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The Canadian National Guide to Sustainable Municipal Infrastructure

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The Canadian National Guide to Sustainable Municipal Infrastructure

Makar, J.M.; Levac, N.

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The Canadian

National Guide to

Sustainable

Municipal

Infrastructure

Presented by:

Jon Makar, Ph.D., P. Eng.

National Research Council Canada and

Normand Levac, P.Eng

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INTRODUCTION

l The Best Practices Guide

l The Guide Process

l Impact on the Water Industry

Ø Decision Making

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WHAT IS THE GUIDE?

l A broadly based, national guide to the best way to install,

maintain and operate urban infrastructure

l Developed by industry practitioners, municipal officials,

researchers, consulting engineers and other interested parties

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IMPACT

Canada

l Best practice guidelines for both decision making and

technical work

United States and other

countries

l Some best practice guidance will be applicable in outside

Canada (especially northern states)

l Process followed may be useful in establishing local,

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THE PARTNERS

The Federation of Canadian Municipalities (FCM)

l The national voice of municipal governments

l Membership consists of more than 1000

municipalities representing over 80% of Canada’s population

National Research Council Canada (NRC).

l Canada's premier science and technology research

organization

l Responsible for National Building and Fire Codes

l Leading national and international municipal

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BACKGROUND

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High level of need for new investment in urban

infrastructure:

Ø Federation of Canadian Municipalities /McGill University

study - $6060 Million in 1996 dollars for potable water alone

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WHY A SUSTAINABLE MUNICIPAL

INFRASTRUCTURE GUIDE ?

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Canadian municipalities spend between $12 and $15

billion annually on infrastructure, however:

Ø technologies used are often not the most effective

Ø decision-making processes are not well developed

Ø practices vary greatly regionally and nationally

Ø link between practices and sustainability not

well-defined

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The Guide will address all of these problems, allowing

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TIMELINE

l 1996 - FCM Study

l 1998 - Consultative meetings across Canada

l 2000 - Proposal to federal government

- Funding approved

- FCM responsible for operations and management

- National Research Council Canada responsible

for content

l 2001 - Guide under way

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THE GUIDE’S MISSION

STATEMENT

For the protection and enhancement of quality of life, the National Guide to Sustainable Municipal

Infrastructure identifies and disseminates best practices and encourages innovation to support sustainable municipal infrastructure decisions and actions. Environment Investment planning process Decision making process Infrastructure management process Stakeholders input and involvement Education and training Economic Social Regulation

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Working Groups

Stakeholder Organizations

- Professional, trade and industry associations - Research centres and universities - Provincial governments Project Steering Committee Project Directorate FCM NRC

Technical Steering Committee

Environmental Protocols Technical Committee Decision-making and investment planning Technical Committee Potable water Technical Committee

Storm and Waste water Technical Committee Municipal Roads Technical Committee Regional Contact Network reporting consultation Peer Review FCM/NRC Guide Management Committee support

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Working Groups

Stak e holder Organis ations

Environmental ProtocolsTechnical Committee Decision-making and investment planning Technical Committee Potable w ater Technical Committee

Storm and Waste w ater Technical Committee Municipal Roads Technical Committee Regional coordination support through Provincial/Territorial municipal associations reporting consultation Peer Review FCM/NRC Guide Management Committee support

•Composition: Chairs & Vice-Chairs of Technical Committees •Approves priorities for Best Practices

•Ensures coordination and integration of all Guide components •Responsible for peer-review process

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Working Groups

Stak e holder Organis ations

Environmental ProtocolsTechnical Committee Decision-making and investment planning Technical Committee Potable w ater Technical Committee

Storm and Waste w ater Technical Committee Municipal Roads Technical Committee Regional coordination support through Provincial/Territorial municipal associations reporting consultation Peer Review FCM/NRC Guide Management Committee

support 5 Technical Committees

• Water (chair: C. Yates, Halifax)

• Storm and wastewater (chair: J. Hodgson, Edmonton)

• Municipal roads (chair: M. Sheflin, Ottawa)

• Decision-making and investment planning (chair: U. Mital, Surrey)

• Environment (chair: A.-M. Parent, Beaconsfield)

•Responsible for:

• Defining priorities

• Creating working groups • Developing best practices

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Working Groups

Stakeholder Organizations

Environmental ProtocolsTechnical Committee Decision-making and investment planning Technical Committee Potable water Technical Committee

Storm and Waste water Technical Committee Municipal Roads Technical Committee Regional Contact Network reporting consultation Peer Review FCM/NRC Guide Management Committee support

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Working Groups

Stakeholder Organisations

Environmental ProtocolsTechnical Committee Decision-making and investment planning Technical Committee Potable water Technical Committee

Storm and Waste water Technical Committee Municipal Roads Technical Committee Regional Contact Network reporting consultation Peer Review FCM/NRC Guide Management Committee support Project Directorate •Technical Staff •Operations staff

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KEY ORGANIZATIONAL POINTS

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Direction to Guide from municipalities and

industry practitioners, not federal government

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Priorities for best practices established by the

technical committees

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Opportunities to consult with stakeholders built

into the structure of the organisation

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Four rounds of best practices

over four years: ~20 total

for potable water

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THE INFRASTRUCTURE CYCLE

1. Planning 2. Design and Construction 3. Operations and Maintenance 5. Rehabilitation and Replacement 4. Condition and Performance Monitoring 6. Audit and Management Review

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THE GUIDE FORMAT

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Part A: Planning and Management Principles

Ø Introduces the scope, purpose, limitations,

jurisdictions and regulations

Ø Describes general principles of decision making,

long range planning, benchmarking

Ø Defines the elements of level of service, life-cycle

costing, risk management, etc.

Ø Describes financial processes and considerations,

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THE GUIDE FORMAT (continued)

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Part B: Integrated compendium of technical best

practices

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Generic requirements:

Ø Performance Ø Health Ø Safety Ø Environment

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DEVELOPING THE GUIDE

CONTENT

Define priorities for each technical area

Contract-out

best practices studies

Draft best practices

peer-review and consultation Incorporate

comments from review and consultation Release of best practices,

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FIRST ROUND BEST PRACTICES:

Decision Making/Investment Planning

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BP1 Balanced Criteria

Develop criteria/tests for balance between political, social, economic, and environmental benefits/risks

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BP2 Level of Service

Define levels of service in the context of decision making and investment planning

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BP3 Benchmarking

Develop high level benchmarks [indicators, reference points] for policy level investment

planning decisions – quantitative and qualitative

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FIRST ROUND BEST PRACTICES:

Potable Water

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PW1 Water Loss Reduction

Water accountability, water losses and leak detection

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PW2 Deterioration and Inspection of Water

Delivery Systems

Causes of system deterioration and how they may be identified

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PW3 Condition Assessment

How to assess and evaluate the performance of water transmission and distribution system.

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POTABLE WATER 2:

Deterioration and Inspection of Water Delivery

Systems

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Working Group Members

Ø5 water utility representatives, including a northern practitioner Ø2 pipe manufacturer representatives Ø1 researcher l

Other participants

ØConsultant ØTechnical advisor

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POTABLE WATER 2

(continued)

Creating a Best Practice

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Meeting of working group members

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Presentation of “Scan” of existing information

and survey of water utilities

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Presentation of outline of best practice

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Review, comments and direction from working

group

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First draft of best practice written

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To be reviewed, commented on and modified as

necessary by the working group

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Second draft to external review: specific peers

and infrastructure community in general

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POTABLE WATER 2:

Topics Covered (Subject to Change)

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Pipe Materials

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Deterioration Processes

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Contributing Factors

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Why Do the Work

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Inspection and Assessment Techniques

ØWhat needs to be done

ØHow to do it

ØWhen does it need to be done

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POTABLE WATER 2:

When to do the Work (Subject to Change)

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Preliminary analysis - annually

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Detailed analysis

ØAs warranted by preliminary analysis

ØRisk assessments

ØAsset management plan

ØOther construction

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POTABLE WATER 2:

Inspection and Assessment Techniques (Subject to

Change)

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Preliminary Analysis

ØMain break analysis

ØAnalysis of customer complaints

ØFire flow tests

ØFlushing program

ØWater Audits (PW1)

ØWater Quality testing

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Much of the work is done for other purposes, but

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POTABLE WATER 2:

Inspection and Assessment Techniques (Subject to

Change)

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Detailed Analysis

ØNon-destructive testing ØFailure Analysis ØCorrosion Surveys ØC factor tests ØLeakage surveys (PW1) ØAdditional water quality testing

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THE FUTURE

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More potable water best practices to be written

over the next three years

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Water quality, operations and maintenance high

on list of priorities

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Beyond the first four years:

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hope to create a living document

Ø

best practices are added,

reviewed and

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SUMMARY

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The Guide is:

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Technical and Management best practices for

all aspects of infrastructure

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User driven

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Developing sustainable practices

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First best practices will be released this summer

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Some results may be applicable outside Canada

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