Tag: York Region
York Region’s critical infrastructure assets continue to reliably serve community needs
York Region’s 2022 Corporate State of Infrastructure Report highlights Regional owned and operated infrastructure assets with an estimated replacement cost of $25.3 billion, an increase from...
Key water and wastewater infrastructure projects underway in York Region
Newmarket – From turning on your tap to flushing your toilet, York Region is connected through kilometres of hidden pipes bringing water to and...
York Region scores 100% in Ontario drinking water regulations
Newmarket – The Regional Municipality of York scored 100% meeting provincial drinking water quality standards and inspections in the Ontario Chief Drinking Water Inspector’s Annual Report.
“York Region’s...
York Region’s Inflow and Infiltration Reduction Standard
Inflow and infiltration (I&I) happens when groundwater, stormwater or snowmelt enter the sanitary sewage system through sump pumps, downspouts, foundation drains and/or holes and...
York Region receives municipal innovation award for record-setting sewage system project
Ottawa – The Peter J. Marshall Innovation Award Jury presented its highest award to The Regional Municipality of York for its York Durham Sewage...
Funding Announced to Upgrade Water Infrastructure in York Region
Funding to upgrade the water supply, treatment, and storage of drinking water in northern York Region has been announced.
“As in many regions across Canada,...
Ontario Approves Outfall Environmental Assessment for Duffin Creek Plant
The regions of Durham and York are proceeding with the proposed treatment enhancements at the Duffin Creek Water Pollution Control Plant in Pickering.
The regions...
York Region Outperforms Fellow GTA Jurisdictions in Water Quality
Ontario’s York Region has posted another year of successful drinking water quality, having 99.93 per cent of water quality tests complying with provincial water...
York Region Has Released its 2016 Source Water Report
The Regional Municipality of York has released its 2016 Source Water Implementation Annual Report, which summarizes the work York Region is doing to identify...
Ontario Raises Water Rates, Fraser Institute
The Fraser Institute has released a report on Ontario water rates derived from the BMA Management Consulting Group’s annual municipal studies data, describing the...
