Environmental Assessment for Steele Street Sewage Pumping Station Relocation and West Port Colborne Gravity Main
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About the project

Niagara Region is carrying out a Schedule B Municipal Class Environmental Assessment to study the possibility of building a new large sewer trunk and sewage pumping station in Port Colborne. This would help move wastewater more efficiently to the Seaway Wastewater Treatment Plant. The study will look at five sewer catchment areas west of the Welland Canal: Elm, Arena, Union, Omer and Steele.

The goal is to find a long-term solution that could allow the Region to:

Retire several existing sewage pumping stations
Eliminate the need for several future sewage pumping stations
Eliminate sewer pumping station maintenance and sewer surcharge from station issues

Project timeline

August 2025 - Completed
Notice of commencement

November 5, 2025
Public Information Centre #1

SPRING 2026
Public Information Centre #2

Summer 2026
Study completion

Contact

John Lee, P.Eng., PMP
Senior Project Manager, Water and Wastewater Engineering
Niagara Region
905-980-6000 ext. 3136
Email John Lee

Michael Kocher, P.Eng.
Project Manager / Business Centre Practice Leader
Stantec Consulting Ltd.
519-585-7494
michael.kocher@stantec.com

Public Information Centre #1

Attend the Public Information Centre to learn about the evaluation and alternative solutions, ask questions and share your comments.

Wednesday, Nov. 5
5 to 7 p.m.
City of Port Colborne Engineering and Operations Centre

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