Public Notice
Notice of Study Commencement & PIC 1 for Carlisle Water Storage Facility EA
The Community of Carlisle has historically experienced high water demands during the summer, which often exceeded provincial engineering design standards for drinking water systems. Since 2002, when the drinking water system was first unable to meet peak demands, the City has explored several solutions to meet Carlisle’s water demands, including water conservation programs in 2004 and between 2015 and 2019.
The City initiated a Schedule ‘C’ Municipal Class Environmental Assessment in 2012 to evaluate options for improving water service delivery through infrastructure solutions. This study was terminated in 2014 to determine whether a 5-year comprehensive water conservation program could eliminate the need for additional water storage in the community. While community efforts were notable, demand was not consistently below the threshold necessary to remove the need for additional water storage.
As such, the community requires additional potable water capacity to meet provincial guidelines for fire flow/storage, increasing demand to provide sustainable and reliable water supply to all existing residents and future population within the settlement area.
The Study
In response, the City of Hamilton has initiated a new Class Environmental Assessment study to consider infrastructure options to ensure that Carlisle will have long-term, sustainable water servicing to meet the current and future needs of the Community.
The project is being completed as a Schedule “B” project in accordance with the Municipal Class Environmental Assessment (October 2000, as amended in 2007, 2011, 2015 & 2023), which is a planning process approved under Ontario’s Environmental Assessment Act.
Get Involved
The City of Hamilton is planning the first of two Public Information Centres for this study. Public Information Centre No. 1 will provide an overview of the Study, including the problem and opportunities to be addressed, existing conditions within the study area, as well as a preliminary long-list of alternatives to address Carlisle water requirements for discussion. This event will be held in an online format via the project webpage: www.hamilton.ca/carlislewaterstorage.
You are invited to attend the Virtual PIC on Wednesday, June 14, 2023, starting at 6 pm. There will be an opportunity at the end of the presentation to ask questions or submit comments. To join the online presentation, please visit www.hamilton.ca/carlislewaterstorage on the day of the presentation and click "Join the Meeting". In addition, the information materials related to Public Information Centre No. 1, including a recording of the presentation, will be available on the project webpage starting June 16, 2023, and comments will be received until June 29, 2023.
If you have any accessibility requirements to participate in this event, please call 905-546-2424 ext. 1752 or email [email protected]. Advance requests are encouraged to enable us to meet your needs adequately.
Stay Connected
If you have any questions or comments regarding the study, or wish to be added to the email list for receiving notices, please contact one of the project team members:
Ahmad Sarwar
City Project Manager
City of Hamilton
Call 905-546-2424 ext. 1752
Email [email protected]
Andrew McGregor
Consultant Project Manager
R.V. Anderson Associates Ltd.
Call 905-685-5049 ext. 4211
Email [email protected]
Information will be collected in accordance with the Municipal Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act. With the exception of personal information, all comments will become part of the public record.
This notice first issued June 1, 2023.
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