Tavistock - William Street SPS Class EA Study

07/03/2023

Status: Review

Purpose

Oxford County is undertaking a Municipal Class Environmental Assessment (Class EA) study to identify the most appropriate sanitary servicing solution to support ongoing sanitary servicing needs and anticipated community growth to the year 2046 in the William Street area of the Village of Tavistock.

Scope

The William Street Sewage Pumping Station (SPS) receives sewage from homes, businesses and institutions within the William Street SPS study area (refer to Study Area map). Oxford County initiated a Municipal Class Environmental Assessment (EA) Study that is considering a wide range of servicing alternatives in order to identify the most preferred solution to support ongoing wastewater servicing needs to the year 2046.

The Class EA study is being planned in accordance with the planning and design process for Schedule B projects as outlined in the Municipal Engineers Association Municipal Class Environmental Assessment (2023), which is an approved process under Ontario’s Environmental Assessment Act.

Over this project, the County will consult with the public, Indigenous communities, and regulatory agencies. Any potential impacts of the sewage pumping station upgrade alternatives on social, cultural, economic and natural environments will be evaluated and assessed during the Class EA Study.

Once the study is completed, a report will be submitted to the Ministry of the Environment, Conservation, and Parks and made available for public review for a period of 30 days.

Oxford County has retained MTE Consultants Inc. to lead the study. A notice of commencement letting the public know the study has begun was issued on March 7, 2023.

Study area map

Public consultation

Public, Indigenous, and agency consultation is a key component of the Class EA process and stakeholder input will be sought throughout the Study.

A virtual (online) Public Consultation Centre (PCC) was held on May 14, 2024, to provide a project update, present the alternative servicing solutions, present the evaluation criteria for selecting the preferred servicing solution, and present the preferred solution.

Watch the video recording | Download the presentation

The Environmental Study Report is now posted for a 30-day comment period as part of the Notice of Study Completion. Comments may be submitted by mail or email between January 15 and February 14, 2025. For information about how to submit comments, read the public notice.

To receive project updates, subscribe to the study mailing list through one of the project contacts.

Visit the project page at Speak Up, Oxford!

Study documents

Council reports and resolutions

PW 2025-03: William Street Sewage Pumping Station Class Environmental Assessment Study – Notice of Completion (County Council, January 8, 2025)

Memorandum Re: Class Environmental Assessment Study and Conceptual Design - William Street Sewage Pumping Station, Tavistock (County Council, February 22, 2023)

Contacts

Gemma Charlebois, M.A.Sc., P.Eng.
Project Manager, MTE Consultants Inc.
519-743-6500 ext. 1227 | Email Contact

Brent Bouteiller, P.Eng.
Project Engineer, GM BluePlan Engineering Limited
519-824-8150 x1212 | Email Contact

Don Ford, BA, CMM III, C.Tech.
Manager, Water and Wastewater Services
Oxford County
519-539-9800 ext. 3191 | Email Contact