Objectives, Measures & Progress
OBJECTIVE
STRATEGY
MEASURE
PROGRESS
Protect the community
from flood risk.
230,000 cubic meters of gravel removed from
the Fraser River annually .
110,000 cubic meters of gravel removed from
the Vedder River every second year.
No gravel removed from the Fraser River in 2013.
Provincial Government developing a 10-year gravel
management plan. No gravel removed from the Vedder
River in 2013 (only on even-numbered years).
Existing funding opportunities for flood
studies and dyke upgrades maximized.
Senior levels of government lobbied for
additional monies.
Secured $1.56 million for the Young Road Dyke Upgrades
Project. Applied for $1.6 million for Collinson Pump
Station upgrades. Supporting the development of a
regional approach to flood management to maximize
lobbying effort for senior government funding.
Open drainage watercourses and ditches in
the floodplain cleaned on a 3 - 7 year cycle to
maintain drainage integrity.
Cleaned over 67,000 meters of open drainage channels
with DFO approval in 2013.
Drainage pumping stations to be operable at
all times.
McGillvray, Collinson and Wolfe Rd drainage stations
inspected. Main hydro transformer replaced at
McGillvray drainage station. Major rebuild of Wolfe Rd
station pumps commenced in 2013.
Dykes maintained to Provincial standards.
All dykes inspected and maintained in 2013 prior to
freshet. West dykes and Vedder Dykes inspected in fall
2013 prior to high winter stream flows.
Maximize utilization
of existing infrastructure.
Development directed to serviced areas.
Infill continued in 2013.
Ensure adequate water supply.
Amount of water produced
meeting daily demand.
Demand met. Lawn watering restrictions during
summer. Approved 167 applications for the toilet rebate
program. A comprehensive water conservation plan is
being designed and implemented.
Ensure quality drinking water.
Meets drinking water standards.
Comprehensive and extensive drinking water quality
testing program undertaken in 2013, with 1,850 water
samples tested. Full time chlorination commenced in
March 2013 and water system has been operated with a
min 0.2ppm chorine residual throughout. Since
chlorination, water quality has been maintained to meet
drinking water quality guidelines. Consultant study to
identify most suitable full time disinfection system
undertaken in 2013.
Good Stewardship
of the Environment
Protect the waterways.
Effluent meets or exceeds
Provincial standards.
Continues to meet Provincial standards. New digester
construction at the WWTP to meet demand.
Enhancement of fish habitat.
Fish habitat enhancement projects completed in 2013
included 2.3 km of streamside plantings completed along
Big Ditch, Nevin Creek and Stewart Creek.
Protect water course riparian areas.
Consider scientifically determined
stream setbacks in all new
development applications.
Continued to protect riparian areas by maintaining RAR
standards and enforcing Development Permit Area #11
rules.
Encourage recycling.
Diversion rate for recycling items increased
to 40% by 2012, 41% by 2013 and 42% by
2014.
Recycling rate 32% in 2013. Increasing education on
requirements of recycling programs. An organics (food
scrap) diversion program will be investigated.
Protect the air shed.
Work with the Province to assess agricultural
air quality impacts.
Best practices for nutrient management are addressed in
the 2012 Agricultural Area Plan.
Explore economically viable methane
extraction opportunities. Install a gas
extraction system at the Bailey Landfill.
Continue to utilize methane produce at WWTP to run
biogas boiler heat digesters. A gas extraction system will
be installed at the Bailey Landfill in 2013.
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