Clone of Sanitary Sewer Projects

Nobleton Sanitary Sewer Project

Phase 1 of the Nobleton Sanitary Sewer Project was completed in August 2014, and all property owners are required to connect to the system. For information about hooking up, or to learn more about the project, please use the links at left. You may also call the hotline at 905-833-4073 with enquiries or email nobletonsewers@king.ca

Important Facts for Property Owners

Property owners are required to connect to the system within one year of its installation in their neighbourhood and pay a charge to the Township for construction costs.
Property owners are also responsible for the cost of getting the work done to install the sewer pipe on their property and decommission the septic system. This cost varies from property to property.
Installing the connection pipe on your property requires a Building permit and Township inspection to ensure the system is constructed properly.
Sewer usage billing begins once your connection is made, but even if you haven’t hooked up, once the 12-month deadline has passed, you will be charged the sewer usage fee.
Property owners have paid or are already paying (through taxes) for the capital construction costs.

King City Sewer Project

The Township of King installed sewer systems in King City beginning in 2006 and completed most* of the construction in summer 2011 when the sewers in Contract Area 5 became available for hook up.

Although most property owners have hooked up to the system, some still need to do so (see map for the compliance rate by Contract Area) in our June 2012 newsletter.

Once property owners have connected to the system, it’s important to advise the Township so that the work can be inspected and your property cleared for by-law (2007-110) compliance. Property owners should be aware that the longer they wait past the 12-month deadline, the greater likelihood there is of increased costs when they hook up.

As part of the final restoration work following the sewer construction, asphalt is being placed in all Contract Areas over the next two to three years. This work is funded with federal and provincial government support.

For more information about the King City sewer project, please contact:

Wayne Pinkney C.E.T., Project Manager
905-833-4575
wpinkney@king.ca

A chronology of the project highlights is outlined below:
May 2011
Sewer construction work to begin on Contract Areas 3 and 8.
October 2010
Pumping station on Janet Avenue is completed.
The Ontario Municipal Board issued its decision to increase the Township's funding limit to pay for the project.
April 28, 2010
King Township Council approved the connection by-law on April 28, 2010.
November 2009
Construction on the Nobleton pumping station and water pollution control plant is completed.
September 2009
Township Council votes to proceed with the installation of sanitary sewers in most of the Village of Nobleton (the two-year time of travel area around the municipal drinking water wells, as well as commercial areas along Highway 27).
August 2009
Township Council receives a further updated Nobleton Sanitary Sewer Financial Analysis prepared by C.N. Watson and Associates.
June 2009
Second public meeting/open house held to discuss sanitary sewer system construction.
June 2008
Public meeting/open house held to discuss sanitary sewer system construction.
May 2008
Construction begins in Nobleton pumping station and water pollution control plant.
November 2007
Township Council receives an updated Nobleton Sanitary Sewer Financial Analysis, prepared by C.N. Watson and Associates.
September 2007
Township Council approves an agreement with Slokker Canada Limited to construct a sewage treatment plant, pumping station and connecting forcemain, and to make a $1.2 million contribution towards the cost of a collection system for the Village.
October 1995
Class Environmental Assessment process begins for sewage servicing in Nobleton.
May 1995
Council adopts a work program to develop a Community Plan for Nobleton.
September 1994
SCS concludes the need for alternative means of sewage servicing be considered for Nobleton.
June 1994
Township initiates Settlement Capability Study (SCS) for Nobleton to assess the present sewage servicing options.
November 1993
Township of King Council requests that York Region undertake an Environmental Assessment to determine alternative sewage service and treatment options.
Implementing a sanitary sewer system in the Village of Nobleton will eliminate the environmental issues that can often result from aging and failing septic systems.
Some of these septic systems are more than 50 years old, and the underlying clay soils in the area have contributed to the failure. Studies undertaken over the past 15 years indicate that more than 25 per cent of lots have existing or potential problems.
One study in 1994 (Anderson, R.V. and Associates and Gartner Lee Limited) demonstrated that based on air photo interpretation alone, some 23 per cent of developed lots showed wet conditions potentially associated with moisture-stressed septic systems. Results of a door-to-door survey encompassing 206 lots identified existing or potential problems in 30 per cent of the lots. The greatest number and variety of problems occurred in the core areas of the community and in the older western subdivisions. In these areas, homeowners complained of sewage odours in their basements, ditches or back yards, particularly in the spring and late fall when natural soil moisture content is high. Sewage odours were also documented by field crews conducting studies in 2001 (Gartner Lee Limited).
In the fall of 2001, studies conducted on a series of local creeks in the core of Nobleton showed a combination of high phosphorus, ammonia, nitrate and E.coli counts. These conditions indicated inputs of sewage to the creeks, consistent with failing septic systems. E. coli counts were as high as 62,000 counts/100ml.
Nobleton’s failing septic systems are causing effluent to enter ground and surface water flowing to tributaries of the Humber River. It’s been proven that septic systems are the cause of this environmental concern because caffeine – which is found in sewage, but does not occur naturally – has been identified in samples of water taken from the tributaries that flow through the Village. Further, while no health risks have been documented, there is a potential risk of septic system effluent making its way into local wells.
With the new sanitary sewer system, wastewater will be treated at the new water pollution control plant before being discharged to the Humber River.
The new system is part of King Township’s commitment under Ontario’s Clean Water Act to eliminate potential risks to local water sources and take action to reduce or eliminate those risks. Please read the Clean Water Act for more information. Under the act, efforts are being undertaken in the greater Toronto area to protect sources of drinking water, including work to eliminate effluent to water supplies. In King Township, this includes implementing a sanitary sewer system in Nobleton to protect municipal wells in its core from which residents obtain their water. Please visit the CTC Source Protection Region website for more information regarding source water protection.
The Nobleton sewer system project will result in a decrease in the amount of phosphorous discharged to the Humber River - from 246 kg per year to 80 kg per year - as a result of decommissioning of septic tanks and treatment of the waste water, based on the Village’s current population. E. coli, ammonia and nitrates will be removed from the treated effluent at the waste water plant.
- Nobleton Sanitary Sewer Connection By-law
- Nobleton Community Plan
- Amendment #570 to the Official Plan
- Nobleton Sanitary Sewer Financial Analysis Report
- Environmental Study Report Part 1, Part 2, Notice of Completion
REVISIONS AND ADDENDA TO ENVIRONMENTAL STUDY REPORT
NOTICE OF FILING OF ADDENDUM
CLASS ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT, ENVIRONMENTAL STUDY REPORT
SEWAGE SERVICING FOR THE COMMUNITY OF NOBLETON
TOWNSHIP OF KING

Municipal Class Environmental Assessment for Nobleton Sanitary Sewer System was originally completed in July 2003. Construction of Nobleton Sanitary Sewer System was started in 2009 and significant progress has been made so far. The detailed design of the Contract 5 of Nobleton Sanitary Sewer Project is proceeding well and is entering into final stages. The original preliminary design prepared for the project envisioned an easement from the east end of Hawman Avenue and a connection on Hwy 27. During detailed design the Township evaluated alternative sewer routing and determined that an easement through 6076 King Road and 47 Hawman Avenue, Nobleton, Ontario would be preferred.
An Addendum has now been completed to the Environmental Study Report which presents a revised preferred outfall for Contract 5.
Please note that only the changes proposed in the Addendum are open for review.
By this Notice the Addendum is being placed on the public record for review in accordance with the requirements of the Municipal Class Environmental Assessment. Subject to comments received as a result of this Notice, the Town intends to proceed with the construction of this project in the summer of 2013.
The Addendum is available for review at the following locations:
Township of King
2075 King Road
King City, ON L7B 1A1
Monday to Friday: 8:30am to 4:30pm
Telephone (905) 833-5321
Dr. William Laceby Community Centre and Arena
15 Old King Road
Nobleton, ON L7B 1A1
Monday to Friday: 8:30am to 4:30pm
Telephone (905) 833-5321
Please provide written comments to the Town Clerk within 30 calendar days from the date of this Notice. If concerns regarding this project cannot be resolved in discussion with the Town, a person may request that the Minister of the Environment make an order for the project to comply with the Environmental Assessment Act (referred to as a Part II Order), which addresses individual environmental assessment. Requests must be received by the Minister at the address below by June 29, 2013. A copy of the request must also be sent to the Town Clerk. If no request is received by June 29, 2013, construction of contract 5 Nobleton Sanitary Sewer System will proceed to design and construction as outlined in the Addendum to the Environmental Study Report.
Minister of the Environment
77 Wellesley Street West
11th Floor, Ferguson Block
Toronto ON
M7A 2T5
Comments and information regarding this Project are being collected in accordance with the requirements of the Environmental Assessment Act. Personal information will be collected in accordance with Municipal Freedom of Information and Protection of
Privacy Act (MFIPPA), all information received other than personal information may be included in the Project documentation which
will become part of the public record. Should you have any questions or concern with regard to the collection of personal information, please contact Wayne Pinkney C.E.T., Project Manager, Township of King at (905) 833-4575.
This Notice issued May 30, 2013
Andrew Drzewiecki, Director of Engineering and Development
Township of King
2075 King Road
King City, Ontario, L7B 1A1

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