Notice of Study Commencement - Frenchman’s Bay Watersheds Stormwater Management Master Plan Update

Notice of Study Commencement
Frenchman’s Bay Watersheds
Stormwater Management Master Plan Update
Class Environmental Assessment (EA)

February 9, 2026

The Study

The City of Pickering is updating the 2009 Frenchman’s Bay Watersheds Stormwater
Management (FBWSWM) Master Plan. The Master Plan Update will evaluate the efficiency of
the current stormwater management system. It will also develop a preferred stormwater
management strategy considering future growth and climate change challenges. The Study
Area is shown in the Location Map. Aquafor Beech Limited has been retained by the
City of Pickering to complete the Master Plan Update.

The Process
The study will be conducted in accordance with Approach #2 for Master Plans, as outlined in the
Municipal Engineers Association’s, Municipal Class Environmental Assessment (EA) (October
2000, amended 2007, 2011, 2015, 2023 and 2024). The Study will address the first two phases of
the Master Plan Class EA process. Consultation with the public and agencies will be a key
component of the Study. Public Information Centres will be held to discuss matters related to the
study. These include problems, opportunities, alternative solutions, evaluation criteria,
environmental impacts and mitigation measures. Dates and details for public engagement will be
advertised as the Study progresses.

Comments
This Notice of Study Commencement is issued to notify the stakeholders of the project and invite
comment. Comments and information regarding the Study will be maintained for reference
throughout the project. They will become part of public record. The information is collected under
the authority of the Environmental Assessment Act and is collected and maintained for the
purpose of creating a record that is available to the general public as described in s. 37 of the
Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act. Personal information you submit will
become part of a public record that is available to the general public unless you request that your
personal information remain confidential.

Visit https://www.pickering.ca/fbwswm for project information and updates. To provide your
comments, request further information, or be added to the project mailing list, please contact:

Irina Marouchko, P.Eng
Manager, Water Resources
City of Pickering
One The Esplanade
Pickering, ON L1V 6K7
T. 905.420.4660 ext. 2072
imarouchko@pickering.ca 

Chris Denich, P.Eng.
Aquafor Beech Ltd.
2600 Skymark Avenue
Building 6, Unit 2
Mississauga, ON L4W 5B2
T: 905.629.0099 ext. 284
Denich.C@Aquaforbeech.com 

View the PDF file for the Notice of Study Commencement.