The Consolidated Linear Infrastructure Environmental Compliance Approval for the Municipality of Chatham-Kent Stormwater Management System (CLI ECA SWM) streamlines the ECA process and delegates approval authority to the Municipality from the Province for all pre-authorized stormwater infrastructure alterations.
For information about CLI ECA permits for the municipal sewage collection system, contact the Chatham-Kent Public Utilities Commission (PUC) at 3-1-1 or 519-360-1998.
When is a CLI ECA SWM permit required?
If the project includes changes such as additions, modifications, replacements and or extensions to the Municipalities stormwater management system under one of the following scenarios:
- changes are on Municipality-owned property or land which the Municipality has easement rights.
- addition of new storm sewers, stormwater management facilities (e.g., wet pond) and/or manufactured treatment devices (e.g., oil-grit separator unit) that will service a new subdivision development, municipal park, community centre.
Pre-authorized alternations and exemptions are listed in the CLI ECA SWM Agreement, Schedule D Sections 3.1, 4.3, 5.3 and 6.3.
How to Apply for a Permit
Before you apply for a permit all development applications must first go through the Municipality's
Development Review Process regardless of the applicable ECA/EASR process.
To facilitate final approval, the requirements of the CLI ECA SWM application should be incorporated into the design during the Municipality's Development Review for preliminary screening.
You must review the details on this page, including the design standards and guidelines, and ensure you have all the requirements before applying.
Application Requirements
- The design engineer must complete the appropriate permit application forms:
Submissions
Submit the CLI ECA SWM application by email to Engineering Services:
Submissions to the MECP
Applicants will need to submit to the Ministry of the Environment Conservation and Parks (MECP) directly for changes to the following:
- Private stormwater infrastructure (e.g., storm sewers or stormwater management facilities).
- Alternations servicing a single parcel of land.
- Alternations to Municipal stormwater infrastructure on industrial, institutional, or commercial land (even if part of the Municipal Stormwater Treatment Train).
If the work qualifies for direct submission to the MECP, refer to the Ministry's Guide to applying for an environmental compliance approval.
Design Standards & Guidelines
Designs must be in accordance with the
Chatham-Kent Development Standards, and any other applicable standards and guidelines listed below.
Justify the use of any other standards and guidelines in the design report or brief (with sources cited), as this may require a Direct ECA Submission to the MECP.
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