Town of Gibsons’ infrastructure provides a variety of services to the community, including:
- clean drinking water
- collecting and treating wastewater
- safely collecting and directing stormwater
- safe roads and transportation
- recreation areas and facilities and
- geo-energy to the Parkland neighbourhood.
What is Asset Management?
Asset Management is the process the Town of Gibsons uses to make sure these services are provided in the most cost-effective, reliable, and sustainable way, using the resources we have. Good asset management planning will help the Town of Gibsons plan for the long term, make effective operations and maintenance plans, and prioritize infrastructure projects. The Town of Gibsons takes a holistic approach to service delivery by including both engineered assets, like roads and pipes, as well as Natural Assets, like the Gibsons Aquifer and ponds in its asset management program.
The Town of Gibsons adopted its first Asset Management Policy in 2015 and started building its formal Asset Management Program the following year. The program is a collection of documents, people, information, tools, and processes that help staff and Council weigh performance, risk, and cost, in order to make the best possible decisions re) how to use the Town’s (limited) resources.
See the 2019 Asset Management Program Overview here.
Resources
Watch this short video to learn more about the importance of setting user fees for water and wastewater services at the right level:
Frequently Asked Question Sheets
Sanitary Sewer Infrastructure FAQs
Quick Guides
Municipal services at the Town of Gibsons are split into eight “Asset Classes”. Each Asset Class has one or more associated “Quick Guides”, which are regularly updated.
Download full set of ASSET CLASS FACT SHEETS as 2-page 8.5″ x 11″ sheets.
Click links below for 11″ x 17″ single-page quick guides.
ASSET MANAGEMENT 101 11×17
Class |
Description |
Services Provided |
Sanitary:
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Wastewater treatment plant, pump station, collection pipe system, manholes, service connections, and an outfall | Wastewater collection, treatment, and disposal |
Water:
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Aquifer, wells, reservoirs, pump station, distribution pipe system, service connections, universal cross-connection control, valves, universal metering, and hydrants | Provide safe drinking water and fire protection |
Stormwater:
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Drainage pipe system, service connections, manholes, catch basins, ponds, outfalls, ditches, swales, and creeks | Stormwater management, flood prevention, environmental enhancement |
Transportation:
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Roads (surface treatments and base layers), curbs, sidewalks, trails, bike lanes, signage and streetlights | Safe transportation for all users including motorized vehicles, pedestrians, and cyclists |
Gibsons District Energy Utility:
|
Pump station, energy fields, distribution piping, and service connections | Localized district energy utility |
Fleet and Equipment:
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Vehicles and equipment components, including trucks, light-duty vehicles, and heavy equipment | Light vehicular duty, staff transportation use, snow clearing, earth moving, and excavation and other various maintenance |
Parks and Civic Lands:
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Undeveloped and developed community parks, playing fields, beaches, boardwalk, land under roads, and other Town-owned land | Recreation, land areas to support other infrastructure, and green space |
Buildings and Structures
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Town-owned facilities and internal components (furniture and equipment), playgrounds, a skate park, retaining walls, stairs, fencing, and other miscellaneous structures | Safety, protection, recreation and amenities
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