Water and Wastewater Master Plan

Updated January 17, 2024

2024 Water and Wastewater Master Plan now online

Oxford County has completed the 2024 Water and Wastewater Master Plan Class Environmental Assessment (EA) Study. The plan identifies the preferred water and wastewater servicing solutions to meet Oxford's growth needs to 2046 as well as provide effective ongoing continuity to existing serviced settlements.

Read the 2024 Water and Wastewater Master Plan

Public participation and feedback played an important part in identifying the servicing needs and priorities of communities throughout Oxford County. Thank you to everyone who took part!

March 14, 2022

About the Water and Wastewater Master Plan

Oxford County communities are growing, and so is our water and wastewater infrastructure. Supplying clean, safe drinking water to our residents and industry users and properly collecting and treating wastewater has a direct impact on the health of our community and the environment.

The Water and Wastewater Master Plan will set out the long-term water and wastewater servicing strategies to support existing needs and accommodate future growth in population and employment through to the year 2046. The Plan will ensure that the infrastructure improvements we make today will support the long-term growth and goals of Oxford County.

The Water and Wastewater Master Plan will consist of:

• a comprehensive background review of water and wastewater services, including water distribution, wastewater collection, treatment facilities, storage towers and more;
• a situation analysis of the County's current water and wastewater needs and projected changes to population, development, social and economic conditions, economy, facilities, and land use and planning initiatives;
• a summary of public feedback;
• a review of best practices; and,
• list of recommendations and proposals to guide the County’s future water and wastewater services.

About the Class EA process for Master Plans

The Water and Wastewater Master Plan is being undertaken in accordance with the Municipal Class Environmental Assessment process for Master Plans, which ensures:

1. all reasonable alternatives, including "Do Nothing," are considered; and
2. that a preferred alternative will have minimal impact on the natural, cultural, social, and economic environment.

Have your say

Public participation and feedback is an important part of identifying the servicing needs and priorities of communities throughout Oxford County. All of Oxford’s residents and businesses were encouraged to provide comments through the master planning process. 

A first phase of public consultation ran from March to October 19, 2022. A second phase began in June 2023 for the information presented in Public Consultation Centre #2.
Watch the video recording | Download the presentation slides

You can submit a comment or question about the 2024 Water and Wastewater Master Plan by:

• FILLING OUT THE COMMENT FORM
  Send your comment or question about the Water and Wastewater Master Plan to the project team using the "Comments & questions" form below.
  
  
• CONTACTING THE PROJECT LEADS
  You can submit a comment or question directly to one of the project's key contacts at any time:

To add your name to the study mailing list to receive notices of future consultation opportunities, contact Mackenzie Schultz, Supervisor of Water and Wastewater Technical Services, at mschultz@oxfordcounty.ca.