volume 1 - Halifax Regional Municipality

Halifax Water Integrated Resource Plan
Appendices
TOR Requirement
5. Halifax Water will consult with Stakeholders
(including, but not limited to, the formal
interveners in Halifax Water’s 2010 rate hearing,
Halifax Regional Municipality, Nova Scotia
Environment, and Urban Development Institute).
6. Halifax Water will share information with the
UARB and stakeholders (and their respective
advisors) to support the planning process
subject to confidentiality agreements as
appropriate.
7. Halifax Water will maintain compliance with the
UARB regulatory framework.
8. Halifax Water will maintain compliance with the
environmental regulatory framework.
IRP Reference
Section
2
Volume 2
Section
2
Volume 1,
Appendices
A and G
Sections
5.3 and 6.2
Stakeholders were consulted and have provided input on the IRP analysis framework, assumptions,
conclusion, action plan and content for this final report since the commencement of the IRP in 2011.
The stakeholders included knowledgeable participants with significant interest in Halifax Water
planning process. Members of the various groups and individuals include representatives from the
public, non-governmental organizations, municipal and provincial government. A complete list of
stakeholders is provided in Volume 2, Stakeholder Consultation Record.
Stakeholder consultations were carried out in two phases. During the first phase, a short list of
stakeholders were consulted who have acted as interveners during Halifax Water’s rate hearing
before NSUARB. - The second phase of the stakeholder consultation involved implementations of five
technical conferences, which are outlined in Table 2.2, Purpose of Stakeholder Technical Conferences.
Briefing packages were assembled for the technical conferences and made available to stakeholders.
Summary minutes of the technical conferences, presentation materials, and conference agendas
were posted on the Halifax Water IRP website.
Access was provided to the IRP Study SharePoint site for viewing IRP related documents.
The IRP was prepared at the direction of the Nova Scotia Utility and Review Board (NSUARB). This
detailed Terms of Reference for the IRP (Volume 1 Appendix A) presents a quick reference to specific
sections of the report, maintaining compliance with the UARB regulatory framework (Volume 1
Appendix G).
IRP Objectives 1 through 7 comprises of projects and programs to ensure compliance with the
environmental regulatory framework for the water, wastewater, and stormwater infrastructure
(Section 5.3).
Under the compliance driver, Objective 1 comprises of projects and programs to meet current NSE
WWTF Permits to Operate compliance. As noted in Table 6.1, Recommended IRP Components and
Timing, the timeframe to implement current compliance is 5 years.
Objective 2 comprises of projects and programs to meet current NSE WSP Permits to Operate
compliance. The water system is currently in full compliance.
Objective 3 comprises of projects and programs to meet current overflow compliance. The timeframe
to implement current compliance is 10 years.
Objective 4 comprises of projects and programs to meet future WWTF compliance. As noted in Table 6.1
the timeframe to implement future WSER compliance for the HHSP WWTFs is 20 years. The timeframe
to implement nutrient compliance for WWTFs discharging to sensitive receiving waters is 10 years. The
nutrient reduction strategy will occur as per the timing period implemented in the RWWFP.
Objective 5 comprises of projects and programs to meet future Drinking Water compliance. The
implementation for the projects and programs was within 5 years as per the Halifax Water Five Year
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