Anmore Countryside Village is located in the Lower Mainland, between the Indian Arm of the Burrard Inlet and the City of Coquitlam with the civic address of 3295 Sunnyside Road, Anmore, BC V3H 4Z4.

Within the past few years, MSR Solutions Inc. (MSRS) provided upgrade recommendations pertinent to Anmore Countryside Village wastewater and disposal systems. The recommendations were included: installation of equalization storage, UV disinfection units (for SPT2), and disposal field improvements. MSRS also assisted in the construction supervision and required inspections during the upgrade projects.

Further to the previous projects, MSRS has been retained by Countryside Village to register the existing wastewater and disposal systems with the BC Ministry of Environment and Climate Change Strategy (ENV) under the Municipal Wastewater Regulation (MWR).

Anmore Countryside Village consists of 92 lots with different type of dwellings. The available information in the BC Assessment portal (https://www.bcassessment.ca/) was used to identify the type and number of dwellings. In some cases, due to the absence of information in the portal, other resources such as available drawings and aerial photos were used to identify the type of dwellings.

The exiting wastewater treatment system at Anmore Countryside Village comprise two separate treatment and one disposal units SPT1 and SPT2. SPT1 and SPT2 were “Registered” and “Filed” with the BC Ministry of Environment and Climate Change Strategy (ENV) and Fraser Health Authority (FHA), respectively.

Client: Anmore Village Wastewater Treatment Registration and Upgrades
Location: Anmore, BC
Project Manager: Mike Seymour

Arbutus Mountain Estates Sewer System services the residential development Estates of Shawnigan Station located south of Shawnigan Lake on Shawnigan Lake Road in Area B. There are 123 customers located in the service area. The Wastewater treatment system is owned and operated by the CVRD under existing Permit PE- 14798. The permit is authorized from a 120-unit modular home park, with maximum discharge of 137 m3/d, discharging Class A effluent to ground, with seasonal phosphorous removal requirements.

The plant upgrades included the addition of a new SLB 848 preliminary screening system to enhance solids and biological removal for treatment improvements. The addition of a new 15,500 gal (40m3) Polyethylene EQ tank located outside to provide a buffer for incoming flows, and allow equalization of peak hour flows. Aeration provided with duplex air compressors from within the building, with a loss of air alarm provided back to the Programmable Logic Controller (PLC). Time dosed duplex pumps will operate on a Time On – Time Off sequence which is adjustable at the main Programmable Logic Controller (PLC) to allow flows to equalize over the 24-hour period.

Client: Performing Equity Shawnigan Limited Partnership C/O Dale Bellavance
Location: Shawnigan Station
Project Manager: Mike Seymour

The owner of the gravel pit adjacent to Lake Errock has developed plans to construct residential lots in the area now occupied by the gravel pit. In addition, the Sq’éwlets First Nation (SFN) has had a troublesome history with their sewage treatment plant and has indicated support for connection to a community system. A sewage treatment plant with disposal, potentially owned and operated by the Fraser Valley Regional District (FVRD) would be a reasonable solution for the gravel pit subdivision, SFN and the community around Lake Errock.

MSR Solutions Inc. has been retained by Aplin & Martin Consultants Ltd. to lead the submission for a Registration under the Municipal Wastewater Regulation (MWR) with the Ministry of Environment (MoE). The Registration will be for the wastewater treatment facilities and the Rapid Infiltration Basins (RIB), on the Fraser Valley Aggregates Ltd. property at or near the Gravel Pit developmental area of the Lake Errock.

The applicant for the registration is anticipated to be the developer, Fraser Valley Aggregates Ltd. (FVAL) on behalf of their development and potentially the Sq’ewlets First Nation, with the system turned over to the Fraser Valley Regional District (FVRD) later. The system will provide sanitary sewer servicing for the proposed subdivision, Harrison Rise, on the FVAL property and potentially for the neighbouring communities of Sq’éwlets First Nation (SFN). The community surrounding Lake Errock will be considered for future phases or expansion as funding is likely unavailable at this time.

Client: Lake Errock Wastewater Treatment Plant
Location: Lake Errock, BC
Project Manager: Mike Seymour

The Sunshine Coast Regional District (SCRD) has retained MSR Solutions Inc. to design a system to replace the existing recirculating sand filter (RSF) due to apparent ineffectiveness of current performance. The system is located at the Woodcreek Park Wastewater Treatment Plant (WWTP) in the Woodcreek Park residential neighborhood of Electoral Area E, Sunshine Coast Regional District. The system serves 74 homes under Permit # PE-04183 issued under the Municipal Wastewater Regulation (MWR) by the Ministry of Environment (MoE). Under the permit, maximum daily discharge shall not exceed 75 m3/day, TSS shall not exceed 45 mg/L, and BOD5 shall not exceed 45 mg/L.

Investigations of available data and a site inspection note the recirculating filter is effectively plugged and in need of remediation or replacement. Other works were noted as either in need of improvement (headworks) or replacement (recirculation tank mixers/aerators), and site constraints leave little area available for replacement of a similar structure without removal of the filter.

MSR examined alternative systems included replacement of the filter with the same, and secondary treatment options previously reviewed by the SCRD. In addition to the treatment options prior to disposal, we have recommended improvements to the inlet piping to minimize solids plugging and to improve flow distribution.

Client: SCRD
Location: Woodcreek Park WWTP
Project Manager: Mike Seymour