City of Surrey's 2022-2026 Financial Plan

DRAINAGE

ECONOMIC PROSPERITY & LIVELIHOODS • Update the Soil Conservation and Protection bylaw to align with complimentary City bylaws and provide further clarity on soil deposit and removal processes and requirements; • Improve drainage in agricultural areas through construction of new pump stations and low-level pumps (Colebrook); • Develop a strategy to revise our design criteria requirements in response to changing rainfall patterns; • Continue dyking improvements along the Colebrook Dyke from BNSF Rail to Highway 99 to improve the protection for the Colebrook area from coastal storm surges; • Update Integrated Stormwater Management Plans based on best available science, adaptive management findings and climate change predictions;

• Complete the update of the Lowlands Flood Control Strategy to guide future improvements in the Serpentine and Nicomekl lowlands; and • Continue to liaise with Federal and

Provincial Regulators to allow the timely approval/authorization of projects and to complete fisheries habitat compensation projects.

Improve lowland flood resiliency by advancing the design of dyke upgrades for the Serpentine and Nicomekl dykes; and Complete the raising of all lowland spillways to their final elevations to provide improved protection and productivity for the farming community.

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BUILT ENVIRONMENT & NEIGHBOURHOODS

Collaborate with Planning department on changes to the current OCP, HazardArea Development Permit guidelines and possible other bylaws to address the flood risk potential to residents; and

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• Continue to advance the early planning recommendations from the approved Coastal Flood Adaptation Strategy, including: • Development of a coastal monitoring system;

• Improve drainage service to the older areas of Surrey to reduce flooding.

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

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