Bowser Village Centre Wastewater Project

Two items relating to the Bowser Village Wastewater Project will be brought before the Committee of the Whole on July 10, 2018. These items are:

1. Bowser Village Wastewater Project Update Report

• A project update will be provided for information. See the July 10 Meeting Agenda for details. (Agenda item 9.4 on page 3. Report and supporting documents, see pages 94 - 102.)
  

2. Bowser Village Sanitary Sewer Service Rates and Regulations Bylaw No. 1773

• The Rates and Regulations bylaw for the Bowser Sewer Service Area will be provided for consideration of three readings and adoption at the subsequent Regular Board Meeting, Tuesday July 24, 2018. See the July 10 Meeting Agenda for more information. (Agenda item 9.5 on page 3. Report and supporting documents, see pages 103 - 121.)
  

The Regional Board completed first and second reading of the zoning amendment bylaw for the proposed Wastewater Treatment Plant site at the Regular Board meeting on Tuesday, June 26.

Please be advised that a Public Hearing regarding the rezoning of the proposed Bowser wastewater treatment plant site will be held on Monday, July 9, 2018 at 6:00 pm at Lighthouse Community Hall, 240 Lions Way, Qualicum Beach.

Click here for more information about the proposed zoning amendment and upcoming public hearing.

The zoning amendment application for the proposed Bowser wastewater treatment plant site will be brought before the Regional Board for first and second reading on Tuesday, June 26. For more information, click here to view the meeting agenda (see page 4, item 5.1.8).

The zoning amendment application for the proposed Bowser wastewater treatment plant site will be brought before the Electoral Area Services Committee for consideration of first and second reading on Tuesday, June 12. For more information, click here to view the meeting agenda (see page 3, item 7.3.2).

Thank you to everyone who attended the Public Information Meeting on Wednesday, May 16, 2018 about the rezoning of the proposed Bowser wastewater treatment plant site.

Missed the meeting? You'll find the posters and presentation in the documents library.

In the documents library you'll also find the May 2018 Project Update, providing the most up-to-date project information, and a letter from Island Health's Dr. Paul Hasselback discussing the recent discovery of Vibrio cholera and Norovirus in seafood products on the east coast of Vancouver Island.

Wondering what's new with the project? A project update newsletter is coming soon to residents' mailboxes in Electoral Area H. You can also find a digital copy of the May 2018 Project Update in the documents library.

You’re invited to attend a Public Information Meeting about the rezoning of the proposed Bowser wastewater treatment plant site.

When: Wednesday, May 16, 2018. Doors open at 6:00 pm.

Where: Lighthouse Community Centre, 240 Lions Way, Qualicum Beach.

The meeting will provide information and seek input on the proposed rezoning of the site from Residential 2 (RS2) to Public 4 (PU4) to permit a wastewater treatment facility.

All are welcome to attend.

Click here for more information about the proposed zoning amendment.

In December 2017, the Regional Board adopted bylaws establishing the Bowser Village Sanitary Sewer Service and its funding mechanisms and directed staff to proceed with next steps on the project.

Since December, project staff and consultants have been hard at work on these next steps, including:

• Updating the collection system and treatment plant design
• Starting the permitting and approvals process by submitting the first several application packages to local, Provincial and Federal agencies.
• Communicating with First Nations
• Investigating outfall routing
• Initiating detailed design work on the marine outfall

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