Is there an innovative way of assessing the risk of discharges from non-residential properties into our sewer system?
The Environmental Monitoring and Enforcement (EME) unit requires more efficient means to assess the risk of discharges to City sewers. EME staff currently inspect individual facilities and sample the discharge to assess risk. We also monitor key areas of the city (zones) periodically for any issues of concern. We are looking for an innovative way to assess risk utilizing data that currently exists in various City databases and GIS layers such as: -IPS (Info Public Sector) database-Land Use Zoning -Site Service Plumbing Plans -Property ownership EME regulates the discharge of water and wastewater that enters the City’s sewage works and the Risk assessment is used to prioritize monitoring and enforcement. Growth in Hamilton outpaces EME’s resources to assess risk of new users and changes for existing users. EME would like a complete inventory of all non-residential private sampling manholes that are used for monitoring, ranked by risk and associated to the property it services. We would like the developed model/program to include ongoing updates between the databases/layers. EME would like to have a way to identify risks as they are confirmed and a model that refreshes periodically as risks are assigned.
Goal:
The development of an innovative way to assess risk to the sewer system, leveraging existing databases, GIS layers and other tools
A complete inventory of all non-residential private sampling manholes associated to the property it services and ranked by risk to the sewer system
A developed model/program that refreshes periodically and provides ongoing updates as a way of identifying risks as they are confirmed
City Staff: Martha Kariuki, Project Manager Regulatory Monitoring
Faculty: Ethan Paschos, Mohawk College
Course: Bioinformatics
Project Location: City-Wide
Strategic Priorities: Economic Prosperity and Growth, Healthy and Safe Communities, Built Environment and Infrastructure