20 City of Chilliwack STRATEGIC GOAL #2 CONTINUED: GOOD STEWARDSHIP OF MUNICIPAL INFRASTRUCTURE Ensure proactive and preventative maintenance of roads, utility, water systems, civic facilities and municipal fleet. HOW WE WILL GET THERE WHAT WE ACHIEVED IN 2022 FLOOD PROTECTION Maintain dikes to provincial standards, ensure adequate drainage and maximize funding opportunities. 80,000 linear channel metres of drainage watercourses cleaned with approval from Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO) and Forests, Lands, Natural Resource Operations and Rural Development (FLNRORD). All dikes, pump stations and flood boxes inspected and maintained prior to freshet and high winter stream flows. 35,000 m3 of sediment removed from Vedder River. Continued to support provincial agencies and their consultants as they plan to carry out additional sediment removals to address the 440,000 m3 that deposited during the 2021 atmospheric river events. Received funding through the Federal Disaster Mitigation and Adaptation Fund to raise the West Dike between Sumas Prairie Road and the Vedder Canal. Construction completed in the fall through the design-build process. Received funding through the Community Emergency Preparedness Fund (CEPF) for Fraser River Bank Protection, downstream of CHIP intake (completed in the spring) and for a Vedder River Flood Risk Assessment (study completed in November). WATER QUALITY Ensure an adequate water supply and maintain potable water standards. Stage 2 summer watering restrictions implemented. 1,750 water samples tested through the water quality testing program. Completed the semi-annual water main flushing, reservoir cleaning and production well repairs. STRATEGIC GOAL #3: ENVIRONMENTAL STEWARDSHIP Encourage waste diversion and a “zero waste” philosophy, reducing energy consumption and greenhouse gases while protecting waterways, riparian zones and airsheds. HOW WE WILL GET THERE WHAT WE ACHIEVED IN 2022 PROTECT WATERWAYS AND RIPARIAN AREAS Enhance fish habitat and maintain Riparian Areas Protection Regulation standards. Procurement process is underway for Biological Treatment System Expansion Phase 2 at the Wastewater Treatment Plant. Collaborated with First Nations communities, local businesses and community volunteers to remove invasive species and replant native trees and shrubs along creeks. Mitigative measures undertaken to preserve and enhance fish habitats during open channel drainage maintenance. Enforcement of Development Permit Area #3 rules. Enforcement of riparian covenants. Commenced a study to explore opportunities to improve the ecological integrity and hydraulic performance of Bell Slough. Continued a project to improve the accuracy of headwater stream mapping in hillside areas. Introduced Guided Nature Sessions to educate and engage with residents about local wildlife and ecosystems. AIR QUALITY Protect the airshed, measure greenhouse gas emissions and implement energy efficiency opportunities where feasible. Followed provincial Agricultural Environmental Management Code of Practice. Updated the Corporate and Community Climate Action Plans in the fall. Utilized methane from Wastewater Treatment Plant to run biogas boiler heat digesters. Expanded the gas extraction system at the Bailey Landfill with the installation of new horizontal gas collectors and vertical wells. Worked with the Ministry of Environment to respond to air quality complaints. Enforced the Open Burning Bylaw and promoted alternatives to burning to reduce smoke. Annual Report 2022 21
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