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Halifax Water Integrated Resource Plan
IRP Implementation Plan
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 operating
staff for this additional data collection, analysis, and reporting.
In a number of cases, no change or addition to the LOS have been recommended.
Table 7.7
Recommended LOS Updates or Additions
Driver Objective Proposed LOS Update or Addition
Compliance
Asset
Renewal
Growth
1. Meet Current Nova Scotia Environment
WWTF Permits to Operate
2. Meet Current Nova Scotia Environment
WSP Permits to Operate
3. Meet Current Overflow Compliance
4. Meet Future WWTF Compliance
5. Meet Future Drinking Water
Compliance
6. Meet Future Overflow Compliance
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
• Update to include additional compliance
parameters associated with new programs e.g.
nutrient control.
• Review percentage compliance criteria.
• Update to include any additional compliance
parameters.
• Develop frequency and volume targets for
RWWFP overflows.
• See Objective 1 for LOS.
• See Objective 2 for LOS.
• Develop frequency and volume targets for long
term overflow program.
• May require updated LOS for site specific
overflow frequency and volume targets, e.g. NW
Arm.
• 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.
Revision: 2012-10-29 Integrated Resource Plan 101
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