St. Thomas Area Secondary Water Supply System (EMPS and Transmission Mains)


In November 1998, the Ministry of the Environment transferred  the pumping station and the transmission main to a Joint Board of Management consisting of the City of St. Thomas, the Municipality of Central Elgin and the Township of Southwold.

The City of St. Thomas was delegated as the Administrating Municipality for the St. Thomas Area Secondary Water Supply System.

The St. Thomas Secondary Water Supply System receives water from the Elgin Area Water Treatment Plant which is sent to the Elgin-Middlesex Pumping Station (EMPS) and then enters the transmission main of the St. Thomas Area Secondary System. For more information on the construction, capacity, function and location of the Secondary System please see Report ES109-15  in the October 22 Agenda  of the Joint Board of Management meeting.

The cost of supplying water services through the St. Thomas Secondary Water Supply System is recovered through the blended supply rate, which forms part of the St. Thomas and Suburban Service Area Rate. An updated rate study has been prepared by City Staff, and recommended a water rate forecast for the period of 2021-2031. Please review the Water Rate Study for more information.

The Joint Board of Management meets periodically throughout the year. The following is a listing of the Agendas and Minutes from these meetings:

Meeting Agendas and Minutes
AGENDAS MINUTES
November 3, 2014 November 3, 2014
March 26, 2015 March 26, 2015
October 22, 2015 October 22, 2015
March 24, 2016 March 24, 2016
June 23, 2016 June 23, 2016
September 22, 2016 September 22, 2016
November 9, 2016 November 10, 2016
February 23, 2017 February 23, 2017
September 7, 2017 September 7, 2017
November 2, 2017 November 2, 2017
February 22, 2018 February 22, 2018
May 24, 2018 May 24, 2018
October 9, 2018  October 9, 2018
 February 21, 2019  February 21, 2019
 June 25, 2019  June 25, 2019
 October 24, 2019  October 24, 2019
 February 27, 2020  February 27, 2020
September 10, 2020 September 10, 2020
October 22, 2020  October 22, 2020
 March 4, 2021 March 4, 2021
June 17, 2021  June 17, 2021
October 14, 2021  October 14, 2021
December 16, 2021  December 16, 2021
 March 10, 2022 March 10, 2022
July 21, 2022 July 21, 2022
October 13, 2022 October 13, 2022
March 23, 2023 March 23, 2023