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Translation – Explanation and Caution

The electronic translation service on the City of Surrey’s web site is hosted by Google Translate. The quality of the translation may vary in some of the languages offered by Google. The goal of the basic translation is to capture the general intention of the original English material.

Google Translate is a free service and currently offers translation in over 50 languages. Unfortunately, not all the languages spoken in the City of Surrey are translated. Punjabi is one of the languages not currently offered, and to remedy the situation, the City has been in contact with Google and they have committed to making Punjabi available in the future.

The City of Surrey cannot guarantee the quality, accuracy, or completeness of any translated information. Before you act on translated information, the City encourages you to confirm any facts that are important to you and the decisions you make.

The City of Surrey offers interpretation services at all its facilities. If you have a question about the material you read on our web site, we encourage you to stop by a City facilities to discuss it. You can also contact the City at (604) 591-4011 to receive interpretation support.

The City is committed to enhancing the accessibility of its web site to all its citizens, and appreciates any feedback that it receives.

Chinese, Korean, Punjabi, Tagalog, Hindi

Inflow & Infiltration (I&I)

PUBLIC NOTICE

Sanitary Sewer Smoke Testing Program

This smoke testing program is part of the City’s objective to alleviate Inflow & Infiltration into the sanitary sewer system to meet Metro-Vancouver’s initiative.

 

If during the test, smoke does enter the premises, please contact the Mar-Tech Underground Services field crews working in your area; they will help you find the leak and help prevent further incidents of smoke entering the building.  The crews can also assist you in extracting any smoke.  The crews can be approached outside or by calling at (604) 857-2200.  As an alternative, you may call the City’s Sewer Foreman at (778) 846-0633.

 

Burkhart.pdf

Campbell_Heights.pdf

Cloverdale.pdf

Johnston_Road.pdf

Latimar_Road.pdf

Port_Kells.pdf

Semiahmoo_1.pdf

Semiahmoo_2.pdf

Stevenson.pdf

 

As a sewer system ages it is in constant need of inspection and repair. Cracked and broken sewer lines and manholes can allow ground water to enter the sewers system. In additional to groundwater, illegal storm water connections and roof downspouts add rainwater to the sewer system. This additional water volume is called inflow and infiltration. During a rain event this additional water can overburden the sewer system and cause overflows. Disconnecting downspouts and other fixtures that collect storm runoff, found connected to the sanitary sewer system, lessens the chances of pipes being overloaded and causing system problems.

 
 

To see I&I projects that the City of Surrey is currently undertaking, click here.

Rainwater that enters the sanitary sewer system causes two (2) main problems:

  1. The waste water is conveyed to the Annacis Island Waste Water Treatment Plant for treatment before it is discharged to the Fraser River. The City pays for this treatment, so the extra rainwater that enters the sanitary system means that the City will be spending extra tax dollars for its share of treatment and conveyance costs.
  2. Sanitary sewers, pump stations and treatment plants are sized to accommodate only sanitary sewer effluent and are not sized to accommodate extra rainwater that enters the system. These systems may potentially overflow because of this excess volume of water, and may result in property damage or negative impact to the environment. In addition, increased pumping results in premature wear in the pumps and excessive power costs.