Notice of commencement: Steele Street Sewage Pumping Station / West Port Colborne Gravity Main Environmental Assessment

Niagara Region is carrying out a Municipal Class Environmental Assessment under the Environmental Assessment Act. The study will look at the possibility of building a new large sewer trunk and sewage pumping station in Port Colborne. The goal is to improve how wastewater is sent to the Port Colborne (Seaway) Wastewater Treatment Plant.

 

The study will review five sewer catchment areas west of the Welland Canal: Elm, Arena, Union, Omer and Steele. The aim is to find a long-term solution that could allow the Region to retire several existing sewage pumping stations. It could also reduce maintenance and eliminate sewer surcharges from station issues.

 

 

Niagara Region will seek feedback from the public and relevant agencies throughout the study. Information about upcoming public meetings will be shared as the study continues. Once the study is complete, a Project File Report will be available for public review for at least 30 days. The report will summarize the planning and consultation process and the preferred solution. Comments received during the study will be included in the report.

 

For more details, visit the Environmental Assessment for Steele Street Sewage Pumping Station Relocation and West Port Colborne Gravity Main project page.

 

 

If you would like to join the contact list for future updates or discuss the study, contact:

 

Michael Kocher, P.Eng.

Project Manager / Business Centre Practice Leader

Stantec Consulting Ltd.

613-807-3464

michael.kocher@stantec.com

 

John Lee, P.Eng., PMP

Senior Project Manager, Water and Wastewater Engineering

Niagara Region

905-980-6000 ext. 3136

john.lee@niagararegion.ca