volume 1 - Halifax Regional Municipality

Halifax Water Integrated Resource Plan
Executive Summary
ES 8.5
IRP Integration and Program Planning
One of the central tasks of the IRP was to build a working framework for future
integrated resource planning. This in turn required that the IRP process itself to be
linked to other Halifax Water and HRM planning and financial processes.
Figure ES-6 presents the generalized steps for IRP development and places the IRP in
context with other contemporary planning activities. As shown in the Figure, the HRM
Regional Plan provides policy direction on growth and development while provincial
regulations and policies drive compliance requirements for the protection of public
health and the environment. These drivers in turn inform the specific master plans for
the water, wastewater and stormwater systems. Master plans are designed to translate
the growth, regulatory compliance and asset renewal drivers into infrastructure projects
and programs. Part of the future master plan development should be consideration of
sustainable practices such as demand reduction programs. In addition, future IRP
updates will require strong integration among master plans.
Figure ES-6
Halifax Water Planning Overview
As a result of the IRP, Halifax Water is considering consolidating its system planning into
comprehensive master plans, which along with other planning activities feed into the
IRP. The concept is illustrated in Figure ES-7.
Revision: 2012-10-29 Integrated Resource Plan – Executive Summary ES-20
October 31 2012 Page 22 of 272