Notice of Study Commencement

Municipal Class Environmental Assessment Study
Consolidated Mechanical Wastewater Treatment Plant

Public Notice – April 16, 2026

The Corporation of the Township of Russell (Township), in coordination with The Nation Municipality (The Nation), is initiating a Class Environmental Assessment (Class EA) study for a new Consolidated Mechanical Wastewater Treatment Plant (WWTP) to service the communities of Embrun, Russell, and Limoges. This Class EA study will expand on the Master Plan recently completed by the Township, which determined that Embrun and Russell’s existing lagoon-based treatment plants will be insufficient to service anticipated growth in the villages while achieving high quality effluent. The Master Plan also considered accepting wastewater generated in Limoges due to the village’s proximity to the Township. The preliminary preferred alternative for the Nation’s Master Plan is to join the Township in constructing a new mechanical WWTP for the three communities. The new Consolidated WWTP is proposed to provide reliable, efficient, and improved wastewater treatment to Embrun, Russell, and Limoges with a regional servicing approach.

The Process

The Class EA study will be carried out in accordance with the requirements of a Schedule ‘C’ project of the Municipal Class Environmental Assessment document (last amended in February 2024), which is approved under the Ontario Environmental Assessment Act. The study will identify and evaluate the location and alternative design concepts for the new Consolidated WWTP. The WWTP location and preferred treatment design concepts will be selected to minimize technical, socio-cultural, natural environmental and economic impacts.

Public Consultation

Public consultation is an integral component of the Class EA process, and we value your input during the planning process. Two (2) Public Information Centres (PICs) will be held in association with the Class EA study. Notices for the PICs will be published in local newspapers, on the Township’s website (www.russell.ca), on The Nation’s website (www.nationmun.ca), on the Township’s social media and distributed to all individuals and agencies who express an interest in this project.

If you wish to be placed on the Project Contact List to receive notices and information or to provide comments at any time during the process, you can do so by contacting:

Jonathan Bourgon, B.Eng.
Executive Director
Planning and Infrastructure Services
Township of Russell
613-443-1747
JonathanBourgon@Russell.ca

Nicholas Pigeon, C.E.T.
Director of Water and Wastewater
The Nation Municipality
613-443-1425
NPigeon@nationmun.ca

Bradley Young, Ph.D., P.Eng.
Director
Water and Wastewater Infrastructure
CIMA+
647-614-2462
Bradley.Young@cima.ca