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Drinking WaterManagement Plan

Metro Vancouver

www.metrovancouver.or

JUNE 2011

SUSTAINABLE REGION INITIATIVE... TURNING IDEAS INTO ACTION

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TablE of CoNTENTs

VISION ...............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................1PART ONE: PLAN OVERVIEW ..........................................................................................................................................................................2

Metro VancouVer SuStainability FraMework .......................................................................... 2

regional ViSion ................................................................................................................................... 2

context For the Drinking water ManageMent Plan ........................................................... 4

History .................................................................................................................................................................4

Trends, Challenges, Opportunities ...................................................................................................................4

Roles and Responsibilities .................................................................................................................................4

Provincial Government Oversight o Drinking Water Systems .......................................................................5

Aligning with Provincial Initiatives .....................................................................................................................6

Coordinating with other Metro Vancouver Plans .............................................................................................7

PART TWO: GOALS, STRATEGIES and ACTIONS.............................................................................................................10

goal 1: ProViDe clean, SaFe Drinking water ............................................................................10

Strategy 1.1 Use a risk management multi-barrier approach rom source to tap ..................... ......10

Strategy 1.2 Manage watersheds to provide clean, sae water ....................... ........................ ..........11

Strategy 1.3 Identiy and secure additional water supplies or the region ..................... .................. 12

goal 2: enSure the SuStainable uSe oF water reSourceS ....................................................12

Strategy 2.1 Use drinking water sustainably ......................... ........................ ......................... ..............12

Strategy 2.2 Match water quality to usage requirements ........................ ......................... .................. 14

Strategy 2.3 Manage and protect watersheds as natural assets........................................................15

goal 3: enSure the eFFicient SuPPly oF water .........................................................................16

Strategy 3.1 Manage inrastructure proactively................................ ......................... ......................... .16

Strategy 3.2 Optimize capacity through eective partnerships ....................... ........................ ..........17

PERFORMANCE MEASURES..........................................................................................................................................................................18

Adaptive Management ....................................................................................................................................18

Figures and Tables

Figure 1 Metro Vancouvers Sustainability Framework ...................... ........................ ......................... ........... 3

Figure 2 Roles and responsibilities in the provision o sae drinking water sourced rom

Metro Vancouvers watersheds ......................... ........................ ......................... ........................ ....... 5

Figure 3 Metro Vancouvers Interconnected Management Plans...................... ........................ ................... 7

Table 1 Linkages between Metro Vancouver Management Plans.................................................................8

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1Drinking Water Management PlanJUNE 2011

ThE DriNkiNg WaTEr MaNagEMENT PlaN

Metro Vancouver and member municipalities work together to supply clean, sae drinking water to more than

2.3 million people and associated businesses in the Metro Vancouver region. Te Drinking Water Management

Plan (DWMP) ensures that our regions water needs will be met aordably and sustainably. Tis will be done by

using water more eciently so that the water supply stretches out into the uture even as the regions population

continues to grow and increasing supply rom the Coquitlam Lake reservoir.

Te investments in water treatment, supply and conservation programs included in this plan will increase the cost

o drinking water but the benets include consistently higher quality drinking water, improved supply reliability,

and greater environmental protection.

Metro Vancouver commits to provide clean, sae drinking water and ensure its sustainable use.

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Drinking Water Management PlanJUNE 20112

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Met Vncuve sutnty fmewSince 2002 Metro Vancouver has ormally put the concept o sustainability at the centre o its operating and

planning philosophy and advanced its role as a leader in the attempt to make the region one which is explicitly

committed to a sustainable uture. Tis comprehensive endeavour became known as the Sustainable Region Initia-

tive, or more amiliarly as the SRI. In 2008, Metro Vancouvers Board adopted a Sustainability Framework

outlining its vision, mission, values, sustainability imperatives, and sustainability principles. Depicted in Figure 1,

the Sustainability Framework provides the oundation or Metro Vancouvers suite o plans, including the Drink-

ing Water Management Plan (DWMP).

ren VnMetro Vancouver has an opportunity and a vision to achieve what humanity aspires to on a global basis the

highest quality o lie embracing cultural vitality, economic prosperity, social justice and compassion, all nurtured

in and by a beautiul and healthy natural environment.

We will achieve this vision by embracing and applying the principles o sustainability, not least o which is an

unshakeable commitment to the well-being o current and uture generations and the health o our planet, in

everything we do.

As we share our eorts in achieving this vision, we are condent that the inspiration and mutual learning we gain

will become vital ingredients in our hopes or a sustainable common uture.

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...these are the oundation or Metro Vancouvers three interconnected roles:

rEgioNal VisioN The highest quality o lie embracing cultural vitality, economic prosperity, social justice andcompassion, all nurtured in and by a beautiul and healthy natural environment. Achieved by an unshakeablecommitment to the well-being o current and uture generations and the health o our planet, in everything we do.

METro VaNCoUVEr rolE aND MissioN Serve the region and attain excellence in meeting these responsibilities.Plan or the uture by developing and using an integrated system o plans. Facilitate collaboration with localgovernments and citizens.

ValUEs Integrity is our oundation. Passion or our work and pride in our accomplishments are our drivers.Respect or the public and compassion in our relationships are our guideposts.

sUsTaiNabiliTY iMPEraTiVEs Have regard or local and global consequences and long-term impacts. Recognizeand refect the interconnectedness and interdependence o systems. Be collaborative.

sUsTaiNabiliTY PriNCiPlEs Protect and enhance the natural environment. Provide or ongoing prosperity.Build community capacity and social cohesion.

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to supply clean, sae drinking water to more than 2.3

million people and associated businesses in the Metro

Vancouver region. In this Drinking Water Management

Plan reerence to Metro Vancouver usually means the

Greater Vancouver Water District (GVWD) and reer-

ence to municipalities means GVWD member munici-

palities and member treaty rst nation, sawwassen

First Nation. Metro Vancouver owns and operates the

water supply, treatment and regional water supply

system while municipalities own and operate the local

water distribution systems to supply water to residents

and businesses. Homeowners, building owners, indus-

try, commercial businesses, and institutions also have

a role and responsibility in ensuring their piping systems

are in good order once water enters their property.

Metro Vancouver and its municipalities are taking steps

to improve water monitoring and metering systems,

to improve energy eciency, and to implement what

can be considered the 5Rs o resource management

(reduce, reuse, reclaim, recover, and respect the use owater or other purposes). Tis updated DWMP pro-

vides the direction and priority or drinking water

initiatives in a sustainable context.

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hsTe orested Capilano, Seymour, and Coquitlam Water-

sheds are the source o water supply or Metro Van-

couver. Access to these mountainous watersheds is

restricted and these protected watersheds have long

been a key component in the regions water supply

system. In 2005, the Board o the Greater Vancouver

Water District approved the Drinking Water Manage-

ment Plan (DWMP) or Metro Vancouver and its

member municipalities. In 2007, the Plan was amended

to ully incorporate management o the source water-

sheds. Since that time, a number o changes have

occurred to improve the quantity and quality o water,

the most notable being the commissioning o the

Seymour-Capilano Filtration Plant.

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Metro Vancouver currently has sucient quantities o

water rom its source watersheds to meet the regions

needs until at least mid-century. Water continues to

be a key economic, social, and environmental driverbut demand or this resource will increase with time.

Te region is expected to grow by 35,000 people per

year or the next ew decades. Population growth will

place demands not only on water supply, but also on

water inrastructure i not careully planned. While

climate change predictions do not show a large shit

in the amount o precipitation or the region, they do

indicate that snow packs at lower elevations will

decrease, springs will be earlier, and summers will be

longer. Tese predicted changes in climate may place

more stress on the drinking water supply system. Inaddition, predicted increases in storm activity during

the rainy season may result in increased slope ailures

and river channel instability leading to increased tur-

bidity in source reservoirs and increased treatment

costs. Further opportunities can be identied to con-

tinue the trend o declining per-capita water use.

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5Drinking Water Management PlanJUNE 2011 5

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British Columbias health authorities have a key role

in providing provincial government oversight o drink-

ing water systems. In particular, provincial government

direction on provision o sae drinking water is admin-

istered locally by drinking water ocers, public health

engineers and medical health ocers through issuance

o an operating permit. Te Metro Vancouver drinking

water system is built and operated as one water system

with portions o the system in the two Health Authori-

ties that cover the Lower Mainland; Vancouver Coastal

Health, and Fraser Health. Te Vancouver Coastal

Health drinking water ocers provide surveillance and

monitoring o those aspects o Metro Vancouvers drink-

ing water systems that may aect public health. Tey

also administer and enorce the Drinking Water Protec-

tion Act, the Drinking Water Protection Regulation

and the Health Act (Figure 2).

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Drinking water ocers and public health engineers are

contacted prior to the alteration o the drinking water

system regarding construction permits and changes to

operating permits. Water suppliers, such as Metro

Vancouver and municipalities, have the water rom

their systems analyzed or the presence o microbiologi-

cal pathogens and other indicator organisms by labo-

ratories approved by the Provincial Health Ocer.

From a water allocation or water quantity perspective,

the Provincial Water Actis central to the water gover-

nance ramework. Te Provincial Water Act was lastchanged in 2004, driven primarily by growing concerns

or the protection o drinking water quality. In addition

to a newDrinking Water Protection Act, the 2004 Water

Act amendments provided B.C. with its rst mecha-

nisms to protect groundwater and a process or water-

shed management planning to address or prevent

conficts among or between water users and the envi-

ronment, and the protection o water quality.

a Pv ivsTe strategies and actions identied in the Drinking

Water Management Plan (DWMP) align with the

ollowing recent Provincial initiatives:

aCTioN PlaN for safE DriNkiNg WaTEr iNbriTish ColUMbia

Tis plan includes comprehensive legislation and mea-

sures to protect drinking water rom source to tap by

improving monitoring, treatment, reporting, and

accountability to the public. Te Provinces Action

Plan sets out specic principles and actions to ensureBritish Columbians enjoy sae, clean, healthy drinking

water as eectively, eciently, and reliably as possible.

Te DWMP addresses all these concerns and continues

to update them as required as best management prac-

tices evolve.

liViNg WaTEr sMarT:

briTish ColUMbias WaTEr PlaN

Water Smart objectives supported by the DWMP

include supporting rainwater harvesting and water

reclamation actions, helping to address the impacts o

climate change, and implementing actions that result

in matching water quality to usage requirements.

WaTEr sUsTaiNabiliTY aCT (ProPosED rEVisioN ToThE WaTEr aCT)

Tis proposed new act would revise the Water Act to

lessen our water ootprint and transition to a new way

o managing water. Tis includes a number o waterpolicies that propose to improve water use eciency,

conservation, protect stream health and aquatic envi-

ronments, and regulate water during scarcity.

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Tis Plan sets a provincial target o 33 percent less

greenhouse gas emissions by 2020 and 80 percent by

2050. Te DWMP contributes to meeting these targets

by prioritizing gravity systems where possible, assessing

hydropower at existing reservoir dams, recovering

energy where easible and upgrading pump

technologies.

iNTEgraTED rEsoUrCE rECoVErY

Integrated Resource Recovery (IRR), ormally dened

by the Province in 2008 in a report titled Resources

rom Waste: A Guide to Integrated Resource Recovery,

is a concept and approach that integrates the manage-

ment o water, wastewater, energy, and solid waste

services to recover resources and value to help increase

resiliency.

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Te Drinking Water Management Plan is one plan among a suite o interconnected management plans developed

around Metro Vancouvers Sustainability Framework (Figure 3). Te ollowing section summarizes key links

between Metro Vancouvers plans and outlines where actions identied in other Metro Vancouver plans aect the

Drinking Water Management Plan, and conversely where actions in this DWMP make a contribution to the goals

o other Metro Vancouver plans.

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FoodSystem

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Linkages Between Metro Vancouver Plans

iNTEgraTED liQUiD WasTE aND rEsoUrCE MaNagEMENT PlaN

Support o on-site rainwater

management and actions to reclaim

water contribute to the sustainable use

o water in the region.

DRINKING WATERMANAGEMENT

PLAN

Support or using non-potable water

or appropriate uses.

Actions that support improvements

in water conservation and reuse

should reduce the amount o

wastewater that has to be treated at

wastewater treatment plants.

rEgioNal groWTh sTraTEgY

A compact urban area uses

inrastructure more efciently and

places less demand on the overall

system, specifcally in terms o outdoor

water use.


PLAN

Provision o clean, sae drinking

water is integral to complete

communities and a sustainable

economy.

Protected watersheds are a large

portion o the regions conservation

lands.

iNTEgraTED soliD WasTE aND rEsoUrCE MaNagEMENT PlaN

Programs that inorm and educate

the public o the benefts o waste

reduction support the objectives o the

Tap Water Campaign.


PLAN

Success in the Tap Water Campaign

will reduce the amount o waste

associated with bottle water use.

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Linkages Between Metro Vancouver Plans

rEgioNal fooD sYsTEMs sTraTEgY

Support or adoption o environmentally

sustainable irrigation practices and

technologies will minimize agricultural

demand or water.


PLAN

Provision o clean, sae drinking

water is a necessary input or ood

processing and agricultural use.

Eorts to promote water

conservation and reclaimation will

reduce demand on the regions

water resources making more water

available or in-stream use.

air QUaliTY MaNagEMENT PlaN

Reducing deposition o air contaminants

will minimize the contamination o

water resources and oster the provision

o clean, sae drinking water.


PLAN

Ensuring that drinking water is

produced, distributed, and used

efciently will minimize energy

consumption and associated

greenhouse gases.

rEgioNal Parks aND grEENWaYs PlaN

Expanding the regional greenways

system will involve working with water

and wastewater utilities.


PLAN

Public access in the Lower Seymour

Conservation Reserve provides

opportunities or recreational

activities, outdoor experiences, and

programs to oster environmental

stewardship.

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goal 1:

Provide Clean, SaeDrinking Water

Metro Vancouver and its municipalities are committed

to providing reliable access to adequate quantities o

clean, sae drinking water to the citizens and businesses

o Metro Vancouver.

ParT TWo:

goals, sTraTEgiEs nd aCTioNs

sttey 1.1 Use a risk managementmulti-barrier approach rom source to tap

Beginning with protected source watersheds, the regions

water supply system provides multiple barriers to con-

tamination. Projects such as the Seymour-Capilano

Filtration Plant and the addition o the ultraviolet

treatment plant at Coquitlam will urther reduce the

risks to water quality.

METro VaNCoUVEr Will:

1.1.1 Complete the Seymour-Capilano FiltrationProject. 2013

1.1.2 Improve the primary disinection treatment

o Coquitlam source water or Cryptosporidium

by adding ultraviolet treatment. 2013

1.1.3 Complete the reassessment o the second-

ary disinection system ater completion o the

Seymour-Capilano Filtration Project. 2016

oN-goiNg aCTioNs

1.1.4 Preserve water quality in the Metro Van-

couver system by utilizing best management

practices that include urban reservoir cleaning

and circulating water to maintain appropriate

chlorine levels.

1.1.5 Monitor water supply and water quality

and use this inormation to optimize source water

treatment, operation o the Metro Vancouver

water system and rechlorination programs, andcommunicate system changes to agencies and

municipalities as appropriate.

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1.1.6 Implement, administer, and maintainbackfow prevention and cross-connection control

programs within the Metro Vancouver system to

protect the public water system rom hazards

originating on customers premises or rom tem-

porary connections.

1.1.7 Ensure continuous improvement or the

management and operation o the Metro Van-

couver water system by ongoing application o

Metro Vancouvers Management System or

Drinking Water.

1.1.8 Present an annual Metro Vancouver Water

Quality Report to the Board o Directors.

MUNiCiPaliTiEs Will:

1.1.9 Complete the reassessment o the second-

ary disinection system within the municipal

distribution network in coordination with Metro

Vancouver ater completion o the Seymour-

Capilano Filtration Project. 2016

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1.1.10 Monitor water quality in the municipal

distribution systems and use this inormation to

optimize water quality through operation o the

municipal water system.

1.1.11 Preserve water quality in the distribution

system through proactive maintenance programs

that include water main fushing, cleaning omunicipal reservoirs, and eliminating dead-ends

where possible.

1.1.12 Implement, administer, and maintain

backfow prevention and cross-connection control

programs within the municipal distribution

system to protect the public water system rom

hazards originating on customers premises or

rom temporary connections.

sttey 1.2 Manage watersheds toprovide clean, sae water

Metro Vancouvers closed and protected watersheds

minimizes human access and human activity and sig-

nicantly reduces the risk rom microbiological or

chemical contamination and res.


1.2.1 Where easible and appropriate, restore

disturbed areas and deactivate watershed roads

that are no longer required to minimize the risko landslides and erosion, and reduce long-term

maintenance costs. 2013

oN-goiNg aCTioNs

1.2.2 Provide reliable and timely inormation

on source water quality, stream fow, and re risk

to minimize risks to water quality, manage source

reservoirs and optimize water treatment.

1.2.3 Manage the watersheds with a minimumintervention approach. Intervention is only nec-

essary or building inrastructure or i there are

risks to water quality or human saety.

1.2.4 Work in cooperation with adjoining

municipalities and other organizations with inra-

structure on watershed lands to minimize risks

to water quality.

1.2.5 Reduce the risk rom microbiological or

chemical contamination by restricting access tothe source watersheds as specied in Metro Van-

couvers Watershed Access Policy.

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sttey 1.3 Identiy and secureadditional water supplies or the region

By making greater use o the storage capacity o

Coquitlam reservoir our present sources o water oer

a secure water supply that will meet our needs until

about mid-century.


1.3.1 Complete the Seymour-Capilano Filtration

Project and initiate conceptual design o the new

Coquitlam intake acility to access additionalwater supplies. 2013

1.3.2 Provide or additional capacity by securing

ull access to the Coquitlam source under the

Coquitlam Water Use Plan and the current ore-

cast predicts expanding storage capacity in Sey-

mour and Capilano Watersheds by 2050. Te

schedule or storage expansion will be monitored

and storage expanded as needed.

aCTioNs rEQUEsTED of oThEr goVErNMENTsaND agENCiEs (oN-goiNg aCTioN)

1.3.3 Tat senior governments, universities, and

research agencies continue to assess the potential

impacts o climate change on the need or addi-

tional water supplies or storage capacity and

advise Metro Vancouver on the results o this

research.

goal 2:

Ensure the Sustainable Useo Water Resources

By ensuring the sustainable use o water resources, the

region can continue to grow and prosper while sustain-

ing our quality o lie and our environment.

sttey 2.1 Use drinking watersustainably

Metro Vancouver and its municipalities are committed

to pursuing demand management strategies where

using water more sustainably will contribute to eco-

nomic prosperity, community well-being and environ-

mental integrity.

METro VaNCoUVEr Will: (oN-goiNg aCTioNs)

2.1.1 Deliver education programs promoting

behaviour change by means o:

sustainability education resources;

watershed eld trips;

sustainability initiatives at schools;

inormation outreach programs promoting

behaviour change and sustainable use o water.

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2.1.2 Implement a region wide water conserva-tion program targeting the industrial, commer-

cial, institutional and agricultural sectors in

partnership with municipalities. Program ele-

ments include water audits, inormative resources

and case studies.

2.1.3 Deliver the ap Water Campaign to educate

people about Metro Vancouvers high quality

drinking water and to reduce the environmental

impact o bottled water.

2.1.4 Set the wholesale water rates and water

rate structure to refect the cost o regional water

supply, and achieve water conservation and other

sustainability objectives.

2.1.5 Work with the business sector on water

conservation and water reuse initiatives in part-

nership with municipalities.

2.1.6 Develop the Seymour Water reatment

and Watershed Academy to support innovativeresearch and demonstration projects.


2.1.7 Reassess the merits o developing residen-

tial water metering programs and municipal

rebate programs or water ecient xtures and

appliances. 2015

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2.1.8 Develop, implement and enorce consistent

bylaws to encourage water eciency and imple-

ment Metro Vancouvers Water Shortage ResponsePlan.

2.1.9 Work with the business sector on water

conservation and water reuse initiatives in part-

nership with Metro Vancouver.

2.1.10 Achieve a retail water rate structure that

refects the cost o regional water supply and, i

practical, the regional seasonal price structure.

2.1.11 Deliver education programs promotingbehaviour change and sustainable use o water.

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sttey 2.2 Match water quality tousage requirements

Many o the purposes or which drinking water is currently

used do not require use o water o potable quality.


2.2.1 Install acilities or water reclamation at

wastewater treatment plants to provide reclaimed

water or use within and outside wastewater plants

where easible. 2011-2016

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2.2.2 Evaluate alternatives to potable water or

specic purposes, including:

rainwater harvesting or irrigation;

greywater and reclaimed wastewater or resi-

dential, commercial, institutional, and agri-

cultural use;

groundwater or irrigation;

river and sea water or waterront businesses.


2.2.3 Update municipal bylaws, utility design

standards and neighbourhood design guidelines

to enable and encourage on-site rainwater man-

agement as appropriate, so that it can be used

or non-potable purposes such as irrigation. 2014

aCTioNs rEQUEsTED of oThEr goVErNMENTs,agENCiEs, aND assoCiaTioNs:(oN-goiNg aCTioNs)

2.2.4 Revise the provincial health regulations toallow specic residential and commercial uses o

non-potable water (greywater and rainwater) ater

discussions with Metro Vancouver and

municipalities.

2.2.5 Facilitate networking or re-use o process

wastewater with business associations, institu-

tions, and non-governmental organizations.

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sttey 2.3 Manage and protectwatersheds as natural assets

Managing and protecting watershed lands and their

biological diversity as natural assets and as part o the

regions conservation lands signicantly advances

regional sustainability


2.3.1 Manage watershed lands and their biologi-

cal diversity to advance regional sustainability.

2.3.2 Manage the on-drainage watershed lands

with a minimum intervention approach.

2.3.3 Protect and conserve sh populations while

continuing to provide clean, sae drinking water.

2.3.4 Provide non-motorized recreational oppor-tunities on o-drainage watersheds lands where

appropriate.

2.3.5 Develop and implement a Joint Water Use

Plan or the Seymour and Capilano

Watersheds.

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goal 3:

Ensure the Efcient Supplyo Water

Ecient supply o water optimizes capacity and deers

the need or new inrastructure and new water supply

sources. Equally important is renewing and replacing

the regions aging water transmission and distribution

systems in an aordable way.

sttey 3.1 Manage inrastructureproactively

Managing inrastructure proactively will ensure cost-

eective, reliable and sustainable water supply.


3.1.1 Develop and implement an Asset Manage-

ment Plan targeted at maintaining delivery o

reliable and cost-eective drinking water services

to the region over the next 100 years.

3.1.2 Renew and replace aging inrastructure to

maintain required levels o service based on risk

analyses (including seismic risk) and cost-benet

priorities.

3.1.3 Undertake cost-eective leak identicationand repair programs targeting water transmission

mains with high breakage rates or that are older

than 50 years.

3.1.4 Implement, where easible and appropriate,

pressure reduction or pressure management pro-

grams (including pressure transients) to reduce

leakage and potentially extend the lie o the

inrastructure.

3.1.5 Conduct hazard assessments specic totrespassing, excavations over pipes and pressure

loss and implement emergency and security pro-

grams to reduce risks.

3.1.6 Upgrade the energy eciency o the system

by prioritizing gravity systems and where possible

recovering surplus energy and upgrading pump

and motor eciencies.

3.1.7 Upon completion o a Joint Water Use

Plan or the Capilano and Seymour Watersheds,assess the easibility o developing hydropower

at the Cleveland and Seymour Falls dams.

MUNiCiPaliTiEs Will: (oN-goiNg aCTioNs)

3.1.8 Renew and replace aging inrastructure to

maintain required levels o service based on risk

analyses and cost-benet priorities specic to the

needs o each municipality.

3.1.9 Undertake cost-eective leak identication

and repair programs targeting the municipal

water system.

3.1.10 Implement, where easible and appropri-

ate, pressure reduction or pressure management

programs (including pressure transients) to reduce

leakage and potentially extend the lie o the

inrastructure.

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oN-goiNg aCTioNs

3.2.2 Based on the projected growth in popula-

tion and economic activity in Metro Vancouvers

approved Regional Growth Strategy, plan and

construct required Metro Vancouver acilities.

3.2.3 Install water meters on all new municipal

system connections to Metro Vancouvers water

mains.

3.2.4 Further enhance lawn sprinkling regula-

tions to address both seasonal and peak day con-sumption issues in partnership with

municipalities.

MUNiCiPaliTiEs Will: (oN-goiNg aCTioN)

3.2.5 Further enhance lawn sprinkling regula-

tions to address both seasonal and peak day con-

sumption issues in partnership with other

municipalities and Metro Vancouver.

sttey 3.2 Optimize capacity througheective partnerships

Gaining eciency and optimizing capacity through

more eective communications and partnerships

enables more to be done with less.


3.2.1 Maintain a system o seasonal pricing and

conrm that the cost o providing water in the

summer season continues to be 1.25 times the

cost o providing water during the remainder othe year and make seasonal pricing adjustments

accordingly. 2014

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PErforMaNCE MEasUrEs

Te ollowing perormance measures will monitor

progress in achieving the goals o the Drinking Water

Management Plan (DWMP). Perormance should be

considered in the context o industry standards and

perormance by other utilities in other jurisdictions.

Goal 1: Provide Clean, SaeDrinking Water

1. reated water samples negative or E. colibacteria (striving or 100%).

2. reated water samples negative or total coliorms (striving or high percentages).

3. Percent o untreated source water samplesexceeding 20 E. coli/100 ml (striving or lowpercentage).

Goal 2: Ensure the SustainableUse o Water Resources

4. Per capita water use by residential customers(trend over time and compare to otherjurisdictions).

5. Per capita water use by all customers (trend overtime and compare to other jurisdictions).

6. Peak day per capita water use by all customers(trend over time and compare to otherjurisdictions).

7. Greenhouse gases generated in treating anddelivering water (per cubic meter o waterdelivered by Metro Vancouver and net o energyrecovery).

Goal 3: Ensure the EfcientSupply o Water

8. Metro Vancouvers Water Rate (trend over timeand compare changes in Metro Vancouver tochanges in other jurisdictions).

9. Metro Vancouvers drinking water budget (trendover time and compare changes in Metro Vancouver

to changes in other jurisdictions).10. Kilowatt hours o energy used in treating anddelivering water (per cubic meter o water deliveredby Metro Vancouver and net o energy recovery).

adpv Mm

As the region grows and changes, the science o water

management improves, and public values evolve, the

DWMP will be reviewed and revised. An adaptive

management approach is proposed with a DWMP

progress report every two years and a comprehensivereview o the plan every ve years.

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