volume 1 - Halifax Regional Municipality
volume 1 - Halifax Regional Municipality
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<strong>Halifax</strong> Water Integrated Resource Plan<br />
Integrated Resource Plan Drivers and Objectives<br />
4.4.2 Asset Data Gaps<br />
The foundation of an efficient asset renewal program is a solid understanding of the<br />
asset inventory coupled with an understanding of current asset condition. This<br />
information along with cost data provides the ingredients to develop a well-founded<br />
program. A review of available asset information was carried out as part of IRP<br />
preparation. The data gaps identified are presented in Volume 3 Appendix D and<br />
summarized in Table 4.5.<br />
Table 4.5<br />
System<br />
Distribution and<br />
Transmission Mains<br />
Hydrants, Valves, and<br />
Water Meters<br />
Water, Wastewater, and Stormwater System Asset Data Gaps<br />
All<br />
• Historical capital expenditure.<br />
Water<br />
Data Gap<br />
• Only about half of the water mains are digitized in GIS.<br />
• 39% of water main material is unknown.<br />
• 50% of all water mains have dates.<br />
• Main renewal data not available for 2009/10 and 2010/11.<br />
• 74% of hydrants, 20% of valves and 90% of water meters have installation dates.<br />
• There is no condition or performance data on hydrants, valves and water meters.<br />
Pumping Stations • No breakdown of assets to equipment/component level.<br />
• No data on pumping station failures and their impact on network service levels.<br />
Reservoirs • No condition data.<br />
Water Supply Plants • No breakdown of assets to equipment/component level.<br />
• No process/equipment installation dates.<br />
• No facility/equipment condition data.<br />
Wastewater<br />
Collection and Trunk<br />
Sewer<br />
• 248km of sewer (18%) is not on GIS.<br />
• Pipe Diameter – 25% of sewer length is unknown.<br />
• Material – 37% of sewers have unknown material.<br />
• Age data: 75% of sewers do not have an installation date.<br />
• No condition data.<br />
• No sewer flooding data.<br />
• Limited blockage and collapse data.<br />
• No data on the replacement/renewal rates of the collection system.<br />
Forcemains • 23km of forcemains (25%) are not on GIS.<br />
• Pipe Diameter – 26% of length is unknown.<br />
• Material – 37% have unknown material.<br />
• Age data: 58% of the forcemains do not have an installation date.<br />
• No break data linked to assets.<br />
• No condition data.<br />
• No renewal/replacement data.<br />
Pumping Stations • No breakdown of assets to equipment/component level.<br />
• No data on pumping station failures and their impact on network service levels.<br />
Wastewater Treatment<br />
Facilities<br />
• No breakdown of assets to equipment/component level.<br />
• No process/equipment installation dates.<br />
• No facility/equipment condition data.<br />
Revision: 2012-10-29 Integrated Resource Plan 42<br />
October 31 2012 Page 75 of 272