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Aquifer Protection Plan
The City of White Rock purchased the Water Utility in October 2015. All of the city water is extracted from wells in the Sunnyside Uplands Aquifer. As part of the ongoing work to ensure sustainable delivery of potable water to the community the City requires a Ground Water Protection Plan. Protection of the aquifer is paramount to ensure a sustainable source of potable water for future generations.
View the final Aquifer Protection Plan (PDF)
| KEY PRORITIES | Status |
|---|---|
| Stakeholder Consultation | Completed |
| Review previous studies and publicly available information | Completed |
| Derive a conceptual hydrogeological model for the Sunnyside Aquifer | Completed |
| Develop a 3-Dimensional numerical groundwater model | Completed |
| Identify and evaluate future operational alternatives to meet future demand | Completed |
| Define well protection areas based on current and future modelling | Completed |
| Evaluate potential impact of current and future water demands | Completed |
| Summarize risks to groundwater supply | Completed |
| Identify mitigation measures to reduce possible risks to groundwater supply | Completed |
| Develop contingency plans | Completed |
| Outline a long-term monitoring plan | Completed |
| Make recommendations for regional initiatives to support sustainable practices | Ongoing |
The City of White Rock retained Advisian (Worley-Parsons Group) to prepare an Aquifer Protection Plan for our existing water system. The city's water is currently supplied by groundwater from the Sunnyside Aquifer, which encompasses all of the City of White Rock, and parts of The City of Surrey.
Advisian was tasked with the following goals:
- Create an action plan suitable to ensure future water quality and quantity needs will be met for the City of White Rock,
- Implement innovative financial and technical solutions that will deliver the Project in the most efficient and cost effective manner, and will result in broad public acceptance of the proposed solution;
- Provide a report that meets all regulatory requirements to manage drinking water sources and ground water governance and protection.
- Update the water source flows using the 2017 Water Master Plan;
- Develop a sustainability model for extraction of drinking water;
- Communicate with stakeholders to provide solutions that meet user concerns and good engineering practice
The project was to be split up into 6 phases:
- Current conditions
- Create a communications strategy
- Understanding the community "needs and wants"
- Develop conceptual plan for moving forward
- Assess options
- Final report providing recommendations
2018
September 26, 2018 - Aquifer Protection Plan Open House
June 25, 2018 - Plan goes to City Council for approval
June 19, 2018 - Aquifer Protection Plan received by the City
February 15, 2018 - The consultants from Advisian (Worley-Parsons) present a second Webinar
2017
November 29, 2017 - The Technical Working Group hosts the initial Webinar
July 12, 2017 - Advisian (Worley-Parsons) is awarded the contract for the Aquifer Protection Plan
June 8, 2017 - The City of White Rock issues an RFP for the Aquifer Protection Plan