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The Waterdown/Aldershot Transportation Master Plan or WATMP was conducted by the City of Hamilton, the City of Burlington and Halton Region (the Project Partners). The Master Plan identified a future transportation network that will service urban development in the community of Waterdown.

The City has initiated the Municipal Class EA process to construct the twinning trunk watermain for more reliable water services in Waterdown community.

In 2006, the City completed the Water and Wastewater Master Plan Class EA for lake based systems. This study recommended a Schedule 'B' project be implemented for the York & Valley Road (HD016) Booster Water Pumping Station which included station upgrades to increase the pumping capacity to meet growth demands. Due to the lapse of timed, a Class EA Addendum will be completed.

The City of Hamilton has initiated a Subwatershed Study for the Elfrida Study Area. The purpose of the Subwatershed Study is to develop a plan that allows sustainable development, while ensuring maximum benefits to the natural and human environments on a watershed basis.

The City of Hamilton has completed the Barton Street and Fifty Road Improvements (BFI) Municipal Class Environmental Assessment (Class EA) Study. The BFI Class EA Study confirmed widening of both roadways and infrastructure improvements needed to manage existing and future transportation demands for the Fruitland Winona Secondary Plan area. The Study satisfied Phase 3 and 4 requirements of the Municipal Class EA, as well as Phases 1 and 2 requirements for potential future improvements to the CN Rail crossing at Fifty Road. Phases 1 and 2 of the BFI Class EA Study were fulfilled as part of the Stoney Creek Urban Boundary Expansion Transportation Master Plan (2008).

The City of Hamilton is completing two Municipal Class Environmental Assessments (MCEAs) to support the health of Chedoke Creek and its watershed. These studies are part of the City’s continued response to a combined sewage spill discovered in 2018 and are required under a Ministerial Order from the Ontario Ministry of the Environment, Conservation and Parks (MECP).