City of Surrey's 2024-2028 Financial Plan

WATER

EDUCATION & CULTURE

• Provided educational materials on lawn watering regulation as well as the various water conservation tools on City website, social media platforms, recreation centers, libraries, Pattison digital boards, and different City events; • Collaborated with Metro Vancouver to send students to key areas in the City to promote the lawn watering regulation; • Increased bylaw enforcement during the implementation of Stage 2 lawn watering regulation where lawn watering is prohibited; and

• Promoted the new water volunteer metering program mechanism.

Lawn Watering Education Display

BUILT ENVIRONMENT & NEIGHBOURHOODS

• Completed water servicing strategies for Guildford and Newton-King George neighborhood concept plans; and •

Initiated the development of water servicing strategies for City Centre, Fleetwood and South Campbell Heights areas.

FUTURE INITIATIVES, GOALS & OBJECTIVES

HEALTH & WELLNESS

• Investigate the feasibility to monitor chlorine city-wide in strategic locations to provide proactive tools in managing water quality in the City; • Improve compliance rate of the annual testing of backflow preventers; •

Investigate correlation between flushing and improved chlorine level in City’s water system; and • Investigate the feasibility of conducting cross connection survey at industrial, commercial and institutional properties.

City of Surrey | 2024—2028 Financial Plan | Utilities Operating Fund | Water

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