Neptune Bulk Terminals Ltd | Coal water treatment plant upgrades – Neptune Terminal
Project status
Permit application under review
In April 2024, Neptune Bulk Terminals Ltd. submitted a project permit application to develop Coal water treatment plant upgrades – Neptune Terminal, located at 1001 Low Level Road, North Vancouver, British Columbia on federal lands managed by the Vancouver Fraser Port Authority.
As part of the Project and Environmental Review for the proposed project under the Impact Assessment Act, the proposed project was posted on the Canadian Impact Assessment Registry with an opportunity for public comment between April 26 and May 25, 2021. The port authority will conduct formal consultation activities with stakeholders and Indigenous groups.
About the project
Neptune Bulk Terminals Ltd. (the Applicant) is proposing to upgrade the coal water treatment system located at their terminal. The system treats a mixture of stormwater runoff and any process water that contacts coal product from the coal handling parts only on the site. The new system will include coagulation, flocculation, clarification, and the use of a centrifuge for dewatering solids. The upgrades will meet existing quality and quantity objectives under the current discharge permit. The proposed project will not result in any change to the existing coal water treatment systems permitted discharge capacity, which is 12,000 cubic metres per day. The existing treatment system will remain in place and will continue to be used. The new facility will be located within the southern coal yard (northeast area of the terminal) and will be approximately 1,775 square metres in size.
The Project consists of: a retaining wall; ground improvements including 610 mm steel piles or vibro replacement columns located under the wall, buildings, and tank infrastructure; new and relocated utilities for the treatment plant such as water, storm and electrical; a new chemical building and a dewatering building housing two centrifuges; a coagulation tank, on concrete slab; and a dewatering system.
Contact information
For questions regarding the Project and Environmental Review of the proposed project, or to get in touch with our team, please contact us by email or phone at 604.665.9047.
Please note, when receiving public feedback as part of the PER process, the port authority may collect your personal information, i.e., your name, contact information and personal views and opinions, to inform the PER process for a proposed project. Your personal information may be disclosed to third parties, such as our tenants, in order for them to respond directly to you or help inform our response.