Public engagement on the Liquid Waste Management Plan is closed. Thank you to everyone who contributed to the plan’s update.
On October 31, 2025, the Greater Vancouver Sewerage and Drainage District (GVD&DD) Board authorized staff to submit the updated Liquid Waste Management Plan to the Minister of Environment and Parks for consideration.
Read the updated
Liquid Waste Management Plan.
Once approved by the Province, the plan will become legally binding and guide wastewater management actions across the region.
Project overview
Metro Vancouver and its member jurisdictions have completed the update of the region’s Liquid Waste Management Plan.
The current Integrated Liquid Waste and Resource Management Plan, approved by the provincial government in 2011, established the coordinated approach for wastewater management in the Metro Vancouver region. It set out goals, strategies, and actions for Metro Vancouver and member jurisdictions that help ensure the protection of public health and the environment, while using wastewater as a resource and minimizing treatment costs.
The plan has been updated to:
- Continue protecting human health and the environment
- Reflect current and emerging societal priorities
- Maintain alignment with legislation
- Align with a broad range of other critical wastewater management initiatives underway across the region
- Incorporate improved technologies and new scientific developments
The review and update process started in 2021 and took four years. It was supported by robust community engagement.
Community engagement
Metro Vancouver invited the following people and organizations to provide input during all phases of engagement:
- First Nations
- Metro Vancouver residents
- Government and regulatory agencies, provincial and federal governments, member jurisdictions, adjacent regional districts, and health authorities
- Commercial, institutional, and industrial wastewater generators, and owners/operators of private liquid waste collection, processing, and treatment businesses
- Industry and business associations, professional associations, and academic institutions
- Community, environmental, and non-profit groups, NGOs, youth and students