volume 1 - Halifax Regional Municipality

Halifax Water Integrated Resource Plan
IRP Implementation Plan
The costs of the new planning related program activities in the IRP are presented in
Table 7.6 The IRP includes other existing program costs that are associated with
program implementation such as GIS upgrade and the lead services replacement
program. These costs are not shown in the Table but are incorporated into the IRP
through the Five-Year Capital Plan
Table 7.6
New Planning Program Expenditures
Program
2013-
2015
2016-
2022
2023-
2032
2033 -
2043
Program Details
IRP Update $0.4 $1.2 $1.7 $1.7
Wet Weather System
Planning
Wastewater System
Master Plan
Stormwater Quality
Assessment
Climate Change
Impact Assessment
Asset Management
Program
I/I Reduction Pilot
Program
$0.8 $3.5 $5.0 $5.0
- $0.8 $1.5 $1.5
$0.2 $0.1 - (1) -
$0.7 - (1) - -
$2.7 $3.6 $5.0 $5.0
$1.2 $0.5 - (1) -
• Periodic updates assuming initial IRP
update at 3 years and every 5 years
thereafter
• On-going wet weather system planning
including monitoring and model
updates/refinements
• Wastewater Master Plan update every 5
years
• Project to define likely stormwater
quality requirements (additional
expenditures may result from the
assessment outcomes)
• Project to define impacts of future
climate change and resulting
vulnerabilities on water, wastewater and
stormwater systems (additional
expenditures may result from the
assessment outcomes)
• Implementation of the asset
management roadmap and on-going
program updates and refinements
• I/I pilot program aimed at developing I/I
source contribution and remediation cost
data specific to the Halifax area
Water Master Plan - $0.8 $1.5 $1.5 • Water Master Plan update every 5 years
Total $6.0 $10.5 $14.7 $14.7
Notes:
1. Expenditures are for program development only. Additional expenditures will be required for program
implementation.
7.7 LEVELS OF SERVICE
One of the IRP outcomes was the presentation of the 14 IRP planning objectives. Some
of these objectives are linked to current Halifax Water LOS. Table 7.7 presents a series
of recommendations for updating/expanding the current LOS to allow a full evaluation
of program implementation.
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