New report on Chedoke Creek proposes at least $150M to improve water quality into 2035
Councillors are set to discuss a report from GM Blueplan Engineering on Monday
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A new report recommends the city spend more than $150 million over 14 years to make up for the 24 billion litres of sewage and stormwater that spilled into Chedoke Creek between 2014 and 2018.
The report from GM Blueplan Engineering, obtained by CBC News, is set to appear at a general issues committee meeting on Monday.
It lists five key causes to the "significant impacts" at the creek, including:
* Combined sewer overflows (CSOs) flowing directly into the water.
* Wash-off and potential spills from Highway 403 and the railway and rail yard.
* Potential leachate contamination from landfill.
* The Urban Stormwater System consisting of largely untreated stormwater runoff.
"While these challenges are not uncommon to many legacy systems across Ontario and North America, the legacy water quality issues within Chedoke Creek are of additional interest due to the creek's location and function within the broader Cootes Paradise and Hamilton Harbour system," the report says, noting the majority of the impact comes from CSOs and stormwater runoff.