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Features

• Understanding P3 Delivery Options: BCWWA P3 Committee
• What the GVRD is doing to keep our drinking water safe
• Fit to drink — and that’s the problem
• Flood protection works – inspecting and flood fighting techniques
• Liquid Waste Management Plan guideline update

Liquid Waste Management Plan guideline update

Jack Bryden, Environmental Management Officer, Ministry of Water, Land and Air Protection (WLAP)

The British Columbia Waste Man-agement Act allows local gov-allows local gov-ernments to develop a Liquid Waste Management Plan (LWMP) for approval by the Minister of Water, Land and Air Protection. The LWMP consists of measures to manage liq-uid wastes associated with existing and future development.

LWMPs must be consistent with existing regulation and the ministry’s long-term environmental management objectives. It is acknowledged that the liquid waste goals and objectives will vary for each local government.

The original LWMP guidelines were published in 1992 and focused on point source pollution. WLAP is presently updating the guideline to provide more information on non-point source pollution including integrated stormwater management and effective decentralized wastewater treatment.

The revised LWMP guidelines will introduce the process for integrating stormwater management with community and regional planning in order to reduce the potential for flooding, conserve water, and improve local water quality.

WLAP will also be working with BCWWA to deliver a series of workshops on the use of the updated guidelines..