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Don Head East Pond and Valleyland Rehabilitation
Project Background
The City of Richmond Hill is undertaking the Don Head East Stormwater Pond and Valleyland Rehabilitation Environmental Assessment (“Study”) to determine the best means of rehabilitating the Don Head East Stormwater Management Pond, stream erosion sites and to assess maintenance improvements for the adjacent Pioneer Park Stormwater Management Pond.
The study area is situated along the North Richvale Greenway system (see map). The study will evaluate a range of alternatives to determine the best rehabilitation solution to improve water quality, erosion and prevent flooding in the area.
The Don Head East facility was originally constructed in the early 1980s as part of the Don Head Village subdivision, south of Major MacKenzie Drive between Bathurst Street and Yonge Street. The facility receives drainage from the surrounding residential homes, as well as upstream drainage conveyed by the Upper East Don River, a total of more than 800 hectares. The section of river within this valleyland has experienced issues such as erosion, debris jams and inadequate fish passage.
The need to rehabilitate the facility and associated valleyland has been identified in a number of studies and maintenance and inspection activities conducted by the City.
The study started as a Schedule B Environmental Assessment, but as the project progressed, new information was made available and the complexity of the feasible solutions was reduced, and the City has determined that this study is a feasibility study instead of a Schedule B Environmental Assessment. This means that the planned public open house did not proceed and additional notices were not be sent out.
The study is now complete and the project will proceed to next stages.
Public Communications and Consultation
| Notice of Commencement |
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A Notice of Commencement for this project was mailed to adjacent residents on February 4, 2021. An online version is published here. |
| Notice of Study Update |
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The notice of study update was mailed to adjacent residents on September 1, 2021. A copy is available upon request. |
| Questions or Comments |
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Please submit written questions or comments to the contact listed below. For more information regarding submissions and the collection of information, please contact one of the Study Team members: Ms. Kristina Delidjakova, M.Sc. Infrastructure and Engineering Mr. Steve Hollingworth, P.Eng. The Municipal Infrastructure Group Ltd. Any personal information is collected under the authority of the Municipal Act 2001, S.O. 2001, c.25, the Environmental Assessment Act, R.S.O 1990, c. E.18 and the Municipal Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act, R.S.O. 1990, c. M.56. The City collects this information to enable it to make an informed decision on the relevant issue(s). Individuals who submit correspondence should be aware that any personal information in their communication will become part of the public record. The City will make it available to the public, unless the individual expressly requests the City to remove the personal information from the public record. Questions about the collection of this information may be directed to Kristina Delidjakova, at 905-771-5539, 225 East Beaver Creek Rd, Richmond Hill, Ontario L4B 3P4. |