5.1 Coquitlam Transfer Station Replacement

DETAIL DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION

Marcel Pitre, P.Eng.DIVISION MANAGER, SOLID WASTE SERVICES

Zero Waste Committee, June 9, 2016

• Important

regional facility;

• Centrally located;

• 190,000 visits

per year;

• Receives:

o Garbage

o Recycling

o Yard Waste/Wood

Coquitlam Transfer Station

• City of Coquitlam

has agreement to

sell current site;

• Expect facility to

close in the next few

years;

• Closure of

Coquitlam Transfer

Station would

reduce service.

Coquitlam Transfer Station

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Full Service Transfer Station

• All customers

• Support from commercial and municipal stakeholders

• Resilient system

Residential Drop-Off and Municipal

• Approximately 25% cost savings

No Replacement

• Reduced service

• Congestion at other facilities

Replacement Transfer Station Options

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Proposed new

transfer station

location

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2015/2016 Progress

• Alternative concept designs

• Cost estimates

• Geotechnical

• Traffic, Odour and Noise

Assessments

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Proposed Replacement Transfer Station

Transfer Station

Building

Dedicated

Recycling

(0.8ha)

Scale Plaza

Maint. and Office

Total project site = 5ha (~12ac)

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Proposed Replacement Transfer Station

• 50,000 sq ft building

• Estimate cost:

$40 million

• Long range capital

plan: $57 million

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• Only if requested

and funded by

served communities

• Estimated cost

$2M-$5M

Dedicated Recycling Area

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Recommendation and Proposed Schedule

• Recommendation:

• That the GVS&DD Board direct staff to proceed with detailed

design and construction of full service transfer station to replace

the Coquitlam Transfer Station to be located on the Coquitlam

Landfill with the provision of dedicated recycling services subject

to the communities served by the transfer station requesting and

funding the service.

• Proposed Schedule:

• Detailed Design and Permitting: 2016/2017

• Construction: 2017-2019

• Operational 2019

Questions?

GENERAL MANAGER, SOLID WASTE SERVICES

Paul Henderson, P.Eng.

Zero Waste Committee Meeting, June 9, 2016

Metro Vancouver Transfer Stations:

DEDICATED RECYCLING AREAS FUNDING APPROACH

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• Located in front of

transfer station

weigh scales

• Drop off recyclables,

typically at no charge

• Improved service

and increased

recycling

Dedicated Recycling Areas

• September 2015 GVS&DD Board resolution:

Provision of dedicated recycling services at Metro

Vancouver Transfer Stations only when requested and

funded by communities served by the transfer stations.

• Full cost recovery basis

• Model required for North Shore Transfer Station and

Coquitlam Transfer Station

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Funding of Dedicated Recycling Areas

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Recycling Area Funding Options Explored

Funding Options

1. Cost apportionment under

Tipping Fee Bylaw

2. Funding Agreements

3. Service reduction

Cost Distribution

Alternatives for Option 1 or 2

• Population

• Property assessment

• Use

Preference: Cost apportionment under Tipping Fee Bylaw,

based on population

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• Primary Municipalities: GVS&DD

members served by a transfer station

without publicly owned recycling depot

providing comparable service

• North Shore Transfer Station primary

municipalities: District of North

Vancouver, City of North Vancouver, West

Vancouver

• Coquitlam Transfer Station primary

municipalities: Coquitlam, Port Coquitlam,

Port Moody

Primary Municipalities Fund Recycling Areas

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1) GVS&DD Members with

recycling depots with

comparable service

• Burnaby, Delta, Maple Ridge, New

Westminster, Richmond, Vancouver

2) Non-GVS&DD Members

• Anmore, Belcarra, Bowen Island,

Lions Bay, Tsawwassen First Nation

Not Primary Municipalities

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North Shore Recycling Area: Estimated Annual Cost

ExpendituresOperating Costs $250,000

Administrative Expenses 25,000 Capital Costs: $710,918 * 0.087 (15 year amortization) 62,000 Land Use Contribution (area ≈ 2,950 m

2) 23,268

Net Expenditures $360,268

RevenuesProduct Care ($70,000)MMBC (Materials) (80,000)

Net Revenues ($150,000)

TOTAL ESTIMATED ANNUAL EXPENDITURES $211,000

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ExpendituresOperating Costs $250,000

Administrative Expenses 25,000 Land Use Contribution (area ≈ 1000 m

2) 7,930

Net Expenditures $282,930

Revenues Product Care ($70,000)

Net Revenues ($70,000)

TOTAL ESTIMATED ANNUAL EXPENDITURES $213,000

Coquitlam Recycling Area: Estimated Annual Cost

*Based on BC Stats Population9

Estimated Cost Distribution*

Coquitlam Transfer Station Recycling Area

City of Coquitlam (60%) $128,700

City of Port Coquitlam (25%) $53,600

City of Port Moody (15%) $30,800

Total $213,100

North Shore Transfer Station Recycling Area

District of North Vancouver (47%) $99,700

City of North Vancouver (30%) $63,000

District of West Vancouver (23%) $48,400 Total $211,100

• Confirm funding model with North Shore and Tri-Cities

communities

• Incorporate cost apportionment model in proposed 2017

Tipping Fee Bylaw for Board consideration in October

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Next Steps

Questions?

LEAD SENIOR ENGINEER

Chris Allan, P.Eng.

Zero Waste Committee Meeting, June 9, 2016

Waste-to-Energy Facility Environmental Monitoring and Reporting

2015 UPDATE

• Full year operating with upgraded nitrogen oxides (NOx)

reduction controls (60% reduction)

• Emitted only 149 kg of Fine Particulate Matter (PM2.5) in

2015

• Increased manual stack test frequency from 3 to 4 tests per

year (plus one additional test for trace organics)

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Environmental Performance Highlights

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Emissions Performance

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• NOx Reduction Upgrade

reduced NOx emissions

from 0.9% of the regional

total in 2013 to 0.4%

in 2015

Regional Context - NOx

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Regional Context - PM2.5

• Fine particulate matter

(PM2.5) represents less

than 0.002% of regional

total