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Halifax Water Integrated Resource Plan
Executive Summary
Table ES-8
Recommended LOS Updates or Additions
Driver Objective Proposed LOS Update or Addition
Asset
Renewal
Growth
7. Meet Future Stormwater Quality
Compliance
8. Implement Optimal Level of Asset
Renewal
9. Enhance the Reliability of Critical Water
and Wastewater Assets
10. Ensure Existing Stormwater System
Adequately Sized for Minor Storm
Conveyance
11. Adapt to Future Climate Change
12. Reduce Energy Consumption, Operating
Costs and Greenhouse Gas Contributions
13. Provide Regional Water, Wastewater and
Stormwater Infrastructure Needed to
Support Planned Growth
14. Manage Flow Capacity Allocations
• Consider preliminary stormwater quality
monitoring LOS, e.g. number samples/sites.
• Develop specific asset renewal targets and LOS.
This will require a new monitoring system to
provide reporting on progress.
• No changes suggested.
• Develop specific pipe and culvert capacity LOS.
• At a minimum apply customer satisfaction LOS.
• Incorporate future climate change impacts into
existing LOS where appropriate.
• Consider specific energy reduction targets and
incorporate into more detailed LOS.
• No changes suggested.
• Develop specific targets for I/I reduction at
WWTFs and in major pumping stations and other
locations, e.g. overflows.
• Consider water demand targets.
The updated/expanded LOS once developed will require support for LOS monitoring,
data analysis and reporting. Halifax Water will need to consider the impact on staff for
this additional data collection, analysis, and reporting.
In a number of cases, no change or addition to the LOS have been recommended.
ES 9.
IRP RECOMMENDATIONS
Based on the analysis carried out through the course of the IRP preparation the
following 17 recommendations are presented:
IRP Next Steps
1. Implement the IRP as per Table ES-4 components and timing.
2. Finalize the overall integrated planning approach and future schedule (i.e. HRM
Regional Plan updates, master plans and Asset Management Assessment, and
financial planning) within the IRP framework.
3. Evaluate the adequacy of Halifax Water's existing institutional capacity and staffing
to implement the programs and projects identified in the IRP.
4. Continue public outreach with stakeholders and the public at large for
incorporation into the next IRP review.
5. Update the IRP periodically, as needed.
Revision: 2012-10-29 Integrated Resource Plan – Executive Summary ES-23
October 31 2012 Page 25 of 272