Carp Water/Wastewater Facility Short Term Upgrades

Project description

The objective of the project is to upgrade the Carp Water/Wastewater Facility to meet capacity needs for development expected over the next 5 to 10 years. Scope includes pump replacements, electrical upgrades, improvements to emergency standby power, addition of a new emergency overflow, and other miscellaneous improvements.

Project timing

Design completion: summer 2025
Construction start: fall 2025
Construction completion: 2027

Project budget

Approved project funds to date are $7.7 million.

Accessibility

Accessibility is an important consideration for the City of Ottawa. The City makes every effort to provide access through and around construction sites. If you require a disability-related accommodation, please contact the project team. Accessible formats and communication supports are available, upon request.

Safety

The City of Ottawa is committed to safety in and around project sites. The project team continues to work closely with the industry and to comply with recommendations provided by municipal, provincial and federal health officials, as well as the Ministry of Labour, Immigration, Training and Skills Development.

Should you have any inquiries, please do not hesitate to contact:

City Project Manager
Kim Pearce, P.Eng.
Senior Project Engineer, Environmental Engineering Projects
100 Constellation Drive, Ottawa, ON K2G 6J8
Tel.: 613-580-2424, ext. 25594

Beginning in October, the City of Ottawa will undertake a geotechnical investigation in your neighbourhood. This investigation is required as part of the design of short-term upgrades to the Carp Water/Wastewater Facility to support development plans over the next 5 to 10 years.

What: The geotechnical investigation will involve the drilling of boreholes and obtaining soil samples for testing as well as scanning to locate utilities.

Why: This geotechnical investigation supports the Carp Water/Wastewater Facility Short Term Upgrades project.

When: This geotechnical investigation work will begin in October 2024. The work will be completed during weekdays and should take approximately 1 to 3 days.

Where: The geotechnical investigation will occur at the following locations:

• North and south of the railway, within the greenspace (north of #149 Rivington Street). Equipment access to be between #120 and #129 Salisbury Street.
• On Rivington Street, adjacent to #149

Who: R.V. Anderson Associates Ltd. has been retained by the City of Ottawa to undertake a geotechnical investigation for this project.

Traffic

Lane reductions are anticipated during this work.

On-street parking

As the various road reconstruction activities are in progress on your street, on-street parking may be restricted. In the event that access to your driveway will be impacted, you will receive 24-hours’ notice and provided with a Temporary On-Street Parking Permit (orange form) to permit on-street parking within two blocks of your residence. Residents with electric vehicles will need to find alternative charging arrangements when access is restricted. The use of extension cords within the public right of way is not permitted.

Should you have additional concerns about reduced access, such as business deliveries or accessibility requirements, please contact the project manager.

Construction disruptions

R.V. Anderson Associates Ltd. will take every precaution to minimize interruptions to the everyday life of your family and/or operation of your business, but, as you can appreciate, there may be some inconvenience during the course of the work, such as parking restrictions, noise, and odour. We would like to thank you for your patience and co-operation. For construction activity hours of work, the City of Ottawa follows provincial requirements and the City’s Noise By-law (2017-255).