Implementation

To assist City administration in planning and scheduling recommended solutions, projects have been assigned a priority level based on various criteria. Projects that are already funded or are required to facilitate source control or private property improvements are considered immediate. The remaining projects were ranked (High, Medium and Low), using a ranking system developed to score projects based on the below criteria.

• Condition of Existing Sewers              • Cost Efficiency

•Flood Reduction Effectiveness             • Reduction of Combined Sewer Overflows (CSOs)

• Emergency Access                            • Access to Vulnerable Areas

It is recommended that the City continuously review and re-evaluate the prioritization list, especially as it relates to future climate change projections, and how the list overlaps with other road/capital projects or maintenance programs.

It is important to note that public infrastructure improvements are only one part of the comprehensive solution to mitigate flooding and that the implementation of private property source control and protection measures are critical in achieving the established level of service. Continuous sewer system monitoring and modelling analysis will be required to confirm that the anticipated the benefit is achieved.

As projects and source control measures are implemented, the risk of flooding will be reduced.

Upcoming Programs and Construction Projects (0-8 years)

• Completion of various ongoing programs (Inflow and Infiltration reduction program, basement subsidy programs, etc.).

• Sealing manhole covers in low lying areas.

• Determining how to fund stormwater projects (Stormwater Financing Study).

• Prepare and facilitate an Enhanced Educational Program to educate the community on measures residents can do in their home.

• Updating the City’s Development Standards Manual.

• Implementing Pilot Projects, Sewer Monitoring and Evaluation of Solutions to test the benefit of recommended source control measures.

• Storm Sewer System Improvement in Riverside Area funded by Disaster Mitigation and Adaptation Fund (DMAF), see below.

Disaster Mitigation and Adaptation Fund - Round 1

• Little River Pollution Control Plant Overflow Improvements.

• St. Paul and East Marsh Pumping Station Improvements.

• Brumpton Park Stormwater Management Improvements.

• Riverside Vista Reconstruction -Phase 2A: Large storm trunk sewer and landform barrier (2020-2024).

• Storm sewer improvements along Belleperche Place, Cedarview St., Matthew Brady Blvd., Belle Isle View Blvd., Eastlawn Ave. and within the East Marsh Drainage Areas.

The following projects have also been identified as ‘immediate’ because they must be constructed in conjunction with the DMAF funded projects listed above.

• St. Rose Ave. and Ford Blvd. Pumping Station Improvements.

• St. Rose Ave. Storm and Sanitary Trunk Sewers.

• Sanitary Trunk Sewer along Riverside Vista Phase 2A project limits.