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UTILITY OVERVIEW
WATER
2016-2020 FINANCIAL PLAN
MISSION STATEMENT
To provide clean and safe drinking water to support the building of a healthy,
sustainable community.
KEY PROGRAMS AND SERVICES
The Water Utility’s primary responsibility, in partnership with the Operations Division
and Metro Vancouver, is to supply clean, safe drinking water to the residences and
businesses of Surrey. The Water Utility provides safe and clean drinking water to
properties and over 500,000 residents through a 1,800 km distribution network, nine
pump stations, and 150 pressure reducing stations. Over 98% of Surrey’s residents
obtain their drinking water from the City’s Water System.
The rate charged by the Greater Vancouver Water District (GVWD) for water is projected
to increase significantly over the next 10 years, as shown in the chart below. It is
expected that Surrey’s proposed meter rate increase would be similar to that of GVWD’s
bulk water rate increase. The flat rate would reflect the average consumption of
unmetered single family homes and is expected to increase in similar pace as the
metered rate.
The Utility also plans, designs, constructs and replaces the infrastructure required to
deliver water to the City, administers water metering and the water conservation
program, audits water loss, and administers cross connection control.
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GVWD
Charges
($)
Proposed Flat
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Metered Rate
($)
Surrey Water Rates vs GVWD Charges
Proposed Flat Rate
Proposed Metered Rate
Proposed GVWD Charges
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