Metro Vancouver Air Quality Management
Transcript of Metro Vancouver Air Quality Management
Metro Vancouver Air Quality Management
Low Level Road and Port Area Community Liaison Committee
Overview • Metro Vancouver role in air quality management
• Permits and regulation
– Neptune
– Richardson
• Air quality monitoring and assessment
– Monitoring stations
– Burrard Inlet study
– Mobile Air Monitoring Unit
Key Elements of our Air Quality Management Program
Regional Emission Inventory and
Forecasts
Ambient Air Quality
Monitoring
Air Quality Management Plan Development and
Implementation Regulatory Program
(bylaws, permits, regulations)
Education and Outreach
Coordination with Other Governments
under Environmental Management Act, Metro Vancouver has the delegated authority for air quality in the region
• permits are in force for several facilities on Port lands
• Metro Vancouver permits include conditions that address emission sources at an industrial facility, but not transportation sources entering or leaving the facility
• Metro Vancouver works collaboratively with other levels of government on sources that are not within our jurisdiction
Richardson
International GVA0617
Cargill GVA0618
Neptune Bulk Terminals GVA0081
Facilities on Low Level Road that have Permits with Metro Vancouver
Neptune Terminals
Status:
• project permit issued by Port Metro Vancouver, January 2013
• awaiting application to amend existing Metro Vancouver air permit (will not address marine vessels or rail cars in transit)
• October 2013 amendment w.r.t. handling of phosphate rock
proposed expansion from 8.5 to 18.5 million tonnes per year
metallurgical coal
second railcar dumper
new conveyors
replacement shiploader boom
replacement of an older stacker / reclaimer unit
Richardson International
Status:
• project permit issued by Port Metro Vancouver, April 2013
• Discussions underway with Metro Vancouver regarding amended air discharge permit
Proposed additional 80,000 tonne grain storage annex
• Additional storage silo
• Additional baghouse for particulate control
Monitoring and Assessment • 27 stations collect air quality and weather data
• Provides a measure of performance in achieving air quality goals
• Supports assessment of air quality permits
• Specialized studies augment the network
S1
S2
S4 S5
T1
T23
S3
S6
T24
T26
S8
S9 S15
Legend
E-sampler Site
Enhanced Site
New Master Site
Existing Network Station
Mobile Site
Burrard Inlet Monitoring
T4
T6
Pandora Park
Harbour-Clark MT
McLean Park
Heliport MT
Kensington Park
Burnaby - Capitol Hill
North Burnaby
Second Narrows
S7
Lynn PS MT
Lynn PS
Downtown Vancouver
Yacht Club
Norgate Firehall
Mahon Park
BCIT Marine
Seabus MT
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Outcomes of Burrard Inlet study • baseline information for Low Level Road • Comparatively higher SO2 levels
– marine fuels and refinery operations – Developing new, more stringent ambient air quality
objective for SO2
– Continued monitoring, in partnership with Port
• Comparatively higher levels of diesel soot – marine engines, cargo handling equipment, truck traffic, rail
locomotives – Metro Vancouver non road diesel engine regulation,
extension to Port facilities – Heavy duty diesel vehicle programs (provincial, Port)
Mobile Air Monitoring Unit • Local air quality studies
• Evaluation of “hot spots”
• Assessment of impacts from major sources – Baseline before
development
– Post-construction to determine compliance with regulatory conditions
• Metro Vancouver has been requested to deploy MAMU to Lower Level Road area and is working with City of North Vancouver to identify location(s)
Thank you
Roger Quan
Division Manager,
Air Quality Policy and Management
Metro Vancouver
www.metrovancouver.org