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CITY OF ORILLIA
CLASS ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT
COMPREHENSIVE STORMWATER MANAGEMENT MASTER PLAN
PUBLIC INFORMATION CENTRE
Tudhope McIntyre Boardroom, Orillia City Centre
50 Andrew Street South
Wednesday, May 13, 2015, 4:00 P.M. – 8:00 P.M.
The City of Orillia (City) has initiated the development of a comprehensive stormwater management master plan (CSWM-MP) in accordance with the Lake Simcoe Protection Plan, the Lake Simcoe Region Conservation Authority (LSRCA) Guidelines and the Municipal Class Environmental Assessment Process.
As of June 2, 2009 the policies of the Lake Simcoe Protection Plan came into legal effect. Policy 4.5 of the “Lake Simcoe Protection Plan” states that “municipalities, in collaboration with the LSRCA will prepare and implement comprehensive stormwater management master plans for each settlement area in the Lake Simcoe Watershed”. The City of Orillia is a settlement area within the Lake Simcoe Watershed and therefore needs to prepare a comprehensive stormwater management plan.
The City has retained Aquafor Beech Ltd. to develop the Stormwater Management Master Plan. This Class Environmental Assessment (EA) Master Plan is intended to improve the management of stormwater for both existing and planned development. The Comprehensive Stormwater Management Master Plan study will be prepared following a Master Planning approach under the Municipal Class Environmental Assessment Process in compliance with the Municipal EngineersAssociation document "Municipal Class Environmental Assessment,” (October 2000, as amended in2007 and 2011).The long range planning approach that is undertaken within the process will enable the City of Orillia to identify opportunities and be proactive in addressing issues before they become a problem. It will also allow the City to implement individual works which, over time, collectively become part of a larger management system.
A key component of the study is consultation with interested stakeholders (public, landowners and regulatory agencies). Public consultation will involve one (1) Public Information Centre (PIC). This PIC will be designed to obtain input from the public to assist in the decision making process. We are interested in hearing any comments or input that you may have about this study. There are no formal presentations scheduled. City staff and their consultant will be available to discuss the proposed works.
Your comments will be maintained for reference throughout the project and will become part of the public record. Under the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act and the Environmental Assessment Act, unless otherwise stated in the submission, any personal information such as name, address, telephone number and property location included in a submission will become part of the public record files for this matter and will be released, if requested, to any person.
Subject to comments received and the receipt of necessary approvals, the City of Orillia intends to proceed with the finalization of this project in June 2015.
For further information please contact:
Kyle Mitchell
Manager of Water Resources
City of Orillia
705-325-3224
Email: KMitchell@orillia.ca
Greg Frew
Project Coordinator
Aquafor Beech Ltd.
905-629-0099 Ext. 276
Email: frew.g@aquaforbeech.com
