Pollution Permit #PE-5968 continued.......

land in agricultural areas during the. dry months ofthe year
and now the applicatn wishes to dispose of the wastes year
round and on smaller parcels of land-in close proximity to -
residential areas. a _ .
-. The Auendment as written has another serious shortcoming
in that if approved as applied for, wastes from other areas such.
as Pitt Meadows, Maple Ridge, or Mission could be disposed of |
-in’either Coquitlam or Port Coquitlam. :

Finally, what agricultural wastes generated in your.
municipality, has been on relatively smaller operations and
disposed of in a traditional way on the owners own land.
This land also served as a buffer zone to adjacent residential
areas. Should the service applied for.be approved, there would
no longer be a need for such buffer zones ,and animals’ could be
kept much closer to-residential dwellings. 2: oe. es

I trust the foregoing will help you to better understand.
our concerns. If you share our concerns it would assist in
putting a stop to the proposal if you were to. make your
objections known directly to the Ministry of the Environment.

Yours truly,

a “F.J. Blatherwick., M.D., F-R.C.P.(C)«
FJB/mbd i Director, a _ . ;

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RECOMMENDATION:

THAY the Municipal Council strongly object
to Pollution Permit application #PE-5968;
AND THAT the Ministry of Enyjronment be so
advised. ; ; :

B.R. Kirk, |
City Administrator.

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