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Metro Toronto Works
Former Metro Toronto department managing water, sewage, waste, and public works services From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Metro Toronto Works was a department within the former Regional Municipality of Metropolitan Toronto.
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The department was responsible for a variety of services:
- Water filtration plants providing water to all of Metro Toronto
- Sewage treatment plants
- Water pumping stations, water towers, and underground storage reservoirs located in Toronto and those located in York Region
- Public works projects outside of city jurisdiction
- Landfill sites - Brock Road and Keele Valley
- Waste transfer stations
- Public golf courses
These areas are now split amongst departments:
- Toronto Water (part of Toronto Works and Emergency Services Department)
- Toronto Solid Waste Management
- Toronto Parks, Forestry and Recreation Division - golf courses
Metro Works yards are now used by the City's Toronto Works and Emergency Services.
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See also
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Inactive
- Beare Road Landfill - opened 1967 and closed 1983
- Keele Valley - opened 1982 and closed 2002
- Brock Road Landfills - used from 1975 to 1996 and closed 1997
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