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Keats Way: Tributary Channel to Clair Creek restoration & storm sewer bypass

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Keats Way Storm Sewer Bypass Installation (Keats/Karen Walk to Clair Creek) and Restoration of Tributary Channel to Clair Creek

In 2020 the City of Waterloo completed the Stormwater Management (SWM) Master Plan. As part of this process a tributary channel to Clair Creek beginning near Keats Way and Keats Walk and ending at Clair Creek near McDougall Road was identified as a priority area for erosion control and bank stabilization, especially with respect to failing gabion walls (wire mesh baskets filled with rocks). The rehabilitation and stabilization of the channel’s bank will reduce the risk of further erosion and bank failure that would result in flooding and damage to private property in this area.

In addition to the need for bank stabilization, the SWM Master Plan also identified a need for a new storm sewer along Keats Way that will allow a portion of the stormwater flow to bypass the channel and discharge directly into Clair Creek at the concrete box culvert that conveys Clair Creek under Keats Way. This bypass sewer will lessen the peak flows of stormwater in the tributary channel that has resulted in frequent rear yard flooding of adjacent properties.

If you have any questions our project team is happy to take them.

Keats Way Storm Sewer Bypass Installation (Keats/Karen Walk to Clair Creek) and Restoration of Tributary Channel to Clair Creek

In 2020 the City of Waterloo completed the Stormwater Management (SWM) Master Plan. As part of this process a tributary channel to Clair Creek beginning near Keats Way and Keats Walk and ending at Clair Creek near McDougall Road was identified as a priority area for erosion control and bank stabilization, especially with respect to failing gabion walls (wire mesh baskets filled with rocks). The rehabilitation and stabilization of the channel’s bank will reduce the risk of further erosion and bank failure that would result in flooding and damage to private property in this area.

In addition to the need for bank stabilization, the SWM Master Plan also identified a need for a new storm sewer along Keats Way that will allow a portion of the stormwater flow to bypass the channel and discharge directly into Clair Creek at the concrete box culvert that conveys Clair Creek under Keats Way. This bypass sewer will lessen the peak flows of stormwater in the tributary channel that has resulted in frequent rear yard flooding of adjacent properties.

If you have any questions our project team is happy to take them.

  • CLOSED: This survey has concluded.

    Resident questionnaire

    In order to help us fully understand the current and historic conditions along the creek corridor, we are asking property owners to please complete the following questionnaire. The answers will help the project team identify and consider all the challenges and opportunities we will face when determining the best solution for the erosion and flooding that this area experiences. This questionnaire is the same one delivered to homes in hardcopy. Please complete and submit only one version of the questionnaire by October 1, 2021.

    Personal information such as property addresses will not be shared outside of the project team.

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Page last updated: 17 Dec 2024, 01:40 PM