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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>

 

 

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>387litresmv-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>388,600MLmv-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>63%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>1.87leak 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 Achieved80%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>572litresmv-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>31,746pointsmv-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 Samples Collected https://metrovancouver.org/about-us/dashboards/water/water-samples-collected, Water samples collected Water Samples Collected <div class="ExternalClass6ED1AFDAE0AA4BD087E683F0CD76EE21"><p>​from source reservoirs and the distribution system<br></p></div>16,248samplesmv-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>0.54GJ per ML of watermv-border-cyan
Watershed Programming Participantshttps://metrovancouver.org/about-us/dashboards/water/watershed-programming-participants, Watershed programming participantsWatershed Programming Participants<div class="ExternalClass2323BE52E3824CC4A1AF0A9665202988"><p>at watersheds & Lower Seymour Conservation Reserve (LSCR)<br></p></div>7513participantsmv-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>62daysmv-border-cyan

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