We firmly believe that our team’s experience and expertise in the fields of public engagement, sewer monitoring, field investiations are Wet Weather Flow (WWF) Reduction is an exceptional fit for the scope specified in the Request for Proposal (RFP) Wet Weather Flow Reduction in the Scott St. SPS Service Area by the City of Toronto (the City). Civica as a company has excelled under the guidance of Edward Graham since its incorporation in 2012. Civica now boasts a team of 33; including senior project engineers, modellers, and field investigation technicians. Civica has an extensive inventory of flow and rainfall monitors, smoke testing equipment, a fleet of testing vehicles, confined space, CCTV (mainline and lateral tractor units) and …show more content…
Our mandate is to turn stakeholders into advocates for the program and to create a peer-to-peer effect (customers/residents spreading a positive message). In this project, Civica will engage in program branding, media campaigning including video and radio productions, and host stakeholder information events to ensure strong community engagement and support. • Investigation Approach – Civica relies on a data driven and data informed approach to guide and communicate investigation priorities. Civica will first use a flow and rainfall monitoring program to prioritize which subcatchments should be investigated, and what types of investigations should be conducted (e.g. direct inflows, GWI contributions). All field data will be collected through the Innovoyze ecosystem (including InfoNet Mobile on Windows Surface tablets, InfoNet Desktop, Infoworks ICM) • Mitigation Approach – Hatch and Civica will work together to implement mitigation measures that represent the best return for the City. Given that Hatch has completed some of the most complex and intense utility coordination projects in North America in recent years, we feel confident that they can design and manage the range of possible constructions. Our team also has experience in overcoming policy, by-law and stakeholder buy-in challenges. Civica has spent significant effort to understand the study
These tasks go hand and hand with the City Public Works Drainage Division which administrates permits, and is responsible for the implementation and the execution of stormwater best management practices through the use of various resources such as personnel, and medium and heavy equipment. Public Works maintains more than 350 miles of storm sewer drainage system within the City and approximately 150 miles of drainage ditches and thousands of storm water inlets. Public Works crews work continually throughout the year removing trash and debris, mowing drainage ditches, vacuuming stormwater inlets, as well as other tasks to maintain a healthy drainage infrastructure. Unfortunately, the City is faced with the challenges of sustaining its extensive MS4 program and existing drainage infrastructure due to the lack of additional financial resources. Certain sections of the City’s drainage system are more than 50 years old and deteriorating. As the City continues to grow and expand, the need for repairs, retrofitting and maintaining the City’s existing infrastructure is as equally important as creating new capital projects.
The need for water in all of society is of the upmost importance in order for humankind to survive. The United States Geological Survey (USGS) states that the Earth’s surface is made up of about 70% water and only 3.5% of the water is fresh water suitable to consume (Perlman, 2013). In order to have the resource of water that society needs, companies such as the Trinity River Authority (TRA) are formed in different communities around the globe. Water supply and reclamation companies range in size and structure from public to privately owned and run.
Hoegl & Gemuenden (2001) observed that the definition of teamwork is a social system including more than three people in an organization or context. These members identity others as one member of the team and they have the same goal. Robbins (2001) stated that the factors influencing teamwork are relation of leadership, roles, principles, status, size, composition and the power of agglomerate.
Healey and Zimmerman state (2010) that an innovative program will require not only team effort, but input from community leaders as well as collaborative partners, that will aid in the development, implementation, evaluation of a community education campaign, as well as the program continuance, including funding. The campaign should be built constructed on strong and understandable messages, so that the target population can take action and pass on the message from its memorable key components. An effective campaign then, will devise under the campaign logo what the problem needs to be changed, how the campaign will go about making this change, the consequences of not taking action, and the action to be taken to achieve the message of the proposed campaign (UN Women, 2012).
How will you ensure that the target audience sees, hears, or feels your advocacy piece? (You can assume you have a small budget for this purpose.)
Beginning in the late 1990’s the city realized the importance of stormwater management and initiated the necessary steps to identify and minimalize the adverse effects of inadequate drainage infrastructure. Although the city had adopted stormwater regulations for new development, older developments and roadways in the city were not regulated prior to 1984 and many of those drainage systems
This will help ensure the project targets the needs and desires of the local community. This will be achieved through participation in:
The team notebook should encompass the tradition of the program, staff philosophy, eligibility requirements, team rules and consequences, care of equipment and facility, and goals and objectives for the season. The team notebook should also include expectations of health, inherent risks of the sport of basketball, practice schedule and protocol, planned team social events, and the team schedule.
Civica Infrastructure Inc. (Civica) is submitting this change order request for the Inflow and Infiltration Reduction Pilot Project for the Wirral Court Sewage Pumping Station Servicing Area. The objectives of this change order are to develop a concise strategy document that will support and guide Toronto Water’s efforts to implement I&I reduction works across the City. The strategy document will sufficiently inform the City’s staff with sufficient background on program workflow, proven investigation and remediation methods and lesson-learned to be able to role out and manage a City-Wide program.
Grants to nonprofit organizations for up to 100% of a project are cost for watershed restoration and rehabilitation projects” (www.princegeorgescountymd/gov).
Briefly describe potential stakeholders, community leaders, collaborative partners, or gate-keepers who may help you disseminate the message and encourage behavior change.
(Civica) provides high-value specialized Water Resources Engineering and Environmental services to public sector and select private sector clients in Ontario. We deliver innovative, value-added drainage planning and analysis services to municipalities and conservation authorities. We also work with other consultants to provide specialized hydrologic and hydraulic consulting services as needed. Civica can help you develop policies, procedures, and special hydrologic and data management tools for drainage system management in watersheds and municipal drainage systems. We provide clear and effective communication, and sound management with integrity. We uphold values such as honesty, fairness, client-confidentiality, right communication, friendly approach, and professionalism. Our core philosophy is: ‘We exist to make our clients
1. What are the merits of having private-sector participation in financing of the Sydney CCT?
By considering the annual report of WCC it can be noted that council is incurring a high amount on purification of storm water however the outcome is not effective compared with the amount invested amount. By comparison of
Earlier, managing the rainwater’s runoff into the rivers was a different initiative as compared to the drinking water source programs. But to achieve better synergies, the PWD in 1998 integrated the above initiatives with the combined goal of protecting the source water effectively.