5 | durhamregion.com This Week | Thursday, June 9, 2022 Municipal Class Environmental Assessment for Zone 4 Water Storage and Pumping Facilities to Service North Whitby and North Oshawa Notice of Study Completion Works Department May 30, 2022 Public Notice The Regional Municipality of Durham Works Department 605 Rossland Rd. E., Whitby Ont. L1N 6A3 Telephone: 905-668-7711 or 1-800-372-1102 | durham.ca/Zone4Water The Regional Municipality of Durham (Region) has completed a Municipal Class Environmental Assessment (Class EA) to identify the preferred long-term water storage and pumping solution that meets the servicing requirements for the existing population and projected growth in the Zone 4 and Zone 5 water pressure districts in Whitby and Oshawa to 2031 and beyond. The study has been completed in accordance with the requirements for Schedule 'B' projects, as per the Municipal Class EA document (as amended in 2007, 2011 & 2015) which is approved under the Ontario Environmental Assessment Act. The Class EA process included an assessment of alternative solutions, including potential locations and types of storage facilities (elevated or in-ground). As a result of the investigations, a preferred alternative has been selected for North Whitby and North Oshawa, which includes the construction of two in-ground water storage facilities on new sites. The preferred Whitby site is located adjacent to the intersection of Duffs Road and Myrtle Road West (as shown on the key plan). The preferred Oshawa site is located north-east to the intersection of Winchester Road East and Grandview Street North (also shown on the key plan). The preferred solution includes new proposed water pumping stations at the Region's existing reservoir sites on Duffs Road and Harmony Road. A Project File Report (PFR) has been prepared documenting the planning and decision-making process followed during the Class EA study. By this notice, the PFR is being placed on the public record for a 30-day review period. The PFR is available online for public review at the link below. If you wish to review the report in hard copy, please contact one of the Project Team Contacts listed in this notice and arrangements will be made. Following the review, interested persons need to provide written comments to the project team within a 30-calendar day review period beginning on May 30, 2022 and ending on July 15, 2022. Subject to comments received because of this Notice and the receipt of all necessary approvals, the Region intends to proceed with the detailed design and construction of the proposed works as documented in the PFR. In addition, a request may be made to the Ministry of the Environment, Conservation and Parks for an order requiring a higher level of study (i.e., requiring an individual/ comprehensive EA approval before being able to proceed), or that conditions be imposed (e.g., require further studies), only on the grounds that the requested order may prevent, mitigate or remedy adverse impacts on constitutionally protected Aboriginal and treaty rights. Requests on other grounds will not be considered. Requests should include the requester contact information and full name for the ministry. Requests should specify what kind of order is being requested (request foradditional conditions or a request for an individual/ comprehensive environmental assessment), how an order may prevent, mitigate or remedy those potential adverse impacts, and any information in support of the statements in the request. This will ensure that the ministry is able to efficiently begin reviewing the request. The request should be sent in writing or by email to: Director, Environmental Assessment Branch Ministry of Environment, Conservation and Parks 135 St. Clair Ave. W, 1st Floor Toronto ON, M4V 1P5 EABDirector@ontario.ca Minister of the Environment, Conservation and Parks Ministry of Environment, Conservation and Parks 777 Bay Street, 5th Floor Toronto ON M7A 2J3 minister.mecp@ontario.ca Requests should also be sent directly to the Project Team members listed below by mail or by e-mail. Kelly Murphy, P.Eng., P.Ag., EP, ENV., SP Regional Municipality of Durham Project Manager Kelly.Murphy@durham.ca Sandra Rodriguez CIMA+ Project Manager zone4water@durham.ca If you require this information in an accessible format, please contact 1-800-372-1102 ext. 3426. The Regional Municipality of Durham Works Department 605 Rossland Rd. E., Whitby Ont. 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