Notice of Study Commencement
About the Study
The City of St. Catharines has initiated a Water Master Servicing Plan to identify a preferred water distribution system strategy that will continue to meet the needs of existing users and the needs of future customers to the year 2051. The Water Master Servicing Plan will:
- Review the existing condition and performance of the current water system.
- Consider the impacts of population growth to the year 2051 and beyond on the water system.
- Identify and assess strategies for meeting existing and future water systems servicing needs.
- Review and coordinate water management objectives and strategies with the Regional Municipality of Niagara.
- Establish overall management strategies for meeting short- and long-term water systems infrastructure needs to the year 2051, while considering a vision for 2081 buildout capacity needs.
The Water Master Servicing Plan will guide the City in making the best possible decisions regarding the operation, maintenance and capital replacement of the City’s water distribution system assets.
The Process
The Water Master Servicing Plan is being completed in accordance with the requirements of the Municipal Engineers Association (MEA) Class Environmental Assessment (EA) process for Master Planning. It is following an Approach #1 Master Plan satisfying Phases 1 and 2 of the MEA Class EA process.
Your Input is Important
Key audience input is a critical part of the Master Planning process. The City of St. Catharines encourages its residents, businesses, and other interested parties to participate in the development of the Water Master Servicing Plan. A Public Information Centre (PIC) will be held part of the study to help the public stay informed and provide an opportunity to give the project team feedback. Once the study is complete, the results will be published in the Master Servicing Plan Report that will be available for public review.
Contact the Project Team
You may provide comments, questions, and concerns to the project team at any time during the study. To be added to the mailing list or to receive further information about the Master Servicing Plan, please contact:
- Fayaz Khan, P.Eng.
City Project Manager
City of St. Catharines
905.680.7143
fkhan@stcatharines.ca - Julien Bell, P.Eng.
Consultant Project Manager
Agile Infrastructure
416.254.6247
Julien.Bell@agileinfrastructure.ca
All personal information included in your request – such as name, address, telephone number and property location – is collected, under the authority of section 30 of the Environmental Assessment Act and is collected and maintained for the purpose of creating a record that is available to the general public. As this information is collected for the purpose of a public record, the protection of personal information provided in the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act (FIPPA) does not apply (s.37). Personal information you submit will become part of a public record that is available to the general public unless you request that your personal information remain confidential.
Date of first notice - July 9, 2025.