Executive summary
- City of Burlington Staff have reviewed Conservation Halton’s Spill Flood Hazard Policy Review & Update Discussion Paper released March 25, 2022.
- Staff have circulated the paper to internal departments for review and comment.
- Comments received have been consolidated into one comprehensive response to inform Conservation Halton as work continues on the evolution of policy related to spills (flood hazard).
Climate implications
- The impacts of climate change will include more frequent and more severe weather events.
- Hazards are an evolving and dynamic constraint that must be evaluated with [the] best information.
- The PPS sets out that “Planning authorities shall prepare for the impacts of a changing climate that may increase the risk associated with natural hazards.”
- This work represents a practical example of preparing for the impacts of a changing climate and building communities which are resilient to climate change.
- Remaining active and providing usable feedback through spills policy formulation process will ensure that the City’s objective to protect people and property from the impacts of a changing climate is achieved, and an approach that is suitable to conditions within the City of Burlington is balanced with the requirements of other municipalities in Halton Region.