December 7, 2020 – Indigenous Services Canada must determine whether the proposed Watermain Extension Phase III, located in Mohawks of the Bay of Quinte First Nation, is likely to cause significant adverse environmental effects. To help inform this determination, Indigenous Services Canada is inviting comments from the public respecting that determination.

Written comments must be submitted by January 6, 2021 to:

Indigenous Services Canada - Ontario
Cynthia Brown, Sr. Program Officer
655 Bay St, Suite 700
Toronto, ON M5G 2K4
Telephone: 416-540-2374
Email: cynthia.brown@canada.ca

The Proposed Project

The proposed project involves five separate watermain extensions (for a combined total of 8,094 meters in length) and the installation of a below grade cistern. The lands required for the watermain construction are all within the existing right of-way (ROW) periodically maintained by Public Work Staff, and the cistern will be located on a band owned property, the Maintenance Garage. All structures (homes, commercial building etc.) along the new watermain installation that connect to the system will also require a new water service line that connects to the building's existing plumbing system (with the exception of properties that are already connected to the Airport Public Water System, as they already have existing service lines).