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City Council today approved a stormwater revenue increase of five per cent for 2018, instead of a 13-per-cent planned increase, as had been recommended in a 10-year financial strategy report. The five-per-cent stormwater increase will result in an average increase of $1.40 for rural not-connected households, $1.95 for urban not-connected households and $5.65 for urban and rural connected households.
The long-range financial plan presented to the Environment and Climate Protection Committee on September 19 called for a 13-per-cent increase to stormwater revenue. Discussion of the matter was deferred to City Council where a motion to amend the increase to five per cent was approved.
The stormwater fee helps maintain the City’s water infrastructure in a state of good repair. The planned investment in rural stormwater facilities will increase from a five-year average of $9.4 million to $12.6 million in 2018, an increased investment of 34 per cent. Over the past 15 years, the City has renewed the wastewater and storm sewer networks in several neighbourhoods that had experienced flooding. None of those neighbourhoods have since experienced system-wide flooding.
The stormwater management system includes 5,800 culverts in Ottawa. Between 2012 and 2016, more than 400 culverts have been replaced in the rural areas of the city.
The City has started construction of the Combined Sewage Storage Tunnel, which will reduce sewage overflows into the Ottawa River and ultimately improve its water quality. This project will also reduce the risk of basement flooding in the Glebe and O’Connor area.
To cover the funding gap caused by amending the fee increase, Council approved taking on an additional $3.1 million in debt to invest in stormwater management services. This additional debt still falls within the City’s 15-per-cent debt ceiling. As well, planned spending on stormwater management services will be amended in 2018 to $82.7 million, from $64 million in 2017.
Council has also asked that City staff review the long-term funding strategies for maintaining the City’s water infrastructure, and report back to the Committee and Council early in the next Term of Council. Mayor Watson will also work with the federal and provincial governments to establish a predictable, long-term funding program to renew municipal infrastructure.
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“Councillors from urban communities, suburban and rural communities agreed today on the vital role of water infrastructure and that we need a long-term plan for paying for it. Rural and urban have to come together today for a common good.”
Jim Watson, Mayor of Ottawa
“We understand the need for maintaining reliable water infrastructure across Ottawa, including in the rural areas. A detailed long-term strategy highlighting the deficiencies and required projects is essential. However, 2018 will be just the second year of the new stormwater fee and we need to make sure it is affordable and predictable.”
Scott Moffatt, Councillor, Rideau Goulbourn, Chair, Agriculture and Rural Affairs Committee
“I’m pleased that Council has agreed that these important public projects need to proceed. There is a recognition that our climate is changing and all areas of the city ̶ in densely populated urban neighbourhoods, suburban communities, villages and countryside ̶ need good water infrastructure.“
David Chernushenko, Councillor, Capital Ward, Chair of Environment and Climate Protection Committee
For more information on City programs and services, visit ottawa.ca or call 3-1-1 (TTY: 613-580-2401). You can also connect with us through Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.
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The long-range financial plan presented to the Environment and Climate Protection Committee on September 19 called for a 13-per-cent increase to stormwater revenue. Discussion of the matter was deferred to City Council where a motion to amend the increase to five per cent was approved.
The stormwater fee helps maintain the City’s water infrastructure in a state of good repair. The planned investment in rural stormwater facilities will increase from a five-year average of $9.4 million to $12.6 million in 2018, an increased investment of 34 per cent. Over the past 15 years, the City has renewed the wastewater and storm sewer networks in several neighbourhoods that had experienced flooding. None of those neighbourhoods have since experienced system-wide flooding.
The stormwater management system includes 5,800 culverts in Ottawa. Between 2012 and 2016, more than 400 culverts have been replaced in the rural areas of the city.
The City has started construction of the Combined Sewage Storage Tunnel, which will reduce sewage overflows into the Ottawa River and ultimately improve its water quality. This project will also reduce the risk of basement flooding in the Glebe and O’Connor area.
To cover the funding gap caused by amending the fee increase, Council approved taking on an additional $3.1 million in debt to invest in stormwater management services. This additional debt still falls within the City’s 15-per-cent debt ceiling. As well, planned spending on stormwater management services will be amended in 2018 to $82.7 million, from $64 million in 2017.
Council has also asked that City staff review the long-term funding strategies for maintaining the City’s water infrastructure, and report back to the Committee and Council early in the next Term of Council. Mayor Watson will also work with the federal and provincial governments to establish a predictable, long-term funding program to renew municipal infrastructure.
Quotes
“Councillors from urban communities, suburban and rural communities agreed today on the vital role of water infrastructure and that we need a long-term plan for paying for it. Rural and urban have to come together today for a common good.”
Jim Watson, Mayor of Ottawa
“We understand the need for maintaining reliable water infrastructure across Ottawa, including in the rural areas. A detailed long-term strategy highlighting the deficiencies and required projects is essential. However, 2018 will be just the second year of the new stormwater fee and we need to make sure it is affordable and predictable.”
Scott Moffatt, Councillor, Rideau Goulbourn, Chair, Agriculture and Rural Affairs Committee
“I’m pleased that Council has agreed that these important public projects need to proceed. There is a recognition that our climate is changing and all areas of the city ̶ in densely populated urban neighbourhoods, suburban communities, villages and countryside ̶ need good water infrastructure.“
David Chernushenko, Councillor, Capital Ward, Chair of Environment and Climate Protection Committee
For more information on City programs and services, visit ottawa.ca or call 3-1-1 (TTY: 613-580-2401). You can also connect with us through Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.
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