by Keystone Environmental | Apr 28, 2020 | City of Vancouver, Contaminated Sites, Environment
Originally published in 2018, the Groundwater Management Bulletin from the City of Vancouver provides rezoning and development permit applicants with information on the process and submission requirements related to groundwater management at development sites...
by Keystone Environmental | Aug 21, 2019 | City of Vancouver, Contaminated Sites
Groundwater and stormwater are required to be managed during site construction activities in the City of Vancouver (COV). For a property that had industrial or commercial activities or is a contaminated site, the water would be required to be managed under a Waste...
by Keystone Environmental | Jan 10, 2019 | City of Vancouver, Contaminated Sites, Environment, Regulatory
Hydrogeological Study Requirement for the City of Vancouver and other Jurisdictions The City of Vancouver (COV), Planning, Urban Design and Sustainability Department recently issued a Groundwater Management Bulletin, effective July 11, 2018, which pertains to a...
by Keystone Environmental | Sep 26, 2018 | Contaminated Sites, Environment, Ministry of Environment, Regulatory
The BC Ministry of Environment and Climate Change Strategy (BC ENV) has recently released Technical Bulletin 3: Regional Background Concentrations for Select Inorganic Substances in Groundwater. The document provides regional background estimates are provided for...
by Keystone Environmental | Nov 8, 2017 | Contaminated Sites
The recently adopted Stage 11 Amendments to the Contaminated Sites Regulations (CSR) included new groundwater standards for metals such as cobalt, lithium and thallium that are less than the commonly observed background concentrations for these metals in groundwater...