volume 1 - Halifax Regional Municipality
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 Development and Evaluation<br />
Table 5.2 Current <strong>Halifax</strong> Water Programs and Projects 2013 -2043<br />
Program Description Capital ($2012)<br />
Five-Year Capital<br />
Plan<br />
Capital Program<br />
Continuation<br />
Asset Management<br />
Assessment (AMA)<br />
Program<br />
Wastewater<br />
Compliance<br />
RWWFP<br />
I/I Program<br />
• Years 2-5 (2013 -2017) of the Five-Year Capital Plan were<br />
included in the IRP<br />
• Additional capital expenditures beyond 2017 for projects<br />
initiated in the Five-Year Capital Plan<br />
• <strong>Halifax</strong> Water in 2011 finalized the Asset Management<br />
Assessment (AMA). The AMA Project document<br />
recommended 22 initiatives to be implemented over five<br />
years (2012 – 2016)<br />
• 2013 -2017 included in Five Year-Capital Plan<br />
• Five-Year Capital Budget plus program continuation into<br />
Years 6-10 aimed at WWTF and overflow compliance<br />
• RWWFP addresses future wastewater capacity to<br />
accommodate planned growth as well as offsetting the<br />
impacts of growth on overflows<br />
• The Five-Year Capital Plan and the RWWFP contain a<br />
significant number of projects aimed at I/I reduction.<br />
• $200.1 million<br />
• $410.4 million<br />
• $ 3.0 million (2012-2016)<br />
• $ 13.6 million (2017-<br />
2043)<br />
• $58.3 million current<br />
WWTF compliance<br />
• $37.3 million current<br />
overflow compliance<br />
• $645.3 million<br />
• $122 million<br />
Energy<br />
Management Plan<br />
Water Quality<br />
Master Plan<br />
• Through its newly launched Energy Management Program,<br />
<strong>Halifax</strong> Water has committed to creating and ensuring an<br />
on-going focus on sustainability and energy efficiency<br />
throughout all operating areas. This new program serves<br />
to define the goals, objectives, accountabilities, and<br />
structure for activities related to sustainability and<br />
responsible energy use.<br />
• 2013 -2017 included in Five-Year Capital Plan<br />
• The <strong>Halifax</strong> Water WQMP has been a key tool in<br />
establishing drinking water quality goals and setting a<br />
baseline for monitoring progress toward these goals.<br />
• 2013 -2017 included in Five-Year Capital Plan<br />
• $ 2.4 million<br />
• $ 0.6 million<br />
Dalhousie Water<br />
Research<br />
Collaboration<br />
• <strong>Halifax</strong> Water collaborates with Dalhousie University on<br />
water treatment research<br />
• 2013 -2017 included in Five-Year Capital Plan<br />
• $ 4.2 million<br />
The details of the Enhanced Asset Renewal Program as well as some other new<br />
programs shown in Table 5.3 are presented in Volume 1 Appendix F. In addition to these<br />
new and existing capital programs there are recommended changes to infrastructure<br />
master planning integrating the IRP into the business processes of <strong>Halifax</strong> Water. These<br />
recommended changes are discussed in more detail in Section 7 under the IRP<br />
Implementation Plan.<br />
Revision: 2012-10-29 Integrated Resource Plan 52<br />
October 31 2012 Page 85 of 272