Public Notice
Study Completion for Carlisle Water Storage Facility EA
The community of Carlisle has historically experienced high water demands during the summer, which often strained water availability in the municipal drinking water system. Since 2002, when the drinking water system was first unable to meet peak demands, the City of Hamilton (City) has explored several solutions to meet Carlisle’s water demands.
The City initiated a Municipal Class Environmental Assessment (MCEA) in 2012 to evaluate options for improving water service delivery through infrastructure solutions. However, 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 storage 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.
MCEA Process & Schedule Reclassification
Most recently, the City has completed a new MCEA study that considered 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 was originally initiated as a Schedule “B” project in accordance with the MCEA planning process (2023) approved under Ontario’s Environmental Assessment Act. However, after an extensive evaluation of alternative options, the selected preferred solution is a new larger elevated tank in Tower Park (40-46 Woodend Drive), which does not require the acquisition of additional property and has minimal impact on the natural and socio-economic environment. Therefore, the study has been reclassified from Schedule ‘B’ to ‘Exempt’ from the MCEA planning process (2023).
Study Documentation
A Project File Report (PFR) documenting the planning process undertaken, details of the study recommendations as well as potential impacts and mitigation measures has been completed. To view, visit www.hamilton.ca/carlislewaterstorage.
Stay Connected
If you have any questions or comments regarding the study, please contact one of the project team members:
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 December 10, 2024
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