Upgrades to Fort Erie Pumping Station Will Help Accommodate Growth

To accommodate projected residential growth in the community of Fort Erie, Niagara Region is upgrading Fort Erie’s Lakeshore sewage pumping station, using a $750,000 investment from the CCBF. 

The upgrades will address both capacity and sustainability issues in Fort Erie. The Region has seen significant development and population growth since the Lakeshore station was constructed in 1985, and the existing station no longer meets the community’s needs. The new station will have a pumping capacity of 90 liters per second, 34 per cent higher than the old station’s capacity of 67 liters per second. 

Niagara Region is unique among Ontario’s municipalities. With two great lakes bordering it, and the Niagara River running through the region, floods are very common. For this reason, It has a network of 112 pumping stations – more than three times that of Peel Region, which has higher residential density. 

This increased capacity will help mitigate flood risk and improve wastewater treatment. The Region is in the process of upgrading several of these stations to accommodate growth across the entire region.