Master Drainage Plan - Notice of Second Public Information Centre

In an effort to better understand local drainage systems, the Town has undertaken a Municipal Class Environmental Assessment (Class EA) to identify and address drainage deficiencies within the Town limits.

Part of this process is to offer interested persons an opportunity to review the project, share information and provide comments on the project.

Background
The Town retained GM BluePlan Engineering Limited in 2019 to prepare a Master Drainage Plan and to start a planning process to identifying and addressing drainage deficiencies.

Process
This process follows Phases 1 and 2 of the Municipal Class Environmental Assessment (Class EA) and is intended to follow Approach #1 of the Master Planning process (Appendix 4, MCEA Manual 2023), which involves creating a Master Plan.

Project Overview
The Town of Saugeen Shores has a complex system for surface water drainage, which includes:

• overland sheet flow,
• natural water courses,
• municipal drains, tile drains, ditches, culverts, and storm sewers

As well, with recent and planned land development, certain areas occasionally experience some drainage related issues. 

Drainage within the Town primarily flows either to the Saugeen River or to Lake Huron. The Study Area is bound by the municipal limits and is subdivided into the following main Drainage Study Areas, as shown on the Key Plan:

• Area 1: Southampton North of the River
• Area 2: Southampton South of the River
• Area 3: Port Elgin
• Area 4: Rural Areas