Environmental Infrastructure

Environmental infrastructure can be considered as "any capital asset that utilizes environmental resources to provide a community service." The design and location of environmental infrastructure can have a significant effect on a region's economic growth, community livability and environmental health.
 

Seymour-Capilano Filtration Project - GVRD

Compact communities can use infrastructure more efficiently than low density developments as less land, energy and delivery/collection systems are required to serve the same number of people.
 

The high infrastructure costs and environmental degradation associated with dispersed development are prompting many local governments to look at innovative and sustainable ways of managing development. Smart growth strategies, demand management programs and watershed based planning are just a few of the approaches being used to maximize infrastructure efficiency and improve community sustainability.
 

These new approaches have resulted in financial, social and environmental benefits to the following areas:

• Drinking Water
• Energy Efficiency
• Environmental Planning
• Resources From Waste
• Stormwater
• Wastewater

Vernon - Reclaimed Effluent Ultraviolet Radiation System

The Local Government Department supports a range of activities related to sustainable community development. From water conservation to land use regulation and planning, the Department participates in several local government and provincial initiatives that support a sustainable future for British Columbia.