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7. Upgrade the sewer system within the urban
corridor, especially in locations where noted
densification and population growth are an-
ticipated, including:
a. The downtown neighbourhoods;
b. Other core neighbourhoods along the
Yale Road-Vedder Road corridor;
c. New areas within the Urban Growth
Boundary designated for future
growth; and
d. The pressure points along the
Sardis-Vedder main trunk.
8. Plan for system upgrades for additional
water and sewer capacities in the Village
West industrial district to support future
industrial growth and densification.
9. Maintain a regular dialogue with First Nations
on future growth and development, and
opportunities for collaboration in infrastruc-
ture planning in order to ensure First Nations’
servicing needs will be met in a cost-effective
and timely manner.
10. Continue to implement the sewerage treat-
ment plant expansion plan and closely mon-
itor future population growth and threshold
attainment.
11. Adopt the best and cost-effective sewage
treatment technology to:
a. Ensure meeting provincial and federal
standards regarding treated effluent
at the Fraser River outfall as the City’s
population and economy grow.
b. Reduce GHG emmission; and
c. Explore co-generation opportunities
at the existing plant.
12. Support the requirement that industry
generating a substantial demand for sewer
capacity and/or requiring special processing,
treat their effluent on site before discharging
it into the municipal system.
13. As the hillside community development
proceeds, consider a detailed storm drainage
plan to:
a. Evaluate its post development impact
on the rural valley floor storm drain-
age system;
b. Confirm and implement the required
system upgrades attributed to hillside
development;
c. Re-evaluate the Master Drainage Plan
and re-establish future improvement
priorities, including channel capac-
ities, network efficiency and main
pumping station upgrades.
d. Expand the storm drainage data base
such that both large and small/fre-
quent storm events are represented.
14. Develop a comprehensive storm drainage
upgrade plan for the downtown centre and
neighbourhoods to ensure their system ca-
pacity and performance are adequate for all
storm events.
15. Upgrade storm drainage facilities to improve
fish passage and aquatic habitats.
16. Adopt best practices in drainage design and
management to address both infrequent
main storm and frequent smaller storm
events.
SAFETY AND SECURITY
Public safety and security are fundamental to healthy
community development. In the context of physical
planning, public safety focuses on hazard avoidance
or management, especially the flood risks of major
rivers, excessive or unstable slopes, water channels
and debris flows. This subsection concentrates on the
flood risks and policies in light of their broad impact
on our City, whereas the development permit guide-
Goal 5 - Build Healthy Attractive Communities