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TOWN OF NEWCASTLE
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MEETING: General Purpose and Administration Committee
DATE: Monday, June 6, 1988
REPORT #: PD-120-88 FILE #: PLN 17.1
SUU.JECT: SERVICING EXISTING HOMES
COURTICE
RECOMMENDATIONS:
It is respectfully recommended that the General Purpose and Administration
Committee recommend to Council the following:
1. THAT Report PD-120-88 be received for information; and
2. THAT a copy of Report PD-120-88 be forwarded to the Durham Regional
Planning Department.
1. BACKGROUND:
1.1 At the General Purpose and Administration Committee meeting of January 18,
1988 Committee resolved to have the Director of Planning and appropriate
Staff under the Chief Administrative Officer, review the policy for servicing
existing homes in the Courtice area and report back to Committee. This
request was, as a direct result of, the ongoing well interference problems
being experienced in the Courtice Urban Area and the Town's attempts to
resolve same to the satisfaction of the residents.
2. COMMENTS:
2.1 The provision of sanitary sewer and water supply services is the direct
responsibility of the Regional Municipality of Durham pursuant to the
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provisions of the Regional Municipality of Durham Act. Accordingly,
the final responsibility for dealing with issues of water well
interference resulted from installation of piped services rests with the
Region of Durham.
2.2 As part of the Region's review of the situation and their preparation of
the 1988 Servicing and Financing Study for Water Supply and Sanitary
Sewage and Road Works, the Region addressed the issue of impacts upon
existing private water supplies located within Urban Areas and the
necessary capital expenditures for providing municipal water services to
existing residents. As a result, on February 24, 1988, Regional Council
passed a resolution bringing into effect an additional development
charge levy of $130.00 per unit, intended to utilize this special levy
to rectify any well interference problems.
2.3 By letter of April 7, 1988 (copy attached) , the Regional Planning
Department advised that, in view of this action by Regional Council,
approval of future plans of subdivision within urban serviced areas will
not include provisions related to well monitoring and remedies related
thereto. As stated in the attached letter, where prior draft plan
approvals have been given and a Subdivision Agreement not yet executed,
the Region of Durham will be issuing amendments to the conditions of
draft plan approval.
2.4 Currently the Town requires the subdivider to undertake well monitoring
and remedies as a condition of approval and incorporates appropriate
provisions within its Standard Subdivision Agreement.. Staff note that
these provisions are intended to deal with both the issue of well
interference and the broader issue of impact upon the natural
environment and the groundwater table as recommended by the Gartner Lee
Studies. Staff still feel that monitoring of groundwater levels is
necessary to fulfill the Council endorsed recommendations of the most
recent Gartner Lee Study and accordingly will continue to include
groundwater monitoring programs as part of our conditions of approval.
We note, however, that it will be limited to this aspect and not the
issue of well interference inasmuch as the Region is assuming full
responsibility for same.
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3. CONCLUSION:
Based on the action taken by the Region, Staff recommend that in the
future, all enquires related to well interference caused by development
in the urban area be referred to the Region of Durham.
Respectfully submitted, Recommended for presentation
to the Committee
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Franklin Wu Lawrenc E. Kntaaff
Director of Planning & Development Chief mi otcative Officer
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May 18, 1988
April 7, 1988
Mr. T. T. Edwards, M.C.I.P.
Planning Director
DURHAM Town of Newcastle
Municipal Office
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The Regional.,
Municipality
of Durham Dear Mr. Edwards : ti
Planning
Department Re: Conditions of Approval Related to Interference
Box 623 of Water Wells in Courti ce
toy Consumers Dr. Our File: Sub #27/Also Quote Ref. No. : 5786
Whitby,Ontario
Canada, L1N 6A3
(416)668-7731 Please be advised that on February 24, 1988 Regional Council passed
DR. M. R. MICHAEL, M.C.I.P. the following resolution:
Commissioner of Planning
"That effective April 1, 1988 an additional Development Charge Levy
amount of $130 per unit be collected to assist in the financing of
future capital expenditures related to the provision of municipal
water services required to rectify well interference problems
caused by new residential development through the Regional
Municipality of Durham."
As you are aware, the Town of Newcastle Council has recommended to
the Region to impose specific conditions requiring the subdivider
-to monitor wells interference, as well as to provide remedies in
the event neighboring wells are affected by development of
subdivisions in the Courtice area.
In view of the fact that -the Region has now undertaken to address
the issue of well interferece, it would appear that the
aforementioned conditions of approval now serve no useful
purposes.
Therefore, the Region, in its approval of future plans of
subdivision within the urban-serviced area, will not improve
conditions related to wells monitoring and remedies. For those
plans of subdivision where draft plan approval have been given and
the ownr has not entered into a sudivision agreement with the
Region prior to April 1, 1988, amendments will be issued
to delete the conditions related to well monitoring and remedies.
I trust this arrangement is satisfactory. If you have any
questions, please do not hesitate to call me.
Yours very truly,
Dr. M. Michael , M.C. I.P.
Commissioner of Planning
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