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BEST 2016 May 26, 2016 Whistler, BC City of Vancouver Updates
BEST 2016May 26, 2016
Whistler, BC
City of Vancouver Updates
Overview
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• CoV Environmental Services• Contamination management in City streets• UST removal & reporting requirements• Hazardous Materials Abatement • Oil spill response preparedness• Upcoming
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Overview
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CoV Environmental Services
Environmental Protection
(Regulatory)
Green Building/
Sustainability Issues
Contaminated Sites
Management
Hazardous Materials
Management
Corporate Zero Waste
Program
Environmental Emergency Response
Environmental Services
Contamination Management in City Streets
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• Test Hole & Street Use Permit bulletin (updated January 2015)– Test Hole Investigation reporting form
• Oil company form of Remediation Agreement (eliminated in 2015)
• Remediation in City Streets Policy (updated September 2015)– Amended standards– City Manager approval required to risk assess
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Contamination Management in City Streets
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Environmental Standards for City Streets
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Request for Approval to Risk Assess
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USTs
• Residential UST Removal bulletin (updated June 2015)– Fire By-law No. 8191, Sewer & Watercourse By-law
No. 8093– Homeowner considerations/information– Final Tank Removal/Closure Report form must be
submitted upon completion of work• Completed and stamped by a qualified professional
– Compliance review and implications
http://vancouver.ca/home-property-development/underground-storage-tank-removal-and-abandonment-permits.aspx
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USTs
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Hazardous Materials Abatement
• Hazardous Materials Abatement & Salvage Permit (NEW! April 1, 2016)
• Requires abatement prior to demolition• Hazardous materials survey must be completed by
qualified person, as defined in OHSR 20.112• Better protection of the health and safety of City workers,
community, environment• Hazardous Materials Report Form must be completed by
qualified professional (e.g. CIH, ROH, CSP, CRSP, P.Eng.)– “Active member of recognized professional body, experienced in
recognition, evaluation, and control of hazardous materials that may be encountered during demolition/renovation work”
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Hazardous Materials Abatement
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Oil Spill Response Preparedness
• City engaged in numerous engagement processes spring-fall 2016– Greater Vancouver Integrated Response Plan– Area Response Plan– Geographic Response Plans– TMP Recommendations– BC Spill Response Regime– Hazardous and Noxious Substances Response
Regime– CoV Oil Spill Response Plan
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Oil Spill Response Preparedness
On the Horizon
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• Erosion & Sediment Control• Waste Discharge Permits• False Creek Water Quality• Corporate Green Building/Development Policy• Clean Soil Bank
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On The Horizon
Questions?Jennifer Mayberry, B.Sc, LEED AP BD+CManager of Environmental [email protected]
Christiaan Iacoe, B.Sc., P.Ag., EPContaminated Sites [email protected]
