Keats Way: Tributary Channel to Clair Creek restoration & storm sewer bypass

Keats Way Storm Sewer Bypass Installation (Keats/Karen Walk to Clair Creek) and Restoration of Tributary Channel to Clair Creek

In 2020 the City of Waterloo completed the Stormwater Management (SWM) Master Plan. As part of this process a tributary channel to Clair Creek beginning near Keats Way and Keats Walk and ending at Clair Creek near McDougall Road was identified as a priority area for erosion control and bank stabilization, especially with respect to failing gabion walls (wire mesh baskets filled with rocks). The rehabilitation and stabilization of the channel’s bank will reduce the risk of further erosion and bank failure that would result in flooding and damage to private property in this area.

In addition to the need for bank stabilization, the SWM Master Plan also identified a need for a new storm sewer along Keats Way that will allow a portion of the stormwater flow to bypass the channel and discharge directly into Clair Creek at the concrete box culvert that conveys Clair Creek under Keats Way. This bypass sewer will lessen the peak flows of stormwater in the tributary channel that has resulted in frequent rear yard flooding of adjacent properties.

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