2025-2029 Surrey Financial Plan

WATER

2024 ACCOMPLISHMENTS

HEALTH & WELLNESS

• Achieved over 80% compliance of the annual testing of backflow preventers; • Maintained overall water quality in the system through annual unidirectional flushing program where approximately 525 km of mains, 28% of the whole system, were flushed;

Monitored water quality at all City pump stations to ensure residents receive safe drinking water; and

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• No presence of E-coli bacteria detected in water sampling (2,800 samples) to date.

INFRASTRUCTURE

Completed feeder main construction in Newton Town Centre and South Westminster; Completed large distribution watermain projects along Fraser Highway, Guildford, City Centre, Newton and South Surrey; Completed the electrical and standby power upgrades for the Newton Pump Station;

Progressed the construction of key Pressure Reducing Valve (“PRV”) in the City with an above

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ground kiosk to eliminate confined space entry; and

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Participated in the Canadian Infrastructure Benchmarking Initiative to better understand service levels and share data with other Canadian Cities.

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ECONOMIC PROSPERITY & LIVELIHOODS

• Established Reserve Funds to balance long-term needs of asset replacement, rate stabilization and emergency management; and •

Maintained and expanded billing meters for greater equity for water use.

City of Surrey | 2025—2029 Financial Plan | Utilities Operating Fund | Water

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