The Engineering Division is responsible for design and supervision of construction or reconstruction of roads, sidewalks, sewers, and watermains, including survey, locates, and inspection activities for work done within our municipal rights of way.
Our staff covers the areas of Engineering, Development Review, Project Management, Traffic, AutoCAD, Inspection and Administration. Staff work with owners, residents, contractors, consultants and others to manage and improve the infrastructure we use every day.
We manage the contract with the Ontario Clean Water Agency (OCWA) to operate and maintain the City of Stratford Water Pollution Control Plant for our sewer system. Our goal is that treated wastewater does not harm the environment when it leaves the plant.
We supervise the contract with the Stratford-Perth Humane Society for Animal Control services.
For information on our current construction projects, please visit the Engage Stratford website.
Engineering for Development |
Engineering reviews Subdivision Designs, Site Plans, and other Development related applications to ensure roads, sidewalks, sewers, and watermains are constructed according to City and Provincial standards. We conduct inspections to ensure subdivision sewers, watermains, roads, and sidewalks are constructed following the standards. Floodplain StudiesCourt and McNamara Drain Floodplain Study (2007) Report and Exhibits 1 through 4 are available by request. Please email EngPub@stratford.ca to request these documents. Roadhouse Drain Master Drainage Plan (2007) Report and Exhibits 1 through 4 are available by request. Please email EngPub@stratford.ca to request these documents. |
City of Stratford Infrastructure Standards and Specifications |
The Infrastructure Standards and Specifications Manual is updated annually to accommodate new technologies, methodologies and materials considered by the City of Stratford. Standard Drawings outline typical designs used by the City of Stratford. The Design Criteria for Authorized Alterations under CLI-ECA are the design criteria set out by the MECP. PLEASE NOTE: The Infrastructure Standards and Specifications Manual has more stringent criteria and design requirements than some of the specs in the MECP design criteria. In these cases, the City's Specifications Manual will always override the specs in the MECP document. The Source Protection Standard Operating Policies ensure approvals for waste, sewage works, hauled sewage, water taking and land application of pesticides conform with policies in source protection plans. |
Utilities |
All utility companies are required to obtain a Municipal Consent from the City of Stratford for any work pertaining to the installation, upgrading or downgrading of public or private infrastructure or equipment within the right-of-way |
Transportation Master Plan |
The City of Stratford is updating its Transportation Master Plan (TMP). A TMP is a long-range planning document that will guide changes to the City's transportation system, for all modes of travel, over the coming decades. The TMP also identifies transportation policies and strategies that, when combined with recommended infrastructure projects, will help the City achieve its vision for the future. Information about the project, relating updates, and how to provide feedback is outlined on Engage Stratford. |
Sanitary Master Plan |
The City of Stratford is updating the 2003 Sanitary Master Plan to ensure the City’s sanitary sewer infrastructure continues to support the growing Stratford community now and in the future. The Master Plan update will review and analyze existing conditions and plan for Stratford’s projected population growth. The Master Plan will define needed improvements or increases to the current system’s capacity, and identify opportunities for improving efficiency. The Sanitary Master Plan develops a 20-year guide to capital projects and program implementation, prioritizes opportunities for infrastructure renewal projects, and identifies the cost of proposed infrastructure improvements in a 5-year plan. |