Pinecrest Creek/Westboro Stormwater Management Retrofit Study

The City of Ottawa has launched the Pinecrest Creek/Westboro Stormwater Management Retrofit Study to identify a Retrofit Plan to improve stormwater management in Pinecrest Creek and the adjacent Westboro area. The Retrofit Study is one of sixteen short-term projects included in the City’s Ottawa River Action Plan. It is being conducted as a Master Plan under the Municipal Class Environmental Assessment process.

When implemented, the strategy will help to:

• Improve water quality in Pinecrest Creek and the Ottawa River
• Reduce flooding and erosion in the Creek
• Improve the health of the Creek and
• Reduce closures at Westboro Beach

Why is the Plan needed?

The Pinecrest Creek/Westboro area – like much of the core of the City – was developed before there was a requirement for municipalities to manage stormwater. For this reason, there are few facilities to treat stormwater in the study area.

How is the Study being carried out?

The Retrofit Study will examine ways in which stormwater management measures can be retrofitted into the community. A range of retrofit scenarios will be defined and evaluated to identify a Preferred Retrofit Plan for the study area. The Study will also provide a template for how stormwater management retrofits can be carried out elsewhere in Ottawa, as the City moves forward to develop a comprehensive Stormwater Management Retrofit Master Plan.

For more information

Darlene Conway, P. Eng.
Senior Project Manager
City of Ottawa
110 Laurier Avenue West, 4th Floor
Ottawa, ON K1P 1J1
613-580-2424 ext. 27611
Fax: 613-613-580-2578
E-mail: darlene.conway@ottawa.ca

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