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The City initiated a Class EA study is to determine the preferred location to construct an elevated water reservoir providing floating storage for Pressure District 18 in Ancaster. The need for the Ancaster Elevated Water Reservoir was identified and documented in the City's Water and Wastewater Master Plan, which indicated an unbalanced water supply, with low pressure concerns in certain areas, limited redundancy, and insufficient capacity to service future system demands in the area.

Preferred Servicing Alternative: Alternative 2 - Construct a new elevated storage reservoir in Ancaster. In this alternative the HD018 Pumping Station would need to be upgraded.

The City of Hamilton initiated the Class EA process for improvements to Barton Street and Fifty Road. Barton Street and Fifty Road are truck routes, which form exit and entrance points to the Queen Elizabeth Way (QEW) and Highway 8, and are classified as major arterial roadways.

Hamilton’s Beach Boulevard Community has a history of being flood prone, due to various factors including the low-lying nature of the topography and rising lake levels. The Flood Remediation Class EA is being undertaken to further understand the causes of flooding in the Beach Community and develop a comprehensive flood remediation strategy.

The Birch Avenue project was initiated to address road clearance issues underneath the bridges within the study area to ensure road clearances under City bridges continue to comply with engineering standards. In addressing the road clearance requirements, new stormwater management challenges were identified in addition to the existing drainage challenges along the corridor. The project will aim to identify solutions to both existing and future storm water management and drainage challenges.

The City of Hamilton conducted a a review of the erosion processes occurring on the Cherry Beach shoreline. The review identified high erosion rates and a very steep bank with no established vegetation. As a result of the review, the City initiated the Class EA process to further examine the potential effects on property or lands that may be unsafe for development and to identify appropriate erosion mitigation measures, including a preferred conceptual design. The project involved the restoration of approximately 300 m of eroding Lake Ontario shoreline.

The City of Hamilton initiated the Class EA process to identify the preferred sites for a new Elevated Water Storage Facility (ESWF) and a new Pumping Station at Pressure District (PD) 7 within the Southeast Mountain Area. This EA provides water supply for future growth in Elfrida.