Annual Report 2021 41 40 City of Chilliwack Engineering The Engineering Department is responsible for the planning, design and construction of various City infrastructure. This includes the provision of transportation related services, the urban transit system, drainage and flood protection infrastructure and sewer and water utilities. The City’s waste reduction, biodiversity and other environmental initiatives are the responsibility of the Engineering Department. 9,325 TONNES OF COMPOSTABLES COLLECTED 3,890 TONNES OF GLASS & MIXED RECYCLABLES COLLECTED 68% DIVERSION RATE THROUGH RECYCLING & COMPOSTING Environmental Services Ø Single-use Item Reduction y Bylaw adopted by Council in September y Plastic retail bags, straws, utensils, foam cups and containers to be prohibited y Minimum fees to be applied to paper and reusable bags y Fibre-based utensils, paper straws, as well as bendable straws for accessibility needs to be made available on request Ø Illegal Dumping and Litter Collection y 6 tonnes of waste removed from river banks y 120 groups cleaned litter from over 196 km of roadways through the Adopt-A-Road program y Free dumping passes to the Bailey Landfill provided to volunteers for clean up of illegally dumped material Ø Open Burning Bylaw Update y Bylaw updated in cooperation with the Fire and Bylaw Departments y Includes new restrictions that align with provincial legislation to reduce smoke and protect the region’s air quality Ø Flood Debris Disposal at Bailey Landfill y Offered free disposal of debris from atmospheric river events y Assisted the Ministry of Agriculture, Food & Fisheries with livestock mortalities y Managed additional waste from within the region due to transportation interruptions Ø Habitat Enhancement y 24 habitat enhancement events took place with volunteers from 25 community groups y Over 6 hectares of habitat were enhanced by planting trees and other native shrubs 2021 HIGHLIGHTS Image designed using resources by Freepik.com 1,500 m CAST IRON WATER PIPES REPLACED 280 m SEWER MAIN REPLACED 67 REBATES ISSUED UNDER THE TOILET REBATE PROGRAM 31 WATER CONSERVATION KITS SOLD 3,800 m NEW SIDEWALKS 13 km ROADS PAVED 22 RAPID RECTANGULAR FLASHING BEACON CROSSWALKS INSTALLED Utilities Ø Wastewater Treatment Plant Inlet Works Upgrade Project y New inlet works building to house new treatment system Ø Major renovation of primary clarifiers Ø Ross Road - Teskey/Jinkerson Connector y Opened in late August 2021 y One single-lane roundabout y Approximately 250 m of new road construction y Storm main relocation y Drainage works y Street lighting and trail connections Ø Promontory Road (Vedder Elementary to Chester Drive) y Road widened to include new travel lanes, new sidewalk, streetlighting, paving, and line markings y Traffic signal upgrades y Pedestrian activated signal at Promontory Elementary Transportation Ø Prest Road (Highway 1 to McGuire Road) y Re-opened to traffic on Labour Day weekend y Improvements included road widening for sufficient lane width and bike lanes y Replacement of Semiault Creek bridge
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