Storm Water Management Case Study

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In writing the outline report on the project we critically analyse the guideline form Dr. Arnold and the information that is available with our team. We could collect the original data on Infrastructure Asset Management Plan for the District of North York’s Storm Sewer Network. About the storm sewer network, we have taken data set provided by the City to institutes/organization for evaluation and detailed analysis. The Guide,”Assesment and Evaluation of Storm and Waste Water Collection Systems a best Practice by the National Guide to Sustainable Municipal Infrastructure , Canada,2003,NRC, Federation of Canadian Municipalities” will give us necessary direction in writing the report in addition to CV 8107 course teaching and guidelines.
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Finally the optimization will bring a possible solution and maximize the level of service.

References:
1. URS Canada Inc.(2006) .Storm water Management Report, from Http://www.vivantex.com/files/Environment Assessment/Spadina Extension/O Storm water management report.pdf.
2. City of Toronto Staff Report (2013), Impact of July 8, 2013 storm water on the City’s sewer and storm water waste systems.
3. AECOM (2014).National Water and Wastewater Benchmarking Initiative ,from http://www.nationalbenchmarking.ca.
4. City of Toronto (2009), Design criteria for sewer and water main design.
5. City of Toronto (2014), District of North York, community planning.
6. International Infrastructure Management Manual (IIMM)-V 3.0, New Zealand.
7. Infra Guide (2003),”Assessment and Evaluation of Storm and Waste Water Collection Systems a best Practice by the National Guide to Sustainable Municipal Infrastructure , Canada,2003,NRC.
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