The environmental and socio-economic impact assessment report has responded to these concerns and as a component of the
program, ensured that these issues have been addressed to the fullest extent possible. In addition, various parties were
responded to directly by project staff. The detailed mitigation plans identified in Section 5.0 are reflective of these
concerns and address possible impacts identified in comments from the public.
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Evaluation of the Questionnaire Results
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Water Table
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Specifically, residents were concerned with the fact that construction may affect the local water table.
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Tree Cutting
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Residents commented that they would like tree cutting to be avoided or to be kept at a minimum.
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Construction Areas
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Residents had questions about the construction areas, including equipment, areas along ride alignments, and other areas.
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Natural and Other Features
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Residents reminded the project team about natural features in the area, including wetlands and the conservation
authority lands. In addition, the Cataraqui Creek and the presence of a natural spring along Bur Brook Rd. were also
mentioned in many comments. They were concerned that these areas may be impacted by construction.
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Benefit to Taxpayers in Area north of 401
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The area north of the 401 is a Union Gas Service Area. As such, residents of some of the streets north of the 401 were
questioning the reason for the pipeline along their streets seeing as though they will not be able to connect to gas
service.
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Impacts to Cisterns, Wells, Etc.
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Several residents in the rural area experienced damage to their cisterns and wells as a result of vibration impacts from
nearby quarries. As such, they were interested in how construction will impact these features and ensuring that they
will be protected.
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Using other roads
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A number of residents asked that the study team consider other roads not listed in the preferred route and sub routes.
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Disruption from construction: how long will it take, hours of construction?
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Some residents were interested in construction periods, length of time along certain roads, and methods.
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Safety
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Some residents were concerned with the dangers of having a natural gas pipeline in the area.
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