On November 28, 2022, the Province of Ontario passed Bill 23, the More Homes Built Faster Act (Bill 23) and introduced Schedule 10 of Bill 23, the new Supporting Growth and Housing in York and Durham Regions Act, 2022 (the Act). The Act mandates wastewater servicing for the Upper York area to expedite and allow for growth in York that impacts Durham.
The Act mandates that York Region change from the Upper York Sewage Solution Environmental Assessment recommended Lake Simcoe watershed solution to work with Durham Region to develop a Lake Ontario solution. This solution involves the conveyance and treatment of wastewater at the Duffin Creek Water Pollution Control Plant (WPCP) in Durham Region and discharge to Lake Ontario for wastewater servicing in the Upper York Watershed. York and Durham Regions will work in partnership to enlarge and improve the existing York Durham Sewage System (YDSS). These changes will require new water and wastewater servicing infrastructure.
A Project Report has been prepared summarizing the preferred solutions that include a proposed alternative alignment for a primary trunk sanitary sewer twinning as well two Sanitary Sewage Pumping Stations (SSPS) (Pickering Parkway SSPS and Squires Beach Road SSPS) located in Pickering, sanitary system upgrades to the existing York Durham Sewage System, new linear infrastructure required to connect the SSPSs to the new trunk sanitary sewer, and Duffin Creek WPCP expansion.
The Project Report along with consultation reports are available on York Region’s website at york.ca/sewageproject
Comments on the Project Report can be submitted by December 4, 2023.
Questions: Should you have any questions or comments, please contact
the following staff member from the Regional Municipality of Durham Works Department.
Patricia Casco
P.Eng
905-668-7711 or 1-800-372-1102 extension 3568
patricia.casco@durham.ca