ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION NOTICE
TAKE NOTICE THAT
Pacific Coast Terminals Co. Ltd.
of 2300 Columbia Street, Port Moody, BC V3H 5J9 applies to the Greater Vancouver Regional District ("Metro Vancouver") pursuant to the Greater Vancouver Regional District Air Quality Management Bylaw 1082, 2008 for an amendment to Permit GVA0205 issued November 30, 1992 and last amended February 23, 2001.
1. The purpose of this Permit amendment application is to request authorization to discharge air contaminants from a bulk commodities marine terminal located at 2300 Columbia Street, Port Moody, BC V3H 5J9. Pacific Coast Terminals Co. Ltd. is seeking an amendment to Permit GVA0205 to make modifications to the bulk commodities terminal that include a new rail car dumper, conveyors, ship loading chute and advanced dust control systems (baghouses) to safely transfer 3,000,000 tonnes/year of potash from rail cars to potash storage and ships.
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2. The legal description of the land or premises where the plant, operation or source and treatment works are or will be located is: The leased portions show on Reference Plan 66419 of Portion of Block "A" of Lot 202 (Plan 6435), (heavy outlined), and Portion of all those Portions (containing together 16.685 acres more or less) of Lot 203, as shown coloured red on map 190 (hatched) Group 1 New Westminster District, to accompany lease pursuant to Section 99(1)(k) Land Title Act and a Portion of the foreshore and bed of Burrard Inlet fronting on a portion of District Lots 202 and 203, Group 1, New Westminster District (Vancouver Port Corporation Leases 4083[2] and 4083[3]).
3. A summary of the emission characteristics is as follows: a. Maximum total number of sources: Current -7 Requested - 15 b. Maximum duration of discharge of air contaminants in hours per year: Current -8760 Requested -8760 c. Requested permit term: 20 years d. Emission characteristics:
Total Emissions from All Sources Based on Requested Limits
e. Combustion processes: Primary fuel - N/A; Secondary fuel - N/A; f. Maximum Opacity: Current - 20 Percent Requested -20 Percent g. No odours shall be detected beyond the plant boundary such that pollution occurs.
This Notice is published pursuant to the Environmental Management Act, the Public Notification Regulation, and the Greater Vancouver Regional District Air Quality Management Bylaw 1082, 2008. A person who may be adversely affected by the granting or amending of the permit described in this notice may, within 30 days of its publication, notify Metro Vancouver’s District Director in writing stating how that person is affected. The District Director may take into consideration any information received after 30 days only if the District Director has not made a decision on the application for amendment or issuance of the permit.
Please note that submissions in response to this notice may be made available to the public as part of the public record, subject to the provisions of the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act.
Metro Vancouver Attention:
Ray Robb, District Director 4330 Kingsway, Burnaby BC V5H 4G8
Phone:
(604) 432-6200
Fax (604) 436-6707 Email:
PacificCoastTerminalsComments@metrovancouver.org
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