Nerv Tecumseth. Collingwood,
or Wasaga Beach sewage systems.
Nancy indicated that an important evaluation criterion ivill be the potential timeline to the
itnplementation of each of these alternative solutions. Servicing of the development area
should occur as soon as possible.
5.
Next Liaison Commiftee Meeting
The next Liaison Committee meeting scheduled for Wednesday, September 17 at 9:00
same location.
6.
Adjournment
The meeting was adjoumed at t t:¡0 a.nr.
am,
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ACTION BY:
Errors and/or Omissions
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Please report any errors or omissions to the undersigned within one week.
Respectful ly submirted,
C. C. TATHAM & ASSOCIATES LTD.
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Prepared by Deama Forrester, B.Sc. Eng.
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copy- M, Sullivan, R.J. Burnside & Associates Ltd.
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TOWN OF BRADFORD WEST GWILLIMBURY
WATER SUPPLY AND WASTEWATER CAPACITY MASTER PLAN
CLASS EA STUDY
LIAISON COMMITTEE MBBTING #3
SUMMARY OF DISCUSSION
DATE:
September 17,2008
TIME:
9:00 a.m.
LOCATION:
Bradford West Gwillimbury Planning De¡rartnrent Building
3541 Line ll, Bradford
ATTENDANCE:
Jackie Burkart, Lake Si¡nc<¡e Region Conservation Authority (LSIìCA)
Robert Baldrvin, Lake Simcoe Region Co¡¡servation Authority
Chunmei Liu, Ministry of the Bnvironment (MOB)
Nathan Westendorp, Count¡, of Simcoe (County)
Geoff McKnight, Town of Braclford West Grvillimbury (B!VG)
Michael Sullivan, R.J. Burnside & Associates Ltd. (RJB)
CherylShindruk, Bond Head Properties (BHp)
Nancy Mathers, Bond Head Properties
Suzanne Troxler, C.C. Tatham & Associates Ltcl. (CCTA)
Deanna Forrester, C.C. Tatham & Associates Ltrl.
DISCUSSION:
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Status of the Class EA Study
ccrA
updated the Liaison committee on the status of the class EA study.
The projected seruice area residential and cmployrnent populations and associated water
demands and lvastervater flows, have been revised,
Screening
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ACTION ßY
of the long list of alternative solutions for water supply and
rvastewater
treatment and disposal has been cornpleted.
CCTA is norv completing the preliminary conìparative assessment of the short list
alternative solutions.
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2.
Rcvised Projected Servicc Populations and Design Ftorvs
Upon revisions to address the cotnments from the Liaison Conrnittee, the projected service area
populations and design flows are as follorvs:
Serviced residential population: 49,7A0 persons. in accordance rvith the County Op,s
allocation for BWG.
Serviced employrnent population: 30.000 ernployees.
BWG water supply shoñfall: 16,000 m3/day max day (g,900 m3/day average day)
BWG u,asteu,ater capacity shortfall: 9,700 m3/day average day
ACTION BY:
3.
Summary of Screening of Long List of Alternatives
CCTA provided sumnary tables (attached) of the long and short lists of alternatives for lvater and
lvastewater servicing, and the rationale for the screening. A sumnrary of the infbrrnation presented
and the discussions held is as follows:
Water Supply Alternatives
to screen the long list of alternatives:
Can it supply the capacity BWG needs?
If an agreement is requ¡red rvith another municipality, is this agreement possible?
Trvo criteria
used
"r,ere
Alternatives I to 4 cannot nreet BWG's water denrands and were screened out, however it
was recognized that Alternatives 2 and 3 may need to be part of the preferred solution.
Alternatives 5, 6, 7 and 9 satisfied the criteria a¡rd were carried forward to the short list
alternatives.
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CCTA confir¡ned that the City of Barrie is planning to build expansion phases ut th. n.*
surface water treatment plant up to240 Ml/day that could provide n ater to external areas,
therefore a water supply fi'om Barrie (Alternative 7) rvill be evaluated in this Class EA.
CCTA confìn¡ed that the Region of York does not have any rvater supply capacity
available for other municipalities, and it is struggling to find means of supplying rvater for
its own planned growth. Therefore Alternative 8 was screened out.
Alternative 9, which involves the supply of water fro¡n the New Teculnseth pipeline from
Georgian Bay, was discussed in conjunction n,ith the altemative of returning an equivalent
volurne of treated effluent to Georgian Bay. This led to discussions regarding the
upcoming Lake Simcoe Protection Plan, rvhich are reported in Section 4 of these rninutes.
Wastervater Alternatives
Three criteria were used to screen the wastelvater alternatives, including:
Can it supply the capacity BWG needs?
lf an agreernent ¡s required rvith another municipality, is this agreement
possible?
Can it meet the current Lake Simcoe protection policies?
Alternatives I to 3 and 6 cannot provide the capacity required in BWC and were scree¡red
out. however it was recognized that Alternatives 2 and 3 may need to be part of the
preferred solution.
Alternatives 4 and l0 satisfied the criteria and were caruied forward to the sho¡t list.
ACTION BY:
Constructing a nerv WPCP rvith a new outfall was screened out sincc a nerv outlet to Lake
Simcoe is not pernìitted.
Constructing a new WPCP that discharges its effluent to the existing Bradf'ord WpCp
outfall (Alternative 58) rvas originally carried forward to the short list, horvever Ro6
Baldwin noted that llte construction of a new WPCP in the Lake Sirncoc basin is not
permitted according to LSEMS ¡{6. Nancy and Chun¡¡ei also indicated that the interim
regulation, O. Reg. 60/08. does not allow the constructíon of any nerv WPCPs. Alternative
58 rvill therefore be scrcened oul.
CCTA confirmed that the Region of York does not have any capacity in the York Durharn
Sevvage Systent for external rnunicipalities. Therefore, Alternative 7 rvas screened out.
Alternatives 8 and 9, which involve utilizíng Barrie or lnnisfil WPCP capacity, were
screened out duc the constraints each municipality faces rvith respect to effìuent discharges
to Lake Simcoe.
Alternative 10, nhiclt involves the retunl of treated eflluent to Georgiarr Bay, in
conjunction with
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water supply fronr Georgian Bay was discussed and not screened out.
Assess¡nent of the Short List of Alter¡ratives
The follorving !\'as discussed regarding the short list of alternatives l-or water servicing:
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3)
Building a nerv WTP in BWG rvith a lorv lift raw water punrping station in Innisfil north
the Holland Marsh. and an intake 2 km into Cook's Bay.
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Rob Baldrvin confìr¡ncd that constructing a nerv lift station rvithin the Holland Marsh
rvould not be pernrined.
Rob also noted that the Kesrvick WPCP outfall and the Kesrvick WTP intake are located in
Cook's Bay. CCTA rvill contact the Region of York's project nìanager to obtain their
exact locations. in order to establish an appropriate location for the BWG intake and
ensure adequate source protection.
CCTA
Obtaining rvater f¡'onr lnnisfil's Lakeshore WTP through the existing rvater trans¡nission main.
It will require an cxpansion of the WTP, for nhich a Class EA is just starting. BWG,s
potential water demands should be comnrunicated to the Innisfil EA project team.
It will also require the replacement or hvinning of the water nrain between the WTp and
the Alcona Reservoir. and increasing the capacity of the 26 km rvater transmission ¡nain
from 30,000 rn'/day to 46,000 rn3/day.
CCTA
Obtaining n'ater frorn the Barrie surface $,ater system at Kempenfelt Bay through a nerv 28
km rvater trans¡nission nlai¡l to the BWG reservoir.
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Obtaining water fi'onl the New Tecunlseth water trans¡ìrission main frorn Collingu'ood.
Georgian Bay.
It rvould require a new
l7 krn water transnlission rnaill lroln Alliston to Bond l-lead, a
booster punrping station on the Nerv Tecumseth water transnlission main. and the
expansion of the Collingrvood WTP.
The salc of'rvatcr by Nerv Tccuntseth is restricted by the pipe line agreenlerìt. lt requires
the consent of the Collingu,ood Public Utilities and the'l'o',vn of Collingwood, and the
NVCA lnust agrec that thc sale ol waler is for uses tlrat do not adversely aff,ect the
Nottalvasaga Valley Watershcd and the Prerty Rivcr Watcrshed. Further. the'lorvn of
Collingrvood passed a resolution in 2003 to not sell or transmit $'ater to rnunicìpalities
beyond Neu,Tecumseth.
Current ownership of the Nerv TecL¡urseth transrnission main is not clear. It rvas suggcsted
that CCTA contact Joc Mullan of Airrley to obtain aciditional infornration on
the
transrnission main.
Rob Bal<hvirl noted that it is expected that the upcorning l-akc Sinlcoe Protection Act rvill
include requirements for mass balances and u,ater budgets that rvillquantily irnpactsof
proposals. This would apply to this alternative.
The routittg of thc rvater mains for the above alternativcs can be established to avoid any
signifìcant et¡r,ironrnental features. Rob confirmed that Innisfìl Creek is no longer
considered a signifìcant cold water strearn. Nathan indicated that fhe County should not
have a problern with rvatennaíns being located along County roads.
The follorving was discussed regarding tlre short list of alternative for rvastervater servicing:
l)
Expanding the Braclford WPCP to a capacity of 27,100 rnr/clay.
Rob Baldwin provided his understanding of the direction that the MOE is taking for the
upcorning Lake Sirncoe Protection Act, Lake Sinlcoe Protection Plan, and the interim
regulation (O. Reg. 60/08). ln surnnrary:
O. Reg. 60/08's caps on the WPCPs' phosphorus loadings arc cxpcctcd to be
extended, from the current March 2009 date. by one year or l8 rnonths. An
antlounceulent is expected this tàll.
It is anticipated that lhe phosphorus loading caps listed in O. Reg. 60/08 may
lrecorne the maximunr linrits presented in the regulations for the upconring Lake
Sintcoe Protectio¡l Act. For BWC. the interirn regulation's loading limit is 361 kg
per year.
A nlaxinlunr total phosphorus loading objective lor Lake Simcoe of 44 tonnes per
year is currently being considered, which is rnuch lorver than the LSEMS target of
75 tonnes pe¡'year. This maxi¡num loading has been established on the basis of
achieving a dissolved oxygen level of 6.5 mg/L, rvhich is required to sustain a cold
rvater fishery in Lake Sirncoc. Horvever. Rob clarified that the final plrosphorus
loading objective for the lake that r,vill be in the Lake Sinrcoe Protection Plan may
bc different.
CC'¡A
currently. wPCPs contribute 5.8 to 6 ronncs of phosphorus per year. The
Certifìcatcs of Approval for these lacilities pernrit a total phosphorus load of 12.3
tonnes. O. Rcg. 60/08 caps thc phosphorus loads ar 7.5 tonnes.
'l'he drafl Lake Sirncoe Protection Act is
expectcd to bc relcased fbr cornment in
the lall of 2008 (no date).
'lhe fianlework and guidelines lor phosphorus ollsettirrg
rnay be provided in the
regulations of the Lake Sinrcoe Protection Act. Rob predicts it could take
approxirttately trvo years to develop the guidelirres, ln Kesrvick. a phosphorus
of'fsettitrg plan rvas developed, rvhich took oue year to rregotiate rvith the MOE.
This plarr rvas developed prior to the interirrr regulatiotr.
Rob is invoh'ed in the Sutton WPCP expansion Class EA, during rvhich the MOE stated
the expanded St¡non WPCP cannot exceed the interírn limits in O. Iìeg. 60/0S. The
Region of York has decided to put the Sunon Class EA on hold until Jarruary 2009. rvhen
phosphorus loading consrraints rvill be better defìned.
Suzanne indicated that an expanded Bradford WPCP thar nreets the interirn cap of 361
kg/year, will need to achieve an eflluent phosphorus cornpliance lirnit of'0.03 rng/L. The
WPCP would neetl to be designed to achieve a lorver concentration (ob.iective) of ma1,be
0.015 or 0.02 mglL.
Other methods of reducirtg BWG's loading of phosphorus to Lake Sinrcoe nced to be
exatttined, including trcating thc runoff from the Holland Marsh, locking in phosphorLrs in
the Holland River's scdilncnts. and the treatment of stormrvater at stonì1\\,ater ponds.
Rob Baldu'in rcminded the group that all phosphorus reductions are not equivalent
because of thc various fonns of phosphonrs. Phosphorus off,sets can be
discounted in ratios of 2:l or more because the reductions are of less reactive
forms ol-phosphorus. 'l-hesc would be described in the guidelines for phosphorus
oflsetting.
The LSRCA is investigating various stormwater treatnlerìt technologies. Rob
indicated that there are lirnitations rvith their applicability and irnplenr-ntation in
cold clinlates, and they are not ready for the Ontario lnarket. He lnentioned that
Phosphex is el'f'ective at reducing soluble phosphorus but is diffìcult to implernent
ilt a stormwater pond as it produces an acidic effluent to rvhich a buffer lnust be
added belbre discharge. LSRCA is conducting pilot stuclies of Phoslock fìlters
and Irnb¡'iur¡l sand lìlters.
Rob agrecd that the prcsence
of the Holland River in BWC provides a unique
opportunity to IlwG to lorver its output of phosphorus ro l-akc Sirncoe.
Suzanne indicated that prior to this nreeting. she rvas considering two approaches for
dealing with the unknorvn crireria for phosphorus:
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Assurle that the èxparrded Bradford WPCP will continue to be restricted to the
current perlnissible arttount in its C of A of 2 kglday. This requires achieving a
cornpliance effluent phosphorus concentration
of 0.075 ¡rg/L. If
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ACTION BY:
redttctiotts in phosphorus loadings to Lake Sinlcoe arc rec¡uired as a result of the
new Act arrd regulatiorts. then these rvould be assunred to be achieved through
enhanced slorntwater q ua I ity contro I tneasures,
Alternatively. wc cou ld assunìe at the onset that the expanded WPCP nlust achieve
a 20 to 25% reduction in its currerlt pernrissible phosphorus loading, rvhich would
result in a cotttpliartce effìuent phosphorus concentration of 0.05 nrg/L. And if
further re<Juctions in ¡lhosphorus loading are lequire<l, these can be achieved
through stonììwater quality control as above,
Suzanne suggested that in vierv of the information that Rob llaldrvin provided at the
meeting. the approach taken in this Class EA to account for the unknou,lr phosphorus
loading constraint, rvithout putti¡ìg the Class EA on hold. nccds to be revisited and
discussed rvith the Stcering Conrmittee.
2)
Expanding thc Ilradfbrd WPCP to a capaciry of 27 ,100 nr3/day and purnping a porrion of rhe
effluent to Georgian Bay (Collingrvood).
This alternative is considered in conjunction ivith a rvater supply frorn Georgian Bay.
The Collingrvood WPCP expansion lvill be designed to achieve a total phosphorus cffluent
quality of 0.2 nrg/L. For this alternative, the effluent quality r.vould not bc as stringenr as
some of the flou,is diverted away frorn Lake Sirncoe.
This alternativc could bc of interest to other municipalities such as Nerv'l'ccunrseth that
are restricted by the lirnited assinrilative capaciry of the Nottawasaga Iìiver.
5.
Next Steps
The Public Information Centrc is tcntatively scheduled for the third u,eek of October. CC'I'A rvill
provide the Liaison Cortttnittee rvith a draft of the information package that u,ill be assembled in
preparation for the PIC. Thc inforrnation package u,ill include the problenr statetnent, design
florvs, environtnental constraints. long list and short list olalternatives. prelirninary assessmcnt of
the short list of alternatives, and rhe prclírninary preferred solution.
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Steering
Colnrnittee
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The Master Plan Update Class EA Report is scheduled to be conrpleted by rhecnd of December
2008.
6.
Next Liaiso¡l Conrnlittee Mceting
The next Liaison Cornrnitlee rnectirìg is scheduled for Tuesday, Novenrber l8 at 9:00 am, sallle
location. Confirmation ol'the nreeting date and tirne rvill be sent trvo rveeks prior to the nreeting.
7.
Adjournment
The meeting rvas adjourned at I t:00 a.rn.
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ACTION BY:
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Drrors and/or Omissions
Please report any errors or omissions to the t¡ndersigned
within one week.
Respectfully subm itted,
C. C. TATHAM
& ASSOCIATES LTD.
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Suzanne Troxler, M.Sc., P.Eng.
Prepared by Deanna Fonester, B.Sc. Eng.
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copy-- Attendance
copy-- J. Currier, Torvn of Bradford V/est Gwillimbury
copy-- G. Miokovic, Town of Bradford West Cwillimbury
copy-- G. Feniak, R.J. Burnside & Associates Ltd.
copy* C. Hibberd, Nottawnsaga Valley Conservation Authority
copy-- R. Meadley, CCTA
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No
N/A
No
N/A
No
N/A
3
4
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Expand BWG Groundwater Supply
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Yes
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Lakeshore WTP supply
Yes
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supply
Yes
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No
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system
Obtain waær from York Region water
system
Obtain rvater from CollingwoodAlliston water system
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2
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Yes
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N/A
Yes
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TOWN OF BRADFORD WEST GWILLIMBURY
WATER SUPPLY AND WASTEWATER SERVICING MASTER PLAN
UPDATE CLASS EA STUDY
LIAISON COMMITTEE MEETING #4
SUMMARY OF DISCUSSION
DATE:
November 18,2008
TIME:
9:00 a.m.
LOCATION:
Bradford West Gwillimbury Planning Department Building
3541 Line 11, Bradford
ATTENDANCB:
Jackie Burkañ, Lake Simcoe Region Conservation Autl¡ority (LSRCA)
Robert Baldwin, Lake Simcoe Region Conservation Authority
Chunmei Liu, Ministry of the Environment (MOE)
Nathan Westendorp, County of Simcoe (Counfy)
Geoff McKnight, Town of Bradford West Gwillimbury (BWG)
Michael Sullivan, R.J. Burnside & Associates Ltd. (RJB)
Cheryl Shindruk, Bond Head Properties (BHP)
Nancy Mather, Bond Head Properties
Suzanne Troxler, C.C. Tatham & Associates Ltd. (CCTA)
Deanna Forrester, C.C. Tatham & Associates Ltd.
DISCUSSION:
1.
Status of the Public and Agency Consultation to Date
CCTA updated the Liaison Committee on the status of the public and agency consultation. In
sufiunary:
Notice for the PIC was published in newspapers on October 23,2008. Invitations to
the PIC were sent to the mailing list contacts on October 27 ,2008.
Information packages were sent to the MOE, County and LSRCA on October 31,
2008.
Deputation to Counciltook place November 4,2008.
The PIC Open House was held on November 5, 2008. Members of the study's
Steering Committee as well as Gord Miokovic, were available to answer questions. A
total of 28 persons attended, mostly land owners and developers. One BWG
Councilor was present. The Town of New Tecumseth was the only adjacent
ACTION BY
ACTION BY:
municipality rcpresentcd at the PIC. Reporters tiorn The Bradtìlrd Tirnes and The
Bradord Topic rverc also prese¡ìt.
In gerteral. the uttenclees wero f'avourable to the prelirninary prefèrred solutions.
Written conlnents rcccivccl at the PIC included concenìs rcgarclirrg thc location olthe
tvater towcl', aurl regarcling tlrc perceived potentiul tbr luncl a¡r¡lro¡rriation. Brendan
Holly, Deputy CAO of Nerv Tecurnseth inclicated that rnorc consideration should be
given to the advantagcs of obtainirìg $,ater tro¡l thc Collingu,ood to Alliston pipeline.
He would prefèr a regional servicirrg solution.
The PIC displays and tlte deputation to Council rverc postcd orr the BWG website
Novenrber 7. 2008.
CCTA has reccivcrl. aud rcspondcd to, nurnerous rcqucsts fì¡r infirrrnation packages.
To date, t'crv cornurents have been received. Eclu,ard Gres. Cres Developrnents
Limitecl, prescnti¡rg his opinion that denit¡ilìcation shoulcl bc implcrnentcd at the
Bradtòrd WPCP. ancl tltat the grade-level resewoir should bc signitìcantly expanded.
GO Tlansit inquired if the servicirrg solutions rvould invotve crossing of the railway
line.
Suzatule has talked to Stew Patterson about this Class EA ancl is expecting c<lmments
trorn the City of lJarlie.
The deadlinc f'or subnlitting comments is Novenrber 21. 2008.
2.
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Comments fronr the LSRCA,I\.IOE and the Countl,of Sinrcoc
Rob Baldu,irt rtotecl that thc rna.ior areas of co¡ìcen'ì f'or the LSRCA pcrtain to phosphorus
loadings into the Hollancl Rivcr and Lake Simcoe. inclu<Jing internal phosphorus loadings and
loadings during dry u'eathcr conditions s,hen sections of the Holland River tlorv backrvards.
The LSRCA generally supports the prelirnirrarypletèrred solutions sincc the nrass balance of
nutrients remains rvithin one clrainage basirr. The LSRCA rvill be subnritting f'ormal
colTunerìts.
Churunei Liu stated tlrat not enough technical u,ork has been prescntccl t'or the MOE to
comûtent at this tinle. The MOE rvill ¡rrovide corlr¡nents ou the Servicirrg Master Plan Update
report- rvhen it is placecl ort the public recold fbr cornrnents. Suzanne notecl the report will
present, in addition to the cvaluation of altenlative solutions. the irn¡llications on the master
sen'icing plan if servage treatntent plant efl'luent criteria become more strirrgcnt as a result of
changes to the current Lake Sirncoe protection policies. Chunnrei irtrlicatcd that there is rio
news on the release of the Lake Sirncoe Protection Plan. Rob Baldrvi¡l indicated that
deputations to the Standing Cornrnittee for the dratì Lake Simcoe Protcction Act were
ACTION BY:
completed November 17,2008, irrcluding deputations frorn York Region and liom the
LSRCA.
The County of Simcoe will be subrnitting tbnnal corunents. Nathan requested clarifìcation
orr n'hether the Imistìl WTP Phase 3 Ex¡rarrsion Class EA accounts fbr BWC's projected
water demands as calculated in this EA. GeotTconfìlnred that the Imistil Class EA is using
the BWG water dcrnands as per tlre municipalities' agrecment. Nathan also indicated that
consideration should be given to the possitrility that obtaining additional capacity from the
Irrnisfil water supply may not be approved by Innisfil. Suzanne n'ill coutact Rob McAuley
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the Torvn of Innistil to tbllorv-up',vith our request fbr comments. Nathan queried if the rightotlrvay in rvhich the Collinpvoocl to Alliston pipeline is located is sufficiently wide to also
accomrnodate a sewer forcemai¡r. CCTA will contìnn. Nathan also observecl to the meeting CCTA
that the long-term grou,th trend (-20-30 years) in the County rnay justiff a long-tenn regional
at
servicing solution involving multiple municipalities.
Suza¡rne ¡roted that further analysis of the Water Supply from Innisfil alternative has revealed
that it u'ould be necessary to trvin the transrnission rnain betu,een Innisfìl's Third Line booster
purnping station and the BWG resenoir due to excessive pressures in a single transmission
main. The trvinning will add approximately $6 M to the estimated capital costs. Although
obtaining water from Innisfil remains the most economical alternative, the capital cost is now
closer to the Collingwood u'ater supply optiorr.
3.
Next Stcps
CCTA plans to complete the dratì Servicing Master Plan Update report by December 19,
2008. The draft rvill be reviewed by the Steering Committee. Posting of the Notice of
Cornpletion and report is tentatively scheduled fbr January 2009. A minimum of one month
cornmenting period will be provided.
CCTA /
Steering
Committee
There are no additional Liaison Committee meetings scheduled.
4. Adjournmcnt
The rneeting was adjourned at l0:00 a.m.
Errors and/or Omissions
Please repoft any errors or omissions to the undersigned within one rveek.
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ACTION BY:
Respectt'ul ly subrnitted,
C. C. TATI{AIU & ASSOCIATES LTD.
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Suzamc Troxler, M.Sc., P.Eng.
Prepared by: Deanrra Forrester, B.Sc. Eng.
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copy-- Attenclance
copy-- J. Currier, Town ot'Bradford West Gwillimbury
copy-- C. Miokovic, Totvn of Bradford West Grvillinrbury
copy-- G. Feniak. R.J. Burnside & Associares Lrd.
copy-- C. Hibberd, Nottawasaga Valley Co¡rservation Authority
copy- C. Meile, County of Sirncoe
copy-- R. Meadley, CCTA
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APPENDIX C:
NOTICES
Bradford
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Town of Bradford West GwÍllimbury
Water Supply and Wastewater Servicing
Master Plan Update
NOTICE OF STUDY COMMENCEMENT
The Town of Bradford West Gwillimbury is undertaking a study to update its 2003 water supply
and wastewater servicing master plans. The study will investigate altemative solutions for water
supply and wastewater treatment to accommodate the short-term and 25-year projected
population growth that will result from expansion of the serviced areas and intensifrcation of
existing land uses.
The study is being conducted in accordance with the requirements of Phases I and 2 of the
Municipal Class Environmental Assessment under the Environmental Assessment Act.
A public consultation program is being established to obtain timely input into the study. A
Public Information Center will be scheduled in the fall to present and discuss the alternative
servicing solutions being considered. There will also be an opportunity to review the proposed
water and wastewater capacity master plan.
If you
have any questions or wish to be added to the study mailing list, please contact:
Suzanne Troxler, Project Mänager
C.C. Tatham and Associates Ltd.
I l5 Sandford Fleming Drive,
Collingwood, Ontario
Ph:705-444-2s6s
Fax:705-444-2327
Email: strox ler@cctatham.co m
This notice issued May21,2008
Jay Currier, MBA, Town Manager
Town of Bradford West Gwillimbury
Water Supply and Wastewater Servicing
Master Plan Update
Class Environmental Assessment
Bradford
Grnilli*Èü?Ìl
NOTICE OF PUBLIC INFORMATION OPEN HOUSE
AND PUBLIC COMMENT INVITED
of Bradford West Gwillimbury is undertaking a study to update its 2003 water supply and
wastewater servicing Master Plans, in order to reflect recent changes to its 2002 Official plan.
The study will investigate alternative solutions for water supply and wastewater treatment to
accommodate planned growth as set out in the Town's Official Plan and amendments.
The Town
The study is being conducted in accordance with the requirements of the Municipal Class
Environmental Assessment process for Master Plans (Phases 1 and 2) under The Environmentol
Assessment Act.
A Public lnformation Open House wíll be held to provide an opportunity for the public to review the
servicing alternatives under consideration, and to provide input and comments. Representatives
from the project engineering consultants, as well as from the Town of Bradford West Gwillimbury,
will be present to discuss issues and answer questions.
PUBLIC INFORMATION OPEN HOUSE
Date:
Wednesday November 5, 2008
Time:
4:00 - 8:00 PM
Location:
Holy Trinity High School Cafetorium,
L00 Melbourne Drive, Bradford
Wr¡tten comments are invited and must be received by November 2t,2OOB to be considered in the
study. Comments and requests for information regarding this project should be submitted to:
Ms. Suzanne Troxler, Project Manager
Tatham and Associates Ltd.
115 Sandford Fleming Drive,
C.C.
Collingwood, Ontario
Ph:705-444-2565
Fax:705-444-2327
Ema il: stroxler@cctatham.com
Subject to comments received, a Water Supply and Wastewater Servicing Master Plan
prepared and placed on the publicrecord for a minimum 30 day review period.
This notice issued October 20,2008
Jay Currier, MBA, Town Manager
will
be
Bradford
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Town of Bradford West Gwillimbury
Water Supply and Wastewater Servicing
Master Plan Update
Class Environmental Assessment
NOTICE OF STUDY COMPLETION
of Bradford West Gwillimbury has prepared a Water Supply and Wastewater Servicing
Master Plan Update to provide for recent changes to its 2002 Official Plan that will increase the
serviced population. The study was conducted in accordance with the requirements of the
Municipal Class Environmental Assessment process for Master Plans (phases 1 and 2) under the
E nvi ro n me n to I Assess m e nt Act.
The Town
Taking into consideration the comments received from the public, stakeholders and agencies, the
recommended main components of the servicing master plan are:
Water Supply
-
Obtain additional water supply capacity by extending the current agreement with the Town
lnnisfil and expanding the exist¡ng water supply, treatment and transm¡ssion
infrastructure to Bradford West Gwillimbury by 16,100 mr/day.
of
Construct a new elevated water storage tank in proxim¡ty to Bond Head and the Highway
400 employment area.
Wastewater Servicing
- Expand the Bradford water pollution control plant to a capac¡ty of 25,100 m3lday, and
increase the level of treatment for phosphorus removal.
- Extend the sanitary sewage system to Bond Head, including two new sewage pumping
stat¡ons.
The Master Plan addresses the servicing infrastructure needs at a broad level. More detailed
studies under the Municipal Class EA are underway and/or planned for the recommended projects.
The Water Supply and Wastewater Servicing Master Plan Update is available for review at:
Town's website (www.town.bradfordwestewillimburv.on.ca)
-
Engineering Services/Public Works, 31 Barrie Street, Bradford
Administrative Office, 100 D¡ssette Street, Bradford
Public Library, 100 Holland Court, Bradford
Please forward any questions,or comments by August 30,2O1O
address below:
to the Project Manager at the
Project Manager
Ms Suzanne Troxler, M. Sc., P. Eng.
C.C. Tatham and Assoc¡ates !td.
115 Sandford Fleming Drive,
Collingwood, Ontario
Ph: 7 05-444-2565, Fax: 7 05-444-2327
Email: stroxler@cctatham.com
Thereafter, the Master Plan Update will be reviewed tak¡ng into consideration the comments
received, and the final Master plan update will be presented to Town council for approval.
This notice first issued July 15, 2010
Ms Debbie Korolnek, P. Eng., Director of Engineering Services
APPENDIX D:
PUBTIC INFORMATION OPEN HOUSE
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Water Supply and Wastewater Servicing Master Plan
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Public lnformation Open House
November 5, 2008
C. C. TATHAM & ASSOCIATES LTD.
CONSULTING ENGINEERS
Town of Bradford West Gwillimbury
Water Supply and Wastewater Servicing Master Plan Update
Class Environmental Assessment
A Master Servicing Study for water supply and wastewater treatment
capacity was completed in January 2003, and an Addendum to the
Water Servicing Study was completed in September 2003. The
resulting master servicing plans need to be updated to accommodate
the planned growth as set out in the Town's Official Plan and
amendments.
The preferred water supply and wastewater treatment solutions will
need to comply with all regulations, meet environmental protection
and sustainability objectives, and be cost-effective.
C. C. TATHAM & ASSOCIATES LTD.
CONSULTING ENGINEERS
Town of Bradford West Gwillimbury
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A Master Plan document will be available for public comment prior to BWG approval.
Projects to implement specific elements of the Master Plan will be the subject of
more detailed investigations and Phases 3 and 4 of the Class EA where required.
The project Ís currently in Phase 2 of the Glass EA process.
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Capacity: 1 3,226 m3/day
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Total capacity(MDD): 29,226 m3/day
Treated water storage:
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Total volume: 25,000 m3
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No
N/A
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Reduce limits of Service Area
No
N/A
No
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N/A
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Construct new BWG water treatment
plant (Cook's Bay)
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water conservation
Expand BWG groundwater supply
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plant (Cook's Bay)
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Lakeshore WTP supply
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Yes
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Lakeshore WTP supply
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system
Yes
Yes
Obtain water from the Barrie water
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system
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No
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Yes
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Obtain water from CollingwoodAlliston water system
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I - Construct New BWG Water Treatment
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Construction of a new water treatment plant to supplement the existing water supplies.
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Requires:
New 3 km long intake pipe into Cook's Bay and intake structure.
New raw water low lift pumping station, proposed near Gilford, lnnisfil, north of
the Holland Marsh.
New 6 km long raw water transmission main to BWG.
New 16,100 m3/day WTP in BWG.
New
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Expansion of the treated water reservoir volume.
Treatability study to establish the appropriate and effective water treatment
process.
lnter-municipal agreement with lnnisfil.
Purchase of land.
Estimated capital costs: $80 M.
Estimated additional annual costs: $1.9 M/year
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Alternative 2
Supply
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Obtain Additional Treated Water from lnnisfil Lakeshore WTP
Expansion of the existing water supply, treatment and transmission infrastructure
from lnnisfil to BWG.
Requires:
Expansion of the Lakeshore WTP to supply an additional 16,100 m3/day to
BWG.
Expansion of the 330 m long raw water intake.
Twinning or replacement of the 4 km long watermain between the Lakeshore
WTP and the Alcona reservoir.
Expansion of lnnisfil's Third Line booster pumping station.
Expansion of the treated water reservoir volume.
Revision to the agreement with lnnisfil.
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Estimated capital costs: $47 M.
Estimated additional annual costs: $1.2 M/year
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Water Su pplv Alternatives
Alternative 3 - Obtain Treated Water from the Barrie Water System
Obtain treated water from the Barrie's new WTP, to supplement the existing water
supplies.
60,000 m3/day Barrie WTP treats water from Kempenfelt Bay.
Requires:
Expansion of the Barrie WTP to supply 16,100 m3/day to BWG.
New 28 km water transmission main through Barrie and Innisfil.
New booster pumping station in lnnisfil.
Expansion of the treated water reservoir volume.
Water supply agreement with the City of Barrie.
Right of way through lnnisfil.
Purchase of land for the booster pumping station.
Estimated capital costs: $79 M.
Estimated additional annual costs: $2 M/year
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Town of Bradford West Gwillimbury
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Class Environmental Assessment
Water Supplv Alternatives
Alternative 4 - Obtain Treated Water from Collingwood-Alliston Water System
Obtain treated water from the Collingwood WTP and the regional pipeline to Alliston,
to supplement the existing water supplies.
31,140 m3/day Collingwood WTP treats water from Georgian Bay.
Regional pipeline from Collingwood WTP to Alliston is operated under an agreement
between the towns of Collingwood and New Tecumseth and the Collingwood Public
Utilities Commission.
Pipeline capacity can be expanded with the addition of booster pumping stations.
Requires:
Expansion of the Collingwood WTP to supply 16,100 m3/day to BWG.
Construction of two booster pumping stations on the regional pipeline.
Construction of a 20 km transmission main from Alliston to Bond Head.
Expansion of the treated water reservoir volume.
o
.
.
Revision to the pipeline agreement.
Consent of all parties in agreement and NVCA.
NVCA review and approval.
a
Estimated capital costs: $60 M.
a
Estimated additional annual costs: $2 M/year.
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Town of Bradford West Gwillimbury
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Water Storage Alternatives
Additional water storage for equalization, fire protection and other emergencies
Alternative 1 - Expand the Existing Grade Level Reservoir
.
Expansion of the existing John Fennell grade level reservoir at the current site from
10,500 m3to approximately 17,000 m3.
.
Gravity supply of water to pressure zones 1 and
Highways 400/88 Corridor and Bond Head.
o
Trunk watermains sized to supply peak hour demands and fire flows to all service
2 in the Bradford Urban Area,
areas.
.
Requires expansion of the existing trunk watermain between Bradford and Highway
400.
Alternative 2 - Construct a New Elevated Storage Tank
New 5,000 m3 elevated storage tank to serve Bond Head and the employment lands
in Highways 400/88 corridor.
Expansion of the existing John Fennell grade level reservoir by approximately 2,000
m" to serve the Bradford Urban Area.
O
Trunk watermains smaller diameter than for Storage Alternative 1.
a
Does not require expansion of the existing trunk watermain between Bradford and
Highway 400.
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Table I - Water Servicing Alternative Matrix
Criteriâ
A!temat!yc_l:
Construct New BIYC \tafer Treâtment
Pl¡nl fCook's Bavì
Aftcnatlve z:
Obt¿in Additional Treated \ilate¡ from
fnnisñl I-akehore \f,'TP Sun¡lv
@!!g
Neu'lake-bascd WTP in BWG, rvith neu'
inlake and raw rìðter punrping stalion in
hrnisfì!, and rarv rvater and treåted üzìter
lransnrission mains.
Expansion ofthe Lalieshore WTP, intake,
booster punping station and trunk
uatmain in Innisfil.
Utilizes the existing Alcona fo Bradfbrd
$attr transmission main.
Expansion of the Banie WTP.
New $ãler trilsnìission nuin through Barrie and Innisfil
to BWG. and booster pumping station in Innisfil.
Expansion of the Collingwood WTP.
Nerv booslø punrping slalioos on the regional pipeline. New
ter tansnrission main from Alliston to Bond Heâd.
Alternative only considered in conjr¡nclion rvilh equivalent
etlluent discharge to Georgian Bay.
Teclrnically feasiblc.
dillicult to inrplement because utilizes
existing infìastructure.
Teclmically feasible.
More difficult to inrplement because of lcngth of
transnrission nuin ¡nd nunlber of inter-lìlunicipal
aqænìents reouircd
Technically feasible.
More dilïicult to inlplcment because of lenglh of transmission
nlain, nunrber of inter-municipal agreenrents and approvals
Oblain Treated ìVîter from the Brrrie ìilater Svstem
Ahemative {:
Obtâin Tr€ât€d ìilatcr from Collingwood-Alliston \ilaler
Svslem
D€scription
Ì
TECHNICAL CRITERTA
Technical Feasibility
-
Overall tcrchnical feasibility
lhù altsnâtive
Ease or difficult¡, in
implementation
of
Pumping end Transmission
lnfrastnrcture Required
-
Intakes. booster pumping
stations and tnrnk watermains
feqlúfed lo inìplenìent this
altemative
Technically feasible.
More difficult lo implement because ofextent
of infrastruclure required. but all located
withrn BWG.
Medium
fn addition to the nerv WTP, requìres:
3 km intake; low lifl pumping stalion: 6 km
raìv water transmission nrâiu; 8 km treated
rvater transrnission nrain to the resewoir.
Le¿st
Besl
In addition to the WTP expansion, re<¡uires:
spansion oflhe 330 nr intakc; upgradc to
the Third Line booster pumping statioD:
hvinning or replace¡nenl ofa ln¡nk
Medium
In addition to the WTP expansion, requires:
nerv 28 knr transmission main: onc new booster pumping
In addition to the WTP expansion, requires:
lwo reìv boostcr punrping stâtions: nerv 20 km transmissio¡r
station
main
uateûn¿iD in Alcona.
No expansion ofthc \uâter transmission main
is recuired.
B6l
Reliability
-
Reliabrlity of the rnter supply
Complexity, Operations and
Maintenance
- Complexity ofoperations and
Ievel of nuintenance rcquired
for the water treatnìenl and
transmission systems.
Nerv WTP rvould be constructed with stalmt'the-an water treatmenl technolog), capable of
producing saf'e drinking water.
Nerv intake in Cook's Bay nust bc sited to
minimize potential effects from urban and
agricultural pollution.
qh^rlÞct rr,âiÞr hâñcmiccin¡ nrain
WTP expansion rvould be construcrcd with
water lre¿tnìent technology capable of
producitrg safe drinking mler (proccs rvill
be selected lry Innisfil¡. Inlake location in
Lake Sintcoe has been shorm to provide
consistenlly good raw satcr quality.
Mediunì
Bat
Moderate to high cornplexity of the new water
treatnìent system.
Operatiotls and maintenance âssocialed with
an add¡tional intake, Èäter treatnìent planl and
punrpirig station. Complexity associated with
a second transmission main to the BWG
Modcrate conrplexity of the existing WTP,
and likely of the expanded WTP. Operators
ate familiar wilh the operational
requirenrents oflhe WTP and booster
pumping station. No nerv facilities to
operate and maintain.
Med¡[m
Mcd¡rrm
WTP expansion rould be constructcd rvith rvater
tre¿tment teclìnology capable ofproducing safe drinking
rìat$. Intake in Kenrpenlèlt Bay nray be ntore at risk of
efÌ'ects lionr r¡rban pollutiorr.
Long urater transmissio¡r main increases risk of break or
problem A sccond transmission main increases reliability
of watcr suoolv to BWG.
WTP expansion would be utilizing membrane filtration
techlolog!, which is capable ofproducing safc drinking
lv¡ter. fntake in Gcorgian Bay
has been shorvn to provide
consistentl)' good ra\y ñater quality.
Very long wâter transmission nrain increases risk of break o¡
problenr. A sccond transmission main íncrcases reliability of
rmter suoolv to BWG.
Mcdium
Moderate to high cor¡ìplexity of the neu, Barrie sate¡
treatnent system. Systcm opcrated by Barrie operations
Conrplcxity associated with a second transnrission main to
the B\[G reservoir.
Moderate to high cornpleiity ofthe Collingrvood rvaler
treåtnent system. System operated by Collingwood
opefatio,rs stâff.
Conrplexity associated with a second transnìission nìain lo the
BWG watcr distributron sysl¿m.
Medrunì
Meúunl
stafi
rcervoir.
Besl
Land Rcquiremenls
-
Land requircd for the water
trcatment facility and associated
i nfrastn¡cture
Land acquisition required for the WTP and for
the râw water punrping station.
No land acquisition is rsguired for thr
expansion ofthe Lakeshore WTP.
Thr'Barrie W'TP site is planned for its fuhrre expansions.
Lalld ac$risit¡on required for the booster punìping stat¡on.
The Collingrvood WTP site can accommodate the required
expansion. Land acqu¡sition required for ths booster pumping
statrorts.
B€st
Meúum
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Table I - lVater Servicing Alternative Matrix
Cr¡teriâ
Allernetive
l:
Construct New BlüG Water Tre¡tment
Rq¡ulatorl Approval
Requir€m€nts
- Approrals required fiom review
agencies
Âpprorøls reçired fronr the MOE. LSRCA,
MNR/DFO (strcanr crossings, intakc). Counly
(ifroutitrg through County roads), Coast
@@.
.qlterna¡¡ve J:
Obtain Addilional Treåled Water fmm
Innisfil Lakeshore lltTP Sunnlv
Obtain Treated \üater from the Barrie \Vster Svsterü
Approvals required f-ronr the MOE.
Approrals requrred liom the MOE, LSRCA. MNR
Requiremenls
-
Description of agreements
required.
Anticipated dif'fìculty in
reaching thèse agreemenls
Guard.
Timing
-
Anlicipated timelinc to
implentcntation
Agreenìcnt w¡th the Torm of lnnisfil rer¡rired
f'or thc construction ofthe rarv rvatcr pumping
stâtion ild trânsmission main through Innisfil
Not expected to be difficult to reach as
previous inter-municipal agrecmcuts are in
place.
Anrendnìent to thc èxisting agtreernent
betucen BWG ancl lnnisfil required for the
purchasc ofadditional treâted $âter ad/or
lòr cost-sharing ofthe WTP and intake
expansions.
Not expecled to be dillÌcult to re¿ch.
Bat
B6t
Requíres complelion ofClass EA, intake
siting and l\/ater treatability studies, lard
acquisitron. and final design and construction
of the WTP. punìping station and transnission
Requires completion ofthe fnnisfil Class EA
for the WTP Phase .3 expansion (in
progress). desrgn and construction of the
WTP ancl intake expansion. booster slation
expansion and trunk sraternrain expansion
Expected tinleline of4 years.
mains.
Exprrted timeline ofapproximately 5 years.
Medrum
Besl
Obtr¡n Trcåted ltnter fmm Collingwood-Alliston ril¡te¡'
Svcf¿m
(slrs¿nr crossings). County (ifrouting tlrrough County
¡oads and traversing Greenlands).
Bæl
lnter-municipal Agreement
4!l9r!!!!vr-:!i
Approvals rcquircd from MOE, MEl, NVCA. MNR (streanr
crossings), County (ifrouting through County roads ancl
traversing Greenlands¡
Consent required f'ronl the NVCA that lhc
ter laking liom
Georgian Bay and transfer to lhe Lake Simcoe basin rvill nof
âdverselv âffect the Nottâwasra Ðâtdshed.
\
Medium
Agrèernent with lhe Cit¡' of Barrie rcquired for the
purchase oftreâted rvater an<Vor for cosÈshari¡rg ofthc
WTP expansion, artd for construction of a transnrission
main through the City of Barrie.
Agrcement with the Torvn of l¡nistìl required for the
constnrction ofa nÙv transnìission nnin through Innisfil.
More diflìcult because tso âgreements required.
Agrcènìent required with the
Tom ol'New
Tecurnscth for the
purchase oftrmted rwter and the construction
ofa
transmission main through New Tæumseth.
Amendmcnt to the agreemeot betrvecn the Torvn of
Collingvood, the Torvn of Nerv Tecumseth aìd thc
Collingrvood Public Utilitics required to enable New
Tccunrseth to obtain more than its current allocation fronì thc
regional pipeline.
Anticipated to be significantly more difïicult l¡ecause ofthe
currmt disDrte between Collins,ood ând Nsv Tæunrseth.
Me¡linnr
Requires completion of a Banie Class EA for the WTP
expansion, land acquisition for a booster station, desígn
artd construction of the \f,ilP expansion. transmissio¡r
main and boostcr station.
Expected tinreline of 5 years for these tasks.
Implenlenlation delays nray occur in reaching agreements
wilh trvo palies involved.
Requires completion of a Collingrvood Class EA for the WTP
expansion, land acquisition lbr the booster punìping stations,
design and construction ofthe WTP expansion. booster
stations and transmission main.
Expected tinreline of 5 years for these tasks.
Implementation delays may occur in reåching agreemeilts uith
all oarties involved.
Medium
NATT'RAL ENITRONMENT CRITERIA
Surface lValer Resourcs
- lnrpacts on rivers and lakes, in
tern¡s of wler qual¡ty an(l
quântity
- Transboundaru rvalcr tmnsfer
Groundwater Rsourca
-
lnrpacts on aquifers and rvells.
in lerms ofuãter quality and
quantity
Minor and localiz:d potential impacls on lake
uater quality during constnrction of nerv
intâke into Cook's Bay.
hrcreased water taking from Lake Simcoe. No
lrânsboundrrv
\Ettr
lrânsferMedrum
Minor and localiæd potential impacts on
groundwater levels during construction of the
nerv WTP and punrping station due to
Medrum
Terrestrial Environment
-
Impacts on tenestrial vegetation
and rvildlil'e and rvildlifè habitat
Moderate potential impacts at WTP and
pumping station sites, and along transmission
m¿in route. minimizcd b¡, proper srtir¡g of the
facilities. avoiding an¡, significant terrestrial
environmcntal areas o¡ features.
Minor and localized potcntial impacts on
lâke water quality ôrriìg construction ôf
nerv intake into Lake Sinlcoe.
Increâsed water takirrg fiom Lake Simcoe,
No potential inìpacts oo lake water quality.
Incrøsed rvater laking fronr Lake Sinrcoe. No
lransboundarv rvater transl'er.
No poteDtial impacts oo lake water qualiÞ-..
Increâsed lvater tâking t'rorn Georgian Bay. Watcr transt¡r
fionr Georgran Bay to Lake Sincoc.
No transboundarv waler lraIslèr.
Mtxliuor
Minor and localiz¡d potential impacts on
groundrvaler levcls during erpansion ofthe
WTP due to deutlcring.
Best
WTP expansion on existing park site.
Least potential impacts as no neu'
t¡ansmrssion marn or nerv builclings other
tlìân WTP eÍpansion.
B6l
Minor and localized potential impacts on gromdwater
lelcls during expansion ofthe WTP alìd construction of
booster slation due to dewalcring.
Medium
Vy'TP expansion on existing site.
Moderate potential impacts at pumpitìg slation site and
along lransnìrssion main route, mrnirnizcd bv proper siting
ofthe facilities. The transnrission ¡nain rvould traverse the
County's Greenlands, but avoid any signiticant tcrrcstrial
euvironrnsntal areas or fe¿tures.
Mediunr
Minor and localized potential impacts on ground$ats lelrls
during exparrsron of the WTP and construction of booster
stations due to dervatering.
Meúum
WTP expansion on existing site.
Moderate poteolial impacts at pumping station sites and along
transmission main route, minimized b¡- proper siting of thc
facilities. The transnrission rnain to Alliston would trâverse
the County's Greenlands. but avoicl any significant terresttial
cnvironmerrlal arøs or fsturð.
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Table t - Water Servicing.{lternative lVtatrix
Criteriâ
Altemâtiv€ ¡:
Altern¡tive 2:
Obtain Âdditional Treated \ilater from
Innisñl Lakrhore WTP Sunnlv
Co¡¡struct New B\üG \tafer Treâtmenf
Plant lCook's B¡vl
Medium
Aquatic Environnent
-
lnrpacts on fisheries and aquatic
biota
Moderate potential inrpact on fisheries and
lish habitat in Cook's Bay <hre to lhe
construction ofa long nerv inlake. and ur
slr€ûrs crossed by lhc transnìission n)ains.
Potenlial inroacts can be nrili¡ated
A¡ternstive 3:
Obtain Tre¡ted \ilater from the Ba¡ñe \ilster Systcm
Obtsin Treated lilater from Cotl¡ngìvood-Allistoo rrYater
Sw<tem
Bcsl
Medium
Potenlial impact on fisheries and fish habilat
in Lake Simcoe due to lhe cor¡strtrction of a
short nes'rntake. Potential impacts can be
nìitig.ìicd.
Potential impact orr fisheries and fish habitat in strcams
crosscd by lhe lrans¡Dission ¡nain. Potential intpacts caù be
Mediunr
4!@ryi
nitigated.
Besl
Medium
Potential inrpact on lisheries and fish habitat in streâms
crossecl try the transnrission nuin f'ronr Alliston. Potcntial
inrpacts can be mitigated.
Besl
SOCIO.ECONOI¡IC AND CTJLTTJRAL ENVIRONI\IENT CRITERI.{
Eristing Land lJss
-
Short and long-ler¡n inìpacts on
agr¡culture. rccreation. urbm
(rcsrdential, conlmercial.
ìndustrial), and mineral
cxt¡action land uss
Nerv WTP constructerl rn rural uø and nerv
punrping slation constÍucted on shoreline
Transnussron nrains located on rüd right-of-
WTP erpansron on existing site.
No potential inrpacts on existing land uses.
rvays
Moderatc potential impacts on adjacent
properties. mininrized by proper siting of
WTP oipansion on eristing site. 'l'ransnission main
Iocated on road riglìt-of-ìråys. Nov booster punrping
stâtion likely constructed in rural arc¿.
Minor potcntial inìpacls on existing land uses, minimizcd
bv proper sititrg of thc¡lities.
WTP expansion on eristirrg srtc. T¡ansmission main loc¿tcd
on road right-of-ways. New booster punrping stations likely
const¡ucted ¡n rural are¿s.
Minor poteltial inrpacts on existing lând Iscs, ntinimized by
proper sitrng of f'acilitiùs.
fhcilitic
Besl
lmpacts during Constroct¡on
Short-ternr impacts during the construction
the new \\¡TP, punrping station and
of
transnrission nrains. Seleclion of lransnlission
main route critical in nrinimizing impacts to
trallic and cxisling land uses during
Med¡um
Mediunr
Shorþ¡erm inìpacts during the expansion of the WTP, and
construction of the booster purnping station and
lransnrission nrain. Selection of transn¡ission llain route
cntical in nunimizing impacts to tratlic and erxisting land
uscs dtrrtng construction.
Short-term Inìpacts during the expansion of the WTP. and
construction of the boostcr punrping stations and transnrission
orain. Selection oft¡ansnrissio¡r ¡nain route criliql in
minimrzing impacts to traffic and existing land uses during
constrtrction.
Minor potcnlial aesthetic impacts tiotrr the
Minor potential aesthetic inpacts from the exparsion of
Minor polential aesthetic rmpâcts from the cxpatrsion ofthe
cxpansion of the WTP on the cxisting site.
No odour inloacts.
lhe WTP on the cxisting site, and new booster ptrmping
stalion- No odour inìDacts
WTP on the existing site, and new booster pumping stations.
No odour inroacts.
Mrnor shon-teror rnrpacts during the
expansion of the WTP, and twinnirg of the
trunk rwternrain in Alcona-
coIstruction.
Medirrnr
Aesthetic lmpacts
-
visual, odour, noisc
More potential visual and noise inrpacts from
thc new WTP and pÌuììprng station.
No odour imDacts.
Eesl
Best
Heritage or archaeological
nesoufces
- Inrpacls ofdisturbance ofbuilt
heritage fcatures, cultural
landscaos- ancl archaælouiml
Potential impacts on heritage or
archaeological resources dne lo two
construction sites (Vr'TP. pumping station).
Assessnrents would bc required.
160ultÉ
Expansion of WTP on cxistilìg site. Minor
poteDtial impacts. Assssnrent q,ould be
required.
Medium
Expansion ofWTP or¡ sxisting site Potc[tial impacts at
booster prtrnpiDg station site. Assessrnent rvould be
required.
Besl
Med¡um
s47 M
s79 M
Mcdium
Expansion ofWTP on exisling sitc. Potential impacts at hvo
boostù pumping stalion sites. Assess¡ncnts would be
required.
Med¡um
FTNANCIAL CRITERIA
s80 M
Estimated Capital Cbsts
Estimat€d,{ddirionâl Ânnual
$ I
.9 lvlyear
Bcsl
5l .2M/year
$2.0 fwyear
S60
M
Mctlium
52.0 M/ycar
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Town of Bradford West Gwillimbury
Water Supply and Wastewater Servicing Master Plan Update
Glass Environmental Assessment
Water Supply Alternative 2
Obtain additional treated water from lnnisfil's Lakeshore WTP supply.
Because:
a
a
a
a
Easiest and fastest to implement.
Requires the least infrastructure to construct, operate and maintain.
Has the least impacts during construction
Has the least potential impacts on the natural, socio-economic
environments.
Has the lowest capital and operating costs.
and cultural
Water Storage Alternative 2
Gonstruct a new elevated storage tank between Bond Head and Highway 400, and
expand the John Fennel grade level reservoir.
Because:
Proximity of the reservoir to the Bond Head and Highways 400/88 corridor minimizes
the size of the trunk watermains, and associated capital costs.
Provides improved reliability.
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CONSULTING ENGINEERS
Town of Bradford West Gwillimbury
Water Supply and Wastewater Servicing Master Plan Update
Class Envi ronmental Assessment
Wastewater Servicino Alternatives Screeninq
Âlo.
Long List of Alternatives
Gapacity to
Service BWG
OP & OPAs?
Screenino Criteria
lntermun¡c¡pal
Gan Meet Lake
Agreement
Simcoe
Possible?
Protection
Policies?
1
Do nothing
No
N/A
N/A
2
Reduce limits of Service Area
No
N/A
Yes
3
Reduce sewage flows through
inflow/infìltration control program
No
N/A
Yes
4
Expand the Bradford WPCP
Yes
N/A
Yes
5A
Construct newWPCP and new outfall
Yes
N/A
No
5B
Construct newWPCP and utilize existing
Bradford WPCP outfall
Yes
N/A
No
6
Construct newWPCP with subsurface
discharge
No
N/A
N/A
7
Connect to the York-Durham sewage
system
No
No
N/A
8
Connect to lnnisfil WPCP
Yes
No
Yes
I
Connect to Barrie WPCP
Yes
No
Yes
10
Expand Bradford WPCP and discharge
some of effluent to the Collingwood
WPCP outfallto Georgian Bay
Yes
Yes
Yes
Shorf List of Alternatives
Expand the Bradford WPCP
Expand Bradford WPCP and
discharge some of effluent to the
Collingwood WPCP outfal! to
Georoian Bav
Bradford Vlest Gwillimbury Servicing Master Plan Class EA
Figure 4 - Wastewater D¡sposal Alternatives
october 2008
t: t20,000
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Water Supply and Wastewater Servicing Master Plan Update
Glass Environmental Assessment
Wastewater Servici nq Alternatives
I - Expand Bradford WPCP and Effluent Discharge to Holland
River (Lake Simcoe)
Alternative
Expansion and optimization of the Bradford WPCP.
Assumes that the effluent load restrictions specified in the WPCP Certificate
of Approval will be maintained, although the flow will be increased.
Requires:
Expansion of the Bradford WPCP from 17,400 m3/day (current expansion
phase) to 27,100 m3/day.
Optimization of the tertiary treatment process of alum addition and
filtration to consistently achieve an effluent phosphorus concentration of
0.075 mg/1.
Two new sewage pumping stations, one in Bond Head and one in the
Highways 400/88 employment lands.
No changes to the outfall structure or location.
No land acquisition.
Estimated capital costs: $62 M.
Estimated additional annual costs: $1.1 M/year.
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Alternative 2 - Expand Bradford WPCP and Discharge some of Effluent to
Collingwood WPCP Outfallto Georgian Bay
Expansion and optimization of the Bradford WPCP.
Discharge 8,900 m3/day of treated effluent to Georgian Bay and 18,200
m'/day to Holland River.
Alternative only considered
in
conjunction with the water supply from
Collingwood alternative.
Requires:
Expansion of the Bradford WPCP from 17,400 m3/day (current expansion
phase) to 27,100 m3/day.
No changes in the secondary or tertiary treatment processes.
Effluent pumping station at the Bradford WPCP.
New 86 km effluent transmission main from Bradford to Collingwood.
Capacity
in the proposed new outfall from the Collingwood WPCP
(projected : Year 2020).
Agreements with Townships of New Tecumseth, Essa and Clearview,
and Town of Collingwood.
Agreement with Town of Collingwood to utilize the future outfall.
Estimated capital costs: $120 M.
Estimated additional annual costs: $1.9 M/year.
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Table 2 - BWG lVastewater Servicing Alternative Matrix
Criteri¡
4!@!ry9_¿:
Allernânve ¿:
Erpand the Bradford WPCP ¡nd Discharge Some of Eñluent to Collingwood \ilPCP outfalt
Expand the Bradford IVPCP
to
Description
Goruirn B¡v
Bradford rvI?CP srpansion from 17,400 m¡/dây to 27,100 mlday
Braclford r,¡r'PCP expansion to a capacity of 27. I 00 m¡/day
Effluent discharged in part to Georg¡an Bay (8,900 n3/day), in part to Lake Sintcoe ( I 8,200 nrltlay)
Eflluent transmission nrâin to new Collingwood WPCP outfall.
Alternalive only considered in conjunction with equivalent water s[pply from Georgian Bay.
Tcclutrcally feasible to expand the WPCP ancl achieve the required inrprovement In èffluent quality
Technically feasible to expand the WPCP and nraintain the current efTlùÈnt quality.
More difï¡cuh to implement due to the lengtb of the eflluent forcemarn and the ¡¡untber of intermunicinal ¡øeem¿nlç @Dired
TECHNICAL CRITERIA
Technicel Feasibility
-
Overall technical t'casibility ofthe altemative
Ease or difliculty in inrplementalion
lo nìarntain the permitted loadings to Lake Simcoe.
Besl
Required Phosphorus Control llleasures
-
Emtlenr phosphorus concentration to bc
achieved to nreet the WPCP maxrnrunr
loading to Lake Simcoe, as per rhc Certificate
of Approval.
-
Additional measures ifrequired by Lake
Maxi¡nunl efïluent TP of0.075 nrg/L, to nraintain the Cetilìcâte of Approval rnaxinrunr daily
loading of2.04ó kg.
Additional phosphorus control measures, such as advanced tertiary treatntent at the WPCP,
enhanced lormwaler quality nranagÈttrcnt, n¡ay need to l¡e consídered ifrequired by rhe upcooling
Lake Simcoe Protection Plan and regulations.
Masinlnn etïuent TP of
Tuo pumping stations @ond
Tuo pumping
Simcoc Protection Plan.
Addilional Conveyânce lnfnstructure
Required
-
Purnping stations, forcenraurs, sesage
collectors required to implement this
alternative
Reliability
-
Reliability ofthe serrage trealnrent I'acilily
and the overall sewage disposal system.
Head and in Highsay 400/88 lands), and associated I 7 km
forcemains to convey sewage to the Bradford WPCP.
of
0.1 I rn¡y'L, to maintain the Certificate of Approval nnsinurn daily
loading of2.046 kg.
Adequate for discharge to Georgian Bay, based on rerent assintilative work for the Collingwood
WPCP expansion.
Additional phosphorus control measures. such as adlanced terttary treatment at the WPCP.
enhanced stormsatcr quâlity nìanag€ment. may need to be considered if rc<prired lry the upconring
Lake Simcoe Protection Plan and rerulalions.
Besl
statioDs (Bond Head arrcl in Highrvay 400/88 lands), and associatecl l7 kn of
forcenrains to convey servage to the Bradford ITVPCP
Eflluent pumping station at the !À¡PCP and approximately 86 km ofeflluent transmission main to
Collinrymd.
Bcst
Servage trèatrnent processes to achieve the rèquired level oftrealment have l¡een irnplenrented in
and lhe US. Considered reliablc with knowledtseable operation.
Oilario
No change to tbe existing se$ãge trealnìent processes to achieve the required level oftreatmgnt.
Considered reliable rvilr knorvledgeable opøation.
Reliance on lonc ellluent fo¡cemain and ounoinr¡ station: hisher risk of malft¡nction.
Best
Cornplerity, Operations and lVlaintenance
-
Co¡nplèxity of operâtions.
Level ofoperations and nìaintcnance required
for lhe sewagc treatment facility
Operation oftertiary treatment facilities to achieve lowcr emuenl TP consistently is rnoderately
complex, and slightly nìore complex than current operation because the trealnrcnt systenr must be
well controllèd.
The existing sewage treatment process is nroderately complex.
Additional operation and maintenance requiremenls at the effluent pumping stalion, for the
fo¡cenrain and lbr the elïluent polishing station (ifrequrrcd).
Mslium
M¿¿lium
Land Requirenents
- Land rcqurred for ilìe sewage trcatment
làcility and associated infrastructure
WPCP eripansion can be accommodated on the exrsting site.
Land required for hvo pumping stalions.
^^ñatrs^re¿l
Medium
Regulatory Approval Requirements
- Approvals required tiom review and
-
permitting agencies
Anticioated dillicultv in obtarnin! these
annrovals
WPCP erpansion c¿n be accomnrodated on the existing site.
Lancl required for two punrping stations.
F{fl"¡'rr far¡¡nain rn^,rl,l hè
rwirhin ¡n¡¡l ¡i.¡hl¡
Approvals from MOE, County, MNR, LSRCA, NVCA
Medium
Approvals tìonr MOE, Cornly. MEI (Energy & Infrastructure), MNR. LSRCA, NVCA.
More difìicult approvals to obtain as the rnfrasl¡ucture is nìore extensive, and rnvolves trans-basin
water tfansfer.
Best
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Table 2 - BWG Wastewater Servicing Alternative Matrix
Cñter¡å
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Al¡emânve ¿:
Erpnnd fhe Bradford WPCP and Dischrrge Some of EfÍluent to Collingwood IilPCP outfall
Expand the Bradford IIPCP
to
lnter-ruunicipal Agreement Requirements
-
Agreenrents reqtrired
Anticipated tlifüctllty in reaching agreements
The entire project is u,ithin BWG. No inter-nrnnrcipal agreements requircd.
Gopi¡n B¡v
Agreenìcnt with the Town of Colhngwood for efììuent polishing facihty at the WPCP (ifrequired)
and for lnew) outfall capacily.
Agreemenls rvith Torvn ofNew Tecumseth, Townships of Essa and Clearvierv, and Toun of
Collinswood for rouling forcenra¡n.
B€st
Timing
-
Anticrpated tinreline to inplementat¡on
Rcqurres completion ofClass EA. and linal design and construction
pumprng stations and forcemains. Expected timeline of 4 years.
olthe WPCP cxpmsion,
Requir* conrpletion of Class EA, and final desrgn and constructiotr ofthù 'WPCP expansion.
p[mping stations and forcemains, efl]uent forcemain a¡rd nerv Collingrvood WPCP outfall
Expected tirneline of 5 ycars for thcse tasla (Assuning that outfâll constructed when required by
BWG not Collingrsood)
lmolementation delavs mav oæur in rmchintr âmeemelts rvrth all oarties involvcd
Besl
N.ATURAL ENVIRONIIIENT CRITERIA
Surface \1'aler Rcources
- lmpacts on rivers and lakcs. itt terms of]%ter
qrality and quantity
-
Transbor¡ndarv rvater transfer
Groundwater Resources
-
Inrpacts on aquifers and wclls, rn tcrnrs of
rì6ter quality and quanl¡ty
Terretrial Environment
-
lmpacls on terrestrial vegetation and rvildlife
and rvildlife habitat
WPCP expansion designed rvith optirnizr'd lerliary treatrrrenl 1o nraintain the pertrìilted TP and other
pollutant loadirrgs to Holland River a¡d Lake Simcoe from WPCP No impact on wrer quality of
Holland River or Cook's Bay li.om WPCP expansion.
Adclitional phosphorus loading reductions expected to be achieved l'rom conversion ofagricultural
land lo urban land with stormwater guality managenìenl. Overall, na positive impact on Lake
Sinrcoe water quality.
WPCP espansion designed to nraintain tlre pernritted TP arxl othÈr pollutatrt loadtngs to Holland
River and Lakc Slmcoe from WPCP No impact on water quality of Holland River or Cook's Bay
liom WPCP expansion.
Additional phosphonrs loadirg reductions expected to be achieved fronr conversion ofagricultural
land to urban land with stornìlvater qualitv nranagement. Overall, net positive impact on Lake
Sinrcoe rvater quality.
No net rvater transfel ac¡oss watcrshed boundaries as proposcd daily volume of eflluent disposed in
Georgian Bay would equal the dail¡, voluûìe of water $pplied fronr Georgian Bay (Water
Alternatilr No 4l
Besl
Best
Reductron in polhrtant loadings to groundwater in Bond Head, due to replacement ofin-ground
disoosal wslenrs rvilh serwfie servicinq to Bradford WPCP.
Best
Expnnsion ofthe Bradford WPCP on the existing site. Proxinrity to tlre Holland Marsh will require
proper design and site work to ninimize impâcts.
Forcennins to the WPCP rvill be constructed in right-of-ways through rural and urban areas: ¡ninor
Reduction in pollutant loadings to groundwater ¡r Bond Head due to replacement of in-gound
disoosal svsterns wilh servace sen'icins to Bradford WPCP.
Best
oflle Bradlbrd WPCP on the ex¡sting site. Proxinrity to the Holland Marsh will requirc
propo desrgn and site work to mininize impacts
Mosl potèntial impacl because ofthe eñìuent forcenrai[ length. Any significant cnvironmcntâl
Expansion
BÈst
Aquatic EnvironDent
-
Inlpacts on fisheries and aquatic biota
By inrproving eflluent quality and complying rvith current pømitted pollurant loadings, in¡pacts of
thc WPCP expansion on the aqualic environnent rvill bc rninimized.
By maintaining eflluent quality and complying $,ith cuffe¡¡t pernìitted pollutant loadings. impacts of
the WPCP o(pânsion on the aq[atic environment \ì'ill be nrinimized.
Mostpoterfialimpactbecauseoftheeflhrentforcemarnlength.
Forcemainrouteselectioncritrcal
in nrininrizins inrnacts.
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SOCIO-ECONOMIC,AND
CULTURAL INVIRONMENT CRITERIA
Existing Land Uses
-
Impacts on agriculture. recreation. urban
(residential, commercial, industrial), and
nìineral extraction land uses
Expansron of the WPCP will be on the existing srte. No inlpacts on existing land uses.
ExpansionoftheWPCPrvillbeontheexrstingsite. Noimpactsonotistinglanduses.
EfTluent forcemarn rvould be located on road righÈof-ways.
No long-lerm inrpacts anticipated.
Medium
Medium
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lnrpacts during Construction
Heritage or Arrhreological Resources
-
Impacts ofdisturbance ofbuilt heritage
features, cultural landscapes, and
archaeologrcal resources
Erpand the Bradford ìI'PCP
Erpand the Bradford WPCP and Discharge Some of Efltuent to Collingrvood WpCp outfall
Shorl term.constructron impacls ne¿r the WPCP site, the two punìping station sites, ard along thÈ
lbrcenrain routes. Selection offorcemain route critical in nrininrizing inrpacts to traflìc and existing
land uses durrng co[struction.
Short tc|m-construction impacts ¡ìear the WPCP s¡te, tlre trvo pumping station sites. and along the
sesnge and eflluent l'orcentain routes. Selection of l'øcen¡ain roules c¡itical in nrininrizjng inrpacts
to tt¿llic and eristing land uses during corstruction.
Most ootential imDacts due to len[1lr ofthe elïluent
Espansion oflhe WPCP will be designed to ninintize otlour, noise and visnal intpacls.
Expansion oflhe WPCP will be designetl to ntininrizc odour. noise and visual inrpacts.
Expansron oflhe WPCP on the existing site, and routing offorcemarns wrthin road right-of-uays.
Minor potential inrpacts.
Expansion of the WPCP on the existing sitc. ancl routing of forcenlains u,ithin road right-of-ways,
Minor potcntial impacts.
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to Georgian Bay does not present any significant advantage other than
eliminating the need to upgrade the treatment processes to achieve a better
effluent quality.
Has lower capital and operating costs.
No delays in implementation.
C. C. TATHAM & ASSOCIATES LTD.
CONSULTING ENGINEERS
Town of Bradford West Gwillimbury
Water Supply and Wastewater Servicing Master Plan Update
Glass Environmental Assessment
Next Steps
Review and respond to public and review agency comments.
Revise the evaluation and recommend preferred water and wastewater servicing
solutions.
Prepare Servicing Master Plan Update and request comments from public and
review agencies.
Finalize Servicing Master Plan Update.
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APPENDIX
DEPUTATION TO COUNC¡I
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_ NOVEMBER 4, 2()(l8
Bradford West Gwillimbu ry
Water Supply and Wastewater Servicing
Master Plan Update Class EA
November 2008
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Servicing Master Plan Class EA
o Purpose:
- To update the master servicing plans for water and
wastewater to accommodate the planned growth set
out in the Official Plan and its amendments.
o Steering Committee:
-BWG, RJ Burnside, Bond Head Properties
o Liaison Committee:
-MOE, LSRCA, County, BWG, RJ Burnside, Bond
Head Properties
Study Progress
.
Problem Statement
o Projected residential and employment populations in the
service areas
o
Design water demands and wastewater flows
o Long list of
o
alternative solutions
Screening of alternatives
water supply alternatives and two
wastewater a lternatives
o Reduced to four
Technical and potential impacts assessments
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Lottg List of Altematives
Screenlhç Criteria
Capacity to lntermunicipal
Service
Agreement
BWG OP &
Possible?
Sfioñ List of Altemaûyes
OPAs?
1
Do nothing
No
N,,A
2
Reduce lirnits of SeMce Area
No
N.,A
3
Reduce v¿ater dernands through
water conservation
No
N,,A
4
Expand BWG groundlater supply
and treatment
No
NiA
5
Construct new BWG lvater treatment
plant (Coolr's Bay)
Yes
N,A
Construct nel BþVG water treatment
plant (Cook's Bay)
6
Obtain additional rvater from Innisfil
Lalteshore tVTP supply
Yes
Yes
Obtain additional lvater from lnnisfil
Lakeshore \'VïP supply
7
Obtain rvater from the Barrie water
system
Yes
Yes
Otrtain lvater frorn the Banie vtater
system
I
Obtain water from York Region water
system
No
No
I
Olrtain rvater from CollingurcodAlliston rvater systenr
Yes
Yes
Otrtain ruvater from CollingwoodAlliston lvater system
Prelimina ry Preferred Water Solutions
o Water Supply:
-Obtain additional water from lnnisfil Lakeshore WTP
supply
o Storage.
-Construct a new elevated storage tank and expand
the grade-level reservoir
IVo.
Long Lìst of Alternafiyes
Capacity to
Service BWG
OP & OPAs?
Scæenlhg ùíteria
lntermunicipal Can Meet Lake
Agreement
Simcoe
Possible?
Protection
Policies?
Do nothing
No
N/A
N/A
2
Reduce limits of Service Area
No
N/A
Yes
3
Reduce sewage flows through
inflodinfiltration control program
No
N/A
Yes
4
Expand the Bradford WPCP
Yes
NiA
Yes
5A
Construct new WPCP and new outfall
Yes
N/A
No
5B
Construct new WPCP and utilize existing
Bradford WPCP outfall
Yes
NiA
No
6
Construct new WPCP with subsurface
discharge
No
N/A
N/A
7
Connect to the York-Durham seu/age
system
No
No
N/A
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Yes
No
Yes
I
Connect to Barrie WPCP
Yes
No
Yes
10
Expand Bradford WPCP and discharge
some of effluent to the Collingwood
WPCP outfallto Georgian Bay
1
Yes
Yes
Yes
Sfrorf llisf of Alfernafiyes
Expand the Bradford WPCP
Expand Bradford WPCP and
discharge some of effluent to the
Collingwood WPCP outfall to
Georni¡n Flav
Prel im i na ry Preferred Wastewater
Solutions
o Wastewater:
- Expand the Bradford WPCP and effluent discharge to
Holland River (Lake Simcoe)
Public lnformation Open House
Date:
Wednesday November 5, 2008
Time.
4:00 - B:00 PM
o Location:
Holy Trinity High School Cafetoriuffi,
100 Melbourne Drive, Bradford
Next Steps
o Obtain comments by November
21
,2008
o Revise the evaluation and recommend the preferred
servicing approaches.
o Draft the Master Plan Update and place it on the Public
record by January 2009.
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COMMENTS RECEIVED AND CORRESPONDENCE
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Master Plan Update
From:
To:
"Lyons, Darryl (MAH)"
Date:
6/3/200812:35 PM
Subject: Town of Bradford West Gwillimbury Water Supply and Wastewater Servicing Master Plan
I
Update
CC:
"Liu, Chunmei (ENE)" , "Armstrong, Bill(ENE)" ,'Sit, David (MAH)' , "Singh, Mimi
(MAH)"
Hi Suzanne:
I have received a notice of study commencement regarding the above noted Municipal Class Environmental
Assessment. lwould appreciate being added to theltudy mailing list.
Sincerely,
Darryl Lyons, MCIP, RPP
Senior Planner
Community Planning and Development
Municipal Services Office - Central Ontario
Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing
777 Bay St. Toronto, Ontario (2nd Floor)
MsG 285
T:
416-585-6048 or 1-800-668-0290
F: 416-585-6882
E: darryl.lyons@ontario.ca
Visit "On-Ramp" at www.mah.gov.on.calOnRamB
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Suzanne Troxler - RE: BWG Servicing Master Plan Update Class EA (Our fi1e108040, PA)
.
From:
To:
Date:
subject:
"Liu, Chunmei (ENE)"
"Suzanne Troxler"
Fri, Jun 13,2008 l:45 PM
RE: BWG servicing Master Plan update class EA (our fi1e108040, pA)
It is ok for the pdf file notice this time, but we do need the hard copy of the notice in the future. Next week, I will
talk with Land Use and Water Policy Branch to identify the proper persons who will attend the meeting and also
members from our water resources unit. I will let you know when their names are available
Thanks,
Chunmei
From : Suza n ne Troxler [ma ilto stroxler@cctatham.com]
Sent: June 13, 2008 1:35 PM
To: Liu, Chunmei(ENE)
Cc: Deanna Forrester; Collingwood FILE; Rex Meadley; Suzanne Troxler; cheryls@geraníumcorporation.com;
:
Gord Feniak; Michael Sullivan; Geoff McKníght; Jay Currier
Subject: Re: BWG Servicing Master Plan Update Class
EA (Our file108040, pA)
Hello Chunmei,
As requested, pfease find attached the Notice of Study Commencement, as it was published in the local
newspapers.
Please indicate if you also need me to forward to you a hard copy of the notice.
As discussed at the meeting, we would like to have a meeting with the MOE to obtain an update on
the development of the Lake Simcoe Protection Plan, so that we can ensure that the alternative wastewater
solutions that we develop are likely to meet the goals and objectives for the protection of Lake Simcoe. Can
you identify the appropriate person(s) that we should meet, and assist me in arranging this meeting?
I look forward to hearing from you.
Suzanne
Suzanne Troxler, M.Sc., P.Eng.
Manager, Environmental Engineering
C. C. Tatham & Associates Ltd.
Consulting Engineers
115 Sandford Fleming Drive, Suite 200
Collingwood, ON L9Y 546
Tel: (705) 444-2565 (ext. 285)
Fax: (705) 444-2327
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"Liu, Chunmei(ENE)' <Chunmei.Liu@ontario.ca> 06/13/09 1:08 pM >>>
Suzanne,
It was nice to speak with you on Tuesday's meeting. For this project, we still need the Notice of Commencement.
Please forward this notice to the Central Region Office.
Many thanks,
Chunmei
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Ministry of the Environment
Ministère de I'Environnment
Cenlral Region
Technical Support Section
Région du Cenlre
Section d'appui technique
5775 Yonge Street, 8h Floor
Norlh York, OntarioM2M 4J1
5775, rue Yonge, B¡ò.u étage
North York, Ontario M2M 4Jl
Tel.:(416) 326S700
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Fax: (416) 325-6347
June
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(416) 326-6700
Téléc. : (416) 325-6347
16,2008
Suzanne Troxter, Project t¡rnrg.,.
C.C. Tatham and Associates Ltd.
1 15 Sandford Fleming Drive
Collingwood, Ontario
LgY 546
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water supply and wastewater servicing Master pran update
Town of Bradforil West Gwillimbury
Class Environmental Assessment (EA)
Notice of Study Commencement
Dear Ms, Troxler:
This letter is our response to your Notice of Commencement for the above-noted Class
EA undertaking. This response acknowledges that the study is following the approved
environmentaf planning process for a Master Plan project under the Municipat
E n g i n ee rs As soci atio n M u n ici p a/ C/ass E nvi ro n menfal Asses s m e nt (Class EA).
Based on the information submitted, we have identified the following issues of concern
with respect to the proposed undertaking:
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Ecosystem Protection and Restoration
Surface Water and Groundwater
Servicing and Facilities
Air Quality
Contaminated Soils
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Mitigation and Monitoring
Planning and Policy
Class EA Process
First Nations Consultation
We are providing the following general comments to assist you and your project team
members in effectively addressing these issues:
Ecosystem Protection and Restoration
Any impacts to ecosystem form and function must be avoided where possible. The
EA Document should describe any proposed mitigation measures and how project
planning wflprotect and enhance the lòcal ecosy;tem.
All natural heritage features should be identified and described in detail to assess
potential impacts and to develop appropriate mitigation measures. Environmental
features located within or adjacent to the study area ¡nclude:
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Areas of Natural and Scientific lnterest (ANSts)
Environmentally Sensitive Areas (ESAs)
Rare Species of flora or fauna
Watercourses
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Lake Simcoe
Wetlands
Woodlots
The EA Document must include a suffic¡ent level of information to demonstrate that
there will be no negative impacts on these environmentalfeatures. We also
recommend consulting with the Ministry of Natural Resources (MNR), Fisheries and
Oceans Canada (DFO) and your local conservation authority in determining the
studies and measures thatwill be necessary to preserve and protect these features.
The Simcoe County and the Town of Bradford West Gwillimbury Of¡cial plan
policies related to ecosystem protection within the study area should be referenced
to ensure that all environmental protectíon policies are satisfied.
Surface Water and Groundwater
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O.Reg. 60/08 under the Ontario Water Resources Acf applies to the Lake Simcoe
Basin, which encompasses Lake Simcoe and the lands fiom which surface water
drains into Lake Simcoe. The EA Document should describe how the proposed
Project gl9 itt mitigation measures are consistent with the requirements of
OtfeO-60/08 and the Ontario WaterResources Acf. Consultation with the Ministry
of the Environment (MOE) should be documented.
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Measures should be included in the planning and design process to ensure that any
impacts to watercourses/waterbodies from constructioñ or operational actívities (e.g.
spills, erosion, and pollution) are mitigated as part of the proposed undertaking. 'The
MOE Guideline 8-6, Evaluating Construction Activities tmpacting on Water
Resources should be referred during the planning and constructr:on phases of this
project.
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The status of, and potential impacts to any well water supplies should be addressed.
lf the project involves groundwater takings or changes to drainage patterns, the
quantity and quality of groundwater may be affected due to drawãown effects or the
redirection of existing contamination flows. ln addition, project activities may infringe
on existing wells such that they must be reconstructed or säaled and aband-oned. Appropriate information to define existing groundwater conditions should be
included in the EA Document.
Potentíal impacts to groundwater-dependent natural features should be addressed.
Any changes to groundwater flow or quality from groundwater taking may interfere
with the ecological processes of streams, wetlandl or other surficiaì-features. ln
addition, discharging contaminated or high volumes of groundwater to these
featur_es may have direct impacts on their function. Any potential effects should
be
identified, and appropriate mitigation measures shouldbe recommended. The level
of detail required will be dependent on the significance of the potential impacts.
p-9te1tial approval requirements for groundwater taking or discharge should
be
identified in the EA document. ln particular, a Permit to Ta-ke Water (Èfrry under
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the Ontario Water Resources Acf will be required for any water takings that exceed
50,000 litres per day. The EA document should identify if a PTTW or any other
approvals are expected to be necessary for this undertaking.
Seruicing and Facilities
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Please consult with the EnvironmentalAssessment and Approvals Branch (EAAB)
to determine whether a Certificate of Approval will be required for any proposed
infrastructure. Consuftation with the EAAB should be documented.
The proposed water and wastewater servicing master plan update should reflect the
Town of Bradford West Gwillimbury's approved population forecast as identified in
the Co
in the Places to Grow Plan.
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Reference to MOE's "D-Series" guidelines - Land Use Compatibility, is
recommended to ensure that all applicable Ministry procedures are followed in
plan n ing for wastewater infrastructu re.
We recommend the reference of the following MOE documents to ensure that all
applicable Ministry procedures are followed in planning for the proposed master plan
update:
. Guide for Applying for Approval of Municipal and Prívate Water and Sewage Works
52 and 53 Ontario Water Resources Act R.S.O. 1990);
. {Sections
Guideline D-5, Planning for Sewage and Water Services;
. Guideline F-5-3, Derívation of Sewage Treatment Works Effluent Requírements for the
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lncorporation of Effluent Requirements into Certificates of Approvalfor New or
Expanded Sewage Treatment Works; and
Guideline B-1-5, Deriving Receiving- Water Based, Point-Source Effluent
Requirements for Ontario Waters (July 1994).
Air Quality
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The EA Document shquld include an air quality imþact assessment whose scope
should be determined based on the potential effects of the proposed alternatives.
The assessment typically includes source and receptor characterization, a
quantification of exposure and hazard levels, and an assessment of effects during
construction and operation. This should include all available standards for any
contaminants of concern, including odours. lf you have any questions concerning
the appropriate level of assessment please contact this office.
Dust and noise control measures should be addressed and included in the
construction plans to ensure that nearby residential and other sensitive land uses
within the study area are not adversely affected during construction activities. The
proponent should explore all potential measures to mitigate significant noise impacts
during thê assessment of alternatives. lf dust suppressants are proposed to be
used, we recommend the use of non-chloride based compounds to protect water
quality.
Contaminated Soils
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Since the removal or movement of soils may be required, appropriate tests to
determine contaminant levels from previous land uses or dumping should be
undertaken. lf the soils are contaminated, you must determine hõw and where they
are to be disposed of, consistent with Part XV.1 of the Environmental Protection Act
(EPA) and Ontario Regulation 153/04, Records of Site Condition, which details the
new requirements related to site assessment and clean up. More information is
available online at our website via the Brownfields link.
Any current or historicalwaste disposal sites should be identified in the EA
Document. The status of these sites should be determined to confirm whether
approval pursuant to Section 46 of the Environmental Protection Acf may be
requireci for lanci uses on íormer disposai siies.
The EA Document should identify any underground transmission lines in the study
area. The owners should be conéulted to avõid impacts to this infrastructure,
including potential spills.
Mitigation and Monitoring
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Design and construction reports and plans should be based on a best management
approach that centres on the prevention of impacts, protection of the existing
environment, and opportunities for rehabilitation and enhancement of any impacted
areas.
AL|_waste generated during construction must be disposed
MOE requirements.
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of in accordance with
Contractors must be made aware of all environmental considerations so that all
environmental standards and commitments for both construction and operation are
met. Mitigation measures should be clearly referenced in the EA Document and
regularly monitored during the construction stage of the project. ln addition, we
encourage proponents to conduct post-construction monitoring to ensure all
mitigation measures have been effective and are functioning properly. The
proponent's construction and post-construction monitoring plans should be
documented in the EA Document.
Planning and Policy
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The Greenbelt Plan contains policies that protect the Greenbelt's agricultural land
base and the ecological features and functions occurring on this lañdscape,
includ.ing ANSIs and wetlands. Since the study area is aãjacent to the Greenbelt
planning area, the EA Document should demonstrate how the project adheres to the
relevant sections of the Greenbett Plan, including Sectio n 4.2.i - General
lnfrastructure Policies. A description of measures that prevent and minimize
potential impacts should also be included.
The 2005 Provincial Policy Statement contains policies that protect Ontario's Natural
Heritage. Applicable policies should be referenced in the EA Document, and the
proponent should demonstrate how this proposed project is consistent with these
policies.
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The Places to Grow Plan contains policies which guide decisions on a range of
issues such as infrastructure planning and land-use planning to ensure that stronger
and more prosperous communities are built in the Greater Golden Horseshoe. Ihe
EA Document should demonstrate how this project adheres to the relevant policies
ing Section 3,
Class EA Process
There are several different approaches that can'be used to conduct a Master Plan,
examples of which are outlined in Appendix 4 of the Class EA. T[e EA Document
clearlv indicate the sele
aooroach for co
the piõpommasre'r
Plan update. ln particular, if the MasterTlan
is seeking Class EAãmrovr
Ma
ScEme
Schedule C projects, it must be prepared to a level of
investigation, consultation, and documentation sufficient to meet Schedule B and/or
C,project requirements. ln this case, the Master Plan Notice of Completion must
identify each Schedule B undertaking and provide the appropriate opportunity to
request a Part ll Order under the Envíronmental Assessment ActÍor those individual
projects but not for the Master Plan itself.
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The EA Document should provide clear and complete documentation of the
planning process in order to allow traceability of decision-making. lt must also
demonstrate how the consultation provisions of the Class EA have been fulfilled,
including documentation of all public consultation efforts undertaken during the
planníng process. Additionally, it should identify all concerns that were raised and
how they have been addressed throughout the planning process. The Class EA
also directs proponents to include copies of comments submitted on the project by
interested stakeholders, and the proponent's responses to these comments.
The Class EA requires the consideration of the effects of each alternative on all
aspects of the environment. The EA Document should include a level of detail (e.9.
hydrogeological investigations, terrestrial and aquatic assessments) such that all
potential impacts can be identified and appropriate mitigation measures can be
developed. Any supporting studies conducted during the Class EA process should
be referenced and included as part of the EA Document.
Please include in the EA Document a list of all subsequent permits or other
approvals that may be required for the implementation of the preferred alternative,
including Permits to Take Water or other ministerial approvals, approval under the
Canadían Environmental Assessment Act (CEAA), and conservation authority
permits.
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Please note that MOE guidelines and other information related to the issues noted
above are available at un¡,rr,v.ene.gov.on.ca under the publications link. We
encourage you to review all the available guides and to reference any relevant
information in the EA Document.
First Nations Consultation
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Please note that as part of the required stakeholder and agency consultation,
proponents are advised to contact the Ministry of Aboriginal Affairs and the
Department of lndian and Northern Affairs to determine potentially affected
Aboriginal communíties in the project area. please refer to the website
www.ene.gov.on.calenvision/env_reg/ealenglish/General info/GRTList.htm for a list
of appropriate government contacts.
Once identifieci, you are advised to provicle rrotification directly to the Aboriginai
communities who may be affected by the project and provide them with an
opportunity to partícipate in any planned public consultation sessions and comment
on the project.
Thank you for the opportunity to comment on this project. Please ensure that MOE
Central Region, EA and Planning Goordinator, is placed on the project mailing list and
submit our office the copies of any PIC materials and handouts. Please also forward us
a copy of the Draft Master Plan at least 30 days prior to issuing the Notice of
Completion so that we may have sufficient time to review the file and provide further
comments if necessary.
S.hould you or any members of your project team have any questions regarding the
above, please feel free to contact me at (416) 326-4886. Myself or any óf Central
Region's EA and Planning coordinators would be pleased to assist yoú.
Yours truly,
Chunmei Liu
Environmental Assessment and Planning Coordinator
Air, Pesticides and Environmental planning
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P. Bye, Manager, Barrie District Office, MOE
D. Lyons, Ministry of MunicipalAffairs and Housing
E. Schmarje, Supervisor, Central Region, MOE
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Suzanne Troxler, Project Manager
C.C. Tatham and Associates Ltd.
1 15 Sandford Fleming Drive
Collingwood, Ontario
LgY 546
RE:
Water Supply and Wastewater Servicing Master Plan Update
Town of Bradford West Gwillimbury
Class Environmental Assessment (EA)
Request for a Meeting
Dear Ms. Troxler:
This letter is ot¡r response to your request for a meeting about impacts of the Ministry of
the Environment (Ministry) legislation for Lake Simcoe on the above-noted Class EA
undertaking. We understand that at the first Liaison Committee meeting on June 10,
2008 the Ministry's Central Regional Office agreed to arrange a separate meeting to
discuss this issue. Since then, the Central Region has consulted with the Advisory
Committees and the Ministry's Land and Water Policy Branch about your concerns. On
the basis of information we have received, the Ministry's Central Regional Office would
like to provide the following information and suggestions for your reference and
consideration.
On June 17,2008, the Ministry introduced the proposed Lake Simcoe Protection Act.
The act, if passed, would allow the province to develop and implement an effective
proteciion plan for ihe lake ancj surrounciing regions. The proposeci iegislation is posted
ôn the Envjronmental Bill of Rights registry and is undergoing legislative review until
August 16, 2008. The Lake Simcoe Protection Plan is being developed this summer
witñ an expected release in Fall 2008. We anticipate there are policy development
priorities, e.g., related to phosphorous management, shoreline protection, natural
heritage features and hydrological features protection that will be of interest to
municipalities.
There is potential for the emerging Lake Simcoe Protection Act and its management
plan to amongst other things, restrict or even reduce existing approved phosphorus
discharges to the lake via sanitary sewage works and stormwater management
facilities. As such in so doing we recommend the precautionary approach to Claql
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updates of protecting Lake Simcoe, we recommend you refer to the Ministry's website
http ://www.ene. gov.on.calen/water/lakesimcoe/index. p h p.
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Should you or any members of your project team have further questions regarding the
above, please feel free to contact myself or Chunmei Liu, the EA and Planning
Coordinator of our office directly at (4f 6) 320-4886.
Yours tru
Supervisor
A.ir, Pesticicles and Fnvironmental Planning
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P. Bye, Manager, Barrie District Office, MOE
G. McKnight, Town of Bradford West Gwillimbury
J. Burkart, Lake Simcoe Conse¡vation Authority
D. Lyons, Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing
D. Orr, Manager, Central Region, MOE
E. Schmarje, Supervisor, Central Region, MOE
Central Region EA File
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RE: Bradford West Gwillimbury Class EA
Dear lv[s. Forresær
We have reviewed the brief materials,¡.ou have
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PolicyAdvisor
Minisrry of ABORIGINAL AFFAIRS
416-326-4254 (VOTCE)
---Oríginal Message--From: Deanna Forrester [mailto:DFORRESTER@cctatham.com]
Senft July 22, 2008 10:17 AM
To: Lachance, Francois (MAA)
Subjech Bradford West Gwiliimbury Class EA
Hello Mr. Lachance
we are cuffently undertaking a class EA to update the
water and wastewater seruicing master plan for
the Town of Bradford West Gwillimbury Ontario.
we have been in touch with sofia sousa-Dias of the MAA to
determine the potentially affected aboriginal
communities in the area. she directed me to an
online map of the chiefs of ontario with the instructions
to contact the communities near the project area. From
the map it appears that the chippewas of
Georgina Island is the only nearby community. Please
advise if there are any other communities we
should contact.
Thank you,
Deanna
Deanna Forester, B.Sc.Eng.
C. C. Tatham &Associates Ltd.
Con$lting Engineers
115 Sandford Fleming Drive, Sulte 200
@lllngwood ON L9YSA6
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Suzanne,
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found your contact information on the Town's web
site when searching for water and wastewater information.
can you kindly provide a brief overview of where you
are at with the study update and if there are any plc
dates
set for this fall?
Thank you,
Regards,
Paul
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Ministry of the Environment
Barrie District Office
54 Cedar Pointe Dr., Unit l20l
Barrie, Ontario
L4N 5R7
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Attention: Ms. Cindy Hood, District Manager
Dear Ms. Hood:
Re:
Town of Bradford ll/est Gwíllìmbury
ll/ater supply and úl/østewater servícing Master plan update
C lttss E nv ír o nme ntal Ass essme nt
Invítation to comment and Notíce of publíc Information open House
The Town of Bradford West Gwillimbury (BWG) is conducting a Master plan
Class
Environmental Assessment (Class EA) to update its waier and wastewaier servicing
master plan.
The update is required as a result of recent amendments to the 2002 BwG official plan.
The
project is currently in Phase 2 of the Class EA process.
This letter invites
¡oy to attend the upcoming Public Information Open House to be held on
November 5, 2008 in Bradford, illd to provide comments on tñe alternative water
and
wastewater servicing solutions being considered.
In
accordance with the BWG Ofhcial Plan and its amendments, the planned serviced
areas are
the Bradford Urban Area, the Bond Head settlement area, and the employment lands
in the
Highways 400/88 corridor. Expansion of BWG's existing water supply systems a¡rd wastewater
treatment systems is required to accommodate the serviced *eui; ioti projected
residential
population of 49,700 persons and employment population of 30,000 persons.
Currently, BWG relies on seven groundwater wells and treatment systems and on the
treated
transmission main from Innisfil's Lakeshore WTP, to supply drinking water to Bond
Head and
Bradford. A wastewater treatment facility located in Bradiord handlei the wastewater generated
in the Bradford Urban Area only, and discharges tertiary treated effluent to the Holland River
(Lake simcoe). Bond Head is serviced by individual septic systems.
A long list of water supply and storage alternatives and wastewater treatment and disposal
altematives has been considered to address the servicing capacity shortfall. Followiig
a
screening process, the following alternatives have been assessed in further detail:
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Ontario
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engineering serv¡ces.
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Construct new BWG water treatment plant (Cook's Bay)
2. Obtain additional water from Innisfil's Lakeshore WTp supply
3. Obtain watef from the Barrie water system
4. Obtain water from Collingwood-Alliston water system
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Wastewater Treatment and Disposal
Expand the Bradford WPCP and Effluent Discharge to Holland River (Lake Simcoe)
Expand the Bradford WPCP and Discharge Some of Effluent to the Collingwood WPCP
outfall to Georgian Bay
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The preliminary assessment, prior to obtaining input from the public, agencies and interested
parties, indicates that the prelirninary preferred servicing solutions are as follows:
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Obtain additional treated water from Innisfil's Lakeshore WTP supply. It requires: the
expansion of the Lakeshore WTP to 50,800 m3lday and the .a* *uieì intake; t*i*ing o,
replacement of the trunk watermain between the Lakeshore WTP and the Alcona reservoir;
expansion of Innisfil's Third Line booster station on the transmission main; construction of a
new elevated storage tank between Bond Head and Highway 400, and expansion of the John
Fennel grade level reservoir.
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Expand the Bradford V/PCP and effluent discharge to Holland River. The WPCP will be
expanded from a rated capacity of 17,400 mslday to 27,100 m3lday. The WPCP's tertiary
treatment will be optimized and expanded to ensure that an effluent phosphorus
concentration of 0.075 mg/L is consistently achieved to meet the compliance loading criteria.
The expansion will not require any changes to the outfall structure, nor land acquisition.
Two new sewage pumping stations will be required, one in Bond Head and one in the
Highways 400/88 employment lands, with associated forcemains to convey the additional
raw sewage to the Bradford WPCP.
An information
package has been prepared to provide further details on the þroject, the
environmental conditions and constraints, the altematives considered and the preliminary
assessment. It will be available at the Open House or can be requested from the undersigned.
The Open House is being held to provide members of the public, review agencies, all interested
parties and organizations, the opportunity to review and comment on the Class EA study.
Representatives from the study team, C.C. Tatham & Associates, R.J. Burnside & Associates and
Town of Bradford'west Gwillimbury, will be available to answer questions.
The Open House is scheduled as follows:
Date:
Time:
Location:
'Wednesday November 5, 2008
4:00 PM to 8:00 PM
Holy Trinity High School Cafetorium
100 Melboume Drive, Bradford
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We look forward to your attendance at the Open House and the receipt of your comments
on this
servicing Class EA. Comments received up to November 21,2003 will'be incorporated in the
evaluation of the alternative solutions and subsequent seleetionof the prefened ,olúûoor.
Please do not hesitate to contact the undersigned
if you have any questions.
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Yours truly,
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Suzanne Troxler, M.Sc., P. Eng.
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Ministry of the Environment
Barrie District Offrce
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Barrie, Ontario, L4N 5R7
Attention: Ms. Cindy Hood, District Manager
Ministry of the Envirorunent
London Regional Office
733 Exeter Road
London, Ontario, N6E lL3
Attention: Mr, Bill Armstrong, Environmental planner
Ministry of Natural Resources
'Midhurst
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Attention: Ms. Katþm Woeller, District planner
Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs
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Ministry of Aboriginal Affairs
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:tdvisor
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Toronto, Ontario, MZM 4Jl
Attention: Ms. ChuruneiLiu, EA Coordinator
Ministry of Culture
Midhurst District Office
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Midhurst, Ontario , LOL lX0
Attention: Mr. Greig Stervart, Regional Actvisor
Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing
Central Region Office
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Ontario Ministry of Transportation
Central Region Planning and Envirorunental Office
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Attention: Mr. Bill Jones, Manager
Lake Simcoe Region Conservation Authority
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Peterborough Office
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L0/2912008 2:10 PM
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Ms Paz,
No problem: I will mail you the information package that we are preparing for the Open House for the
project. Once you have had a chance to read it, please phone me if you have any questions.
Sincerely,
Suzanne
Suzanne Troxler, M.Sc., P.Eng.
C.C.Tatham & Associates Ltd.
Phz 705-444-2565
Fax: 705-444-2327
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Dear Ms Troxler:
I am writing to you on behalf of my dad Mr. Pietro Fedele. This is in regards of your letter my dad received on
October 271h,2008. Since he does not speak english very well, he is unable to attend the Open House on
November Sth regarding the issue from the letter File #108040-1.
ls it possible for you to mail any information that is regarding the subject above to his home address and we will
read the information and try to explain it to him. His home address is: 62 Broomlands Drive, Maple, ON LOA
2K5.
Thank you for your time and I really appreciate you confirming this e-mail.
Thanks again.
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Suzanne Troxler
Jackie Burkart
BWG Class EA Steering Committee; Collingwood FILE
Date:
Subject:
BWG Servicing Master Plan Class EA - Open House (Our Fite 10S040)
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Jackie,
Further to our letter to your office of October 27, 2008 (addressed to M¡ke Walters)regarding the Town of Bradford West
Gwillimbury Class EA for the Water and Wastewater Servicing Master Plan Update, please fìnd enclosed a pdf copy of the
accompany¡ng Information Package, for your information and review.
We look forward to your comments and input by November 2l so that it can be incorporated in our report. Please do not hesitate
to phone me if you have any quest¡ons.
Sincerely,
Suzanne
Suzanne Troxler, M.Sc., P.Eng.
Manager, Environmental Engineering
C. C. Tatham & Assoc¡ates Ltd.
Consulting Engineers
115 Sandford Fleming Drive, Suite 200
Collingwood, ON L9Y 546
Tel: (705) 444-2565 (ext.285)
Fax: (705) 444-2327
Email: stroxler@cctatham.com ( m_A!!!9:St!.Ax.!ef-@EçtathAl]Lcqn
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This email may contain private and/or privileged information for the sole use of the intended recipient. Any review or distribution by
others is strictly prohibited. If you have received this email in error, please contact the sender and delete all copies.
C.C. Tatham & Assoc¡ates Ltd.'s agreement to transfer digital documents electronically otherwise is made under the following
conditions:
Electronic documents made available by C.C. Tatham & Associates Ltd. are supplied for the recipients use only under authorization
from the current owner and with the consent of C.C. Tatham & Associates Ltd. It is the responsibility of the recipient to determine
the accuracy, completeness and the appropriateness of the information provided,
It is agreed that only those hard copy documents þear¡ng the professional seal and signature of the Project Engineer will govern the
work of the project. ¡n the event of any dispute concerning an electronic document, the appropriately dated hard copy w¡il be the
document used by C.C. Tatham & Associates Ltd. to govern and resolve the dispute.
>>> Suzanne Troxler 10124/2008 3:00 PM >>>
Good afternoon,
I wanted to ¡nform you that the Public Information Open House for the BWG Master Servicing Update Class EA has been scheduled
for Wednesday November 5 from 4 to 8 pm. See the attached notice.
A more formal invitation and information package will be mailed out on Monday.
I hope that you will be able to attend.
Suzanne
Suzanne Troxler, M.Sc., P.Eng.
C.C.Tatham & Associates Ltd.
Ph:705-444-2565
Fax: 705-444-2327
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Suzanne Troxler
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Attachments:
Chunmei(ENE) L¡u
BWG Class EA Steering Committee; Collingwood FILE
L0l3Ll200B 10:37 AM
BWG Sery¡cing Master Plan Class EA - Open House (Our File 108040)
InfoPackage Oct2808.pdf
Chunmei,
Further to our letter to your off¡ce of October 27, 2008 regarding the Town of Eradford West Gwillimbury Class EA for the Water
and Wastewater Servic¡ng Master Plan Update, please find enclosed a pdf copy of the accompanying Informat¡on Package, for your
¡nformation and review.
We look foru¡ard to your comments and ¡nput by November 21 so that it can be incorporated in our repoft. Please do not hes¡tate
to phone me if you have any questions.
Sincerely,
Suzanne
Suzanne Troxler, M.Sc., P.Eng.
Manager, Env¡ronmental Engineering
C. C. Tatham & Assoc¡ates Ltd.
Consulting Engineers
115 Sandford Fleming Drive, Suite 200
Collingwood, ON L9Y 546
Tel: (705) 444-2565 (ext. 285)
Fax: (705) 444-2327
Email: stloxler@cctatham.com ( mailtojsllQ{e(ùcgÞU]a¡a.com )
This email may contain private and/or privileged informat¡on for the sole use of the intended recipient. Any review or distribution by
others is strictly prohibited. If you have received th¡s ema¡l in error, please contact the sender and delete all copies.
C.C. Tatham & Associates Ltd.'s agreement to transfer digital documents electronically otherwise is made under the following
condit¡ons:
Electronic documents made available by C.C. Tatham & Associates Ltd. are supplied for the recipients use only under authorization
from the current owner and with the consent of C.C. Tatham & Associates Ltd. It is the responsibility of the recipient to determine
the accuracy, completeness and the appropr¡ateness of the information provided.
It is agreed that only those hard copy documents bearing the professional seal and signature of the Project Engineer will govern the
work of the project. in the event of any dispute concerning an electronic documenÇ the appropr¡ately dated hard copy will be the
document used by C.C. Tatham & Associates Ltd. to govern and resolve the dispute.
>>>
Suzanne
Iroxler
1012412008 3r00 PM
>>>
Good afternoon,
I wanted to inform you that the Public Information Open House for the BWG Master Serv¡c¡ng Update Class EA has been scheduled
for Wednesday Novemþer 5 from 4 to pm. See the attached notice.
A more formal invitation and information package will be mailed out on Monday.
I hope that you will be able to attend.
Suzanne
I
Suzanne Troxler, M.Sc., P.Eng.
C.C.Tatham & Associates Ltd.
Ph:705-444-2565
Fax: 705-444-2327
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Christian Meile
BWG Class EA Steering Committee; Collingwood FILE
10/31/2008 10:45 AM
BWG Servicing Master Plan Class EA - Open House (Our File 108040)
InfoPackage Oct2808.pdf
Christian,
Further to our letters to your offìce of October 27 , 2008 (addressed to Mark A¡tkin and Bryan Mackell) regarding the Town of
Bradford West Gwillimbury Class EA for the Water and Wastewater Servicing Master Plan Update, please flnd enclosed a pdf copy of
the accompany¡ng Informat¡on Package, for your ¡nformation and review.
We look forward to your comments and input by November 21 so that it can be incorporated ¡n our report. Please do not hesitate
to phone me if you have any questions.
Sincerely,
Suzanne
Suzanne Troxler, M.Sc., P.Eng.
Manager, Environmental Engineering
C. C. Tatham & Assoc¡ates Ltd.
Consulting Engineers
115 Sandford Fleming Drive, Suite 200
Collingwood, ON L9Y 546
Tel: (705) 444-2565 (ext. 285)
Fax: (705) 444-2327
Email: slrsxlg@cctatham.com ( nFr!þFlro¡ler@cctath¡m.Esn
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This email may contain private and/or privileged information for the sole use of the intended recipient. Any review or distribution by
others is strictly prohibited. Ifyou have received this email in error, please contact the sender and delete all copies.
C.C. Tatham & Associates Ltd.'s agreement to transfer dig¡tal documents electron¡cally otherwise is made under the following
conditions:
Electronic documents made available by C.C. Tatham & Associates Ltd. are supplied for the recipients use only under authorization
from the current owner and with the consent of C;C. Tatham & Assoc¡ates Ltd. It is the responsibility of the recipient to determine
the accuracy, completeness and the appropr¡ateness of the information provided.
It is agreed that only those hard copy documents bearing the professional seal and signature of the Project Eng¡neer will govern the
work of the project. in the event of any dispute concerning an electronic document, the appropriately dated hard copy will be the
document used by C.C. Tatham & Associates Ltd. to govern and resolve the d¡spute.
>>> Suzanrre Troxler 1012412008 3:00 PM >>>
Good afternoon,
I wanted to inform you that the Public Information Open House for the BWG Master Serv¡cing Update Class EA has been scheduled
for Wednesday November 5 from 4 to pm. See the attached not¡ce.
I
A more formal invitation and information package will be mailed out on Monday.
I hope that you will be able to attend.
Suzanne
Suzanne Troxler, M.Sc., P.Eng.
C.C.Tatham & Assoc¡ates Ltd.
Ph:705-444-2565
705-444-2327
Fax:.
stroxler@cctatham. com
From:
To:
CC:
Date:
Subject:
Attachments:
Suzanne Troxler
Gord Miokovic
BWG Class EA Steering Committee; Collingwood FILE
10/31/2008 10:48 AM
BWG Servicing Master Plan Class EA - Open House (Our File 108040)
InfoPackage Oct2808.pdf
Gord,
In advance of our Open House next week, please fìnd enclosed a pdf copy of the accompanying Information Package, for your
inforrnation and review.
I hope that you will be able to attend the Open House.
Please do not hesitate to phone me if you have any questions.
Sincerely,
Suzanne
Suzanne Troxler, M.Sc., P.Eng.
Manager, Env¡ronnìental Engineering
C. C. Tatham & Associates Ltd.
Consulting Engineers
115 Sandford Fleming Drive, Suite 200
Collingwood, ON LgY 546
Tel: (705) 444-2565 (ext.2B5)
Fax: (705) 444-2327
Email: stroxler@cctatham.com ( mailto:stroxler@cctatham.com )
This email may contain private and/or privileged information for the sole use of the intended recipient. Any review or distribution lry
others ¡s strictly prohibited. If you have received this email in error, please contact the sender and delete all copies.
C.C. Tatham & Associates Ltd.'s agreement to transfer digital documents electronically otherwise is made under the following
conditions:
Electronic documents made available by C.C. Tatham & Assoc¡ates Ltd. are supplied for the recipients use only under author¡zation
from the current owner and with the consent of C.C. Tatham & Associates Ltd. It ls the respons¡bility of the recipient to deterntine
the accuracy, completeness and the appropriateness of the information provided.
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work of the project. in the event of any dispute concern¡ng an electronic document, the appropriately dated hard copy will be the
document used by C.C. Tatham & Associates Ltd. to govern and resolve the dispute.
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Date:
Subject:
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Suzanne Troxler M.Sc,P.Eng
CC Tatham &Associates Ltd.
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15 Sandford Fleming Drive
Collingwood ,Ont.,
LgY 546
Tel 705-444-2565 Fax 705-444-2327
Dear Suzanne
,
Further to your letter on the preferred alternatives and our discussion Oct 31,2008 I would like to make some
commenls.l am sorry that I cant be at the meeting therefore I am sending you this e-mail.Please forgive me for
technical and other errors as I am only moderately knowledgeable in the areas covered by the lnformation Circular
covering Waste Water Treatment Plant and Water Supply Plan.,and I certainly do not have many of the facts. I wish
to address only areas of possible palnning.
The Holland river both drains and irrigates the 8-900 acres of the agricultural part of the Holland Marsh.
This is a high load area of Nitrate leachate from required Nitrogen based agricultural fertilizer (and phosphorous)
applications , every spring and summer.
Any provincial standard that you have for the waste water treatment plant for nitrates into the river should be viewed
with the possible potential that BWG may have to defend any Nitrate level outfall at all into a river that may have its
own nitrate problems.
I believe a .9 PPM ammonia translates to approximately 30 PPM nitrate.lf approximately 60% of the 50,800
M3 /day makes it to the treatment plant , this could mean 30 tons of nitrate per month rúnning out to the Holland
River every month.My only point is you should provide accommodation for anaerobic treatment of nitrogen ,
perhaps a 20-24 hour section , 20,000 M3.Should higher population /unit and low water flush toilets give higher
concentrat¡ons of ammonia BWG would be prepared .There are also indications that Anaerobic treatment facilitates
some additional phosphorous precipitation and removal You could include this in your plans as a "green shift" future
provision for implementing denitrification.
Regards the John Fennel Reseryoir: Provide a significant expansion now,perhaps larger than planned.
By using off peak energy , and by perhaps installing a BWG owned Wind Turbine to þower the pumps
,one could also provide a green shift modification for filling the reservoir .The new HWY 400 area elevated stand
pipe reservoir and other standpipe levels could also be modulated based on pumping from the reservoir at off peak
times as well as high demand times .
Thank you for the opportunity to comment,your overall plan is commendable
Yours with regards
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Phase 2 Informøtion Package
As requested by Angie Paz on October 29,2008 by e-mail, please find enclosed a detailed
Information Package on the class EA for updating the Bradford west Gwillimbury Water
Supply and lVastewater Servicing Master Plan.
we would like to receive comments by November 21,2008 so that we can incorporate them in
our assessment and in the study report.
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WATER SUPPLY AND WASTEWATER SERVICING
MASTER PLAN UPDATE
GLASS ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT
PUBLIC INFORMATION OPEN HOUSE
NOVEMBER 5, 2OO8
INFORMATION PACKAGE
TABLE OF CONTENTS
l. INTRODUCTION............
................... ........................1
2, EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
......................I
3. CLASS ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT.............
,.,....,.........2
4. OBJECTIVE OF THE CLASS EA - PROBLEM STATEMENT .......,.............3
5. SERVICE POPULATIONS AND DESIGN FLOWS
...,................4
6. STUDY AREA........
..............4
7, EXISTING SERVICING INFRASTRUCTURE...
.........................4
7.1 Water Supply, Treatment and Distribution Systems ................
...,...............4
7.2 Wastewater Treatment and Disposal System.....
......................5
8. ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIO-ECONOMIC CONDITIONS SUMMARY.................5
8.1 Socio-Economic Conditions.............
....................5
8.2 Natural Envi¡onment Conditions.................
..........6
9. CURRENT REGULATORY FRAMEWORK.......
......................10
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WATER SUPPLY AND STORAGE ALTERNATIVES _ DESCRIPTION AND
PRELIMINARY ASSESSMENT...
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10.1 Water Supply Alternatives
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10.2 Water Storage Alternatives
...............15
10.3 Preliminary Assessment
.......,...........16
10.4 Preliminary Prefened Water Supply and Storage Solutions.... ..................17
I I. WASTEWATER TREATMENT AND DISPOSAL ALTERNATIVES _ DESCRIPTION
AND PRELIMINARY ASSESSMENT.............
.......,17
I 1.1 Wastewater Alternatives
..................17
ll.2 Preliminary Assessment
...................21
I 1.3 Preliminary Preferred Wastewater Solutions
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12. NEXT STEPS
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LIST OF FIGURES
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Features..............
Altematives
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LIST OF TABLES
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Water Servicing Alternatives Assessment
Wastewater Servicing Alternatives Assessment
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1.
INTRODUCTION
The Town of Bradford West Gwillimbury (BWG) noeds to update its Master Servicing Plan in
order to reflect recent changes to its 2002 Official Plan. Amendments to the BWG Official Plan
have been passed by Council to create additional employment lands in the Highways 400 and 88
conidor (OPA 15) and at the 8'h Line and l0'h Sidlroad (OPA 9), and to ð.tuUii.n a derailed
secondary plan for the Bond Head Settlement Area (OPA 16). The most recent master servicing
study and associated Class EA were completed in 2003.
The Master Servicing Plan Update is being developed under the Class Environmental
Assessment process for master plans, which requires the completion of Phases
I
and2.
This information package presents the purpose of the project, the servicing requirements, a brief
description of the environmental conditions and constraints in the study area, a brief description
of the water and wastewater servicing solutions considered, and a prelirninary assessment of the
short list of alternatives.
A comment sheet is attached. Please give us your
cornments
in writing on the
alternative
solutions being considered, to assist in selecting the preferred solutions.
2.
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
The BWG Water Supply and Wastewater Servicing Master Plan Update is being conducted as a
Master Plan Class Environmental Assessment with the objective of identi$ring the preferred
means of providing water and wastewater servicing to the planned serviced residential and
employment populations in BWG, in accordance with the Town's Official Plan and Official Plan
Amendments.
The planned serviced areas of Bradford, Bond Head and the employment lands at the Highways
400/88 corridor, have a total projected residential population of 49,700 and an employment
population of 30,000.
Currently, BWG relies on seven groundwater wells and treatment systems and on the treated
transmission main from Innisfil's Lakeshore WTP, to supply drinking water to Bond Head and
Bradford. A wastewater treatment facility located in Bradford handles the wastewater generated
in the Bradford Urban Area only, and discharges tertiary treated effluent to the Holland River
(Lake Simcoe). These systems cannot cunently accommodate the projected water and
wastewater flows associated with the planned growth within the serviced areas.
The main environmental features in BWG are associated with the Holland River, the Holland
Marsh and Cook's Bay of Lake Simcoe. However, there are no environmental significant
features within the planned serviced areas.
Planning for water and wastewater servicing in BWG is governed by the current legislation and
regulations. Increasing the water supply, treatment and distribution systems' capacity
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regulated under the Safe Drinking Water Act and the Clean \l/ater Act; tncreasing the wastewater
servicing capacity is regulated by the Ontario Iilater Resources Act, and governed by policies
from the Lake Simcoe Environmental Management Strategy that have been adopted by the MOE
to protect Lake Simcoe.
A long list of water supply and storage alternatives and wastewater
alternatives has been considered
treatment and disposal
to
address the servicing capacity shortfalls. Following a
screening process, the following alternatives have been assessed in further detail:
Water Supply
Construct a new BWG water treatment plant (Cook's Bay)
2. Obtain aclditional water from Innishl's Lakeshore WTP supply
3. Obtain water from the Barrie water system
4. Obtain water frorn Collingwood-Alliston water system
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Wastewater Treatment and Disposal
Expand the Bradford WPCP and Effluent Discharge to Holland River (Lake Simcoe)
2. Expand the Bradford WPCP and Discharge Some of Effluent to the Collingwood WPCP
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outfall to Georgian Bay
The preliminary assessment, prior to obtaining input from the public, agencies and interested
parties, indicates that the preliminary prefened servicing solutions are as follows:
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.
Obtain additional treated water from Innisfil's Lakeshore WTP supply. It requires: the
expansion of the Lakeshore WTP and raw water intake; twinning or replacement of the trunk
watermain between the Lakeshore WTP and the Alcona reservoir; expansion of Innisfil's
Third Line booster station; construction of a new elevated storage tank between Bond Head
and Highway 400, and expansion of the John Fennel grade level reservoir.
Expand the Bradford WPCP and effluent discharge to Holland River. This solution requires:
expansion of the WPCP from a rated capacity
17,400 m3/day to 27,100 m3lday;
optimization and expansion of the tertiary treatment to ensure that an effluent phosphorus
concentration of 0.075 mg/L is consistently achieved to meet the compliance loading criteria;
two new sewage pumping stations, one in Bond Head and one in the Highways 400/88
employment lands, with associated forcemains to convey the additional raw sewage to the
Bradford WPCP.
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3.
CLASS ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT
The project is planned under the Municipal Class Environmental Assessment (Class EA) process
for Master Plans. Master Plans are long-range plans that integrate infrastructure requirements for
existing and future land uses with environmental assessment planning principles.
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What is a Class EA?
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Planning and design process to identiff, compare and evaluate alternative solutions to
problem.
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Applies to all municipal road, water and wastewater projects, and significant private projects.
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Considers allaspects of the environment: natural, social, cultural and economic.
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lnvolves consultation with the public, affected parties and review agencies throughout the
process.
How does a Master Plan Class EA process rvork?
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The Master Plan Class EA willproceed through the fust two phases of the Class EA process
(see attached Flowchart):
Phase
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Identifu the problem
Phase
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at a strategic level, alternative solutions, then
recommend the prefened master plan that can be implemented as separate
subsequent projects.
Identifu and assess,
A Master Plan document will be prepared upon the conclusion of Phases 1 and2 of the Class
EA process and will be made available for public comment prior to being approved by the
Town.
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When projects are subsequently undertaken to implement the specific elements of the
recommended master plan, they will be the subject of more detailed investigations to fulfill
the documentation requirements of the Class EA process, including the completion of Phases
3 and 4 of the Class EA where required.
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OBJECTIVE OF THE CLASS EA
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PROBLEM STATEMENT
This Class EA is being conducted to identify the preferred means of providing water
and
wastewater servicing to the planned service residential and employment populations in BWG.
Problem Statement:
A Møster Senícìng Study for water supply and wastewater treatment capacítywas completed
ín January 2003, and an Addendum to the lhatur Senícíng Study was completed ín September
2003. The resultíng master servícíng plans need to be updated to accommodate the planned
growth as set out ín the Town's Of/ìciøl Plan ønd amendments. The preferred water supply
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SERVICE POPULATIONS AND DESIGN FLOWS
In accordance with the 2002 BWG Offîcial Plan and its amendments, BWG's serviced area is
planned to consist of:
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Bradford Urban Area
Bond Head
Employment lands in the Highway 400 and Highway 88 conidor.
Their residential and employment populations have been projected as shown in the table below.
Bradford Urban Area and
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The associated total water and wastewater capacity required to provide servicing to these areas
are:
Water demand:
Average day:24,500 m3/day;
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Wastewater flows:
Average day: 27,100 m3/day
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STUDY AREA
For the purpose of this Class EA, the Study Area consists of the entire Town of Bradford West
Gwillimbury. Figure I overleaf presents the Town boundaries and the planned serviced areas.
7.
EXISTINGSERVICINGINFRASTRUCTURE
7.1
Water Supply, Treatment and Distribution Systems
Currentlr municipal water service is provided to the Bradford Urban A¡ea and to Bond Head
only.
Water originates from two water supplies:
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Water treatment is provided at each groundwater system.
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The Town of Innisfil's Lakeshore Water Treatment Plant, which treats water from Lake
Simcoe, and pumps treated water through a transmission main from Alcona to the John
Fennel ground-level reservoir in BWG. An agreement with the Town of Innisfilprovides for
the supply
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16,000 m3/day.
BWG has three main treated water storage tanks: two standpipes in Bradford and one groundlevel resen¡oir at the 8'h Line and l0'l'sideroad. These tanks provide a total storage volume of
18,060 tn3 for meeting peak hour water demands and for fire pròtection and emergeniies.
Treated water
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approximately 86 km of watermains, with diameters up to 400 mm.
7.2
Wastewater Treatment and Disposal System
Currently, BWG provides municipal wastewater (sewage) collection in the Bradford Urban Area
only.
Wastewater is treated at the Bradford Water Pollution Control Plant (WPCP). Expansion of this
facility is currently underway to increase its rated capacity from 7,400 m3/day to 17,400 m3/day.
The Bradford WPCP provides secondary treatment by the extended aeration activated sluclge
process and tertiary treatment by chemical addition and filtration. The effluent is disinfected by
UV before discharge to the West Holland River, which drains to Cook's Bay in Lake Simcoe.
The Certificate of Approval for the expanded WPCP requires compliance with the following
effluent quality criteria (monthly average):
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BOD: l0 mg/L
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Total Phosphorus: 0.1 I mgil; 2.046 kglday
TotalAmmonia: 0.8 mg/L (April to October), 2.5 mglL (November to March)
E. Coli: 100 org. per 100 mL
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ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIO.ECONOMIC CONDITIONS SUMMARY
8.1
Socio-Economic Conditions
BWG is located southwest of Lake Simcoe, and northwest of the Holland River, in the southern
half of the County of Simcoe. BWG is bordered by the Town of Innishl to the north, the Town
of New Tecumseth to the west and York Region to the southeast (Townships of King and East
Gwillimbury, Town of Georgina).
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The totalcurrent population is estimated at24,039 (2006 Census). Mostof the land use is rural
and agricultural. The major urban centre is Bradford. The other designated settlement areas are
Bond Head and Newton Robinson.
The major routes of transportation in BWG, running in a north-south direction include County
Road 27, Highway 400 and Yonge Street. The major route running in the east-west direction is
Highway 88. A railway, located in the eastern region of BWG, runs diagonally in a northeastsouthwest direction.
The frst major settlement in BVy'G occurred in 1816. The Bond Head community was one of the
earliest established areas in southern Simcoe County. Bradford was incorporated as a village in
1857, and as a Town in 1960. In 1991, the originalTownship and the Town were arnalgamated
and became the Town of Bradford West Gwillirnbury. Municipal services were installed in the
1930's.
Today, the main economic sectors in BWG are the food industry - including agriculture-,
manufacturing (machinery, chemical and fabricated metal products), and plastics industries.
8.2
NaturalEnvironmentConditions
The main environmental features in BWG are shown on Figure 2 overleaf, and are described
below.
Soíls, Topography and Drainage
In general, soils in BWG consist of clay plains and drumlins that are oriented in a northeastsouthwest direction. Ground elevations range from a low of approximately 219 m at Cook's Bay
to a high of 305 m in the northwest. The upland areas in the western region of BWG form a
drainage divide between the Nottawasaga River and Lake Simcoe drainage basins. The drainage
divide runs diagonally in a northeast to southwest direction. Areas east of the divide drain to the
Holland River and ultimately to Lake Simcoe. A¡eas west of the divide, drain to the Nottawasaga
River and ultimately to Georgian Bay. Flatheads exist along both sides of the Holland River and
slope downwards to Cook's Bay.
Groundwater Resources
There are th¡ee aquifer units beneath BWG: the upper, intermediate and lower aquifers. The
upper aquifer is primarily located to the east and southeast of Bradford, and its groundwater
generally flows from the upland areas to the Holland River valley. The intermediate aquifer is
located under most of the southern region of BWG and its groundwater flows in an eastward
direction towards York Region. Both the upper and intermediate aquifers are discontinuous
pockets of sand and gravel deposits. The lower aquifer is distributed throughout much of BWG
and is largely located within a bedrock valley that is oriented in a northeast-southwest direction,
however pockets ofsand and gravel exist on top ofthe bedrock.
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BWG's seven drinking water supply wells are constructed into overburden aquifers, ancl the most
procluctive wells clmw fi'om the lower aquifer.
Surfuce lluter Resou rces
The rnajor surface water features in BWG inclucle Cook's Bay of Lake Simcoe, the Hollancl
River, the North Schornberg River (also referrecl to as Fraser Creek at its clownstrearn encl), and
Penville Creek. Adclitionally, a wide valley extencls into BWG from Lake Simcoe, known as the
HollanclMarsh.
Cook's Bay
In BWG,
to Cook's Bay (Lake Simcoe) is
locatecl at the north east bounclary of the
municipality. The Holland River flows through the Holland Marsh ancl discharges irìto Cook's
Bay in this area. Cook's Bay has elevatecl total phosphorus levels clue to heavy phosphorus
loaclin-e fi'oln urban rurroff, tributaries, vegetable polclers, ancl servage treatnlent plants. The
highest pltosphorus levels in Lake Sirncoe have treen measurecl in Cook's Bay, averaging at
access
0.017 mg/L.
Hollancl River
The Hollancl River is cliviclecl at tlle Tenth Concession iri BWG into an east branch that extencls
into the Region of York, ancl a west branch that stretches into BWG. The west branch of the
Hollancl River is the major drainage feature of BWG in the Lake Simcoe basin. It enters BWG
fi'om New Tecumseth ancl splits into tlie North, Central ancl Sot¡tli Canals. The canals recombine
approximately 8 km clownstream in the proximity of the Yonge St. briclge. The Centre Canal
collects water fi'om the lowlancls ancl pumps it to tlle confluence of the canals.
The Hollancl River is slmllor.v, wan.n ancl slow moving. Basecl on water quality, the West
Hollancl River is consiclerecl impairecl upstreaur ancl dorvnstream of Braclforcl. It contains
elevatecl levels of nutrients (such as ammonia ancl phospliorus), coliform tracteria, aucl suspenclecl
solicls. An assimilative capacity stucly ancl benthic invertebrate stucly revealed sinrilar rvater
quality upstream or downstream of the Braclforcl WPCP outfall.
Nofih Schonlberg River
Thc North Scltornberg Rivcr is located in the ccntral region of BWG ancl cxtencls into the
Highr,vays 400/88 employmcnt lancls ancl thc Bradf'orcl Urban Area. The North schomberg River
outlets to the Frascr Cleek Wetlancl before clischarging to the North Canal of the West Hollancl
River, ancl ultimately to Cook's Bay. Flou, is interurittent with clischarge typically occurring in
the spring ancl early sunlurer. The river ancl its tributaries exhibit an overall wan'ìlwater thermal
regittre alrcl clissolvecl oxygen concentrations are consistently above 8 mg/L u,hen the river is
flowirtg. Total phospliorus levels are typically above 0.03 mg/L. Nitrogen com¡louncls are also
elevatecl.
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Penville Creek
The Penville Creek sub-watershecl is in the vicinity of the Boncl Heacl settlement area. Penville
Creek is a headwater tributary of Innisfil Creek, which outlets to the Nottawasaga River ancl
ultimately discharges to Georgian Bay. Its tributaries are ephemeral, with discharge occurring
primarily in the spring, early surnmer, late fall, ancl during large stomr events. The creek exhibits
an overall warmwater thermal regime, although localizecl pockets of coolwater may exist. Total
phosphorus levels are typically above 0.03 rng/L. Un-ionized ammonia is well below the
Provincial Water Quality Objectives, however other forms of nitrogen are elevatecl. Dissolved
oxygen concentrations are consistently greater than 6 mg/L cluring active flow periocls.
Environm entally Signífi cunt Areqs and lletlands
In BWG, all significant envfu'onmental features, such as wetlancls ancl ESAs, are within lancls
clesignatecl by the Couuty as Greenlands. Thele are no environmentally significant areas
within
the ¡rlannecl servicecl areas.
Provincially and Locally Significant Wetlancls
There are three Provincially Significant Wetlancls (PSW) ancl two Locally Significant Wetlancls
(LSW), clescribecl below:
The Holland Marsh is a Class I PSW ancl contains clesignated wilcllife management areas. It
comprises sigltificant biological areas for rvilcllife and waterfowl habitat ancl reprocluction, major
cleer wintering areas, ancl fish spawning and nursery areas. It serves as a grounclwater recharge
and discharge location. It also provicles a natural colliclor linkage area. It is horne to a high
cliversity of species, inclucling rare or endangerecl species.
The Pottageville Wetland, locatecl southwest of the Dunkerron Forest, is a Class
contains major deer wintering areas.
I
PSW
ancl
The Cookstown Hollows Swamp, a Class I PSW, is locatecl rrrainly in Innisfil with a sn,all
portiolt extencling into tlte northern region of BWG, rrear Highway 400. This srvamp coutains
sigrrificant biological areas for wildlilè ancl waterfbwl habitat ancl reproduction ancl major cleer
winterirrg areas.
Wright's Marsh, a Class 6 LSW, is locatecl just east of the Cookstou,n Flollorvs Su,arnp arrcl
contains significant biological areas for rvilcllife ancl rvaterfowl habitat ancl reproduction, ancl
major cleer u,intering areas.
Tlte Fraser Creek Wetlancl, classified as a Class 4 LSW, is locatecl within the Dunken'on Forest.
It serves as a ttrajor deer winterirrg area ancl is a spawning ancl uursery area lbr fìsh.
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Environmentally Significant Areas (ESA)
The Holland Marsh ESA is located in the Holland Marsh valley and extends from Concessions 9
to l3 along the corridor of the Holland River.
The Dunkenon Forest ESA includes a highly significant area due to the diversity of vegetation
and habitat for numerous types of species.
The Scanlon Creek Conservation Area ancl a Provincial Area of Natural and Scientific Interest
are locatecl approximately 4 km north of Bradford, in the area of the Holland Marsh.
Vegetation
Manyof the native vegetation species in BWG have been cleared and the land is predominantly
usecl for agricultural activity. As a result, the natural vegetation that does exist is typically
confinecl to woocllots and riparian buffers. Typical crops in BWG inclucle corn, hay and grains.
Woodlots exists along the north bank of the Holland River North Canal and are also dispersed
throughout BV/G north of 8'l' Line ancl east of the railway tracks. A survey of woocllot
vegetation in BWG's planned servicecl areas cletenninecl that typical overstory vegetation
inclucles easteln white ceclar, basswood, white ash, pine, maple, oak, hornbeam, and apple trees.
Tlpical understory vegetation in woocllots inclucles ferns, jewelweed, red osier dogwood,
allegheny servicebeny, milclweek, nannyberry, and wilcl grapes.
A survey of riparian buffer vegetation in the same areas determined that meadow species such as
grasses, goldemod and aster, as well as cattails and willow trees were common.
Wíldlde
A wildlife
survey conductecl in the Highway 400/88 employment lands revealecl 29 clifferent
of bircls, one fi'og species, ancl three types of mammals including the eastem cottontail
rabbit, muskrat and raccoon. None of these species of wilcllife are consiclered to be provincially
species
endangered, threatenecl, or vulnerable, regionally or provincially rare, or otherwise significant.
I
In the Boncl Heacl settlement area, 36 species of bircls, five species of mammals ancl fonr species
of fi'ogs'uvere recorcled. Of the bircls obsenecl, tluee sensitive grasslancl birds were notccl. The
five lnammals witnessecl are all common inhabitants of Southem Ontario ancl were locatecl close
to human hal¡itation. The four frog species were observecl in the low lying wet areas of the
Penville Creek. None of these species of wilcllife are considered to be provincially enclangered,
threatened, or vulnerable, regionally or provincially rare, or otherwise significant.
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Físlteries
Holland River
In the Holland River, fish are dominantly warm water species. Muskellunge and pickerel sport
fish were found in the combined section of river, while brown bullhead, pumpkinseed, rock bass,
northern pike, largemouth bass, northern pike, yellow perch, ancl black crappie were found
upstream in the East and West Holland Rivers. Iclentified foraging fish includecl emerald and
golden shiner. No vulnerable, threatenecl, or endangerecl fish species are known to exist in the
Holland River.
North Schombers River
The main tributaries of the North Schomberg River provicle fish habitat and support warm water
fish communities. The species of fish in each tributary vary slightly but tlpically contain fathead
minnow, brook stickleback, central muclminnow, câtp, and creek chub. The fish communities
ancl aquatic habitat of the tributaries are not overly sensitive ancl have adaptecl to the effects fi'om
agricultural land use.
Penville Creek
The main tributaries of the Penville Creek support fìsh communities made up of common
species, such as brook stickleback, johnny darter, blacknose dace, ancl northem reclbelly clace.
These species are associatecl with warm or coolwater conditions and are not particularly sensitive
to environmental change. Mottled sculpin dwell in pockets of localizecl coolwater in
one
tributary.
9.
CURRENT REGULATORY FRAMEWORK
The regulatoty framework under which this water ancl wastewater servicing master plan Class
EA is unclertaken, is set-ont mainly be the following acts, regulations and policies:
Water
The Sqfe Drinking llater Act. 2002 (.SDWA) and O. Reg. 170103. The SDWA deals with
matters relatecl to the treatrnent ancl clistribution of clrinking water, including the contrcl and
regulation of clrinkirrg water systems. The treatment ancl testing requirements for the water
systerns that supply ch'inking water to BWG are specifìecl uncler the Drinking Water Systems
Regtrlation (O. Reg. 170/03).
The C[ean Water Act. 2006 (.CWA} The CWA ancl its regulations require source protection
committees, assesslnents, ancl source protection plans, to protect the sources of clrinking
water such as the BWC groundwater wells ancl the surface water intakes.
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Wastewater
The Lake Sirncoe Envirorunental Managernent Strateg)¡ (LSEMS). The LSEMS program has
been crucial in initiating many efforts to manage phosphorus loaclings to Lake Sirncoe.
Many recommendations of the Steering Committee have been adoptecl ancl irnplementecl by
the Ministry of the Environment (MOE). Of particular importance is recommenclation C. 6,
rvhich prohibits any increase in point source loaclings fi'om municipal WPCPs to the Lake
Simcoe basin. The Lake Simcoe Science Aclvisory Committee's June 2008 report on Lake
Si¡ncoe established that, altliough tlie LSEMS has resulted in significant progress, the lake
ecosystent remains degradecl, and action is neecled to acldress the causes of the clegradation.
The Onturio I(uter Resources Act. 1990 (.OWRA) and O. Reg. 60108. The construction ancl
operatiort of wastewater treatment facilities is regulated under the OWRA ancl the
Certifìcates of Approval. Currently, the MOE is cleveloping a new Act to Íilrther protect
Lake Sirncoe. In the interirn, it has passecl O. Reg. 60/08, Lake Sirncoe Protection, uncler the
OWRA, to govern point source clischarges of phosphorus to Lake Silncoe. The regulation
limits the totalphosphorus loaclings fi'om existing rnunici¡ral ancl industrial sewage treatment
plants fi'om April 1,2008 to March 31,2009. This lirnit takes prececlellce over the arnounts
pemritted in each facility's Certificate of Approval. O. Reg. 60/08 limits Braclforcl WPCP to
a phosphorus loacling of 361 kg/year. The regulation also prohibits the establishrrrent of nerv
sewage treatment plants ill the basin cluring the periocl.
Act. In June 2008, tlie MOE introduced the proposed Lake Simcoe
Protection Act (Bill 99) for comments. The Act will provicle the fi'amework for the
development of the Lake Silncoe Protection Plan. Bill 99 ancl corÌlments are uncler review by
the MOE. Timeframe to irnplementation of the Act is unknown; regulatioris neecl to be
clrafted. Public consultation on the clraft Lake Simcoe Protection Plan is expectecl to be
carriecl out in the fall of 2008.
Lake Sinlcoe Protection
WATBR SUPPLY AND STORAGB ALTBRNATIVES _ DESCRIPTION AND
PRBLIMINARY ASSBSSMBNT
10.
To su¡r¡rly treatecl water to thc projcctccl grorvth in the scrvice area, the current water supply
ca¡racity ¡reecls to be increased by 16,100 ur'/day (rnaximum clay), arrcl the treatecl water stol'age
volume needs to be increasecl by approximately 7,000 mi.
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WaterSuppll,Altentatives
A long list of alternative
\\,ater supltly solutions u'as clet,elo¡recl to acldress the water suplrly
sholtfàll. It incluclecl:
l. Do nothing
2. Recluce linlits of Sen,ice Area
3. Recluce u,ater demands through water colìservation
4. Expancl BWG grourrclwater supply ancl treatment
5. Constnlct new BWG water treatlÌlcrlt plant (Cook's Bay)
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6. Obtain additional water from Innisfil Lakeshore WTP supply
7. Obtain water from the Barrie water system
8. Obtain water ûom York Region water system
9. Obtain water from Collingwood-Alliston water system
These water supply alternatives are described briefly below. Numerous alternatives were
screened out; the rationales for their elimination from further consideration are also described.
l.
Do Nothing
o
o
o
o
No aclditional water supply capacity is developed.
Planned growth in BWG cannot be accommodated with existing water supplies.
It cloes not meet the objective of the Problem Statement.
Alternative screened-out from comparative assessment.
2.
Reduce Limits of Service Area
o
.
o
3.
o
It does not meet the objective of the Problem Statement.
Option to be consiclerecl only if it is not feasible to supply water to the entire service area
definecl by the OP and OPAs, or if the environmental impacts are not fully mitigable.
Alternative screened-out f¡om comparative assessment. May be reconsiclerecl upon further
analysis of other altematives.
Reduce Water Demands through Water Conservation
Water conservation programs cannot independently eliminate the projected water supply
shortfall.
o
However, continued and enhancecl implernentation
o
required to maintain water consurnption mtes at or below current levels. Accorclingly, water
conservation neecls to be part of the preferred water servicing solution.
Alternative screenecl-out fi'om comparative assess¡nent. However, it will be inclucled in the
of water
conservation programs is
recommenclecl master plan.
4.
o
r
o
.
Expand BWG Groundrvater Supply and Treatment
This alternative involves the clevelopment of aclditional groundwater wells ancl associatecl
treatment systems to supplement the existing water supplies.
Due to the existing hydrogeological conclitions, it woulcl require the construction of a large
number of aclclitional low procluction wells.
Previous hydrogeological stuclies have conclucled that aclclitional grounclwater capacity is
lirnitecl near Bmclforcl ancl aclclitional grounclwater takings would ¡nine the aquifer.
Alternative screened-out fì'om the comparative assessment.
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5.
o
o
Construct New BWG Water Treatment Ptant (Cook's Bay)
This alternative involves the construction of a new water treatment plant to supplement the
existing water supplies. Specifically, it requires:
New 3 km long 500 mm intake pipe into Cook's Bay and an intake structure at a
depth of l0 m.
New raw water low lift pumping station, proposed to be located on the shore of Lake
Simcoe near Gilford, Innisfil, north of the Hollancl Marsh.
New 6 km long 500 mm diameter raw water transmission main to BWG.
New WTP capable of supplying
16,100 m3/day, ancl proposecl to be located near the
l3'h Line and Sideroacl20.New 8 km long 500 mm treated water transmission main û'om the new WTP to the
John Fennell reservoir.
Expansion of the treated water reservoir volume.
This alternative willalso require:
Completion of a treatability study to establish the appropriate and effective water
treatment process.
Inter-municipal agreement with lnnisfil to locate a raw \/ater pumping station ancl
transmission main in the rnunicipality.
Purchase of land for the raw water pumping station and for the water treatment plant.
6.
o
o
Obtain Additional Treated Water from Innisfil Lakeshore WTP Supply
This alternative involves expanding the capacity of the existing water supply, treatment and
tmnsmission infrastructure to BWG from Innisfil, to increase the supply of treatecl water
frorn the cuilent agreecl flow of 16,000 m3/day to 32,100 m3/clay.
To supply additional water flows to BWG, the existing infrastnrcture requires the following
upgrades:
Expansion
of Innisfil's Lakeshore WTP frorn its current Phase 2 capacity of
25,800
rn3/clay to 50,800 rn3/clay (aclclitionalcapacity for BWG only).
Expansion of the 330 m raw water intake, the capacity of which will be determined
Imisfil Class EA.
Twinning or replacement of the 4 km long 500 mm trunk watermain between the
upon completion of the
Lakeshore WTP ancl the Alcona reservoir.
Expansion
of
lnnisfil's Thircl Line booster station on the Imisfil
to
BWG
o
transmission main.
Expansion of the treated water reservoir volume.
This alternative requíres a revision to the existing agreement with the Town of lnnisfil.
7,
Obtain Treated Water from the Barrie Water System
o
This altemative involves obtaining treated water fi'om the City of Barrie's new WTP, to
o
supplement the existing water supplies.
The new WTP and raw water intake into Kempenfelt Bay is currently under construction.
The first phase of the WTP, with a capacity of 60,000 n'r3/clay ancl to be completecl by 2010,
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will provide for Barrie's water clemancls at
o
o
subsequent phases, up to an ultimate capacity
external areas, subject to Council's approi,al.
builcl-out to their cuffent bounclary. The
of 240,000 m3/clay, could supply water to
This alternative requires the following infrastmcture:
Expansion of the Barrie WTP to supply ló,100 m3/clay to BWG.
New water transmission main, approximately 28 km long and 500 mm cliameter,
tlrough the City of Barrie and the Town of Innisfil.
Nerv booster pumping station in the Town of Innisfil.
Expansion of the treatecl water reservoir volume.
It also requires:
Water supply agreement with the City of Barrie, arrd right of way through the Town
of Innisfil.
Purchase ol'lancl for the booster pumping station.
8.
Obtain Treated Water from the York Region Water System
o
o
This alternative involves obtaining treated lvater fi'om the Region of York's water systelr, to
supplernent the existing \¡/ater supplies.
York Region operates the York Water Systerrr, rvhich clistributes water lì'om Lake Orrtario,
ancl which is norv irrtegrated with the Yonge Street Aquifer System, a grounclwater-basecl
systenl that supplies Ner.vmarket, Hollancl Landing ancl Queensville. York Region also
operates the new Georgina WTP on Lake Simcoe.
Comnlttnication with the Region confirmecl that they are facecl with challerìges to supply the
projectecl water clemands fi'om extensive growth, ancl clo uot, aucl will not, havc any sparc
capacity to supply water to adjacent municipalities.
Alternative screened-out f}om the comparative assessment.
9.
Obtain Treated Water from Collingwood-Alliston Water System
o
This alternative involves obtaining treatecl water fì'om the Collingwood WTP ancl the
.
o
o
o
o
regionalpi¡reline to Allistoll, to slrpplement the existing water supplies.
The Collingwoocl WTP treats raw water fì'oln Ceorgiau Bay by membrane filtration ancl has a
ratecl capacity of 31,140 mi/clay. It is plamecl to lre expancled in phases, rvith an ultirnate
capacity of' 90,000 In'/day. Scheduling of the expansions is not available ancl is in
ncgotiation betr'r'ecn Collingu,ood Pul¡lic Utilitcs aucl thc Tou'u of Ncri, Tccuntscth.
Thc 600 ntrn cliameter regional pipeline fì'om thc Collingr.vood WTP to Alliston is operatecl
Itucler an agreetrent l¡etween the towns ol' Collingwoocl ancl New Tecuntseth ancl tlte
Collingu,oocl Public Utilities Commission. The ¡:ipeline has a capacity ol'23,500 m3lclay,
u,hich can be ex¡ranclecl to 60,000 r.ni/clay rvith the aclclition of u¡: to li-rur booster pumping
statio¡ts. Uncler tlieir agreement, New Tecumseth can sell water lì'om the legional pipeline to
thircl ¡rarties, lìott,ever, uses of u,ater nlust be consentecl to by all parties, ancl are restricted to
uses that, as cletemrined by the NVCA, clo not aclversely affect the Nottawasaga Valley ancl
the Pretty River r.vatershecls.
This alternative requires the fbllowing infì'astructure:
Expansion of the Collingwood WTP to supply 16, 100 m3/clay to BWG.
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Construction of two booster pumping stations on the regional pipeline.
Construction of a 20 km 500 mm diameter water transmission main fi'om Alliston to
Bond Head, through the Town of New Tecumseth.
Expansion of the treated water reservoir volume.
This alternative also requires:
Revised agreement between the parties to enable New Tecumseth to obtain more than
its curent allocation of 23,500 m'/day.
Consent of all parties jn the agreement as well as the NVCA to sell 16,100 m3/day
(Max Day) or 8,900 m3/clay (Average Day) of water to BWG.
Screening
of the above water
supply alternatives resulted
in the following short list of
alternatives, which are shown on Figure 3 overleaf:
l.
Construct new BWG water treatment plant (Cook's Bay)
2. Obtain aclclitional water from Innisfil Lakeshore WTP supply
3. Obtain water fi'om the Barrie water system
4. Obtain water fi'om Collingwoocl-Alliston water systenl
A preliminary comparative assessment of these altematives is presented in Table I overleaf.
10.2
Water Storage Alternatives
Aclditional treatecl water storage for equalization, fire protection and other emergencies must also
be provided in conjunction with the increase in water supply capacity. The following two
altemative storage solutions were considered and are discussecl below:
l.
2.
Expancl the existing John Fennell gracle level resewoir..
Construct a new elevated storage tank.
t. Expand the Existing Grade Level Reservoir
The existing 10,500 m3 gracle level reservofu'can be expancled at the current site up to a
volume of 25,000 m3, anclmeet the storage volume requirernents.
The reservoir is locatecl at an elevation that allows the gravity supply of water to pressure
zones I and 2 in the Bradforcl Urban Area as well as the Highways 400/88 corridor
employment lancls ancl Boncl Head.
Trunk watermains fiorn the reservoir woulcl be sized to supply peak hour clemancls ancl fire
flows to all service areas. The existing 400 mm cliameter trunk watermain between Bradford
ancl Highway 400 would need to be expanclecl.
The water clistribution system woulcl be sized, follorving a \/ater rnocleling exercise, to
optimize watennain cliameters ancl number of pressure reclucing valves between pressllre
zones2 and l.
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Criteri¡
a¡@!!E_!:
Construct Nes' BrüG rrVater Treatment
Pl¡nt lCook's Bav)
Alternâtrve z:
Obtain Additional Treafed Water from
Innisfil Lakeshore IVTP Sunnlv
.4l¡ernatlve J:
Obtain Treatcd rffateÌ from tbe Barrie lVater System
Altemåtive 4:
Expansion ofthe Lakeshore WTP, intake.
boos¡cr pumping statio¡l and rrunk
Expansion of the Banie WTP.
New \r"l!y træsmission nrain tluough Bu¡ie and Innislil
to BWG. md boostcr puntpi¡¡g stâtion i¡l Innisfil.
Expansion of the Collingu'ood WTP.
Nerv booster punpinel fations on tl¡e regional pipcline. Ncw
\ìãter transn¡issron main from Alliston to Bond Head.
Allernalive only considered in conjnnclion rvilh equivalent
ctllucnt discharge to Georgian Bay.
Technically f'easible.
More diflicult to inìplement because of length of
transmission rrain and nuntber ol inter-rnunicipal
a8eènìents reouired
M¿dium
Technrcally feasible.
More dilTcull to inrplemenl because of length oftransmission
nain, nunrl¡er of inter-nrunicipal agreenrents an(l approvals
recuired.
Itl addition to the WTP expæsion, requires:
In addition to the WTP espansion, ret¡uires:
hvo nerv booster punrping stations: neìv 20 km transmission
Obtain'I'reaf€d Water from Collingwood-Alliston Water
Description
Nes,lake-based WTP in BWG, rvith new
intake md ras rmter punrping station in
l¡nisfil, and rarv watcr and treåtcd *"ter
1r¿rìsnission mlins.
watmain in Innisfil
Utilizes the existing Alcona to Bradl'ord
llãter transmission main.
TEC}INICAL CRITERIA
Technical Feâsibility
-
Overall technical feasrbility of
the alternative
Ease or difliculty in
inrplementation
Pumping and Transmission
lnfrastrrcture Required
-
Intakes. booster pumping
stations and tnrnk waterrnains
required to inlplenrent this
alternative
Technically feasible.
More clifficult to ¡mplement because of extent
of inlrastruclwe requircd. but all located
rv¡th¡n BWG
Least dilìñcult to inrplement bctause utilizes
existi ng rnfrastructure.
Mediun
Best
In add¡tron to the nerv WTP, re<¡uires:
iì km intake; lorv lift pumping station: ó km
raw \rãter trânsnìrssion ntain; 8 km lreated
sater trans¡nission nlain to lhe resewoir.
Tælrnically f'easible.
In addition to the WTP expansion. requires:
o(pansion of the 330 m intake: upgrade to
the Third Line booster pumpiûg stâtion:
hvinning or replacernent of a tn¡nk
sãtermain in Alcona.
No expansron ofthc
ter transm¡ssion mâin
nerv 28
kn
transmission main: one new booster ptrmpiog
station
matD
ì
is re<¡urrcd.
Bcst
Reli¡bility
-
Reliability ofthc rvater supply
Complexity, Operations rnd
Mainten¿nce
- Complexity ofoperations and
level of nraintenance Ìe$rired
for the rvaler treålnìent and
transnìissron systems
Nerv WTP rvould be constructed with state-ot:
the-an water trcâtment technology capable of
proclucing sal'e drinking wler.
Nerv intake in Cook's Bay nust be srted to
minimize potential effects fronr urban and
agriilltural pol¡utron.
Shortest wter trânsnrission nrain
WTP expansion rvould be constructed with
wâter tre¿tnìent technolog-v capable of
producing satè drinking water (process rvill
be selected by lDnislil). Intake location in
Lake Sintcoe has been shom to provide
consistently good raw rvater quality
Mediun
B€st
Moderate to high conìplexity oflhe new water
treatnìent svstem.
Operations and marntenance associated with
an a(lditional intakc', $atcr lreah¡¡ent plant and
punìprog station. Complexity associated with
a second transmission main to the BWG
reservoir.
Moderâte conrplùxity of the existing WTP,
and likely of thc expanded WTP. Operators
are familiar rvith the operational
requirenrents of'llre WTP and boosler
punrping station. No nerv facilitic to
operatc and mâintain.
B6l
L.nd Reqüir€menfs
-
Land required for the $ãter
tre¿ttment facility and associated
Land acquisition required f'or the WTP and for
the râw water punrping station.
No land acquisitiorr is required for the
expansion ofthe Lakeshore WTP.
Mcdiunì
Mediun¡
WTP expansion rvould be constructed rvith rvate¡
treatnrent technolog_v capable of producing safe dlinking
$ater. Intake in Kempenfèlt Bay ntay be nrore at risk of
effects fionr urban pollution.
Long rìlater ù¿nsmission ¡nain increases risk of break or
problenì A second transmission main increasc reliability
of rvater suoolv to BWG.
WTP expausion would be utilizing membrane ñltration
technology, which is capable of producing safe drinki¡tg
rvater. Intake in Georgian Bay has been shorvn lo provide
co[sistentl], good raÌr \vater quality.
Very long rvater trânsmission nrain increases risk ofbreak or
problenr. A second transmission main increases reliability of
Mter suDDlv to BWGMedium
Moclerate to high complexity of lhe nerv Barrie u¿ter
treiìtnenl systcm. Systenr operated by Barie operations
staff.
Conrplexity associated rvilh a second lransnìission marr to
the B\!G reservoir.
Moderate to high cornplority of the Collingvood water
trcatmcnl system. System operated by Collingu,ood
operations staff.
Conrplexity associated wilh a ss;ond transrìrissiotr rìrâin lo the
BWG watcr distribulion systenì.
Medrunl
Medrunì
The Barrie WTP site rs planned for its lìrture expansions
Land ac<¡risition required for the booster pumpillg station.
Tbe Collingrvood WTP site can accommodate the required
expansion. Land acquisition required for the booster pumping
statrons.
xìfrastructue
Best
Medrum
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Criteria
Regul¿tory Approval
Requirements
-
Approuls required tìom revierv
agencies
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Alfem¡ûYe z:
Construct Nes' BlryG Water Treåtment
Plant l(look's B¡vì
Oblsin Addit¡onål Treated \il¿ter from
lnnisfil Lakchore lÀtTP Sunnlv
Approvals reçired fronr ¡hc MOE. LSRCA,
MNR/DFO (strerm crossings, intake), County
Âpprovals required fronl the MOE.
Requirements
-
Description of agrcÈntents
required.
Anticipatcd difliculty in
rüching these a gÌeements
Timing
-
Anticipated timeline to
implenrcntatron
Approrals required ftorn thc MOË, LSRCA. MNR
Guard.
Agreenrent with the Torvn of Innisfil rec¡rired
for the construction of thc rarv watcr pumping
station and transmission main through Innisfil.
Not expected to be dilTicult to reach as
prwious inter-municipal agrccnìcnts arè in
placc
An¡endment to lhe existing agrc.ctnenl
bctsecn BWG ancl Innislìl reqùrred for thc
purchase ofadditional treated qater ild/or
for cost-sharing of the WTP and intake
apansions.
Not cxpected lo be diñjcult to rmch.
Besl
B6t
Requires conrplelion ofClass EA, intake
siting and rvater treatability studias, land
acquisitron- and firìal (lesrgn and constrtrctron
of thc WTP. punrping statron and transnrission
Requires completion ofthe Innisfil Class EA
for the WTP Phase 3 expausion (in
progress). desrgn ald construction ofthe
matns.
Expccted timeline ofapproximately 5 years.
Mediun¡
WTP and intakc expansion. booslcr station
expansion and trunk rvaternrain expans¡on
Expected tinìelirre of4 yeârs.
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At¡ern¡nve
¡t:
Oblåin Treâted l,Vater fmm Collingwood-All¡ston
\trter
System
(streanr crossings). County (ifrouting through County
roads and traversing Greenlands)
(ifrouting through County roads), Coast
Best
lnter-municipal Agre€ment
.Alternrtive 5:
Obtain Treâted Wâter fmm thc Bårrie Water Systenr
Approvals required liom MOE, MEI, NVCA, MNR (strcanr
crossings). County (ifrouting through County roads and
lraversing Greenlands ¡.
Consent requirecl fioDr the NVCA tbat the $atø taking tiom
Georgian Bay and transfer to the Lake Simcoe basin will not
adverselv affcct the Nottawas[â watdshed
Med¡um
Agreernent w¡th lhc City oI Barrie required for the
purchase oftleated \yatcr and/or for cost-sharirrg ofthc
WTP expansion. and for construction ofa transnlission
main through lhe City ofBarrie.
Agreement with the Torvn of Innislìl requrred lbr the
construction ofa nerv trânsntission nrain through lnnisfil
More diflicult be¡ause ni'o agrecments required.
Agrecment required u,ith the Tom ofNew Ttrumscth for the
oftrated ìvater and thÈ construcl¡on ofa
transmission main through Ncw Tccumseth.
Amendment to lhè agrecment bettvcen ¡he Torur of
Colhngu,ood the Torvn of Nerv Tccunrseth altd thc
Collingrvood Public Utilitics required to enable Ncw
Tecunseth to obtartr more than its current allocatton f'ronl the
regional pipehne.
Anticipated to be sigrifìcantly nrore difficult because ofthe
current disrrutè between Collins$ood and Nerv Tecunrseth.
purchase
Medium
Requires completion of a Banie Class EA for the WTP
expansion, land acquisition fbr a booster station, dcsign
arìd constrtrction ol'the \À"TP erpansion, transmissiotr
nìain and boostcr station.
Expected tinreline of 5 ¡,ears for these tasks.
Implcnreniation dela¡rs nray occur in reaching agreentents
wilh ts,o oarties involved.
Requires conrpletion ofa Collinglvood Class EA for the WTP
expansion, lond acquisition for the booster pumping stations,
desrgn and construction ofthe WTP expansion. booster
stations and transnìission main.
Expected lrmeline of 5 years for lhese tasks
Implenentation dela¡'s may occur in reachiog agreements with
all oartis involved.
Medium
NATI'RAL ENVIRONMENT CRITERI.A
Surface Water Resources
- Inrpacts on rivers and lakes, rn
lentrs of rvaler quality aml
quaDtity
- Transborrndary water transfer
Groundwater Rcsources
-
Inìpacts on aquifèrs and Nells.
in terms ofuater quality and
quantity
Minor and localized poteDtial impacts on lake
\
ter qualit_v dunng conslfuction ofnew
intake iDto Cook's Bay.
Increased wâter taking from Lake Simcoe. No
transboundôry rvater trânsfer.
Medrunr
Minor and localized potential impacts on
grouldwater levels during construclion ofthe
nerv WTP and punìping station due to
Mcdium
Terrestri¿l Environment
-
Inìpacls on lerrestrial vegètalion
and wildlit'e and rvildlifè habitat
Moderate potential irnpacts at WTP and
pumping slatron srles, and along tra¡ìsnlssion
nìarn route. minimized bv proper sititrg ofthe
facilities, avoiding any significant terrestrial
environnrental aras or føtures.
Minor and localized potential impacts on
lake rvater quality during construction of
new intâke rnto Lake Simcoc.
Incrcåsed water taking liom Lake Simcoe
No l¡ansboundary water lra[slèr.
Mediuor
Minor and localized potential impacts on
groundrvater levels during expansion ofthe
WTP due lo deu'atefing.
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WTP expansion on existing park sile.
Least poletrtial impacts as uo neu'
transmission main or nerv buiklings other
than WTP eYpânsion
No potential inrpacts on lake water quality.
Increased rvater taking fronr Lake Sinrcoe. No
traDsboun¿1ry wâter transl'er.
No potential impacts on lake water <¡ualiry".
lncre¿sed water taking liorn Georgian Bay. Watcr transfèr
liont Georgian Bay to Lake Simcoe.
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Mir¡or and localized potentiâl ¡mpacts otr groundwater
levels during expansion of the WTP a¡rd construction of
boosler stalion due to dervatering.
Medrun
Minor and localized potcntial impacts on ground$ats lerrls
during cxpansron of the WTP and construction of booster
stations due lo deìvatr'ring.
Medium
Medium
WTP expansion on existing sitc.
Moderate poletrtial ¡mpacts at pumping station site and
along lrarìsnìlssion maitr route, nrinimizcd bv propcr siling
ofthe facilities. The transmission nrain rvonld traverse the
County's Greenlands. but avoid any signilìcanl terrcstrial
environnrental areas or features.
WTP expansion on existing site.
Mo(leratÈ potential impacts at pumping siâtion sitcs and along
transmission main roùtè, minimizcd by" proper siting of the
fâcilities. The lransmissron main to Alliston rvould traverse
lhe County's Greenlands. but avoid any srgniücatrt terrestrial
a'rr¡irnnn¡¡rrrl
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Table I - Watcr Servicing Alternative Matrix
Criteri¡
Allernanye t:
Co¡struct Nen' BWG Water Treatment
Pl¡nt lCook's B¡vl
A¡temal¡ve Z:
Obtsin Additioual T¡eated VYater f¡om
lnnisñl Lakchorc lltT? Sunnlv
Medium
.4,quâtic f,nv¡ronnlent
- Inìpacts on fisheries and aquatic
biota
Moderate potentiâl impact on fisheries ând
fish habitat in Cook's Bay due to the
construction ofa Iong new intake and in
streaors crossed by lhe lransnlission ntains.
Potenlial inìDacts can be nritiuated.
Altern¡f¡ve 5:
Obtah Tr€ãted Water from tbe Bârrie Water Svstem
SYstem
Best
Medium
Potential impact on fisheries ancl fish habitar
in Lake Simcoe due to lhc conslruction ofa
short nes'inlake. Potential impacts can be
mitigaled.
Potential impact on fisheries and fish habitat in streâms
crossed by lhe ¡ransnrission main. Potenlial inìpacts cân be
Medium
Ar¡erna¡we a:
Obtain Tre¡ted \üater from Collingwood-Atl¡stoD ìVater
mitigated.
Medium
Potential impâct on fisheries and fish habitat in streâms
crossed by thc trânsnrission ntatn from Allislon. Potent¡al
in¡pacts can be nìitigated.
Bcst
Best
SOCIG,ECONOIìIIC AND CI.]LTURAL EIIIVIRONìIIENT CRITERIA
Existing Land Uses
-
Short and long-lerm inrpacts on
agrrculture. recreâtion. urban
(residential, comnrercial.
industrial), and nrineral
cxtraction land uses
Nerv WTP constnrcted in rural area and nerv
punrping station constructed on shoreline.
Transnlrssron nìâins located on road rrghtoÊ
WTP expansion on existing site.
No potenlial inìpacts on existing land uses.
u¡ays.
Modøate potential impacts on adjacent
properlies, mininrized by proper siting of
WTP etpansion on existing site. Transmission m¿in
located on road right-of-rvays. Ner¡/ booster puntping
station hkely construcled in rural are¿.
Minor potential impacts on existing land uses, minimized
by proper siting of facilities.
WTP expansion on existing srte. Transmission main located
on road right-of-ways. New booster punrping stations likely
conslructed r¡r rural areas.
Minor potential impacts on existing land uses, nrinimized by
proper siting of facilities.
lhcilities.
Best
Impacas duñng Construction
Aesthetic lmpacts
-
visual, odour, noise
160urc6
-
Inrpacls ofdisturbance ofl¡uilt
heritage featurcs, cultural
landscaoes. and archaeolosical
Mediunr
Short-lerm impacts during the expansion ofthe WTP, and
construction ofthe booster purnping station and
lransnrission nrain. Selection of lransnlission nratn route
critical in ninimizrrg impacls to trallc and er<isting land
nses dt¡ring constrrction.
Short-term rmpacts during lhe expansion of the WTP. and
construction of the booster pumping stations and transnrission
ntain. Seleclion oftransmission main route critical in
minimrzing impacls lo trafñc and extsling land uscs during
constnlction.
Shorþterm impacts during the construction of
the new WTP, punrping station and
transn¡ission nrains. Seleclion of transnlission
main route critical in mininrizing impâcts to
tratlic and existing land uses dtuing
constmclionMediunì
Mrnor short-tern¡ ¡î¡pacts during the
etpansion ofthe Vy'TP, and trvinning ofthe
trunk $aalernuin in Alcona.
More potential vrsual and noise impacts from
the new WTP and pumping station.
No Õdour imDacls-
Minor polential aesthetic impacts from the
expansion ofthe WTP on the existing site.
Minor potent¡al aèlhetic impâcts from the expansion of
the tü/TP on the $iisting site, and new booster pumping
Minor potential âeslhetic impacts from the exp¿nsion ofthe
WTP on the existing sitq and new [rooster pumping stations
No odour inìDãcls
station. No odour imDâcts.
Medium
No odorrr rmDãcls
Expansion ofWTP on cxisting site. Potcntial inìpacts at
booster pu¡nping station sile. Assessrnent rvould be
required.
Expansion of WTP on existing site. Potential impacts at two
booster pumping station sites. Asscssments would be
required.
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Heritage or archaeological
Medi¡¡m
Potentral impacts on heritage or
archaeological resoùrcæ due lo trvo
corìstruction sites (WTP, pumping station).
Assessments would be required.
Expansion of WTP on eristing site. Minor
potenlial impacts. Assessnrcnt uould be
requrred.
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fesources
Mediùm
Medium
Medium
FINANCIAL CRITERIA
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2. Construct a New Elevated Storage Tank
o
¡
o
o
A new 5,000 m3 elevated
storage tank would be constructed between Bond Head and the
Highways 400/88 corridor to meet the storage volume requirements of these two areas. It
would be filled at maximum day flows from the John Fennel reservoir.
The existing John Fennell reservoir would also be expanded by approximately 2,000 m3 to
meet the demancls of the projected population in the Bradford Urban Area.
As the elevated reservoir would be located in proximity to the service areas, watermains
would be of smaller diameter than in Storage Alternative l. The existing 400 mm cliameter
trunk watermain between Bradford and Highway 400 woulcl not need to be expanded.
The water distribution system would be sized, following a water mocleling exercise, to
optimize watemain diameters and number of pressure reducing valves between pressure
zone2 and pressure zone l.
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PreliminaryAssessment
Water Supply Alternatives
Water Supply Alternative
o
o
o
.
I - Construct new BWG water
treatment plant
Requires significant infrastructure to construct and then for BWG to operate and maintain.
The constntction of a long intake has the most potential impacts on the aquatic envilonment.
Highest capital and operating costs.
Does not require significant inter-municipal agreernents, and facilities are under the direct
control of BWG.
Water Supply Alternative 2
o
o
r
o
o
o
o
o
o
o
water from Innisfrl Lakeshore WTP supply
Easiest and fastest to irnplement.
Requfu'es the least infrastructure to construct, operate ancl maintain.
Has the least impacts during construction
Has the least potential impacts on the natural, socio-economic and cultuml environments.
Has the lowest capitaland operating costs.
It requires an agreement with Innisfil.
Water Supply Alternative 3
o
- Obtain additional
- Obtain water fionr the Banie water system
Requires the longest transmission main, (and establishes a cluplicate to the existing Innisfil to
BWG transmission infrastructure).
Is not considerecl as reliable a source of water because of proxirnity to major urban area.
More temporary irnpacts during construction.
No potentialaquatic envirorunental impacts as no new intake is constructecl.
High capitaland operating costs.
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Water Supply Alternative 4
.
o
o
o
o
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Obtain water from Collingwood-Alliston water system
Only considered in conjunction with the discharge of an equivalent volume of effluent back
to Georgian Bay. This wastewater alternative is not advantageous, as shown in the
preliminary assessment in Section I l.
Most difficult water supply alternative to implement, as it requires numerous agreements and
approvals, requires significant infrastructure to construct, and will likely take the longest to
implernent.
More temporary impacts during construction.
No potential aquatic environmental impacts as no new intake is constructed; and few other
potential impacts on the environment.
High capital and operating costs.
Water Storage Alternatives
The construction of a new elevated storage tank is more advantageous than providing all the
storage volume at the grouncl level reservoir because of,
o
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Proxirnity to the Bond Heacl ancl Highways 400/88 coridor minimizes the size of the trunk
watermains, and associated capital costs.
Provides improved reliability (less dependence on a long trunk watermain).
10.4
Preliminary Preferred Water Supply and Storage Solutions
The prelirninary prefemecl water servicing solution, basecl on the assessment conducted to date
and prior to obtaining input from the public, agencies and interested parties, is:
o
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Water Supply Alternative 2 - Obtain additional treated water from Innisfil's Lakeshore WTP
sttpply. This solution requires: the expansion of the Lakeshore WTP and raw water intake;
twinning or replacement of the trunk watermain between the Lakeshore WTP and the Alcona
reservoir; expansion of Innisfil's Third Line booster station
Water Storage Alternative 2 - Construct a new elevated storage tank between Boncl Head ancl
Highway 400, and expand the John Fennel grade level reservoir.
11.
\ryASTE\ryATER TREATMENT AND DISPOSAL ALTERNATIVES
DESCRIPTION AND PRELIMINARY ASSESSMENT
l1.l
WastewaterAlterrratives
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Wastewater servicing for the BWG service areas of Bradforcl, Bond Head and the Highways 400
and 88 employment corriclor will require an increase in average clay treatment and disposal
capacity from 17,400 m3/day to 27,100 m3/clay. The following long list of alternatives was
consiclered to resolve this shortfall:
l.
2.
Do nothing
Reduce Limits of Service Area
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3. Reduce Sewage Flows through an Inflow/Infrltration Control Program
4. Expand the Bradford WPCP and Effluent Discharge to Holland River (Lake Simcoe)
5. Construct New WPCP and Surface Outfall
6. Construct New WPCP with Subsurface Discharge (Bond Head)
7. Connect to the York-Durham Sewage System
8. Connect to Innisfil WPCP
9. Connect to Barie WPCP
the Braclford WPCP and Discharge Some of Effluent to Collingwood WPCP
Outfall to Georgian Bay
10. Expand
These alternatives are clescribed briefly below. Numerous alternatives were screened
rationales for their elimination from further consideration are also describecl below.
1. Do
out.
The
Nothing
a
No additional wastewater treatment and disposal capacity is developed.
Plannecl growth in BWG cannot be accommodated with existing wastewater servicing
capacity.
It cloes not meet the objective of the Problem Statement.
Alternat ive screened-out from co mparative assessment.
2.
Reduce Limits of Service Area
a
a
a
o
o
It does not meet the objective of the Problem Statement.
Option to be consiclered only if it is not feasible to provicle wastewater servicing to the entire
service area defìned by the OP and OPAs, or if the environmental impacts are not fully
mitigable.
Alternative screened-out from comparative assessment. May be reconsiderecl upon further
analysis of other altematives.
3. Reduce Sewage Flows through
Inflow/Infiltration Control Program
Inflow and infiltration into the sanitary sewers of Braclforcl, and consequent utilization of
wastewater conveyance and treatment capacity, has not been found to be a major issue, and is
confumecl by the historical wastewater flows. A program to recluce extraneous flows, which
typically inclucles investigations, rehabilitation of sewers, clisconnection of sump pumps or
roof drains, will not make available the wastewater capacity required to service the planned
growth.
Alternative screenecl-out from comparative assessment. However, continued inspection and
rehabilitation of sewers are requirecl to maintain per capita wastewater flow rates at or below
current levels. Accordingly, inflow/infiltration control needs to be part of the preferrecl
wastewater servicing solution.
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4.
Expand the Bradford \ryPCP and Effluent Discharge to Holland River (Lake Simcoe)
¡
This alternative involves the optimization and expansion of the existing Braclford WPCP,
which discharges its effluent to the Hollancl River and Lake Simcoe.
Tlie alternative was clevelopecl assuming that the current total daily and annual effluent loacl
restrictions that are specifiecl in the current Certificate of Approval will be maintainecl,
although the effluent flow will be increased.
The altemative requires the following infrastructure upgracles:
Expansion of the Braclforcl WPCP from a ratecl capacity of 17,400 m3/day (current
expansion phase) to 27,100 m3/day. The WPCP's tertiary treatment process of alum
acldition and filtration will be optimized and expandecl to ensure that an eff'luent
phosphorus concentration of 0.075 mg/L is consistently achievecl to meet the compliance
criteria of 2.046 kg/clay.
Two new sewage purnping stations, one in Boncl Head ancl one in the Highways 400/88
employment lancls, with associatecl forcemains (total approxirnate lerrgth of 17 km), to
o
o
o
o
convey the adclitional raw sewage to the Bradforcl WPCP.
This alternative cloes not require any changes to the outfall structure or location.
The expansion of the WPCP cloes not require lancl acquisition, as there is sufficient space on
the existing site for the aclditional tankage.
5.
Construct Nelv WPCP and Outfall to Holland River or to North Schomberg River
o
Two alternatives were consiclerecl to snpplernent the existing Braclforcl WPCP capacity:
Construct a new WPCP and cstablish a new effluent clischarge to Flollancl River or to the
North Schomberg River.
Construct a new WPCP ancl clischarge its effluent through the existing outfall at the
o
Braclford WPCP to the Holland River.
Both these alternatives involve the construction of a uew WPCP that would clischarge its
effluent to a streanl within the Lake Simcoe basin.
As the MOE acloptecl recommendation C.6 of the LSEMS Steering Committee, prohibiting
any increase in point source loaclings frorn municipal WPCPs, ancl witlt O. Reg. 60/08, which
does not allow arry new wastewater treatment facilities to be establishecl in the Lake Simcoe
basin until March 2009, this alternative was tìot considerecl further.
6.
Construct Nerv WPCP rvith Subsurface Dischargc (Bond Head)
e
This alter¡rative involves constructing a new WPCP to serve Boncl Heacl only, with tertiary
treatecl effluent clischargecl to large contmunal recliarge beds.
As soil and grounclwater conclitions are not favourable for large disposal beds in the area, this
o
o
alternative was scl'eenecl-out.
7.
Connect to the York-Durham Selvage System
This alternative involves a connection to the York-Durham Sewage System (YDSS) to
supplernent the existing Bradforcl WPCP capacity.
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The YDSS, jointly operated by York Region and Durham Region, extends north to
Newmarket ancl clischarges to the Duffin Creek WPCP on Lake Ontario. An Incliviclual EA is
currently proceecling to determine how to service the area north of Newmarket.
Communications with the Region of York confirmed that tlie Region is facing rnajor
constraints with respect to wastewater se¡vicing, inclucling limitations at the Duffin Creek
STP. They have no opporlunity to provicle servicing capacity outside of the Region.
Alternative screencd-out from the comparative assessment.
Connect to the Innisfil WPCP
This alternative involves a connection to the Town of Innisfil's WPCP to supplernent the
existing Braclford WPCP capacity.
Tliis altemative rvas screenecl-out
because of the cllrrent regulatory limits on phosphorus
loaclings to Lake Simcoe that apply to the Town of Innisfilas wellas allother rnunicipalities
that rely on Lake Sirncoe for efflt¡ent clisposal. As phosphorus loading restrictions are
expectecl to be maintained, the Town of Innisfil is not likely to have spare wastewater
treatment aricl disposal capacity.
9.
Connect to the Barrie WPCP
o
This alternative involves a connection to the City of Barrie's WPCP to supplement
.
the
existing Bradford WPCP capacity.
This altetnative was screenecl-out because of the current regulatory limits on phosphorus
loaclings to Lake Simcoe that apply to the City of Barrie as well as all other rnunicipalities
that rely on Lake Sirncoe for effluent disposal. As restrictions are expectecl to be maintainecl,
the City of Barrie is not likely to have spare wastewater treatment ancl disposal capacity.
10. Expand the Bradford WPCP and Discharge Some of Effluent to Collingrvood WPCP
Outfall to Georgian Bay
o
This alternative involves the clischarge of some of the treatecl effluent fi'om an expanclecl
o
This wastewater alternative is considered only in conjunction with the water supply from
Collingrvoocl alternative, to acldress colrcerns with the trans-lrasin transfer of watel/efflueut.
This alternative requires the following infrastmcture:
Expansion of the Braclforcl WPCP from a rated capacity of 17,400 rn3/clay (culrent
expansion phase) to 2J,100 m3/clay. The WPCP will clischarge 18,200 m3/clzry to Lake
Sitrrcoe, ancl 8,900 m'/clay to Georgian Bay. No chauges in the secondary or tertiary
treatment plocesses are requirecl becat¡se the current effluent quality can be maintaiuecl; it
rvill nteet the current maxirnum effluent loading criteria fi'orn the WPCP to Lake Simcoe,
ancl is aclequate for clischarge to Georgian Bay.
Effluent pumping station at the Braclfbrcl WPCP.
New effluent transmission main from Bradford to Alliston (33 krn) and fi'om Alliston to
Collingwood (53 km), through the Torvnships of Essa, New Tecumseth and Clearview,
ancl the Town of Collingwood.
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Braclforcl V/PCP to Georgian Bay.
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Effluent polishing facility at the Collingwood WPCP site rnay be requirecl.
Capacity in the proposecl new outfall from the Collingwood WPCP.
This altemative requires agreements with municipalities in which the effluent forcemain and
pumping stations will be located (Townships of New Tecumseth, Essa, Clearview, Town of
Collingwood), and an agreement with the Town of Collingwoocl to utilize the future outfall.
The construction of the new Collingwood WPCP outfall will occur when the WPCP is
expanclecl. This expansion is not projectecl to be neeclecl until2020.
Of the above long list of altematives, the following two alternatives were
consiclerecl
to
be
feasible ancl have been assessecl in ñlrtlier cletail ancl evaluatecl against a comprehensive list of
criteria to establish their relative environmental, social, culturaland economic irnpacts (see Table
2 overleaf). They are shown on Figure 4.
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2.
ll.2
Expand the Braclford WPCP and Effluent Discharge to Holland River (Lake Simcoe)
Expancl tlie Braclford WPCP ancl Discharge Some of Effluent to the Collingwoocl W?CP
outfall to Georgian Bay
PreliminaryAssessment
In summary, the preliminary assessment of the two \.vastewater alternatives concluclecl that:
o
.
Expansion of the Braclforcl WPCP ancl effluent discharge to Lake Silncoe is feasible and has
few if any potential negative impacts.
Uncler the current regulatory constraints, the discharge
of a portion of the effluent
to
Georgian Bay does not present any significant advantage other than eliminating the need to
r"rpgrade the treatment processes to achieve better effluent quality. The capital costs, and level
of difficulty and delays in implementation anticipatecl for Altemative 2, far outweigh this
advantage.
I1.3
Preliminary Preferred WastelvaterSolutions
Tlte preliminary prefèn'ed wastervater servicing solution, l¡asecl on the assessurerrt conductecl to
date ancl prior to obtairring input fi'om the ¡rublic, agencies and interesteclpafiies, is:
o
Wastervater Alternative I - Expancl the Braclforcl WPCP and effluent discharge to Hollancl
River. Tliis solution rec¡rires: ex¡ransion of the WPCP fi'om a rated oapacity of 17,400
m3/clay to 27,100 m3/clay; optimization ancl expansion of tlie tertiary treatment to ensure that
au effluent pltosphorus concentration of 0.075 mg/L is consistently achievecl to meet the
compliance loacling criteria; two new sewage pumping stations, one in Boncl Head and one in
the Highways 400/88 employment lancls, with associated forcemains to convey the aclclitional
raw sewage to the Braclforcl WPCP.
Once the Lake Simcoe Protection Plan is releasecl ancl the Bradforcl WPCP effluent phosphonrs
lilnits are confirurecl, BWG may neecl to revise the clesign basis for the WPCP expansion. The
Servicing Master Plan Report willpresent the estimatecl costs for a range of treatment scenarios.
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Table 2 - BWG lVastewater Servicing Alternative Matrix
Criteriâ
Altemative t:
/{l¡enaûve z:
Expand the Bradford WPCP and Discharge Sone of Eñluent to Collingwood WpCp outfall
Erpand the Bradford IIPCP
to Georgi¡n Bay
Description
Bradford \[?CP erpansion ñom 17,400 m¡/day to 27.100 mTday
Bradford WPCP expansion ro a capacity of27,100 mïday.
Elïluent disclurged in part to Georgian Bay (8,900 nìr/day). in part to Lake Simcoe ( | g,200 nr'/day)
Eflluent trar¡smission nrain to nerv Collinguood WPCP outfall.
Altcrnative only considered in conjunction with equi lent water supply from Georgian Bay.
TECHNICAL CRITERIÅ
Technical Feasibility
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Overall technical t'easibility ofthe altemative
Ease or difliculty in intplenìentation
Technically feasible to expand thÈ wPcP and acbieve the required inrprovement
to marntain the permitted loadings to Lake Simcoe.
h
effluent quality
Technically feasible to expand the WPCP and maintain the currÈnt efï'luènt quatity.
More diflicult to implement due to the lenglh ofthe ef'lluènt forcema¡n and the number of internruniciDal ageements reouired.
Best
Required Phospborus Control ille¡sures
-
-
Efïluent phosphonts concentrâtion to be
achieved to nreet the WPCP maxlnrum
loading to Lake Simcoe, as per the Certificate
of Approval.
Additional measures ifrequired by Lake
Simcoe Protection Plan.
Maxirnunr emùent TP of 0.075 nìg/L, to Dtaintain the CenilÌcate of
rnaximum daily
loading of2.04ó kg.
^pproval
Additional phosphorus control measures, such as advanced tertiary treatment at the WpCp.
enhanced lorn¡waler quality managentent, nìay need to be considered ifre<¡uired by rhe upcont¡ng
Lake Simcoe Protection Plan and regulalions.
Marinrurn elTluert TP of 0.1 I rngy'L, to maintain the Cèrtificate of Approlrl uraxirnum daily
loading of2.04ó kg.
Adequate tbr discharge to Georgian Bay, based on recent assintilativ¿ work for the Cotlingwood
WPCP expansion.
Additional phosphorus control ntcasures. such as adì,ancèd tertiary treatment at the WPCP.
enhanced stormsater quality managemenl, may need to be considered ifre<¡rired by the upconing
l,ake Simcoe Protætion Plan and recul¡tions
Best
Additional Conveyance lnfrustmcture
Required
- hlmpnrg stations, forcemains, sewage
collectors required to implement this
altèrnative
Reliability
-
Relíabilhy of the sev¿ge treatment tàcility
and the ovèra¡l sewage disposal system.
T\ o pumping stations (Bond Head and rn Highuay 400/88 lands), and associated 17 km of
forcemains to convey sewâge to the Bradford WPCP.
Tuo pumping stations (Bond Head arrd in Highrvay 400/88 lands). and associated I 7 kn¡ of
forcenrains to convey seryage to lhe Bradford trlr'PCP.
Effluent pumping station at the \Ä?CP and approximately 86 km ofeflluent transmjssion main to
Collinswood.
Besl
Swage treatment processes to achieve the required level oftr€tment have beerr implenrenled in
Ontario and the US. Considered relial¡le with knou'ledgeable operarion.
No challge to lhe èxisting se\rage treâlnìent processes to achieve the required Ievel oftreåtment.
Considered reliable with knorvledgeable operation.
Reliance on long efiluent forcenrain and DumDinr¡ statioo: hirher risk of malfunction.
B6'l
Conplerity, Opemtions and ùIaintenance
-
Cornplexity of operations.
Level ofoperalions and naintcnance required
for the sewage tratrnent facility
Operation ofteliaty treatmenl facilities to achieve lower eflluent TP consistently is modcrately
complex, and sliglrtly nrore complex than curent operation because the lrmtntent system musl be
well controlled.
Mcdium
Land Requirements
-
Land required for the sewage treatnlènt
làcility and associated inftasùucture
WPCP oipansion can be accommodated on the oiisting site.
Land required for trvo punrping stations.
Mcdium
Regulatory Approvâl Requirements
- Approvals required ñom review and
-
permittirrg agencies
Anticipated diñiculty in obtaining these
nnnrovels
Approvals from MOE, County, MNR, LSRCA, NVCA
The existing sewage treatment process is moderately complex.
Additional operation and maintenance requirements a¡ the eflluent pumping slatiolì, for the
lbrcenrain and for the effluent polishing station ( if reqÌired).
Medium
rr\?CP expansion can be accommodated on the o<isting site.
Land re<¡uired for trvo punrping stalions.
Eflluent forcemain would be constructed rvithin road ril¡ht-of-rvavs
Medium
Approvals l'ronr MOE, County, MEI (Enogy & Infrastmcture), MNR. LSRCA, NVCA.
More diffrcult approvals to obtain as the infrastruclure is more extensive, and involves trans-basin
vâter transfer.
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Table 2 - B1VG Wastewater Servicing Atternative Matrix
Criteria
Inter-nrunicipal Agrecment Requirements
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AgreenìÈnts rÈ(ßtired
Anticipatcd tlifficulty in reacfting agreerlenis
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Alfemâtiv€
Erpand the Bradford ttPCP
Expand fbe Bradford WPCP and Discharge Some of Eñtuent to Collingwood WpCp outfâll
to Georeian Bav
The entirc project is within BWG. No inter-nuuricipal agrcements rcquired
Agreenìcnt with thc Town of Colhngwood for et'lluent polishing f'acilrty at thc WpCp (if rcqurred)
and l'or lneu) outfäll capacity.
Agrecnìenls with Torw of Nov Tccunrseth, Torvnshrps of Essa and Clurvierv. and Tow¡r of
Z:
Collingwood for rouling forccnain.
Best
Timing
-
Requtrcs conrplelion ofClass EA. and lìml design ancl construction oflhe WPCP cxpansion,
punrprntt stâtions and forccmains. Expccted timdinc of4 ycars.
Anlicipated trnreline to inìplententation
Rcquires conrplctiou ofClass EÂ, and linal design and conslr¡lction ofthe WPCP expansion.
pumpirìg stafions and lìrrcenuins. eflluent forccnta¡n ard nerv Collingrvood WPCP outfall.
Exptrted timeline of 5 years for lhese lasks. (Assunring tlÞt oulfâll constructcd rvhen requircd by
BWG not Collinguootl¡
Implententation delals may occur in reachint agrcenents wlth all oarties involvecl
Best
NATUR{L ENVIRONIIIENT CRITERIA
Surface ll'ater Resou rces
- Impacls on rivers and lakcs, in lerms
quality and quanlity
- Transbounda{v rvater trânsfer
of\ater
WPCP expansion dÈsigned wilh optinrized tertiary treatrììent to nnintain the pennitted TP and other
pollutant load¡ugs to Holland River and Lake Simcoe tiom WPCP. No impact on uater quality of
Holland River or Cook's Bay lìonr WPCP expansion.
Aclditional phosphorus loading reductions expected to be achieved fron¡ conversion ofagricultural
land to url¡an land with stormwater quality managenìent. Ol,erall, net positive intpact on Lake
Sinrcoe waler quality.
Besl
Groundwater Resources
-
Inìpacts on aqtrrfers and sclls. in tcrnrs
rvaler qualily and quantity
of
Terrestri¡l Envi¡onment
-
lmpacls on lèrÍestrial Vegetation and rvildlifc
and rvildlife habitat
WPCP expansion designed 1o nrainlair¡ the pernritted TP and other pollutant loadings to Holland
River and Lake Sinrcoe from WPCP. No impact on water quality ofHolland River or Cook's Bay
fionr WPCP expansion.
Additional phosphorus loading reductions expected to be âchieved from conversion of agricultural
land to urban land rvith stornìwåter qualitv nranagement. Ov'erall, net positive impact on Lake
Sinrcoe rmter qualily.
No nct $'ater translo across watershed boundaries as proposed dailv volume ofefììuent disposed in
Georgian Bav would equal the dail¡, volunre ofwater supplied lïont Georgian Bay (Wâter
Alternativc No.4).
Best
Reduction in pollutant loadinç to groundwater in Boncl Head, due to replacemcnt of in-ground
disoosal wstenrs rvilh serwsc servicinq to Bradford WPCP
Best
Reduction iD pollutant loadings to groundwater in Bond Head. duc lo replacemcnt of in-ground
disuosal svsterns with sernce sswicins to Bradford WPCP
Best
Expmsion of the Bradford WPCP on the xisting site. Proximity to the Holland Marsh will rcquire
proper rlesign and sitc work to nrinimize inrpacts.
Forccnrains to the WPCP rvill be constn¡ctcd in right-of-rvays through rural and nrban a¡cas: ¡ninor
prope dsign md site work to mininriæ impacts.
Most potcntial impact bccause ofthe emtlent lbrccnrain length. An¡ signif¡cant environmcntal
imDacts anticiDated.
featurcs can be avoided: fbrcenrain route selection critrcal in mininizins imoacts.
Expansion oI the Bracll'ord WPCP on the existing sile. Proxinrity to the Holland lr4arsh will require
Best
Aquatic Environment
-
Impacts oD fisheries and aquatic biota
B¡, inrproving cñìuent quality and complying with currcnt permitted pollutatrt loadings, inrpacts
thc WPCP oipansion on the âquatic cnvirontrìcnt will be ninirnizcd.
of
By mainlairitrg clnuent quality and complying with curreût permitted pollutatrt loadings. impacts of
the WPCP expansion on lhc aquatic cnvironment \rill lre nrinimized.
Most potential impact because oftlre efflnent forcemain length. Forcemair route selection critical
in nrininrizins inloacls.
B8t
SOCIO-ECONOMIC AND CULTUR{L ENVIRONMENT CRITERIA
Existing Land Usc
-
Impacts oD agriculture, recre¿tion. urban
(residenlial, comrnerciâ|, industriâl), and
nrineral exlraction land uses
Expansion ofthe WPCP will be on the existing site. No inìpacls on existing land uses,
Medrum
Expansion of the WPCP rvill be on the existing site. No impacts on existrng lmd uses.
EfIIuenl forcemarn rvould be located oû road righGof-ways.
No long-lernr impacts anlicipålcd.
Medrum
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Table 2 - BWG lVastewater Servicing.{lternaúive Matrix
the Br¿dford WPCP and Dixharge Some of Eñluent to Collingrvood WPCP outfall
Impacts during Construction
Aesthetic lmp¡cts
-
visual. odour, noise
Heritage or Arrhaeological Resources
-
Impacts ofdisturbance ofbuilt heritage
features, cuhural landscapes, and
archaeological resources
Short term-constn¡ctior¡ impacts near the WPCP site, tlre two pumping slation sites, and atong the
forcenrain routes. Seleclion offorcemain route critical in nrininrizing inrpacts lo traflic and esising
land uses during constroclion.
Short term<onstruction impacts near lhe WPCP site, the trvo pumping stalion sites. and along the
sermge and eflluent forcentain routes. Selection offbrcennin routes critical in nrininrizing impacts
to tr¿ñìc and qristing lmd uses during construction.
Expansion ofthe WI,CP rvill be designed io nrininrize odour. noise ancl visual impacts.
Expansion oflhe WPCP tvill be dcsigned to nrinimize odour. noise and visuat inìpacts.
Eflluent forcemain is undcrground infrastructure tvith no aesthetic
Expansron oflhe WPCP on thc existing sitq and routing of forcemains w¡thin road right-of-uays.
Minor potential impacts.
Erpansion ofthe WPCP on the existing site, md routing offorcentains within road right-of-ways.
Minor potential inrpacts.
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RE: Town of Bradford West Gwillimbury, Master Water andWastewater Plan Update (Our fíle
108040)
Paul,
Please find attached the Information Package for the BWG Water Supply and Wastewater Seryicing Master Plan
Update.
Please phone me if you have any questíons.
We are looking to obtain comments by November 21 in order to incorporate them in our study report.
Thanks for your interest,
Suzanne
Suzanne Troxler, M.Sc., P.Eng.
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Subject: Re: Town of Bradford West Gwillimbury, Master Water andWastewater plan Update
Paul,
Would you prefer a hard copy, or can i send you a pdf?
Suzanne
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Dear Ms. Troxler:
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to this event.
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wastewater servicing solutions, my schedule is quite committed at that time. rWhile I am not
able to attend your event, I would like to take this opportunity to wish you and the Town of
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Mr Doyle,
As requested, please find enclosed the information package.
Please do not hesitate to contact me if you have any queðtions.
We are looking to obtain comments by November 21 in order to incorporate them in our assessment and
draft
repott.
Sincerely,
Suzanne
Suzanne Troxler, M.Sc., p.Eng.
Manager, Environmental Engineering
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Mr Perri,
As requested, please find enclosed the information package for the BWG Water Supply and Wastewater
Servicing Master Plan Update Class EA.
Please note that a copy of the November 5 Public Information Open House displays are available on the Town of
BWG web site.
Please do not hesitate to contact me if you have any questions.
We would like to receive comments by November 27 in order to incorporate them in our assessment and study
repoft.
Thank you for your interest.
Suzanne
Suzanne Troxler, M.Sc., P.Eng.
Manager, Environmental Engineering
C. C. Tatham & Associates Ltd.
Consulting Engineers
115 Sandford Fleming Drive, Suite 200
Collingwood, ON L9Y 546
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Suzanne Troxler
Adam Snow
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Re: Bradford West Gwillimbury water Supply and Wastewater Servicínq Master plan
update
(108040)
Adam,
As you can see in the attach.ed ínformation package, some of the alternatives
for water supply and wastewater
servicing would involve trunk watermains and waitewater forcemains that
could cross the railway líne. If those
alternatives are found to be preferred, then all required approvals will be sought
at design time.
our study schedule is to complete the Master Servicing EA report by the end of 2008, for public/agency
comments.
Please do not hesitate to phone or email me if you have any questions
after ready the attached mate¡al, we
are looking for comments by November 21.
Sincerely,
Suzanne
Suzanne Troxler, M.Sc., p.Eng,
Manager, Environmental Engineering
C. C. Tatham & Assocíates Ltd.
Consulting Engingers
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Hi suzanne - I recently received your notice (v!1
rraÅcevirã. the above-noted study. wilt this project affect
our rail.corridor in any way (e.g',gqgssings etb¡t Qan
can you pteáse send me the informatión pact<age ,eíer"nòeo ¡n
your letter (my address is below)? When do you anticþate Úrat the EA
will be.orprciéãl"irculated?
Best regards,
Adam
Adam Snow MA, MClp, Rpp
Transportation Planner
Planning and Development
GO Transit
2O Bay Street, Suite 600
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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Dear Suzarure Troxler:
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Class Bnvironmental Assessment - Torvn of Gn'illimbury Water Su¡rp11' and
Wastervater Servicing Master Plan Update
Thank you for your colrespondence of October 27 ,2008 regarding the above mentioned projects.
Indian and Northem Affairs Canada will not be providing a review of the proposed project;
however, it is import¿nt to contact all potentially interested First Nation comrnunities directly to
invite them to participate in this review.
To assist with identifying First Nations and other Aboriginal groups within the vicinity of a
specific proposed project, INAC Ontario Region - Environment can provide the following
information sources:
The Chieß of Ontario website (http://www.chiefs-of-ontario.org) provides a directory of
contact information for all First Nations and Chiefs, as well as a map of the locations of
all Ontario First Nations.
Natural Resources Canada produced provincial maps, showing all First Nation reserve
lands. are available for purchase at:
http ://cccm. nrcan. gc. calen glisl/canadaJands_index_e. asp
Natural Resources Canada's online Historical Indian Treaties map, showing historical
First Nation treaties across Canada, is available at:
http://atlas.n¡can. gc.calsite/english/maos/historical/indiantreaties/historicaltreaties
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search by place name at the Canadian Geographical Names database
) will generate a map which shows any
nearby Indian reserve lands in grey.
(http:øeeonames.ffca
The Métis Nation of ontario
Gttp:øwww.metisnation
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information regarding Métis interests with respect to a particular project.
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The Ontario Federation of Indian Friendship Centres website provides a list of all
friendship centres in Ontario, at:
http ://www.ofr fc. org/Centres/Officelist. asp?Reeion:' ON'
For any enquiries regarding land claims in within the project area, please contact the Director
General of the Comprehensive Claims Branch at (819) 994-752l,the Director General of
Specific Claims Branch at (Sl9) 994-2323 and the Director General of Lirigation Managemenr
and Resolution Branch ar (819) 997-3582.
Also, please review the Environmental Assessment and Federal Coordination Standards
document included with this letter for the revised policy and standards associated with both
provincial and federal environmental assessments.
Environment U¡it
INAC - Ontario Region
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Toronto, Ontario M4T llvlz
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Environmental Assessment and Federal Coordinafion Standards
Indian and Northern Affairs Canada - Ontario Region
'l'he Ontario Region of Indian and
NoÍhern Affairs Canada (fNAC) has a 30 calendar day
standard for responding to environmental assessment notifìcations, including federal
coordination requests (FCRs) under the Canadian Environmental Assessment Act, as well as
other environmental assessment conespondence relating to provincial and municipal
undertakings. However, conespondence being directed to people who are no longer with the
Department or who occupy a different position within the Department as well as misdirected
mail can cause significant delays in this response time.
To resolvc this issue, INAC has established a new procedure that we request your organizalion
adopt when sending environmental assessment corrcspondence. All unsolicited correspondence
concerning environrnental assessment requests and notifications that are taking place within the
Province of Ontario should be directed to:
Environment Unit
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environmental assessment notifìcations. This address is EACoordination-ON@inac-ainc.gc.ca.
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l-cttcrs should be dated ancl project bulletins should have a covering page that includes the date
and the inlended recipient. Ptease keep in mind that just one letter should be sent to the
Deparlment regardless of geographical location of the project and that this letter should be
uddressed to the appropriate recipient mentioned above.
Also, please ensure that notifications are sent within a practicable time frame, particularly when
involving invitation to public consultation events.
Questions or comrnents can be directed to Daniel Johnson at 416-973-5899 or via email at
ioh nsonda(ô.i nac. sc. ca.
Thank you for your cooperation.
Daniel
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Bradford West Gwillimbury Servicíng master Plan Class EA - Info package (108040)
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Infopackage Final Oct2BOBRevl.pdf
Suzanne Troxler
Stew patterson
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Stew,
Please find attached the info package on the BWG class EA project.
apologize for the deray in forwarding this document to you.
Please phone if you have any questions.
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Suzanne Troxler, M.Sc., p.Eng.
Manager, Environmental Engineering
C. C. Tatham & Associates Ltd.
Consultíng Engineers
115 Sandford Fleming Drive, Suite 200
Collingwood, ON L9y 5A6
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BARRIE, ONTARIO
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THE CORPORATION OF THE CITY OF BARRIE
Engineering Department
"Committed to Total Seryice Excellence,'
November 21,2008
File: 416-CO
C. C. Tatham & Associates Ltd
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Drive, Suite 200
Collingwood, ON
LgY 5A6
Attention: Suzanne Troxler,
M.Sc., p. Eng.
Manager, Environmental Engineering
Dear Ms. Troxler.
Re:
Bradford West Gwillimbury Servicing Master plan Class EA
The growth plan for the Greater Golden Horseshoe requires all municipalities to refresh Official plans to
bring local policy ínto conformity with provincial policy. Provincial Policy is clear that growth should be
directed to existing settlement areas through intensification; compact trañsit support of green field areas;
areas with current planned transít infrastructure support; areas with full municipal wateiand waste water
servicing. Please advise how the proposed servicing areas meet these requirements.
Following are the City of Barrie's comments on the Bradford West Gwillimbury Sevicing Master plan
Class EA dated November 5, 2008:
1.
We would like to be added to the project mailing list to be kept informed of the project progress
and conclusions.
2.
We disagree with the statement suggesting that the Barrie Surface Water Supply is
not
considered as reliable a source of water because of proximity to a major urban area (page 16,
Section 10.3). There are many factors that play a role in the potentiai quality of surfáce water
including depth of intake, currents and gradients to name a few. The Ciiy's surface water
treatment plant will be a state of the art facility meeting or exceeding Ministry of the Environment
guidelines that will provide safe drinking water for many years to come starting in 20'10, and we
would like this statement retracted.
3.
Concerns have been raised by the Province in the May 26, 2008 letter from Mr. Brad Graham,
Assistant Deputy Minister (Energy and lnfrastructure) on the draft Simcoe Area Growth-Plan
which directly affects the Bradford West Gwillimbury servicing area. Please advise how the
following concerns will be addressed:
a.
The Province requested that a land budget be completed to show the allocation of
Schedule 3 population and employment forecasts. How does the proposed servicing
area address this comment?
b.
The Province has indicated the revised County Draft Official Plan continues to advance
population and employment forecasts inconsistent with the Province's Growth Plan. To
ensure that Bradford's servicing plan establ¡shes land use that is in conformity with the
provincial policy framework please advise how Bradford's growth plans address this
issue.
Engíneering Department
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Letter to C. C. Tatham & Associates Ltd.
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The County's Draft Official Plan also continues to include population and employment
forecasts from the Provincial unallocated 40,000 people anO ìe,ooo jobs to 2031 please
advise how Bradford,s growth plan addresses this issue.
d
The Province has indicated that the previous draft of the County OffÌciat plan included
'Special Development Areas' which now appear to be advanced
as "Economic Districts"
which includes.the Highway 400 employment corridors. The City of Barrie is uncertain
as
the nature and objective of this proposed designation, and would like clarification from
Bradford West Gwillimbury regarding how thesã areas conform to the provirrcial policy
framework.
The IGAP Growth Potential Assessment Reporl notes that the approved and
existing population
along with the estimated intensification figures exceeds the Growth plan for
the Greater Golden
Horseshoe Target Population, meaning that there
is enouglr designated lancl in the
lGAp
approved growth area to satisfy projected growth. Please adv¡ie whetñer
the proposed servicirrg
conforms to the Province's Growth plan.
Barrie has completed Municipal Class Environmental Assessment ("Class EA")
witir respect to
the expansion of our WPCC to meet the City's Official Plan growth. The polluiant
Target Load
Study by The Louis Berger Group dated June 2006 recommeñds additional study to furthär
refine
phosphorus load targets and to develop a regulatory framework
to implement them. lt would,
therefore, be premature to provide planning apþrovat io a new large scale development
within the
Lake Simcoe Watershed. The Province hãs'implemented a l2-äonth phosphorus
loading limit
on each of the 14 existing municipal sewage treatment plants, and the one industrial sewer
treatment plant located in the Lake Simcoe Basin that contribuie phosphorus to Lake Simcoe
(ontario Regulation 60/0s)
12-month period to which the toading timit woutd appty is from
-The During
April 1, 2008, to March 31,2009.
this period of time, the Barrié WPCC ruy äirór,argu,
maximum of 3,'133 kg of phosphorus to Lake Simcoe The Barrie WpCC can be converted to
memb.rane or partial membrane technology and ultimately expanded beyond its existing
approved
capacity of 76 ML and still stay wellwithin the 12-month phoiphorus toâoing timit. plõase revise
the statement in the report which indicates that the Ciiy of'Barrie is not likely to have spare
wastewater treatment and disposal capacity.
The Bradford West Gwillimbury employment number is approximately double the allocation
in the
adopted County OP - that is prímarily because of the ideÅtification óf a major employment
lands
area at 400 and BB - it is uncertain that such an area would fit with the Province's crowtn plan
for
the Greater Golden Horseshoe for two reasons: (1) it is not part of an existing setilement area
and (2), it adds sígnificant employment lands to a County that already has a laige oversupply of
designated but undeveloped employment lands. oPA 15 (employmeni lands) hað been appbáteo
to the oMB for lack of decision and is being discussed by iandowners, the Town, the County, and
the Province. OPA 16, which would see B-ond Head exþand ten fold to 4,700 people, is similarly
under appeal and discussions. Until these issues are resolved it is premature to proceed with the
Bradford West Gwillimbury Servicing Master plan Class EA.
Yours truly,
P¿/ 1,,¿,***
R. E. Scheunemann, P. Eng.
Manager of I nfrastructure Planning
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R. J. Forward
General Manager of lnfrastructure, Development & Culture
R. W. McArthur
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The I-SIICA would like to see included / considered as part of'overall master watcr'
servicing planning, expansion of water conservation programs, regulations ancl
requilernents.
As part of the subsequent detailecl design allpipe line expansions willbe subject to
permit and planning reviews.
The LSRCA is concernecl about internal phosphorus loadings from the West and East
I-lolland Rivers during late fall through early sptirrg. 'lhe interaction of effluent fiom
the WPCP ntay or may rìot contribute to this concern. 'l'herc is presently insufficient
infurmatiou to properly understand this but it is being investigated. The I-SRCA
commits to further discussion and information-sharing on this topic with the
municipality.
'lhe LSRCA is interested with the state of effluent
dilution and discharge during
periods of irrigation water pumping to maintain irrigation water supply in the in¡rer
canals of the Holland Marsh. Duling periods of pumping the West Holland lìiver
either has downstteam flow ol'eveu flow reversal.'fhe LSRCA is interested in better
urttdelstanding this situation as the ability of the river to dilute / assilnilate effluent may
be irnpaired under this flow state. 'l'he LSRCA conrnrits to further discussion and in
this regard as well.
This office should be provided with a copy of the final study document once it has becn
cornpleted.
We trust that the above is satisfactory, however, should you have questions, please oontact me
(905) 895-1281 at this office.
Yours truly,
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Jackie Burkart
Serrior Planner
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Nathan Westendorp, County of Simcoe, 1-705-727-4276 -tìax
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Servicing Master ptan Update
Class EA
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Date:
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"Westendorp, Nathan" <Nathan.Westendorp@simcoe.ca>
"Deanna Forrester" <DFoRRESTER@cct"thãrn."o->, "Suzanne Troxler,,
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ltl26/2008 3:31 PM
Cgunty Comments - BIVG Water/WasteÏVater Servicing Master plan
Update Class EA
"!9o-{ McKnight" <gmcknight@townofbwg.com>, "Nãwlove, Rick,,
<Rick.Newlove@simcoe.ca>
County Comments W-WIM MSp EA Nov 26 200g.pdf
Good afternoon Deanna & Suzanne,
Attached are the County of Simcoe's comments regarding the Town of Bradford
west Gwillimbury,s
WaterMasteWater Servicing Master plan update.
Thanks very much for the opportunity to comment.
Sincerely,
Nathan Westendorp, MClp Rpp
Senior Planner
County of Simcoe
1110 Highway 26 West
Midhurst, ON LOL 1X0
Phone: 705-726-9900 Ext. 1360
Fax: 705-727-4276
Email: Nathan.Westendorp@simcoe.ca
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November 26,2008
Ms. Suzanne Troxler, M.Sc., p.Eng.
C.C. Tatham & Associates Ltd.
115 Sandford Fleming Drive, Suite 200
Collingwood, ON LgY 546
Dear Ms. Troxler:
RE:
County Gomments
Town of Bradford West Gwillimbury
water supply and wastewater servicing Master plan update
Class Environmental Assessment
County of Simcoe would like to thank you and the Town of Bradford West Gwillimbury
(.AWC¡ for the opportunity to comment on the preferred alternatives that were presented
ai
the recent Public.lnformation Open House held on November 5, 2008. Wé particularly
appreciate the invitation
County staff to sit on this project's Líaison Committee.' Sitting on
J9
this committee has enabled staff to provide any reievãnt input from the County's un,tqr"
regional perspective as well as to remain informed of the projéct,s progress.
T_he
County staff have reviewed the Public lnformation Open House lnformation package and
offer the followíng comments at this time:
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lt should be noted that some of the projected population figures used as a basis for
this study are related to Official Plan Amendments that have not yet been
determined by the Ontario Municipal Board. Notwithstanding this, thó County
acknowledges that infrastructure planning often needs to be doñe in the context of
longer timeframes than the land use planñing horizons that are set forth in provincial
policy documents.
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Water Treatment & Storage Option #8 (Obtain Additional Treated Water from lnnisfil
Lakeshore WTP Supply)
This option has been determined as the preferred
technical solution. Similar to investigatíons involving other potential water supply
pañners (ie. City of Barrie, York Region), the County encourages the project team tó
confirm that the Town of lnnisfil would entertain the concept of providinþ additional
water beyond that which is stated in the existing water suppiy agräement.
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As noted in the provincial Watertight report, the Collingwood-Alliston water supply
pipeline was originally constructed on the premise thai future
users would benefit
from the pipeline while broadening the finäncial burden of such an ínfrastructure
investment. With respect to providing water services to other municipalities in south
Simcoe, the issue of inter-basin transfer has been raísed. County staff encourage
the Town and the project team to further consider the option(s) that involves both
taking water from Georgian Bay as well as discharging treäted àúuent into Georgian
Bay. Such a concept may minimíze the water uataácã impacts on both Lake Simcoe
and Georgian Bay. Considering that other municipalities in Simcoe County may be
faced with similar.servicing challenges, such a regional solution may be more -cost
effective and possible than originally anticipated.
The County commends the Town's proactive approach to infrastructure planning in an
effotl to address the demands of future growth'and development. We look forward to
assisting you and Town staff in any way we can to arrive at solutions that are beneficial for
the Town and the region as a whole.
lf you have any questions or require additional clarification, please do not hesitate to
contact the undersigned at 705-726-9300.
Sincerely,
Nathan Westendorp, MClp Rpp
Senior Planner
cc.
Rick Newlove,
Geoff McKnight,
Christian Meile, P. Eng.
Director, Transportation Maintenance
County of Simcoe
Town of Bradford West Gwillímbury
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Suzanne Troxler - RE: BWG Water and Wastewater
Servicing Master plan Update Class EA
(108040)
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"Robert McAuley" <rmcauley@innisfil. ca>
"Suzanne Troxler" <stroxler@cctatham.corn>
ll/28/2008 4:26 PM
RE: BWG Water and Wastewater Servicing Master Plan Update Class
EA(10S040)
"Christopher Kal irnootoo,' <ckalimootoo@ìnnisfì l. ca>
Suzanne, I apologize. We have been monitoring your EA, but
I did not understand that you were
awaiting some form of concrete answer on our r,iitiingness to agree
to be a supply. Chris clarified your
expectation for me thís morning.
tttty u1!919tanding was that you had identified lnnisfil
as a source, and I had assumed that at some
point BWG would ask formally for our agreement to
supply. Such a commitment would require a
formal position of our Counci[-likely after discussion oétwåen our two
councils on terms. otherwise
you have no certaínty. of lnnisfil's willingness to suppty
water
reach the wrong
conclusion and have to be re-opened lãter. lf t can'oiaw á para¡let
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to our own lnnisfil Heights EA, after
identifying Barrie as the preferred alternative (Phase Zof ine EA)
we paused the EA to formally
request Barrie (via Council motion) to enter inio discussíons on
tireir willingness to provide the supply.
lf they had agreed formally we would proceed with the EA, but
if we could-not agree (as was the case)
we had to re-examíne our preferred option again. n simitãr process
was used more recen¡y when we
asked formally BWG to allow us to use their 12th line reservoir to
service Gilford (a request we are still
awaiting an answer on by the way). ln the meantime we have paused
that EA also. lf BWG says
"no", we will have to re-consider óur preferred option.
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you
lf
wish a formal commitment, or any level of certainty at all, we will need
to seek direction from
council, and that can.now. not happen úntil. Janua ry zt
,'zoog due to the holidãys. lf it helps you may
'in
refer to lnnísfil Councíl's already expressed reluctáce
20oT to supply nniinÍ water to the BWG
OPA 15 (which I understand are the purpose of the EA) as part of the lnnisfil
Lakeshorè phase 3 EA.
f
Robert.McAuley, P.Eng., C.B.C.O.
Director of Planning and Development
Town of lnnisfil
ph 705.436.3710
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From : Suza nne Troxler [ma ilto :stroxler@cctatha m.com]
Sent: November 2g, Z00B 9:10 AM
To: Christopher Kalimootoo
Cc: Deanna Forrester; Collingwood FILE; Robert McAuley
Subject: BWG Water and Wastewater Seruicing Master Þhn Update Class EA(10g040)
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Chris,
As we briefly discussed yesterday at the PIC, at the end of october I sent
Rob McAuley an invitation to
comment on the BWG Master Servicing Class EA and I have not heard back. Innisfil's feedback
is critical to our
Class EA as our prelimínary preferred water supply alternative is to expand on the
water supply from Innisfil. I
am attaching our information package, in anticipation of your request for additional
info.
I understand that you are very busy, however, I would appreciate comments from Innisfil as soon as possible,
as our draft report is due by the end of December
Thank you.
Suzanne
Suzanne Troxler, M.Sc., p.Eng.
Manager, Environmental Engineering
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December 3, 2008
Attention: Suzanne Troxler, M.Sc., p-Eng
C.C. Tatham & Associates Ltd.
Consulting Engineers
115 Sandford Fleming Drive, Suite 200
Collingwood, ON
LgY 546
RE:
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Class EnvironmentalAssessment (EA), phase 2
Wabr Supply & Wastewater Servicing Master plan Update
Town of Bradford West Gwillimbury
Your File No.: 108040"1
Dear Suzanne Troxler,
The Simcoe Muskoka Catholic District School Board has receíved your
correspondence
dated October 27, 2008,.fqYg$ng our oommenb on fte class EnvironmenhlAËsessment,
Phase 2 for fie Town of Bradtord We"Iewill¡mbury. our
Board ùnderstands that the study has
some
preliminary
servicing
solutions;
obtaín
aàoitionat treated water from the
iOe¡t[.eU.
lnnisfil's Lakeshore.water treatmenùlant, and expand the
Bradford Wpcp and effluent
discharge to the Holland River.
As long as the options proposed do not impact on local streets,
and that the effluent
phosphorus
concentration is in complíance to ioading criteria, the Board does not have
any
objectíons to this proposal.
We wish to conlinue tc be informed on he stafus of this class
EnvironmentalAssessnent process. tf
questions or commenb, you may contact Kristin D- pedrkolelqy,
ryI try^e-9ly
or the undersigned at
7A+7223555.
Yours tuly,
Jennifer Sharpe
Managerof Planning
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Suzanne Troxler
C.C. Tatham & Associates Ltd.
I l5 Sandford Fleming Drive, Suite 200
Collingwood, ON L9Y 546
Re:
Bradford west Gwillimbury- water supply and wastewater servicing
Dear Ms. Troxler:
Thank you for your notice dated Octob er 27,2008, regarding the above noted project.
The responsibilities of the Ministry of Aboriginal Affairs (MAA) include conducting land
clairn and related negotiations on behalf of the Province. MAA can provide you with
information about land claims that have been submitted to the Ministry, are ôunently in
active negotiations, or are being implemented. We can also advise as [o whether theie is
any litigation with an Aboriginal community that may be relevant to your project.
You should also be aware that many First Nations and Métis communities either have or
assert rights to hunt and fish in their traditional territories. These territories often include
lands and waters outside of a First Nation reserve. As well, in some instances project
work may affect archaeological and burial sites. Aboriginal communities withan interest
in such sites may include communities other than thosein the vicinity of the proposed
project.
With respect to your project, we have reviewed the brief materials you have provided,
and can advise that this project does not appear to be located in an area wherã any First
Nations may have existing or asserted rights that could be impacted by your pro¡éct.
.../2
-2For your information, MAA notes that the following First Nations may be interested
in
your project given the proximity of their community or reserve lancls io
the area of the
proposed project:
Chief Donna Big Canoe
Chippewas of Georgina Island
R.R. #2, P.O. Box l2
SUTTON WEST, Onrario
LOE IRO
(70s) 437-1337
(Fax) 437-4597
not the approval or regulatory authority for your project. you should consicler
YtAjt
the information provided
in this letter in light oithe rtutut.t ånd guidance materials
provided by the appropriate approval or regulatory authority for consultation
requirements with Aboriginal communities on a project ,u"h u. you
are proposing.
Should you have questions on the process please contact the appropriataministryl
The Government of Canada sometimes receives claims that Ontario does
not receive, or
with which Ontario does not become involved. For information about possible
claims in
the area, MAA recommends the proponent contact the following
federi contacts:
Ms. Janet Townshend
A,/Senior Claims Analyst
Research and Policy Directorate
Indian and Northem Affairs Canada
l0 Wellington St.
Gatineau, QC KIA 0H4
Tel: (819) 9s3-4667
Fax: (819) 997-9873
Mr. Kevin Clement
A"/Director,
Financial Issues and Cost-Sharing
Indian and Northern Affairs Canada
l0 Wellington St. 8ú Floor
Gatineau, QC KIA 0H4
Tel: (819) 997-3369
Fax: (819) 997-9147
.../3
-3For federal information on litigation
contact:
Jonathan Allen
Litigation Team Leader for Ontario
1430-25 Eddy Sheet
Gatineau, eC KIA 0H4
Tel: (819) 9s6-3181
Fax: (819) 953-6143
You should also be aware that information
upon which the above comments are
based is
subject to change' First Nation or
Métis communities can make assertions
at any time,
devetopmenrs can occur rhat misht
;iflf*i
Yours truly,
Pam Wheaton
Dir,ector
Aboriginal and Minishy Relationships
Branch
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Attention: Ms. Wheaton, Director
Dear Ms Wheaton:
Re:
Town of Bradþrtt l{est Gwíllímbury
ll/ater supply and wostetpater servicíng Master pran (Ipdate
Class Envíronmental Assessment phase 2
you for your letter of Decemb er 4,2008 in response to our request
for comments on the
fhu*
Bradford
West Gwillimbury Servicing Master Plan Class Environmental
Assessment.
We note that we did send Ms Big Canoe, Chief of the Chippewas of
Georgina Islald,
invitation to the PIC and a request to comment on the class EA.
an
We are currently reviewing all commen-ts, input and suggestions received
and incorporating
these as appropriate in the assessment of the water and waièwater
servicing solutions, and in the
development of tlie master servicing plan update. We will keep you
inforäed as the Class EA
proceeds and the report is prepared.
Please do not hesitate to contact us
Class Environmental Assessment.
if you have any questions or would like to discuss further the
Yours truly,
C.C.TATHAM & ASSOCIATES LTD.
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Town of In¡risfil
2l0l Innisfil Beach Rd.
Imisfil, Ontario, L9S lA
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Collingwood, Ontario L9'
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Attentiott: Mr'. Robert lt4c:Aulcy,
Director of I'lanriing and Development
Dear Mr. R. McAuley:
Re:
Town of Bradford llest Gwillimbury
ll¡øter Supply ond pydsten'ater ServícÍng Master Pløn Update
Class Envíronmentul Assessment Phase 2
Thank you for your November 28, 2008 comments on the Bradford West Gwillimbury Servicing
Master Plan Class Environmental Assessment.
We acknowledge that arl agreement would need to be reached with the Town of Irurisfil to
implement an expansion of this water supply. This requirement will be addressed in the master
servicing plan report.
We are currently revier.ving all comments, input and suggestions received and incorporating
these as appropriate in the assessment of the water and wastewater servicing solutions, and in the
development of the nÌaster servicing plan update. We will keep you inforrned as the Class EA
proceeds and the report is prepared.
Please do not hesitate to contact us
Class Environmental Assessment.
if you have any questions or would like to discuss further the
Yours truly,
C.C.TATHAM & ASSOCIATES LTD.
Suzanne Troxler, M. Sc., P. Eng.
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File No. 108040-l
Mr. R. Keefer
4169 Line 5
R.R. # r
Bradford, Ontario
L3Z 2A4
Dear Mr. Keefer:
Re:
Town of Bradfortl West Gwillitnbury
ll/ater supply and þvastetpater servicing Master plan update
Class Environmental Assessment Phase 2
Thank you for your November 21,2008 comments on the Bradford West Gwillimbury Servicing
Master Plan Class Envirorunental Assessment.
In response to your comments, we note that the study has established that the existing water and
wastewater servicing infrastructure does not have suffrcient capacity to provide for the planned
population growth in Bradford V/est Gwillimbury. Therefore, the Tówn needs to plan for
additional servicing capacity, and is doing so by completing this Class Environmental
Assessment.
We are currently reviewing all comments, input and suggestions received and incorporating
these as appropriate in the assessment of the water and wastewater servicing solutions, und in thõ
development of the master servicing plan update. 'We will keep you informed as the Class EA
proceeds and the report is prepared.
Please do not hesitate to contact us if you have any questions or would like to discuss further the
Class Environmental Assessment.
Yours truly,
C.C.TATHAM & ASSOCIATES LTD.
Suzanne Troxler, M. Sc., P. Eng.
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File No. 108040-l
December 12,2008
PSK Holdings [nc.
35 Reagan's Industrial Parku,ay
R.R. #l
Bradford, Ontario
L3Z 2A4
Dear Sir:
Re:
Town of Bradford lVest Gruillimbury
lllater Supply øntl Wøstetuater Servícíng Master Plan Update
Class Environmentøl Assessment Phase 2
Thank you for providing comments on the Bradford 'West Gwillimbury Servicing Master Plan
Class Environmental Assessment at the Public Information Open House on November 5, 2008.
Vy'e
are currently reviewing all comments, input and suggestions received and incorporating
these as appropriate in the assessment of the water and wastewater servicing solutions, and in the
development of the master servicing plan update. We will keep you informed as the Class EA
proceeds and the report is prepared.
Please do not hesitate to contact us
Class Environmental Assessment.
if you have any
questions or would like to discuss further the
Yours truly,
C.C.TATHAM & ASSOCIATES LTD.
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File No. 108040-
December 15,2008
1
Mr. G. O'Rourke
P.O. Box 190
Schomberg, Ontario
LOG ITO
Dear Mr. O'Rourke:
Re:
Town of Brødford l4test Gwillimbury
*I/ater Supply and ll/ustetuuter Servicing Master Plan Update
Class Envíronnrcnlal Assessment Phase 2
Thank you for providing comments on the Bradford West Gwillimbury Servicing Master Plan
Class Environmental Assessment at the Public Information Open House on November 5, 2008,
and subsequently on November 18, 2008.
We acknowledge your concern with regard to the potential location of an elevated water storage
reservoir. We note that the preferred location and design of the water storage reservoir will be
selected following a subsequent Class EA study, which will request public and agency input.
Nonetheless, your comment is duly noted and will be considered as part of this master planning
process.
We are currently reviewing all comments, input and suggestions received and incorporating
these as appropriate in the assessment of the water and wastewater servicing solutions, and in the
development of the master servicing plan update. We will keep you informed as the Class EA
proceeds and the report is prepared.
Please do not hesitate to contact us
Class Environmental Assessment.
if you have any
questions or would like to discuss further the
Yours truly,
C.C.TATHAM & ASSOCIATES LTD.
Suzanne Troxler, M. Sc., P. Eng.
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File No. 108040-l
Mr. & Mrs. R. Elliott
3482 L.ine
5
Bradford, Ontario
L3Z2A4
Dear Mr. and Mrs. Blliott:
R¿:
Totutt of Bradford lVest Gwillínúuryt
Water Supply and ll/astevater Servicing Master
Class Environmento[ Assessntent Phose 2
I'lan
Updøte
Thank you for providing comments on the Bradford West Gwillimbury Servicing Master Plan
Class Environmental Assessment at the Public Information Open House on November 5, 2008.
We acknowledge your concern with regards to your property on Line 5, and its proximity to a
potential pipeline as shown on the Open House displays. We would clariff that the plans at this
stage are schematic and locations of pumping stations and pipelines are not final. This pipeline
would be a low pressure sewage forcemain that would be located within the road right-of-way
and would not require property acquisition. Further public and agency consultation will occur as
the details of the water and sewer infrastructure are developed.
We are currently reviewing all comments, input and suggestions received and incorporating
these as appropriate in the assessment of the water and wastewater servicing solutions, and in the
development of the master servicing plan update. We
will
keep you informed as the Class EA
proceeds and the report is prepared.
Please do not hesitate to contact us
Class Environmental Assessment.
if you have
any questions or would like to discuss further the
Yours truly,
C.C.TATHAM & ASSOCIATES LTD.
Suzanne
Troxler, M. Sc., P. Eng.
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File No. 108040-l
December 15,2008
Gres Developments Ltd.
Dudo Developments Ltd.
33 Shortland Crescent
Weston, Ontario
M9R 2'f2
Attention: Mr.
Ed,uvard Gres
Dear Mr. Gres:
Re:
Town of ßradford llest Gwillímbury
Water Supply and ll/østewater Servícing Master Plan Update
Cløss Envíronmentøl Assessment Phase 2
Thank you for providing comments on the Bradford West Gwillimbury Servicing Master Plan
Class Environmental Assessment.
We have received your suggestions that the Town should consider providing denitrification at
the Bradford WPCP to reduce the nitrate loads to the Holland River, that the water storage
reservoirs be significantly expanded, and that the Town should implement solutions that result in
a "green shift".
We are currently reviewing all comments, input and suggestions received and incorporating
these as appropriate in the assessment of the water and wastewater servicing solutions, and in the
development of the master servicing plan update. We will keep you informed as the Class EA
proceeds and the report is prepared.
Please do not hesitate to contact us
if you have any
questions or would like to discuss further the
Class EA.
Yours truly,
C.C.TATHAM & ASSOCIATES LTD.
Stzanne Troxler, M. Sc., P. Eng.
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December 15, 2008
File No. 108040-l
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City of Banie
70 Collier Street
P.O. Box 400
Barrie, Ontario, L4M 41'5
Attention: Mr. Ralph Scheuneuram,
Manager of Infrastructure Planning
Dear Mr. Scheunemarrn:
Re:
Town of Bradford llest Gwìllímbury
ÍI/ater Supply ønd ÍYastewøter Servícing Master Plan Update
Class Environmental Assessment Phøse 2
We acknowledge receipt of your comments on the Bradford West Gwillimbury Servicing Master
Plan Class Environmental Assessment.
We are currently reviewing all comments, input and suggestions received and incorporating
these as appropriate in the assessment of the water and wastewater servicing solutions, and in the
development of the master servicing plan update. We
will
keep you informed as the Class EA
proceeds and the report is prepared.
Please do not hesitate to contact us
Class Environmental Assessment.
if you have any questions or would like to discuss further the
Yours truly,
C.C.TATHAM & ASSOCIATES LTD.
Suzanne Troxler, M. Sc., P. Eng.
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File No. 108040-l
Simcoe Muskoka Catholic School Board
46 Alliance Blvd.
Barrie, Ontario. L4M 5K3
Attention: Ms. Jennil'er Shar¡re, Manager of Planning
Dear Ms. Sharpe:
Re:
Town of Bradford l|test Gwillimbury
ll/øter Supply and ll/astewater Servicíng Master Plan Ilpdøte
Class Environmental Assessment Phase 2
Thank you for your December 3, 2008 comments on the Bradford V/est Gwillimbury Servicing
Master P.lan Class Environmental Assessment.
We are currently reviewing all comments, input and suggestions received and incorporating
these as appropriate in the assessment of the water and wastewater servicing solutions, and in the
development of the master servicing plan update. We will keep you informed as the Class EA
proceeds and the report is prepared,
Please do not hesitate to contact us if you have any questions or would like to discuss further the
Class Environmental Assessment.
Yours truly,
ri
C.C.TATHAM & ASSOCIATES LTD.
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File No. 108040-l
Lake Simcoe Regiorr Conservation Authority
120 Bayview Parkwal' 41,s.
Box282
Neqnnarket, Ontario, I-3Y 4Xl
Attention: Ms. Jackie lSurkart,
Senior Planner
Dear Jackie:
Re:
Town of Bradford West Gwillímbury
fYater Supply ønd ll/astewater Servicíng Masler Pløn Update
Class Environmental Assessment Phose 2
Thank you for providing comments on the Bradford West Gwillimbury Servicing Master Plan
Class Environmental Assessment, and for participating in the Liaison Committee for the study.
We acknowledge receipt of your comments on the preliminary preferred solutions and concerns
regarding the phosphorus loadings and assimilative capacity of the West Holland River.
We are currently reviewing all comments, input and suggestions received and incorporating
these as appropriate i¡i the assessment of the water and wastewater servicing solutions, and in the
development of the master servicing plan update. We will keep you informed as the Class EA
proceeds and the report is prepared.
Please do not hesitate to contact us
Class Environmental Assessment.
if you have any questions or would like to discuss further the
Yours truly,
C.C.TATHAM & ASSOCIATES LTD.
Suzanne Troxler, M. Sc., P. Eng.
ST:rlh
copy--BWG Class EA Steering Committee
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CONSULTING ENGINEERS
Collingwood
Bracebridge
Orillia
Barrie
December 15,2008
115 Sandford Fleming Drive, Suite 200
Collingwood, Ontario LgY 546
Tel: (705) 444-2565
Fax: (705) 444-2327
E Mail: info@cctatham.com
Web: www.cctatham.com
File No. 108040-1
The County of Sirncoe
Administration Ce¡ltre
I I l0 Highway, 26
Midhurst, Ontario f-01- lX0
Attention: Mr. Westendor¡r and Mr. Meile
Dear Nathan and Chlistian:
Re:
Town of Bt'arlford West GwíllÍmbury
ÍYater Supply and ll/astewater Servicíng Master Plan Update
Class Environmentøl Assessment Phase 2
Thank you for providing comments on the Bradford West Gwillimbury Servicing Master Plan
Class Environmental Assessment, and for participating in the Liaison Committee for the study.
We are currently reviewing all comments, input and suggestions received and incorporating
these as appropriate in the assessment of the water and wastewater servicing solutions, and in the
development of the master servicing plan update, We will keep you informed as the Class EA
proceeds and the report is prepared.
Please do not hesitate to contact us
if you
have any questions or would like to discuss further the
Class Environmental Assessment.
Yours truly,
C.C.TATHAM & ASSOCIATES LTD.
Suzanne Troxler,
M. Sc., P. Eng.
ST:rlh
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October, 2008
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Collingwood, 0ntario L9Y 546
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Tel: (705) 444-2565
Consulting Engineers
tax: (705) 444-2327
Email: info@cctatham.com
Collingwood
Bracebridge
0rillia
Barrie
July 14, 2010
Web: wnrw.cclalham.com
via mail
CCTA File'108040
Cindy Hood
District Manager
Ministry of the Environment
Barrie District Offìce
54 Cedar Pointe Dr., Unit 1201
Barrie, Ontario, L4N 5R7
Re:
Town of Bradford West Gwillimbury
water supply and wastewater servicing Master plan update class EA
Notice of Study Completion
Dear Ms. Hood,
The Town of Bradford West Gwillimbury recently completed a Master Plan Class Environmental
Assessment (Phases 1 and 2) to update its water supply and wastewater servicing master plan, please
fìnd attached the Notice of Study Completion.
The Water Supply and Wastewater Servicing Master Plan Update Draft Report is available for a 45-day
review period on the Town's website and at Town Bradford West Gwillimbury offices. Comments should be
forwarded to the undersigned by August 30,
2010. The Report will subsequenfly be finalized and
presented to Town Council for approval,
Thank you for your participation in this study.
lf you have any questions, please do not hesitate to call.
Yours truly,
C.C,_fatham & Associates Ltd.
Ç'f-ryx@l
Suzanne Troxler, M.Sc., P.Eng.
Manager - Environmental Engineering
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Encl.
copy: Debbie Korolnek, Town of Bradford West Gwillimbury
Michael Sullivan, R.J. Burnside (Banie office)
Cheryl Shindruk, Bond Head Properties
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Town of Bradford West Gwillimbury
Water Supply and Wastewater Servicing
Master Plan Update
Class Environmental Assessment
NOTICE OF STUDY COMPLETION
The Town of Eradford west Gwillimbury has prepared a water Supply and wastewater Servicing Master plan
Update to provide for recent changes to its 2002 Official Plan that will increase the serviced population. The
study was conducted in accordance with the requirements of the Municipal Class Environmental Assessment
process for Master Plans (Phases 1 and 2) under the Environmentol Assessment Act.
Taking into consideration the comments received from the public, stakeholders and agencies, the
recommended main components of the servicing master plan are:
Water Supply
-
obtain additional water supply capacity by extending the current agreement with the Town of
lnnisfil and expanding the existing water supply, treatment and transmission infrastructure to
Bradford West Gwillimbury by 16,100 m37day.
Construct â new elevated water storage tank in proximity
employment area.
to Bond Head and the Highway 400
Wastewater Servicing
- Expand the Bradford Water Pollution Control Plant to a capacity of 25,100 m3¡day, and increase the
level of treatment for phosphorus removal.
-
Extend the sanitary sewage system to Bond Head, including two new sewage pumping stations.
The Master Plan addresses the servicing infrastructure needs at a broad level. More detailed studies under
the Municipal class EA are underway and/or planned for the recommended projects.
The Water Supply and Wastewater Servicing Master Plan Update is available for review at:
Town's website (www.town.bradfordwestgwillimburv.on.ca)
-
Engineering Services/public Works, 31 Barrie Street, Bradford
Administrative Office, 100 Dissette Street, Bradford
Public Library, 100 Holland Court, Bradford
Please forward any questions or comments by August 30, 2010 to the Project Manager at the address
below:
Project Manager
Ms Suzanne Troxler, M. Sc., p. Eng.
C.C. Tatham and Associates Ltd.
115 Sandford Fleming Drive,
Collingwood, Ontario
Ph: 7 05 -444-2565, Fax: 7 05-444-2327
Ema il: stroxler@cctatha m.com
Thereafter, the Master Plan Update will be reviewed taking into consideration the comments received, and
the final Master Plan update will be presented to Town councilfor approval.
This notice first issued July 15, 2010
Ms Debbie Korolnek, P. Eng., Director of Engineering Services
BWG Master Plan Update Ctass EA,
108040-1
ft/aiting
List
page
1
of
9
Notìce of Completion Letters to be mailed to all contacts on this list, and copied
to the following Steering Committee Members:
-Debbie Korolnek, Town of BWG
-Geoff McKnight, Town of BWG
-Michael Sullivan, R.J. Burnside (Barrie office)
-Cheryl Shindruk, Bond Head properties
Tvpe
Agency
Agency
Companv
Addressl
Citv
Barrie District Office
54 Cedar Pointe Dr,,
Ministry of the
Central Region Office
Midhurst District Office
Ministry of
Ministry of
Agency
JobTitle
WorkPhone
IVIS
District Manager
705-739-6441
9th Floor
Toronto,
M2M 4J1
Chunmei
Liu
lVs.
EA Coordinator
5775 Yonqe St
2284 Nursery Road
4r6-326-4886
Ontario
LOL 1XO
Greig
Stewart
Mr
Regional Advisor
705-'739-6696
Midhurst,
0ntario
2284 Nursery Road
Midhurst,
Ontario
LOL 1XO
Kathrym
Woeller
Ms.
District Planner
705-72s-7 546
Ministry of
Municipal Affairs
and Housino
Central Region Office
777 Bay Sheet
Toronto, Ontario
MsG 2E5
Darryl
Lyons
Mr.
Senior Planner
(Acting)
41
Ministry of
Economic Development
Division, Rural
Community Development
1
Guelph,
N1G 4Y2
Martin
Bohl
Mr.
Director
519-826,3419
[/3M
Biil
Jones
Mr.
Manager
416-235-5544
Ontario Ministry
of
Agency
Title
Hood
Midhurst District
Agriculture,
Food and Rural
Affairs
gency
LastName
Cindy
Natural
Resources
Agency
FirstName
L4N 5R7
Culture
Agency
PostalCode
Banie, Ontario
Unit 1201
Environment
Agency
Address2
inistry of the
Environment
lti
Stone Rd W., 4th Floor
Ontario
Branch
Central Region Planning
and Environmental
1201 Wilson Avenue,
Building D, 3rd Floor
Transportation
Office
Nottawasaga
John Hix Conservation
Administration Centre
8195 Concession
Authoritv
Lake Simcoe
120 Bayview Parkway
Box282
Region
Ave.
Valley
6-585-6048
I
Downsview,
1J8
0ntario
Utopia
LOM 1TO
Chris
Hibberd
Mr.
Director of Planning
705-424-t479
Newmarket,
L3Y 4X1
Jackie
Burhart
It/s
Senior Planner
905-895- 1 28
Conservation
Agency
Conservation
Authoritv
Updated: luly 7 ,2010
Ontario
r
BWG Master PIan Update Class EA,
108040-1
Mailing
List
paoe 2
of
9
Notice of Completion Letters to be mailed to all contacts on this list, and
copied to the following Steering Committee Members:
-Debbie Korolnek, Town of BWG
-Geoff McKnight Town of BWG
-Michael Sullivan, R.J, Burnside (Barrie office)
-Cheryl Shindruk, Bond Head properties
Tvpe
Agency
Agency
(Federal)
Agency
(Federal)
Agency
(Federal)
Agency
(Federal)
\gency
Company
It/inistry of
Aboriginal
Affairs
Department of
Fisheries and
Oceans
Department of
Fisheries and
Oceans
Department of
Fisheries and
Oceans
Department of
lndian and
Northern Affairs
Environment
Canada
Address
Address2
1
Policy and Relations
Branch
720 Bay Street, Fourth
Citv
Toronto, Ontario
Title
Ms
JobTitle
Director of
WorkPhone
416-326-47 54
Ministry
Peterborough Office
Habitat Management
501 Towerhill Rd., Unit
102
Burlington Office
Habitat Management
P.O. Box 85060
3027 Harvester Road,
Sulte 304
Burlington,
Canadian Coast Guard
Communications
520 Exmouth Street
Sarnia, Ontario
Environmenial Unit
Peterborough,
KgH /S3
Ron
Desjardine
Mr,
Relationshio Branch
District Manager
L7R 4K3
Peter
Savoie
Mr.
Regional EA Analyst
905-639-8687
N7T BB1
Carol
Bond
Ms,
Communications
5
705-750-40t7
Ontario
Ontario
1
9-383-1 804
Officer
25 St. Clair Ave. East,
Toronto, Ontario
I,/,4T 1M2
8th Floor
Environmental
4t6-973-2r31
Assessment
Coordination
Burlington,
Lakeshore Rd.
Ontario
The County of
Simcoe
Administration Centre
11
Municipal
The County of
Simcoe
Administration Centre
11
10 Highway 26
Municipal
The County of
Simcoe
Administration Centre
11
10 Highway 26
Updated: luly 7,2010
LastName
Wheaton
Aboriginal and
P. O. Box 5050, 867
Municipal
FirstName
Pam
Floor
Environmental Protection
0perations Division
lFederal)
PostalCode
MsG 2K1
10 Highway 26
Midhurst,
L7R 4A6
Sheila
Allan
Ms,
A/Head
Environmental
Assessment
Director of Planning,
Development &
LOL 1XO
Bryan
MacKell
Mr,
Midhurst,
Ontario
LOL 1XO
Mark
Aitken
Mr.
Chief Adminiskative
Officer
Midhurst,
LOL 1XO
Nathan
Westendorp
lVr
Senior Planner
0ntario
905-336-4948
70s-726-9300
Tourism
0ntario
70s-726-9300
ext. 1257
705-726-9300
ext. 1360
BWG Master Plan Update Class EA,
108040-1
Mailing
List
paqe 3
of
9
Notice of completion Letters to be mailed to all contacts
on this list, and copied to the following Steering committee
Members:
-Debbie Korolnek, Town of BWG
-Geoff McKnight, Town of BWG
-lt4ichael Sullivan, R.J. Burnside (Barrie
office)
-Cheryl Shindruk, Bond Head properties
Tvpe
l\/unicipal
tVunicipal
Company
Addressl
The County of
Simcoe
Administration Centre
Simcoe County
Diskict Health
15 Sperling Drive
^¡,.t
nrg¡rwily
Citv
lo
l\4idhurst,
PostalCode
LOL 1XO
FirstName
Christian
LastName
lVeile
Ontario
Title
Mr.
Town of lnnisfil
Municipal
City of Banie
lVlaintenance
Barrie, 0ntario
L4M 6K9
Ted
Devine
Mr.
Director, Health
Protection Services
705-721-7 520
lnnisfil, Ontario
LgS
Grant
Shellswell
Mr.
Barrþ.Ontario
L4tVt 4
Ralph
Scheunemann
Mr.
Acting Manager of
Enqineerino
Manager of
lnfrastructure
70s-436-37 t0
P.O. Box 400
Municipaf
P.0. Box
Collingwood,
Ontario
LgY 325
Kim
Wingrove
Ms
CAO
Municipal
705-44s-t030
Newmarket,
L3Y 621
Bruce
Macgregor
Mr
CAO
1-877 -464-
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70 Collier Street
Town of
Collinqwood
Regional
Municipality of
1
ru
I rnnrsltt Beach Rd.
7250 Yonge Street
Municipal
Municipal
Town of New
Tecumseth
Town of East
Gwillimburv
Township of
10 Wellington Street E,
P O. Box 910
GO Transit
t-lpdated: luly 7,2010
tb
Allrston, Ontario
Snaron, untano
2075 King Road
Plannino
ext.323l
967 s
L9R 1A1
Brendan
Holly
lVr.
Krng Lìtty,
LOG 1VO
Thomas
Webster
lVlr,
Director of
705-435-3900
Technical
Services/Deputy
ext.233
Suite 600
Toronto, Ontario
CAO
90s-478-4282
ext.38l
I
L7B 141
Scoti
Somerville
Mr.
CAO
905-833 -532
M5J 2W3
Adam
Snow
Mr.
Transportation
Planner
41 6-869-3600
ext. 5408
0ntario
20 Bay Street
705-739-402"/
CAO
19000 Leslie Street
Kinq
Railway
1A1
Ontario
York
Vunicipal
WorkPhone
705-726-9300
Transportation
Unit
Municipal
JobTitle
Director,
1
BWG Master Plan Update Class EA,
iiffiJl::trJi:fl|:':Ë,fje
108040-'1
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List
page 4
of
g
mailed to all contacts on this list, and copied
ro the rolowing steerins commitree rvembers:
-Geoff McKnight, Town of BWG
-lVlichael Sullivan, R.J. Burnside (Barrie
office)
-Cheryf Shindruk, Bond Head properties
Tvpe
School Board
CompanV
Simcoe County
District School
^
'{n.^-
Address2
Highway 26
SÌmcoe
PostalCode
LOL 1XO
FirstName
Rick
0ntario
Board
Scnool Board
City
i\i idhurst,
46 Alliance Blvd
Muskoka
Catholic School
LastName
Howse
Title
JobTitle
WorkPhone
Mr.
Central
t0s-728-7 s70
705-722-3555
70s-722-2467
Barrie, Ontario
L4M 5K3
Jennifer
Sharpe
Ms.
Maintenance
Supervisor
Senior Planner
Barrie, 0ntario
L4M 381
Colin
Bonnell
Mr,
Manager, Access
Board
Utility
Bell Canada
Utility
Rogers Cable
Systems
Hydro One
Utrlity
Utility
Enbridge Gas
Distribution lnc,
Utility
,
rrst Nations
OPA
L4M 688
Barrie, Ontario
Barrie, Ontario
L4N 822
Heather
McTeer
Ms.
L4N 825
Gail
Besl
Ms.
u0ilrngw000,
Ontario
LgY 325
Ed
Houghton
Mr
Sutton West, ON
LOE 1RO
2593 Embleton Road
Brampton,
L6Y OE8
212 Kennedy St. W
Ontario
Aurora, Ontario
L4G2L7
BradTord,
L3Z2A5
Subdivision Group
10 ChurchillDr.
Chippewas of
Georqina lsland
R R.#2
Antonina
Carbone
3647Line
Owner
P.0. Box 8500
,)^
PO Box 189
P,O, Box 12
8
Ontario
7
,2010
Network
úarne, untano
43 Stewart Road
'15 Land
Updated: July
1 Sperling Drive
Collingwood
Utility ServÍces
OPA 15 Land
Owner
OPA 15 Land
Owner
136 Bayfield Street
Bernie
cyr
Mr.
Systems Planner
70s-737-4660
Sales Development
Representative
President & CEO
705-739-5254
70s-445- 1 800
ext.2222
Donna
Big Canoe
Donato &
Lanno
Cesidio
Mr. &
Mrs.
Rudolfo
D'Agostino
Hernan &
Burgos
Sheri
Ms.
Mr. &
Mrs.
Chief
705 437-1337
BWG Master Plan Update Class EA
108040-1
Maiting
List
page 5
of
9
Notice of completion Letters to be mailed to all contacts
on this list, and copied to the following steering committee
lvembers:
-DebbÌe Korolnek, Town of BWG
-Geoff McKnight, Town of BWG
-lVichael Sullivan, R,J Burnsrde (Barrie
office)
-Cheryl Shindruk, Bond Head prooerties
Tvpe
OPA '15 Land
Lenwood
Owner
Developmeni
Companv
Address2
127 Torii Skeet
3715 Line 9
tQ
FOStatuocle
Owner
RR
#2
Bradford,
L3Z2A5
0ntario
OPA 15 Land
550 Bayfield Street
Owner
OPA 15 Land
3077 Sideroad 5
Owner
OPA 15 Land
Gres
Owner
Developments
FirstName
LastName
Title
L4L 516
0ntario
Inc.
Lilf
City
Woodbridge,
DD4'
William &
Brenda
Vernon
Barrie, Ontario
L4M 5A2
Paul
Sadlon
ÞraoIor0,
Ló/- ¿45
John &
Laura
Andrews
0ntario
Mr. &
Mrs.
Mr.
Mr. &
Mrs.
33 Shortland Crescent
Weston, 0ntario
MgR 2T2
Edward
Gres
Mr.
2525 Cornwall Avenue
Vancouver, BC
V6K 1C1
Philip
Lovera
Mr
2 Bloor Street West
Suite 2000
Toronto-Ontano
M4W 3E2
c/o Strathallen
CapitalCorp
2 Bloor Street W., Suite
2000
Toronto, Ontario
M4W 3E2
Brian
Spence
Mr.
Etobicoke,
MgP 181
Lech &
Jagodzinski
Mr.
Ltd.
Dudo
Developments
Ltd.
OPA 15 Land
.)wner
Kits Point Realty
Ltd
JPA 15 Land
Owner
SRF 2799
McKinstry Road
OPA 15 Land
Owner
OPA 15 Land
Owner
OPA 15 Land
Owner
SRF McKinstry
Road lnc,
lnc,
l.:lpdated: luly 7 ,2010
B0 La Rose Avenue
0ntario
539 Holgate Cir
Newmarket,
0ntario
Jadwlqa
L3X 1V8
Peter &
Giovanna
&
Mrs.
Cristillo
Mr. &
Mrs.
JobTitle
WorkPhone
BWG Master Ptan Update Ctass EA,
10g040_.1
Maiting
List
page 6
of
g
Notice of completion Letters to be mailed to all contacts
on this list, and copied to the foliowing Steering commìttee lVlembers:
-Debbie Korolnek, Town of BWG
-Geoff McKnight, Town of BWG
-lt/ichael Sullivan, R.J. Burnside (Barrie office)
-Cheryl Shindruk, Bond Head properties
Tvoe
OPA 15 Land
Owner
Company
4168805 Ontario
urA
Total Supplies
1þ Land
Owner
OPA 15 Land
Owner
OPA 15 Land
Owner
OPA '15 Land
Owner
OPA 15 Land
Owner
OPA '15 Land
Owner
OPA '15 Land
õo,rcord
PSK Holdings
Enterprises lnc.
FirstName
LastName
North York,
963399
Ontario Ltd
M2J 3S1
Raffaela
Panacci
127 ToriiStreet
Woodbridge,
Fedir & Anna
Pankiw
L4L 516
0ntario
127 Torii Street
Woodbridge,
L4L 516
0ntario
35 Reagen's lndushial
Parkwav. R,R. #1
43 Hanley Street
1 700 Langstaff Road,
Suite 2003
PO Box 190
Bradford,
L3Z2A4
Ontario
Toronto, 0ntario
M6S 2H3
1818 Bayview Avenue,
Apt 6'1
Maple, 0ntario
L6A 2K5
Pieho
&
Fedele
Rosa
Concord,
lnc.
l-lpdated: July 7 ,2010
Mr.&
l\4rs.
L4K 3S3
Fraser
Nelson
Mr.
LOG 1TO
Gary
O'Rourke
Mr.
Toronto, 0ntario
M4G 4G6
Wu Ruey Jen
Chen
Concord,
L K4W7
Ontario
Schomberg,
1
292'1 Langstaff Road
Mr. &
Mrs.
0ntario
Guardiaregia
Developments
Title
0ntario
62 Broomlands Drive
Avivtel
L K4W7
Ontario
Devefopments
lnc.
Inc.
PostalCode
L4K4W7
0ntario
23 Bowhill Crescent
Guardiaregia
City
2921 Langstaff Road
Lrd.
GDJ lnc.
Address2
Concord,
Lrd.
rwner
Owner
OPA 15 Land
Owner
OPA 15 Land
Owner
OPA 15 Land
Owner
Addressl
2921 Langstaff Road
0ntario
JobTitle
WorkPhone
BWG Master Plan Update Class EA
108040-1
ftiailing
List
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g
Notice of completion Letters to be mailed to all contacts
on this list, and copied to the following Steering
committee Members:
-Debbie Korolnek, Town of BWG
'Geoff McKnight, Town of BWG
-lVlichael Sullivan, R,J Burnside (Barrie
office)
-Cheryl Shindruk, Bond Head properties
Tvoe
Companv
Addressl
OPA 15 Land
Owner
3067 Sideroad
City
5
Bradford,
rostatuocf
L3Z2A5
8
R.R #2
Owner
OPA 15 Land
Owner
2921 Langstaff Road
Concord,
lnvestments
1490590 Ontario
lnc.
OPA '15 Land
Owner
OPA 15 Land
Owner
OPA 15 Land
Owner
urA 1b Land
Owner
12655 Concession 10
Brian
Hughes
Mr
LOi 1c0
Kim
Bonomo
Mrs.
LbY 2N8
Walter
Leonard
Vaz
Mr
M6M 3S8
Franco &
Maria
Perri
Klernburg,
Brampton,
30 Scott Road
Toronto, Ontario
30 Scott Road
Toronto, 0ntario
2921 Langstaff Road
1
Propefiy Eight
2003
700 Langstaff Road, Unit
R.R.#1 Station
Owner
Updated: July 7 ,2010
&
Rucchetto
Mr. &
Mrs.
Concord,
Ontario
L4K4W7
White Horse
lnvestments
Etobicoke,
MgW 2H9
Mario & Maria
Moracci
Mr. &
L4K 3S3
Fraser
Nelson
Mr.
t3z2A4
Clifford
Loeb
It4r.
L3Z2A4
Bibiane
Picard
0ntario
Bond Head
John Mawdsley
Francesco
Coro
87 Golfdown Drive
Uoncord,
Mrs.
0ntarlo
lnc.
OPA 15 Land
M6M 3S8
Mr. &
Mrs.
Gabriele
Development
OPA 15 Land
Owner
lVrs,
t4K4W7
0ntario
lnc.
OPA 15 Land
Owner
OPA 15 Land
Owner
L3Z2A5
&
0ntario
4 Sifton Pl
Lenwood
Title
Mr.
0ntario
Corp
Owner
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Atte¡rtion:
Ms. Suzanne Troxler
Re:
File No.:
Location:
CCTA File 108040
Town of Bradford West Gwillimbury
\{ater Supply and l{astewater Servicing Master Plan Update Class EA
Notice of Study Completion
Dear Ms. Troxler:
Thank you for your letter dated July 14. Rogers Cable appreciates the opportunity to review and
comment on future development within the Town of Bradford West Gwillimbury.
We have reviewed the proposed area and do not have any comments or concems at this time.
Should you have any questions or require further information, please do not hesitate to contact me
ar 905-780-7018.
Sincerely,
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Planning Coordinator
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From: "Liu,Chunmei(ENE)"<Chun¡nei.Liu@ontario.ca>
To: "Suzanne Troxler" <stroxler@cctatham.com>
Date: 1127/2010 9:39 AM
Subject:
RE: Water Supply and Wastewater Servicing Masrer Plan UpdareClass EA (108040)
Thanks!
From: Suzanne Troxler [mailto:stroxler@cctatham.com]
Sent: July 27, 2010 9:36 AM
To: Líu, Chunmei(ENE); Debbie Korolnek
Cc: Collíngwood File; Orr, Dan (ENE); panko, Dan (ENE)
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Subject: Re: Water Supply and Wastewater Seruicing Master Plan UpdateClass
EA (108040)
Ms Liu,
we will send you two copies of the Final draft Report in the courier today.
Sincerely,
Suzanne
Suzanne Troxler, M.Sc., P.Eng.
C.C.Tatham & Associates Ltd.
Ph:705-444-2565
Fax: 705-444-2327
stroxler@cctath am. com
>>> "Liu, Chunmei (ENE)" <Chunmei.Liu@ontario.ca> 7l27l2OL0 9:09 AM >>>
Dear Ms. Korolnek and Ms. Troxler,
A Notice. of Study Completion for the above-noted project was received. An initial comment on the project was
provided on June 16, 2008. A hardcopy EA document for the ministry review was required for this project.
Please provide two hard copies for our review.
Thanks,
Chunmei Liu
Chun¡nei Liu, lv{. E. S.
EÀ and Planning Coordinator
Central Region
Ontario À,'linistry of the Environment
7 5 Y onge Street, 8th Floor
Toronto, Ontario M2M 4J1
57
Tel: 416-326-4886
Fax: 476-325-6347
Email: Chunmei.Liu@ontario. ca
Website: http: /,/www.ene.gov.on.ca /
Source Water Protection Website: w\wv.ourwâ tershed.ca
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C.C.Tatham & Associates Ltd.
Tel: (705) 444-2565
Consulting Engíneers
Fax: (705) 444-2327
Enrail: inf o(Qccla tharn.conl
Collingwood
Bracebddge
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TRANSMITTAT
Date:
July
To:
ChunmeiLiu
MOE, CentralRegion
Via:
Courier
Copy:
Debbie Korolnek
Town of Bradford West
Via:
e-mail
27,2010
Pages:
1
CCTA
File:
108040
Gwillimbury
From:
Suzanne Troxler
Subject:
Town Of Bradford West Gwillimbury
Water Supply and Wastewater Servicing Master plan Update
Item
Copies
1
2
Reference
Description
Fianl Draft Report - June 2010
Following our letter of July 14,2010 informing of the Class EA Master Plan Study Completion, and as
per your request of July 26,2010, please find attached two copies of the Final Draft Study Report for
the BWG Servicing Masler Plan Update, for your review and comments.
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Pattiyoung
Collingwood File
7l27lZ0L0 B:49 AM
Re: BWG water supply and wastewater seruicing EA (108o4o)
Patti,
For some reason, the report has not been placed on the Town's website as of this
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pick it up from the following site: http://drop.io/10g040i.
Sorry about the inconvenience.
am. However, you can
Suzanne
>>> "PattiYoung" <pyoung@nvca.on.ca>
7l26l2OLO 1:S9 pM
>>>
Good afternoon Suzanne,
I've been trying to find the report online on the Town's site but am having some difficulty. Do you know
the direct link?
Thank you,
Patti
PattiYoung, B,Sc., MCIP, Rpp
Senior Planner
Nottawasaga Valley Conseryation Authority
8195 8th Line, Utopía, ON LOM 1T0
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<dkorolnek@townofbwg.com>, SuzanneTroxler<stroxler@cctatham.com>
8/30/201010:47 AM
Subject: BwG water Supply and wastewater Treatmenr Master Plan update
CC: "Or[, Dan (ENE)" <Dan.Orr@ontario.ca>, "Baker, Kathryn (ENE)"
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We are completing our review and in the process of linalizing our comments on the BWG Water Supply and
Wastewater Treatment Master Plan Update (MP) and Master Servicing Study for Planned Service Area (MSS).
August 30, 2010 is the deadlines for the MP review and September 03, 2010 is for the MSS. We are requesting
an extension for the MP review and will provide our comments on the MP and MSS by September 03, 2010.
Best regards,
Chunmei Liu
Chunrnei Liu, Nf. E. S.
EÀ and Planning Coordinator
Central Region
Ontario À,tinistry of the Environment
5775 Yonge Street, 8th F'loor
Toronro, Ontario Àf2À,I
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Tel: 416-326-4886
Fax: 416-325-6347
Enrail: Chunnrei.Liu@on rario.ca
Website: http: //rvrvrv.e¡re.gov.on.ca /
Source Water Protection Vebsite: rvwrv.ounvatershed.ca
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"Ward A. Wilson" <WWilson@mte85.com>
<stroxler @ cctatham. com>
8/3112010 5:26 PM
Bradford West Gwillimbury - Water Supply and WastewaterServicing Master Plan Update
(108040)
"Paul Brown" <PBrown@mte85.com>
Dear Ms Troxler
We have reviewed the referenced report dated June 2010, prepared by C.C. Tatham & Assocíates Ltd. We are
in general agreement with the recommended preferred alternatives for providing additional water
and
wastewater servicing within the Town of Bradford West Gwillimbury. However, we represent Giampaolo
lnvestments, who own approximately 280 acres of land immediately west and adjacent to the Bond Head
Settlement Area. These lands will be subject to a development application in the near future, and we request
that all future Class EA studies related to providing water and wastewater servicing to the Bond Head
Settlement Area take these lands into consideration.
lf you require further information, please call. ln addition, please keep us informed of the status of this study as
well as any future studies or reports related to servicing of the Bond Head Settlement Area.
Regards,
Ward Wilson
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Ward Wilson, P.Eng.
ñtlùta.rng Vice President
31 15 Harvester Road, Suite 200, Kitchener, Ontario L7N 3Ng
Phone: 905-639-2552 x2401 Fax: 905-639-7727
Notice: The electron¡c information provided is conlidenlial and privileged, and may not be used for purposes other than work related
to the subiect
project. Redistribution or copies to others made without wr¡tten permission trom tvitE Consultants
lnc. is strictly prohibired. MTE assumes no liability
or responsib¡lily, and makes no guarantee or warranly with respect lo lhe data contalned, e¡ther expressed or implied.
rtoi : Suzanne Tro*le. tru iito, stroxlàrOcctatha;.;;;i
Sent: Tuesday, July 27,20t0 8:46 AM
To: Philip J. Kariam
Cc: Collingwood File; Paul Brown
Subject: Re: Bradford West Gwillímbury - Water Supply and WastewaterSeruícing Master Plan Update (108040)
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Mr, Kariam,
The report had not been placed on the Town's website as of this am. However, you can retrieve it from the
f ollowingdrop.iosite:hLtp://dr_aB.!e/_1-!90J0-i,
We apologize for any inconvenience. please contact me if you have any questions.
Suzanne Troxler, M.Sc., P.Eng.
C.C.Tatham & Associates Ltd.
Ph:705-444-2565
Fax: 705-444-2327
stroxler@cctatham. com
>>> "Philip J. Kariam" <PKariam@mte85.com> 7l26l2OLO 9:31 AM >>>
Dear Ms Troxler,
I am unable to locate the water supply and Wastewater Servicing Master Plan Update Class EA (for comments
by August 30, 2010) on the Bradford West Gwillimbury website. Could you please provide either a direct link to
the plan or altach a copy of it.
Thanks,
MTE Consultants lnc.
Philip Kariam
Land Development
3115 Haruester Road, Suite 200, Burlington, Ontario L7N 3NB
Phone: 905-639-2552 x2408 Fax: 905-639-7722
Notice: The electronic information provided is confidential and privileged, and may not be used for purposes other than work related to the subject
proiect' Redistribution or copies to others made without written permission lrom MTE Consultants lnc. is slr¡ctly prohibited. MTE assumes no liability
or responsibility, and makes no guarantee or warranly w¡th respect lo lhe data contained, either expressed or implied.
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<stroxler@cctatham.cont>
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water supply ancl wastewater Servicing plan upclate class EA
<dkorolnek@townofbwg.conÞ, <daveJ@rjburnri,l...o,ll>, <fchristiansen@rjburnside.com>,
Gloff McKnight <gnrcknight@toti,nofbwg.com>, Doug White <ctu,hite@tgwnofbwg.corìr>
Dear Ms. Troxler,
I lt¿rve revieu'e<J Thc Town of'Braclforcl we.st Gr,villinrbury watcrSupply
Plan update Drafr Report completecr by c.c. Tathanl & Ássociates.
¿rncl
wastcu,aterSen,icing
I would like to bring to yottr attention that tlie lancls at the North Wesr Corner of Highway
400 a'cl
Sirncoe County Road 88, 3666 Simcoe County Roacl 88 and the lrusiness operated
oi vogi Bear,s
Jellystone Park-Carnp Resorts, located within OPA 15, arc serviced by Muiricipal drinki'g
water ancl
fìre hydrants.
on page ii of the Executive Summary under "Existing water and wastewater Systems", i¡r the first
sentence of the first paragraph there is no rcference to the fact that drinki¡g watår
is supplied to the
lands at the North West Corner of Highway 400 and Simcoe County Road-88,
3666 Sinrcoe County
Road 88 and the business operated as Yogi Bear's Jellystone Park-óarnp Resorts, located
within OpA
15, as there is to Bond Head.
Onpage l5,section6.l.3under"WaterDistributionandStorage",inthefirstsentenceof
thefirst
paragraph there is uo reference to the fact that Treated water is also supplied to the
lands at the North
West Corner of Highw ay 400 and Simcoe County Road 88, 3666 Simóóe County Road
88 and rhe
business operated as Yogi Bear's Jellystone Park-Camp Resorts, located within OpA
15, as there is to
Bond Head.
Also on page 15, section 6. t.3 under "Water Distribution and Storage", in tlìe first sentence
of the third
paragraph there is no reference to tlte fact that the lancls at the Nortli West Corner
of Highway 400 and
Simcoe County Road 88, 3666 Simcoe County Roacl 88 and the business operated as yõgi BLar's
Jellystone Park-Carnp Resorts,located within OPA 15, "are connected to the Bradford Water
Distribution System" as there is to Bond Head.
I have also reviewed the Master Servicing Study for water distribution
completed by R.J. Burnside & Associates Limited.
and sewage collection (MSS)
There is an error in the Master Servicing Study for water distribution and sewage collection (MSS)
completed by R.J. Burnside & Associates Limited that I have brought to the attãntion of and
acknowledged by Ms. Debbie Korolnek, Town of Bradford West dwillimbury (BWG).
Specifically' on page 46,the first sentence of section 4.2.1 reads: "The OpA l5 lands are currently
unserviced." This is not accurate when it comes to municipally supplied water.
On page 4'1, of the same report, section 4.2.2 fails to include refercnce to the lands at the North West
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Corner of Highway 400 and Simcoe County Road 88, 3666 Sirncoe County Roacl 88 and rhe business
operated as Yogi Bear's Jellystone Park-Camp Resorts as being "served" on the same basis as Boncl
Head.
At the suggestion of Ms. Debbie Kololnek, I cliscussed tlle error with Mr. Dave Sconiazzot),
R.J.Btrrnside & Associates Lilttited on Ar-rgust2l,2009. At that time, I raisecl my concern tliat
the error
itt 4.2.1 Inay have lead to a flawecl conclusion since the report caused me to lrelieve, as a non expert,
that the preferred choices were trasecl on what appearecl to rne to be relatively srnall clifferetìces rv¡en it
canìe to the total cost and inconvenietìce conrparecl to the bellef its of supplirig waste water scrvicing to
the lands at the North West Corner of Highri,ay 400 ancl Sirncoc County hooã 88, 3666 Si¡rcoe Countl,
Road 88 via CR 88, since these lattcls clrrrently have municipal u,ater ancl an existing business that
provicles.jobs to a significallt Irultrtrct'local resiclents ancl revenue to local busincsses ancl conrmercial
ProPerty [¿ìxes. The nrtrjor benef it to the Towll woLtlcl be tlle iln¡lccliatc ol)portunitv to proyicle ¡ro¡e
cm¡tlol,ment ¿urcl taxes soolìer rathcr-than later.
Mr. Scomazzort explaitled to nly satislÌrction that on a "technical only basis" that this q,as
accept lti.s explanation ancl the Burnsicle reports reconlmenclations on a teclinical basis.
¡o[ true.
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However, I recogniz.e that decisiotts are also ¡nade for non technical re¿ìsons ancl for what are considereci
sound political reasons such as jobs and tax reveuue. The omissions and error I have identified rnay
seem sniall and irrelevant frorn a technical decision point of vierv, however, they may be a major
consideration from a political decision n-raking point of view. Both reports imply by ðrror and ômissions
that the lands at the North West Corner of Highway 400 and Simcoe Òounty Road-88, 3666 Simcoe
County Road 88 and the business operated as Yogi Bear's Jellystone Park-Carnp Resorts, located within
OPA 15, are not currently serviced by niunicipal water ancl fire hydrants when in fact they are.
Regardless of the impact on the conclusions reached it is fair and reasonable that the reports be accurate.
I respectfully request tliat The Town of Bradford West Gwillimbury Water Supply and Wastewater
Servicing Plan Update Draft Report by C.C. Tatham & Associates be amendect to include references to
the lands at the North West Corner of Highway 400 and Simcoe County Road 88, 3666 Sirncoe County
Road 88 and the business operated as Yogi Bear's Jellystone Park-Canip Resorts, located within OpA
15,.
Yours respectfully,
Gary O'Rourke
Owner
Yogi Bear's Jellystone Park Camp-Resorts
o/o byToronto North Campground & RV Resort Lld.
Where You Camp With Friends@
gary@ strider-resource.com
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Hello Gary
As per our phone conversation today, here is the Town of BWG website link you have requested:
The two studies to download are called:
1. water Supply
Associates
2.
and wastewatersery.rcr¡g_Mêgted_anlJpjate (32 MB) by c.c. Tatham and
Master-Ssvl-cing JtudylqPla¡ned Jerylec¿rea - Text (41 MB) by R.J. Burnside
This one has additional downloads for the appendices and figures named:
- Master Servícing Stuelyjor planned SerylcC¿fea_:_Figures (18 MB)
- Master Seruicing Study For plannedse0.lçe¿rea_:¿pp€ndleesl_B (45 MB)
- Master Servicing Study For plan¡ed Seryjce Area - Ap_pendlCeS!:E (19 MB)
As mentioned on the phone and confirmed with Debbie Korolnek, Town of BWG Director of
Engineering Seruices, you may submit comments regarding either study until September 3, 2010.
I will let Suzanne know that you would like to talk to her regarding your servicing on Friday
27. r've checked her calendar and she wiil be in the office tirat day.
August
Thanks for your interest in these studies.
Deanna
Deanna Forrester, B.Sc.Eng., E.I.T.
C. C. Tatham & Associates Ltd.
Consulting Eng¡neers
115 Sandford Flem¡ng Drive, Suite 200
Collingwood, ON L9y 5A6
Tel: (705) 444-2565 (ext, 297)
Fax: (705) 444-2327
Ema¡l : dforrester@cctatham.com
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Collingwood, 0ntario L9Y 546
let: (705) 444-2565
Consulting Engineers
Collingwood
Fax: (705) 444.2327
Enrail: info@cclatham.conì
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September 3, 2010
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CCTA File 108040
Gary 0'Rourke
Owner
Yogi Bea/s Jellystone Park Camp-Resorls
3666 County Road BB
R. R. #1
Bradford, ON L3Z 244
Re:
Town of Bradford West Gwillimbury
Water Supply and Wastewater Servicing Master plan Update
Comments on Dratt ESR
Dear Mr. O'Rourke:
Thank you very much for taking the time to review and send us comments on the Draft Environmental
Study
Report for the BWG water supply and wastewater servicing Master plan update.
We will make the corrections to all relevanl sections of the report so that the final ESR document will state that
the lands at the North West corner of Highway 400 and County Road 88 are seruiced with municipal water.
This revision to the described cunent extent of seruicing will not affect the assessment of the overall servicing
alternatives for the planned growth in BWG, and therefore will not change the conclusions that have been
reached.
Thank you again for bringing lhis to our attention.
Yours truly,
C.C. Tatham & Assocíates Ltd.
Suzanne Troxler, M.Sc,, P.Eng.
Manager - Environmental Engineering
ST:clh
copy: D. Korolnek,
Town of BWG (via e-mail)
G. McKnight, Town of BWG (via e-mail)
D. Scomazzon, R.J. Burnside (via e-mail)
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To:
"Liu, Chunmei (ENE)" <Chunmei.Liu@ontario.ca>
Debbie Korolnek <dkorolnek @ townofbwg.com>, suzanne Troxler
<stroxler @ cctatham.com>
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Water Supply and Wastewarer Serivcing Master plan Update
"Orr, Dan (ENE)" <Dan.Orr@ontario.ca>, ,'Hood, Cindy (ENE),'
<cindy.hood @ontario.ca>, "Lyons, Darryl (MAH) " <Darryl.Lyons
Shellswell <gshellswell@innisfil.ca>, "Belayneh, Ted (EñE)"
<Ted.Belayneh@ontario.ca>, "Zurawsky, Myron (ENE),'
<Myron.Zurawsky@ontario.ca>, "Lucchese, Maria (ENE),'
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Please find attached a letter for the above-noted Class EA project. lf clarification is needed regarding
the
comments provided in the letter, please feel free to contact the undersigned.
Best regards,
Chunmei Liu
Chunmei Liu, lvf. E. S.
EA and Planning Coordinator
Central Region
Ontario Ministry of the Environment
5775 Yonge Street, 8th Floor
Tororrto, Ontario MZM
Tel: 416-326-4886
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Fax: 416-325-6347
Email: Chunrnei.Liu@orrtario.ca
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Mínistry
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September
03,2010
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EA05_03_0S
Debbie Korolnek, P. Eng.
Director of Engineering Services
Town of Bradford West Gwillímbury
31 Barrie Street, Box41g
Bradford, Ontario L3Z 2Ag
Dear Ms. Korolnek:
RE:
water supply and wastewater Servicing Master plan update
Town of Bradford West Gwillimbury
Class Environmental Assessment
Notice of Completion and Master plan Update report
Technical Supporl,.Cenlral Region has reviewed the Water Supply and Wastewater
Servicing Master Plan Update (MP) dated June 2010 for the abovô-noted Environmental
Assessment (EA) undertaking in the Town of Bradford West Gwillímbury (BWG). The EA
study has been undertaken in accordance with the Master Planning procòss under the
Municipal Engineers Association Municipal Class EnvironmentalAõsessment (Class EA).
Project Description
The MP Class EA study evaluated water supply and wastewater treatment alternatives in
accordance with the BWG 2002 Otficial Plan and three approved Official plan
Amendments (OPAs): OPA 9, OPA 15 and OPA 16. The total serviced residential and
employment population that are projected in the MP report are 47,400 and 30,000 persons
respectively- The Ministry of the Environment's (MOE) Central Region had significant
involvement in earlier discussions wíth respect to servicing issuesãs pafi of the provincial
review of OPA 15 and OpA 16.
Water Supply
T.fe MP report explores five alternatives to address the water supply needs. The preferred
alternative is expansion of the lnnisfil Lakeshore Water Treatmeni Élant (WTp) aiong with
associated transmission lines. Phases 3 and 4 of the Class EA for this aliernative will
be
completed as part
EA
by
the
Town
of
lnnisfil
for
expanding
the
WTp.
ln addition,
9f lhe
the MP report also indicated that BWG willcontinue and enhancä existing water
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conservation efforts, through water conservation and public education programs, in order
to maintaín water consumption rates at or below current levels.
Comments
The groundwater-related alternative involved adding wells to the exísting 7 productions
wells. Ihe consultants conclude that local aquifers do not have suffic¡eÁt additional
capacity and that too many low-capacity wells would need to be drilled to supply the
projected demand, We agree that this is a correct assessment of the ground'water supply
situation in BWG.
It is recommended that the Town address its water conservation strategy in more depth
during the Class EA process. Table O^provides water seruicing design ðriteria w¡th
360l/capitalday for residential, 5.4 mtigross ha/day for the existínglndustrial, commercial
and institutional (lC&l) and 8 m3/net ha-lday for the future lC&|. The rationale for these
proposed design criteria is unclear regarding their relationship wíth water conseruation.
I Please clarify whether these-õrilê¡-iãffiõdËVi¡.æma^*fu-¡lã*eiønár|mæ¡*¡os uru
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Wastewater Treatment
The preferred wastewater servicing solution is expansion of the Bradford Water pollution
Control Plant (WPCP) which discharges to the Holland River and ultimately to Lake
Simcoe.
Comments
The groundwater-related alternative was the construction of a large subsurface sewage
disposal system. The MP report states that this alternatíve is not feasible because of the
difficulties posed by the low permeability of local soils. We agree this is a correct
assessment of the potential for sewage disposal to the subsurface in BWG.
T|:Il
proposed to expand the Bradford WPCP from the current rated capacity
lepqrt is
m3/day. This flow estimate is similar to what
Technical support, central Region had reviewed as parl of the opA 1s and 16
discussions. The TP load cap proposed in the MP report is consistent with the baseline Tp
load (698 kg/year by 2015) for the Bradford WPCP in the Phosphorus Reduction Strategy.
of 17 ,400 m'/day to a capacity of 25,100
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It is understood that BWG will complete Phases 3 and 4 of the Class EA requirements for
the planning and design of the preferred alternative. The following recommendations are
provided for the continuing Class EA study for the Bradford WPCÞ expansion.
Please be aware that wastewater treatment plant expansion projects are required to
assessm
during the Class EA process. This
study will
many factors including the toxicity oflhe wastewater discharge, the
spatial extent of the wastewater plume in the receíving water body, the design and
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performance of the outfall (discharge pipe) and modeling of plume behaviour, and the
potential of the discharge to affect or interfere with otherwater uses such as water supply
intakes or beaches. The end result of this evaluation is the determination of criteria such
as effluent concentration limits that wíll be incorporated into the Certificate of Approval for
the facility. Early consultation with Technical Support, Central Region about the
requirements of the receiving water impact assessment is recommended during the
.Cqeilnging Class EA study for the Bradford WpCp
expansiõñl---
For wastewater treatment plant expansion projects, an air quality impact assessment from
the existing and future operation of a sewage treatment plant is also required during the
Class EA study. This approach has been taken with other wastewater treatment faò¡t¡ties
in the MOE's Central Region. lt is recommended that the air quality impact assessment
(contaminants such as but not limiting to hydrogen sulfide (HrS), ammonia (NH¡), Total
Reduced Sulphur (TRS), Mercaptans and odour) from the existing and future operation of
the Bradford wPCP be conducted during the continuing class EÀ study.
Please contact the MOE's Central Region EA and Planning Coordinator about the
requirements of these assessments during the continuing Class EA study for the Bradford
WPCP expansion.
Conclusion
It is recommended that the water conservation issues identified in this letter be addressed
príor to closing of the MP Class EA review.
Thank you for the opportunity to comment on this project. Should you or any members of
your project team have any questions regarding these comments, please feel free to
contact me at (416) 326-4886.
Yours truly,
¿4/.-<
Chunmei Liu
Environmental Assessment and planning Coordinator
Air, Pesticides and Environmental planning
c,
C, Hood, Manager, Barrie District Office, MOE
S. ïroxler, C. C. Tatham and Associates Ltd.
G. Sheswell, Manager, Town of lnnisfil
D. Lyons, Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing
T. Belayneh, Central Region, MOE
M. Zurawsky, Central Region, MOE
M. Lucchese, Central Region, MOE
Central Region EA File
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via mailand e-mail
CCTA File 108040
Ward Wilson
Vice President
MTE Consultants
3115 Harvester Foad
Suite 200
Kilchener, ON L7N 3NB
Re:
Town of Bradford West Gwillimburv
water suppry and wastewater servicing
Master pran update crass EA
Comments on Draft ESR
Dear Mr. Wilson:
Thank you for your August 31, 2010 e-mail
on the Draft Environmental study Report for
the BWG water supply
and Wastewater Servicing Master plan
Update.
The land owned by Giampaolo lnvestments
west of the Bond Head setilement Area is
outside the urban seruice
boundary defined by oPA 16. As such,
it was not considered in the BWG waler supply
and
wastewaler
seruicing Master Plan updale, whích was intended
to develop servicing solutions for the lands within
the
planned
seruiced areas as per the Town's officiar pran
and its amendments.
ln order to seruice your client's lands, an
official Plan Amendment would be required. we
suggest that you
contactGeolfMcKnight(905-775-5369,ext.1401,@)forfur1herinformation
regarding planning applications to the Town
of BWG.
Please do not hesitate to contact me if you
have any fuilher comments or questions.
Yours truly,
C.C. Tatharn & Associates Ltd.
Suzanne Troxler, M.Sc., p.Eng.
Manager - Environmental Enfr neering
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CCTA File 108040
ChunmeiLiu
Environmental Assessment and planning Coordinator
Central Region
Onlario Ministry of the Environment
5775 Yonge Street
8th Floor
Toronto,
Re:
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Town of Bradford West Gwillimbury
water supply and wastewater servicing Master plan update class EA
Comments on Dratt ESR
Dear Ms Liu:
Thank you for MOE's September 3, 2010 comments on the Draft Environmental Study Report for the
BWG Water Supply and Wastewater Seryicing Master Plan Update. On behalf of the Town of
Bradford west Gwillimbury, we can respond as foilows to your comments.
We will add to the ESR a more detailed description of the cunent water conservation efforls in BWG,
as well as recommendations for furlher measures to ensure current water consumption rates are
maintained or reduced.
As stated in the draft ESR, per capita water demands slightly more conseruative than recent water
consumption rates in BWG were selected for water supply planning purposes. These criteria do not
assume that the per capita water usage in BWG will continue to decline as a result of continued water
conservation effoñs. This approach was taken for planning purposes because water consumption
rates are expected to vary annually due to the weather and other factors. lf the declining trend
in
water consumption conlinues, it will not change the preferred water supply approach of obtaining more
water from the lnnisfil water system. Rather, it will gradually enable the Town of BWG to reduce its
reliance on the groundwater systems in Bradford.
The Town of BWG is planning to hold a pre-consultation session with the MOE to oìr.r* the effluent
quality criteria for the expansion of the Bradford WPCP and the studies that may be required to
establish these criteria. During this meeting, the need for an air quality impact assessment will also be
discussed. This pre-consultation will occur during phase 3 of the Class EA study.
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The final ESB will address your comments and incorporate the above responses. We trust this is
satisfactory. Please do not hesitate to contact me if you have any further comments.
Yours truly,
C.C. Tatham & Associates Ltd.
Suzanne Troxler, M.Sc., P.Eng.
Manager - Environmental Engineering
ST:rlh/clh
Copy: D. Korolnek, Town of BWG (via e-mail)
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