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CCTA monitors, collects and analyzes data on various technical matters. CCTA's senior staff members present credible evidence, with clear and respected testimony for courts and tribunals. Our reports are detailed and comprehensible, providing the sound technical judgment that our clients and their agents require.


 

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East End Sanitary Sewer Needs and Servicing Study, Town of Collingwood
CCTA evaluated and planned a sewer system that accommodates development in the east end industrial lands of the Town of Collingwood. CCTA analysed the existing trunk sewer system, identified why it is surcharging and recommended solutions for its premature overloading. The client is acting on CCTA's recommendations in its new sewage servicing master plan.

Features

  • Detailed sewage flow monitoring correlated with rainflow data
  • Nine alternative servicing scenarios
  • System modeling and scenario comparison
  • Recommendations for short and long-term servicing solutions

Condition evaluations
Flow monitoring
Data collection and analysis
Computer modeling
Alternative solutions
Reporting

Sanitary Sewer System Assessment, City of Vaughan
CCTA monitored flows in sewersheds of the City's trunk sewers to predict if the system could accommodate increased usage by new residents in massive local housing developments. Our staff collected data over two years to establish actual sewage flow rates. We modeled estimates of future generation and inflow/infiltration contributions as a basis for planning.

Features

  • Sewage system capacity assessment
  • Monitoring and data collection at 15 sites in 3 sewersheds
  • Actual sewage flow figures
  • Sewage generation rate estimates
  • Inflow/infiltration contribution estimates

Monitoring program set-up and maintenance
Data collection and analysis
Computer modeling
Reporting

Servicing Opinion Report for Blake Cassels and Graydon, Law Society of Upper Canada
CCTA produced an expert opinion report and provided expert testimony at a lengthy trial before the Ontario Court of Justice, General Division. Our analysis was based on an exhaustive review of documents about the subject property, a complex land development project near Toronto. CCTA's analyses and advice were key ingredients in the client's successful defense.

Features

  • In-depth review of complex project history
  • Expert Opinion Report
  • Expert testimony at trial

Detailed review of pleadings, files, reports, site conditions and project history
In-depth report on technical issues Team consultations, input to defense strategy In court observations, analysis and evidence

Opinion on Wastewater Treatment Plant/System, Ontario Hydro
Ontario Hydro retained CCTA to report on difficulties at its wastewater treatment plant at the Bruce Energy Centre. CCTA produced an expert opinion report and expert opinion advice at trial, assisting the corporation in a successful legal defense before the Ontario Court of Justice, General Division.

Features

  • In-depth review of project design and operation
  • Expert Opinion Report
  • Expert testimony at trial

Detailed analysis of:
Memoranda
Letters
Diaries
Reports
Discoveries

Expert Advice before OMB on Servicing Capacity, Malone Given Parsons Ltd.
CCTA provided expert advice for mediation before the Ontario Municipal Board (OMB) on behalf of the Camperdown Area Landowners' Group. At issue was the available and possible servicing capacity in The Town of The Blue Mountains for a massive development proposal. With detailed knowledge about the area and its infrastructure, CCTA accurately assessed the Town's predictions, and helped devise sound positions and alternatives.

Features

  • Expert Opinion Reports
  • Expert testimony before OMB
  • Team consultations and strategy development

Detailed review of files and report
Data analysis Strategy derivation
Expert opinions Mediation session

Utility Services Study for Bruce Energy Centre, Willms & Shier for Ontario Hydro and Township of Bruce
CCTA evaluated the infrastructure available at a planned industrial development that receives utility services from Hydro's Bruce Energy Centre. At issue was the technical fitness and market value of the utility services infrastructure. CCTA advised the Township about potential acquisition strategies.

Features

  • Detailed system evaluation
  • Financial analyses
  • Future servicing requirement models
  • Recommendations for consideration

Project direction
Strategic discussions
Analysis of alternative solutions
Report

Phase I Servicing Review, Ontario Ministry of Municipal Affairs
Pressures for significant growth in parts of southern Ontario in the early 1990s were a major challenge for local governments. The feasibility and costs of water and sewage servicing were of particular concern. An inter-ministerial committee was established to recommend technically and economically feasible strategies to accommodate predicted growth. CCTA completed a comprehensive study of municipal water and sewage works systems in a large band of land surrounding the GTA, stretching from Brantford to Barrie.

Features

  • Reviewed system data for all the communities ranging in size from small villages to the Kitchener Waterloo region
  • Inventoried demand, total and available capacity
  • Inventory of expansions and improvements
  • Predictions of systems' capacities for growth

Strategic discussions
System review
Planning and implementation
Detailed report on existing conditions, deficiencies and growth potential

 

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C.C. Tatham & Associates Ltd.    115 Sandford Fleming Drive, Suite 200    Collingwood, ON Canada L9Y 5A6
Phone 705-444-2565 Fax 705-444-2327 Email: info@cctatham.com

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