Environmental Assessments (EA)
EAs show how Regional projects will affect residents and the environment
An environmental assessment (EA) is a study.
It predicts, identifies, measures and reduces how much a project could affect the people, plants and animals in an area.
We conduct an EA when we’re planning to expand or improve a Regional facility or infrastructure.
Public participation is vital
We need feedback from Peel residents and businesses for an EA to be successful.
In the early planning stage we involve local residents and others to share their environmental concerns. Developers consider this feedback to make changes that will make the project more suitable to its location.
Other information
Brampton
- Finch Stormwater Pumping Station upgrades
- Notice of study commencement and online public engagement - McVean Sanitary Pumping Station upgrades
- Etobicoke Creek Trunk sewer improvements and upgrades
- Arterial Roads within Highway 427 industrial secondary plan area (Area 47) Part A
- Winston Churchill Boulevard – from Highway 401 to Embleton Road
Caledon
- Notice of Study Commencement - Watermain Replacement on Highway 50 to Hardwick Road
- Bolton water and wastewater capacity improvements
- Supply capacity increase for Palgrave Well 4
- Notice of Public Information Centre - West Caledon storage facility and transmission main
- New supplementary water supply source for the Palgrave – Caledon East drinking water system
- Inglewood wastewater treatment plant upgrades and new access route
- Coleraine Drive – south of Old Ellwood Drive at CP Rail line for grade separation
Mississauga
- Notice of Study Commencement – Diversion Sanitary Sewer on Kirwin Avenue
- Dixie Road – Rometown Drive to Lakeshore Road - Complete Corridor Study
- Notice of Study Commencement – Royal Windsor wastewater sewer diversion
- Low Impact Development (LID) Facilities – Erin Mills Parkway South of Highway 403
- Notice of Commencement – Arthur P. Kennedy Water Treatment Plant Reservoir Expansion
- Notice of Commencement – Beach Street Sewage Pumping Station Diversion
- Port Credit East Wastewater Servicing Optimization Strategy Class Environmental Assessment
- Derry Road East and Alstep Drive Road Improvements
- Clarkson Wastewater Treatment Plant
- G.E. Booth Wastewater Treatment Plant
- Lornewood Creek sanitary sewer improvement
- Heritage Road – watermain construction, Brampton and Mississauga
Regional-wide
Brampton
- Heritage Road - watermain construction, Brampton and Mississauga
- Watermain to Service Downtown Brampton
- Airport Road – Braydon Boulevard/Stonecrest Drive to Countryside Drive
- Mississauga Road – Financial Drive to Bovaird Drive West
- Mayfield Road – Heart Lake Road to Airport Road
- Mayfield – Airport Road to Coleraine Drive
- Mayfield Road – from Chinguacousy Road to Heart Lake Road
- Mississauga Road – from Bovaird Drive to Mayfield Road
- Highway 50 – from Castlemore Road/Rutherford Road to Mayfield Road/Albion-Vaughan Road and Mayfield Road from Highway 50 to Coleraine Drive
- Bovaird Drive – from Mississauga Road from Lake Louise Drive/Worthington Avenue to 1.45km west of Heritage Road
- The Gore Road – from Queen Street to Castlemore Road
- Mayfield Road – from Chinguacousy Road to Winston Churchill Boulevard
- Steeles Avenue – from Chinguacousy Road/Mavis Road to Winston Churchill Boulevard
- Dixie Road – from Queen Street Drive to Mayfield Road
Caledon
- Regional Road Highway 50 Drainage Improvements from Mayfield Road to Healey Road
- Airport Road – from 100 metres north of King Street to 300 metres north of Huntsmill Drive
- Albion Vaughan Road and King Street intersection
- The Gore Road – from Patterson Side Road to Highway 9
- Bridge and culvert Replacement – on Queen Street East over Shaw’s Creek, in the Village of Alton (PDF)
- Mayfield Road – Heart Lake Road to Airport Road
- Mayfield - Airport Road to Coleraine Drive
- Mayfield Road - from Chinguacousy Road to Heart Lake Road
- Highway 50 - from Castlemore Road/Rutherford Road to Mayfield Road/Albion-Vaughan Road and Mayfield Road from Highway 50 to Coleraine Drive
- Mayfield Road - from Chinguacousy Road to Winston Churchill Boulevard
- Airport Road - from 1km north of Mayfield Road to 0.6km north of King Street
- Mississauga Road, Bush Street - Olde Base Line Road and Winston Churchill Boulevard
Mississauga
- Notice of Addendum and Online Public Information Centre – Front Street Wastewater Pumping Station and Wastewater Diversion
- East trunk sanitary sewer offline storage facility
- Gravity sanitary sewer from Indian Road sewage pumping station to Lakeshore Road trunk sewer
- Wastewater capacity improvements in central Mississauga
- West Trunk Sanitary Sewer Diversion
- New sanitary sewer – Fair Birch Drive, Birchview Drive, Queen Victoria Avenue, and Lorne Park Road
- Sanitary sewer and watermain improvements, Southeast Mississauga
- Cawthra Road – improvements between Queen Elizabeth Way (QEW) to Eastgate Parkway
- Relocation of the 1500 mm Credit Valley sanitary trunk sewer
- Gravity sanitary sewer from Indian Road sewage pumping station to Lakeshore Road trunk sewer
- Claredale Road to Beechwood Pumping Station
- Dixie Road – lane reconfiguration and bicycle lanes South of Rometown Drive to Lakeshore Road
- Derry Road and Argentia Road – intersection improvements
- Erin Mills Parkway – intersection improvements at Dundas Street and Burnhamthorpe Road
- West Trunk Sanitary Sewer Diversion
Regional-wide
A Municipal Class EA applies to municipal infrastructure projects such as roads, water and wastewater (sanitary sewer) projects.
Different municipal projects can affect the environment in different ways. EA's are classified into 3 different schedules — A, B, or C — based on the impact they have on the environment.
Schedule A
In general, Schedule A projects are normal or emergency operational and maintenance activities.
Since the activities of these projects will only slightly affect the environment, Schedule A projects are pre-approved.
Schedule B
Schedule B projects mainly include improvements and minor expansions to existing facilities.
Since the activities of these projects have a greater chance of affecting the environment, the municipality must go through a screening process and discussion with those who may be affected.
Schedule C
Overall, Schedule C projects include the construction of new facilities and major expansions to existing facilities.
Schedule C projects must go through a 5-phased environmental assessment planning process.
The Streetscaping Toolbox provides guidance on choosing streetscaping elements for different road typologies and tree planting and maintenance best practices provided by Region of Peel divisions, local municipalities, consulting engineers and planners and the development community. It is a reference tool for:
- master plan studies
- environmental assessments
- land use plans and development applications
- road construction projects
- health initiatives
- green infrastructure
- roads maintenance activities
This toolbox does not override local municipal streetscaping policies but aims to work with the municipal vision for specific land use.