Addendum to Long Term Water Supply to Clearview, Schedule B Class EA Community of Stayner Township of Clearview
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Addendum to Long Term Water Supply to Clearview, Schedule B Class EA Community of Stayner Township of Clearview MAIN REPORT Addendum to Long Term Water Supply to Clearview, Schedule B Class EA Community of Stayner Township of Clearview R.J. Burnside & Associates Limited 3 Ronell Crescent Collingwood ON L9Y 4J6 CANADA February 2021 300044192.0000 Township of Clearview i Addendum to Long Term Water Supply to Clearview, Schedule B Class EA February 2021 Distribution List No. of PDF Email Organization Name Hard Copies 0 Yes Yes Township of Clearview Final EA Addendum Report available for Public Review at: https://www.clearview.ca/news-events- meetings/special-projects/municipal-class-ea-long-term- water-supply-clearview-stayner Record of Revisions Revision Date Description 0 January 30, 2020 Draft Submission to Township 1 May 12, 2020 Draft Submission to NVCA 2 September 28, 2020 Draft Submission to MECP 3 February 2021 Final Submission for 30-day Public Review Period R.J. Burnside & Associates Limited Report Prepared By: Jennifer Vandermeer, P.Eng. Environmental Assessment Lead JCV:kd/js Jennifer Georgas, P.Eng. Project Engineer Report Reviewed By: Jeff Langlois., P.Eng., MBA Water and Wastewater Specialist R.J. Burnside & Associates Limited 300044192.0000 044192_StaynerWaterEA.docx Township of Clearview i Addendum to Long Term Water Supply to Clearview, Schedule B Class EA February 2021 Table of Contents 1.1 Background and Rationale for Class EA Addendum ................................... 1 1.2 Changes to the Existing Environment Since the 2008 EA ........................... 2 1.2.1 Study Area ....................................................................................... 2 1.2.2 Natural Environment ........................................................................ 2 1.2.3 Social/Cultural Environment ............................................................. 3 1.2.4 Financial Environment ...................................................................... 4 1.2.5 Technical Environment ..................................................................... 4 2.0 Description of the Revised Preferred Solution ................................................. 5 2.1 Hydrogeology ............................................................................................... 6 2.2 New Well, Pumphouse and Reservoir Site .................................................. 7 2.2.1 Pumphouse ...................................................................................... 8 2.2.2 Reservoir .......................................................................................... 8 2.2.3 Connecting Watermain ..................................................................... 8 3.0 Source Water Protection................................................................................... 13 3.1 Existing Designated Vulnerable Areas ....................................................... 13 3.2 Draft Wellhead Protection Areas and Vulnerability Scoring ....................... 15 3.3 Potential Impacts on Surrounding Groundwater Resources ...................... 17 3.4 Potential Significant Drinking Water Threats to New Klondike Park Road WHPAs ...................................................................................................... 18 3.5 Potential Impacts to Existing and Future Land Use ................................... 22 3.6 Permit to Take Water Considerations ........................................................ 22 4.0 Impacts and Mitigation Measures for the Revised Preferred Solution ......... 23 4.1 Surface Water/Hydrology and Soils and Sedimentation/Stormwater Management .............................................................................................. 23 4.2 Groundwater .............................................................................................. 25 4.3 Trees and Vegetation ................................................................................. 26 4.4 Wildlife/Habitat ........................................................................................... 27 4.5 Fish and Fish Habitat ................................................................................. 29 4.6 Noise .......................................................................................................... 30 4.7 Archaeological Resources ......................................................................... 30 4.8 Cultural Heritage Resources ...................................................................... 30 4.9 Traffic Management and Property Access ................................................. 31 5.0 EA Addendum Consultation ............................................................................. 32 5.1 Public Information Centre .......................................................................... 32 5.2 Indigenous Community Correspondence ................................................... 35 5.3 Agency Correspondence ........................................................................... 36 R.J. Burnside & Associates Limited 300044192.0000 044192_StaynerWaterEA.docx Township of Clearview ii Addendum to Long Term Water Supply to Clearview, Schedule B Class EA February 2021 Tables Table 1: Aquifer Yield vs. Forecasted Demand ................................................................ 6 Table 2: Potential Significant Drinking Water Threats from Well Site Activities ............. 20 Table 3: PIC Comments on EA Addendum and Study Team Responses ..................... 33 Table 4: Indigenous Community Comments and Responses ........................................ 35 Table 5: Agency Comments and Responses ................................................................. 37 Figures Figure 1A: Site Plan ....................................................................................................... 10 Figure 1B: Site Plan ....................................................................................................... 11 Figure 2: Watermain Route ............................................................................................ 12 Figure 3: Existing Designated Vulnerable Areas (Source Water Protection Atlas, 2021) ........................................................................................................................................ 15 Figure 4: Draft Well Head Protection Areas (Golder Associates, 2020) ......................... 16 Figure 5: Vulnerability Scores for Draft Wellhead Protection Areas (Golder Associates, 2020) ............................................................................................................................... 17 Appendices Appendix A Natural and Cultural Environment Assessment Documents Appendix A1 Terrestrial Environment Assessment Documents Appendix A2 Aquatic Environment Assessment Documents Appendix A3 Stage 1 Archaeological Assessment Report Appendix A4 Cultural Heritage Evaluation Report Appendix B Revised Evaluation of Alternative Solutions Appendix C Technical Documents Appendix C1 Township of Clearview, Stayner Long Term Water Supply, Schedule B Municipal Class EA, Water Supply Exploration Addendum (Golder Associates, December 2018) Appendix C2 Township of Clearview, Stayner Long Term Water Supply, Schedule B Municipal Class EA, Groundwater Modelling and Source Water Protection (Golder Associates, October 2020) Appendix C3 Stayner Water EA Addendum Technical Memorandum (Burnside, 2021) Appendix D EA Addendum Consultation Appendix D1 Notice of Public Information Centre Appendix D2 Project Contact List Appendix D3 Public Information Centre Boards Appendix D4 Public Comments Appendix D5 Indigenous Correspondence Appendix D6 Agency Correspondence Attachment A Original 2008 Environmental Assessment Report R.J. Burnside & Associates Limited 044192_StaynerWaterEA.docx Township of Clearview iii Addendum to Long Term Water Supply to Clearview, Schedule B Class EA February 2021 Disclaimer Other than by the addressee, copying or distribution of this document, in whole or in part, is not permitted without the express written consent of R.J. Burnside & Associates Limited. R.J. Burnside & Associates Limited 044192_StaynerWaterEA.docx Township of Clearview 1 Addendum to Long Term Water Supply to Clearview, Schedule B Class EA February 2021 1.0 Introduction The Township of Clearview (Township) has authorized R.J. Burnside & Associates Limited (Burnside) to complete a review and Addendum of the Municipal Class Environmental Assessment (EA) for the Long-Term Water Supply for Clearview (Schedule B), completed in February 2008 to assess long-term water supply requirements based on forecasted growth. This Addendum is completed specifically for the community of Stayner and includes an overview of the significant modifications to the project or changes in the environment since the 2008 EA. The various water supply alternatives previously identified for Stayner are reviewed with respect to water demand and treatment only. Considering the project changes since the 2008 EA, the evaluation of Alternative Solutions was revisited with respect to meeting the study objectives, impacts to the natural, social, economic and technical environments. Effective mitigation measures for the revised Preferred Solution were also identified as part of this EA Addendum. A copy of the original 2008 EA is provided in Attachment A for reference. 1.1 Background and Rationale for Class EA Addendum The original Study Areas for the 2008 EA included the Airport Lands, New Lowell including Brentwood, Nottawa including