NOTICE OF STUDY COMPLETION

O'Connor Drive Treated Water
Reservoir And Pumping Station

Schedule B Class Environmental Assessment

Utilities Kingston has nearly completed a Municipal Class Environmental Assessment for the implementation of a treated water reservoir and pumping station to be located on O'Connor Drive, based on the recommendation from the 2007 Master Plan for Water Supply for the City of Kingston Urban Area. The purpose of this EA is to confirm the preferred alternative and ensure that the construction of the proposed reservoir and pumping station, at an estimated cost between $8,900,000 and $10,200,000, protects the environment and represents the best interests of the citizens of Kingston.

This project is being planned under Schedule B of the Municipal Class EA. Subject to comments received as a result of this Notice, and the receipt of necessary approvals, Utilities Kingston intends to proceed with the design and construction of this project.

The Project File, which contains a summary of pertinent information compiled during the Master Plan and the EA is available in person at:

Utilities Kingston
1211 John Counter Blvd, Kingston ON K7L 4X7
Mon.-Fri.: 8:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.
Tel: 613-546-1181 ext. 2250

Kingston Frontenac Public Library Central Branch
130 Johnson St., Kingston, ON K7L 1X8
Mon.-Thurs.: 9 a.m. - 9 p.m., Fri.-Sat.: 9 a.m. - 5 p.m.,
Sun.: 1 p.m. - 5 p.m.
Tel: 613-549-8888

Clerk's Office at City Hall
City of Kingston
216 Ontario Street, Kingston, ON K7L 2Z3
Mon.-Fri.: 8:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.
Tel: 613-546-0000, ext. 1407

Interested people should provide written comment to Utilities Kingston on the proposal within 30 calendar days from the date of this Notice. Comment should be directed to:

Allen Lucas, P.Eng, Utilities Engineer
Utilities Kingston
1211 John Counter Blvd., Kingston, ON K7L 4X7
Tel: 613-546-1181, ext. 2250
Email: west-water@utilitieskingston.com

If concerns arise regarding this project, which cannot be resolved in discussion with Utilities Kingston, a person or party may request that the Minister of the Environment make an order for the project to comply with Part II of the Environmental Assessment Act (referred to as a Part II Order), which addresses individual environmental assessments. Requests must be received by the Minister at the address below within 30 calendar days of this Notice. A copy of the request must also be sent to Utilities Kingston. If no request is received within 30 calendar days of this Notice, the O'Connor Drive Treated Water Storage Reservoir and Pumping Station will proceed to design and construction as presented in the Project File.

Minister of the Environment
135 St. Clair Ave., 10th Floor, Toronto, ON M4V 1P5

Dan Lalande, P.Eng., Project Manager
J.L. Richards & Associates Limited
863 Princess St., Suite 203, Kingston ON K7L 5N4
Tel: 613-544-1424, ext. 224, Fax: 613-544-5679

Allen K. Lucas, P.Eng., Utilities Engineer
Utilities Kingston
1211 John Counter Blvd., Kingston, ON K7L 4X7
Tel: 613-546-1181, ext. 2250, Fax: 613-542-1463

This Notice issued July 3, 2008