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Scheduled streets by ward

Routine sanitary sewer cleaning has been scheduled for the following streets in Sandy Hill - Ward 12, Rockcliffe - Ward 13, Carleton Heights - Ward 9, 15 and 16, Findlay Creek - Ward 20 and 22, and Civic Centre -  Ward 8, 9, 15, and 16, Vanier North - Ward 12 and 13, Chapman Mills - Ward 3 and 24, and Overbrook McArthur - Ward 11, 12, 13, and 18

 

Sandy Hill

Ward 12

Street name Ward
Augusta St 12
Besserer St 12
Blackburn Ave 12
Chapel Cres 12
Chapel St 12
Charlotte St 12
Colonel By Dr 12
Cumberland St 12
Daly Ave 12
E0865_Wiggins-Rideau Riv 12
Easement 12
Friel St 12
Goulburn Ave 12
Henderson Ave 12
Hurdman Rd 12
King Edward Ave 12
Laurier Ave East 12
Marlborough Ave 12
Mann Ave 12
Nelson St 12
Nicholas St 12
Osgoode St 12
Range Rd 12
Ring Lane 12
Robinson Ave 12
Russell Ave 12
Somerset St East 12
Stewart St 12
Sweetland Ave 12
Templeton St 12
Laurier Ave East 12
Waller St 12
Waller St S 12
Wilbrod St 12
Wurtemburg St 12

Rockcliffe

Ward 13

STREET NAME WARD
Acacia Ave 13
Ashbury Rd 13
Beechwood Ave 13
Birch Ave 13
Birkenfels Rd 13
Bittern Crt 13
Blenheim Dr 13
Blue Heron Crt 13
Buchan Rd 13
Buena Vista Rd 13
Carsdale Ave 13
Cloverdale Rd 13
Coltrin Pl 13
Corona Ave 13
Crescent Rd 13
Dead End 13
Easement 13
Ellesmere Pl 13
Elmwood Ave 13
Fairview Ave 13
Fernhill Rd 13
Glenwood Ave 13
Green Ave 13
Hemlock Rd 13
Hillcrest Rd 13
Howick St 13
Inverness Ave 13
Juliana Rd 13
Kinzua Rd 13
Lakehurst Rd 13
Lakeway Dr 13
Lambton Ave 13
Lansdowne Rd South 13
Lisgar Rd 13
Lyttleton Gdn 13
Mackinnon Rd 13
Macnabb Pl 13
Manor Ave 13
Maple Lane 13
Maple Lane E 13
Maple Pl 13
Mariposa Ave 13
Minto Pl 13
Montagu Pl 13
Northcote Pl 13
Oakhill Rd 13
Old Lakeview Ave 13
Old Prospect Rd 13
Park Rd 13
Parkdale Ave 13
Perley Crt 13
Placel Rd 13
Pond St 13
Roxborough Ave 13
Sandridge Rd 13
Sir Guy Carleton St 13
Soper Pl 13
Springfield Rd 13
Sylvan Ave 13
Thorold Rd 13
Westward Way 13
Whitemarl Dr 13
Willingdon Rd 13
Wood Ave 13
Wood Ave W 13

Carleton Heights 

Ward 9, 15, and 16

Street name Ward
Amita Cres 16
Anna Ave 16
Apeldoorn Ave 16
Appleby Priv 16
Arnhem St 16
Bellamy St 16
Caldwell Ave 16
Carling Ave 15
Chatelain Ave 16
Churchill Ave S 16
Clyde Ave N 16
Crerar Ave 16
Debra Ave 16
Deer Park Rd 9
Dynes Rd 16
Falaise Rd 16
Fisher Ave 16
Forest Hill Ave 16
General Ave 16
Greenbriar Ave 16
Harrold Pl 16
Kochar Dr 16
Lampman Cres 16
Laperriere Ave 16
Madhu Cres 16
Maryland Ave 16
Meadowlands Dr 16
Melfa Circ 16
Merivale Rd 16
Minaki Ave 16
Morley Blvd 16
Nesbitt Pl 16
Normandy Cres 9
Ortona Ave 16
Prince Of Wales Dr 16
Rahul Cres 16
Shillington Ave 16
Skeena Ave 16
Stormont St 16
Valmarie Ave 16
Villa Cres 16
Woodward Ave 16

Findlay Creek 

Ward 20 and 22

Street name Ward
Alasken Dr 22
Analdea Dr 22
Bradwell Way 22
Bufflehead Way 22
Bulrush Cres 22
Bunchberry Way 22
Buttonbush Way 22
Cache Bay Cres 22
Cedar Creek Dr 22
Creekview Way 22
Creston Valley Way 22
Dead End 22
Devonwood Circ 22
Dun Skipper Dr 22
Easement 22
Fairweather St 22
Fernside St 22
Fiddlehead St 22
Findlay Ave 22
Findlay Creek Dr 22
Flat Sedge Cres 22
Golden Sedge Way 22
Gracewood Cres 22
Hatchley Rd 22
Hazelnut Cres 22
Helen Rapp Way 22
Hillman Marsh Way 22
Ivy Green Way 22
Kelly Farm Dr 22
Kestrel St 22
Kingswell St 22
Laguna St 22
Little Rock St 22
Long Point Circ 22
Loosestrife Way 22
Maberly Way 22
Magpie St 22
Mangrove Cres 22
Manorwood Cres 22
Meadowlilly Rd 22
Netley Circ 22
Oat Straw Way 22
Old Crow Way 22
Purple Finch Cres 22
Rockrose Way 22
Rotary Way 22
Shepody Circ 22
Silver Bell Cres 22
Slattery's Field St 22
Spartina St 22
Stalwart Cres 22
Sunburst St 22
Teasel Way 22
Verbena Cres 22
White Alder Ave 22
Widgeon Way 22
Willowburn St 22
Willowmere Way 22
Wood Acres Grove 22
Woodbriar Way 22
Woodstream Dr 22

Civic Centre

Ward 8, 9, 15, and 16

Street name Ward
Ambridge Way 16
Arnot Rd 16
Barrie Ave 15
Baseline Rd 9
Baseline Rd 16
Bayswater Ave 15
Bloomingdale St 16
Cameo Dr 8
Carling Ave 15
Carling Ave 16
Cedar Park St 16
Celebration St 16
Central Park Dr 16
Chandler Ave 16
Civic Pl 15
Clyde Ave 8
Clyde Ave 16
Clyde Ave 8
Coleridge St 16
Courtland Pl 16
Crystal Park Cres 16
Deer Park Rd 9
Dynes Rd 16
Fairmont Ave 15
Fern Ave 15
Fisher Ave 16
Fisher Ave 9
Fuller St 15
Grammercy Pk 16
Green Valley Cres 16
Grenwich Circ 16
Griffith Way 16
Griffith Way 16
Gwynne Ave 15
Hamilton Ave South 15
Harmer Ave North 15
Henry Farm Dr 8
Hereford Pl 15
Hereford Pl 15
Hinton Ave North 15
Holland Ave 15
Hudson Ave 16
Huron Ave South 15
Hutchison Ave 15
Inglewood Pl 15
Kenilworth St 15
Kenilworth St 15
Kinnear St 15
Laurentian Pl 15
Laurentian Pl E 15
Lexington St 16
Lynwood Ave 15
Macfarlane Ave 15
Maitland Ave 8
Malibu Ter 16
Manhattan Cres 16
Marygrove Circ 8
Melrose Ave 15
Merivale Rd 16
Merivale Rd 16
Merivale Rd 9
Morley Blvd 16
Niki Way 16
Oakvale Ave 15
Old Irving Pl 15
Orrin Ave 15
Parkdale Ave 15
Prince Of Wales Dr 16
Reid Ave 15
Rideauview Ter 16
Ruskin St 15
Sanford Ave 16
Scout St 16
Sherwood Dr 15
Sherwood Dr 15
State St 16
Staten Way 16
Terrebonne Dr 8
Trump Ave 16
Whitestone Dr 16
Wilshire Ave 16
Yorkville St 16
Young St 15

Skyine - Fisher

Ward 8, 9 and 16

STREET NAME WARD
Apache Cres 9
Arnot Rd 16
Attwood Cres 9
Barlyn Ave 9
Beaver Rdg 9
Beaverton Ave 9
Birchwood Dr 9
Briardale Cres 9
Buffalo Circ 9
Capilano Dr 9
Cedarcrest Ave 9
Clyde Ave 8
Commanche Dr 9
Coral Ave 9
Deer Park Rd 9
Dynes Rd 16
Eleanor Dr 9
Es Bowhill-Meadowlands 9
Es Com-Bea 9
Es Hilliard Ave 9
Es Leaver-Trillium 9
Farlane Blvd 9
Fisher Ave 16
Forest Park Ave 9
Gilbey Dr 9
Greencrest Pl 9
Greenwich Ave 9
Higwood Dr 9
Hilliard Ave 9
Kayburn Ave 9
Kerry Cres 9
Kesler Ave 9
Kingsmill St 9
Leaver Ave 9
Lipstan Ave 9
Lyall St 9
Malibu Ter 9
Meadowlands Dr 9
Meadowlands Dr East 9
Merivale Rd 8
Millbrook Cres 9
Northview Rd 9
Oakwood Ave 9
Parthia Ave 9
Rossland Ave 8
Sunnycrest Dr 9
Sutton Pl 9
Trillium Ave 9
Twin Ter 9
Vanson Ave 9
Warbonnet Dr 9
Willeth Ave 9
Withrow Ave 8

Vanier North 

Ward 12 and 13

Street Name Ward
Acacia Ave 13
Alfred St 12
Alice St 12
Baribeau St 12
Barrette St 12
Bedard Ave 12
Beechwood Ave 12
Begin St 12
Bradley Ave 12
Cantin St 12
Carillon St 12
Charlevoix St 12
Commanda Way Oo 13
Coupal St 12
Crichton St 13
Cyr Ave 12
Dagmar Ave 12
Des Peres Blancs Ave 12
Deschamps Ave 12
Desrosiers, Rue St 12
Duford St 12
Dunbarton Crt 12
Dupuis St 12
Durocher St 12
Easement 12
Emond St 12
Ethel St 12
Ez281_St.Laurent-N/W St. La. 12
Ferland St 12
Frechette St 12
Garneau St 12
Genest St 12
Grandmaitre St 12
Granville St 12
Greensway Ave 12
Hannah St 12
Ida Rocheleau Pl 12
Joffre-Belanger, Voie 12
Jolliet Ave 12
Kendall Ave 12
Kipp St 12
Lajoie St 12
Lalemant St 12
Landry St 12
Laval St 12
Lavergne St 12
Lebrun St 12
Lenore Pl 12
Longpre St 12
Loyer St 12
Marier Ave 12
Marier Ave 12
Mark Ave 12
Marquette Ave 12
Michel Cir 12
Mona Ave 12
Montfort St 12
Montgomery St 12
Montreal Rd 13
North River Rd 12
Olmstead St 12
Palace St 12
Park St 12
Pauline Charron Pl 12
Perrier Ave 12
Savard Ave 12
Shakespeare St 12
Springfield Rd 12
St. Ambroise St 12
St. Charles St 12
St. Denis St 12
St. Jacques St 12
St. Laurent Blvd 12
St. Paul St 12
Ste. Anne Ave 12
Ste. Cecile St 12
Ste. Monique St 12
Tabor Ave 12
Tudor Pl 12
Vachon Ave 12
Wayling Ave 12

Chapman Mills

Ward 3 and 24

Street name Ward
Akita Walk 24
Aquapass Pl 24
Aquapass Pl 24
Ashland St 24
Ashmore Dr 24
Bakewell Cres 24
Balinroan Cres 24
Bearman St 24
Beatrice Dr 24
Berry Glen St 24
Bren-Maur Rd 24
Cadrian Walk 24
Castlestone Way 24
Chapman Mills Dr 24
Charleston St 24
Chestermere Cres 24
Citadel Cres 24
Clearbrook Dr 24
Cormack Circ 24
Cresthaven Dr 24
Dragon Park Dr 24
Dunforest Terr 24
Easement 3
Felicia Cres 24
Foxridge Way 24
Garrity Cres 24
Geddes Way 24
Glendore St 24
Glenroy Gilbert Dr 3
Grayburn Way 24
Greenbank Rd 3
Grovemont Dr 24
Haileybury St 24
Harbour View St 24
Hearthstone Pl 24
Highpointe Cres 24
Hollowbrook Dr 24
Huntcliff Pl 24
Kentmare Cres 24
Langrell Cres 24
Leamington Way 24
Longfields Dr 24
Mancini Way 24
Marabrooke St 24
Marjan Cres 24
Marketplace Ave 3
Mcgarry Ter 3
Moss Grove St 24
New Liskeard Cres 24
Nittany Cres 24
Paul Metivier Dr 24
Piazza Cir 24
Pillett St 24
Riocan Ave 3
Rocky Hill Dr 24
Serena Way 24
Shady Grove St 24
Silverstone Way 24
Sorento St 24
Southam Way 24
Southpointe Ave 24
Springton Cres 24
Stoneleigh St 24
Strandherd Dr 24
Sue Holloway Dr 3
Summerline Gt 24
Sunningdale Way 24
Tacom Circ 24
Tapestry Dr 24
Taradale Dr 24
Temagami Dr 24
Temiskaming Cres 24
Tourmaline Cres 24
Ventanna Way 24
Whitewater St 24
Willow Creek Circ 24
Woodroffe Ave 24
Yorkwood Pl 24

Overbrook McArthur

Ward 11, 12, 13 and 18

Street name Ward
Easement 13
Alesther St 13
Allen Blvd 12
Ave. Du Pere Charlebois Ave 13
Ave. Monseigneur Lemieux Ave 13
Ave. Paul Emile Lamarche Ave 13
Ave. Vincent Massey Ave 13
Avenue N 18
Avenue O 18
Avenue O 18
Avenue P 18
Avenue Q 18
Avenue R 18
Avenue S 18
Avenue T 18
Avenue U 18
Beaudry St 13
Bernard St 13
Borthwick Ave 13
Brant St 12
Breboeuf St 12
Brittany Dr 13
Burn St 13
Camil St 13
Carlotta Ave 12
Carmen Ave 12
Center St 13
Clarke Ave 13
Claude St 13
Columbus Ave 13
Coventry Rd 13
Crete Pl 12
Cummings Ave 11
Cyrville Rd 11
Dan Ave 13
Dieppe St 12
Dollard St 12
Donald St 13
Drouin Ave 13
Dunbrack St 13
E0417_Claude-St.Laurent 13
Easement 11
Edith Ave 13
Enfield Ave 12
Esxxx_Wolfdale-Donald 13
Eve St 13
Presland Rd 13
Frances St 13
Fullerton Ave 13
Gardenvale Rd 13
Glynn Ave 13
Grant - Toole Way 12
Hardy Ave 13
Irwin Miller St 12
Isidore St 13
Joseph Cyr St 11
King George St 13
Labelle St 11
Larouche St 12
Lawson Ave 13
Lemieux St 11
Lola St 13
Malartic Ave 13
Marguerite Ave 12
Maria Goretti Circ 12
May St 13
Michael St 11
Millcraft Cres 12
Montreal Rd 13
Mutual St 13
Newman Ave 13
Noranda Ave 13
North River Rd 13
Ogilvie Rd 11
Ontario St 13
Paddy Lane 13
Paul Ave 13
Presland Rd 13
Prince Albert St 13
Quebec St 13
Queen Mary St 13
Quill St 13
Rainier St 13
Rainsford Ave 13
Renouf Ave 13
Easement 13
Roper Ave 13
Shane St 13
Sirois Ave 13
Snow St 11
Spartan Ave 13
St. Laurent Blvd 13
Stevens Ave 12
Telford Ave 13
Tremblay Rd 18
Trojan Ave 13
Lola St 13
Vanier Pkwy 13
Washington Ave 12
West Presland Rd 13
Whitton Cres 13
Wilson St 13
Wolff St 13
Wolffdale Cres 13
Wright St 13

Why does the City clean the sewer system?

The City of Ottawa conducts routine cleaning of sewers to ensure that wastewater from homes and businesses is efficiently transported to the Robert O. Pickard Environmental Centre (ROPEC), the City’s treatment facility.

What is a sewer blow-back?

During the cleaning process, the use of high pressure water creates air pockets inside the sewer pipe that generally escape with no impact to a property’s internal plumbing.

In some cases, this air pressure can only escape through the sewer connection between the house and the City’s sewer system, via the internal plumbing vent. If this passage is blocked, air pressure may escape through a toilet or drain. This can result in the release of odours, or on rare occasions sewage contaminated water, into a home or business – known as a "blow-back."

What can I do to prepare for sewer cleaning activity?

Keeping lids on toilets during cleaning can minimize impacts in the unlikely event of a blow-back.

What if I experience a blow-back?

Please immediately contact the City at 3-1-1. City staff will contact the homeowner by phone to determine the scope of the problem. If required, staff may be dispatched to your home.

Please note:

  • Properties identified as having experienced a blow-back in the past are placed on an advanced notification list and receive a hand delivered notice 24-48 hours in advance of cleaning activity.
  • During subsequent sewer cleanings, the pressure at which cleaning is carried out is at lowered at sites that have experienced a blow-back to help reduce the possibility of a repeat event.
  • If you have a second incident, consider checking your plumbing to ensure that service connection and vent pipes are clear of debris and are functioning properly.

Where can I get help with the cleanup?

Typically, recovery from a blow-back event is simply a matter of removing any debris and the cleaning of toilets, sinks, baths and showers that have come into contact with the contaminated water. You may then continue normal use.

Please note:

  • The City does not provide a cleaning service. Your options are to proceed with the cleanup yourself or hire an outside cleaner. If you hire a company to complete the cleaning, please submit these costs as a claim and the City will reimburse all reasonable costs that are properly documented.
  • If there are damages beyond cleaning, consider contacting your insurance company. Damages should be brought to the attention of City staff during the initial inspection process.

Do I need to worry about my health?

Blow-back events that involve only the discharge of sewage contaminated water to walls or surfaces do not result in an immediate health risk. However, it is important that all sewage contaminated water and debris be removed and that surfaces that have come in contact with this water be cleaned. This will require the cleaning of surfaces with a soap solution and disinfection with a diluted household bleach/water solution. Regular household cleaning products are all that is needed and rubber gloves are recommended.

Remember:

  • Never mix ammonia and chlorine products such as household bleach. If sewage contaminated water has come in contact with a person in your home or has possibly been ingested and you are concerned about your health, please seek medical attention.

Making a claim

  1. Prior to submitting a claim, contact 3-1-1 to:
    1. Initiate an inspection by the City’s First Response team
    2. Receive a customer service request number for future reference.
  2. Initiate a claim with the City by letter or sending an e-mail to claims@ottawa.ca. You will need to reference the event, date, and actions taken.
  3. The Claims Unit will ensure claims are acknowledged, investigated, tracked, evaluated and resolved.

If you have any questions, please contact our general claims line at 613-580-2655 or email at claims@ottawa.ca.