Water Quality Assessment and Objectives for the Fraser River from Hope to Sturgeon and Roberts Banks First Update
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MINISTRY OF ENVIRONMENT, LANDS AND PARKS PROVINCE OF BRITISH COLUMBIA WATER QUALITY ASSESSMENT AND OBJECTIVES FOR THE FRASER RIVER FROM HOPE TO STURGEON AND ROBERTS BANKS FIRST UPDATE TECHNICAL APPENDIX L.G. Swain, P. Eng., D.G. Walton, B. Phippen, H. Lewis, S. Brown, G. Bamford, D. Newsom and I Lundman October 1998 Canadian Cataloguing in Publication Data Swain, L.G. (Leslie Grant), 1950- Water quality assessment and objective for the Fraser River from Hope to Sturgeon and Roberts Banks Writtten by L.G. Swain. Cf. Overview p. 14. Consists of two parts: An overview and a report, of which the overview is also available as a separate document. ISBN 0-7726-3706-7 1. Water quality – British Columbia – Fraser River. II. Water quality – British Columbia – Lower Mainland. I. British Columbia. Ministry of Environment, Lands and Parks. II. Title. TD227.F7S92 1998 363.739’42’097113 C98-960298-2 DISCLAIMER This report is part of the British Columbia Ministry of Environment, Lands and Parks’ Water Quality Assessment and Objectives series. It has received formal review and approval from the Ministry. Environment Canada’s Fraser River Action Plan provided funds for the production of this report. Its contents do not necessarily reflect the view and policies of Environment Canada. Water Quality Assessment and Objectives for the Fraser River i from Hope to Sturgeon and Roberts Banks – First Update Table of Contents 1. INTRODUCTION............................................................................................................................... 1 1.1 BACKGROUND .................................................................................................................................... 1 1.2 WATER QUALITY OBJECTIVES - BASIC PHILOSOPHY.............................................................................. 1 1.3 DESCRIPTION OF THE WATERSHED ...................................................................................................... 5 1.4 SOURCES OF CONTAMINANTS .............................................................................................................. 6 1.5 IMPACTS OF LAND USE ON CONTAMINANT LOADINGS ........................................................................... 7 2. HYDROLOGY.................................................................................................................................... 8 3. WATER USES...................................................................................................................................12 3.1 WATER QUALITY AND RECREATIONAL USE PUBLIC SURVEY.................................................................12 3.2 FISHERIES USE....................................................................................................................................14 3.2.1 Salmon .......................................................................................................................................14 3.2.2 Other Species .............................................................................................................................15 3.3 CONSUMPTIVE WATER USES ...............................................................................................................16 3.4 RECREATIONAL WATER USES..............................................................................................................16 4. PERMITTED WASTE DISCHARGES ..............................................................................................17 4.1 FRASER RIVER FROM HOPE TO CHILLIWACK.........................................................................................17 4.1.1 City of Chilliwack and District of Chilliwack (PE 39).................................................................17 4.1.2 Corporation of the District of Kent (PE 137) ..............................................................................19 4.1.3 Rempel Brothers Concrete (PE 1982) .........................................................................................20 4.1.4 Westcoast Transmission Limited Rosedale Station #9 (PE 2234)................................................21 4.1.5 Hope Ready Mix (PE 3375) ........................................................................................................22 4.1.6 District of Hope (Fraser-Cheam) (PE 4125) ...............................................................................22 4.1.7 Rempel Brothers Concrete (PE 4849) .........................................................................................24 4.1.8 Valley Rite-Mix Limited (PE 5516) .............................................................................................24 4.1.9 Sunshine Valley Developments (PE 7813)...................................................................................25 4.1.10 Cheam View Trout Farms (PE 7886).........................................................................................25 4.1.11 Grace-Mar Dairy Incorporated (PE 10503)..............................................................................27 4.1.12 Valley Helicopters Limited (PR 10720).....................................................................................27 4.2 FRASER RIVER FROM CHILLIWACK TO KANAKA CREEK.........................................................................28 4.2.1 J. 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STP - Central Fraser Valley Regional District (PE 351).....................................28 4.2.2 Odyssey Holdings Limited (PE 1909)..........................................................................................30 4.2.3 High Brow Holdings Limited (PE 2310)......................................................................................31 4.2.4 Cattermole Timber (PR 2530).....................................................................................................31 4.2.5 Corporation of the Township of Langley at Aldergrove (PE 4094) ..............................................32 4.2.6 Bedford House Limited (PE 4430) ..............................................................................................33 4.2.7 Valley-Rite Mix Limited (PE 4589) .............................................................................................34 4.2.8 Fort Langley Recreations Limited (PR 5437)..............................................................................34 4.2.9 Langley Forest Industries Limited (PE 5460)..............................................................................35 4.2.10 School District #75 (Mission) (PE 6703)...................................................................................36 4.2.11 CN Rail (PE 7781)....................................................................................................................36 4.2.12 Herman Sawmill Limited (PR 7990)..........................................................................................37 4.2.13 Select Sand Sod Limited(PE 10597)..........................................................................................38 4.2.14 Derby Reach Holdings Limited (PE 10826) ..............................................................................38 4.2.15 Ruskin Centre Enterprises Limited (PE 11089) .........................................................................39 4.2.16 Chilliwack Golf and Country Club (PE 12010) .........................................................................39 B.C. Ministry of Environment, Lands and Parks ii Water Quality Assessment and Objectives for the Fraser River from Hope to Sturgeon and Roberts Banks – First Update 4.3 FRASER RIVER FROM KANAKA CREEK TO THE NEW WESTMINSTER TRIFURCATION ................................40 4.3.1 Mill and Timber Products Limited (PE 328) ...............................................................................40 4.3.2 International Forest Products Limited (PE 412) .........................................................................41 4.3.3 Canadian Forest Products Limited (PR 1655).............................................................................41 4.3.4 Coltan Developments (1990) Limited (PE 2632) .........................................................................42 4.3.5 Hammond Cedar Division (IFP) (PE 2756).................................................................................42 4.3.6 Westminster Marine Services Limited (PE 3154).........................................................................43 4.3.7 Stella Jones Inc. (PR 3417) and (PE 3410) .................................................................................44 4.3.8 The Corporation of the Township of Langley (PE 4339)..............................................................45 4.3.9 Valley-Rite Mix Limited (PE 7999) .............................................................................................47 4.3.10 Highland Foundry Limited (PR 8431).......................................................................................48 4.3.11 Montague Grant and Marilyn Lucille Sparks (PE 8519) ...........................................................49 4.3.12 Texada Lime of Canada Incorporated (PE 11351) ....................................................................49 4.3.13 GVRD Port Mann Landfill (AR 12006) .....................................................................................50 4.3.14 Imasco Minerals Limited (PE 12087)........................................................................................52 4.3.15 Halliday, Anne (PR 12139).......................................................................................................52