Stormwater Management for Exhibition Place, Toronto
Type of initiative
FCM Green Municipal Fund - Plans, Studies, Pilots
Sector
Water
Project value$264,990
Project Type
Feasibility Study
Sub Sector
Stormwater Management
Grant amount$132,495
Program type
GMF
Municipality
City of Toronto, ON
Status
Fully Disbursed
Population
2,794,356
Project timeline
2016 - 2017
Project number
13146
Description
Exhibition Place will conduct a feasibility study of ways to control, reduce and treat storm water runoff, and to eliminate site runoff for 90 per centof 24-hour rainfall events. Parking lot runoff contaminated with oil, fuel, lubricant by-products, material from tire wear and de-icing salts is now discharged into Lake Ontario. This damages water quality and aquatic life, and reduces recreation opportunities. Stormwater runoff from one of the parking lots has caused numerous incidents of flooding on Lake Shore Boulevard, a major arterial road in the City of Toronto. The feasibility study will consider ways to stop this flooding, now a considerable cost to the City. The study will evaluate all options based on sustainability, costs and execution time, and will recommend the best three solutions for implementation. Exhibition Place represents a major public stage for stormwater management, and is an excellent venue for public education on related environmental issues. (As per April 22, 2016 announcement)
Applicant
Board of Governors of Exhibition Place, ON