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City of Guelph Water Conservation and
Efficiency Program
Wayne GalliherWater Conservation Project Manager
• Growing city with approximately 120,000 residents, located 100 km west of Toronto
• Sustainability is a guiding principle of our local growth management strategy
City of Guelph Background
Sustainability and GrowthIdentified as one of Ontario’s places to grow.
Challenges• Assimilative Capacity of Speed River for increased
Wastewater Effluent Loading
• Environmental and Fiscally Sustainable Water Supply
Solution• Guelph’s Local Growth Management Strategy
City of Guelph Strategic PlanGoal 6 - Leader in conservation and resource protection/enhancement
Objective 6.5 - Use less energy and water per capita than any comparable Canadian City
Water Supply Master Plan (2006)• 10% (5,300 m3/day) reduction in average day water use by 2010• 15% (7,950 m3/day) reduction in average day water use by
2017• 20% (10,600 m3/day) reduction in average day water use by
2025
Water Reduction Goals
City of Guelph Annual Water Production vs. Population Growth
• Approved by Guelph City Council in May 2009
• Multi-sector approach (Res/ICI/Dev/Municipal)
• 10-year, $20M strategy with goal of reducing average day water use by 8,773 m3/day by 2019
• Accounted for operational and GHG co-benefits
• Reclaimed water and wastewater capacity is estimated to defer need for $44 million in equivalent infrastructure costs.
2009 Guelph WCE Strategy Update
Comparing “apples to apples”Cost of new capacity vs. Cost of reclaimed capacity
Water Infrastructure Construction CostsNew water supply alternative
Cost range ($/cubic meter supply)
Water reclaimed through conservation
$2,310
Construction of new local supply
$795 - $3,000
Construction of Great Lakes pipeline
$3,700
Wastewater Infrastructure Construction Costs
New wastewater treatment alternative
Cost range ($/cubic meter treatment capacity)
Phase 2 plant expansion
$2,225
Phase 3 plant expansion
$5,128
Increasing Program Focus
Challenges• Participation and saturation• Market readiness• Sustainability of savings
Opportunities• Innovation and local capacity building• Education, CBSM and mass customization• Evolving regulations
Looking Ahead
Thank you!
For more information, visit
guelph.ca/waterconservation
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