Coldwater Wastewater Treatment Plant Expansion Municipal Class Environmental Assessment: Notice of Completion

Township of Severn has completed a Class Environmental Assessment (Class EA) for the expansion of the Coldwater Wastewater Treatment Plant (WWTP) and the Main Sewage Pumping Station (SPS). The Class EA identified and evaluated options for increasing the wastewater pumping and treatment capacity to accommodate anticipated growth in Coldwater. 

The Class EA followed the Schedule C requirements of the Municipal Engineers Association (MEA) Municipal Class Environmental Assessment as amended in 2023.

The Class EA concluded that the preferred solutions are to expand the Coldwater WWTP and the Main SPS on their current sites. The Phase 1 expansion will increase the serviced population to approximately 3,750 people. In addition, the Township is to continue its efforts to reduce inflow and infiltration in the sanitary sewers to minimize the volume of wastewater to be treated. An Environmental Study Report has been prepared to document the Class EA and present the assessment of alternatives and recommended design concept. The Draft Environmental Study Report is posted for review and comments on the Township’s project webpage at severn.ca/coldwaterwwtpexpansion.

Comments can be submitted using the online comment form, or by e-mail to the contacts below. Comments will be accepted until December 12, 2025. Subject to comments received following this Notice and the receipt of approvals, the Township intends to proceed with the construction of the recommended projects as outlined in the Environmental Study Report. 

A request to the Minister of the Environment, Conservation and Parks for an order imposing additional conditions or requiring a comprehensive environmental assessment may be made on the grounds that the requested order may prevent, mitigate, or remedy adverse impacts on constitutionally protected Aboriginal and treaty rights. Requests should specify what kind or order is being requested (additional conditions or a comprehensive environmental assessment), explain how an order may prevent, mitigate or remedy potential adverse impacts, and can include any supporting information.

The request should include your full name and contact information and be sent in writing or by email to the Township of Severn and to both:

Comments and information received during this Class EA are collected under the authority of Section 30 of the Environmental Assessment Act. As this information is collected for the purpose of a public record, the protection of personal information provided in the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act does not apply. Personal information you submit will become part of the public record that is available to the general public unless you request that it remains confidential.

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