Metro Vancouver’s Seymour Capilano Filtration

ProjectHoward Dallimore

Senior Project EngineerMetro Vancouver

• The largest filtration plant in Canada and one of the biggest of its kind in North America.

• Treats water from two watersheds and includes a 16,000 HP pumping station, twin tunnels each 7.1 km long and a 2 MW energy recovery facility.

• Spent filter backwash water is treated and over 98% is recycled to the head of the plant.

• The world’s largest ultraviolet disinfection system.

• Includes a series of features to maximize energy efficiency.

• Extensive use of sustainable and environmental technologies used in its design and construction.

• The plant is fully automated and integrated with Metro Vancouver’s SCADA system.

• Wholesaler to over 2 million people

• 3 protected lake supplies:– Capilano– Seymour– Coquitlam

Water Sources

Water Quality Concerns

Waterborne DiseaseCorrosion

Turbidity Re-growth

Turbidity Events

Seymour-Capilano Filtration Project

Elements of the Seymour-Capilano Filtration Project (SCFP)

• Capilano Pumping Station• Capilano Energy Recovery & Break

Head Tank• Twin Tunnels linking Seymour and

Capilano sites• Seymour-Capilano Water Filtration Plant

Filtration Project Rendering

Artist’s Rendering of Seymour-Capilano Filtration Plant

Seymour- Capilano Filtration Plant

Seymour- Capilano Filtration Plant

Filtration Plant

Guard House

Pre-Treatment Building

Pre-Treatment

Flocculators and Filters

UV Units - Filter Gallery

UV Disinfection Unit

OMC Building

OMC Lab

OMC Control Room

Filtration Plant Post Treatment

Geothermal System

Inside Clearwells

Back Wash Water Treatment Tanks

Residuals (Sludge) Collector

Residuals Building

Residuals

Residuals

Sustainable Technologies

• Community Input• Aggregate mined from Lower Seymour

Conservation Reserve• Concrete batch plant located north of plant• Eco Smart concrete• Stormwater management• Protected stand of mature trees• Amphibian pond conservation• Green Building Design – LEED• Geothermal Heating and Cooling• Energy and water conservation strategy• Green roof technologies

EconomicProsperity

EnvironmentalIntegrity

Social Well - Being

Siting, Development and Protection

Protected Tree Stands

Frog Pond

LSCR Parking Lot

Plant Salvage 2003

• Municipal Salvage

• Non-profit Organizations

• Evergreen School Salvage Event

• Public Salvage Day

Landscaping and Habitat Creation

Site Restoration

Landscaping on Clearwell

Sept. 29, 2009