Action 4.1 Implement the Sewer Master Plan overall recommendations (including but not limited to)
- Identify infrastructure most at risk for extreme weather impacts;
- Continue to implement sewer infrastructure replacement and improvements;
- Install rain guards in sanitary manholes;
- Design and installation of curb inlet flow restrictors;
- Introduce city-wide mandatory downspout disconnection;
- Explore feasibility of a retention treatment basin (RTB) on the riverfront trunk sewer near the Lou Romano Water Reclamation Plant;
- Explore opportunities for stormwater storage near the Little River Pollution Control Plant.
Action 4.2 Increase City of Windsor staff resources to respond to infrastructure issues during extreme weather
- Review staff resources required for flooded infrastructure response during extreme rain events;
- Promote skilled trades as an important and rewarding career to address future gaps in trained personnel.
Action 4.3 Incorporate climate change considerations into infrastructure design, development, maintenance and renewal
- Continue to consider climate change when implementing the City of Windsor’s Asset Management Plan;
- Continue to implement the Triple Bottom Line approach considering financial, social and environmental costs and benefits when making infrastructure decisions.
Action 4.4 Implement the recommendations of the East Riverside Flood Risk study to reduce overland flooding risk
- Assess vulnerable areas and properties along the Detroit River;
- Share the findings with the public and conduct public education on flooding risks, responsibilities and emergency response;
- Enhance the barrier landform where required;
- Ensure protection of the St. Paul Pump Station.
Action 4.5 Continue to monitor Little River overland flooding risk
- Inspect the landform along the Little River channel and provide enhancements as required;
- Enhance the berm around the Little River Pollution Control Plant to protect critical infrastructure