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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTBCHON COMhKITEE
Wednesday, May 15, 1991

Meeting Room tt2
2580 Shaughnessy Street, Port Coquitlam, BC
5:00 p.m.

PERSONNEL IN ATTENDANCE:

KLEVLI:

CONFIR1VMTION OF MINUTES OF PREVIOUS MEETING

ITEM II:

INVITED DELEGATIONS
(Letters from Deputy City Engineer)

ITEM III:

WATER SHED MANAGEMENT
(Various Correspondence)

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April 26/91
April 13/91
April Ib/91
April 13/91
April 10/91
April 12/91
April 12/91
April 30/91
April 19/91
April 12/91
March 25/91

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Diane Yochim
William Rosenburg
Peter Liau
Dwight Yochim
Lisa Wong
David Sproule
Donald Shaw
Dale Hyams
Charlotte Sproule
John Bassingthwaite

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HOME COMPOSTING
(Verbal report from Deputy City Engineer invited Delegation
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ARBOKEN FLAX PULP MILL
(Correspondence dated April 18, 1991

ITEM VII:

CARPET CLEANING - DUMPING TO STORM DRAINS
(Correspondence dated May 1, 1991)

ITEM VIII:

POCO HUNTING & FISHING CLUB
(Correspondence dated April 30, 1991)

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CHLORINATION OF G.V.R.D. DRINKING WATER
(Correspondence dated April 24, 1991)

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ENVIRONAL PROTECTION CO~E
MINUTES

A meeting of the Environmental Protection Committee was held in the Second Floor Meeting
Room, 2580 Shaughnessy Street, Port Coquitlam, on Wednesday, May 15, 1991 at 5:00 p.m.
In attendance were:

Alderman J. Keryluk, Chairman
Alderman R. Talbot, Co-Chairman
Kip Gaudry, Deputy City Engineer

ITEM I:

COSIGN OF MINUTES

The Minutes of the Environmental Protection Committee Meeting held Wednesday May 8, 1991
be considered, read, and adopted.

INVJIED DELEGATIONS
Committee agreed with the following delegation invitations:
May 22 EPC Meeting - Thelma MacAdam
- Art Knapp and David Hunter Garden Centres

May+9 EPC Meeting - Richard Schroeder
ITEM IBt

W'ATERSHED MANAI ~EMENT

The Committee reviewed eleven letters received from people throughout the Lower Mainland as
well as the "WATERSHED MANAGEMENT EVALUATION &. POLICY REVIEW
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY, JANUARY 1991". The eleven letters supported the proposed
G.V.R.D. Watershed Evaluation and Policy Review statement and urged our 'Council to do the
same. Committee members felt they needed more time to study and more fully understand the
information contained in the report. The matter was tabled for the meeting of May 22, 1991.
The Committee instructed the Deputy City Engineer to .write to each of the eleven penple who
had written letters thanking them for their information and letters and their in.crest in
envirorunental issues.

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ENVIRONAL PROTECTION
ITEM IV:

CO~~ MINUTES

Cont*d...

INTRAWEST SITE SITE REMEDIATION
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The Committee considered a report from the Deputy City Engineer dated May 15, 1991. The
Environmental Protection Committee ask for an update on the status of the site remediation
plans for this site. The site was originally owned by C.P. Rail and then sold through their real
estate arm to Intrawest, After the sale was complete, Intrawest's consultants discovered that the
soils on the site were contaminated and required remediation before any development could take
place. Thurber Consultants Ltd, works for Intrawest, Norecol works for C.P. Rail.
To date Intrawest has submitted a conceptual site remediation plan to the Ministry of
Environment for their perusal. At this point it is not suitable for formal approval and therefore
site remediation has not started. As can be expected some of lands adjacent to the Intrawest site
and still owned by C.P. Rail are also contaminated. C.P. Rail have corranenced the remediation
plan study for their lands and propose to submit a formal remediation plan to the Ministry of
Environment during the week of May 20, 1991. Following this C.P. Rail may be authorized to
proceed with their plan for their lands. The City, tluough a letter to the Ministry of
Envirotunent, has formally requested that all site remediation plans be referred to the
Environmental Protection Committee prior to any formal approval being given by the Ministry
of Envirotunent. Louise OueHet, Head, Special Waste Section, Lower Mainland Division of the
Ministry of Envirotunent has agreed to this request by telephone and will confirm it in writing in
the near future.

The Ministry of Environment will ensure that site remediation takes place on the site however,
they cautioned they have been informed that litigation is possible between the two corporate
parties involverl and therefore it may be some time before a final site remediation plan for both
sets of lands is accepted and executed. In the opinion of the Ministry of Environment it is not
necessary to issue "Pollution Abatement Order" which would formally insist that immediate site

remediation take place.

Further information will be provided to Committee when it is available.
ITEM Vt

HOME COMPOSTING

The Deputy City Engineer indicated that he and Andrew de Boer had visited the G.V.R.D.
Demonstration Compost Garden located in Bumaby. The visit was enlighting and demonstrated
several of the various types of composters and worm gardens available on the market. Mr. de
Boer will contact representatives of Art Knapps and David Hunter Garden Centres and ask them
to visit the demonstration garden and then come to the Environmental Protect Committee
meeting on May 22, 1991. In this way anymore definitive discussion can be held.

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ITEM VI

ARBOKEN FLAX PQLP MILL

The Committee dealt w th a news release from the Provincial government describing the current
status of the application for the Arboken Flax Pulp Mill in Surrey. The Arboken Incorporated
Mill has now received approval and principal under the Province's major project review
process. A thorough review of the environmental, social and economic impacts of the project
has been made and are acceptable to the Province. The plant will create twenty three new jobs
and is apparently scheduled for opening in 1992.

CARPEI'sG DUMPING TO STORM DRAINS

ITEM VII:

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the dumping of catpet cleaning residue into storm drains. Committee felt it was a worthwhile
effort to alert people to this dangerous practice and therefore requested that the Deputy City
Engineer write a report to Council bringing this matter to their attention.

ITEM VIHt POCO HUNTING AND FISHING CLUB
Conunittec dealt with correspondence from the Port Coquitlam District Hunting and Fishing
Club to the Greater Vancouver Water District Administrator, Mr. Tom Heath. The letter
indicated that the Poco Hunting and Fishing Club was aware of the problems that might be
encountered by the G.V.W.D. but suggested that they could be overcome if the club were simply
notified by the District w'hen the system water becomes unusable or unavailable. In this way
they can react to the emergency and perhaps save the fish.

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CHLORAMMMATION OF MITNICIPAL DRINKING WATER

Item is deferred to next week's meeting.

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OUR FILE

May 9, 1991

Thelma MacAdam
3695 Victoria Drive
Port Coquitlatn, B.C.
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Dear Ms. MacAdam:
RE: ATTENDANCE AT ENVIRONAL PROTECI'ION COMMrlTEE MEETING

The Environmental Protection Committee of the City of Port Coquitlatn has requested I invite
you to our Environmental Protection Cotrunittee meeting of May 22, 1991 to be held in the
Second Floor meeting room, 2580 Shaughnessy Street, Port Coquitlatn, B.C. at 5:00 p.m. Please
contact the undersigned at 941-5411 to confirm your attendance.
Yours truly,

C.F. (K&p) Gaudry, P. Eng.,
Deputy City Engineer

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The Greater Vancouver Water District {G&VD) bcgaa a comprehensive
ssscssmcnt of its watershed policics axtd nlanagement plogx«ms in March of
management wss
19S9. Since the last independent review of watershed
conducted in the mid-1960s and watershed management philosophies have
changed in the past two decades, thc GVWD appointed a panel of technical
experts to review current practices and policies and prepare a rcpoxx on its
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findings.

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and vegetation cover management, access
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development, watershed control and securit, wildlife, fixhcries, education,
recreation, and special uses such as rights of way. However, since watershed
vegetation
contxol; access development withht the watersheds; and for@stand
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cover management were thc primary
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is healtMer and morc tcsisuult to this natural aging process. Two.thirds
the lard base is cmrendy in reserve, however thnbcr from the remaining oneof 0» wetctshcds is being harvested on a sustained yield basis. To date,
approximatcfy one-half of thc harvesting has bccn conducted to salvage
damaged ordfscascd dmbcr. Revenue realf rcd from the harvests is being reinvested in the watershed for ilnprovcd road access, protection of unstable
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activities in the watetshedsin thc 1920s, it did not begin acdvc management
of the forests until the early 1960s. in fact, the current fcsest management
program is the direct result of several related developments at that mme,
including:
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in the late 1950s and carly 1960s
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and damaged 2900 ha of foresn
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management plan; and
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docutncutation relating to shon term operations, such as timber harvesthtg
and road building, was generally adequate, However, there was a lack of well
define info-. action relaung to long \erin sttategies and plannh)g.
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through ititervlews with staff and various consultant reports.

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Current Streteglee:
Tbe Panel found that thc GVWD's progrtm in regard m control and security
of the 'watershcds ls excellent — one of the best in North America
should be continued. Coucetuing access development, the Panel also found
that the long term benefits afforded by road accem to remote areas withbt thc
watersbeds far outweigh the short term drawback of potential
erosion. Watershed roads arc reouired by the Amending Indenture and
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basic suategles that the Panel consMcred viable in a municipal watetsheda "ieanivc" approach that responds to natural processes and disasters, or a
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dcvclcps
strategies to minimiae these risks. One additional scbool of thought that was
to
History refit us «burtdr, ~ considered suggests a "hands oft" approach that allows natural
O/j tenugenmrenl proceed without human intervention. That approach would allow for the
approach fnvlles evenuud decHne of forest health, increasng the rislr of a ouasuophic event.
pro bfents, A "hands oft" approach is not conskicred a preferred option for municipal
waersheds as h would evenmally lead to a degradadon of water quaHty.

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unatmnously dctcrmhtcd that thc long tenn bcnefits of a conscrvadve proacdve approach outweigh the potcntiJ short term diawbacka The basis for
this finding lies in tbc historical problems encountered when the OVWD
used the xcacdve approach bctwcen 1936 to 1961, and the reaUzauon thu
neutral processes can be aniecipated with some degree of ccnalnty and that
meastucs can bc implemented to ~«t~t~e risks

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dependent on reveaue from timber arvesting. This total dependency
potentially weighs a risk to water quaHry against budgetly
considcradons and is not consistent with the spirit of the water
supply objccdvc. In addition, necessary road maintenance or erosion
conaol projects, which need to occur in any event, could go
unfunded because of a lower lcvcl of tunber harvest or a downturn
hi timber markets.
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vegetation management goals. The current management pxogram
focuses on only one-third of thc land base, with no define
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enough infoxmatioa to provide a basis fo» keg term forest stability
planning. Current planning horizons range from one to 20 yeats,
while iong range plans should consider several decades at a
minhnum and preferably F00 yeats for 'such fotesaL
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provide access for the ptotecdon of forests aad vegetation, hnd
and water resourccL
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bc based oa a dctaQed ecological inventory of the watcxsttcdL
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paael supported the GVWD's use of a unique index — dl Aqua-Tean
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tcrshcds coco&ding to best management practices.
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begin immediately because they will foun the basis for long term studies. It
is also advisable to hitiatc contact with thc Mixdsuy of Forests on issues
related to the Amending Indenture and idministrxdon, since mcdttications
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The Watershed Panel was composed of eight technical specialiists who met
dmes durii'ig the course of the two year study to present Endings and reviewnineteen
presemed.by other members. Three additional technical specialists also reviewedresults
of the Paneys Endings. The specialists were selected based on their cxoerienceparts
and
background in conducting reviews of sbnQar watershed uses or because of their socciGc
knowicdgc.of the GvwD resources. The background and qualiGcadons of these
individuals are described below.

G~cory KiruLcvcr. P.E.. Proiect Manager and Water Oualitv Soecialist. Eaoaomi~ad
Mr. Kirmeyer managed this study. He has a Master'
Degree la nvironmcntal Engineering aud has 20 years of experience in the Gelds of
water quality 'and water resources. He has spcciabzed in drinking water quality from
unGltered'munikdipal water sources similar to GVWD's. Mr. Xirmcyer has been
insuumental Ia developing watershed management plans for Seattle Water
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has specialized m forest soils and erosion control and has worked extensively
throughout Bridsh Columbia. Dr. Carr helped to develop the soil erosion guidegncs
and procedures manual currently used by the Mnisay of Foresuy..

peter Sanders. R.P.P Silviculture Soecialist. Jensen Consuldne, Mr, Sanders holds a
Master's Degree in Forestry and has over 30 years of experience ia the Geids of fores ..
and sQvicultu'rc. He cunentiy heads sQvinilturc operations at the U.B.C, Researcn
Forest in Maple Ridge and has extensive knowledge of the GVWD watershed
resources. IMr. Sanders has conducted several rcseatch studies within th'e GVWD
watersheds aad has documented silvicultural prescripuons for the watersheds in the
past.

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Dr.'olding'as a Doctorate of Philosophv Degr'ee in Forcsuy'and is curr'cntly an
Associat~eprofessor with the University of Sridsh Columbia Faculty of Foresnv. He
bas 37 years of.experience in the Gelds of forestry and forest hydrology. Dr. Golding
has conducted extensive research oa the impacts of timber harvesting on forest
hydrology, including over ten years of work within the GVWD watershcCk
32ala Scia. Ph.D.. Wildlife SoqgjaQsL B.C Forest Service. Da.geip holds a Ph.D. ia
Forestrjj and'as 10 years of.experieacc in studying foresuy/wi1dlifc iateracdons. He
currently is a wQdiife babimt ecologist with the B.c. Forest Service and aa adjunct
professor of Forestry at UJJ.C. Dr. Seip has studied the effects of forest management
practices on wildlife species including mountain sheep, caribou aad'moose.. He
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May 3, 1991

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Letter from Diane Yochim, 1247 Gabriola Drive, Coquitlam V3E 1P5
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April 18, 1991

Mayor Leonard M. Traboulay

City Hall
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Port Coquitlam, BC

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Dear Sir:

Watershed Management Public Review

Re:

Enclosed is a copy of my letter to Mayor Greg Halsey-Brandt,
Chairman of the GVRD's water committee regarding
review
of the GVWD's watershed management practises.the current
The
GVWD has
published a draft summary report, January 1991, titled "Greater
Vancouver Watershed Evaluation and Policy Review".
At the centre
of this review is the issue of logging in the watersheds.
believe that the Policy Review treats this issue in an unbiasedI
manner and presents workable solutions. I reguest that you obtain
a copy of the report and become familiar with
content. The
decision makers in this review process
must know all sides of the
issues in order to make well informed
I support the
findings of this study. A conservative decisions.
pro-active
approach
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Mayor Greg C. Halsey-Brandt
Chairman, GVRD Water Committee
Municipal Hall 6911 No. 3 Road
Richmond, BC
V6Y 2C1

Dear Sir:

Rer Revieiv of the Greater Vancouver Water District's
Management Plans
I am a professional forester residing in Vancouver and I am
deeply concerned over the
controversy surrounding the management of the Greater Vancouver
Water District'GVWD)
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tth ree watersheds; the Seymour, Capilano,
and Coquitlam river valleys. The current management
practices, which include a harvesting program have been heavily criticized
by the Western
Canada Wilderness committee (WCWC). It is their contention
that all of the recent turbid
drinking water events are directly related to logging, and that a
complete ban on logging should
be implemented to correct the problem. I believe that they are
presenting a very narrow minded
view and are promoting their own cause of a complete province-wide
ban on old growth logging.
The G,V.W.D. has used a pro-active management style in the watershed
since the mid 1960's
when a major review of the watershed was undertaken. In 1989
the GVWD commissioned a
complete review of the management practices started in 1967. This
current review is being
conducted in part because of the public concerns over water
quality and because of a number
of developments in the last 20 years in watershed management. The draft
summary report
«Watershed Management Bvaluation and Policy Review" was
published in January, 199i. The
Review recommended that a form of pro-active management including
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Timber harvesting in the GVWD's watersheds dates back to th
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Water District Act was passed in 1924, which gave the GVWD
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first major review in the watershed, a pro-active management

The overall management objective of the current program is
water quality. Enhancing water quality over a long period of
providing a succession of vegetation. Creating a series of
species in the forest maintains the watershed in a healthy and pr
age classes are harvested and replaced by young vibrant trees.

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Active management is only undertaken on a portion of the waters
developed a soil stability forecast system called the Aqua-Terra Classi
The use of this system has placed 62% of the watershed area in a protec
areas are deemed too steep to safely and without risk, carry out manag
entire watershed only 38% is actively managed (22,337 ha). To date 3
the management area have had harvesting and silvicultural activities ap
system is used with the cut blocks averaging 8 ha. (this compares to
many cutblocks over 40 ha in size). These areas have all been refo
species including westeni red cedar, yellow cedar, Douglas fir, amabalis fir and western
hemlock. A study conducted over the past 20 years by Dr. Golding in the jamieson Creek
Valley has shown conclusively that the low rates of harvest as practised by the GVWD do not
increase erosion.

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The WCWC believes that insect damaged trees should not be removed but should
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involved in letting nature run its course were not so great. With a population the
size of the GVWD area depending on it's water supply, the risk is too great to
the leave the watershed unmanaged. We need to manage the risk,. by a pro-active
management program.
The WCWC believes that fire and insect occurrences are rare events and
managing for them is not needed. The most recent insect attack occurred in 1983
(not 1961) and in 1990 there were 11 lightning caused fires. These fires were
quickly extinguished because the existing road network provided ready access.
A passive approach would have increased the risk of damage from fire.
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the slides in the lower part of the watershed are caused by logging. To date only
11 out of 319 slide events have occurred in logged areas, This is an occurrence
rate of only 3.4% and illustrates how well the ATSC system is working in
minimizing the risk of logging induced slides.
The WCWC alleges that the GVWD has been deliberately misleading council
members on activities in the watersheds. This is a false accusation. The GVWD
has conducted annual tours of the watershed to encourage board members to
become familiar with its operation. The GVWD held an open house March 2 to
present the findings of the Review Panel. It was poorly attended by municipal
officials. The GVWD has hid nothing.

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The WCWC would lead us to believe that the cloudy water we all experienced late in
1990 is a direct result of logging. The facts which they have conveniently ignored are:
November 1990 recorded record rainfall in the watersheds, both in terms of total
amount for the month as well as for short term I day rainfalls.
1495mm of rain fell in the Seymour during November. The monthly
average is 650 mm. November 1990 was twice the monthly average.
In the 48 hour period of November 22 to November 24, 370 mm of
rainfall was recorded in the Seymour watershed. To put this in
perspective this volume of water is approximately one half of the Total
Water used in Greater Vancouver in one year.

Before the heavy rain events started the watersheds were at an extremely low
level following last summers drought. These low levels exposed the silt banks
of the reservoirs to the heavy rainfall causing much of the sedimentation.

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one was recorded in a logged area. For the cloudy water to be linked to logging
there would have to be a higher incidence of slide activities in logged areas to
support this claim.

The high rainfall accompanied by melting snow quickly saturated the soils of the
watershed. The rainfall was so heavy that this saturation would have occurred whether
the areas were logged or not. Once the soils are saturated the water starts to flow
overland quickly filling stream channels and creating new channels. It was the heavy
unrelenting rainfall coupled with the low level of the reservoir's that contributed to most
of the turbidity.
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of applicable inanagement strategies which included; a "hands off'pproach, a reactive

approach, and 2 forms of a pro-active approach (different harvesting levels). After
careful consideration, "the Panel unanimously determined that the long term benefits of
a conservative proactive approach outweigh the potential short term drawbacks" In
coming to this conclusion the Review Panel made the following recommendations:
1.

Watershed lands should be managed based on their ecological values and that
management should minimize both short and long term risks to drinking water
quality.

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The GVWD needs to develop long term flonger than 20 years) vegetative cover
plans that meet the water supply objective.

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Indenture has to be replaced by a more innovative form of tenure.

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reviewed. There exists a potential conflict of interest whereby the mangers may
feel obligated to maintain a certain harvest level to fund projects. This must be
eliminated.

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to be based on the need to provide a mosaic of vegetative cover and a variety of age classes.
Harvesting should be used as a tool to achieve water quality objectives and should very much
be a secondary activity. Under the current program this division is not clear. This change
combined with the other recommendations of the Review Panel will strengthen and improve the
existing management plans.

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hey envision is the Best Overall Plan for the watershed. This approach will
amount of risk and the most protection of the watershed for the GVRD. In
and other members of the review committee to explore all sides of the issue

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THE CORPORATION OP THE
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MEMORANDUM
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Deputy Engineer

FROM:

Danielle Page
Administration

DATE:

April 23, 1991

Watershed Management Public Revi.ew (Letters from Peter Liaw and
Dwight Yochim)

His Worship Mayor Traboulay has asked that the attached letters be referred to
the Environmental Protection Committee, for reply.

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April 13. 1991

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Mayor Leonard M. Traboulay
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Dear Mayor,

have been following the events surrounding the watershed review process for some
time now and have had a chance the read the report entitled Greater Vancouver
Watershed Management Evaluation And Policy Review. This report can be found at
any public library and was produced by a independent technical panel of eight
professionals. The mandate of this panel was to study and evaluate current
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watershed practices and policies, Identify concerns, and make recommendatlons for
improvement where needed.

understand that this study took two years to complete and that the findings were
very positive. The report has several recommendatlons that would allow the GVRD
Watershed Management Program to become one of the best In B.C. It not North
America,
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There are opponents to the current program that have loudly voiced their concerns.
have studied the Information put forward by them and have found it largely
unsubstantiated. One group Is the Western Canada Wilderness Committee OIYCWC)
whose director, Ron Abrahams, has said that the GVRD cannot rely on the data
received from research done In the Seymour Watershed by Dr. Doug Golding, who Is
a specialist in forest hydrology. According to Dr. Abrahams, a family Physician. the
information from Seymour cannot be extrapolated and used In the other two
watersheds due to the differing soil types. He then goes on to quote reports from
other parts of B.C. and in fact other countries. myself would have on easier time
relying on data found within the same region especially given the diversiiy on our
forests.

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have full confidence In the current GVRD watershed practices and would urge you
and your council to review all of the facts and make an educated decision on the
future of our drinking water.

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Mayor Leonard M. Traboulay
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Dear Mayor:
I would like to thank you and your Council for the opportunity to present my views
on watershed management.
I currently work for the GVWD's Watershed
Management Department and have done so for eight years. For four of those years
I have been employed in the capacity of Road Construction Technologist. I am not
writing as a representative of the GVRD but I am presenting my views as a qualified
technologist to give a first hand view of the program.
Since 1981 I have seen this program evolve and change. The independent report
commissioned in 1989 and completed in 1991 recommends further changes but it
must be known that these changes and recommendations do not indicate problems
with the current program but are methods and techniques that can be used to
compliment the safeguards already in place.

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We have all the heard opposing views fiom environmental groups, in particular the
Western Canada Wilderness Comnuttee (WCWC). I have read and listened to their
concerns and claims and I have taken some of these unsubstantiated claims as a
personal insult as they are sometimes directly related to my job.
As these critics continued their attack I began to sift through their claims to try to
get to the heart of their concerns. It appears WCWC's main concerns are:

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3. Profits from GVRD log sales.

Firstly concerning, road construction, WCWC claims that roads are built and used
only for the purpose of logging and that those roads have increased the amount of
in our drinking water. Now lets look at the facts, the GVRD have used

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proposed. These roads are also used for fire control, research, security patrols,
inonitoring and controlling forest insect and disease outbreaks, as well as assessing
water quality throughout all three watersheds.

Last summer, following 17 days of high to extreme fire hazard, we had 103 lightning
strikes in one storm alone, 11 of these strikes started fires all of which were located

within old growth forests. The road system allowed a total of 89 men to be mobilized
within hours. Had these roads not been in place the results could have been
disastrous. Most recently our roads enabled us to move equipment into the Burwell
Creek area to clean-up a natural slide the day after the event. Had we not had
access to this area this blockage could have caused a debris torrent resulting in
irreparable damage to the creek and long term effects to drinking water quality.

The claim that our road construction causes siltation does not prove true. Appendix
6 of the watershed management review shows that even after an average of 90 Em
of roads have been built in each watershed there has not been an increase in
turbidity. In fact turbidity was worse before there was road construction which
suggests that the manmade reservoirs have their own inherent problems.
WCWC's second concern is that logging, specifically clear-cutting causes siltation.
Again let us look at the facts. Appendix 5 of the watershed management review
shows that as the harvesting progressed turbidity did not increase. In fact the only
turbidity events that occurred were during the later months when the reservoirs were
low and heavy rains and high flows washed over the lakes exposed mud flats
surrounding the lakes.

The GVRD's management strategy is to develop a forest cover that is resistant to
insect snd disease by creating an uneven aged forest with a diversity of tree species.
WCWC would have us believe that the natural forest is the best way to ensure water
quality. The 1936 GVRD board of directors thought this to be true as well until the
1950's and 60's when almost 4000 hectares of old growth forest were destroyed by
insects. It wss decided in 1961 to try and salvage these stands before they were
taken by a wildfire. These areas are now contain 25 to 30 year old trees. In fact
since 1961 alinost 4000 hectares have been harvested which is equal to that destroyed
by two insect outbreaks. The difference is that the haivesting has taken place over
30 years while the insect kill took only 10 years. Also 99.6% of the area harvested
has been planted while had the bug killed stand been left alone it may still be devoid
of forest cover snd a constant threat to lightning strikes.

The third concern of WCWC is the monies made by the GVRD from the sale of logs
harvested from the watershed lands. The impression given is that the driving force
behind the GVRD's harvesting practises are to make a profit to help offset the water
taxes. While it is true that the GVRD has generally made a profit, that money has
always stayed within the department and has funded other water quality projects
within the watersheds. This department has always been self supporting which

taxes. The Watershed Review has shown
as current projects depend upon money
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have evolved over the last 100 years from
early 1900's. The concerns of the 1920's,
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slides that have happened since 1963 alone. I cannot help but question the motives
of this group when tl'ey have concentrated on only one issue and not the whole

picture.

I now ask that your council adopt the recommendations put foi-.vard in the
independent report so that we may continue to be proud of our program and use it
as a model for other watershed managers to follow.

Let us not listen to the misguided environmental groups who would have us ignore
the past. George Santayana once said "Those who cannot remember the past, are
condemned to repeat it." Let's not repeat the past but continue to evolve into the
best watershed management program possible.
Yours Truly

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Hip Gaudry, P.Eng.
Deputy Engineer

FROM:

Danielle Page
Administration

DATE:

April 30, 1991

Watershed Management (Correspondence from L, Wong and D. Sproule

His Worship Mayor Traboulay has asked that the attached letters concerning
watershed management be referred to the Environmental Protection Committee,

for information.

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I would like to take this time to urge you to find out as much information as possible
on the GVRD's Watershed Management Program. This program is currently under
review partly from the urgings of environmental groups. Part of this review is in the
form of a report that was independently produced by people who specialize in their
fields. The environmental groups would have us believe that the current harvesting
progmm has degraded our drinking water quality. I was shocked and upset to hear
this until I read the report that studies all of the aspects of watershed management.
The study showed no proof that current harvesting and road building practlses have
caused an adverse effect to drinldng water quality. In fact the history records showed
that there was a bigger problem with drinldng water quality before the current
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people whose orJy concern is to gain some credibility by shutting down the GVRD's
Watershed Management Program. As the report states, and I now concur, the only
way to insure the quality of our drmktng water is to continue with a proactive
approach to watershed management. Take the time to review the report entitled
Greater Vancouver Watershed Management Evaluation And Policy Review and support
the program that has protected our water for the last 30 years.

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Dear Sir,
I am writing this letter to persuade you as a member of the GVRD board of directors of
the merit in continuing forest management on the GVRD watersheds. In my job as a
professional forester, I frequently overfly the capilano watershed, and observe the
activities below. In comparison with the activities in the non-water supply working
forests, I am very impressed with the good job that is being done in the water shed.
The percentage of land that is cut each year is much lower in the water shed, and the
road and bridges are constructed to a very high standard. The recent study done on the
watershed lands entitled "Watershed Management Evaluation and Policy Review"
clearly demonstrates that the current harvesting program is not having a detrimental
effect on water quality.

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was brought about by the murky water that we all experienced coming from our taps
last November, with logging activities being blamed for the inability of the land to
naturally filter the water. The facts are that November 1990 was a record month for
rainfall in the watershed, as it was for the whole south coast. I observed dozens of
washout situations up and down the coast. We were sandbagged by mother nature, not
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Mr. Dale Hyams
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Dear Mr. Hyams:

Thank you for your lener dated April 19, 1991, concerning watershed management by the
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about 25 mayors and aldermen in attendance with
comments and questions ranging from mild praise to some of
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voted to condemn the watershed management program without
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logging or road construction started over 30 years ago, only 6.4% of the area has been harvested, of that
over 99% has been replanted and over 20 water quality improvements projects have been done. This
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Victoria have been logging their respective watersheds for
well over forty years. Water quality has not suffered and
as long as proper planning is in place and carefully
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management to protect against an ageing forest which is
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management programs in March of 1989. Since the last
independent review of watershed management was conducted in
the mid-1960's and watershed philosophies have changed in
the past two decades, the GVWD appointed a panel of
technical experts to review current practices and policies
and prepare a report of its findings.
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specialists who met nineteen times during the course of the
two year study to present findings and review results
presented by other members. Three additional technical
specialists also reviewed parts of the panel's findings. The
specialists were selected based on their expertise in the
fields such as environmental engineering, hydrology,
forestry and wildlife interaction, ornithology and ecology
and forestry and silviculture.
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will take the time to read it and judge for yourself the
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CITY OF PORT COOUITLAM

MEMORANDUM
TO:

Rip Gaudry, P.Eng.
Deputy Engineer

FROM:

Danielle Page
Administration

DATE:

April 18, 1991

Arbokem Flax Pulp Mill

His Worship Mayor Traboulay has asked that the attached be referred to the
Environmental Protection Committee, for information.
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April 12, 1991

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t Minister Bud Smith, Q.C. today announced that Economic
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eceived approval-in-principle under the
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horough review of the environmental, social and
pacts of this project has been made," said Serwa. "The
technology used in the pulping process results in a
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proposed mill will take flax fibre from western Canada
bleached flax pulp and co-produce a potassium-based
ilizer. Target markets for the flax pulp and
are primarily east Asia and western Europe. Flax
the manufacturing of a strong, light-weight paper pulp
foz
products as bank notes, bibles and cigarettes.

plant, in creating 23 new jobs and using a new,
cess foz producing pulp from flax fibre, represents
a
impetus to local economic development," said Smith.
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part of the MPRP, public information meetings were held

by Arbokem

in Surrey on November 13, 1990, and December 4, 1990.

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The public was also invited to

submit written comments on
Arbokem's prospectus document which

viewing at libraz'ies in the lower mainland. available foz public
In addition, a number
of environmental organizations were
provided with a copy of the
company's prospectus for their review.
was made

patented process for producing pulp from flax
fibre
and foz dispensing of spent pulping
liquor involves bleaching the
pulp using oxygen and hydrogen peroxide rather
than chlorinated
compounds. The spent pulp liquor and the
bleaching
effluent will
be evaporated to a saleable
liquid fertilizer product,
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instead of

being discharged as waste.

The mill's environmental impact will
be monitored as one of
the conditions of the MPRP approval-in-principle
bv a Monitoring
Committee to be chaized by the Greater
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CONTACT:

complete copy of the Review of Prospectus for
Arbokem Inc. Flax
Pulp Mill is available from the following:
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David Parsons

Coordinator

Derek Griffin

B.C. Environment

Major Project Review Process

Major Project Review Process
Ministry of Regional and
Economic Development
Victoria, B.C.
(604)387-3707

Victoria, B.C.
(604) 387-9677

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C1T'Y OF POR7 A4OGDDY
May 1, 1991

City Clerk

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2580 Shaughnessy Street
Port Coquitlam, B.C.
V3C 2AB

Dear Sir:
RE: Carmet Cleanina - DumIoina to Storm Drains

Council was advised at their April 22nd, 1991 Meeting that some local
carpet cleaning f irms have been violating the Waste iianagement Act by
discharging waste cleaning water into storm drains. It was noted that
carpet cleaning waste water should be discharged to a sanitary sewer.

City Council is concerned about the continuation of this practice and
the adverse affects it will have to streams and, ultimately, the
Burrard Inlet. A resolution passed unanimously to alert the
communities in the Lower Mainland area of this environmental concern
and to encourage the public to report offenders to the Ministry cf
Environment, Waste Management Branch.

Persons reporting should have the company name, licence plate of
vehicle, date and time of occurrence, The Lower Mainland Regional
Office is located at:
15326 103A
TELEPHONE:
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Dear Sir,

I am in receipt of your letter (file: WD 92. 00& to
Nr. Herb Redekopp of D. F.O. regarding our request for water

from the Coquitlam system for use at our Coquitlam River

Hatchery.

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have discussed, your requests with my fellow
directors and Club members and with their consent, I
acknowledge the potential risk of the accidental release of
chlorinated water into the proposed hatchery supply and the
possibility of an interruption of the supply for operational
reasons,
I also understand that the District intends to use
chloramine injection as part of it's water quality
improvement plan and at such time the supply of raw water to
the hatchery would, no longer be available.
It is our intention to install back-up water
supplies from Slade Creek and the Coouitlam River so that the
hatchery may be operated from these should the water from the
District's sy tern become unuseable or unavailable, In this
case, it is requested that a method of notification be set up
to inform D. F, O.r'S. B. P and, or, the Club, should any changes
to the proposed supply be planned which may potentially
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Alan E.Grist,
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Regional Nanager, G. V. R. D,
Kaycr L. Sekora,
District of Coquitlam.
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Fisheries Oi'f icer, D. F. O. Coquitlam.
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PROPOSED CHLORAMINATION OF MUNiCIPAL DRINKING WATER
EARP REVIEW

The purpose of this letter is to inform you that the Department of Fisheries and Oceans
(DFO) is initiating a review under the Environmental Assessment Review Process (EARP)
as oullined in the 1984 Environmental Assessment and Review Process Guidelines Order
(attached). Odiginally, the EARP was intended to be applied for federal projects. However,
as a result of several fairly recent court decisions, our department must now review all
projects which have a potential impact on the fisheries resource. The principle legislative
tool for this is the Fisheries Act. Section 36 of this act prohibits the release of a
deleterious substance. On at least two recent occasions in Surrey, fish kills have resulted
from the discharge of chloraminated drinking water. A tower court has established that
chloraminated drinking water is a deleterious substance.
In addition to section 36 of the Fisheries Acf, section 37 of this act empowers our
department to request 'plans and specifications" for any project that may have an impact
on fisheries resources. This section allows our departmer.t to initiate project reviews. In
this case, both of these sections make DFO the 'lead initiating agency'ith respect to
the EARP guidelines order. Accordingly, this letter serves as our request for "plans and
specifications" relating to the GVWD Drinking Water Improvement Plan. The submission
being requested will serve as the "Initial Environmental Evaluation" (IEE).

To my knowledge, this is the first time such a project has undergone a review of this sort.
We hope to be able to work cooperatively with your agency to carry out an efficient
review of this project. have attached a list of required information that should be
addressed in your IEE. We would appreciate the opportunity to review the draft table of
contents for this IEE so that we may comment on this prior to initiating the work. This
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request is made with the intention of preventing any unnecessary delays and/or costs.
It is unclear at this time whether the GVWD or its member municipalities should be the

"proponent" for this project. would appreciate clarification on this matter and confirmation
that GVWD will be acting as the proponent for the Drinking Water Quality Improvement
Plan.
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with you as well as review your draft IEE before it is made public. Please contact me at
666-6990 should you wish to discuss the project. Alain David with Environment Canada
will be cooperating with DFO in the review of your submission. He can be reached at 666I

2699.

Sincerely,

Lee hlikl

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Fraser River, N.B.C. 8 Y, Div.
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A. David, Environmental Protection, North Vancouver

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FOR GVRD DRINKING WATER QUALITY

We proponent should prepare an IEE containing

IMPROVEMENT PLAN

the following information:

A description of the intended

project.
The potential environmental impact of this

project, particularly as it relates
to the fisheries resource. This should consider
not only acutely lethal but
also sublethal impacts of this project on
any life stage of fish and their food

organisms,

Any mitigation measures that could realistically

adverse impacts of this project.
A description of the water distribution system.

GVRD distribution pipes but also any water

Wis should include not only
mains belonging to member

municipalities. This description should consider the

material from which they are constructed,
A description of the problem and what means,

be used to protect public health.

be used to mitigate the

age of the pipes and the

other than chloramine, can

Any additional information which is pertinent to this

project.

Copies of this IEE should be made available to the
public for their viewing. In order to
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all public libraries within the areas
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May 9, 1991

Mr. Richard Schroeder
Poor Richard's Distributing Corp.
2820 Huntington Place
Port Coquitlam, B.C.
V3C 4T3

Dear Mr. Schroeder:
RE:

A~ANCE AT ENV1RONMENTAL PROTECTION COMMITTEE MEETING

The Environmental Protection Conunittee of the City of Port Coquitlam has requested I invite
you to our Environmental Protection Committee meeting of May 29, 1991 to be held in the
Second Floor meeting room, 2580 Shaughnessy Street, Port Coquitlam, B.C. at 5:00 p.m. Please
contact the undersigned at 941-5411 to confirm your attendance.
Yours truly,

C.F. (Kip) Gaudry, P. Ertg.,
Deputy City Engineer

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Alderman R. Talbot
Igor Zahynacz, City Engineer