THE CORPORATION OF THE
CITY OF PORT COQUITLAM

REPORT TO COUNCIL

TO: B.R. Kirk DATE: July 21, 1993
City Administrator

FROM: J.E. Yip, F. Eng., FILE: EPC & 900-262
Deputy City Engineer

SUBJECT: PROPOSED 1993 SOILS BYLAWS
(Environmental Protection Committee Meeting June 16, 1993)

RECOMMENDATION:

L. That the original soils bylaws namely, "Soil Deposit Regulation Bylaw 1992, No
2665, "Soil Removal Regulation 1992, 2666" and "Contaminated Soil Deposit
Prohibition 1992, 2664" be abandoned by rescission of the three readings
previously given to these bylaws.

That the three proposed 1993 Soil Bylaws namely "Contaminated Soil Deposit
Prohibition Bylaw 1993, No. 2825", "Soil Removal Regulation Bylaw 1993 No.
2827", and "Soil Deposit Regulation Bylaw, 1993 No. 2826" be given
consideration and first three readings.

That Schedule "A": of the Contaminated Soil Deposit Prohibition Bylaw, 1993 No.
2825, be acopted as the City’s definition of contaminated soil.

BACKGROUND & COMMENTS:

Previously bylaws prepared in November 1991, namely; Bylaws No. 2664, 2665 and 2666 were
considered and approved by City Council and following three readings, the bylaws were referred
to the Ministry of Municipal Affairs for approval of the Permit fees in accordance with Section
930.1 (5) of the Municipal Act. The Ministry has had the bylaws since early 1992 out to date
has not responded to the City’s request for approval.

As a result of concems expressed by Esco Foundries Ltd. and Beck Environmental Ltd., there
were a number of changes made to the original bylaws. Other changes resulted from
reconsideration of the form and content of particular provisions of the bylaws as identified by
the Environmental Protection Committee and by staff.

The most salient change to the bylaws has been made to include exceptions to the bylaws for
“licensed soil treatment facilities" and recyclable sand" which is the contaminated sand (defined
in Schedule "A") imported by Esco for use in its foundry process. The exceptions require that
contaminated soil or sand be held in a containment facility pending processing.

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