Water Resources Engineering

CCTA's expertise in water resources engineering includes: Master drainage planning, hydraulic modeling for erosion control, natural channels, marine structures, bridges, culverts and dams, surface water monitoring, stormwater management and floodplain hazard assessments.

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Floodplain Management and Hazard Land Studies

CCTA has worked extensively with area Conservation Authorities, Niagara Escarpment Commission and Ministry of Natural Resources to successfully ensure that their guidelines for floodplain management and hazard land setbacks are met through the development and land use change process that accompanies it.  We are knowledgeable on the applicable Provincial Policies for flooding and setbacks and can apply engineering judgment calculations to site specific situations to ensure that development being considered can proceed while respecting the necessary rules and regulations.  Recent work has been completed on many sites to have regard to the new policies contained within new legislation such as the Lake Simcoe protection Plan and Oak Ridges Moraine Act. CCTA’s water resources team prides itself in addressing these issues through practical and cost-effective means.  Design works include hydraulic analysis for culvert and bridge designs, the preparation of floodplain mapping and erosion/natural channel design assessments.

Features

• Steady state and un-steady state HEC-RAS
• PPS flood hazard interpretation
• Culvert flow and bridge analysis
• Shoreline hazard studies

Permit to Take Water Approvals, Certificate of Approvals and Compliance Monitoring

Our water resources team has considerable expertise in securing Permits to Take Water for surface water takings and securing renewals that consider the new (2004) regulations issued by the Ministry of the Environment. Clients include many ski clubs, golf courses and aggregate industry clients.  Our expertise includes establishing and maintaining surface water monitoring locations (both interim and permanent) for compliance monitoring purposes and negotiating appropriate terms and conditions that are required for new Permits to Take Water.

Features

• Permit compliance
• Water quality sampling
• Flow monitoring
• Rating curve development

Airport Heights Stormwater Management Environmental Assessment

CCTA was retained by the City of North Bay to complete an Environmental Assessment following the Schedule ‘B’ process as required to determine the most appropriate means to provide stormwater management control and a proper drainage outlet for the Airport Heights area in the City of North Bay.  Following extensive modeling and analysis a recommended solution of constructing a new natural channel and stormwater management pond to collect, control and convey drainage to the ultimate receiver - Chippewa Creek - was determined to be the most appropriate.  The project involved thorough consultation and co-ordination with adjacent land owners and the local Conservation Authority.  Final designs are being completed with construction scheduled for 2010.

Sophia Creek Master Drainage Plan Class EA Update

In 2007 the City of Barrie retained CCTA to update the Master Drainage Plan Class EA for the Sophia Creek Watershed.  Sophia Creek, an urban drainage system, is a combination of open channels and large trunk sewer which conveys surface water runoff through the City of Barrie’s downtown core.  The tasks completed included converting the existing SWMHYMO hydrologic model to PC-SWMM.net to reflect the current and future state of the watershed.  Analyses included state-of-the-art modelling by creating a PCSWMM.net hydraulic model of the storm sewer network downstream of Peel Street that reflects the available design/as-built drawings and storm sewer geometrics gathered during field investigations and ground surveys.  This detailed hydraulic analysis of the trunk storm system was combined with HEC-RAS to determine overland flow routes downstream of Peel Street.  The corresponding limits of the Regulatory Floodline were established from the results.  The product of the assignment provides an important tool for the City of Barrie in prioritizing channel and storm sewer infrastructure improvements.

Oslerbrook Golf and Country Club Development, Township of Clearview

CCTA assisted the master drainage and irrigation planning work for the Oslerbrook Golf and Country Club recently constructed in the Township of Clearview.  Work completed on the project included not only the preparation of comprehensive stormwater management reports to address how surface water can be managed on the 300 acre golf course site, but work also included stream flow monitoring, construction of watercourse diversions and construction of an off-line storage reservoir to satisfy the irrigation needs of the golf course.  The Permit to Take Water was successfully applied and received from the Ministry of the Environment.  The monitoring completed for this project is just one example of many similar monitoring projects that are managed and operated by CCTA.  The monitoring and sampling we complete ensure that activities remain compliant with whatever permits or approvals are required.

Features

• Stormwater management
• Grading and drainage design
• Secured CA, municipality, MNR approvals
• Permit to Take Water approval
• Water taking intake designs
• Monitoring

Intrawest Blue Mountain Village Core Stormwater Management Analysis

Studies were completed to secure approval for the development of the 1,500 unit residential/commercial village at the base of Blue Mountain.  SWM design and approvals were secured with the work including a comprehensive hydraulic analysis for a major storm sewer bypass for the Village.  Necessary integration with the Village was also considered in the design and the water taking requirements for the Blue Mountain activities such as snowmaking and golf course irrigation were also considered.

Features

• Existing infrastructure survey
• Final stormwater management design
• Storm sewer construction
• Existing pond retrofits
• Hydraulic design

Castle Glen Development, Town of The Blue Mountains

Castle Glen is planning a golf course and 1,700 unit resort recreation complex in the sensitive rolling terrain of the Niagara Escarpment Commission planning area.  CCTA has completed designs for surface water management and golf course irrigation to permit efficient servicing with minimal disturbance to local watersheds and other sensitive environmental features.

Features

• Expert testimony
• Water balance calculations
• Hydrologic modeling
• Irrigation strategy development
• Monitoring

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