CITY OF CHILLIWACK | 2024 Annual Report 50 51 2024 Annual Report | CITY OF CHILLIWACK Environmental Services Division 9,755 TONNES OF COMPOSTABLES COLLECTED 3,820 TONNES OF GLASS AND MIXED RECYCLABLES COLLECTED 67% DIVERSION RATE THROUGH CURBSIDE PROGRAM 209 KM ROADSIDE CLEANED BY 124 ADOPT-A-ROAD GROUPS 330 HOMES PARTICIPATED IN CITY-WIDE GARAGE SALES 107 TONNES OF SCRAP METAL RECYCLED FOR FREE AT BAILEY LANDFILL Education and Stewardship – Educated 400+ students regarding environmental issues. – Worked with community volunteers on riparian planting projects. – Managed invasive species, including treatment of approximately 50 sites of Japanese Knotweed. – Education on human to bear conflict in partnership with BC Conservation Officer Service and WildSafe BC. Waste Management – Household Hazardous Waste Day helped dispose of 36,500 litres of hazardous waste. – 107 tonnes of scrap metal recycled at Bailey Landfill. – Five tonnes of waste collected along Vedder and Chilliwack River through Adopt-a-River events. Air Quality and Climate Change – Distributed 115 radon kits in partnership with FVRD and Take Action on Radon. – Conducted radon testing in 48 City-owned buildings. – Issued municipal top-ups for Residential Energy Rebate for 70 heat pumps and eight electrical service upgrades. – Organized an Energy Step Code training series with City of Abbotsford and City of Mission. – Reduced electricity by 311,000 kWh in the year as a result of completing LED lighting retrofits for streetlights and various facilities. – Partnered with Cycle Chilliwack for the Go By Bike events to encourage sustainable transportation. McSween Road Culvert – Installed on the Bell Slough crossing at McSween Road. – Created 1,000 sq. m. of new aquatic habitat. – 400 trees planted. 2,160 M WATER MAIN UPGRADES 30 TOILETS REPLACED THROUGH THE TOILET REBATE PROGRAM 11.4% REDUCTION IN PEAK WATER CONSUMPTION DURING STAGE 1 RESTRICTIONS Utilities Division 481 M SEWER MAIN UPGRADES 5 NEW WASTE DISCHARGE PERMITS FOR INDUSTRIAL BUSINESSES 21 WATER CONSERVATION KITS SOLD 37 RAIN BARRELS PURCHASED THROUGH THE RAIN BARREL REBATE PROGRAM Water Conservation – Updated water restriction period to start on May 1. – Adopted a four stage watering restriction system, in place of previous five stage system. – Completed irrigation well drilling at Fairfield Park. Wastewater Source Control – Completed 27 industrial site inspections. – Renewed four waste discharge permits for beverage, food processing, water bottling, and plastic manufacturing facilities. – Distributed 31 educational letters to industrial businesses for best practices of responsible waste mangagement. Wastewater Treatment Plant (WWTP) – Continued pilot scale rotary drum thickener to reduce excess solids from the secondary treatment process, as part of the Sludge Thickener Pilot Project. – Awarded the Phase 2 Project for the Biological Treatment System Expansion with ground improvements to begin Winter 2025. – Replaced 160m of the broken steel outfall pipe with a High Density Polyethylene (HDPE) pipe as part of the WWTP Outfall Rehabilitation Project. Teskey Detention Pond – 2,700 native trees and shrubs planted. – Improved habitat for wildlife in Bridlewood Natural Area. – Increased water quality and reduced erosion potential. 5,600 TREES PLANTED 7 CULVERT CROSSINGS INSTALLED 30 CULVERTS INSPECTED
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