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what issue should be most important for
municipal councillors to know?
"Climate change and aging infrastructure
will require additional funding in the near
future to replace and upgrade the systems
installed in the 50s and 60s."
KeY statistics
* Most respondents represent towns with a population of
less than 50,000. However, cities of all population sizes are
represented and come for all regions of Ontario
* 58% have limited to no engineered stormwater management
infrastructure
* 35% have a separate Stormwater Infrastructure Asset
Management Plan (SIAMP) from their Water/Wastewater
plan
* Only 15% have a Stormwater Monitoring Plan - a plan that
collects data on the performance of the existing systems (i.e.
are stormwater ponds meeting environmental compliance)
* Only 11% reported that their SIAMP accounted for climate
change
* The cost to replace stormwater infrastructure in six focus
municipalities ranging in population from less than 50,000 to
more than 750,000 is estimated at $1.2 billion, or on average,
over $200 million
* In 2016, 16 municipalities had emergencies that required
repairing damaged stormwater infrastructure at an overall cost
of $2.1 million - 88% in towns of fewer than 50,000 people
* 25% have implemented Low Impact Development (LID)
practices, such as rain gardens, permeable pavement, etc.,
although several are concerned about the costs that could be
incurred as a result of the proposed MOECC LID standards,
with one respondent reporting that their municipality
estimates costs to implement and maintain LID could require
hundreds of millions of dollars
KeY recoMMendations
* SIAMPs should be a required component of municipal Asset
Management Plans to ensure that all municipalities are
working towards the provincial Climate Adaptation Goals.
* Stormwater management assistance needs to be considered
as a funding priority in the next provincial Long-term
Infrastructure Plan, especially for municipalities with
populations under 50,000, as many do not have the necessary
resources to develop a SIAMP.
* Ontario needs to develop standardized criteria to help
municipalities properly monitor stormwater systems.
what issue should be most important for
provincial politicians to know?
1. Funding and resources are needed
to sustain a good state of repair of
the existing stormwater infrastructure
network, and management of its
performance
2. government must provide clear and
consistent decisions, directions and
regulations to municipalities for planning,
management and repair of stormwater
infrastructure
3. Must understand that a "blanket"
approach cannot be used province-wide
- e.g. what works for the gTA may not
work for other areas.
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