City of Surrey's 2021 - 2025 Financial Plan

UTILITY OVERVIEW SEWER

MISSION STATEMENT To provide engineering services for the City’s sanitary sewer system to support the building of a healthy, sustainable community. KEY PROGRAMS AND SERVICES The Sewer Utility’s primary responsibility, in partnership with the Operations Division and Metro Vancouver, is to collect and convey liquid waste to the Annacis Island Wastewater Treatment Plant for treatment. The Sewer Utility provides safe conveyance of wastewater for properties and over 564,000 residents through a 1,613 km distribution network and 43 pump stations. The Sewer Utility plans, designs and constructs sanitary sewer infrastructure; manages inflow and infiltration; and undertakes initiatives in support of the region’s Integrated Liquid Waste Resource Management Plan. The rates charged by the Greater Vancouver Sewerage & Drainage District (“GVS&DD”) for sewer are projected to increase significantly over the next 10 years, as shown in the chart below. In comparison, Surrey’s proposed metered rate is also projected to increase much more slowly than the flat rate.

Source: City of Surrey Finance Department

2020 ACCOMPLISHMENTS

ECOSYSTEMS

• Upgraded sewer mains with capacity constraints to avoid sanitary sewer overflows into environmentally sensitive water course; and • Continue to assist Metro Vancouver to initiate building their Sanitary Sewage Overflow (“SSO”) tank at 116 Avenue and 136 Street to prevent sewage overflows during heavy rainfall events.

City of Surrey | 2021—2025 Financial Plan | Utilities Operating Fund | Sewer

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