Water Treatment and Servicing Master Plan Municipal Class Environmental Assessment Notice of Master Plan

July 14, 2025 - 3:58pm
Type
Public Notices

TAKE NOTICE that the Township of Tiny has completed a Master Plan Class Environmental Assessment (Master Plan) for the supply of municipal drinking water to existing and future residents in serviced areas.  The Master Plan identifies the preferred solutions to increase the resiliency of the township’s 16 municipal drinking water systems and to accommodate the anticipated growth to the year 2045.

The Master Plan was prepared in accordance with the Master Plan requirements following Approach No. 1 of the Municipal Engineers Association (MEA) Municipal Class Environmental Assessment (as amended in 2023). The list of recommended projects with their Class EA Schedules is shown below.

The Final Draft of the Master Plan is posted for review on the Township of Tiny project webpage at: www.tiny.ca/WaterMasterPlan. Commentscan be submitted by using the online comment form on the project webpage or by email to the contact below until July 25, 2025. Comments will be taken into consideration and included in the Final Report. Comments and information received during this Class EA are collected in accordance with the Municipal Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act. All comments will be part of the public record.

Jason Covey                                                         Jean-François Robitaille
Tatham Engineering Limited                         Township of Tiny
115 Sandford Fleming Drive, Suite 200           130 Balm Beach Road West
Collingwood, Ontario, L9Y 5A6                         Tiny, Ontario, L0L 2J0
E: jcovey@tathameng.com                             E: jrobitaille@tiny.ca 
T: 705-444-2565 ext. 2018                                 T: 705-526-4204

Project DescriptionClass EA ScheduleComments
Short Term Projects
Replace wells at Georgian Bay Estates PH 19ExemptPublic advised prior to implementation
Connect Georgian Bay Estates and Sawlog Bay distribution systemsExemptPublic advised prior to implementation
Construct standby well in Lafontaine DWSExemptPublic advised prior to implementation
Construct standby well at Rayko PH 6ExemptPublic advised prior to implementation
Increase standby well supply at Perkinsfield PH 26 ExemptPublic advised prior to implementation
Add standby power at Perkinsfield PH 22ExemptPublic advised prior to implementation
Add standby power at Bluewater PH 8ExemptPublic advised prior to implementation
Add standby power at Wyevale BPS 24ExemptPublic advised prior to implementation
Long Term Projects
Construct standby well at Bluewater PH 8ExemptPublic advised prior to implementation
Expand Bluewater PH 18 reservoir (for fire protection)ExemptPublic advised prior to implementation
Replace Cook’s Lake Well 12-2 with higher capacity wellExemptPublic advised prior to implementation
Construct new well and PH at Tee Pee PointSch. BClass EA study to be completed
Expand reservoir and upsize high lift pumps at Wyevale BPS 24 (for fire protection)ExemptPublic advised prior to implementation
Construct standby well at Castle Cove PH 4ExemptPublic advised prior to implementation
Add watermain loops in Georgian Bay Estates DWSExemptPublic advised prior to implementation