B.C. sewer, water infrastructure deficits still require more work
British Columbia municipalities are making some headway in reducing their sewer and water infrastructure deficit through asset management programs and federal and provincial grants, but it is a far cry from the needed billions of dollars needed to play catch-up.
The deficit figure depends upon who is counting. In 2015, the B.C. Water & Waste Association (BCWWA) commissioned Urban Systems to looking at how far down the drain local governments were in funding the replacement of aging underground systems. Urban estimates a whopping $13 billion was needed.
