Water Supply Advisory Committee Aug 11, 2020 www.scrd.ca 1
Agenda 1. Adoption of Agenda Presentation on Capital Project Financing – 20 min 2. Water Demand Analysis – 5 min 3. Raw Water Reservoir – Feasibility – 10 min 4. Raw Water Reservoir – Phase 3 Results – 15 min 5. Groundwater Investigation – 10 min 6. Groundwater Investigation – Phase 2 Results – 10 min 7. Groundwater Investigation – Phase 3 Results – Church Road Well – 5 min 8. Overview of Metering Program – 15 min 9. 10. New Business Election of WASAC Chair and Vice-Chair – 10 min a) b) Any other items? Next meeting ADJOURNMENT www.scrd.ca 2
Understanding Regional District Finance Presented By: Tina Perreault, CPA, CMA Date: August 11, 2020 www.scrd.ca www.scrd.ca
Regional Districts • British Columbia: – 162 Municipal Governments – 27 Regional Districts which are divided into Electoral Areas (1 is Regional Municipality) • Governance is managed by a board of directors composed of appointees from municipalities and a director elected from each electoral area Information from www.cscd.gov.bc.ca/lgd/pathfinder-rd.htm www.scrd.ca
Voting at a Regional District Board Weighted all participants of Service • Fees & charges • Parcel tax rolls All Directors weighted • Contracts • Property acquisition • Borrowing • Liabilities • Financial Plan www.scrd.ca
Types of Service Delivery Regional Localized Examples of Services Service Discretionary • Solid Waste • Water Local Services Management • Refuse collection • Recreation Planning • Fire protection • Liquid Waste • Libraries • Wastewater Management • Street lighting Planning • Emergency Planning www.scrd.ca
Service Delivery • Only those properties within a service area are taxed for the service • Services are delivered in any combination to electoral areas &/or member municipalities • Services may also be delivered via contract with third parties • All participants pay into General Government Administration www.scrd.ca
Establishing a New Service • New pool or Idea is raised local service • Purpose; Do the Scope; Cost Sharing; feasibility Service study Delivery; Governance. • If deemed Develop feasible, bylaw created and Bylaw given 3 readings • Public Ministry and consultation Elector • Referendum, alternative Consent approval process, then consent • Final adoption Adopt Bylaw of bylaw • Fund service www.scrd.ca
Differences Between Regional District & Municipality: Municipality Regional District • • Each service has an Budgets are more independent budget. This flexible and general also means all reserve and surpluses and reserves surpluses must remain can be used within a within a service. general fund. • Funds can not be • Funds can be transferred transferred between amongst different service budgets. services and funds. • Regional Districts is not the • Municipalities are direct taxation authority. responsible for collecting Taxes are collected by the all taxes. Provincial Surveyor of Taxes www.scrd.ca www.scrd.ca
Differences Between Regional District & Municipality continued… RD tax rates are different depending on the Tax Rates services you receive. In a municipality, the tax rate (mill rate) is the same for everyone . Taxpayers are taxed on the basis of property Tax Basis assessments, land & improvements or just improvements depending on the service. www.scrd.ca www.scrd.ca
Financial Planning & Budget Process • Authority: Mandated under the Local Government Act • Regional District Bylaw must be adopted by March 31 of each year • Similar to municipalities- the 5 year financial plan is required for operational and capital budgets. Municipal budget must be adopted by May 31 st of each year • Public consultation is required www.scrd.ca
How Taxes are Collected Tax Notice Issued by Surveyor of Surveyor Taxes Residents Administers pay taxes by a Regional collection of tax set date each District money in year Electoral Areas Determines the SCRD amount of (Municipalities Receives tax BC money required administer funds by Assessment to provide collection for August 1st Determines needed incorporated property services areas) values in BC www.scrd.ca
Regional District Tax Rates • Surveyor of Taxes establishes tax rates to be levied against each property class: Property Class Class Multiple 1 Residential 1.0:1 2 Utilities 3.5:1 3 Supportive Housing 1.0:1 4 Major Industry 3.4:1 5 Light Industry 3.4:1 6 Business and Other 2.45:1 7 Managed Forest Land 3.0:1 8 Recreation/Non-Profit 1.0:1 9 Farm 1.0:1 www.scrd.ca
Regional District Borrowing • Local governments can only engage in long-term borrowing for items and projects that are considered “capital” in nature. • Long-term borrowing must be undertaken through the Municipal Finance Authority (MFA). • All borrowing is channeled through regional districts, even municipal debt and RD must approve the Bylaws. However, municipalities are responsible for meeting their own debt obligations. • Long-term borrowing by local governments cannot be undertaken without the approval of the Inspector of Municipalities and elector approval. www.scrd.ca
Regional District Reserves • Generally two classifications of reserves: – operating reserves and capital reserves. • How these funds can be used is outlined in the body of the reserve bylaw and is kept very generic to give flexibility for changes in priority or emerging issues. www.scrd.ca
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Water Demand Analysis Key assumptions and implications • Drought length • Watershed flows • Maximum monthly demand: 20,000m 3 /day www.scrd.ca 17
Drought Length www.scrd.ca 18
Watershed Flows www.scrd.ca 19
Water Demand Analysis Modeled Drought Demand Scenario • Modeled Stage 2 average demand: 17,000m 3 /day • Maximum Monthly Average Daily Demand: 20,000m 3 /day Modeled Population Growth • 2%, higher than historical • 3% population growth: add 2,000,000m 3 Temperature impacts • 10% change in per capita use www.scrd.ca 20
Water Demand Analysis Questions and Discussion www.scrd.ca 21
Raw Water Reservoir – Feasibility Pass / Fail criteria • 15 meters limit on embankment • Avoid – Private Lands – Fortis BC Right of Way – “Gravel Lands” of Foundation Agreement • Located on SCRD owned or Crown Land • Conveyance to Chapman WTP possible www.scrd.ca 22
Raw Water Reservoir – Feasibility • Conceptual Options – Area A: Low elevation – Area B: High elevation – Area C: Enlarging sub-alpine lake www.scrd.ca 23
Raw Water Reservoir – Feasibility • 4 sites in final MCA • Questions and Discussion www.scrd.ca 24
Raw Water Reservoir – Phase 3 Site A: • Geotechnical risks • High costs due to large earthworks but few of the operational advantages of Site B Sites C3 and C4: • Environmentally and regulatory approvals likely significantly challenging given wetlands, natural waterbodies, delaying timeline • Natural space less favourable to community www.scrd.ca 25
Raw Water Reservoir – Phase 3 Site B • Expansion potential (ICOLD limits surpassed) • Existing road access • Limited pumping required for operations • Excavation material used as fill • No significant geotechnical risks • New Point of Diversion on Chapman Creek • Industrial partnership potential • Hydro-generation potential www.scrd.ca 26
Raw Water Reservoir – Site B • 15% allowance for the majority of line items. • 20% contingency allowance for the entire project • Lack of geotechnical data on the soil composition and the bedrock depth of all sites www.scrd.ca 27
Raw Water Reservoir – Phase 3 • Unknowns – Depth to bedrock – Industrial partnerships www.scrd.ca 28
Raw Water Reservoir – Phase 3 Questions and Discussion www.scrd.ca 29
Groundwater Investigation Areas eliminated • Langdale – Lower sustainable yield expected compared to other locations – Promising for future development • Roberts Creek, Wakefield Creek, Sargeant Bay, Halfmoon Bay – Bedrock: usually limited productivity and arsenic concerns – Unconsolidated: moderate productivity www.scrd.ca 30
Groundwater Investigation Questions and Discussion GWELLS, Aquifer database layer www.scrd.ca 31
Groundwater Investigation – Phase 2 Results • Gray – In Round 2 • Dusty – Further development canceled • Unconfined aquifer • Industrial activity • Mahan – Political considerations, eventually pulled. • Church – Proceed www.scrd.ca 32
Groundwater Investigation – Phase 2 Questions and Discussion www.scrd.ca 33
Groundwater Investigate – Phase 3 Church Rd Well Project • Covered in detail with Let’s talk water webinar • Reed Road Pump Station connection to maximize use • 75 litres / second – Combined with Soames Point Well Questions and Discussion www.scrd.ca 34
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