Metro Toronto Works
Metro Toronto Works was a department within the former Regional Municipality of Metropolitan Toronto.
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.
See also
    
    Active
    
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
 
    This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.