Program Resources

Any city with a vision for sustainable infrastructure must start by benchmarking its current practices against the best practices in the industry

Franklin Road, re-designed with the community’s aspirations in mind, became a showcase for a best practices-based approach to infrastructure delivery.

In 2004, the Corporate Asset Management Program was initiated under the direction of Infrastructure Services to cover the assets of the entire municipality.

InfraGuide’s best practice publication Coordinating Infrastructure Works was a catalyst for the coordination of infrastructure works across Halifax.

An overview of the risk management process and its value in the development of efficient management programs and corporate policies for sustainable municipal infrastructure assets

The need to re-introduce the concept of value to consulting procurement was the impetus for this document

This best practice is intended to assist municipalities with managemet of all components of municipal infrastructure and provide a road map to solve today's municipal infrastructure challenges.

This document focuses on the development of a full cost recovery plan for municipal water and sewage services

Including infrastructure issues and InfraGuide Best Practices (BPs) in the curriculum, universities can help facilitate and leverage the experience that baby-boomers bring to the workplace.

Gives municipalities insight into the most effective and efficient means of developing and implementing environmental management

This best practice document is concerned with both physical measures that can be put in place to provide priority for public transit and the process by which those measures are developed

This case study assesses the value of InfraGuide best practices to municipalities.

This document describes the fundamental concepts, components, and considerations inherent in an asset management plan as a municipal best practice

Presents insights on good design, construction,and inspection practices as well as proper operation and maintenance (O&M)

Outlines the best practice for setting a cross-connection control program

Describes ways to develop, implement and integrate quality management principles into municipal biosolids management programs

Provides a readily available source of information for minimizing or controlling dust from unpaved roads in rural and urban areas by using a dust suppressant

Describes the current practices in use by municipal agencies to reuse and recycle asphalt pavements and concrete recovered during road construction and maintenance work carried out within the public right-of-way

The need to re-introduce the concept of value to consulting procurement was the impetus for this best practice

This document provides an overview of the rationale behind stormwater management principles and explains why implementing runoff controls is important for sustainable development

Cambridge has dedicated $1.5 million towards a new Asset Management Division based on InfraGuide best practices

Halifax was the first municipality not only in Canada, but in North America to adopt an international best practice on water loss control in the distribution system and revolutionize their leakage prevention.

As a result of adopting this InfraGuide best practice, the City of London has gained considerable legitimacy and municipal administrators are now aware of how to further improve future infrastructure works.

This is equally useful for municipalities planning a biosolids management program as it is for those that already have a program in place

Some guiding principles that should be used in implementing stormwater management planning

Included are thin surface restoration techniques that are applied to the pavement surface that increase pavement thickness by less than 40 mm

This document outlines the best practice for monitoring water quality in the distribution system

An overview for developing methodologies and applications of dedicated funding mechanisms for potable water, wastewater, storm water and road infrastructure

This best practice provides senior municipal officials with guidance on the concepts behind Demand Management (DM), current best practices, and information needs and tools for initiating and implementing DM programs.

Guidelines to help optimize the performance and capacity of lagoon-based wastewater treatment plants

A systematic process used to identify, analyze, and evaluate the potential effects of proposed activities and projects on the environment

A road map for water utilities planning and improvements related to the speed and quality of linear system repairs

A systematic and proactive approach for the assessment and evaluation of storm and wastewater collection systems

The purpose of this best practice is to help decision makers understand the importance of safe and accessible sidewalks and provide managers and staff with tools to improve sidewalk infrastructure

A framework for finding suitable solids inventory control to optimize wastewater treatment plant operation

Four approaches to setting parameters for timely and adequate spending on infrastructure

New ways to estimate the value of services provided by nature and to integrate them in cost-benefit analysis.

A guide to establishing renewal planning that will maintain a high level of service while minimizing impacts on the environment and communities

Basic approaches to planning renewal of water distribution systems

A guide to improving performance of existing wastewater treatment plants

A framework for managing biosolids, advice on technologies and end uses

An eight-step approach to budgeting and timely maintenance

This best practice describes the main features of road drainage, selection of design alternatives, and maintenance of road drainage systems

A primer on water metering, current equipment, and options for pricing water

Recent advances in materials and methods to minimize ruts

Successful strategies for coordinating infrastructure projects

A guide to making an environmental commitment beyond compliance with regulations

Common water quality problems in distribution systems and how to address them

This primer was for participants taking part in the Transit Best Practices Workshop on May 31, 2003

Tools for defining community needs and developing strategic plans to address them

A framework for developing the right indicators to support decision-making

Eight approaches to funding infrastructure beyond property taxes

A primer on inspecting distribution and transmission mains

A primer on preventative maintenance - methods, setting priorities, and cost analysis

A framework for acquiring the utility data needed for sound decisions

The basics of water auditing - a tool for reducing costs and improving accountability

Current options for pipe repair or replacement and how to make the best choice for local conditions

Current options for pipe repair or replacement and how to make the best choice for local conditions

An overview of methods to reduce infiltration and inflow in sewer systems

A new approach to stormwater management

A primer on controlling pollutants at source

A guide to treating cracks in pavement based on Canadian experience

Steps for setting levels of service that articulate tradeoffs between services and costs

Step-by-step procedures to minimize the impact on pavement of new access boxes