Notice of Completion - Environmental Assessment Study

The City of Waterloo (City) undertook an Update to the existing 2015 Waterloo Sanitary Master Plan. The purpose of this Update was to examine the City’s infrastructure needs considering new planning policies, growth projections, and the current needs and issues that exist in our community. The Sanitary Master Plan Update reviewed improvements to existing sanitary infrastructure, the installation of new sanitary infrastructure, and consideration of private services to municipal servicing, through to the year 2051. The Study was undertaken within the City limits, as shown on the map.

The Process
This EA Study was undertaken as a Master Plan in accordance with the Municipal Class Environmental Assessment (MCEA) (2000, as amended in 2007, 2011, 2015, 2023) which is an approved process under the Ontario Environmental Assessment Act. As such, the Sanitary Master Plan Update has addressed Phases 1 and 2 of the MCEA process.

Notice of Review Period

A Sanitary Master Plan report has been prepared that documents the findings of the study. This notice announces the start of the comment review period for the Sanitary Master Plan Update in accordance with the requirements of the EA process.

The Sanitary Master Plan be available for review from December 18, 2024 to January 31, 2025, online.

Please provide written comments by January 31, 2025, to the study team members noted below.

Veronica Kroess, P.Eng.
Project Manager
City of Waterloo
100 Regina Street South
P.O. Box 337, Station Waterloo
Waterloo, ON N2J 4A8
Phone: 519-886-2310 x 78563
Email: veronica.kroess@waterloo.ca

Jeff Paul, P.Eng.
Project Manager
Stantec Consulting Ltd.
600-171 Queens Avenue
London ON N6A 5J7
Phone: 519-319-5806
Email: Jeff.Paul@stantec.com

If you have any accessibility requirements in order to participate in this study, please contact the City of Waterloo Project Manager. Information will be collected in accordance with the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act. With the exception of personal information, all comments will become part of the public record.