Public notice 

Annacis Water Main No. 2 Scour Protection project – Public comments invited 

January 24, 2023 – The Vancouver Fraser Port Authority, as part of its Project and Environmental Review process, and Transport Canada must determine whether the proposed the proposed Annacis Water Main No. 2 Scour Protection project, occurring within the Annacis Channel of the Fraser River near New Westminster, BC is likely to cause significant adverse environmental effects. Written comments to be received by February 22, 2023. 

To help inform this determination, and to assist the Vancouver Fraser Port Authority in making a decision on whether or not to approve the proposed project, the Vancouver Fraser Port Authority and Transport Canada are inviting comments from the public. All comments received will be considered public and may be posted online. For more information, individuals should consult the Privacy Notice on the Registry website. In addition, your contact information may be shared with third parties, e.g., the tenant, other relevant agencies, to help respond to your questions and inform possible mitigations. 

Written comments must be submitted by February 22, 2023 to: 

Vancouver Fraser Port Authority 
Project and Environmental Review 
100 The Pointe, 999 Canada Place 
Vancouver, B.C. Canada V6C 3T4  
per@portvancouver.com 

Transport Canada 
Impact Assessment Pacific Region 
820 - 800 Burrard Street 
Vancouver, British Columbia V6Z 2J8 
PACEnvironment-environnement@tc.gc.ca 

The proposed project 

Metro Vancouver's Greater Vancouver Water District is proposing to place a blended rock apron for scour protection over the Annacis Main No. 2 within the Annacis Chanel of the Fraser River near New Westminster, BC. Scour protection is required to cover exposed areas of the pipe and to repair inadequate scour protection placed in 2019. Project works are proposed to occur outside the navigation channel.  

The Project will consist of placement of approximately 701 cubic metres of blended rock within an approximately 1,078 square metre footprint using a clamshell bucket. Approximately 480 cubic metres of material within an approximately 738 square metre footprint will overlap scour protection placed in 2019. The remainder will be placed on the riverbed. Scour protection will be placed between approximately -0.5 to -5.0 metres Geodetic Datum to a thickness of approximately 0.5 metres. A barge or scow will support these works. No dredging is proposed. No impacts to intertidal or upland areas are anticipated. 

The Project is anticipated to take approximately 10 days to complete and is proposed to take place during the fisheries least risk window for the Project Area.