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UTILITY OVERVIEW DRAINAGE

MISSION STATEMENT To provide engineering services for the City’s drainage and environmental systems to support the building of a Healthy, Sustainable Community.

KEY PROGRAMS AND SERVICES The Drainage Utility’s primary responsibility is to manage the City’s storm water runoff and flood protection in partnership with the Operations Division. The utility also plans, designs, and constructs drainage infrastructure; erosion and sediment control; manages soil deposition and extraction; controls coastal and lowland flooding; and undertakes initiatives in support of the region’s Integrated Liquid Waste Resource Management Plan. Due to the intrinsic link between drainage systems and natural watercourses, the Drainage Utility also funds Environmental works related to stream corridors, water

quality, contaminated sites, terrestrial habitat and biodiversity. Some of the key programs administered by the Utility include:  Salmon Habitat Restoration Program;

 Boundary Bay Ambient Monitoring Program;  Integrated Storm Water Management Plans;

 Climate Change Adaptation; and  Biodiversity Conservation Strategy.

2015 ACCOMPLISHMENTS

ENVIRONMENTAL  Completed the 20th year of the Salmon Habitat Restoration Program (SHaRP);  Initiated development and consultation of a Riparian By-law which includes General Provisions within the Zoning By-law and the development of Sensitive Ecosystem Development Permit Area Guidelines;  Developed an adaptive management framework to monitor the effectiveness of measures introduced as recommended by each integrated storm water management plan;

 Continued participation in the development Regional Flood Management Strategy;  Continued participation in the Boundary Bay Ambient Monitoring Program; and  Provided comments to the Ministry of Environment on their Discussion Papers regarding Site Profile Process Identification of Potentially Contaminated Sites and Prevention of Site Contamination from Soil Relocation.

2016-2020 FINANCIAL PLAN

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