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MINUTES OF AN ENVIRONMENTAL
PROTECTION COMMITTEE
HELD AT 4: 45
.m. TUESDAY, JULY 30, 1985MEETING
PERSONNEL

IN

ATTENDANCE:

Alderman M.D. Gates, Chai rman
Stewart, Co-Cha i r
T.M. Chang, P. Eng... Assi stant mar,
Ci ty Eng ineer
W. Brown, Director of
Pl anni ng
Al derman 'W.W.

Cillis, Planning Technician
Ciiiis were present for Items

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(Mr. Brown 8 Mrs.
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- CONFIRMATION OF

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MINUTES OF PREVIOUS MEETING

Recommend;-:d:

That the
nutes of the meeting of the
Protect ion Committee
held on Thursday, Jul
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ECONOM IC

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DEVELOPMENT COMM ITTEE

Mr. Brown asked Al derman's Gates

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Stewart whether they have any
draft brochure
prepared by the Cor iol is

comments regard ng the
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Consulting Corporation promoting the City's
industrial area. A
br ef discussion ensued wi th the
recommendation
o'. Counc
other members
race ve cop i es of the brochure and that
that
this item be
placed on the regular
open Counci Meeting to be held
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ITEM

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T. Chong presented addi tional
Committee as fol ows;
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INTO WATERCOURSES

information on this subject to the

Discuss i one wi th Gary Taccogna of the Federal
Fisheries and
Oceans Salmonid Enhancement
Program Co-ordinator for the local
area conf i rmed that the letha
i m it
for fish ranges from a
minimum concentration of .002 parts
per
to .02 parts
per mi ion. His op i n ion was that the million
City'
water
system wi th a free ch or inc res i dua of
supply
02 to 0. 04 parts per
pgi
ion doesn'
appear to be a major prob0. em
much of the
ch I or In e wi
be reduced or neutral i zed once since
it Is in contact
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any organ ca in the ground, storm sewers or the
watercourses.
Aeration also neutral
chlorine residuals.
However, the
kel ihood of f sh ki s izes
obv ious
increase
with the Increase In the free chlorinewi
residual in y the water
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supply system.
The Prov inc a
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date for recei pt of resol utions to be included in
4th,
However
late reso utions of "immense imporlancen may be 1985.
submitted for

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cons derat on no ater than September 16th,
is wel substantiated.
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ensued
council meeting to be held on August 12th, 1985 for disc u;sion;
"WHEREAS it is a normal pract ce of many mun c pa! t es, with
ch orina ed water supp ies, to carry out hydraui ic f ushing of
watermains to remove accumulated foreign substances and stagnant
water;

the Committee recommend ing the fol
draft reso uti on towi th
the U.B.C.M. being submitted to thelowing
open
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WHEREAS the lethal
imit, in terms of chlorine
present in the water, for some var et es of f sh s asresidual
low as
0. 002 mg/ wh ch is in the order of one-hundredth the amount
specified in the provincial drinking water standard;
AND WHEREAS Section 33 of the Canada Fisheries Act forbids the
d
scharge of a de eter ous substance into fish rearing
watercour
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that the U.B.C.M. adv se member

THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED,
mun c i pa i ti es wi th ch or i nated

water supp

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d i scharg ing any water f ushed from watermains direct y into f sh
r earing
watercoursas.
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Al derman Stewart added that as background suppor tive information
to the U.B.C.M. the recent incidents of fish
ki led at the local
Coquit
am Hatchery due to contamination of its water supply with
terna;
chlorine
should be inc uded.
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CLEAN-UP

OF

COOUI TLAM RI VER UPDATE

T. Chon g presented

the Comm t tee Members

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recent discussions which

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th a summary of the
various regulatory

agenc es charged wi th the respons b
ty of manag ing the Coqu t am
Ri ver .
He al so presented the Comm ittee Members with a summary of
the recommendations which were made as a result of the 1978
Coquit am River Water Management Study conducted by the Water
Investigations Branch. The Committee then discussed the foi lowing
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the proposed work involved in cleaning up of
the Coquit am River.
The sequence of events which should occur prior to the City
app ying for funds to have the proposed works carr ed out.
Ai derman Gates stated that recent discussions he has had with Mr.
Gerry St. Germaine, M.P. have assured him that Federal Funds are
avai labie to have this type of work carried out. Included in the
scope of work A cierman Gates wou d
ke to see that a
trees
The scope of
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currentl y growing on gravel and si lt islands
in tne I ver channels
removed and that dredg ing of the
Coquitlam River from its mouth
the northern boundary
the city imits at Lincoi n Avenue to
inc uded in the work.of In
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t on, he would
ke to see a
construct ion of the dykes as addi
recommended
th
t r Management
Stud
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ev i ate f ood ng of certain b parts
of the city be
inc uded as part of the proposed work.
AI derman S tewart added
that the District
Coqu it I am shou'd be so
c ted for comments f
the City were to ofproceed
wi th the works as
proposed by Alderman
Gates. Since the west channels
Coqu it am River ie in the District of certain sect ions of the
of Coqu It I am.
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The Committee recommended that th
item
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bee brou
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on ur i ng the InCommittee sMeeting
of Counci
on August l2th, I9B5.

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to be held

- NElil BUSINESS

ITEM 5

A.
Alderman Stewart reiterated the concerns
of certain
r a in mem b ers of
counci that
t at the proposa to oi lanes and gravel
shou ldeI s should
have been routed through
Env ironmental Protection Committee
pr i or to it be ng brought the
forward to Coun c
for decision. T.
Ch on g exp a ned aga in that it was
not the intent it.n to
Env ironmental Protection Committee
bypass the
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comp a nts regarding dust that have but in view f th
been received from the publ ic
a prompt decision had to
made. Should the requirement for
oi i ng lanes and shoulders be
come up again def in ite ef forts wi
made to en s ure that the members of
be
the Env ironmenta Protect ion
Comm i ttee are con su I ted .
B.
The Committee was uncertain about
Counci ' poi icy regard ing
the spraying
ot pesticides and herbicides
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the Cit . T. C
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obt a
Counc i s latest poi cy on this inmatter
and adv ise the
Comm i ttee dur ng the next
Committee Meet i ng .
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ssistant City Engineer
NOTE:

Mi nut es
not read and adopted
cert f ed by Committee
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Alderman M.D. Gates,
Chairman

the Comm ttee unt
signature.

by

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City Adm In strator
City Eng ineer
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