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Welcome to the West Hants Public Works Department 

 For tenders from the Department, please click here


The Public Works Department is located in the Municipal Complex at 76 Morison Drive in the Windsor-West Hants Industrial Park.

The Department is primarily responsible for potable water, sanitary sewer service and Municipal owned roads within the areas of Falmouth and Three Mile Plains.

The Department is also responsible for Solid Waste Management, including recycling, for the Municipality of West Hants.

For information relating to water, sanitary sewer and roads not maintained by our department, see the Rural Services link below.

R. A. Sherrard
Director of Public Works/Municipal Engineer
 

 Announcements:

  • Notice of changes for Three Mile Plains and Falmouth Water Utility Customers effective January 2010 [Click Here] 

  • Please note that from October 31 to April 1 of each year there will be no service lateral installations by Public Works Staff. All persons considering building structures requiring water and/or sanitary sewer services must make application by September 30.

  

 Services:

  • Waste & Recycling

    Visit  Waste & Recycling in West Hants 

  • Falmouth Water Utility (new section)
    Rates 
    Rules 
    Annual Reports: [2009]


    French Mill Brook Watershed: The next Watershed meeting will be on Thursday October 21, 2010 at 9:30 am

    Objective: The primary objective of the Falmouth Watershed Committee is to promote stewardship within and cooperatively manage the French Mill Brook Watershed. The Committee recognizes the protection of source water is the first step in the multi-barrier approach to clean, safe drinking water.

    Committee Members:

    Shirley Pineo Chair, Councillor
    Pam Ainslie, Councillor
    Rick Gaudet, Councillor
    Rick Sherrard, Director of Public Works
    Jeanne Bourque, Planner
    Mike Edgar, Water/Wastewater Systems Lead Operator
    Don Cameron, Department of Natural Resources
    Brad MacInnis, NS Department of Transportation
    Dawn MacNeill, NS Department of Environment
    David Porter, Landowner
    Bernard Curry, Landowner
    Richard Neily, Landowner

    Landowners are invited to attend the Falmouth Watershed Committee meetings.

    Regulations: Please click [here]
     
    Best Practices: [ Forestry ]   [Roads and Streams]

    Forms:

    Protected Water Area -     Forestry Activity Application 
    Protected Water Area -     Roads & Stream Crossings Construction Application 

    Minutes: see link at the bottom of this page

    Newsletters:

    Spring 2010  [Click Here] 1 MB 

    Fall 2009 [Click Here] 204 KB

    Spring 2009 [Click Here] 0.5 MB

    Fall 2008 [Click Here] 0.5 MB

     
  • Three Mile Plains Water Utility

    Rates 
    Rules 
    Annual Reports: [2009]

  • Mill Lake Watershed

    Regulations: http://www.gov.ns.ca/just/regulations/regs/envpwmil.htm


  • Falmouth Sewer

    SEWER BY-LAW
    Rates

  • Three Mile Plains Sewer

    SEWER BY-LAW
    Rates

  • Municipal Maintained Roads

    If you live on or plan to build on a road listed below, you may contact the Public Works Department for any inquiries you may regarding permits, installations, snow removal and concerns.

    Falmouth Three Mile Plains

    Fundy Court

    		 Bailey Drive

    Halewood Drive

         		 Cooper Lane

    Jocelyn Lee Court

         		 Irven Drive

    Julie Court

         		 Jared Court

    Linden Court

         		 Katie Court

    Mountain View Drive

         		 Merriweather Crescent

    Shetland Road

         		 Swinamer Drive

    Southview Court

    		  Underwood Dr from #142 to end


  • Rural Services

    Rural Services
    Water & Sewer General Info 
 
Contact Us:
 
Public Works General Information:
Rhonda Brown, Administrative Assistant  798-6941 or This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

Public Works Emergency line  798-7776

Water and Sewer Billing Inquiries Cathy Curry, Head Cashier/Utility Clerk - 798-6944, This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

Department of Transportation – Windsor Office 798-2369, http://gov.ns.ca/tran

Department of Environment – Bedford Office 902- 424-7773, http://www.gov.ns.ca/nse