Environmental Services for the Vancouver Airport Fuel Delivery Project
Client
Vancouver Airport Fuel Facilities Corporation (VAFFC)
Location
City of Richmond, British Columbia
Project Duration
February 2015 – ongoing
Background
The Project is located in the City of Richmond, Lower Mainland, BC and includes the design, construction and operation of the following component infrastructure:
- Upgrades to an existing marine terminal wharf on the South Arm of the Fraser River to accommodate a range of aviation fuel cargo vessel types and sizes;
- Facilities at the marine terminal to off-load and transfer fuel from vessels;
- A new fuel receiving facility located on land north of the marine terminal;
- A new pipeline to transfer off-loaded fuel from the marine terminal to the new fuel receiving facility; and
- A new pipeline to deliver fuel from the new fuel receiving facility to VAFFC’s fuel facilities at the Vancouver International Airport.
Services Provided
With Hatfield providing the Environmental Manager and Coordinator for this Project, our responsibilities include managing, coordinating and overseeing all environmental aspects related to the Project’s permitting and approvals for the construction and operations phases Project work is ongoing and covers the following key tasks:
- Fisheries and aquatic impact assessment in support of an application for a provincial environmental assessment certificate and federal decision statement;
- Environmental management, strategic regulatory support, and biophysical studies and surveys during project construction and operations permitting;
- Liaising with with regulatory agencies, and participating in public and Indigenous engagement activities;
- Construction environmental management planning and oversight;
- Preparation of Fisheries and Oceans Canada Request for Review, and Section 11 Water Sustainability Act Applications;
- Environmental input to the preparation and acquisition of several permits, approvals, authorizations and licenses, including BC Oil and Gas Commission Pipeline Permit, Vancouver Fraser Port Authority Project Permit, City of Richmond Development Permit and Navigation Protection Act Notice of Works; and
- Environmental compliance auditing.
