The City of Vaughan’s approach to managing stormwater protects the environment, property and the quality of your water. The City is taking steps to lessen the impacts of climate change with a long-term plan for managing the potentially damaging effects of stormwater. The City’s stormwater system currently includes more than 1,000 kilometres of pipes, more than 18,000 catch basins and 143 stormwater ponds. 

    

 

• Stormwater pond inspection and cleanouts
• Project Blue
• Camera inspections of stormwater pipes
• Storm Sewer Use By-law enforcement activities
• Stormwater infrastructure clean-outs, repairs, and improvement projects

What is stormwater video The City has developed an approach to funding stormwater management programs that calculates the fee according to the amount of rainwater runoff customers contribute. The stormwater charge is not a new fee as they have always been funded through property taxes and the wastewater fee.