Have Your Say — Complete the Stormwater Survey Today!

Welcome!

The survey runs from May 26 to June 26 and should take approximately 10 minutes to complete.

The information boards from the Public Open House held May 26, 2026, are available online here

The Town of Newmarket is updating its Stormwater Comprehensive Plan to review and enhance our strategy to manage stormwater.

Stormwater is the rain and melted snow that runs off streets and properties, into creeks and streams, and eventually into rivers, Lake Simcoe, and the Great Lakes.

The Town manages stormwater with a system of pipes, ditches, Low Impact Developments, Oil and Grit Separators, and stormwater management ponds. This infrastructure helps to improve the water quality of runoff and to reduce erosion and flooding.

When complete, the Plan will support growth, comply with regulations, support climate change resilience, and reduce risks to people, property, and the environment.

If you require alternate formats or need assistance in understanding the maps, images or any other content, please contact the project manager, Kate Thomson, at kthomson@newmarket.ca.

What are the first three digits of your postal code?

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See Board 5. Do the study goals and objectives align with your understanding of stormwater management in Newmarket?

Yes

Unsure

If you answered No, or Unsure, what would you change or add?

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Have you experienced stormwater management problems (e.g., flooding, standing water, erosion, or drainage issues) near your home, workplace, or anywhere else in Newmarket?

Yes

If you answered Yes, please provide more information: what the problem is, where it occurred and any other details you feel are important.

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How much does stormwater affect your day-to-day life?

Not at all

Occasionally

Regularly

Significantly

Are there locations in Newmarket you believe are particularly at risk? (Even if you haven’t personally experienced problems there yourself).

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See Boards 9 and 10. What types of stormwater measures would you like to see used in your community? Check all that apply.

End-of-Pipe Measures: Measures that discharge treated water to receiving watercourses (i.e., wet pond, dry stormwater pond, constructed wetlands, etc.)

Conveyance Infrastructure and Control Measures: Measures that transport runoff, and may also provide treatment (i.e., bioswale, drainage ditch, pipe, etc.)

Source Control Measures: Measures that capture runoff at the source (i.e., permeable pavements, green roofs, rainwater harvesting, etc.)

Pollution Prevention Measures: Municipal activities or programs that reduce pollution of runoff (i.e., road salt management, well protection, etc.)

Operations and Maintenance Measures: Municipal activities or programs that improve stormwater management (i.e., street sweeping, leaf pick-up removal, and sediment removal, etc.)

All of the above

None of the above

See Board 12. When evaluating Stormwater Management solutions, what factors are most important to you? Please rank the following factors from most to least important, with 1 being most important and 5 being least important.

Physical and natural environment (protecting creeks, wetlands and wildlife)

Select

Social and cultural (how stormwater solutions look and feel in the neighborhood, impacts to parks and recreation spaces, community well-being)

Select

Economics (how much projects cost to build and maintain and providing long-term value for taxpayers)

Select

Technical and engineering (how solutions work such as reducing flooding, solving drainage problems, ease of building and operating the stormwater infrastructure)

Select

Other

Select

10.

Other (please specify)

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11.

Have you seen approaches to managing stormwater — in Newmarket or elsewhere — that seemed to work well?

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12.

Would you recommend the Town change any of its current stormwater practices? Why do you think they should be changed?

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Is there anything else you think the Town should consider about stormwater?

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End of Survey - Thank you for participating!

We appreciate you taking the time and effort to complete this survey. Your feedback is valuable, and will shape our Stormwater Master Plan.

The project team will present a preferred approach, as well as the results of the evaluation at Public Open House #2, which will take place in the winter of 2026-2027.

To stay informed, share more feedback, and find Open House materials, please visit the project page on Hey Newmarket.

If you have any questions or comments about the project, please contact:

Kate Thomson, MES, CET, EPt
Senior Climate and Environment Specialist
Town of Newmarket
kthomson@newmarket.ca

Chris Denich, M.Sc. P.Eng.
Director of Water Resources & Green Infrastructure
Aquafor Beech Limited
denich.c@aquaforbeech.com