THE CORPORATION OF .. HE CITY OF PORT COQUITLAM ENVIRONMENTAL I ROTECTION COMMIT1'EE MINUTES A meeting of the Environmental Protection Committee was held in tre Administration Offices 0214 2571 Shaughnessy Street, Port Coguitl am, B.C . on Thursday, March 10th, 1988 at 5:15 p.m. — Personnel in Attendance: Alderman M.D. Gates, Chairman Alderman R.H. Talbot R.A. Freeman, City Clerk/Deputy City Administrator CONFIRt4ATION OF MINUTES Pecommended: That the minutes of the meeting oF the En rironmental Committee held on Thursday, February 18th, 1988 be take:.. as Protection read and adopted. Carried. ITEM I "GOOD NEIGHBOR" POLICY — PESTICIDE USE. Alderman Gates referred to the above noted subject and advised that the North Shore Health Unit had such a program is effect. Recommended: That the Committee Secretary be instructeo to contact the North Shore Health Unit and ask for informa! ion concerning their "Good Neighbor" Policy in respect to pesticide use. Carried. ITEM II "BURRARD THEPJ4AL" GENERATING PLANT. Recommended: That the committee Secretary be instructed to seek information from the city of port Moody concerning the proposal to generate power for sale to the United States at the Burrard electric Thermal Generating Plant. Carried. ITEN III OUTDOOR BURNING Gates referred to a memorandum from the Fire Chief on the subject of outdoor burnina and advised that he and Alderman Talbot would contact, the City Engineer to see if a fenced area could be made available inside Reeve Street Park to help alleviate concerns in t.his regard. Alderman ITEN S.P.C.A. RE: ANINAL SHELTER. IV: Recommended. That Mayor Traboulay be reguested to make the reguested appointment to a ccmm'tee that would consider replacement of th present animal shelter. Carried ITEM V: LtuTD APPLICATION — VALLEY RITE NIX LTD. Recommended. thc Committee Secretary advise the Ministry of Forests and Lands of the Committee's agreement with items 3(b), 3(c), and 4 as That set out in the District of Coguitlam's letter to that Ninistry dated January 7th, 1988. Carrieo. The Neeting Adjourned at Sc30 p.m. C/Z~~- R.A. Freeman Aldermaw'M.D. Gates Crrasittee Chairman City Clerk/ Deputy city Administrator NCUZ: Minutes not read and adopted by the Committee by the Committee Chairman's signature. C.C, Mayor and Alderman until certified correct City Administrator City Engineer ("IAR m g1miiisg (m- — -!maaamsm~ . ' I 0 1988 c ~lie gg') 9iialNRlliieaR! RK'-'=— ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION COMMITTEE MEETING 5:15 P.M. THURSDAY~ MARCH 10'988 "Good Neighbour" Policy pertaining to Pestiside use. "Burard Thermal" Generating Power for sale to U.S.A. Outdoor Burning memo from Fire Chief, February 25, 1988. S.P.C.A. letter of February 23, 1988 to FJayor. Act Application — Valley Rite Mix, District of Coquitlam reply, February 22, 1988. Land ) l1A( 10 1988 THE CORPORATION OF THE CITY OF PORT COQUITLAM TO: R.A. Freeman Environmental Protection Committee FRGM: February 25th, 1988 J. Boileau Fire Chief Outdoor Burning In view of the attached report from the GVPJ) dated May 14th„ 1987, the to Mayor Traboulay from Mrs. and numerous telephone complaints during Spring and Fall burning, B. I Brenner the present policy on Spring and Fall burning. believe Council should review letter Also attached for information is a pamphlet "Are you killing fish", a news article from the Vancouver Sun and a list on "Disposal your of Hazardous Household Products". CoF(fS: Ald.G ~ES Ill v lf.t NR! 0 lg88 ( ! +E I ~8 ~ ignis(m(s(~ ~~ ~~ ~ ~ 8(!!! ss( K I spa I S44 Xg L ES(S IK .~ma 5$WISW Greater ( ancou(3er Regional District 4330 Kingsroey. Bumeyy, Briilsa Columirrrs Cerreye VBH 406 Engineering: 432-6450 ~ Foresoyr432-64lg 'pereyons6ieeinienenca.432-6405 'oyuyon Conlroi 432-6420 Page 1 of 4 TO I BOARD OF DIRECIORS FROM: WATER RE I O)3IDOOR BURNING IN 'IBE CVRD DATE: MAY & Engineering 6 Oper WASTE MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE 14, 1987 REPORT; Open burning of a variety of waste materials has occurred in all lower mainland municipalities in past years with control being exercised by Municipal and Regional authorities. This report describes the types of material for which open burning is the prevalent method of disposal and the current situation in municipalities, together with the direction in which the Regional District is moving. (a) Domestic Backyard Burni~n The semi-annual practices by homeowners of caring for trees and shrubs results in the generation of significant amounts of prunings, cuttings, etc. which require some means of disposal. Historically, in the Distiict have authorized pericds in the Spring and Fall municipalities of. each year for burning such wastes on site. Provisions for administering this are specified in municipal Fire Bylaws and are mainly oriented towardpractice the prevention of damage to property fire, by The concern of the District's Pollution Control staff on the impact this practice has on regional, local and neighbourhood centres air quality. Actual impacts can vary considerably depending on conditions, timing of municipal burning periods, and the extentmeteorological to which homeowners take advantage of the opportunity to burn. The nature of these wastes and the low combustion temperatures achieved can result in very dense smoke emissions which create health and nuisance concerns. In 1982, Dr. John Blatherwick, in a report to the Simon Eraser Union Board of Health, recommended that Spring and Fall burning periods be eliminated. To support this conclusion, he cited the potential health of emissions on people with chronic respiratory disease and stated that effects "at least 10% of the general population have some degree of airway hyper-reactivity which places them at increased risk from a wide variety of airborne i rritants, but particularly to complex mixtures of pollutants such as smoke", The health effects due to inhalation of fine particulate matter (smoke) is becoming increasingly important and air pollution control strategies in both Canada and the United States include establishment of ambient air quality objectives for this parameter. The attached Table illustrates current practices of municipalities in the District. Clearly, there is a trend toward the elimination of backyard burning, with the City of Vancouver being the first to implement such a ban in 1983. The Districts of Burnaby md North Vancouver adopted similar bans and, beginning this y ar the City of Newsubsequently Westminster no longer allows open burning to occur. Other municipalities continue to authorize Spring and f'all burning periods. tjAR ~~~+I lg B e e lme -— ~ I e—o : I I I gg g )S ~ 1 ~~ ~~m s~e~~" I! , im) I Bsmse imsmm ) N(BB) 'gggg hl ei 0 1II88 ) Page 2 or 4 Demolition and Construction (b) variety of wastes are generated Burninp the construction and demolition of buildings. Many building materialsduring are composed of asphalt products (e.g., roofir.g materials) chlorinated plastics, treated wood, etc. Wnen burned e open, these materials can produce a variety of air toxics in addition into smoke. A prior to the District's involvement in air pollution control, each municipal fire department controlled the and duration of such fires by issuing permits on site specific bases. frequency The District's administration of the Pollution Control Act and subsequently the Waste Management Act, indicated that significant problems were being created by the numerous open burning occurrences on building project sites. the poor emission quality and the incidence of complaints from the Considering pJblic, open burning of these wastes is riot allowed. A control program was by the District in co-operation with most Fire Departments which implemented effectively disallowed open burning of these wastes. This program continues to oe enforced by advising first-time violators of the District's requirements, followed by increasingly actions for repeated violations. Compliance with these requirements hassevere been high and public complaints have been significantly reduced. (c) Land Clearing Fires The burn.rng ot vegetation waste (land clearing debris) indigenous to a particular site is exempt from the Waste Act the burning is conducted on the actual site. )removal ofManagement this material to another burning is not allowed in the District unless a permit under the site for Waste Management Act has been issued. if Presently, operators need only obtain a permit from the local Fire Department to burn land clearing debris on site. The common practice is to use highly combustible such as rubber tires or dry demolition wastes to initiate fires. materials Operator attention to fires is the prime emission control measure taken, but experience minimizing emissions receives fairly law priority during the has shown that clearing procedure. The District's Pollution Control Officers numerous complaints from the public regarding smoke impingement and fly receive deposition on surrounding property. Irhile it is presently difficult ash for the District Director to take acti'on in such instances, the Officers routinely draw these problems to the operator's attention and suggest ways of mitigating the negative impacts. A degree of success has been achieved using this approach. (c) XndustrialWarrmercial Burning Open burning of wastes generatect in industrial plants and commercial businesses has been controlled in a manner to that for construction/demolition burning. Many Lowersimilar Mainland municipal fire bylaws also disallow these types of open burning, making their elimination fairly straightforward. Enforcement of the Waste Management Act focuses the control of industrial emission sources through issuance by the DistrictonDirector of Permits, Approvals and Orders. uncontrolled sources surh as open burning of wastes would not be allowed under such authorization. Compliance companies by with these requirements has been quite good. MAR 10 1988 IWLI5 I ii » g a»e»s micr m II SI „r I I IR 1 k Ies L == mrs ~ I~=,wwerrIe~ =:~~~ ~ + — ~~»» IN W I ~ ~ 3lR~i~1%~~~' F r»i I I » er ~ ~H~ sr — gQ MJI »m» ~ I mmm Beam s I sL page 3 or 4 0 Open burning is 'h still used as the dis sal meth GVRD th publi to i t d lit i y and o therT issues has the District to restrict ro ted some o open bu ming. 1 positive step toward regional solution is the st Administration Board in aNovember, 7986 ta~dwrelo di l of d litio land cl ear a i ng and garder wastes op on and mplemer tation at a Regional of a ce in e liticn of open burnin number of air quality ing and the reduction in the complaints. A WKMNENBll CN: That the report on Outdoor Burning in the GvRD be received NAR 10 Lo88 Page 4 oZ 4 West Vancouver: Fridays and Saturdays in October and April North Vancouver District: No burning allowed. North Vancouver City: Two weekends in fall and two weekends in spring. Burning in approved incinerators allowed year round. Vancouver: No burning allowed. Burnaby: No burning allowed. Richmond: 15 days in spring and 15 days in fall. Delta: 15 days in spring and 15 days in fall. Surrey: Burning allowed year round. Permit required May 1 to October 31. Otherwise unrestricted. White Rock: 1st Saturday and Sunday of each month November to April inclusive. New Westmir.ster: No burning allowed. Coquitlam: Two consecutive weekends fall and spring. No landclearing fires May 1 to October 15. Port Coquitlam: One month in fall and one month in spring between October 14 and A pril 14. Council has made an exception this year and allowed a six week period ending April 30 Port Moody: One month in fall (usually November) and one month in spring (usually April). Construction waste and landclearing fires allowed year round with permit, BAR 1D 1988 March 21/87. Traboulay, Mayor, City of Pt. Coquitlam, 2272 Mcallister, Pt. Coquitlam, B.C. V3C 2AS Dear Sir Finally, a beautiful spring day and what do we get? Stinking smoke and ashes all afterI.oon swirling everywhere, and not for the first time. With all th is fuss over smoking in public places I find it hypocrit ical and archaic to allow burning every spr'ing and fall in our city. Clean air is a priority, isn't it7 Gasol ine on rubber tires doesn't do much for our environment. Please disallow burning; it stinks! Mr. L. Yours truly B. Brenner (Mrs.) 1663 Robertson Ave., Port Coquitlam, B.C. V3B lcg I'heseeotutuou household !8rodu(t:ts are hazardous to fish. automotive Products Pesticides itiolor oil antifreeze brake fluid disinfectant (bathroom, kitchen, eic.) ~ insectiodes (gsrden products flea collars etc.) ~ fungiodes (mold and mildew control) ~ rodenticides (rat and mouse bait) ~ herbiddes (weed killers) ~ molluscides (slug baits) ~ wood preservabves (creosote, pentachlorophenol) ~ i.arburetor cleaner gasoline gasoline additives transmission fiuid degreasers seafers 'aints and Solvents psi '.ts shellacs lscquers varmshes enamels paint thinners paint and varnisii sinppers rustproof coatings Cleaning Products ~ detergents drain and toilet cleaners ~ rug and upholstery ~ cleaners leather pressrvers ~ dry cleaning agents csr wash detergent polishing agents (shoe products) ~ Recreational Products swimming pool contents (chlonne) outboard motor products (gas, oil, etc.) ~ Cutthroat Trout HELP PRESERVE YOUR NEIGHBOURHOOD sTREAMS AND THEIR FISH AND WILDLIFE RESOURCES! GVRD Recycie Hotline — 636-8686 OR Minist~y of Environment and Parks (Waste Management) 584-8822 Cutthroat trout and salmon will appreciate Please keep hazardous household wastes your care. out of storm drain systems. O hill.1233 niuhl i 3 rvhr vv, 1vn Ihvhrho oslsz Ministry of Environment and Parks Are you polluting a streanmP Many people don't realize that hazardous household waste products that they wash or dump into!hase drains go right into their neighbourhood streams. Oils, detergents, paint compounds and solvents, pesticides, and many other corn non household products often end up in streams via thie storm sewers. Most of these contain chemicals that are toxic to fish, and many small discharges from thousands of households can poison many miles of neighbourhood streams. lil! Ill 1 illll III llltltl I III I lllllillilll IIIII till llllll IITff9lfff|f Bo you know what this isP This is a "Storm drain" or "catch basin". There are many thousands of these drains located throughout the Lower Mainland, including your neighbourhood. Their purpose is to collect rain and melted snow that drain off exposed surfaces such as roads, parking lots and driveways. Yes, you can, by becoming involved in the Storm Drain Marking Program! In many neighbourhoods, concerned citizens are voluntarily marking a yellow tish symbol beside storm drains that discharge into local streams. This fish symbol reminds neighbourhood residents that if they permit toxic substances to enter marked storm drains they may be poisoning fish in a nearby stream. Many of these basins empty mto underground storm sewer systems. Their contents are quickly discharged into nearby streams, which are important habitats for trout and salmon. Unlike dcmestic wastes collected by sanitary sewers, the contents ot many storm sewers are not treated at sewage treatment plants prior to their discharge into a stream. Please don't dump hazardous household products into storm drains. Some products, such as used motor They may also be committing a crime! Under the Fisheries Act it is an offense to dump toxic substances mto fishbearing waters. oil, are recyclable locally. Other prnducts must undergo special processing to render them harmless. For information on local recycling and disposal facilities, contact: How Do You Become Involved in the Storm Drain Marking Program? GVRD Recycle Hotline — 736-8636 OR Contact the Fisheries and Oceans Canada Community Advisors for your neighbourhood. If you live north of the Fraser River, call 666-0143. If you live south of the Fraser River, call 666-0742. Ministry of Environment and Parks (Waste Management) 584-8822 The Vnrcouscr Sun, I a&lay, Noscmbci 20, 19X7 I bc I'cacc Aich Ncsvs, Su uiuay. Oc&ub'i 1, I'&X7 I fAr c64Q killer kiII' goes On pmIed IIIJIVIL'cmbcri ot &hc Sap,'&ci'&o&i I ish &&&xi G&&ine Club phinncd to be oui pa&rolling thc bank~ ol battered Ilrunctrc Ila rragam today ic" rching for &he cause ol an ongoing l&sh k&0. I&or the pas& IO day» club member~ luwc been I'inding dead uduh colio ~a!mon sca&tered along the shore of &hc urban&&ream The Brunettes&raddies thc New VVei&nnusterCoquitlan& border and rui&s imo the Fraicr River. So lar about 50 coho hase died &rom unknown causes on their uay up &he Brunette to sp&&'svn. "'&Vc've hccn working I'o& about 20 years to Iry and save iliis river," club member Harold ,'obinson said Tlnirsduy "It's not a shock lish are t&eing killed, bot it's a damn 'ihs& shame." The river was once so badly polluted i& sv«s devoid ot fish, but largi'ly through thee&&orts ol tlie Sapperton c ub the wa&envoy was cleaned up «nd salmon ond trout have medea comeback. Last fall about 500 coho run up &hc Brunette. Tins&care run ofa&ound 300 to 500 fish is expec&ed Robinson said club members have found abm&t 50 dead coho so far. which reprcsen&s a si&is bi. a moun& of the run, "ind ol course ivc dou'i know how many others hase died and bern svashcd away, lVe ar'ctini&ely siorned about this. 1Ve are very. very concerned ltobinson said &hc club is pairolling the river searching lor a source ol pullut&on "'iVe leal it &s» dc&erg&in, or oil, or sou&e&hing ... &Vc &vent to stress to thc public the d &ngc ra In pain&&g pa& n&s or chen» '« I» In a storm ieiver. That all ends up in tlic I-rascr lhvcr eicntually." Federal Fish&&ics oll'iccr lt &ady Svcbb said his depurtmrm is b«l&1ed by &Iw kill. "Ihere tire l&ve coho. Iiic chun& and I&ve Irm&t in the tlruuct&e right now. 'I hc only l&ih ruing up di,&d:ire iidult c«lio .. I hey;irc "-.&sh&l&hy looking!ish ssh&ch h«scn't spaisnrd, so some&»&ng is dclinitcly sir& ng." Someone who d&&posed of tox&c waste in a storm sewer or a tributary o( the Scrpcntine River, elfcctively wiped aut the cll'orts of hundreds of volunteers who stocked thc river with salmon fry earlier this week, Tom Keall, pas; president of the Tynehead Hatchery Associntion, says volunteers from his group, along with Surrey School children, raised and rclemed a total of 23,000 coho and 50,000 chum fry into the Serpentine last spring. '"fhe spawncrs were taken in dirty, wet, cold weather by these dedicated people," Keall says. "Eggs werc removed and tended carefully so that a good hatch was aclneved. When the small fish swam up. they ivere put into a tank and fed every l5 minutes by these volunteers. The snowand ice covered everything as they were out in the open, like they've been dom''or two years now. Ther, the small fingerlings were released and expected to return in three years &&&7&c. Otficials ol'the B.C. Ministry of Parks and Environment investigating. Fhe, 3 a g ) hose W ~ Fish kill By SUKANNE FOURNIER Staf( fteporter 'I'his time, they'e sowing to make the culprit pay. Oft'icials arc trying to (ind out who dumped chemicals into Reay Creek in Sidney, wiping out 2,000 I'ish in it salmonid enhancement p&'OJcct. It's the third such spill in five years. "Wc'll try our best to pinpoint a culprit and lay charges," said federal lisheries officer Bti'ce Grant yesterday A first of(ence under the F&shet&cs Act carries a maximum $ 50,000. (inc. Grant says fishcncs ol'ficers, the city and Saanich municipality are joining forces and calling for "citizen noops" to help stop the dumping. Grant says chemical samples and dead lish from the weekend spill are being analysed. Par&icularly hard-hit by the spill were local children. Anglers'ssociation president Tom Davis s.id neighborhood kids, some in tears, smelled the chemical in the creek on the weekend and told him of the fish kill. "Kids were thrilled when a few fish carne home ta spawn last year, despite the repeated, irresponsible dumping ol'oxir chimicals in the creek," said Davis. "Parents are worried becaus kids play in the creek and chemicals are toxic to humans, too. We want to save our creek and stop this dumping." There are fish in these waters &o & bel'orc dumping chemicals into and ministries of environment the storm + I I I and fisheries want people to &ewe&s. th&nk &&vice before dumping oils waters into storm sewer~. Peter Caverhill, lisherics biologisl, told council last wcck a voluntccr I'orce of sci-,ool children, ommuniiv groups and individuals will be enlisted to mark storm &river droins with I'&sh. Ile said hopefully seeing a I'ish painted near a drain opcmng will give people p'mie ta think & some k&i&d alma&i cir.&s Icur. "It's ons ho&ca lish 4&i, b&it &u i'i'n dr osn«& like dus is so&net&ann et. &&nay ucsduy, Januarv 27, I')X7 Ridge Mc«&osis 1&mcs, lvlarch 3. I9X7 'i'i'cbb s&»d &hc &ro»bled Brun t&c I»& L&ll ol arc I Cavcrhill said unlike sanitary sewers, storm sewers empty dircc'.Iy into streams, m«ny I'ish bearing Chemicals I'rom pools and oil go directly from thc drain into the streams and thc result is nearly always a (ish kill which cannot bc detected to its source He hopes thc f&sh marking program w&ll save thc fish &n the nctsvorl'l'iny streams la d throughout Maple Ridge. of'hem Bf MARK hc I'ros incc. of'idney Hunt I MAR ~w am a a ;IllllllJI tg~ ws I fmif I(Bjisl ~ l% I sgm I „—:-=--AÃ'%II-.-.':mb-= — =-'= 1m ~ &aa&ts+ II -'=- 10 ](IB OSAL OF HAZARDOUS Reduce Buy products that are needed ve unwanted prcducts - se: w- out I M nf 1 bi AUTOMOTIVE Moto'r Oil: Carburetor Cleaner: Gasolfne: Gasolfne Additives: Transmfssfon Fluid: Degreasers: Sea 1ers: Shellacs: add sawdust (or sand) same as pafnt above. same as paint. same as paint. same as pafnt. Lacquers: Varnfshes: Enamels: Paint Thfnners: Strfppers: Rustproc Coatings: (Chlorine) Outboard Motor Products: (Ga , Ofl, etc.) Disinfectants: (bathroom, kitchen) Insectfcfdes: (garden oroducts) Fungfcfdes: control) (rat batt) Herbfcfdes: (weed kf1 lars) Mo'lluscfdes: (slug batt) Wood Perservatfve: (Creosote) Drain & Toilet Cleaners: Rug & Upholstery Cleaners: Leather Perservatfves: Iry Cleanfng Agents: .ar Wash Detergent; 'olfshfng Agents: (shoe polfsh) to solfdff, y, tthen dispose fn garbage. call your local Munfcfpal/Cft pa, fty Ha)1 or drop in Surrey. H.O.E.P., call your local Munfcf a /C fty Pall or pal fn Surrey. drop off at M.O.E.P., spray or pafnt into paper ba g an d dfspose fn garbage or d o off't direct into sanitary recycle ofl at Mohawk sewer system. fn Sur rey. PESTICIDFS (mold & mfldew t. od Fo e 7/Cfty Ha H III or o the th Hf Ministry Avenue. Surrey. cv Envfronment & Parks B.C.), 584-8822. recycle at Mohawk Gas statfons or ca'll 736-86 dispose fnto sanftary "ewer (toilet). call your local Munfcfpel /Cf ty Hall or drop off at M.O.E.P., fn Surrey. call your local Munfcf al Pa /Gfty Hali or fn Surrey. drop ofF at M.O.E.P., call your local Munfcf p al /Cf ty Hall or in Surrey. drop off at H.D.E.P., mfx wfth gasoline fn tank takes wate out) or ca 584-88 2. 11 o I I M Ifcfpa7/City Hall or drop oFF atM 8 E call your local Munfcf pael / C fty Hall or fn Surrey. drop oft at H.O.E.p., Antffreeze: Brake Fluid: Rodenticfdes: and n wfll b e used up entirely, to friends,, ne nefghbours, g ours, or organizations For fnyormatfon on that may need th sm. wheree too take a e rec recyclable cl b materfai, call h 736-8635. Rec clable Prroducts: Paint & Varnish HOUSEHOLD PRODUCTS call your local fn Surr ey. Munfcfpa pa,C I/Cftty Hall same as disinfectants same as Gas as stations/use statfo gas up or call M,O.E.P., or drop off at M.O.E.P., above. disinfectants. same as dfsfnfectants. same as dfcfnfectants. same as disinfectants. same as dfsfnFectants. purchase phosphate-Free e ca I I your lccal fn Surrey. or low o ow hos h e detergents. y Hall Hunfcf pal/Cfty H aor dro off 11 call or drop oFF at M.O.E!' call your local Municipal a / Cf ty Hall n Surrey. ot drop ofv at call your M.O.E.P., local Munfcf f n Surrey. ca 11 your loca'I f n Surrey. / paal Cf ty Hall or Hunfcf pa, al/Cf ty Hall purchase c phosphate-free . dispose into garbage. drop ofF at M.O.E.P., or drop oFF at - e ure th detergent-b M.O.E.P., te ge