Is lead a concern in my children’s school, private school, and child care centre? Drinking water supplied by the City of Ottawa is lead-free. However, lead can dissolve into drinking water during its contact with lead pipes, brass fixtures, and lead solder if these were present within a school. All schools, private schools and child…
The existing Britannia floodgates are located at the ends of Rowatt Street and Jamieson Street in Britannia Village. Renewal of the structure is planned for the 2020 construction season and includes the following activities: Rowatt Street: Localized concrete removals at top of existing concrete walls New concrete wall extension to provide a minimum elevation 61.1…
The City of Ottawa Waste Water Department has identified miscellaneous obsolete flow monitoring equipment which are required to be removed from specific manholes, see table below: Location Fairlawn Ave and Benjamin Ave Innswood Dr and Lenester Ave Kehoe St and Maud St Pooler Ave and Elder St Woodroffe Ave (Sherbourne and Honeywell) There are streets or residential intersections that will be affected for a…
The Planning Committee will consider amendments to flood plain mapping in Ottawa’s urban areas. This is the third phase of updates to mapping within the Zoning By-law. Development on lands within the flood plain is prohibited under City planning policies like the Official Plan, as well as the Provincial Policy Statement. The Planning Committee will…
On October 9th, Council approved an additional $500,000 investment in the Britannia Village berm. The berm was effective in protecting Britannia during the 2017 and 2019 floods, but the flood in 2019 was prolonged and there is evidence of leakage due to floodwater. The money will be used to make repairs To view the report,…
The City has been completing inspections of large diameter watermains for 12 years. A formal and targeted inspection program was established in 2012. The main benefit of this program is the ability to proactively assess and identify deficiencies that can be addressed in a planned and controlled fashion without negatively impacting customers. There are currently…
2019 Ottawa Flood Response to Recovery Transition Overview The City of Ottawa’s goal during operations in support of the 2019 Ottawa Flood is to Maintain Public Confidence. Through customer service excellence during the response phase the City was able to ensure that the City of Ottawa maintained public confidence. Our customers; those residents, businesses and…
Mayor Jim Watson terminated the state of emergency today, which was declared on April 25 in response to flooding along the Ottawa River. The City’s emergency operations centre remains in operation while the flood response and recovery are ongoing. The City of Ottawa continues to assist residents and businesses return to a state of normalcy…
Beginning Saturday May 25th, the City of Ottawa will begin a special garbage collection schedule in flood-affected areas. Some collection will take place daily, seven days a week. To help with collection and disposal, flood-related debris should be separated by residents into five categories: Household Trash and bagged debris, including material from demolition and construction,…
All homeowners who need support and assistance with flood remediation work inside their home, or with the dismantling of sandbag walls, may now submit online requests for assistance. Homeowners who will need help with sandbag removal or external debris once flood waters have receded significantly are asked to submit an online form Homeowners who will…