volume 1 - Halifax Regional Municipality

Halifax Water Integrated Resource Plan
Table of Contents
7.2 Recommended IRP Expenditures 2013 – 2015 ...................................... 90
7.3 Recommended IRP Expenditures 2016 -2022 ....................................... 92
7.4 Recommended IRP Expenditures 2023 -2032 and 2033 -2043 ............. 93
7.5 Recommended IRP Implementation Schedule ...................................... 95
7.6 IRP Integration and Program Planning .................................................. 97
7.7 Levels of Service ................................................................................... 100
7.8 IRP Recommendations ......................................................................... 102
8. NSUARB IRP COMPLIANCE ............................................................... 103
8.1 Purpose ................................................................................................ 103
8.2 Compliance Assessment ...................................................................... 103
TABLES
Table 2.1 Stakeholder General Comments on IRP during One-on-One’ Meetings . 6
Table 2.2 Purpose of Stakeholder Technical Conferences ...................................... 7
Table 3.1 Halifax Water Critical Success Factors and Levels of Service ................ 14
Table 3.2 Summary of Water Supply Plants .......................................................... 17
Table 3.3 Summary of Water System Infrastructure ............................................. 19
Table 3.4 Summary of Wastewater Treatment Facilities ...................................... 21
Table 3.5 Receiving Water Risk Categories ........................................................... 26
Table 3.6 Average Year Overflow Volumes ........................................................... 26
Table 3.7 Summary of Wastewater Infrastructure ................................................ 27
Table 3.8 Summary of Stormwater Infrastructure ................................................ 28
Table 3.9 Halifax Water 2013 – 2017 Capital Plan ................................................ 29
Table 4.1
Recent Health Canada Consultations on Drinking Water Quality
Guidelines .............................................................................................. 33
Table 4.2 Proposed National Performance Standards .......................................... 35
Table 4.3 Current and Future Compliance Requirements for WWTFs .................. 37
Table 4.4 Infrastructure Inventory and Replacement Costs ................................. 41
Table 4.5 Water, Wastewater, and Stormwater System Asset Data Gaps ........... 42
Table 4.6 Linear Infrastructure Renewal Rates ..................................................... 44
Table 5.1 IRP Objectives ........................................................................................ 48
Table 5.2 Current Halifax Water Programs and Projects 2013 -2043 ................... 52
Table 5.3 New or Refined IRP Programs 2013-2043 ............................................. 53
Table 5.4 Initial Alternative Resource Plan Variations .......................................... 60
Table 5.5 Initial Alternative Resource Plan Matrix ................................................ 62
Table 5.6 Initial Alternative Resource Plan Financial Analysis .............................. 63
Table 5.7 Relative Environmental or Health Impact.............................................. 68
Table 5.8 Initial Alternative Resource Plans Impact Analysis ................................ 69
Revision: 2012-10-29 Integrated Resource Plan iii
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