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UTILITY OVERVIEW
DRAINAGE
2016-2020 FINANCIAL PLAN
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.
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