General News

New Tecumseth council receives report on water demands

December 11, 2025   ·   0 Comments

By Brian Lockhart

New Tecumseth council received a report on the current status of the town’s water demands based on the project population as of Jan. 1, 2025.

Key findings indicated that the town has been responsibly managing its infrastructure and has not recommended approval of development applications that would lead to an over-allocation of the town’s water supply.

The current and future reductions in the Residential Demand Planning Values will allow the same volume of water to service a larger population.

Progress with Well Optimization and Interim Water from Collingwood is providing additional water supply to avoid exceeding system demand.

The town’s projected Maximum Day Demands will reach the system’s Firm Capacity in 2025 and 2030, an improvement over the previous year’s projections.

Operational staff will monitor the water system during periods of high demand and take the necessary steps to ensure the system meets the town’s operational needs.

The 2016 Water Supply, Distribution and Storage Master Plan (WMP) was finalized in September 2016 and was ultimately approved by the Ministry of the Environment, Conservation and Parks (MECP) in April 2018. The WMP found that the town had an adequate water supply under the 1999 Water Supply Agreement between the town and the Collingwood Public Utilities Commission. The Agreement provided for flows to be supplied to the town via the New Tecumseth Regional pipeline.

Historic residential water demand data show a trend toward lower individual consumption compared to previous years.

This trend allowed the 2024 planning values for the Alliston/Beeton and Tottenham Residential Per Capita Per Day Unit demand and Maximum Day Factor (MDF) to be reduced to reflect it.

In the Allison/Beeton System, the Residential Per Capita Per Day unit demand was reduced marginally. The MDF is trending downwards, and with an additional year of data continuing to show this decline, it may put the town in a position to further lower the Alliston/Beeton MDF.

When the system’s water usage trend indicates lower demand, this generates a surplus of water, allowing the same volume to serve a larger population.

The town entered into an Amendment to the Supply of Water Agreement with the town of Collingwood in March 2025. The Agreement established that the interim works, once completed, could provide up to 5,000 m3/day. The Agreement further outlined that the town would receive 63 per cent of the flow, or approximately 3,150 m3/day, in advance of Milestone 1. 

Readers Comments (0)