2026 - 2030 Surrey Financial Plan

DRAINAGE

FUTURE INITIATIVES, GOALS & OBJECTIVES

PUBLIC SAFETY

Continue to work with the Federal Government and Province to determine the final scope of the DMAF program and update funding agreements; and •

Continue to improve flood protection in the lowlands through infrastructure and dyking systems.

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ECOSYSTEMS

• Develop watershed health dashboards to support current and future watershed management planning work; • Review the effectiveness of 12 dry detention ponds in the City and finalize a plan for land utilization; •

Implement GIS mapping process for watercourse classification in COSMOS (with supporting QEP reports); and • Construct two creek daylighting projects.

INFRASTRUCTURE

• Continue to liaise with Federal and Provincial Regulators to allow the timely approval/authorization of projects and to complete fisheries habitat compensation projects; and

• Update design criteria requirements to reflect changing rainfall patterns.

City of Surrey | 2026—2030 Financial Plan | Utilities Operating Fund | Drainage

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