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January 27, 2021

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York Region’s
Inflow and Infiltration Reduction Program for New Developments

Feb 10, 2021 01:00 PM


WEBINAR AGENDA:

  • Presentation on York Region’s Inflow and Infiltration Project for New Developments
  • Presentation Q&A
  • Industry Panel Discussion and Q&A
     

PRESENTERS:

Ranin Nseir, P.Eng.,
Project Manager, Inflow & Infiltration Reduction Infrastructure Asset Management, Environmental Services at York Region

Joe Accardi, P.Eng
President of Accardi Schaeffers Consulting
 

INDUSTRY PANELISTS:

Rosa D’Amico, MCIP, RPP
Manager, System Sustainability Management at York Region

Enrico Stradiotto, P.Eng
President of Ontario Public Works Association

Blair Seely, C.Tech 
Member at BILD and Principal at SCS Consulting 

Stanislav Tsysar, C.E.T
Manager, Inspection and Grading at City of Vaughan

Vince Ricciuti, C.E.T
Vice President at GTSWCA and Senior Project Manager at ConDrain Group


DESCRIPTION

Building on the Region’s commitment to reduce inflow and infiltration (I/I) over the last decade, York Region identified the need to expand its efforts in preventing I/I in both public and private infrastructure through all stages of new development from planning to assumption; a proactive approach to add to its efforts in reducing I/I in its existing local and Regional sanitary sewers.  Inflow and Infiltration (I/I) entering the sanitary infrastructure system has been negatively affecting the Region’s ability to provide capacity for new developments within their existing sanitary sewer system. Understanding the sources and causes of I/I, in both new developments and existing infrastructure is a key. The Region has developed an I/I Reduction Strategy in collaboration with the Region’s nine local municipalities to combat escalating I/I rates.

In 2017, York Region program commissioned a project in collaboration with its local municipalities and the development industry to develop a consistent, effective and practical region-wide framework of practice for the prevention of I/I in new developments. During this program, the team identified key I/I contributing factors in the design, construction and inspection and testing of new sanitary sewers within new developments. Once the key contributing factors were identified, the team worked to review all local practices to identify gaps in design, construction, inspection and testing procedures that are linked to the high-risk contributors to I/I. Through this review, the team developed a series of new standards and specifications that will be used by the Region and its local municipalities to ensure sanitary sewers in new developments are watertight at the time of construction.  This will be accomplished using sound engineering requirements in design, and vigilant enforcement during construction and commissioning; all in-coordination with the industry to ensure reasonable applicability.

 

This webinar will discuss how the I/I contributing factors were identified, how proposed design and construction standard and specification revisions were developed and how this project engaged the local municipalities and development industry to come-up with these revisions aimed at reducing I/I in new developments in the future