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UTILITY OVERVIEW
WATER
2017-2021 FINANCIAL PLAN
MISSION STATEMENT
To continue to provide clean and safe drinking water to support the building of a
healthy, sustainable community.
KEY PROGRAMS AND SERVICES
The Water Utility 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.
The 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.
Source: City of Surrey Finance Department
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