Fort Erie Long-Term Wastewater Servicing Strategy
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About the project
The Town of Fort Erie is expected to see significant residential and employment growth by 2051. Fort Erie's wastewater infrastructure needs to be planned now to support this future growth and aging infrastructure. This includes:
- Trunk sewers
- Sewage pumping stations
- Wastewater treatment plants, including Stevensville-Douglastown Lagoons
The purpose of this project is to:
- Investigate existing wastewater services in the Fort Erie area
- Develop improved and optimized options for wastewater servicing
- Prepare a long-term wastewater servicing strategy
This work follows the Municipal Class Environmental Assessment planning process (Phases 1 and 2). This collaborative, Region-led project supports the 2026 Water and Wastewater Master Servicing Plan Update. It will help identify optimal servicing options for the Crystal Beach, Anger Avenue and Stevensville-Douglastown wastewater catchments.
The objectives of this study include:
- Reviewing existing wastewater servicing
- Evaluating growth scenarios
- Identifying areas of improvement to the existing infrastructure to support growth
- Developing alternative options for servicing
- Providing recommendations for the most efficient and cost-effective wastewater servicing and treatment
- Reassessing the capacity of the Fort Erie wastewater system based on the preferred recommendation
Project timeline
Q1 2025 - Completed
Phase 1: Collect data to review and assess existing wastewater servicing and treatment needs. Review background information and existing infrastructure. Hold kick-off meetings with the consultant and Fort Erie staff.
Q2 2025 - Completed
Phase 2: Identify issues with existing and future servicing while considering different growth scenarios. Prepare Technical Memo 1 and review planning projections. Start the wastewater hydraulic model.
Q3 2025 - Completed
Phase 3: Develop options for alternate and improved servicing. Draft the hydraulic model with dry and wet weather calibrations. Hold Hydraulic Modelling Workshops 1 and 2. Prepare Technical Memo 2.
Q4 2025
Phase 4: Identify the preferred servicing solutions and design concepts to provide the most efficient and cost-effective wastewater servicing and treatment. Review the hydraulic model and draft Technical Memos 3 and 4. Hold a workshop to review findings and the technical memos.
Q1 2026
Phase 5: Establish the business cases for the most efficient and cost-effective servicing strategies, including full lifecycle costing, to accommodate future growth. Review the technical memos and prepare Technical Memo 5. Hold a workshop for draft strategies and preferred solutions. Evaluate costing, lifecycle analysis and sustainability. Prepare the final report with preferred solutions and recommendations.
Contact
Ilija Stetic
Niagara Region
Manager, Water and Wastewater Infrastructure Planning
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