2024 Top 50 Water Projects Report - Report - Page 8
TOP 50 WATER PROJECTS 2024
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Iona Island Wastewater Treatment Plant Projects
$9.9 billion
Location: Richmond, B.C.
Owner: Metro Vancouver
Program Management Consultant: Stantec
Engineer: AECOM, Jacobs
Architect: Space2Place, Local Practice
Other Key Players: Musqueam Indian Band;
WSP (geotechnical services/permitting)
Funding: Public
Substantial Completion: 2035
Phase 1 Early and Enabling Works: 2026
Phase 2 Treatment Plant and
Related Works: 2026+
THE EXISTING Iona Island Wastewater Treatment Plant provides
primary treatment for communities in Vancouver, the UBC Endowment
Lands, and parts of Burnaby and Richmond. As the facility reaches
the end of its service life, Metro Vancouver has a once-in-a-lifetime
opportunity to positively contribute to the health and well-being of
people, as well as the ecological health and biodiversity of the Fraser
River Estuary and the Salish Sea. The plant upgrade will provide tertiary-level treatment and meet the latest seismic standards, account
for future sea level rise, and incorporate cutting-edge technologies
for resource and energy recovery, greenhouse gas reductions, odour
reduction and energy efficiency. Metro Vancouver is working to ensure
the new facility contributes positively to the community and is working
closely with stakeholders and 14 local First Nations, particularly the
Musqueam Indian Band. The upgrade project also includes a suite of
20 ecological projects to enhance freshwater wetland habitat for birds
and wildlife. • Image: Conceptual rendering (2022) is subject to refinement.
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