WC144 SeptOct 2025 - Magazine - Page 6
FIRST DROPS
Water related news,
events, and trends
from Canada and
around the world
AFTER TWO, 100-YEAR STORMS last year, Council approved an ac-
tion plan to ensure the City of Mississauga’s stormwater system
can continue to manage the intense storms and accompanying
rainfall that are a reality of climate change. It is important to
reduce the impacts of extreme rainfall, such as flooding, as it
can cause damage to both private and public property, which
are costly to clean up and restore.
The action plan has three goals:
Implement flood mitigation initiatives through capital projects and maintenance operations
Hire additional staff to monitor and maintain the stormwater system, and
Launch financial relief programs for residents impacted by
flooding.
These stormwater infrastructure upgrades directly support
the City’s Strategic Plan by advancing Council’s priority to
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tackle climate change through green initiatives and by building
safer, more prosperous neighbourhoods for all residents.
Over the past year, to help build resiliency into the stormwater system, planned and accelerated upgrades are underway or
have been completed at priority locations throughout the city.
Key projects to upgrade the stormwater system that are
currently in progress include: land acquisition for the Dixie-Dundas Flood Mitigation Project, upgrades to the Historic
Malton Village storm sewers and inlet stormwater upgrades
near Greenpark Crescent.
Key projects to upgrade the stormwater system that have
been completed include the installation of: a 1.2 metre temporary floodwall along Little Etobicoke Creek, a storm outfall
inline check valve in the stormwater system along Cooksville
Creek and a trunk sewer inlet upgrade near Tonolli Drive,
north of Queensway.
WAT E R C A N A D A . N E T
City of Mississauga
Mississauga speeds up stormwater infrastructure upgrades
