Public Notice

Drainage Pump Station H Replacement at Vancouver International Airport – Public Comments Invited

November 29, 2024 – The Vancouver Airport Authority, Environment and Climate Change Canada, Transport Canada and Vancouver Fraser Port Authority must determine whether the proposed Drainage Pump Station H Replacement, located at Vancouver International Airport in Richmond BC, is likely to cause significant adverse environmental effects.

To help inform this determination, the Vancouver Airport Authority, Environment and Climate Change Canada, Transport Canada and Vancouver Fraser Port Authority are inviting comments from the public respecting that determination. All comments received will be considered public and may be posted online.

Written comments must be submitted by December 30, 2024 to:

Email: Environment@yvr.ca
Vancouver Airport Authority
Climate and Environment
PO Box 44638 YVR
Domestic Terminal RPO
Richmond, British Columbia V7B 1W2

The Proposed Project

The Vancouver Airport Authority is proposing to replace the drainage pump station and floodbox known as Floodbox H. Floodbox H is located on the north shoreline of Sea Island at the north end of Macdonald Road at the north arm of the Fraser River. The project area is approximately 6,000 m2. Project activities will include the following components:

• Installation of a temporary coffer dam system to isolate the work area;
• Demolish and remove the existing pump station, floodbox, discharge pipes, and associated headwall structures;
• Install new pump station modules with new pumps and electrical kiosk;
• Install two new discharge pipes;
• Relocate the existing water quality monitoring station;
• Expand the forebay footprint to accommodate the new pump station;
• Install new concrete floodbox pipe culverts with inlet and outlet headwalls;
• Install new top-mounted flap gates on the floodbox outlet to the Fraser River;
• Place riprap armouring around the floodbox outlet headwall and discharge pipe outlet headwall for energy dissipation and to prevent erosion; and
• Reinstate and raise the existing dike to an elevation of 4.7 m geodetic.