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

Table of Contents<br />

4.4.3 Current Asset Renewal Expenditure ..................................................... 43<br />

4.5 Integrated Resource Plan Challenges, Opportunities and Risks ............ 44<br />

4.5.1 Compliance Challenges, Opportunities and Risks ................................ 44<br />

4.5.2 Asset Renewal Challenges, Opportunities and Risks ............................ 45<br />

4.5.3 Growth Challenges, Opportunities and Risks ....................................... 46<br />

4.5.4 Other Challenges, Opportunities and Risks .......................................... 46<br />

5. INTEGRATED RESOURCE PLAN DEVELOPMENT AND EVALUATION .................... 47<br />

5.1 Purpose .................................................................................................. 47<br />

5.2 Resource Plan Development Process .................................................... 47<br />

5.3 IRP Objectives ........................................................................................ 48<br />

5.4 Programs and Projects ........................................................................... 50<br />

5.4.1 Current Programs and Projects ............................................................ 50<br />

5.4.2 Proposed Programs and Projects ......................................................... 50<br />

5.5 IRP Variations ......................................................................................... 54<br />

5.6 Plan Analysis Assumptions ..................................................................... 55<br />

5.7 Plan Formulation and Evalaution Overview .......................................... 57<br />

5.8 Initial Resource Plan Formulation and Evaluation ................................. 58<br />

5.8.1 Initial Resource Plan Formulation ........................................................ 58<br />

5.8.2 Initial Plan Financial Evaluation ........................................................... 62<br />

5.8.3 Initial Alternative Resource Plan Environmental and Public Health<br />

Impact Analysis .................................................................................... 67<br />

5.9 Intermediate Plan Development and Analysis ...................................... 70<br />

5.10 Refined Alternative Resource Plan Development and Analysis ............ 71<br />

5.11 Short-List Plan Analysis .......................................................................... 73<br />

6. RECOMMENDED IRP AND ANALYSIS ........................................................ 76<br />

6.1 Purpose .................................................................................................. 76<br />

6.2 Recommended IRP Overview ................................................................ 76<br />

6.3 Recommended IRP Analysis ................................................................... 79<br />

6.3.1 Demand Reduction ............................................................................... 79<br />

6.3.2 Demand Reduction Case Study ............................................................ 80<br />

6.3.3 End-of-Period Value ............................................................................. 85<br />

6.3.4 Growth Rate Sensitivity ........................................................................ 87<br />

7. IRP IMPLEMENTATION PLAN ................................................................. 90<br />

7.1 Recommended IRP Benefits Overview .................................................. 90<br />

Revision: 2012-10-29 Integrated Resource Plan ii<br />

October 31 2012 Page 30 of 272

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