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For updated information on this project, please attend our Public Information Session:
Wednesday, October 9, 2019
4PM – 6PM
Oceanside Place - Multipurpose Room (Upstairs)
830 Island Highway West, Parksville
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Want to learn more about this project?
Drop in to one of our
office hours at Oceanside Place or join us for our Open House at the French Creek Pollution Control Centre.
Office Hours:
Oceanside Place in the Meeting Room (upstairs)
830 Island Highway West, Parksville
Tuesday, May 14, 2019
10:00 – 12:00
Thursday, May 23, 2019
2:00 – 4:00
Tuesday, May 28, 2019
10:00 – 12:00
Thursday, June 6, 2019
2:00 – 4:00
Open House:
French Creek Pollution Control Centre
957 Lee Road, Parksville
Saturday, June 8, 2019
10:00 – 12:00
Tours of the plant will be available
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For more information on this project, please attend our Public Information Session:
Wednesday, March 27, 2019
4PM – 6PM
Oceanside Place - Multipurpose Room (Upstairs)
830 Island Highway West, Parksville
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The RDN has partnered with the VIU Applied Environmental Research Laboratories to implement a state of the art
odour monitoring program to fingerprint French Creek Pollution Control Centre’s
current odour emissions.
This monitoring program will:
- Use mobile mass spectrometry instrumentation to analyze molecular fingerprints associated with specific odour-producing substances
- Map chemical concentrations of a set of target compound classes including reduced sulfur compounds, amines, hydrocarbons and volatile fatty acids. Mapping will be done both at the French Creek Pollution Control Centre and in the surrounding neighborhood
- Analyse the odourants associated with human activities and natural sources including wastewater treatment, green waste production, agriculture, as well as natural marine and freshwater sources
- Assess the seasonal variability in odour sources and regional distributions
- Recommend potential odour control measures.
The proposed monitoring program will
start in March 2019 and run for a year with multi-day sampling campaigns in
spring, summer, fall and winter. Program results will inform the design of the
upgrades and produce recommendations to improve air quality, reduce odour
complaints related to FCPCC, and enhance the overall quality of life for
neighbouring residents and visitors.
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At the Regular Board Meeting on July 24, 2018, the RDN Board awarded the Engineering Services contract for the detailed design, tendering and construction services for the French Creek Pollution Control Centre Stage 4 Expansion Project and Odour Control Upgrades to AECOM for $2,506,980.
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Preliminary design of the FCPCC Expansion and Odour Updgrade Project was completed in 2018. A peer review of the preliminary design will optimize the detailed design
phase, going on now, so the constructed plant performs well and operates
efficiently.
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Process selection was completed in 2011 and recommended that the expansion provide secondary treatment with activated sludge technology. Preliminary design, completed in 2018, recommended that activated sludge be provided using Combined Treatment Units where bioreactors are on the outside of the unit and secondary clarifiers on the inside of the unit.