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North Shore Wastewater Treatment Plant Program

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Program​ overview

Metro Vancouver is building the North Shore Wastewater Treatment Plant, a new treatment facility that will provide tertiary filtration to better protect the environment and meet the needs of a growing region.​

Also included in the p​rogram are:

  • The pump station and sewer pipes to serve the new plant (the Conveyance Project)
  • The preliminary design for decommissioning the existing Lions Gate Wastewater Treatment Plant

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About the treatment plant

​​​The new North Shore Wastewater Treatment Plant will serve over 300,000 residents and businesses in the Districts of North and West Vancouver, the City of North Vancouver, and Sḵwx̱wú7mesh Úxwumixw (Squamish Nation), and səlilwətaɬ (Tsleil-Waututh Nation). It will replace the existing Lions Gate Wastewater Treatment Plant on the North Shore, one of the last plants on the west coast of North America to provide only primary level wastewater treatment. Building a new wastewater treatment plant that provides a higher level of treatment is essential to comply with mandatory federal regulations. It will also ensure the treated wastewater released into the marine environment of the Burrard Inlet is much cleaner.

​Program bene​fits

The new plant will:

  • Provide tertiary filtration to improve the quality of the treated wastewater released into the Burrard Inlet
  • Feature a modern, enclosed design and robust odour control system
  • Add treatment capacity needed to serve a growing population
  • Meet the latest earthquake standards and be resilient to future sea level rise
  • Recover heat for use by the Lonsdale Energy Corporation as an alternative energy source
  • Be constructed to Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) Gold and ENVISION Gold certification standards
  • ​Include a public plaza, education and community meeting spaces​​​
  • District of North Vancouver

Construction updates

Community engagement

Documents and resources

Additional information

Funding partners

The Federal and Provincial governments are providing joint funding of up to $405 million toward the construction of the North Shore Wa​​stewater Treatment Plant. For more information on federal infrastructure funding, visit: www.infrastructure.gc.ca.​

Contacts


Community Liaison

A Community Liaison is working with local residents and businesses to a​ddress any concerns throughout construction.

  • 604-639-9012​​​
  • Email ​ ​

Information​ Centre
Monday – Friday
8:00 am – 4:30 pm

  • Email
  • 604-432-6200​​​

After hours emergencies

  • 604-451-6610​​​​​​

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