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Overnight Flow Testing – Drinking Water Distribution System

The Regional Municipality of Durham will be conducting overnight flow testing to trial its new leak detection equipment in the City of Oshawa neighbourhood bordered by: Colborne Street East to the north; Wilson Road North to the east; Bond Street East to the south; and Central Park Boulevard North to the west. (As shown in map below.)

Overnight testing will occur between midnight and 5:30 a.m. on the morning of Thursday, April 21.  Although amber flashing lights may be seen on Durham Region...

Sanitary sewage forcemain repair

The Region of Durham has dispatched crews to repair two sanitary sewage forcemain (pressurized pipe) breaks that occurred at Michael Boulevard Sanitary Sewage Pumping Station in the Town of Whitby. Specialized equipment is working to divert sanitary sewage on site; however, some sewage may reach Lynde Creek or the green space around it. Staff are working diligently to minimize any impacts. The timeline for completion of the repairs is unknown at this time.

The area around the sanitary sewage pumping...

Exchange broken blue boxes and green bins at three Durham Region events

Whitby, Ontario – The Regional Municipality of Durham is partnering with the City of Oshawa, Town of Whitby, City of Pickering, Town of Ajax and the Township of Scugog to offer free exchanges of damaged blue boxes and green bins at three physically distanced events.

When and Where:

Saturday, October 17, 2020
9 a.m. to 1 p.m., or while supplies last
Region of Durham Headquarters
605 Rossland Road East, Whitby
North parking lot

Saturday, October 24, 2020
9 a.m. to 1 p.m., or while supplies last
Chestnut...

Blue Maple Sewage Pumping Station in Ajax, Night Work

The Regional Municipality of Durham will be performing maintenance at the Blue Maple Sewage Pumping Station, located at 41 Mayor Crescent in Ajax, on Wednesday, July 22. The station will be shut down for approximately five hours, beginning at approximately 11 p.m.

The Region’s contractor, W.A. Stephenson, must perform the maintenance work at night when our sewage flows are at their lowest. During the work, crews may need to perform bypass pumping, requiring a diesel pump and trucks to be on site...