The Town of Milton is creating a Stormwater Management Master Plan to develop a strategy to manage stormwater. Stormwater is the rain and melted snow that runs off streets and properties, into creeks and streams, and eventually enters our rivers and Great Lakes.

We manage stormwater with a robust infrastructure system of pipes, facilities, catch basins, storm sewers and stormwater management ponds. This infrastructure helps to improve the runoff water quality and to reduce flooding.

The purpose of the Stormwater Management Master Plan is to:

  • Develop a short- and long-range stormwater management strategy for the Town of Milton
  • Consider the implications of climate change
  • Appropriately manage risks to life, property, and the natural environment
  • Recommend updates to stormwater management policy and guidelines
  • Identify and rank projects needed to improve stormwater management

When complete, the master plan will act as a decision-making guide for prioritizing projects, budgeting, as well as estimating and addressing future needs of our environment and growing community.

What is happening now?

The first part of the project involves field studies to help understand existing conditions in the Town.

Focused on rural Milton, these studies will help to identify where maintenance can improve the performance of features like ditches, culverts, and areas that have experienced flooding.

During the field studies phase of the project, you may see people investigating the following:

Ditches

Depressed areas along roads that convey stormwater flows.
Culverts
Infrastructure placed beneath roads or driveways to convey stormwater flows.
Town drainage easements

Town-owned easements that convey stormwater flows over land.
Areas with frequent flooding
 
Areas with beaver activity
 
Low impact development facilities
Infrastructure that mimics nature and is used to treat stormwater at the source.

 Project Timeline

  • Summer 2024 – Project begins
  • Fall to Winter 2024 – Field studies and analysis of results
  • Spring 2025 – Public open house #1
  • Summer 2025 to Summer 2026 – Development and analysis of stormwater strategy
  • Fall 2026 – Public open house #2
  • Fall 2026 to Winter 2027 – Final reporting and project completion

Public Engagement

We want to hear from you! We will be holding public open houses to receive your feedback on the project. We will share more details closer to these events.

In the meantime, please watch for engagement opportunities and post your comments to the Feedback Forum on Let’s Talk Milton. You can also subscribe to project updates about opportunities to engage.

For direct communication, please contact the project managers below.

Key Contacts

Rachel Ellerman, C.E.T, E.I.T
Project Manager
Town of Milton
engineering@milton.ca

Chris Denich, M.Sc., P.Eng.
Project Manager
Aquafor Beech Limited
Denich.c@aquaforbeech.com

As the project progresses, we will share additional documents for the public to review on the Let’s Talk Milton page.