CITY OF CHILLIWACK | 2024 Annual Report 24 25 2024 Annual Report | CITY OF CHILLIWACK STRATEGIC GOAL #2 CONTINUED: GOOD STEWARDSHIP OF MUNICIPAL INFRASTRUCTURE Ensure proactive and preventative maintenance of roads, utility, water systems, civic facilities, municipal fleet, and other municipal infrastructure to maximize life span. HOW WE WILL GET THERE WHAT WE ACHIEVED IN 2024 FLOOD PROTECTION Maintain dikes to provincial standards, ensure adequate drainage and maximize funding opportunities. Cleaned 47,000 linear channel metres of drainage watercourses plus three shale traps, with approval from Fisheries and Oceans Canada and the Ministry of Water, Land and Resource Stewardship. All dikes, pump stations and flood boxes inspected and maintained prior to high winter stream flows. Annual 2024 dike inspection reports submitted to BC Inspector of Dikes, as per the provincial Dike Maintenance Act requirements. Flood Response Plans for the Fraser River and Vedder River are updated annually to provide protocol for monitoring and responding to emergency conditions from high water levels on the respective rivers, under the City of Chilliwack’s Emergency Response Plan. Supported provincial agencies and their consultants and contractors as they removed 195,000 m3 of sediment from the Vedder River to address the 440,000 m3 that deposited during the 2021 atmospheric river events. Approved for an additional $150,000 grant for phase 2 of the preliminary design project for the Community Emergency Preparedness Fund Disaster Risk Education funding stream for the Chilliwack Creek Drainage Pump Station Upgrade, bringing the total funding contribution to $300,000. Completed a condition assessment of the Chilliwack Creek Drainage Pump Station. Installed two concrete box culverts on Gill Road and Prest Road to replace at-risk infrastructure and improve flood resilience. Developed a city-wide hydrologic and hydraulic stormwater model to identify deficiencies in the system and inform future capital plans. Completed a master stormwater infrastructure asset study to assess the condition of our storm mains and prioritize future stormwater utility upgrades. Gathered stormwater flow monitoring data at 20 locations. 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 2024 PROTECT WATERWAYS AND RIPARIAN AREAS Enhance fish habitat and maintain Riparian Areas Protection Regulation standards. ♦ Collaborated with First Nations communities, local businesses and community volunteers to remove invasive species and replant native trees and shrubs along creeks. ♦ Installed a new culvert crossing at Bell Slough to improve fish habitat and water quality. ♦ Mitigative measures undertaken to preserve and enhance fish habitats during open channel drainage maintenance. ♦ Supported semi-annual Adopt-a-River events and other river cleanups undertaken by volunteers. ♦ Planted 1,500 new trees along sections of Camp Slough, Hope Slough and Chilliwack Creek. ♦ Planted 500 new trees as part of the Teskey Pond expansion project. WASTE DIVERSION Achieve a 75% curbside program waste diversion rate by 2025, promote a "zero waste" philosophy and maximize recycling initiatives. ♦ Achieved curbside diversion rate of 67%. ♦ Zero waste initiatives undertaken including curbside recycling and compostable waste programs, Household Hazardous Waste Day, CityWide Garage Sales, Large Item Pick-up and Shred-A-Thon events. ♦ Completed improvements to the Bailey Landfill Recycling Depot, including the installation of compactors for cardboard and mixed recyclables to add capacity at the site. ♦ Added a second drop-off bin, in addition to the previous bin introduced in 2023, for the Book Recycling Program at the Bailey Landfill Recycling Depot. ♦ Assisted Fraser Valley Regional District in meeting region-wide separation requirements for recycling and compostable materials through source separation requirements for all properties in Chilliwack and enforcement of surcharges on loads of garbage containing more than 5% compostable waste or recyclables at the Bailey Landfill. ♦ Reduced waste impact at Bailey Landfill by introducing an online and bookmarking option for the community Leisure Guide. ♦ Promoted Waste Diversion Kits for event hosts, to provide threestream collection bins for garbage, recycling, and compost. ♦ Provided presentations to over 400 students in local elementary schools to promote waste reduction and stewardship as part of the Environmental Educational Campaign.
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