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<div class="ExternalClass5851B81659F14779A0A3FDAB78211F7E"><p>​The Water Services function comprises 18 member municipalities, one electoral area and one treaty First Nation within Metro Vancouver, serving a population of approximately 2.5 million. Drinking water is collected from within three protected mountain watersheds covering an area of approximately 60,000 hectares. The system itself comprises six mountain storage lakes, five dams, two major water treatment facilities, over 520km of large diameter transmission mains, 25 storage reservoirs, 19 pump stations and 8 rechlorination stations. Water Services is guided by the <a href="/about-us/Documents/board-strategic-plan-update-may-2021.pdf" target="_blank">Board Strategic Plan</a> and the <a href="/services/water/drinking-water-management-plan" target="_blank">Drinking Water Management Plan</a>.</p></div>

 

 

Annual Emergency Response Plan Communication Testshttps://metrovancouver.org/about-us/dashboards/water/emergency-response-plan-communication-tests, Annual Emergency Response Plan Communication TestsAnnual Emergency Response Plan Communication Tests<div class="ExternalClassA3A65E7951664868948E520B306B5749"><p>​of communication tests completed​<br></p></div>100%mv-border-cyan
Annual Water Committee and regulatory Dam Status Reportshttps://metrovancouver.org/about-us/dashboards/water/annual-water-committee-and-regulatory-dam-status-reports, Annual Water Committee and regulatory Dam Status ReportsAnnual Water Committee and regulatory Dam Status Reports<div class="ExternalClass90AD4BA7B6DA4C5B9B8245A30EA371B7"><p>​of Dam Status Reports completed​<br></p></div>100%mv-border-cyan
Average Day Water usehttps://metrovancouver.org/about-us/dashboards/water/per-capita-water-use, Average day water useAverage Day Water use<div class="ExternalClassA748DFBDDE3047FE980E253BD8E2E24B"><p>per capita<br></p></div>384litresmv-border-cyan
Days in Fire Hazardhttps://metrovancouver.org/about-us/dashboards/water/days-water-supply-area-in-fire-hazard, /about-us/dashboards/water/days-water-supply-area-in-fire-hazardDays in Fire Hazard<div class="ExternalClass22D67D76A86A4A1F80CDB643F76E6D1C"><p>​water sup​​ply areas ​​​in high or extreme fire hazard​<br></p></div>77daysmv-border-cyan
Drinking Water Deliveredhttps://metrovancouver.org/about-us/dashboards/water/drinking-water-treated-delivered, Drinking water deliveredDrinking Water Delivered<div class="ExternalClassEDF1A8F94D244B8FBF0D216BF8A88A03"><p>drinking water treated & delivered<br></p></div>389,000MLmv-border-cyan
Formal Regulatory Dam Inspectionshttps://metrovancouver.org/about-us/dashboards/water/formal-regulatory-dam-inspections-completed, Formal Regulatory Dam Inspections CompletedFormal Regulatory Dam Inspections<div class="ExternalClassA12932B6DC6240999303CBCCF89E7347"><p>of inspections completed​<br></p></div>100%mv-border-cyan
GVWD Capital Expenditures Achievedhttps://metrovancouver.org/about-us/dashboards/water/gvwd-capital-expenditures-achieved, GVWD capital expenditures achievedGVWD Capital Expenditures Achieved<div class="ExternalClassC44DCF30254E48F3B31045C8EDB40735"><p>​achieved for the GVWD<br></p></div>64%of capital program expendituresmv-border-cyan
Leak Repairs per 100 km of pipehttps://metrovancouver.org/about-us/dashboards/water/leak-repairs-in-water-transmission-system, Leak repairs per 100km of pipeLeak Repairs per 100 km of pipe<div class="ExternalClass24000EDF025E4A02998EE0E1A531B903"><p>in water transmission system<br></p></div>3.62leak repairs per 100km of pipemv-border-cyan
Minor Capital Program Expenditures Achievedhttps://metrovancouver.org/about-us/dashboards/water/minor-capital-program-expenditures-achieved, Minor Capital Program Expenditures AchievedMinor Capital Program Expenditures Achieved107%achievedmv-border-cyan
Operating Permit Compliancehttps://metrovancouver.org/about-us/dashboards/water/compliance-with-treatment-operating-permit-criteria, Operating permit complianceOperating Permit Compliance<div class="ExternalClassFFEAA7C2F22241A1BB68BD07302EA7D7"><p>with treatment operating permit criteria<br></p></div>100%compliancemv-border-cyan
Peak Day Water Usehttps://metrovancouver.org/about-us/dashboards/water/peak-day-water-use, Peak day water usePeak Day Water Use<div class="ExternalClassF99B4B78FF99446C965770D0DDD57A77"><p>per capita</p> </div>545litresmv-border-cyan
Project Completion: Engineering & Construction Divisionhttps://metrovancouver.org/about-us/dashboards/water/project-completion-engineering-and-construction, Project completion: Engineering & Construction divisionProject Completion: Engineering & Construction Division<div class="ExternalClass377EB4C2BDCC45FD9EB34AAD0F436FE2"><p>click for more info<br></p></div>varies by projectmv-border-cyan
Remote Monitoring and Control Pointshttps://metrovancouver.org/about-us/dashboards/water/remote-monitoring-and-control-points, Remote monitoring & control pointsRemote Monitoring and Control Points<div class="ExternalClass637738FE13A34CA6860D5B955C2EDC26"><p>to ensure system resiliency</p> </div>32,191pointsmv-border-cyan
Water Samples Analyzedhttps://metrovancouver.org/about-us/dashboards/water/water-samples-analyzed, Water samples analyzed Water Samples Analyzed<div class="ExternalClass02EDA5A1C9B7488C86FA0C81D9EBDADE"><p>​from source reservoirs, water treatment plants and distribution system</p></div>35,224samplesmv-border-cyan
Water Services Operating Program Expenditureshttps://metrovancouver.org/about-us/dashboards/water/operating-program-expenditures, Water Services operating program expendituresWater Services Operating Program Expenditures<div class="ExternalClass7C27FD8C49034FCEBB5A0238E6C44B61"><p>​achieved<br></p></div>71%mv-border-cyan
Water System Energy Usehttps://metrovancouver.org/about-us/dashboards/water/water-system-energy-use, Water system energy useWater System Energy Use<div class="ExternalClassFA9B8258489849CDBCB97DFDD41D9B21"><p>used in the treatment and delivery of drinking water</p></div>0.53GJ per ML of watermv-border-cyan
Water Tests Conductedhttps://metrovancouver.org/about-us/dashboards/water/water-tests-conducted, Water Tests ConductedWater Tests Conducted<div class="ExternalClass2EC7AEA349AA4082B83F61E9220AAA4E"><p>​from source reser​voirs, water treatment plants, regional transmission,​ and local distribution systems​<br></p></div>168,688testsmv-border-cyan
Watershed Programming Participantshttps://metrovancouver.org/about-us/dashboards/water/watershed-programming-participants, Watershed programming participantsWatershed Programming Participants<div class="ExternalClass2323BE52E3824CC4A1AF0A9665202988"><p>in water education tours and K-12 school programs conducted in person and virtually​<br></p></div>7.075annual participantsmv-border-cyan

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