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A Review of Burrard InletEffluent Discharges

June 2003

Society Promoting Environmental ConservationWaste Health & Toxics Caucus of the

BC Environmental NetworkGeorgia Strait Alliance

CONTENTS

Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1

Findings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2

Recommendations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3

Effluent Discharge Permits . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4

Ammount of Effluent Discharged into Burrard Inlet . . . . . . . . . .7

What is in the Effluent . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9

Water Quality in Burrard Inlet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11

The Setting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .13

Burrard Inlet

Population

Land Use

Oceanography

Species at Risk

Environmental Manageent of Burrard Inlet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .16

APPENDIX 1: Permit Holders and Permit Limits . . . . . . . . . . .20

References . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .28

About the Authors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .28

LIST OF TABLES

Table 1 Number of Active Permits . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5

Table 2 Permit Holders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6

Table 3 Yearly Discharge Volumes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7

Table 4 BOD Loading . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8

Table 5 Suspended Solid Loading . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8

Table 6 Toxic Substances Permited to Enter Fraser Inlet . . . . .9

Table 7 Water Quality Index Table . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12

Land Use . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .14

Role of Prime Agencies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .17

Effluent Discharge into the Burrard Inlet Society Promoting Environmental Conservation 1

White Pond and Walden are great crystals on the surface of theearth, Lakes of Light.... They are too pure to have a market value;they contain no muck. How much more beautiful than our lives,how much more transparent than our characters are they! We neverlearned meanness of them.

- Henry David Thoreau

INTRODUCTION

Since its inception in 1969, the Society Promoting Environmental Conservation(SPEC) has been concerned about the impact of industrial pollutants entering BurrardInlet. Between 1999 and 2002, SPEC investigated the impact of permitted liquid wastefrom a North Burnaby, BC petro-chemical facility on the marine environment ofBurrard Inlet. Wanting to place that single source of pollution within the context oftotal effluents entering the Inlet, SPEC researchers posed the following questions:

• How many permits are currently in effect and how has the number ofpermits varied over the past four decades?

• How much effluent is entering Burrard Inlet under the existing BC Ministryof Water, Land and Air Protection (MWLAP) effluent permit system?

• What regulatory management plans are in place for monitoring andcontrolling effluent discharges?

Finding no ready answers, a review of MWLAP permits that relate to Burrard Inletwas undertaken with support from the Georgia Strait Alliance and the BCEnvironmental Network’s Waste, Health and Toxics Caucus.

Over December, January and February 2002/03, researchers reviewed MWLAPeffluent permit records dating from the 1950s, when permits were first issued, to2002. These records are stored at the MWLAP’s Surrey, BC offices. The records listcontact information for permittees, the date a permit was issued, amendments to thepermit, reasons for amendments, the stipulations of the permit, discharge limits,monitoring requirements, and maps describing where discharges enter Burrard Inlet.


Information about the nature of the permits is tabulated in Appendix 1 with ananalysis of the data with cumulative totals for various effluent categories. Additionalinformation was gathered from literature reviews and discussions with variousregulatory agencies in British Columbia. Monitoring records from various permiteeswere reviewed to determine if permit holders exceeded their permit limits.

This document is the result of that review. It includes a summary of volumes andtypes of effluent that have been historically discharged into the Inlet, an introductionto the ecosystems of the Inlet and a brief description of existing environmentalmanagement regimes. This review also makes recommendations to reduce the amountof industrial effluent pollution now entering Burrard Inlet.

FINDINGS

• The overall number of effluent discharge permits has increased from a singlepermit in 1957 to 25 active permits in 2002.

• Currently 769 million cubic meters of wastewater that carry industrial effluentsare permitted to be discharged annually into Burrard Inlet. This is the equivalent of223,014 Olympic size swimming pools.

• Effluent discharges have increased from 32 million cubic meters permitted fordischarge in 1957, to the current level of 769 million cubic meters in 2002.

• Permitted discharge amounts have never decreased for any year since 1957.

• There are no precise figures currently available from the BC Ministry of WaterLand and Air Protection that conclusively determine the actual amounts ofindustrial effluent is being discharged. This make it difficult for monitoringagencies to determine exactly how much effluent is actually ending up in the Inlet.

• In April 2003, the lead administrative agency mandated to prepare programsregarding industrial pollution in Burrard Inlet, the Burrard Inlet EnvironmentalAction Plan (BIEAP) experienced a 50 percent reduction in its capacity toundertake its mandate.


Of particular concern is that current MWLAP permit records do not calculate precisevolumes of some toxic materials and trace elements that permits allow to bedischarged into Burrard Inlet.

There is insufficient information indicating the extent that substances such as cyanide,lead zinc, residual chlorine, ammonia, nitrates, methyl tertiary butyl ether (MTBE) andPCBs are present in the Inlet. MWLAP sampling studies of toxic materials conductedin 2002 noted higher than acceptable levels of cadmium, chromium, copper and zincin bottom sediment at various sampling locations in the Inlet.

The study, however, employed inadequate methods for other materials such as PCBsmaking it “not possible to determine if PCB's are a concern at these sites.”

RECOMMENDATIONS

• That the Burrard Inlet Environmental Action Plan agency take immediate andactive steps to implement plans and programs to “improve water quality inBurrard Inlet by reducing the levels of contaminants entering marineand freshwater system” as stated in the BIEAP Consolidated EnvironmentalManagement Plan (2002).

• That the BC Ministry of Water Land and Air Protection revise their effluentpermit recording and monitoring procedures in order to determine the actualamounts of effluent being discharged into Burrard Inlet.

• That MWLAP undertake detailed studies to identify the locations, amounts andlevels of toxic substances entering Burrard Inlet.

• That MWLAP review all existing effluent discharge permits with a view toreducing and eliminating industrial pollution from entering the Inlet.

• That MWLAP establish an immediate moratorium on the issuance of any newpermits allowing effluent discharge into Burrard Inlet.

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• That MWLAP lower existing permit limits and initiate a systematic review oflong-standing unchanged permits.

• That existing permits be amended to specifically list particular effluents beingdischarged.

EFFLUENT DISCHARGE PERMITS

In British Columbia the Waste Management Act (RSBC 1996 Chapter 482)authorizes the BC Ministry of Water Land and Air Protection to issue a permit thatallows a person or corporate body to release waste effluents into the air, water or land.The permit specifies the characteristics and quantity of effluents released.

According to the Act an effluent is “a substance that is discharged into water or ontoland and that (a) injures or is capable of injuring the health or safety of a person, (b)injures or is capable of injuring property or any life form, (c) interferes or is capable ofinterfering with visibility, (d) interferes or is capable of interfering with the normalconduct of business, (e) causes or is capable of causing material physical discomfort toa person, or (f) damages or is capable of damaging the environment”.

A MWLAP officer may issue a permit to introduce waste into the environment, tostore special waste or to treat or recycle special waste subject to requirements for theprotection of the environment that the manager considers advisable. Permitconditions may require permitees to monitor the handling, treating, transporting,discharging and storing of waste.

MWLAP may amend permits for the protection of the environment, on the officer'sown initiative or on application by a holder of a permit such as a change of: address orcompany name, discharge location, discharge volume, effluent type or concentration.MWLAP issues an amendment to the original permit to reflect these changes.

Prior to the establishment in the early 1970s of the Environment Ministry in BC,permits were issued by agencies such as the Pollution Control Branch. The firstpermit allowing the release of effluents into Burrard Inlet was issued in 1957. Thisdoes not represent the extent of industrial effluents being released into the Inlet at


that time. It simply marks the beginning of a methodical regime to monitor andapprove effluent dumping.

Table 1. Number of Active Permits

Year 1957 1958 1963 1971 1972 1973 1974 1977 1978No. ofpermits

1 2 3 5 6 9 14 15 18

Year 1979 1984 1985 1986 1989 1994 1995 1998 2002No. ofpermits

19 19 22 24 25 25 26 27 25

At present 25 industries and municipalities discharge effluents on a continual basisinto Burrard Inlet.

The 1970s witnessed the greatest increase in permits as a result of an expandingregulatory framework that reflected a growing public interest and sensitivity towardindustrial waste practices.

The MWLAP and its predecessors have been allocating effluent permits to pointsource polluters since the early 1950s. Records of these permits are accessible to thepublic as are monitoring reports from point source polluters.

Every permit holder submits monitoring data in a different format, based uponinternal monitoring requirements. This method often provides MWALP with moredetailed information than is requested in the permits, and so far, no holders have beenfound to exceed their stated limits.

As well as the permitted discharges, there are non-permitted effluent discharges fromstormwater and highway run-off, marinas, and accidental spills from shipping activitywithin the Harbour (Assessment of Burrard Inlet, 2000). This review has notexamined discharged effluent from non-permitted sources.

Permitted pollution comes from a variety of sources including concrete plants, petro-chemical terminals, a jet fuel storage facility, a sugar refinery, and municipal sewagetreatment facilities


Table 2. Permit Holders

Company/Organization Type of Operation1 BC Hydro and Power Authority Burrard Thermal Generating Plant2 Canada Place Corporation Hotel and convention center3 Chevron Canada Ltd. Petroleum refinery, bulk handing facility4 Dow Chemical Terminals Canada Inc Bulk chemical loading facility5 Ferrer Cove Waste Water Management

Assoc.Residential units

6 General Chemicals Canada Ltd. Alum manufacturing plant7 Great Northern Packaging Ltd. Fish processing plant8 Greater Vancouver Sewerage and

Drainage districtA municipal sewage treatment plant servingWest Vancouver, North Vancouver Districtand the North Vancouver City.

9 Imperial Oil Limited Petroleum storage and distribution10 Indian Arm Investments Ltd. Residential wastewater disposal11 Kask Bros. Ready Mix Ltd. Ready-mix cement plant12 Lafarge Canada Ltd. Ready-mix cement plant13 Neptune Bulk Terminals. (Canada) Ltd. Bulk loading plant14 Nexen Chemicals Canada Ltd. Caustic soda, sodium chlorate, hydrochloric

acid, handling15 Ocean Construction Supplies Ltd. Ready-mix cement plant16 Petro-Canada Inc Petroleum refinery17 Plaza of Nations Management Corp The British Columbia Place Stadium18 Rogers Sugar Ltd. Sugar refinery19 Shell Canada Products Led. Petroleum products finishing terminal20 Sterling Pulp Chemicals Ltd. Chemical products such as sodium chlorate21 Trans Mountain Pipe Line Company

Ltd.Jet fuel storage facility

22 Vancouver Public Aquarium Association Public aquarium23 Vancouver Wharves Ltd. A bulk loading terminal24 West Coast Reduction Ltd. Animal and fish byproducts reduction and

rendering plant25 Young Men’s Christian Association of

Greater VancouverSummer camp


AMOUNT OF EFFLUENT DISCHARGEDINTO BURRARD INLET

Table 3 shows the yearly combined volume of effluent that may be discharged bypermitted sources from 1957 to 2002. This ranged from 32 million cubic meters ayear in 1957 to a maximum of 769 million cubic meters in 2002. The 769 millionfigure was reached in 1994. For comparison, a standard Olympic pool of 50 by 23 by3 meters displaces 3,450 cubic meters (m3) of liquid. Therefore, current permits allowthe equivalent of 223,014 Olympic pools of effluent to enter Burrard Inlet annually.

Table 3. Yearly Discharge Volumes

Year Volume(m3/y*107)




1957 3.29 1973 11.35 1985 75.57 1998 76.941958 3.35 1974 11.42 1986 75.76 2002 76.941963 7.08 1978 12.79 1989 76.871971 7.50 1979 12.86 1994 76.941972 8.45 1984 12.92 1995 76.94

Annual total discharge volumes from 1957 to 2002 calculated from MWLAP permit data.

Another way of determining effluent discharge volumes is by measuring thebiochemical oxygen demand, or BOD loading. This refers to the amount of oxygenthat would be consumed if bacteria and protozoa oxidized all the organics in one literof water (ReVelle and ReVelle, 1988).


Table 4. BOD Loading of Burrard Inlet

Year Volume(kg/y)

Year Volume(kg/y)

Year Volume(kg/y)

Year Volume(kg/y)

1957 230 1973 7180 1985 7877 1998 83691958 945 1974 7180 1986 7957 2002 83691963 5789 1978 7820 1989 83401971 5975 1979 7826 1994 83691972 6450 1984 7826 1995 8369

A higher BOD loading is a reflection of poor water quality. BOD loading measuresthe impact of sewage contamination. For example, water from a clear lake wouldshow a low BOD. The presence of raw sewage and food-processing wastes may givereadings in the hundreds or thousands. Table 4 indicates high BOD loading inBurrard Inlet.

Table 5 shows the suspended solids loading of Burrard Inlet. Suspended solid loadingrepresents the total amount of solid matter in a representative water sample that isretained on a membrane filter. It includes all sediment and other constituents that arefluid suspended. The term is equivalent to the term non-filterable residue. Suspendedsolid loading measures for the Inlet have remained at high levels since the 1980s.

From existing MWLAP records there is not indication of why the suspended solidloading in effluents jumped significantly between 1984 and 1985. More research isrequired on this question.

Table 5. Suspended Solid Loading

Year Volume(kg/y)

Year Volume(kg/y)

Year Volume(kg/y)

Year Volume(kg/y)

1957 657 1973 7256 1985 39055 1998 393731958 1602 1974 7548 1986 39376 2002 393731963 6442 1978 7822 1989 393321971 6526 1979 7829 1994 393731972 6526 1984 7858 1995 39373


WHAT IS IN THE EFFLUENT

The toxins found in effluents permitted to enter Burrard Inlet includes cyanide, leadzinc, residual chlorine, ammonia, nitrates, methyl tertiary butyl ether (MTBE) andother pollutants. Some of the major contaminants currently permitted by MWLAP toenter the Inlet are listed in Table 6.

Table 6. Substances permitted to enter Burrard Inlet

Ammonia PhosphatePhenols SulfideCyanide Lead zincChromium CopperEthylene glycol NickelNitrate Residual chlorineNitrite MTBE gas additive

From current MWLAP permit records it is not possible to calculate the exact volumesof some of the trace elements that permits allow to be discharged into Burrard Inlet.But a study undertaken for MWLAP in late 2001gives an indication of theconcentrations and location of some of the toxic materials found in Burrard Inlet.

In December 2001, BWP Consulting conducted an Assessment of Burrard InletWater and Sediment Quality 2000 for the Water Protection Branch of the BC WLAP.Integrated Resource Consultants Inc., a consulting firm with considerable experience,collected all water and sediment samples. Sampling was conducted by trainedpersonnel who followed Resource Inventory Committee (RIC) standards for bothwater (Cavanagh et al. 1994) and sediment (RIC 1997) sampling.

Water samples were collected at six sites throughout the Burrard Inlet (English Bay atLocarno Park, Vancouver Harbour at Clarke Drive, Vancouver Harbour atVancouver Wharves, Second Narrows Chevron, Port Moody IOCO and Indian Armat Cable Crossing), as well as one site in False Creek (False Creek East End), andanalyzed for chlorophenols, PCBs, metals and nutrients.

All of the PCBs sampled were present in concentrations below detection limits (<0.1µg/L), as were both tetra- and pentachlorophenol (detection limits of <0.005 µg/L2,3,4,5 - tetrachlorophenol, <0.002 µg/L 2,3,4,6 - tetrachlorophenol, and <0.005


µg/L pentachlorophenol). However, although there are currently no water qualityobjectives proposed for PCB concentrations in water in the Burrard Inlet, theguidelines for the protection of freshwater and marine aquatic life from PCBs rangebetween 0.00025 ng/L for 3,3',4,4',5-pentachlorobiphenyl and 0.04 ng/L for 3,3',4,4'-tetrachlorobiphenyl, and the total concentration of all PCB's should not exceed 0.1ng/L. Therefore, the detection limits for the analytical method used to measure thisparameter were too high by a factor of at least 1000, and so it is not possible todetermine if PCB's are a concern at these sites.

The second metal for which a sediment quality objective exists is cadmium. The long-term objective for this metal is a maximum of 1.0 µg/g dry weight. The objective wasexceeded in 17 of 27 samples, with a maximum concentration of 2.5 µg/g found inthe Ponar grab sample collected from Vancouver Harbour at Vancouver Wharves.

Concentrations of total chromium in sediment ranged from 24 µg/g in the Ponar grabsample from Vancouver Harbour at Clarke Drive to 68.8 µg/g the Port Moody ArmReed Point Site 1 in the deeper sediment core. The maximum sediment qualityobjective for this metal is 60 µg/g dry weight, and this objective was exceeded by sixof the 27 samples collected at the various sites.

A long-term total copper sediment concentration objective of 100 µg/g dry weightexists for the Burrard Inlet. A total of 18 of the 27 samples analyzed for this metal hadconcentrations exceeding this objective, with a maximum concentration of 985 µg/gat Vancouver Harbour at Vancouver Wharves. This value (almost ten times theobjective value) was considerably higher than the next highest value, 239 µg/g,measured at the Coal Harbour Site 2 in the deeper portion of the core. However, thehighest concentrations of copper were almost invariably found at the sites locatedbetween 1st and 2nd Narrows.

A sediment quality objective of 150 µg/g dry weight has been proposed for zincconcentrations in Burrard Inlet sediments. Concentrations of zinc measured at thevarious sites ranged from 73.7 µg/g in the deeper core collected from the False CreekEast End site to 575 µg/g at the Vancouver Harbour at Vancouver Wharves site. Atotal of 19 of the 27 samples had concentrations exceeding the sediment qualityobjective for zinc.


WATER QUALITY IN BURRARD INLET

There are both point source and non-point sources of water pollution in BurrardInlet. Direct and traceable sources of pollution include, either treated or untreatedeffluent from petrochemical operations, ready-mix concrete facilities, sewagetreatment and housing developments, power plants and others.

Non-point sources of pollution include road runoff, stormwater and marine activityrelated pollution. Combined sewer outfalls (CSOs) are single pipes that carry bothstorm water and municipal sanitary sewage into the Inlet. CSOs are classified byBIEAP as a non-point source of pollution. The location of each CSO, however, isknown and discharge levels can be quantified. Approximately 65 percent of the Cityof Vancouver’s sewers are still CSOs. In this review they are treated as non-pointsources are not included in any data compilation or recommendations.

MWLAP’s report, Environmental Trends in British Columbia, 2002, State of EnvironmentReporting includes the status of water quality of the Inlet based on the Water QualityIndex 1998-1999. The following table summarizes these findings.


Table 7. Water Quality Index of Burrard Inlet

Water Quality IndexAreas within Burrard Inlet Rating in 2002 Rating in 2000 Rating in 1998Inner Harbour N/A Fair Fair

Central HarbourN/A Fair Fair

False Creek N/A Fair BorderlineIndian Arm N/A Fair FairOuter Harbour Good Fair FairPort Moody Arm N/A Fair Fair

According to the five point provincial index, a rating of “fair” indicates that the watercondition in the basin sometimes departs from natural or desirable levels.

One of the reasons that the basins are rated as fair is due to the strong currents,which exchange the waters frequently, and dilute the contaminants being dischargedinto the water. Another contributing factor is the great volume of fresh waterentering the Inlet from various rivers and streams along its length.

{Note: The provincial index ranks water quality into five categories ranging fromexcellent to poor. The categories and their meaning are as follows:

Excellent: the index rank is 0 to 3 and all uses are protected without any beingthreatened or impaired. Conditions are similar to natural levels.

Good: the index rank is 4 to 17 and all uses are protected with only a minor degree ofthreat or impairment. Conditions are close to natural levels.

Fair: the index rank is 18 to 43 and most uses are protected with only a few beingthreatened or impaired. Conditions are sometimes different from natural levels.

Borderline: the index rank is 44 to 59 with several uses threatened or impaired.Conditions are often different from natural levels.

Poor: the index rank is 60 to 100 and most uses are threatened or impaired.Conditions are usually different from natural levels.}


THE SETTING

Burrard Inlet

Burrard Inlet is an 11,300 ha. saltwater arm of Georgia Strait that lies in the heart ofGreater Vancouver. Eight GVRD municipalities sharing 190 kms of shoreline in abasin that drains 98,000 has of land border it. As part of the larger Georgia Basinregion, Burrard Inlet is a significant component of one of Canada's most productivemarine and terrestrial ecosystems. A large urban population and many industrialfacilities including the Port of Vancouver all impact on the water quality of the Inlet.

Burrard Inlet is a complex body of water comprised of six distinct sub-areas: theOuter Harbour and English Bay, False Creek, the Inner Harbour, Central Harbour,Port Moody Arm and Indian Arm. Each sub-area displays distinct characteristics interms of shoreline development, geography, importance to marine, avian andterrestrial species, and the amount of industrial and shipping activity. Apart from thedeep water-fjord of Indian Arm, the remainder of the Inlet has been extensivelydeveloped for commercial, industrial, residential and recreational uses.

Population

The natural beauty of the Inlet and surrounding area, a highly productive aquatic andterrestrial ecosystem, and historically high rates of population growth, has resulted inincreased pressure on the Inlet’s natural environment.

Portions of eight municipalities within the Inlet ecosystems are home approximately600,000 people. Annual population growth over the next 20 years is projected at 1.7per cent (Georgia Basin, 2002). Increased population can further impact the naturalenvironment.

More progressive and long-term planning on a regional scale is needed in order tomanage some of the pressures currently being placed on the Inlet in order to ensureits future sustainability.


17.70% Open Undeveloped

36.20%ProtectedWatershed

28%Recreation NaturalArea

13.40% Residential1.30% Commercial1.10% Industrial1% Institutional

Land Use

Land Use within the Burrard Inlet

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Land use within the Inlet is varied, with the largest portion -36 per cent- designated asprotected watershed. The second largest allotment – 28 percent - is for naturalrecreation areas. Commercial, industrial, and institutional use make up a smallportion of overall land use within the Inlet.

Oceanography

The six basins of the Inlet were created by glacial activity, and the strong currentscharacteristic of the Inlet are factors in the dilution of any effluent concentrationsbeing discharged into the Inlet. Fresh water from the Fraser River also plays a role inwater quality.

The Outer Harbour has depths of 100m mid-channel and a variety of substrate typessuch as sand, mud, gravel, cobbles, bedrock and boulders. These characteristics alsoexist in the Central Harbour, and Port Moody Arm (BIEAP, 2002).

Sills physically separate the Outer from the Inner Harbour at First Narrows, and theInner from the Central Harbour at Second Narrows. Both the Inner and CentralHarbours receive fresh water from the Capilano and Seymour Rivers and have well-circulated waters.


False Creek and Port Moody Arm have water depths of approximately 10m withshallow tidal areas and less circulated waters. These bodies are subject to higher levelsof sediment contamination and stagnation.

Indian Arm has an average depth of 120m with broad shallows at the mouth. Thisleads to limited water exchange. Some studies show that the waters get exchanged inthe deeps of the fjord only every 7-10 years (BIEAP, 2002). Indian Arm receiveswater from the Indian River estuary, and from the Coquitlam watershed.

Species at Risk

According to the Georgia Basin Puget Sound Ecosystems Indicator report (2002),there are currently between 12-16 aquatic and terrestrial species at risk in Burrard Inletincluding southern resident Orca whales, rockfish, abalone, and the double crestedcormorant. Those that inhabit the waters of the Inlet could be at risk throughingesting, coming into contact with, and living in effluent solutions that are dischargedinto the Inlet. Loss of natural habitat due to human population pressure is a primaryfactor affecting species in this region. A number of these species have been listed aseither threatened or endangered by provincial and federal agencies.

Compared to the rest of Canada, BC has the highest biodiversity in terms of numberof species, and the second highest number of species at-risk.

Some recent studies on the effects of industrial pollutants on marine wildlife raiseconcerns about possible long-term and far reaching impacts impact of supposedlylocal effluents. Dr. Peter Ross, a marine toxicologist at the Institute of Ocean Sciencesin Sidney, BC, concluded that North Pacific Orca whales are among the mostcontaminated animals on the planet. He attributes high contamination level to theingestion by the Orcas of contaminated fish and marine mammals. Ross suggests thatthe source of contamination is from chemical effluents released along the West Coastof North America and the North Pacific shores of Asia. (Ross, PS, Ellis, GM,Ikononomou, MI, Barrett-Lennard, L, Addison, RF. 2000, High PCB concentrations infree-ranging Pacific killer whales, Orcinus orca: Effects of age, sex and dietary preference. MarinePollution Bulletin.)


ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT OF BURRARD INLET

Five primary agencies share management responsibilities for Burrard Inlet and itsecosystems. Some of the responsibilities involve overseeing the protection of waterquality, regional growth management, managing fish and wildlife resources, andrenewing and conducting federal environmental assessments.

The five agencies involved in this management are Environment Canada, Fisheriesand Oceans Canada, the Vancouver Port Authority, BC Ministry of Water, Land andAir Protection and the Greater Vancouver Regional District. The Canadian WildlifeService, and the Canadian Coast Guard also play a role in protecting Burrard Inlet..

The role of the prime agencies is listed on the following page.


Agency Name Responsibility Authority• Protecting migratory birds Migratory Birds Convention Act

and the Canada Wildlife Act• Administering pollution

prevention and contaminationregulations

Canadian EnvironmentalProtection Act

• Protecting water quality Fisheries Act• Managing water bodies Canada Water Act and Federal

Water Policy

Environment Canada

• Reviewing and conductingfederal environmentalassessments

Canadian EnvironmentalAssessment Act

• Protecting fish and fish habitat Fisheries Act and the Oceans Act• Protecting the public right of

navigation (Canadian CoastGuard)

Navigable Waters Protection Act

Fisheries and OceansCanada

• Reviewing and conductingfederal environmentalassessments

Canadian EnvironmentalAssessment Act

• Managing land and water useswithin the Inlet (east of themouth of the Capilano River

Canada Marine Act and Port2010 Land Use Plan

• Managing marine activities inBurrard Inlet (and elsewhere inthe Port’s jurisdiction)

Canadian Shipping Act, HarbourOperations Manual andMandatory Mid-Ocean BallastExchange Directive

Vancouver PortAuthority

• Conducting environmentalassessments

Canada Port AuthorityEnvironmental AssessmentRegulations and VPAEnvironmental Policy andProcedures

• Managing fish and wildliferesources

Wildlife Act and FisheriesProtection Act

• Managing pollution dischargesto air, water and land, regulatingcontaminated sites

Waste Management Act andEnvironment Management Act

• Managing water quality andquantity

Fish Protection Act, Water Actand the Water Management Act

• Conducting provincialenvironmental assessment

BC Provincial EnvironmentalAssessment Act

BC MWALP

• Overseeing provincial parks,ecological reserves andrecreation areas

Park Act and the EcologicalReserve Act

• Regional growth management Local Government Act

Greater VancouverRegional District

• Sewage treatment, liquid wastemanagement, air qualitymanagement, and solid wastemanagement

BC Waste Management Act


MWLAP regulates pollution discharges and controls waste and contaminated sites.The Vancouver Port Authority manages port operations and the federal lands underits control. The GVRD provides regional sewer and water infrastructure frameworks.Industry and community stewardship groups contribute to the environmentalmanagement of the Inlet by taking part in stream and watershed restoration projects,rehabilitating shorelines and creating and enhancing marine habitat, as do FirstNations through traditional use studies related to customary use of the Inlet and itsenvirons.

Monitoring requirements to ensure compliance is within permit limits, is on a case-by-case basis. If the MWLAP feels there could be a concern in the quality and quantityof the effluent being discharged, then regular monitoring and submission of results isrequested within the permit. The frequency of monitoring varies and may berequested on a monthly, quarterly or yearly basis. MWLAP must ensure that permitholders are in compliance with the permits. Usually MWLAP bases permit limits onthe “Pollution Control Objectives – MWLAP” from the late 1970s and early 80s,however, most of the information from these objectives is still deemed relevant today,and permit limits remain largely unchanged.

Every permit holder submits monitoring data in a different format, based uponinternal monitoring requirements. This method often provides MWLAP with moredetailed information than is required by the permits, and so far, no holders have beenfound to exceed their stated limits.

In discussions with MWLAP staff, it was learned that compliance officers aredispatched at MWLAP’s discretion if they feel there are questionable activities at apermitted site. The compliance officers seldom meet resistance during investigations.

BIEAP

The Burrard Inlet Environmental Action Program (BIEAP) was established in 1991to “provide a management framework to protect and improve the environmentalquality of Burrard Inlet.” BIEAP partners are the GVRD, the Vancouver PortAuthority, BC MWLAP, Fisheries and Oceans Canada and Environment Canada.


BIEAP provides environmental assessments of development projects within theBurrard Inlet, delivers action plans to engage the local community in shoreline clean-up activities and provides education, training and funding for environmentalstewardship.

In January 2002, following an extensive process, the partners developed aConsolidated Environmental Management Plan for Burrard Inlet. The Plan bringstogether current environment initiatives and identifies priorities to manage activitiesthat affect the Inlet’s environment. The Plan is designed to coordinate the programsof BIEAP partners.

The Plan’s goals include actions to:

1. Improve water quality in Burrard Inlet by reducing the levels of contaminantsentering marine and freshwater systems.

2. Minimize the effect of contaminated soils and sediments on human and ecologicalhealth.

3. Maintain and enhance fish and wildlife habitat and the natural biodiversity of theInlet. and

4. Encourage development that enhances environmental quality.

The Plan identifies the following actions that BIEAP partners will undertake:

1. Continue to coordinate the management of liquid waste.2. Review and make recommendations on provincial permit discharge standards for

industrial waste.

In April 2003, BEIAP experienced a funding reduction with a resultant decrease in 50per cent to program staff. This was due to reductions in funding and resources fromthe partner agencies.

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e M

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P.

PE

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IT #

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S

Volu

me m

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nd

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ase

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All p

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anges a

re f

or

6.0

- 9

.0

PE-0

0018

Nexen C

hem

icals

Canada L

td.

Part

ners

hip

, N

ort

h

Vancouver

Chlo

r-Alk

ali

Pla

nt,

100 A

mhers

tAvenue,

Nort

h

Vancouver,

BC V

7H

1S4 (

als

o c

alled

Canadia

noxy

Industr

ial Chem

icals

Ltd

. Part

ners

hip

)

A c

hlo

r-alk

ali p

lant

with

dis

charg

e o

f pro

cess

efflu

ent,

cooling w

ate

r

and d

om

estic s

ew

age

AN

D f

rom

a c

ath

ode

washin

g o

pera

tion

Oct.

29,

1957

Jan.

11,

2002

Aug.

26,

1994

May 5

, 1992

Marc

h 2

6,

1985

Dec.

20,

1972

June 2

, 1967

May 3

, 1966

90,0

00 A

ND

for

cath

ode is

140m

3/d

ay

20

Quart

erly

25 m

3/d

ay o

f dom

estic s

ew

age,

and t

he r

est

is t

o m

ade u

p o

fpre

cess e

fflu

ent,

cooling w

ate

r,

and e

xtr

acte

d g

roundw

ate

r.

Resid

ual chlo

rine 1

.0m

g/L

, to

tal

copper.

02m

g/L

, nic

kel .0

2m

g/L

,

zin

c .

02 m

g/L

PE-0

0022

Petr

o-C

anada I

nc.,

2800Park

Pla

ce,

666Burr

ard

St.

Vancouver,

BC V

6C

2Z7 w

as a

lso o

nce

called G

ulf O

il C

anada

Ltd

, and T

he B

ritish

Am

eri

can O

il C

o.

Ltd

.

A p

etr

ole

um

refinery

dis

charg

ing t

reate

d

sto

rmw

ate

r

Marc

h 2

6,

1958

April, 2

1,

1986

Feb.3

, 1976

Feb.

14,

1972

June 6

, 1966

1,

725

15

15

5A s

uitable

sam

pling

facility is t

o b

e insta

lled

dow

nstr

eam

of th

e

rete

ntion b

asin

and

com

posite s

am

pling is

required o

nce p

er

week.

Als

o s

tiplu

ate

s t

hat

colifo

rms

not

to e

xceed 1

,800,0

00 p

er

100m

l, .

2 p

pm

Sulp

hid

es,

10ppm

phenol

PE-0

0030

Gre

ate

r Vancouver

Sew

era

ge a

nd

Dra

inage D

istr

ict,

4330 K

ingsw

ay,

Burn

aby,

BC V

5H

4G

8

A m

unic

ipal sew

age

treatm

ent

pla

nt

serv

ing

the d

istr

ict

of W

.

Vancouver,

plu

s t

he

dis

tric

t and t

he C

ity o

f N

.Vancouver

Feb.

17,1

959

Feb.0

4,

1998

June 9

, 1995

Dec.

17,

1993

May 1

8,

1993

Feb.

22,

1979

July

12,

1974

Dec.

2,

1969

June 2

3,

1969

April 17,

1964

June24,

1963

102,0

00 a

nd t

hat

the r

ate

of

dis

charg

e w

on't

be g

reate

r th

an

200 g

pm

130

130

Main

tain

data

of

analy

sis

,

flow

measure

ments

and

daily 5

-day B

OD

and t

ota

l

SS loadin

g d

ata

for

inspection a

nd s

ubm

itdata

, fo

r th

e p

revio

us

month

s.

Month

ly

chlo

rine r

esid

ual in

eff

luent

betw

een .

2 a

nd 1

.0 m

g/L

and

in 1

964 s

tate

d t

hat

colform

less

than 1

0,0

00 /

100m

l



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RM

IT #

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MP

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PE

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CH

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G

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TS

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TE

S

Volu

me m

3/d

ay

(annual avera

ge)

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D

mg/L

Suspende

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olids

mg/L

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nd

gre

ase

mg/L

All p

H r

anges a

re f

or

6.0

- 9

.0

PE-0

0395

Ste

rlin

g P

ulp

Chem

icals

Ltd

. 1700-

1075 W

. G

eorg

ia S

t.

Vancouver,

BC,

V6E

3G

2 (

als

o c

alled

Tenneco C

anada I

nc.,

and E

RC o

f Canada )

A s

odiu

m c

hlo

rate

manufa

ctu

ring p

lant

that

dis

charg

es c

ooling w

ate

r

and s

torm

wate

r

April 8,

1971

Aug.

27,

1992

Oct.

24,

1988

June 1

7,

1986

April 7,

1986

Aug.

17,

1981

Feb.

20,

1981

7,

160

20

Quart

erly

In 1

986,

(and b

efo

re)m

ax.

dis

charg

e r

ate

was 6

, 850

m3/d

ay,

and S

odiu

m C

hlo

rate

was 1

00m

g/L

. I

n 1

981,

(and

befo

re)

tota

l dis

charg

e w

as 6

,

230 m

3/d

ay.

The t

ota

l

chro

miu

m is .

2m

g/L

and t

ota

lzin

c is .

2 m

g/L

PE-0

0445

Imperi

al O

il L

imited,

2225 I

oco R

d.

, RR#

1Port

Moody,

BC.

V3H

3C8

A p

etr

role

um

sto

rage

and d

istr

ibution t

erm

inal

that

dis

charg

es e

fflu

ent

from

sto

rm w

ate

r ru

noff

,

inclu

din

g g

round a

nd

surf

ace w

ate

r; t

ank

bott

om

dra

w-o

ff w

ate

rs;

septic t

ank

eff

luent;

boiler

blo

wdow

n;

and w

ate

r

from

deballasting a

nd

butt

erw

ort

hin

g s

hip

s a

nd

or

barg

es d

ischarg

ing

into

BI

Nov.

26,1

971/

April 26,

2000,

Mar.

20,

1998,

Jun.

26,

1996,

June 3

0,

1995,

Aug.

20,

1991,

Oct.

6,

1987,

Oct.

24,

1986

8,2

00 f

or

sto

rm

wate

r ru

noff,

tank,

and b

ott

om

dra

w-o

ff w

ate

rs,

and s

eptic t

ank

eff

luent,

3,3

12 f

or

oth

er

dis

charg

e

45

20

10

Quart

erly

In 1

998,

(and b

efo

re)a

nnual

avera

ge d

ischarg

e r

ate

of 3,

300 m

3/d

ay,

and in 1

991

perm

it f

or

8,2

00 A

ND

3,3

00 I

n

1997 1

1,0

00 m

3/d

ay,

AN

D2,0

00 m

3/d

ay.

IN 1

986 2

,000

m3/d

ay A

ND

5 m

g/L

oil a

nd

gre

ase

Als

o d

ischarg

e m

ay

inclu

de a

mm

onia

1.0

mg/L

,

phenols

.15m

g/L

, cyanid

e

.2ppm

, le

ad.2

ppm

, chro

miu

m.2

ppm

, zin

c .

2 p

pm

, copper

.1ppm

, nic

kel .2

ppm

.

PE-0

0449

Shell C

anada P

roducts

Ltd

. 800-8

85 W

.

Georg

ia S

t.Vancouver,

BC V

6C

3H

1

A p

etr

ole

um

pro

ducts

finis

hin

g t

erm

inal th

at

dis

charg

es t

reate

d s

torm

wate

r

Dec.

6,

1971/

Marc

h 2

9,

1993

Marc

h 9

, 1993,

Feb.

18,

1987,

Dec.

23,

1975,

May 2

9,

1974

2,4

00

8.0

lbs/1

0

00BBL

S

20

10

Quart

erly

IN 1

987 t

he a

vg.

1,2

00 m

3/d

ay

DO

UBLE R

EG

ISTERED

Effle

unt

may a

lso inclu

de c

yanid

e,

lead,

chro

miu

m,

zin

c a

nd n

ickel at

.2m

g/L

, and c

opper

.1m

g/L

and

tota

l phosphate

3.0

ppm

PE-0

1133

Genera

l Chem

icals

Canada L

td.

300-1

111

Melv

ille

St.

Vancouver,

BC V

6E

4H

7 (

als

o c

alled A

llie

d

Canada I

nc.)

An a

lum

manufa

ctu

ring

pla

nt

that

dis

charg

es

sto

rm w

ate

r

Feb.

14,

1972/,

Aug.

31,

1992,

Nov.

4,

1988,

May 5

, 1986

Jun.

2 1

983,

July

5,

1972,

200

In.

1972

67,0

00pp

m s

usp.

Solids a

nd

77,0

00pp

m t

ota

lsolids

Quart

erly

In 1

983,

max.

eff

luent

is 1

44

m3/d

ay


PE

RM

IT #

CO

MP

AN

Y N

AM

ETY

PE

OF O

PE

RA

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T

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CH

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GE

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TO

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MO

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IN

G

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QU

IR

EM

EN

TS

NO

TE

S

Volu

me m

3/d

ay

(annual avera

ge)

BO

D

mg/L

Suspende

d S

olids

mg/L

Oil a

nd

gre

ase

mg/L

All p

H r

anges a

re f

or

6.0

- 9

.0

PE-0

1386

Vancouver

Wharv

es

Ltd

. 221 W

.

Espla

nade,

Nort

h

Vancouver,

BC V

7M

3J1

A b

ulk

loadin

g t

erm

inal

that

dis

charg

es f

rom

the

eff

luent

treatm

ent

facility

for

the o

re c

oncentr

ate

dsto

rage a

nd loadin

g

are

a,

nort

hw

est

park

ing

are

a,

car

wash,

truck

wash,

and t

he d

yked

meth

anol ta

nk a

rea

Jun.

13,

1972/

Mar.

28,

1996,

Apr.

28,

1995,

Aug.

2,

1985,

Marc

h 1

9,

1980

Nov.

25,

1974

for

treatm

ent

facility 1

0,

900;

for

meth

anol ta

nk

are

a 2

,500;

for

yard

are

a o

f

main

tenance s

hop

3,5

00;

the

pota

sh s

tora

ge

are

a 4

,800;

and

for

the p

ota

sh a

nd

sulp

hur

sto

rage

and loadin

g a

rea

13,

100

50

10

Quart

erly

Als

o a

llow

ed t

o c

onta

in c

opper

.3m

g/L

, iron 1

.0 m

g/L

, le

ad .

2

mg/L

, zin

c

1.0

mg/L

BU

T in

1985,

Max.

rate

is 3

,500

m3/d

ay f

or

treatm

ent

facility,

2,5

00 m

3/d

ay f

or

dyked

meth

anol ta

nk a

rea,

3,0

00m

3/d

ay f

or

yard

are

a o

f

main

tenance s

hop,2

,300

m3/d

ay for

NW

park

ing a

rea

and c

arw

ash f

acility,

6,0

00

m3/d

ay f

or

pota

sh s

tora

ge a

rea,

8,7

00 m

3/d

ay f

or

sulp

hur,

pota

sh a

nd p

hosphate

sto

rage

and loadin

g a

rea.

PE-0

1668

Rogers

Sugar

Ltd

. 123

Rogers

St.

PO

Box

2150 V

ancouver,

BC

V6B 3

V2

A s

ugar

refinery

that

dis

charg

es e

fflu

ent

from

cooling w

ate

r fr

om

non-

conta

ct

ste

am

turb

ine o

il

coole

rs a

nd s

torm

wate

r

to t

he B

I

July

23,

1973/

Jan.

30,

2001,

July

11,

1984,

Oct,

26,

1976

3,0

00 f

rom

cooling w

ate

r

from

non-c

onta

ct

ste

am

turb

ine o

il

coole

rs,

and f

rom

sto

rmw

ate

r;5,5

00 f

rom

condenser

cooling

wate

r and

condensate

s fro

m

liquid

sugar

opera

tions,

and

sto

rmw

ate

r;

67,0

00 f

rom

condenser

cooling

wate

r and

condensate

s fro

m

direct

conta

ct

vaccum

pans,

com

bin

ed w

ith

cooling w

ate

r

30,

30

and 1

0

25

Quart

erly

IN 1

984 h

ave d

ischarg

e f

rom

only

2 s

ourc

es a

t 5,5

00 a

nd

11,1

35 m

3/d

ay.

In 1

976 a

dis

charg

e o

f 3,6

60 m

3/d

ay A

ND

6,

183 m

3/d

ay

In 1

973,

a r

ate

of

1,

360,

000 I

GPD

PE-0

2300

Ocean C

onstr

uction

Supplies L

td.

8955 S

haughnessy S

t.

PO

Box 2

300,

Vancouver,

BC V

6B

3W

6

A r

eady-m

ix p

lant

that

dis

charg

es s

torm

wate

rD

ec.

12,

1974/

Feb.

14,

1989,

Jan.

20 1

982

rate

of dis

charg

e

for

outf

alls 1

and

2 is

indete

rmin

ate

,

but

for

3 is 1

1m

3/d

ay

50 f

or

outf

all 1

and 1

60

for

2 in

1982

5Q

uart

erly

In 1

974,

dis

charg

e r

ate

for

3 is

2400 I

GPD


PE

RM

IT #

CO

MP

AN

Y N

AM

ETY

PE

OF O

PE

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TIO

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SU

E/

AM

EN

DM

EN

T

DA

TE

DIR

EC

T

DIS

CH

AR

GE

IN

TO

TH

E B

I

MO

NIT

OR

IN

G

RE

QU

IR

EM

EN

TS

NO

TE

S

Volu

me m

3/d

ay

(annual avera

ge)

BO

D

mg/L

Suspende

d S

olids

mg/L

Oil a

nd

gre

ase

mg/L

All p

H r

anges a

re f

or

6.0

- 9

.0

PE-0

2440

Lafa

rge C

anada L

td.

1770 W

. 7th

Ave.

Suite 4

01 V

ancouver,

BC V

6J

4Y6

A r

eady-m

ix c

oncre

tebatc

h p

lant

that

dis

charg

es t

ruck w

ash

wate

r, b

atc

h p

lant

wash

wate

r and s

torm

wate

r

May 7

, 1974/

Dec.

14,

1992,

July

29,

1986,

Oct.

22,

1985

500 f

or

truck

wash w

ate

r, b

atc

h

pla

nt

wash w

ate

r

and s

torm

wate

r,and 3

6 f

or

sto

rm

wate

r

100

Quart

erly

In 1

986,

630 f

or

outf

all 1

, and

470 f

or

outf

all 2

, and 6

70

m3/d

ay f

or

outf

all 3

. I

n 1

976

73 m

3/d

ay f

or

outf

all 1

, and

indete

rmin

ate

for

the o

thers

PE-0

3326

Bri

tish C

olu

mbia

Researc

h C

ouncil,

Room

A S

cie

nce

Buildin

g,

UBC,

Vancouver,

BC

An o

cean e

ngin

eeri

ng

centr

e t

hat

dis

charg

es

eff

luent

from

testing

tanks

Apr.

26,

1974/

June 1

. 1984

Jun.

22,

1979,

1,3

20 o

nce p

er

month

Als

o c

onta

ins d

ischarg

e t

hat

is

bett

er

or

equiv

ale

nt

to w

ate

rw

ith p

oly

eth

yle

ne o

xid

e

additiv

e,

and 1

.0 m

g/L

of

resid

ual chlo

rine.

Dis

charg

egoes t

o d

rain

age d

itch -

does it

ente

r th

e o

cean?

In

1974 a

n

avg.

of

290,0

00 I

GPD

dis

charg

e.

PE-0

3678

Tra

ns M

ounta

in P

ipe

Lin

e C

om

pany L

td.

900-1

333 W

.

Bro

adw

ay,

Vancouver,

BC V

6H

4C2

A jet

fuel sto

rage f

acility

that

dis

charg

es e

fflu

ent

from

a d

yked t

ank f

arm

are

a

Oct.

18,

1974/

Nov.

24,

1992

the w

est

dis

charg

e s

um

p

may d

ischarg

e

26m

3/d

ay

and

26m

3/d

ay f

or

the

east

dis

charg

e

sum

p.

In 1

974 a

max.

of

2,0

00,0

00 I

GPD

5Q

uart

erly

Tota

l extr

acta

ble

hydro

carb

ons

are

to b

e 5

mg/L

or

less

PE-0

4970

Chevro

n C

anada L

td.

1500-1

050 P

ender

St.

Vancouver,

BC V

6E

3T4

A p

etr

ole

um

bulk

handling f

acility a

nd

refinery

that

dis

charg

es

eff

luent

from

sto

rm

wate

r ru

noff a

nd p

rocess

eff

luent

from

a

petr

ole

um

handling a

rea

Oct.

11,

1978/

Jul. 3

0,

1992,

May 1

6,

1986

19,5

50m

3/d

ay

from

sto

rm w

ate

rru

noff a

nd

pro

cess e

fflu

ent

from

a p

etr

ole

um

handling a

rea

AN

D 1

8,0

00

m3/d

ay f

rom

sto

rm w

ate

r

runoff a

nd

unconta

min

ate

dcooling w

ate

r

exclu

din

g p

rocess

rela

ted e

fflu

ents

20 a

nd 2

010

from

outf

all

1,

and

5 f

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all

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1986 8

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.

In

1978

30

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.

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charg

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ent

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, 1979/

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14,

1984,

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1984,

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5,

1984

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75m

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from

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ulk

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charg

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the e

fflu

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treatm

ent

facility f

rom

the b

ulk

loadin

g a

nd s

tora

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rea

Marc

h 7

, 1986/

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16,

1995

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ax.

rate

from

the b

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g a

nd

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rage a

rea is

12,0

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charg

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fflu

ent

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the f

ish t

anks,

mam

mal

pools

and f

ilte

rs

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24,

1985

max.

rate

6,0

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3/d

ay

from

the fis

hta

nks,

mam

mal

pools

and f

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20

60

avera

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1600 -

595 B

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ard

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Vancouver,

BC V

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ritish C

olu

mbia

Pla

ce S

tadiu

m t

hat

dis

charg

es e

fflu

ent

from

a c

ooling s

yste

m

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4,

1985/

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9,

1992

max.

rate

of

8,2

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3/d

ay

from

a c

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syste

m

Yearly

PE-0

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urr

ard

Therm

al

Genera

ting P

lant

that

dis

charg

es e

fflu

ent

of

sto

rm w

ate

r fr

om

a

dyked t

ank farm

are

a

Marc

h 1

, 1985/

Marc

h 1

3,

2001

May 7

, 1990

July

19,

1985

A m

ax.

rate

1,6

50

m3/d

ay o

f sto

rm

wate

r fr

om

adyked t

ank farm

are

a,

550m

3/d

ay

from

the

blo

wdow

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m

the b

oiler

syste

m

and b

ackw

ash

eff

luent

from

the

sand a

nd c

arb

on

filters

,

1,7

00,0

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3/d

ay

from

the c

ooling

wate

r fr

om

the

turb

ines a

nd

eff

luent

from

the

turb

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ouse

sum

ps,

and

72m

3/d

ay f

rom

aw

ate

r tr

eatm

ent

50

5 f

or

outf

all

s.

IN

1985

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g/

L f

or

outf

all

4.

Quart

erly

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985,

outf

all 1

(dyked t

ank

farm

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a r

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charg

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1989/

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1999

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1989/

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10,

1996

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1986

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1985,

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BC Environment, British Columbia Water Quality Guidelines (Criteria): 1998 Edition,August 1998, BC

BIEAP, Consolidated Environmental Management Plan for Burrard Inlet, January 2002,Burnaby, BC

Ministry of Water, Land and Air Protection, State of the Environment Reporting, Statusof Water Quality, 2002, BC

Ministry of Water, Land and Air Protection, Assessment of Burrard Inlet Water andSediment Quality 2000, December 2001, Victoria, BC

Working Together for the Georgia Basin, Government of Canada, Province ofBritish Columbia, Puget Sound Water Quality Action Team, Washington StateDepartment of Ecology, United States Environmental Protection Agency, GeorgiaBasin-Puget Sound Ecosystem Indicators Report, Spring 2002, BC

ABOUT THE AUTHORS

Sophika Kostyniuk has a Bachelor of Science degree (major in Ecology) from the University ofGuelph, Ontario. Her seven years of work experience involved her in fisheries, wildlife andterrestrial vegetation studies. She acted as an environmental planner at Marshall MacklinMonaghan in Toronto, and as a program coordinator for Global Forest Society and BetterEnvironmentally Sound Transportation in Vancouver, BC. Sophika has authored public educationpamphlets, web site content and developed school environmental awareness campaigns.

Ling Lin holds a bachelor degree in Chemical Engineering from South China University ofTechnology. Her work experience includes eight years in the chemical industry and four years inenvironmental engineering. Ling is currently enrolled in the program of Environmental EngineeringTechnology at British Columbia Institute of Technology (BCIT). Ling’s interests include chemical process design, wastewater treatment, and environmental impact assessment.

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