NOTICE OF STUDY COMMENCEMENT
MUNICIPAL CLASS
ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT
EXPANSION OF PRESCOTT’S WATER AND WASTEWATER SYSTEMS
In 2021, the Town of Prescott and the Township of Augusta jointly completed a Lands Needs Study. The results of this study identified a mutual benefit for the extension of municipal water and wastewater services from Prescott into Augusta. The municipalities will study and then identify the infrastructure requirements to undertake the solution, as identified in the Land Needs Study.
The project is being planned following the Schedule C process in the Municipal Class Environmental Assessment 2003.
Project Contacts include:
Town of Prescott – Matthew Armstrong, CAO, 613-925-2812, x6220, marmstrong@prescott.ca
Township of Augusta – Shannon Geraghty, CAO, 613-925-4231, sgeraghty@augusta.ca
EVB Engineering – Marco Vincelli, Project Manager, 613-935-3775,
marco.vincelli@evbengineering.com
Public, Indigenous community and stakeholder input and comment are invited, for incorporation into the planning and design of this project and will be received until May 15, 2024. Subject to the identification of a preferred plan to expand the water and wastewater systems, and the receipt of the necessary approvals, the municipalities intends to proceed with this project in the next ten years.
Please note that ALL personal information is collected, maintained and disclosed by the Ministry of the Environment, Conservation and Parks for the purposes of transparency and consultation. The information is collected under the authority of the Environmental Assessment Act or is collected and maintained for the purpose of creating a record that is available to the general public as described in Section 37 of the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act. Personal information you submit will become part of a public record that is available to the general public unless you request that your personal information remain confidential. For more information, please contact the Ministry’s Freedom of Information and Privacy Coordinator at (416) 327-1434.
This Notice is issued April 17, 2024.