NOTICE OF STUDY COMMENCEMENT and INVITATION FOR PUBLIC COMMENT
HAMILTON BEACH PUMPING STATION AND STORMWATER MANAGEMENT IMPROVEMENTS
CLASS ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENTS
THE PROJECTS AND PROCESS
Hamilton Beach Stormwater Management Improvements
The City of Hamilton has initiated a Schedule A Class Environmental Assessment (Class EA) for installation of a new gravity storm sewer along the east side of the noise barrier at the Queen Elizabeth Way (QEW) from Dunraven Avenue to Arden Avenue. This project is being completed in accordance with the Municipal Class EA (Municipal Engineers Association, 2000) process.
Associated restoration works will include:
- wherever possible, filling the existing pipes under the QEW with concrete;
- cleanup and removal of existing culverts, curb placement and pavement;
- restoration at the end of each street within the study area to accommodate new catch basins;
- fence removal and replacement along the new storm sewers; and
- restoration and landscaping along the new storm sewer line.
As a Schedule A project these works are pre-approved and may proceed to implementation without following the full Class EA planning process.
Hamilton Beach Pumping Station
The City of Hamilton has also initiated a Class EA for the addition of a stormwater pumping station in the vicinity of Grafton Avenue between Beach Boulevard and the QEW. The addition of the stormwater pumping station is classified as a Schedule B project under the Municipal Class EA.
The Schedule B stormwater pumping station is required as a method of flood protection within the general Schedule A study area from Dunraven Avenue to Arden Avenue (the Beach Community). The study area for the Schedule B stormwater pumping station is centered on Grafton Avenue and extends to the QEW to the west, Beach Boulevard to the east, Wickham Avenue to the north and Comet Avenue to the south.
The pumping station will be located in a vacant lot (owned by the Ministry of Transportation) at the terminus of Grafton Street just east of the QEW. The pumping station will generally include a wet well, a superstructure, pumps and motors, standby power, controls and valves. A concrete gravity sewer will convey flows from a collection manhole at Grafton Avenue to the wet well of the pumping station. The flow from the pumping station will then be conveyed through a forcemain under the QEW to the ditch at Eastport Drive.
The design of the pumping station will be refined to develop a functional alternative which minimizes potential impacts to the surrounding environment. Mitigation measures (e.g. reducing potential noise impacts) will also be developed to minimize potential adverse environmental effects both during construction and operation of the pump system. The final design and mitigation measures will be documented in the Project File Report.
In accordance with the Class EA process, the Project File Report will be made available for a 30-day public review period. An additional notice will be published when the Project File Report is available for public review and comment.
COMMENTS
The Project Team welcomes any comments, suggestions and concerns you may have regarding the proposed works. If you have any questions or comments or wish to be added to the project mailing list, please contact:
Mr. Gary Moore, P. Eng.
Manager of Design
Capital Planning and Implementation
Public Works Department
City of Hamilton
77 James Street, Suite 320
Hamilton, ON L8R 2K3
Phone: (905) 546-2424 Ext 2382
Fax: (905) 546-2463
Email: gmoore@hamilton.ca Mr. J.A. (Sandy) Nairn, MCIP, RPP
Consultant Environmental Planner
Ecoplans Limited
2655 North Sheridan Way, Suite 280
Mississauga, ON L5K 2P8
Phone: (905) 823-4988
Fax: (905) 823-2669
Email: snairn@ecoplans.com
HAMILTON BEACH PUMPING STATION AND STORMWATER MANAGEMENT IMPROVEMENTS
CLASS ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENTS
THE PROJECTS AND PROCESS
Hamilton Beach Stormwater Management Improvements
The City of Hamilton has initiated a Schedule A Class Environmental Assessment (Class EA) for installation of a new gravity storm sewer along the east side of the noise barrier at the Queen Elizabeth Way (QEW) from Dunraven Avenue to Arden Avenue. This project is being completed in accordance with the Municipal Class EA (Municipal Engineers Association, 2000) process.
Associated restoration works will include:
- wherever possible, filling the existing pipes under the QEW with concrete;
- cleanup and removal of existing culverts, curb placement and pavement;
- restoration at the end of each street within the study area to accommodate new catch basins;
- fence removal and replacement along the new storm sewers; and
- restoration and landscaping along the new storm sewer line.
As a Schedule A project these works are pre-approved and may proceed to implementation without following the full Class EA planning process.
Hamilton Beach Pumping Station
The City of Hamilton has also initiated a Class EA for the addition of a stormwater pumping station in the vicinity of Grafton Avenue between Beach Boulevard and the QEW. The addition of the stormwater pumping station is classified as a Schedule B project under the Municipal Class EA.
The Schedule B stormwater pumping station is required as a method of flood protection within the general Schedule A study area from Dunraven Avenue to Arden Avenue (the Beach Community). The study area for the Schedule B stormwater pumping station is centered on Grafton Avenue and extends to the QEW to the west, Beach Boulevard to the east, Wickham Avenue to the north and Comet Avenue to the south.
The pumping station will be located in a vacant lot (owned by the Ministry of Transportation) at the terminus of Grafton Street just east of the QEW. The pumping station will generally include a wet well, a superstructure, pumps and motors, standby power, controls and valves. A concrete gravity sewer will convey flows from a collection manhole at Grafton Avenue to the wet well of the pumping station. The flow from the pumping station will then be conveyed through a forcemain under the QEW to the ditch at Eastport Drive.
The design of the pumping station will be refined to develop a functional alternative which minimizes potential impacts to the surrounding environment. Mitigation measures (e.g. reducing potential noise impacts) will also be developed to minimize potential adverse environmental effects both during construction and operation of the pump system. The final design and mitigation measures will be documented in the Project File Report.
In accordance with the Class EA process, the Project File Report will be made available for a 30-day public review period. An additional notice will be published when the Project File Report is available for public review and comment.
COMMENTS
The Project Team welcomes any comments, suggestions and concerns you may have regarding the proposed works. If you have any questions or comments or wish to be added to the project mailing list, please contact:
Mr. Gary Moore, P. Eng.
Manager of Design
Capital Planning and Implementation
Public Works Department
City of Hamilton
77 James Street, Suite 320
Hamilton, ON L8R 2K3
Phone: (905) 546-2424 Ext 2382
Fax: (905) 546-2463
Email: gmoore@hamilton.ca Mr. J.A. (Sandy) Nairn, MCIP, RPP
Consultant Environmental Planner
Ecoplans Limited
2655 North Sheridan Way, Suite 280
Mississauga, ON L5K 2P8
Phone: (905) 823-4988
Fax: (905) 823-2669
Email: snairn@ecoplans.com