Hamilton Water Distribution System Design

The City of Hamilton’s Public Works department is responsible for managing Hamilton’s public services and infrastructure, with specific focus on: water and wastewater, traffic engineering, and public transit. The Environment and Sustainable Infrastructure (ESI) Department, within Public Works, is responsible for Hamilton’s water and wastewater distribution services. Following routine condition assessments conducted by ESI, a section of Hamilton’s water distribution system located along 100m of Green Road in Stoney Creek, shown in Figure 1, was scheduled for replacement. However, Public Works requires a new water distribution system design for this specific location prior to replacement.

Johnathan Nault, a civil engineering co-op student from the University of Waterloo working with the Public Works department, was tasked with providing the City of Hamilton with a sustainable and optimal design solution