MUNICIPAL CLASS ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT (SCHEDULE B)
The Town of New Tecumseth (Town) owns and operates a 57km long water transmission main that conveys treated water from the Raymond A. Barker Water Treatment Plant (RAB WTP) in Collingwood to the Parsons Road Reservoir in Alliston, with additional supply connections to New Lowell, Baxter and Angus. In 2016, the Town completed a Water Supply, Distribution and Storage Master Plan which identified the preferred strategy to provide security of water supply and to accommodate growth needs in Alliston, Beeton and Tottenham. The Master Plan identifies the need for two new Booster Pumping Stations on the New Tecumseth water transmission main.
The water transmission main was designed with provisions for future connection of up to four booster pumping stations. The addition of Booster Pumping Station #1 (BPS#1) is required to increase capacity in the short term and is being planned in coordination with the RAB WTP Expansion. Booster Pumping Station #2 (BPS#2) will be required to increase capacity in the longer term, based on water demand as identified in the Master Plan.
The Town of New Tecumseth is undertaking a Schedule B Municipal Class Environmental Assessment (MCEA) for the addition of BPS#1 and BPS#2. Alternative solutions will be evaluated to identify preferred alternatives for the proposed booster pumping stations, including site options for BPS#1 and BPS#2 within the hydraulic constraints of the water transmission main. This project is being planned in coordination with Simcoe County, Clearview Township and the Township of Essa. The study areas for BPS#1 and BPS#2 are at the following general locations (refer to Figures 1-3):
- BPS#1: Concession Road 7 Sunnidale and Barrie-Collingwood Rail Trail (Clearview Township)
- BPS#2: County Road 10 and Side Road 25 (CFB Borden / Township of Essa)
Consultation is a key element of a Municipal Class Environmental Assessment. For further information or to be added to the contact list to receive future project notices, please contact the project team at the email address below.
| Joel John-Ogbe, EIT. Project Manager Town of New Tecumseth | Beth Rodgers, P.Eng. Project Manager R.V. Anderson Associates Limited |
Email: NTPipelineBPS_EA@rvanderson.com
Any input received during this process will be maintained on file for use during the project and may be included in project documentation. The information collected will be used in accordance with the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act. With the exception of personal information, all comments will become part of the public record.
This notice was first issued on September 25, 2026.
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