The Integrated Liquid Waste and Resource Management Plan (ILWRMP), approved by the Province in 2011, establishes the coordinated approach for wastewater management in the Metro Vancouver region. It sets out goals, strategies, and actions for Metro Vancouver and its member jurisdictions that help ensure the protection of human health and the environment, while using wastewater as a resource and minimizing treatment costs. View the 2011 Integrated Liquid Waste and Resource Management Plan below.
| Integrated Liquid Waste and Resource Management Plan | https://metrovancouver.org/services/liquid-waste/Documents/integrated-liquid-waste-resource-management-plan.pdf, Integrated Liquid Waste and Resource Management Plan | Integrated Liquid Waste and Resource Management Plan | |
Progress reports
Every two years, Metro Vancouver and its member jurisdictions submit a Biennial Report to the Ministry of Environment and Parks summarizing progress made toward achieving the plan’s goals. Unlike past Biennial Reports that were often hundreds of pages long, this report has been streamlined into a brief status update on progress made on the 2011 ILWRMP actions.
| 2025 Liquid Waste Management Plan Biennial Report | https://metrovancouver.org/services/liquid-waste/Documents/biennial-report-liquid-waste-management-plan-2025-07-02.pdf, 2025 Liquid Waste Management Plan Biennial Report | 2025 Liquid Waste Management Plan Biennial Report | |
Previous years’ reports
| LWMP 2023 Biennial Report – Volume I | https://metrovancouver.org/services/liquid-waste/Documents/lwmp-biennial-report-volume-1-2023.pdf, LWMP 2023 Biennial Report – Volume I | LWMP 2023 Biennial Report – Volume I | |
| LWMP 2023 Biennial Report – Volume II Municipal Reports | https://metrovancouver.org/services/liquid-waste/Documents/lwmp-biennial-report-volume-2-2023.pdf, LWMP 2023 Biennial Report – Volume II Municipal Reports | LWMP 2023 Biennial Report – Volume II Municipal Reports | |
| LWMP 2021 Biennial Report – Volume I | https://metrovancouver.org/services/liquid-waste/Documents/lwmp-biennial-report-volume-1-2021.pdf, LWMP 2021 Biennial Report – Volume I | LWMP 2021 Biennial Report – Volume I | |
| LWMP 2021 Biennial Report – Volume II Municipal Reports | https://metrovancouver.org/services/liquid-waste/Documents/lwmp-biennial-report-volume-2-2021.pdf, LWMP 2021 Biennial Report – Volume II Municipal Reports | LWMP 2021 Biennial Report – Volume II Municipal Reports | |
| LWMP 2019 Biennial Report – Volume I | https://metrovancouver.org/services/liquid-waste/Documents/lwmp-biennial-report-volume-1-2019.pdf, LWMP 2019 Biennial Report – Volume I | LWMP 2019 Biennial Report – Volume I | |
| LWMP 2019 Biennial Report – Volume II Municipal Reports | https://metrovancouver.org/services/liquid-waste/Documents/lwmp-biennial-report-volume-2-2019.pdf, LWMP 2019 Biennial Report – Volume II Municipal Reports | LWMP 2019 Biennial Report – Volume II Municipal Reports | |
Liquid Waste Management Plan update
Metro Vancouver and its member jurisdictions are in the final stage of updating the region’s Integrated Liquid Waste and Resource Management Plan. Go to the Liquid Waste Management Plan webpage for more information and to read the draft plan.