Official Community Plan - 9.0 Community Infrastructure and Services

9.0 Community Infrastructure and Services

9.1 CONTEXT

The Town owns and maintains infrastructure, such as sewers, bridges, and buildings, to provide environmental, recreational, transportation, and protection services. Certain services are provided through third-party service providers, such as road and drain maintenance, and curbside waste and organics collection, including lawn and garden waste drop-off services. View Royal’s potable water supply is provided by the Capital Regional District. Transportation, and parks, trails, and recreation are discussed in their own unique sections (Sections 8.0 and 13.0, respectively).

The Town seeks to provide infrastructure and services to meet the needs of the population and plan for the long-term sustainable delivery of these services that are impacted by both climate change and development on these systems as the community grows. Community members have expressed a desire to see infrastructure and assets provided and maintained in a manner that is both environmentally and fiscally responsible.

SEWER SYSTEM

The Town’s sewer system, as shown on Map 9, comprises a number of pump stations that are electronically monitored. Some lands are located lower than the gravity sewer system, so grinder pumps are located on these properties. The pump stations all work together to pump sewage waste towards the Capital Regional District Sewer Trunk System, ultimately discharging into Craigflower Pump Station and subsequently to the Macaulay Point Pump Station in Esquimalt, both of which are operated and maintained by the Capital Regional District. The system provides services to lands located within the Town’s Urban Containment Boundary, leaving those located north of Thetis Lake to be serviced by on-site private septic systems.

STORMWATER SYSTEM

The Town’s stormwater system, commonly referred to as ‘drainage’, as shown on Map 10, is largely comprised of manholes and drain mains, open ditches, and culverts that drain by gravity into Craigflower and Millstream Creeks or directly into Portage Inlet and Esquimalt Harbour.

WATER SYSTEM

View Royal is connected to the regional water distribution system that is owned, operated, and maintained by the Capital Regional District, as part of the Juan de Fuca Water Distribution System. Buildings within the town are connected to a water metering system that measures water consumption. Areas located within the Town’s Urban Containment Boundary have sufficient water supply for both potable water and fire protection purposes, while those located north of Thetis Lake do not have community water service. Many properties in this area of View Royal rely on alternative water supply sources for this reason. Four water supply mains exist within the Town’s boundary, as shown on Map 11. These mains carry water from the Sooke Reservoir to the Town, and the jurisdictions located beyond.

SOLID WASTE

Residential garbage and household organic waste excluding that from large multi-unit residential developments is collected on a weekly basis by a company contracted by the Town to provide this service. Waste classified as garbage is disposed of at the Hartland Landfill, operated and owned by the Capital Regional District. Organic waste is taken to a composting facility. Recycling is a regional service provided through the Capital Regional District’s Blue Box Recycling Program.

The following Official Community Plan Goals may be achieved through the objectives and policy direction provided in this section:

• Growth Management & Community Character Preservation
• Natural Amenities
• Climate Action and Resilience
• Regional Partnerships
• Sustainable Service Delivery through Asset Management