City of Surrey's 2022-2026 Financial Plan

WATER

BUILT ENVIRONMENT & NEIGHBOURHOODS

Completed the development of servicing strategies for Semiahmoo Town Centre area; and

Initiated the development of servicing strategies for South Campbell Heights.

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FUTURE INITIATIVES, GOALS & INITIATIVES

HEALTH & WELLNESS

• Develop a pilot program to investigate the chlorine residual in City’s water network; • Improve the compliance of the annual testing of backflow preventers, upon recovery of business operations impacted by COVID-19 pandemic; and

Investigate the feasibility of conducting cross connection survey at 300 industrial, commercial and institutional properties each year by in-house City staff or initiating a new contract.

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INFRASTRUCTURE

• Construct Newton Pump Stations upgrade; Complete the design for Whalley Pump Station upgrade; • Perform cost-benefit analysis for Advanced Metering Infrastructures (“AMI”); • Support Metro Vancouver with their construction of Fleetwood Reservoir and Kennedy Newton water main, Whalley water main; • Develop a condition assessment strategy to include multiple factors, consequence of failures, and different technologies; •

• Develop an emergency preparedness plan to document key water infrastructures and their back-up plans, identify high risk areas / population, and identify options for providing temporary drinking water post disaster; Update City’s water conservation bylaw to reflect the upcoming changes in Metro Vancouver’s outdoor water use restriction; and •

Develop a meter testing and replacement strategy to identify meter replacement priority and costs.

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

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