Stormwater Master Plan subject of open house in Oshawa Wednesday

The City of Oshawa is hosting a Public Open House Wednesday on the development of its first consolidated Stormwater Management Master Plan, with residents to share their thoughts on current stormwater infrastructure and strategies to manage future growth.

The Master Plan will prioritize needed rehabilitation and develop polices that will take the city to the year 2051.

With rapid growth putting a strain on the city’s sewer system and neighbours in Toronto struggling with flooding this year from ageing infrastructure, Oshawa would like to ensure future growth is sustainable, with the public to take a look at the progress at the open house at the Civic Recreation Complex (Meeting Room 4/5) from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. Wednesday.

The Stormwater Management Master Plan will also consider the city’s watercourses, culvert crossings and stormwater management facilities.

Residents can review the project background and use the mapping tool on Connect Oshawa (ConnectOshawa.ca/Stormwater) to identify areas of the city where they have seen erosion, stormwater infrastructure deficiencies or flooding.

A paper version of the mapping tool is available upon request through Service Oshawa and the presentation is now available to view on Connect Oshawa.

Feedback on the tool will be received until noon on Thursday, October 31.