Palgrave – Caledon East Drinking Water System supply capacity
Background
Peel Region owns and operates the Palgrave – Caledon East Drinking Water System a groundwater – based system, supplying drinking water to the communities of Caledon East, Palgrave, Palgrave Estates, Mono Road, Albion, Centreville, and Cedar Mills, in the Town of Caledon. The system is currently supplied by six (6) municipal groundwater sources located in Palgrave and Caledon East.
Class EA Study Process
A Class Environmental Assessment (Class EA) study is being initiated to plan for additional water supply capacity to the existing Palgrave – Caledon East Drinking Water System. An additional water source will increase the supply capacity to the existing system to meet the long-term water needs of the serviced area.
In anticipation of this Class EA study, Peel drilled in 2020, a new groundwater well on the north side Castlederg Road, just east of Airport Road. The new well, referred to as the Caledon East Well #6 will be considered as a supplementary source of supply alternative for the system, in the Class EA study.
A previous Notice of Commencement for the Connection of New Caledon East Well #6 was issued to advise the starting of the project as a Schedule B project. The Class EA study is now being conducted as a Schedule ‘C’ project according to the requirements of the Municipal Class Environmental Assessment document (October 2000, as amended in 2007, 2011 & 2015).
The purpose of the study is to evaluate and identify the preferred infrastructure improvements to the water supply system in the Palgrave – Caledon East Drinking Water System. The study will include an evaluation of alternative solutions and alternative design concepts, an assessment of potential impacts associated with the required works/infrastructure and development of measures to mitigate identified impacts.
Source Water Protection Updates
Notice of proposed wellhead protection area update
Notice of study commencement
Public information center (PIC) 1 and presentation boards
Notice of public information centre (PIC) 2
Study completion
Environmental Study Report
Appendices
Appendix A – Groundwater development program 2020
Appendix B – CE6 well construction report 2020
Appendix C – Master project mailing list
Appendix D – Project notices
Appendix E – Public consultation
Appendix F – Agency consultation
Appendix G – Natural environmental reports
Appendix H – Hydrogeologic report 2021
Appendix I – Source protection
Appendix J – Stage 1 AA
Appendix K – Stage 1 and 2 AA
Appendix L – Indigenous communities' consultation
Appendix M – Geotechnical study
Appendix N – Traffic assessment
Appendix O – Contamination overview study
Appendix P – Alternative solutions evaluation matrix
Appendix Q – Cost estimates
Appendix R – Phase 1 ESA
Appendix S – Cultural heritage
Appendix T – Evaluation matrix – alternative design concepts
Appendix U – Ecological ERIS reports 2014
Should you wish a copy of any of the appendices, please email us.
How to stay involved
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