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<strong>Halifax</strong> Water Integrated Resource Plan<br />

Appendices<br />

Table 2.11<br />

I/I Pilot Program Outline<br />

Implement I/I Solutions<br />

Task Description/Activities<br />

• Begin baseline monitoring<br />

• Implement simple operations solutions first (plug manhole covers, replace covers<br />

with lock-tight covers, minor spot repairs, etc.)<br />

• Implement specific solutions from previous studies<br />

• Implement private side solutions<br />

• Measure changes in flow after each solution is implemented<br />

• Track implementation costs<br />

Evaluate Effectiveness of Pilot<br />

• Identify all variables for each pilot area (slopes, soils, existing conditions, known<br />

illegal connections, etc.)<br />

• Identify criteria to be used to evaluate effectiveness of the potential solutions<br />

• Incrementally implement and measure the impact of the agreed I/I techniques for<br />

each pilot sewershed<br />

• Assess how each successful I/I solution may be relevant to other sewersheds in the<br />

service area<br />

• Using the hydraulic model, plug in observed I/I reductions for the relevant<br />

sewersheds and predict the savings system-wide<br />

• Evaluate the impact of each solution in terms of m 3 /reduced and cost to achieve the<br />

reduction<br />

Reporting<br />

• Report on findings/results of the pilot program with regular updates<br />

• Use performance data to support future implementations of specific I/I techniques in<br />

other sewersheds (dollars spent, reduction in flows realized, recommendations for<br />

future implementations)<br />

Component<br />

Duration<br />

24 months<br />

18 to 24 months<br />

12 months<br />

The success of the pilot program will require appropriate operational and capital<br />

funding for the pilot including the necessary flow monitoring, calibration and data<br />

management needs. As well, dedicated resources should be provided for this effort<br />

including the public side program, the private side program and operational resources<br />

for implementing operations-related repair work.<br />

A total of $1.7 million has been budgeted for I/I pilot program development. Additional<br />

funding will be needed for solutions implementation.<br />

2.3 TRANSMISSION MAIN CAPACITY AND SECURITY<br />

<strong>Halifax</strong> Water is currently developing a long-term plan to expand and upgrade the trunk<br />

water transmission main system across the urban core to meet the demands of a<br />

growing population, to enhance overall system security, and to strengthen the capacity<br />

of the system to provide water under emergency conditions between the J.D. Kline<br />

system and the Lake Major system.<br />

Revision: 2012-10-29 Integrated Resource Plan –Appendices F-28<br />

October 31 2012 Page 207 of 272

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