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CITY OF SURREY
OVERVIEWS
ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT
2 0 1 6 A C C O M P L I S H M E N T S
• Activated six public Pop Up Junk Events
between July and October resulting in
over 1,250 tonnes of waste collected,
with over 68% of this waste diverted from
landfill, and over 100 tonnes of reusable
household items donated to non- profit
organizations.
• Acquired a property in Guildford for the
purpose of a Guildford Shelter in support
of homelessness.
• With Translink, obtained Phase 1 funding
for the KGB/104 Avenue LRT line and
submitted business case to the Federal
Government for full funding of the
project.
• Connected over one million square feet
of new development to the City Centre
district energy system.
• Commissioned five new digital billboard /
panels, providing expanded public service
announcement capability and incremental
revenue.
• Constructed $40 million in transportation
improvements, including road widening
and rehabilitation, traffic calming and
safety measures, cycling and pedestrian
mobility improvements.
• Implemented Sensitive Ecosystem
Development Permit Areas.
• Completed construction of the Halls
Prairie and Panorama low flow drainage
pump stations.
• Received Canadian Open Data Summit
Open Data for Democracy Award and
Canadian Open Data Excellence Award
2016.
• Streamlined approach to carrying out
illegal dumping clean-up resulting in a
savings of over $400,000/year.
The Engineering Department provides City services relating to transportation systems, garbage, recycling,
water, sewer, drainage, district energy, land development, geographic information services, surveying and the
management of real estate assets. The department has the responsibility for the following divisions/sections:
LAND DEVELOPMENT
Land Development includes the Development Services section which
prescribes required servicing of land and building development and the
Inspection Services section which ensures that municipal engineering
services are constructed to meet Council-adopted standards and
requirements. The Counter Services section issues permits for
miscellaneous construction to the public/contractors and manages
engineering enquiries from the public. The File Registry section
manages the department’s records.
REALTY SERVICES
Realty Services manages the acquisitions, dispositions, and
development of the City’s real estate portfolio. It includes the Land
Acquisition Section which is responsible for the timely acquisition of
land and rights-of-way for capital projects and park purposes including
land assemblies for civic purpose projects. Asset Management
manages the City’s real estate inventory, which includes land inventory
management, leasing and property sales. Realty Services also manages
the City’s land appraisal and conveyancing duties.
OPERATIONS
Operations maintains the City’s engineering infrastructure
including roads, drainage, sewer and water operations. This division
is also responsible for Surrey’s residential waste management and
maintaining the City’s fleet of vehicles.
UTILITIES
Utilities plans for the current and future sewer, water and drainage
needs for the City and assists the Design & Construction group
in the delivery of sewer, water and drainage construction projects.
They also lead the development and delivery of district energy,
biodiversity conservation, cross connection control and erosion
& sediment control.
TRANSPORTATION | DESIGN & CONSTRUCTION
Transportation and planning needs are delivered through the
Transportation Planning and Rapid Transit & Strategic Projects
Sections. The Traffic operations and Parking Services Sections
manage all aspects of the road network including traffic signals
as well as off-street civic parking facilities. Design and Construction
services are provided to both Utilities and Transportation Divisions.
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