Stormwater management pond retrofit and dog park drainage repairs

Stormwater Management Pond

A consultant has been retained by the Town of Caledon to provide a detailed design for a retrofit of the Marconi Court Storm Water Management Facility (SWMF) located on the west side of Coleraine Drive between Marconi Court and Wheeler Drive in Bolton.

This also includes the redesign of the existing dog park adjacent to the SWMF. The overall goal is to retrofit the SWMF to meet, as much as can be achieved, current standards providing an “enhanced level of pprotection” which includes sediment control and preventing sediment buildup. 

Leash-Free Dog Park

The Town is also investigating drainage issues and upgrading the leash free dog park, located next to Caledon Animal Shelter.

The work includes completing a Municipal Class Environmental Assessment (“Class EA”) and preliminary design services. The scope for redesign of the leash free park may include detailed design of a grading plan, paved and accessible paths, planting plan, shade structure, benches, water service (currently at Animal Shelter building), fencing, trash cans and dog waste bag dispensers.

Two Public Information Centres [PICs] are required. Dates are yet to be determined.

Process

The SWMF improvements are categorized as Schedule A+ under the Municipal Engineers Association document "Municipal Class Environmental Assessment,” (October 2000, amended 2007). Schedule A is a pre-approved activity, which specifically includes works that “establish new or replace or expand existing stormwater detention/retention ponds or tanks and appurtenances including outfall to receiving water body provided all such facilities are in either an existing utility corridor or an existing road allowance where no additional property is required.

NOTE – Utility corridors are not always linear, therefore expansion of a stormwater management facility is a

Schedule A activity provided no additional property is required.” And A+5 “Modify, retrofit, or improve a retention / detention facility including outfall or infiltration system for the purpose of stormwater quality control.”

Comments

We are interested in hearing any comments or input from the public about this study. Comments and information regarding the study will be collected to assist the Town in meeting the requirements of the Environmental Assessment Act.

These comments will be maintained for reference throughout the project and will become part of public record. Under the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act and the Environmental Assessment Act, unless otherwise stated in the submission, any personal information such as name, address, telephone number and property location included in a submission will become part of the public record files for this matter and will be released, if requested, to any person.

Information requests or questions may be directed to:

Margi Sheth, M. Eng., EIT
Senior Project Manager – Stormwater,
Town of Caledon
905-584-2272 X.4258
margi.sheth@caledon.ca

Roy Johnson, P. Eng.
Senior Water Resources Engineer
COLE Engineering Ltd.
416-346-3875
rjohnson@coleengineering.ca