May 6th, 2019 Application…

May 6th, 2019 Application Assessment Officer Ministry of the Environment, Conservation and Parks Operations Division Environmental Approvals Access and Service Integration Branch Application Assessment Unit 135 St. Clair Avenue West,, Floor1 Toronto, ON M4P 1 P5 Dear Sir/Madam: RE: Application for Site Plan Approval (D07-12-18-0141) and Zoning By-law Amendment (D02-02-18-0088) 2596 Carp Road, City of Ottawa Ministry Reference Number: 8439-B4WKG4 The site plan setbacks and stormwater management plan claim to protect Huntley Creek by restricting development to outside the 100 year floodplain and by providing a 15m setback from the Creek’s meander belt. A 15m buffer is hardly conservative. Given that we have essentially had 100 year flood events in the area in both 2017 and 2019, the accuracy of the current boundaries for either the 100 year floodplain or the meander belt must be called into question. This area is subject to flooding. Considering that concrete, cement aggregate and sand trucks will all be subject to unintended wash-off during rain events, and that the washout ponds are in the open, provisions for stormwater management appear inadequate to protect Huntley Creek and the groundwater that the surrounding community relies on.