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Sanitary infrastructure capacity impacting NW development kelsey hipkin
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apid population growth in the city’s northwest is creating new challenges for planners on how to best manage the quadrant`s already strained sewage infrastructure system. The West Memorial Sanitary Trunk – which extends from the communities of Bowness to Rocky Ridge and impacts 24 communities overall – is, and has been for at least two years now, operating at capacity in certain areas.
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For developments that haven’t started, what we really need is that to slow down.”
“There’s a portion of the trunk within Bowness that has a capacity constraint,” said Francois Bouchart manager of infrastructure and planning with City of Calgary Water Resources, noting the area the trunk serves has seen a 30 per cent population increase over the last decade. Bouchart said the usual flow – including toilet flushes and dishwashers – can currently be accommodated. The problem is in-flow infiltration from small cracks that develop in the trunk, allowing rain and groundwater to enter the pipe, as well as rain and stormwater that enters through small openings in manholes. Because of the constraints, development in the city’s northwest is now being closely monitored. The City recently introduced new criteria for how planning, development and building applications will be processed in impacted communities, including Bowness, Edgemont, Hawkwood, Citadel, Dalhousie, Varsity, Ranchlands, Arbour Lake, Scenic Acres, Silver Springs, Tuscany, Royal Oak, Rocky Ridge, Valley Ridge and Crestmont. Homeowners applying for development and building applications – including basement renovations and decks – that do not impact sanitary sewer, as well as homeowners looking to replace a single-family unit with two single-family units, a semi-attached dwelling or a duplex, will not be affected by the new criteria, and will be reviewed as per usual.
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he average vacancy rate for seniors’ residences have dropped by 2.7 per cent in Calgary and average monthly rents continue to be the highest in the province, according to a new report from Canada Mortgage and Housing Corp.
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