Notice of Public Consultation Centre: Drumbo Wastewater Treatment Plant

NOTICE OF PUBLIC CONSULTATION CENTRE 

Drumbo Wastewater Treatment Plant

Municipal Class Environmental Assessment Study

About the study

Oxford County is undertaking a Schedule C Municipal Class Environmental Assessment (Class EA) Study to explore a wide range of possibilities for expanding the Drumbo Wastewater Treatment Plant (WWTP) to increase capacity above 600 m3 per day (refer to map) in order to determine the most appropriate solution that will support the growing wastewater servicing needs within the Village of Drumbo in the Township of Blandford-Blenheim.

The Class EA Study will define the project, identify and evaluate alternative solutions, and develop preferred WWTP capacity expansion design concepts in consultation with the public, Indigenous communities, and regulatory agencies. Any potential impacts of the WWTP expansion alternatives on social, cultural, economic, and natural environments will be evaluated and assessed during the Class EA Study.

This study is being carried out in accordance with the requirements of Schedule C of the Municipal Class Environmental Assessment (2024), approved under the Ontario Environmental Assessment Act. 

Upon completion of this study, an Environmental Study Report documenting the process will be submitted to the Ontario Ministry of the Environment, Conservation and Parks and made available for public review for a minimum period of 30 calendar days. 

Public consultation

Public, Indigenous, and agency consultation is a key component of the Class EA process and will be sought throughout the study. As part of the Class EA study, an initial Public Consultation Centre (PCC) is being held to present the long-term wastewater servicing solutions that are being considered and evaluated for capacity expansion of the Drumbo WWTP, and to provide residents and interested parties with the opportunity to provide comments and ask questions of Oxford County staff and the County’s consultant, MTE Consultants Inc.

The meeting will include an introduction to the study, overview of the Class EA study process, review of work completed, summary of alternative solutions considered/preliminary preferred solution, and discussion of next steps in the study. 

The virtual (online) PCC will be held:

Tuesday, February 3, 2026
5:00 - 7:00 p.m.

Please visit the project study page to register and/or for login info to join the meeting: www.speakup.oxfordcounty.ca/drumbo-wwtp-expansion

Project contacts

If you have questions or comments, or wish to be placed on the mailing list to receive notices and information, please contact either of the following project team members or visit the study webpage: www.speakup.oxfordcounty.ca/drumbo-wwtp-expansion

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

Andrew Stewart, P.Eng.
Project Engineer, Oxford County
519-539-9800 ext. 3118 | Email contact

Information collected will be used 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.