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Lake Simcoe Water Reclamation Centre Alternative Offers Additional Benefits Upper York Sewage Solutions Environmental Assessment Welcome! Public Information Forums Monday Tuesday June 27, 2011 June 28, 2011 Town of East Gwillimbury Town of Aurora Council Chambers Council Chambers 6-7 p.m. Open House 7 p.m. Presentation Project Background Study Purpose Service Area & Study Area The purpose of the Project is to develop a sustainable sewage servicing solution that can accommodate the growth forecasted to occur in the Upper York Sewage Solutions (UYSS) service area in accordance with the provincial initiative for growth outlined in the “Growth Plan for the Greater Golden Horseshoe” and with all applicable legislation, including the Lake Simcoe Protection Act and the Ontario Water Resources Act. Growth Projections for the UYSS Service Area 2006 Population: 141,050 Employment: 66,440 ~150,000 to 2031 Growth to 2031 Population: 245,551 Employment: 115,276 York Region’s long term water and wastewater strategy is based on sustainable planning, implementation and operation services, as reflected in the Region’s ten core sustainability principles and objectives: Ensure Respect Protect Safe and Clean Maintain Healthy Our Natural and Wise Use of Community Drinking Water Watersheds Cultural Heritage Water Well-Being York Region Sustainable Water And Wastewater Servicing Plan for Further Encourage Conduct Monitoring, Provide Full and Promote Timely Climate Change Communications, Performance Equitable Funding and and Integrated Measurement and Enhance Consultation Value-For-Money Service Delivery and Adaptive Energy Efficiency and Engagement Management Environmental Assessment Process Prepare/Submit Terms of Reference Terms of Reference The first step for approval under the Environmental Assessment Act (EA Act) is the submission of a Terms of Reference for the Environmental Assessment (EA). The approved Upper York Terms of Reference Approval Sewage Solutions (UYSS) Terms of Reference provides a March 11, 2010 framework/work plan for the UYSS EA. Purpose of/Rationale Purpose/Rationale for the Undertaking Provides the need and justification for the proposed undertaking. Alternatives To the Undertaking Alternatives To the Undertaking Functionally different ways of approaching a problem or opportunity, from which a preferred alternative is selected. Alternative Methods of Carrying Alternative Methods of Carrying Out the Undertaking Out the Undertaking Different ways of implementing the preferred alternative. Impact Assessment of the Preferred Undertaking Potential effects on the environment (both positive and negative) Impact Assessment of the are identified. Undertaking & Mitigation Measures Avoidance/mitigation measures are developed/applied to the negative environmental effects to identify net environmental effects of the proposed undertaking. Environmental Assessment Report Submission Prepare/Submit EA Report The second step for approval under the EA Act is the submission of a EA Report to the Minister of the Environment for review and approval. Alternatives To the Undertaking At the end of the Alternatives To the Undertaking Stage, York Region will identify a preferred alternative to accommodate Task A: Confirmation of the Proposed Screening Criteria forecasted growth in the UYSS service area. Task B: Application of the Confirmed Screening Criteria We are here Task C: Selection of the Recommended Alternative(s) Task D: Identification of the Preferred Alternative(s) Project Schedule 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 12341234123412341234 Terms of Reference • Preparation of Terms of Reference Project Schedule t Terms of Reference Review/Approval by MOE We are here Environmental Assessment (EA) • Alternatives To the Undertaking • Alternative Methods of Carrying Out the Undertaking • Impact Assessment of the Preferred Undertaking EA Report • EA Report Preparation • EA Report Submission to MOE for Approval Key Legislation Greenbelt Act & Plan Together, the Oak Ridges Moraine, the Niagara Escarpment and Protected Countyside areas make up the Greenbelt. Within the Protected Countryside area exists a Natural System, an Agricultural System, Settlement Areas and a system of Parkland, Open Space and Trails. Lake Simcoe Protection Act & Plan The Lake Simcoe Protection Act, 2008, required the establishment of a Lake Simcoe Protection Plan that seeks not just to protect, but to restore the ecological health of the Lake Simcoe watershed. The Lake Simcoe Protection Plan Oak Ridges Moraine (LSPP) was released on June 2, 2009. Conservation Act & Conservation Plan The LSPP recognizes that protecting and restoring The Oak Ridges Moraine Conservation the ecological health of the Lake Simcoe Plan establishes four land use watershed is a long-term undertaking. designations: Natural Core Areas, Natural Linkage Areas, Countryside The Phosphorus Reduction Strategy (2010) under Areas, and Settlement Areas for land the LSPP seeks to achieve ambitious water quality within the Oak Ridges Moraine. Within targets. Several LSPP policies impact sewage each area, only land uses compatible treatment plants in the Lake Simcoe watershed. with the land use designation are permitted. Intra-basin Transfer The Province’s commitment under the good faith, non-binding 2005 Great Lakes-St. Lawrence River Basin Sustainable Water Resources Agreement will be implemented in Ontario through the amendments to the Ontario Water Resources Act dealing with transfer of water from one Great Lakes watershed to another. Regulations establishing the specific requirements surrounding application and approvals for an intra-basin transfer are not yet available. Alternatives To the Undertaking Discharge Do to Lake Nothing Benchmark Simcoe Advanced alternative with no Wastewater from Sewage new infrastructure Treatment Plant growth in East 28 MLD to be built. Gwillimbury would be conveyed to an Advanced Sewage Treatment Plant within the Lake Simcoe 19 MLD York Durham watershed. Sewage System Wastewater from growth in Newmarket and Aurora would continue to be conveyed to the existing York Durham Sewage System. Discharge Lake Simcoe to Lake Water Ontario East Gwillimbury Newmarket 28 MLD Reclamation Newmarket 5 MLD Comprises a new 5 MLD Innovative Sewage 3 MLD 3 MLD wastewater conveyance Centre Treatment Plant system, connecting to Wastewater from growth in an appropriate point in Aurora East Gwillimbury and a Aurora New Conveyance the existing York 11 MLD 11 MLD System portion of Newmarket Durham Sewage would be conveyed to an System, through some Innovative Sewage East Gwillimbury combination of tunnel, Treatment Plant (Water 28 MLD gravity sewer, pumping Reclamation Centre). station(s) and forcemain(s). Wastewater from growth in Aurora and a portion of Wastewater from Newmarket would be growth would be conveyed to the existing conveyed to Duffin York Durham Sewage Creek WPCP for System for discharge to treatment and discharge Lake Ontario. to Lake Ontario. Assessment Criteria The following criteria were developed in consultation with the Ministry of the Environment, other review agencies, First Nations, Métis organizations and the public and subsequently approved by the Minister of the Environment for assessing the four alternatives: 1. Can the alternative satisfy the problem/opportunity statement? 2. Does the alternative represent proven technology? 3. Is the alternative constructible? 4. Is the alternative consistent with the Provincial Policy Statement? 5. Is the alternative consistent with the Growth Plan for the Greater Golden Horseshoe? 6. Is the alternative consistent with the Lake Simcoe Protection Plan? 7. Is the alternative consistent with York Region’s Official Plan? 8. Is the alternative consistent with York Region’s 2009 Water and Wastewater Master Plan Update? 9. Is the alternative consistent with York Region’s Sustainability Strategy for Water and Wastewater Servicing? 10. Is the alternative consistent with York Region’s Water Efficiency and Conservation Programs? 11. Is the alternative consistent with the Source Water Protection – South Georgian Bay Lake Simcoe Source Protection Region? 12. Is the alternative consistent with the Great Lakes – St. Lawrence River Basin Sustainable Water Resources Agreement (2005) as incorporated into the Ontario Water Resources Act? 13. Is the alternative financially viable? 14. Is the alternative within the ability of York Region to implement? 15. Is the alternative able to meet the purpose of the EA Act? Assessment of the Alternatives To the Undertaking The Alternative does not satisfy the screening criteria The Alternative satisfies the screening criteria The Alternative satisfies the screening criteria and provides additional benefits relative to the other alternatives N/A The screening criteria does not apply to the Alternative Results 1 2 3 4 Screening Criteria Key Findings Lake Simcoe Water Reclamation Centre Do Nothing Discharge to Lake Ontario Discharge to Lake Simcoe 1 • Alternatives 2 and 4 satisfy the problem/opportunity statement as they Can the alternative satisfy are sustainable solutions, can accommodate approved growth in the the problem/opportunity UYSS service area, and comply with environmental statutes statement? • In addition no new wastewater infrastructure would be required within the Oak Ridges Moraine for Alternative 4 2 Does the alternative • Alternatives 2 and 4 represent proven technology as the technologies represent proven N/A are both commercially available and have met performance technology? requirements 3 Is the alternative N/A • Alternatives 2, 3, and 4 would use well established construction constructible?
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