Engineering Planning and Studies
Engineering Planning and Studies staff is responsible for the development and administration of the City's long-term infrastructure master plans for City-wide water, wastewater and storm drainage related systems.
Our group participates in the Secondary Plan and Block Plan review and approval process to ensure infrastructure is comprehensively planned to support the City's long-term growth projections. Other responsibilities stemming from our City-wide infrastructure master plans include:
- Engineering Related Development Charges
- Infrastructure Cost-Sharing
- Municipal Class Environmental Assessment Studies
- Inflow and Infiltration Reduction
- Water Conservation
- Sewage Flow Monitoring Program
- Water Pressure Monitoring Program
- Block Plan & Master Environmental / Servicing Plan Review and Approval
- Allocation of Regional Servicing Capacity
- Storm Water Management Pond Database
- Storm Water Management Pond Retrofit Program
- Storm Water Management Pond Monitoring Program
- Review and Approval of Environmental Site Assessment Reports
Some of the major Municipal Class Environmental Assessment (EA) Studies currently underway include the following:
- Vaughan Metropolitan Centre Servicing Strategy
- Black Creek Renewal Class Environmental Assessment Study
- Steeles West Servicing Strategy
- Kleinburg-Nashville Servicing Strategy
- North Maple Community Bridge Class Environmental Assessment Study
In addition, project specific websites have been established for the on-going City-wide infrastructure Master Plans and for the North Maple Community Bridge Class EA Studies. Website links for these studies are included in the Related Services section of this page.