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From YouTube: Standing Committee on Environmental Protection, Water and Waste Management - October 15, 2019
Description
Agenda and background materials can be found at http://www.ottawa.ca/agendas.
A
Good
morning,
everyone
welcome
to
the
October
15th
Standing
Committee
on
environment
control,
but
the
protection,
water
and
waste
management's
councillor
de
Roos
has
indicated
he
will
not
be
here
today,
so
we
just
didn't
put
his
name
plate
out.
As
you
can
see,
it's
like
he's
just
dead
to
us,
so
declarations
of
interest,
seeing
on
confirmation
two
minutes
for
the
meeting
of
two
Tuesday
December
September
story.
Seventeenth
this
way
nineteen
is
that
carried.
A
A
A
A
C
To
my
left
is
Todd:
Piper
he's
going
to
be
working,
the
slides
for
us
to
his
left
is
Tyler
Hicks.
He
is
our
plant
manager
for
the
Picard
Center
and
to
his
left
is
Heather
Freeman
and
she
is
the
director
of
our
Ty's
group,
which
is
our
technology,
innovation
and
engineering
group
so
good
morning
and
members
of
committee
we're
very
excited
to
present
to
you
today
a
project
that's
been
several
years
in
the
making.
C
Not
only
does
this
project
provide
significant
financial
and
environmental
benefits
that
will
be
discussed
momentarily,
but
it
also
aligns
very
well
with
councils
environmental
priorities,
including
the
declaration
of
a
climate
emergency
in
the
city
or
city
earlier
this
year.
To
me
this
project,
the
benefits
of
this
project
include
our
air,
our
river
and
our
tax
dollars
and
I'm.
Now
going
to
turn
things
over
to
Tyler.
D
Thank
You
Kevin
and
thank
you,
chair
and
members
of
committee
for
having
us
here
today
before
we
jump
into
the
details
of
why
you
here
I,
wanted
to
take
a
moment
to
explain
the
city's
wastewater
system
as
a
whole.
The
collection
and
treatment
of
wastewater
is
a
critical
service
for
the
City
of
Ottawa.
The
city's
wastewater
collection
system
covers
almost
3,000
square
kilometres
between
Orlean,
Statesville
and
manitech.
The
system
includes
2853
kilometres
of
sanitary
sewers
and
over
60
wastewater
pumping
stations.
They
are
approximately
230,000
service
connections
to
the
system.
D
Through
these
pipes
and
pumping
stations,
all
of
the
sewage
collection
in
the
city
makes
its
way
to
the
Robert
o
Picard
Environmental
Center,
more
commonly
known
as
row
peck.
This
is
the
photo
you
see
on
your
screen
originally
built
in
1962
row.
Peck
has
undergone
a
number
of
upgrades
and
expansions
and
now
has
an
asset
value
of
over
1.7
billion
dollars.
On
average
row,
peck
treats
450
million
litres
of
wastewater
every
day,
which
can
increase
by
almost
a
billion
litres
during
wet
weather
events.
D
The
robust
treatment
process
ensures
the
effluent
meets
or
exceeds
the
criteria
established
by
the
Ontario
Ministry
of
Environment,
Conservation
and
Parks
and
Environment
Canada,
as
well
as
that
chemicals
from
the
treatment
process
do
not
adversely
affect
a
natural
water
source
through
the
sewage
treatment
process
at
Rio,
Peck
organic
material
is
removed.
These
solids
are
digested,
anaerobically,
producing
bio
solids
and
a
biogas
which
is
referred
to
as
digester
gas.
Both
products
of
digestion
have
benefits.
The
bio
solids
are
used
to
replace
organic
fertilizer.
D
Our
agriculture
for
replace
fertilizer
for
agricultural
use
and
digester
gas
can
be
used
as
a
renewable
energy
source
in
1996
staff
introduced
the
possibility
to
use
digester
gas
a
trophic
as
a
way
to
save
energy
costs
and
reduce
greenhouse
gas
emissions.
This
was
made
possible
through
what
is
referred
to
as
cogeneration
since
coming
online
in
1997
cogeneration
at
row,
peck
has
saved
the
city
between
one
and
one
and
a
half
million
dollars
annually,
with
last
year,
savings
estimated
at
1.4
million
dollars.
D
The
use
of
methane
as
a
fuel
for
the
cogeneration
engines
has
also
provided
the
city
of
higher
environmental
benefits
through
reduction
of
greenhouse
gas
emissions.
At
the
plant
last
year,
this
equated
a
production
of
approximately
500
tonnes
of
co2
equivalent
in
the
year
after
22
years
of
continuous
operation,
the
cogeneration
units
at
the
end
of
their
service
life,
and
need
to
be
replaced.
D
As
can
be
seen,
starting
in
the
left-hand
side
of
the
slide,
digester
gas
can
be
utilized
in
one
of
two
ways
as
a
fuel
source
for
one
of
the
plants.
On-Site
boiler
systems,
as
indicated
in
the
top
or
as
a
fuel
source
for
the
three
existing
cogeneration
engines,
as
indicated
on
the
bottom,
moving
to
the
right,
you'll
notice
that
both
of
these
operating
approaches
generates
heat,
which
is
captured
and
used
in
the
plant.
D
In
addition
to
keep
production
when
digester
gassed
is
usual
itís
in
the
cogeneration
units,
these
units
produce
electricity
up
to
a
maximum
of
two
thousand
four
hundred
and
thirty
kilowatts,
which
is
used
on-site.
Therefore
reducing
the
amount
of
electricity
purchased
from
the
grid.
Due
to
the
current
distribution
system
configuration,
these
engines
are
only
capable
of
providing
power
to
approximately
40%
of
the
plant.
D
When
digester
gas
is
directed
towards
the
boiler
system,
it
serves
as
an
alternative
fuel
source
to
import
at
natural
gas
and
therefore
provides
the
dual
benefit
of
lower
natural
gas
costs
and
reduce
greenhouse
gas
emissions.
Currently,
due
to
the
design
of
the
distribution
system,
digester
gas
can
only
be
utilized
in
one
of
two
on-site
boiler
systems.
At
certain
times
of
the
year,
there
is
no
available
used
for
digester
gas
and
on
average,
30
percent
of
this
valuable
resource
is
wasted.
D
While
the
project
was
initially
born
out
of
a
need
to
replace
the
aging
cogeneration
engines,
there
are
a
number
of
other
system
restrictions,
risks
and
vulnerabilities
that
we
are
looking
to
address.
For
example,
the
plant's
electrical
distribution
system
is
configured
in
such
a
way
that
power
produced
through
Co
gen
can
only
be
fed
to
one
side
of
the
plant.
As
a
result,
there's
insufficient
capacity
to
make
use
of
all
the
gas
produced
on-site.
D
This
provides
an
opportunity
to
modify
the
electrical
distribution
system
to
prevent
power
produced
by
Co
gen
to
be
used
throughout
the
plant
and
not
waste.
This
renewable
energy
source,
a
similar
restriction,
exists
on
the
heating
system.
Heat
produced
by
Co
gen
can
only
be
fed
to
one
side
of
the
plants
heating
loop.
This
provides
the
opportunity
to
modify
the
heating
loop
to
permit
heat
produced
from
digester
gas
to
be
used
throughout
the
plant.
There
is
one
high
voltage
power
feed
to
the
plant
from
hydro
ro
s
Hawthorne
station.
D
An
interruption
in
this
power
supply
will
result
in
a
plant
outage
three
on-site
diesel
generators
are
available
to
supply
backup
power
to
critical
areas
of
the
plant,
but
cannot
provide
sufficient
power
to
all
treatment
processes
in
the
event
of
a
sustained
failure
are
greater
than
12
hours,
sewage
will
bypass
treatment
and
be
dish
charged
to
the
river
requiring
reporting
to
the
mCP
and
downstream
users
in
an
area,
an
era
of
greater
climate
impacts,
tornadoes
and
other
events.
This
is
becoming
a
considerable
risk.
D
The
current
cogeneration
engines
can
only
operate
in
parallel
with
utility
and
cannot
operate
in
the
event
of
a
utility
failure.
This
provides
an
opportunity
to
combine
cogent
power
with
the
on-site
diesel
generators
to
permit
the
plant
to
run
in
isolation
from
the
grid,
using
on-site
generated
power
only
or
islanding,
providing
a
significant
improvement
in
resiliency.
Finally,
some
of
the
other
critical
components
of
the
distribution
system,
including
transformers
and
low
control.
Centers
are
nearing
the
end
of
their
life.
A
failure
of
one
of
these
components
would
have
a
similar
effect
as
a
utility
outage.
D
E
With
the
unit's
operating
24/7
and
nearing
the
end
of
their
service,
life
staff
began
working
with
in
vari,
formerly
Energy
Ottawa.
The
city's
preferred
partner
in
energy
management
initiatives,
together
with
other
industry
partners,
starting
in
2015,
to
begin
reviewing
options
for
the
efficient
use
of
digester
gas
at
row.
E
Peck
the
work
completed
to
date
has
been
extensive,
including
a
preliminary
and
detailed
engineering
study
to
assess
the
cogeneration
system,
an
essential
power
study
to
look
at
existing
and
peak
loading
on
the
essential
power
system,
including
an
evaluation
of
capacity
and
redundancy
within
the
generation
and
distribution
systems.
A
draft
electrical
master
plan
to
address
life
cycle,
replacements,
levels
of
risk
associated
with
aged
equipment,
capacity,
growth
and
service
level
expectations.
E
All
of
these
studies
and
plans
work
to
inform
the
development
of
a
comprehensive
business
case
which
was
recently
completed
and
approved
in
2019.
The
business
case
examined
a
total
of
five
options
and
included
an
extensive
analysis
of
operating
and
capital
cost
and
utilities
modeling
for
each
option
to
further
supplement
the
financial
and
utilities
information.
The
project
team
also
adopted
five
project
objectives
to
guide
the
evaluation
process
and
identify
the
recommended
option.
E
This
slide
lays
out
the
five
options
evaluated
by
the
project
team,
as
well
as
the
list
of
adopted
project
objectives.
The
options
evaluated
were
option
1
status
quo,
which
would
consist
of
maintaining
the
existing
cogeneration
units
and
conducting
repairs
and
component
replacement
as
required
option.
2
was
electrical
rehabilitation
only
where
the
end-of-life
electrical
equipment
would
be
upgraded,
but
the
city
would
get
out
of
the
cogeneration
business.
The
co
gen
units
would
no
longer
be
maintained
and
eventually
fail
likely.
E
After
one
or
two
years,
options
3
4,
&
5
are
similar,
but
with
different
number
or
size
of
cogent
units.
Option
3
includes
the
installation
of
three
new
co
gen
units
with
a
generation
capacity
of
810
or
a
thousand
kilowatts
each
option.
4
includes
the
installation
of
four
new
co
gen
units,
each
with
a
thousand
kilowatts.
Each
an
option
5
includes
the
installation
of
five
new
co
gen
units
with
a
generation
capacity
of
a
thousand
kilowatts.
Each.
E
We
are
looking
for
options
to
provide
the
greatest
ability
to
generate
utility
savings
or
revenue
and
reduce
GHGs
and
the
preferred
option
we're
looking
to
have
an
approach
that
is
flexible
and
adaptive,
including
adaptive
to
a
potential
other
future
use
of
digester
gas.
If
so
decided,
it
is
worth
noting
that
a
preliminary
review
by
staff
also
considered
other
options
such
as
renewable
natural
gas
and
the
use
of
diesel
generators
in
place
of
cogeneration
units.
E
The
results
of
the
business
case
analysis
supports
the
option
to
proceed
with
four
new
1000
kilowatt
cogeneration
units,
as
well
as
the
corresponding
upgrades
to
end-of-life
electoral
equipment
and
modifications
to
the
electrical
distribution
and
heating
loop
systems
and
the
improvements
to
the
incoming
electrical
feed.
This
recommendation
had
the
lowest
net
present
value
cost
over
the
25-year
financial
analysis
and
was
the
best
able
to
meet
the
project
objectives.
E
This
option
provides
the
city
with
a
number
of
benefits,
including
estimated
utility
savings
of
approximately
880
million
over
25
years,
GHG
avoidance
of
one
thousand
five
hundred
and
sixty
five
tonnes
of
carbon
dioxide
equivalent
per
year
compared
with
status
quo.
This
is
roughly
equivalent
to
removing
two
years
worth
of
GHG
emitted
from
City
Hall
on
an
annual
basis
is
also
worth
noting
that
80%
of
these
GHG
reductions
is
due
to
a
reduction
of
natural
gas
usage.
E
This
option
also
provides
sufficient
processing
capacity
to
utilize
all
available
digester
gas
until
at
least
2020
seven
improved
electrical
system,
reliability
the
ability
to
provide
full
wastewater
treatment
during
a
power
outage
through
the
use
of
cogent
and
diesel
engines
and
the
flexibility
to
cater
to
future
alternative
uses
of
biogas.
The
benefit
of
flexibility
concerning
future
biogas
utilization
is
particularly
important
in
light
of
the
upcoming
biogas
optimization
study
that
will
be
completed
in
q4
2020.
E
The
study
is
an
action
item
from
phase
1
of
energy
evolution
and
will
investigate
additional
technologies
for
utilization
of
digester
gas,
including
renewable
natural
gas.
Should
this
study
identify
recommended
alternate
uses
for
biogas
in
the
future,
the
city
would
be
able
to
realize
85%
of
the
anticipated
utility
savings,
while
using
only
about
10
percent
of
the
available
digester
gas
leaving
90
percent
of
the
total
available
gas
to
be
used
for
an
alternative
purpose.
This
would
be
achieved
by
using
the
co
gen
units
during
peak
periods
only
to
offset
the
plant's
global
adjustment
charges.
E
Proceeding
with
this
option
provides
climate
resiliency
and
ensures
continuous
treatment
permits
greater
and
more
beneficial
use
of
gas,
both
in
terms
of
financial
and
environmental
savings,
and
provides
the
greatest
operational
flexibility
to
react
to
changing
energy
markets
in
the
future.
It's
because
of
these
numerous
benefits
and
the
ability
to
meet
all
of
the
project
objectives
that
staff
recommend
proceeding
with
this
option.
E
The
total
estimated
cost
of
the
recommended
option
will
be
up
to
57
point:
2
million
for
design
and
construction,
inclusive
of
all
project
management
fees
and
contingencies,
as
proposed
that
the
project
be
funded
with
fifteen
point:
four
million
from
pre-approved
capital
funding
identified
in
the
long-range
financial
plan,
with
the
remainder
of
the
funding
representing
up
to
41
point,
eight
billion
million
being
funded
from
the
wastewater
reserves
based
on
the
total
project
costs
and
estimated
utility
savings.
The
simple
payback
period
is
estimated
to
be
14
years.
E
This
slide
represents
the
project
timelines.
Well,
the
conceptual
design
phase
was
initiated
towards
the
end
of
2018.
A
value
engineering
session
was
also
completed
towards
the
end
of
May
2019,
with
a
number
of
independent
industry
experts
who
reviewed
the
conceptual
design
with
a
lens
of
risk
mitigation,
value
for
money
and
design
suitability.
E
As
Kevin
mentioned
at
the
start
of
this
presentation,
with
the
environmental
benefits
of
saving
more
than
fifteen
hundred
tons
of
GHG
emissions,
financial
savings
of
80
million
over
the
next
25
years,
and
the
provision
of
significant
climate
resiliency
for
the
plant,
this
project
and
investing
in
cogeneration
infrastructure
at
row,
peck
was
served
to
benefit
many
benefits
for
our
air,
our
river
and
our
residents.
This
concludes
our
presentation
and
we
would
welcome
any
questions
from
members
of
committee
at
this
time.
A
F
F
F
That's
good
to
hear
the
the
second
part
is
about
the
funding
so
you're
going
to
take
a
significant
amount
of
money
out
of
the
waste
water
reserves
to
to
fund
the
project
based
on
our
need
or
to
tap
into
that
reserve
over
the
last
number
of
years.
Are
you?
Are
you
comfortable
that
you're
leaving
enough
of
a
cushion
in
there?
Was
it
because
that's
a
significant
chunk
you're
taking
out?
Are
you
comfortable
that
there's
enough
of
a
cushion
left
in
there
should
something
something
go
wrong
and
we're
going
to
have
to
tap
into
that
reserve.
C
C
G
C
G
In
the
staff
report
on
page
20,
they
indicate
that
this
project
may
have
been
eligible
for
funding
under
some
of
the
FCM
programs.
The
grant
would
be
contingent
on
blowing
money
through
FCM,
resulting
in
interest
cost
offsetting
a
large
portion
of
the
grant
amount,
but
it
still
indicates
that
grants
would
be
more
than
interest
payments,
so
if
we
would
have
a
net
benefit
to
us
financially,
why
would
you
still
not
apply
for
an
FCM
grant
in
this
case.
E
We
did
actually
engage
with
a
program
called
money
from
user
polities,
which
is
a
partnership
between
the
canadian
network
of
asset
managers
and
funding
portal,
who
looks
for
helps,
assists
municipalities
and
looking
for
external
grant
opportunities.
So
we
did
engage
with
them
to
look
at
funding
opportunities
for
this
project.
Unfortunately,
nothing
came
up
through
that
Avenue,
but
we
will.
We
do
have
design
for
another
year
next
year
and
we'll
continue
to
look
for
and
take
advantage
of
any
funding
opportunities
available.
But.
E
G
I
have
trouble
taking
42
million
dollars
out
of
reserves
and
leaving
30
million,
because
I
don't
think
it's
sufficient
and
especially
when
there
are
potential
grants
out
there
that
should
have
all
been.
You
know,
explored
and
checked
off
either
yes
or
no
before
we
start
going
to
reserve
account,
which
should
be
a
last
resort,
not
a
first
option.
So
I
don't
know
if
you
have
anything
else.
Mr.
general
manager,
but
yeah.
C
G
We're
being
asked
now
to
approve
this
and,
like
the
report
says,
staff
will
continue
to
review
funding
opportunities
as
they
arise
to
make
applications
where
appropriate,
I
don't
know
if
you
can
do
that
retroactively
Lee.
My
concern
is
not
that
the
program
isn't
good
or
bad.
It's
it's
a
good
program.
I
want
to
see
this
go
forward,
but
it's
expensive
and
I
think
we
need
to
exhaust
every
potential
funding
opportunity
possible
before
we
go
into
grants
or
tax
dollars.
That's
my
concern
that
I'm
raising
today
yeah.
A
Thank
you,
I
think,
to
just
add
to
mr.
Riley's
points
about
the
grants
and
whatnot,
and
it's
also
important
to
realize
and
I
think
you
noticed
this
a
lot
with
some
of
our
musical
funding
grants
where
there's
recreation
projects
or
whatever
that
there's
a
time
stamp
to
those
grants
that
they
have
the
project
has
to
be
completed
by
a
certain
date.
Most
of
the
grants
that
we've
seen
to
date
do
not
align
with
the
project
timeline
for
our
project,
so
you
could
advance
it.
A
Maybe
take
some
stuff
out
shrink
it
down,
do
a
more
simple
project
to
get
the
grant,
but
is
that
really,
in
the
best
long-term
interest
of
the
city?
I'd
go
to
part
two
on
the
reserve
aspect
is
if
you
look
at
the
original
project
back
in
1997,
they
also
took
from
reserve
four
point:
five
million
dollars
from
reserve
that
they
put
back
into
reserve
in
the
end,
because
within
five
years
the
project
made
the
money
back.
That's
the
intent
here
as
well.
A
Whatever
gets
taken
out,
gets
put
back
in
over
I
think
it's
14
years
so
14
years
next,
fourteen
years
the
reserve
will
go
up
gradually
anyways,
as
mr.
Wylie
mentioned,
with
the
long-range
financial
plan.
But
then
also
this
project
pays
back
to
the
city
through
savings
that
then
goes
back
into.
That
reserve
account
as
well.
So
in
essence,
there
will
be
far
more
in
the
reserve
account
14
years
from
now
than
there
is
today
Casa
brockington
I
think
you
met
me
for
some
reason:
I
say
cancer
Brockington
twice,
but
clearly
he
spoke.
A
B
Thanks
very
much
chair
so
overall,
this
is
a
great
news
and
good
job
on
the
work
here.
I
had
a
number
of
questions.
Last
year
when
we
were
looking
at
the
budget
items
around
this
and
I
think
you
you,
through
our
meeting
I,
think
you've
alleviate
a
lot
of
those
concerns,
so
the
savings
of
80
million
dollars
or
the
25
year
lifecycle.
That's
that's
a
fantastic
thing.
B
It's
critical!
We
we
look
at
those
opportunities
in
the
city
where
we
lower
GHGs
and
we
have
savings
associated
them.
I
think
there's
a
number
of
areas
we're
talking
about
now.
This
is
this
is
certainly
one
of
them
to
counsel
our
regulars
question.
There
is
going
to
be,
though,
a
biogas
optimization,
optimizations,
study
that
we're
looking
at
that
comes
back
in.
B
Is
it
q4
2020
so
we'll
know,
then,
if
there's
a
some
other
optimization,
we
can
use
with
these
these
facilities
facility
and
some
of
the
how
we
generate
energy
and
whether
that
makes
sense
to
just
continue
on
with
this
or,
if
there's
a
renewable
natural
gas
component
that
comes
into
it
as
well,
which
could
lower
ghgs
or
be
a
higher
savings
for
as
well.
So
I
look
forward
to
that.
B
That
study
and
my
understanding
too,
is
we
have
free
to
capacity
with
this
as
well,
so
that
yeah,
as
the
population
of
Ottawa,
grows
the
fact
that
we're
buying
for
rather
than
three
or
five
this
is
an
optimal
use.
We
could
add
another
in
the
future,
so
I
have
a
fifth
cogeneration
unit
so
that
that's
a
good
piece
of
information
as
well
I
have
a
couple
of
questions
we're
working
with
in
vari
regarding
the
construction
of
the
project.
B
Can
you
just
give
me
more
information
about
I
know
we
worked
with
them
initially
on
this,
but
it
says
we're
working
with
them
on
the
on
the
construction
of
the
project.
Is
this
separate
to
the
city
that
that
they're
doing
this,
or
is
this
internal
to
the
city?
If
you
could
just
explain
a
little
bit
more
to
me,
so
I
understand
fully
how
environment
factors
into
the
construction
of
the
project
in.
E
B
So
there
they
would
do
the
procurement
tendering
portion
of
it
the
rest
of
it
there's
no
loan
there.
The
funds
are
coming
specifically
through
through
our
I
mean,
so
that's
correct.
Okay,
just
with
regard
to
counselor
Brock
in
his
question
and
counselor,
and
the
chairs
remarks
I
think
it
is
important
that
we
do
look
for
opportunities
wherever
possible.
B
B
So
in
this
case,
I
read
the
report
I
understand,
which
way
you're,
which
way
you're
headed
with
it.
Although
I
do
think
the
federal
election
is
going
on
right
now,
there
could
be
some
changes
that
come
there.
So
I
do
want
to
make
sure
to
councilor
rock
in
his
point
that
we
can
come
back
and
and
look
at
other
options
that
might
be
available.
There's
a
lot
of
new
money
flowing
into
FCM,
for
example,
for
these
types
of
projects
in
the
future,
so
I
just
want
to
make
sure
we
can.
B
We
can
go
back
that
we're
not
solidifying
this
today
to
say
we
can't.
We
can't
go
back
and
look
later
on
for
the
construction
period
of
2024
I
guess
it
is
right.
So
is
that
the
case
is
that
your
understanding
that
we
could,
even
if
we
approve
this
today,
we
could
go
back
and
still
apply
for
other
grants.
Yes,
that
is
correct.
Okay,
okay,
thanks
very
much.
H
You
chairman
see
beaucoup
focus
on
tasks
y'all,
just
touching
on
a
little
bit
of
what
counselor,
eagle-eye,
Brockington
and
Menard
have
have
touched
on.
First
of
all,
the
the
payback
is
is
is
great,
it's
a
project
that
benefits
the
environment
and
and-
and
it
has
to
be
done,
given
the
age
of
the
ROE
Peck
we're
taking
a
forty
one
point:
eight
million
from
wastewater
reserve.
C
C
H
D
D
A
Thanks
there's
a
great
capacity
issue,
though
at
the
in
the
province
of
Ontario,
there's
actually
too
much
power
using
this
fully
within
if
fully
within
the
site
is
actually
quite
so
quite
positive.
I
know
you
mentioned
feedstocks.
There
is
a
potential
for
our
solid
waste
master
plan
to
fit
in
to
what
we
do
here
at
role
PEC
as
well
in
the
future
in
terms
of
a
a
post-order
world
reality
canister
McKinney,
you.
I
King,
thank
you
so
much
I
know
that
I
had
a
recent
presentation
on
this
project
and
was
really
excited,
especially
around
climate
resiliency,
because
I
think
that's
very
important
to
ensure
that
the
the
plant
is
operating.
Whether
or
not
we
have
issues
with
the
electrical
grid.
I
think
that's
really
important
to
ensure
that
we're
not
dumping
a
tremendous
amount
of
waste
in
in
the
river,
especially
since
we
know
that
we
are
going
to
continue
to
be
challenged
by
like
by
climate
change.
I
My
question
builds
on
counselor
cliches,
a
line
of
questioning
I'm,
just
wondering
whether
we
have
a
specific
target
for
the
wastewater
reserve,
noting
that
the
facility
is
a
1.7
billion
dollar
facility,
I
mean
that
could
amount
in
a
tremendous
amount
of
need
for
further
capital
investment
and
I'm.
Just
wondering.
Are
there
specific
amounts
that
you
target
for
that
reserve
minimum.
G
A
Thank
you
very
much
any
other
questions
for
staff
no
well,
thank
you
for
the
for
the
presentation
appreciate
you
being
here
today
so
appreciate.
The
the
positive
support
from
members
of
committee
as
well.
That
is
this
is
a
a
good
project
is
certainly
TVs
from
what
we
had
originally
planned,
but
I
think
it's
a
step
in
the
right
direction
and
it's
puts
us
on
better
footing.
You
know.
Obviously
we
saw
what
happened
last
September.
A
A
J
Okay,
as
Tara
Muffet
said,
I'm
Martha,
copes
tick,
I'm,
a
forester
in
the
natural
systems
and
Rural
Affairs
group
of
pied
and
I'm
here,
to
give
you
just
a
short
presentation
on
the
tree,
canopy
assessment
or
a
tree
canopy
tree
canopy
assessment
for
Canada's
Capital
Region.
So
this
was
a
joint
project
that
we
did
between
the
City
of
Ottawa,
the
NCC
and
the
city
of
Gatineau.
We
actually
just
held
about
a
couple
of
weeks
ago
an
event
to
release
the
report
at
the
end
of
September
and
celebration
of
national
tree
day.
J
So
it's
an
important
project
because
it
provides
us
with
a
baseline
canopy
cover
data
which
we
didn't
have
before
and
which
we
can
use
for
future
analysis
of
the
urban
forests
as
well
as
some
key
follow-up
work.
That's
recommended
from
our
urban
forest
management
plan,
which
I'll
talk
a
little
bit
about
at
the
end
of
the
presentation.
J
So
one
of
the
26
recommendations
of
the
city's
urban
forest
management
plan
was
to
undertake
a
comprehensive
urban
forest
canopy
cover
study
in
order
to
develop
canopy
cover
targets
and
to
assist
in
the
prioritization
of
our
tree
planting
efforts.
So
this
report
that
that
you've,
you've
got
in
front
of
you
now
represents
sort
of
the
first
phase
of
that
study.
J
So
that's
why
we
also
wanted
to
report
this
data
by
Ward
and
by
neighborhood
and
when
as
we're
moving
through
our
analysis,
we'll
be
using
it
by
Ward
and
by
neighborhood,
more
so
than
that
full
City
and
data,
so
the
urban
area,
but
for
the
full
urban
area,
the
percentage
was
31%
canopy
cover.
So
this
includes
the
lands
inside
the
green
vote
and
our
suburbs
outside
the
green
belt,
but
also
the
green
belt
itself.
So
if
you
look
at
the
figure
here
now,
it's
pretty
small,
but
it
lists
all
the
wards
in
the
region.
J
So
for
Ottawa
and
Gatineau,
the
pink
or
purple
awards
are
the
Ottawa
wards
and
you
can
see
that
within
the
urban
area,
the
word
canopy
coverage
is
ranged
from
a
low
of
22
percent
in
Somerset
wood
up
to
a
high
of
48
percent
in
college
ward.
So
the
data
showed
also
that
there's
statistically
significant
relationship
between
medium
income
and
tree
canopy
cover,
and
so
it's
not
true
in
every
situation.
J
So
the
first
thing
we're
going
to
do
now
that
we
have
this
data
is
to
look
at
it
in
conjunction
with
our
land
cover
mapping
data
to
determine
how
much
plantable
space
there
is
in
the
city
and
where
that
space
is
and
from
there
we're
going
to
be
able
to
determine
appropriate
canopy
cover
targets
for
Ottawa
in
developing
these
new
targets.
We're
also
going
to
be
looking
closely
at
recent
research
on
canopy
cover
and
what
levels
provide
the
greatest
benefits
and
we're
also
going
to
work
on
developing
a
tree,
planting
prioritization
tool.
J
So
by
assessing
our
existing
canopy,
the
space
that
we
have
available
to
plant
and
our
new
targets
we're
going
to
apply
criteria
to
determine
where
we
should
be
focusing
our
tree,
planting
efforts
across
the
city.
So
we
we
still
have
to
determine,
go
through
this
process
and
determine
the
criteria.
But
the
kinds
of
things
that
we
will
be
considering
are
things
like
urban
heat,
island
mitigation,
acquittal,
access
to
the
benefits
of
trees
in
the
urban
forest,
energy
savings,
the
presence
of
vulnerable
populations,
carbon
sequestration
and
carbon
storage
and
other
public
health
considerations.
J
And
finally,
of
course,
will
aim
to
reassess
Ottawa's
tree
canopy
about
every
five
years
or
so
so
this
is
going
to.
Let
us
be
able
to
make
us
be
able
to
better
monitor
our
urban
forest
cover,
which
we
haven't
been
able
to
do
in
the
past,
because
we
didn't
have
this
baseline
data
and
then
and
make
changes
and
revise
policies
as
necessary
to
protect
our
valuable
asset.
So
in
some
way
the
tree
canopy
assessment
shows
that
Ottawa
has
a
solid
foundation
to
grow
its
urban
forests.
J
J
A
Certainly
you
look
at
some
of
the
wards
and
obviously
Somerset
Ward
is
its
its
hamstrung
a
little
bit
in
its
potential
for
a
tree
canopy,
but
pledging
to
you
that
College
Board
is
so
high,
so
I've,
as
you
might
know,
I'm
the
counselor
for
college
Wars.
People
don't
often
realize
that.
But
two
of
my
awards
that
I
represent,
are
in
the
top
four,
so
I'm
pretty
proud
of
that
I.
A
F
J
F
F
Okay,
are
we
going
to,
or
we
I
mean
for
it
to
be
an
effective
baseline
and
again
I
can't
I
can't
speak
for
council
santera,
but
I'm,
assuming
his
word
also
took.
His
numbers
will
be
skewed
quite
quite
a
bit
as
well
as
a
result
of
the
tornado,
so
I'm,
just
if
we're
using
this
to
make
decisions
about
plantings
and
where
resources
go
on
that
sort
of
thing,
I
think
both
of
those
words
are
probably
that's.
That's
not
reflective
of
the
true
circumstances.
Yeah.
J
As
we
start
looking
in
depth
at
like
a
ward
in
a
neighborhood
level
in
terms
of
the
planting
prioritization,
that
kind
of
stuff
will
come
out
easily
because
will
be.
We
were
aware
of
what
has
happened
in
those
wards
and
that
kind
of
thing,
so
it
will
come
out
of
it
and
it's
I
can
bring
it
back
to
my
colleagues
to
discuss
if
there's
another
way
that
we
can
represent
it
and-
and
we
can
think
of.
G
Thank
you.
One
option
would
be
to
put
a
note
on
this
graph
and
just
say
exactly
the
date
that
this
was
acquired
and
it
does
not
factor
into
any
of
the
major
weather
events.
That's
happened.
Certainly
counselor
glaze
Ward
took
a
direct
hit,
but
there
were
four
warrants.
I
know
at
the
city.
We
forget
about
River,
Ward
and
Gloucester
Southgate.
Those
were
the
two
other
wards
that
were
hit
by
the
tornado
and
we
certainly
lost
our
fair
share
of
trees.
G
It's
a
start.
There
is.
This
is
a
benchmark
and
I
appreciate
the
effort
to
at
least
put
this
before
us
and
appreciate
the
comment
that
your
plan
is
to
refresh
this
every
five
years,
so
I
think
that's
very
good.
My
only
concern
is
that
and
I
know.
I
want
to
openly
share
this,
but
residents
will
look
at
this
they'll
see
their
award
at
the
bottom
logo.
There'll
be
an
expectation
that
we
are
gonna
put
significant
resources
into
these
wards
and
so
I
think
you
need
to
better
explain
your
strategy
for
the
wards.
G
How
you're
going
to
use
this
data
to
guide
your
strategy
for
tree
planting?
Some
words
may
deserve
or
need
trees
more
than
others,
because
of
many
factors
that
have
gone
into
that,
but
River
Ward
is
you
know
in
the
bottom
third
I've
always
interpreted
my
war
to
be
fairly
green
I,
look
at
the
experimental
farm
which
does
not
have
a
lot
of
trees
per
se,
but
a
studies
just
come
out.
That
said,
has
basically
pure
air
over
the
firm.
G
There
was
a
study
that
came
about
at
two
weeks
ago,
so
we
don't
have
to
plant
the
entire
farm
full
of
trees
in
order
to
have
significant
environmental
benefit,
but
certainly
I'm,
not
arguing
against
trees.
So
help
me
understand
my
residency
River
Ward
bottom.
Third,
how
do
I
explain
to
them
what
the
steps
aren't
next
what's
going
to
happen
next
specifically,
and
that
that's
germane
to
really
any
any
word.
J
J
That's
the
next
step
for
us
to
do
so,
as
I
said
in
the
presentation
it's
covered
on
this
slide
here.
These
are
the
kinds
of
criteria
that
we're
going
to
be
looking
at
to
make
to
develop
our
tree-planting
prioritization
tool,
so
various
public
health
type
considerations
such
as
urban
heat
island,
but
also
things
like
equitable
access
to
tree
trees
and
urban
forest
benefits.
So
that's
our
next
step.
J
G
J
Absolutely
and
that's
what
work?
That's,
basically,
as
we
look
at
the
the
land
cover
data
and
and
basically
develop
a
picture
for
each
of
these
wards
or
neighborhoods
and
I,
see
myself
talking
on
more
of
a
neighborhood
type
level
on
this,
because
that's
how
we
roll
out
our
tree
maintenance
and
our
tree
planting
programs
and
stuff
so
it'll
be
on
a
smaller
scale.
J
But
as
we
look
at
the
land
cover
data
and
we
understand
what
available
space
there
is
for
tree
planting
and
developer
canopy
cover
targets
based
on
that
we're
gonna
be
painting
it
a
better
picture
of.
What's
going
on
and
from
there
we
do
the
tree
planting
prioritization
thing.
So
we
have
a
few
steps
to
go
before
we're
going
to
get
there
and
we're
working
we're
working
on
it.
G
So
how
much
wiggle
room
will
there
be
for
members
of
the
public
who
contact
their
counselors
want
a
tree
for
their
front
lawn,
want
it
for
the
local
park,
want
it
to
help
beautify?
The
neighborhood
doesn't
necessarily
meet
your
list
of
criteria.
So
how
much
wiggle
room
more
flexibility?
Will
there
be
to
continue
to
plant
trees
and
words
based
on
public
demand?
Well,.
J
We
still
we
haven't
made
any
stipulations
about
canceling
any
of
our
tree
plantings
or
anything
like
a
tree,
planting
programs
or
anything
so
like
our
trees
and
trust
program,
which
is
the
program
I.
Think
that
you're
talking
about
that
people
can
get
touch
with
the
city
to
ask
for
trees
to
be
planted.
There's
no.
We
plan
for
that
to
continue
just
as
it
is
now
so
all
of
this
is
still
to
be
determined.
J
G
Only
point
I
wanted
to
emphasize
is
I
want
those
two
to
work
in
lockstep,
the
public
demand
a
request,
plus
the
criteria.
You're
developing
I
think
the
criteria
are
solid,
but
we
cannot
discount
or
ignore
these
public
requests
that
haven't
factored
or
gone
through.
This
criteria,
they're
still
valid,
I
think
the
requests
we're
having
trouble,
keeping
up
with
requests
and
I
just
wanted
to
better
understand
how,
in
the
future,
we're
going
to
mesh
those
two
components.
J
A
B
You
counselor
Menard
thanks
very
much
chair.
Thank
you
for
the
report
and
to
work
on
this.
It's
great
I
have
a
question
about
the
when
the
tree-planting
prioritization
tool
may
become
available.
So
you
mentioned
the
the
criteria
that
you're
looking
potentially
looking
at,
which
is
great,
but
when
can
we
expect
some
of
those
next
steps
to
occur
in
a
year's
time
or
how
long
are
we
looking
at
well.
J
We're
gonna
be
working
at
the
first
part
of
that
which
is
the
looking
at
the
land
cover
data
and
developing
our
canopy
cover
targets
first,
and
so
that
I
imagine
we'll
be
doing
over
the
next
six
months
or
so
and
and
then
the
tree
planting
prioritization
comes
after
that.
So
I
would
say
end
of
next
year,
a
beginning
of
the
year
after
yeah,
okay.
B
J
You
know
we
I
can't
speak
to
the
entire
city
and
of
course,
you
you're
probably
aware
that
in
the
information
we
released
around
our
tree
bylaw
study
that
we
did
look
at
a
couple
of
neighborhoods
and
the
and
the
level
using
a
totally
different
technique.
Looking
at
tree
loss
there,
and
we
did
see
that
over
the
line,
2008
and
2017,
where
there
was
tree
loss
in
certain
neighborhoods
in
our
urban
neighborhoods
around
the
city.
And
so
we
are
seeing
that
there,
but
as
a
full,
City
perspective,
I
can't
I.
B
So
well,
I
will
see
that
in
the
next
baseline
data
that
comes
forward,
we've
got
this
baseline
now
we'll
see
future
data
updates,
that's
good
to
know,
and
then
the
two
wards,
obviously
I'm
sure
people
be
interested
in
which
ones
or
which
neighborhoods
I.
Guess
you
looked
at
if
you
can
say
that
or
not,
but
that'll
be
helpful.
B
So
if
you
can,
please
do
it
a
second
with
regard
to
the
tree,
canopy
associated
with
the
zoning
as
a
major
issue
right
we're
seeing
more,
we
have
residential
neighborhoods,
which
there's
a
lot
of
effect
for
those
individual
homeowners
or
people
that
live
in
that
area.
That
can
decide
whether
or
not
we've
got
those
trees
there
or
not.
So
residential
I
think
the
tree
canopy
cover
was
about
25%,
but
in
our
institutional
areas,
it's
very,
very
low,
and
so
zoning
plays
a
factor
in
all
of
this.
B
How
much
are
you
working
with
you
know,
within
pide,
within
the
department
to
talk
about
changes
to
zoning
I'm
sure
it
cut
it's
coming
in
to
buy
low
review
as
well.
I'm
sure
it'll
be
changes
there,
but
how
you
know?
What's
your
process
there
to
work
with
our
folks
in
pied
around
zoning
to
make
sure
we're
not
losing
as
many
trees
as
we've
been
losing
now
when
a
developer
puts
up
a
housing.
J
Well,
through
the
tree
bylaw
review
as
as
you,
you
know,
the
whole
issue
of
infill
and
tree
losses,
the
main
issue
that
we've
been
focusing
on
and
so
I've
been
working
very
closely
with
our
zoning
group
on
developing
possible
solutions
to
how
we
can
reflect
this
tree
or
solve
this
tree
problem
through
zoning.
So
we
do
have
a
couple
of
ideas
and
we'll
be
bringing
that
forward.
With
the
tree
bylaw
review.
We
have
to
still
flush
things.
B
J
J
B
December,
okay,
that's
that's
great
to
hear,
and
then
the
last
question
I
have
is
around
climate
change
and
capturing
co2
s.
Trees
are
obviously
they're
good
at
this,
and
so
the
more
trees
you
have,
the
the
more
capturing
of
co2
occurs.
So
are
you
working
with
folks
like
Andrea
flowers
and
that
team,
given
that
we
are
coming
up
with
that,
I
think
is
also
coming
in
December
a
whole
bunch
of
initiatives
that
we're
hoping
will
will
help.
You
know
produce
results
on
the
climate
emergency
to
be
passed
around
this
table
and
a
council
table.
B
J
Absolutely
we've
been
working
with
with
Andrea's
group
on
some
green
infrastructure
aspects
of
things
and
then
also
on
the
asset
management
aspect,
and
so
how
we
can
bring
our
tree
canopy
asset
into
asset
management
as
well,
and
so
those
are
just
some
of
the
few
things,
but
we
will
sit
literally
next
to
them
and
work
and
work
quite
closely
with
them
on
things.
So
I
don't
have
any
big
examples
right
now,
but
those
are
the
things
we've
been
talking
about.
Ok,.