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

Appendices<br />

4.1.4 Screening of Supply & Demand-Side Options<br />

TOR Requirement<br />

1. <strong>Halifax</strong> Water will establish performance metrics<br />

for the supply-side and demand-side options.<br />

2. IRP supply-side and demand-side options will<br />

undergo a screening test to determine whether<br />

they will advance to a more detailed analysis as<br />

part of the resource plans. The screening will focus<br />

on: system optimization, system reliability,<br />

redundancy and flexibility, feasibility, regulatory<br />

compliance, need and ability to obtain regulatory<br />

approval, and total cost.<br />

IRP Reference<br />

Section<br />

5.4<br />

Section<br />

5.0<br />

Fourteen specific objectives were elaborated for the three IRP drivers (Regulatory Compliance,<br />

Asset Renewal, and Growth). The objectives reflect the current and anticipated regulatory<br />

compliance requirements for the three <strong>Halifax</strong> Water infrastructure systems (Objectives 1<br />

through 7, Table 5.1, Regulatory Compliance and Asset Renewal Related Objectives) and<br />

upgrade needs to address system reliability (Objective 9, Table 5.1), as well as current and<br />

future capacity (Objective 10, 13 and 14, Table 5.1). The IRP financial plan lists recommended<br />

projects and upgrade needs under each of the specific IRP objectives.<br />

Through the synthesis of existing, refined and new programs with IRP drivers, 28 initial resource<br />

plans were developed. These were evolved through into 18 intermediate plans, and 10 refined<br />

plans. A short list of four plans was selected from the 10 refined plans. The Recommended Plan<br />

was selected from the short list.<br />

4.1.5 Financial Considerations<br />

TOR Requirement<br />

1. IRP process will consider the financial impacts of<br />

declining water usage on rates and the revenue<br />

stream.<br />

2. IRP process will consider the availability of funding<br />

assistance through federal and provincial<br />

programs.<br />

IRP Reference<br />

This will be<br />

completed in<br />

subsequent<br />

analysis in the<br />

Debt Study/ rate<br />

submission<br />

This will be<br />

completed in<br />

subsequent<br />

analysis in the<br />

Debt Study/ rate<br />

submission<br />

Revision: 2012-10-29 Integrated Resource Plan –Appendices G-16<br />

October 31 2012 Page 228 of 272

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