DMAF: Climate Change and Flood Resiliency Project

The Town of Tecumseh has experienced several significant storm events over the years that have resulted in widespread surface and basement flooding. The Government of Canada launched the Disaster Mitigation and Adaptation Fund (DMAF), a $3.375 billion national merit-based program that supports large-scale infrastructure projects to help communities better manage the risks of disasters triggered by natural hazards.

Town of Tecumseh made application to the DMAF and was successful in securing funding. The Town’s DMAF Projects generally include the following works:

• Phase 1: The decommissioning of two (2) existing storm pumping stations (Scully pump station and St. Marks pump station) and the construction of one (1) new consolidated storm pump station (Scully-St. Mark’s pump station) at the existing Scully pump station site and a storm sewer along Riverside Drive (approximately from Grant Street to Arlington Blvd.).
• Phase 2: The replacement of the existing P.J. Cecile storm pump station at its existing site.

This project is funded in part by the Government of Canada with an investment of $10.7M towards the Town’s $26.75M Climate Change and Flooding Resiliency Project.

The DMAF Projects are flood resiliency projects with the overall objective being to build climate resilience, which includes: mitigating flooding in vulnerable areas; reducing flooding impacts to critical infrastructure, resident health and safety and economic activity; and providing an increased level of service within the vulnerable areas.

More information related to each phase of Tecumseh's DMAF project will be posted on this website shortly.

• Phase 1: Scully-St. Mark's Pump Station and Riverside Drive East Reconstruction Project (In Construction)
  • Visit project webpage here
• Phase 2: PJ Cecile Kensington Storm Pump Station Replacement Project (Design In-Progress)