City of Surrey's 2022-2026 Financial Plan

DRAINAGE

Engineering Operations deployed approximately 150 staff to manage the City’s infrastructure, address flooded areas and optimize the City’s 28 drainage pump stations.

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Flooding during November 2021 Atmospheric River Event

ECOSYSTEMS

• Advanced environmental assessment for the DMAF living dyke project; • Implemented the second cycle of Water Quality Monitoring for the Adaptive Management Framework; • Implemented the thirteenth year of the Boundary Bay Assessment

• Implemented a Biodiversity Conservation Strategy (“BCS”) Green Infrastructure Network (“GIN”) Development Cost Charge (”DCC”), embedded in the Parkland Acquisition DCC rate, as the funding mechanism for BCS GIN acquisitions in the City; and • Incorporated BCS objectives in Engineering Capital Works. Provincial Forest Lands Natural Resource Operations and Rural Development staff annually to promote relationships and facilitate the administration of City Capital Projects through Regulation; and • With agreement from Provincial Forest Lands Natural Resource Operations and Rural Development staff, developed a pilot Water Sustainability Act (“WSA”) ‘blanket’ Notification to expedite and streamline environmental approvals of conveyance management in urbanized lowland areas including the Bridgeview Area, as well as a City-wide WSA notification to address beaver dams.

and Monitoring Program to collect data that is needed for Integrated Storm Management Plans ;

INFRASTRUCTURE

Conducted repairs to the Fry’s Corner Pump Station, including pressure grouting and flood box replacements, to maintain dyke integrity and pump station functionality; Implemented the Inspection Chamber Lid replacement program;

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• Advanced the designs of multiple DMAF projects for flood protection and coastal resiliency to augment the City’s drainage capital projects to build the necessary infrastructure for costal resilience; • Met with the Federal Department of Fisheries and Oceans as well as

City of Surrey | 2022—2026 Financial Plan | Utilities Operating Fund | Drainage

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