Cultus Lake Septic Upgrade Project

The current sanitary system at Cultus Lake Laboratory discharges into a septic dispersal field of which is nearing end of life. The current proposal involves updating the septic treatment system and dispersal fields to a gravity fed sewer collection system discharging to a pump station. The gravity line will be installed to collect both the site and the Cultus Lake Park Boards septic on DFO property and then lifted to the pump station.  The installation of a sanitary forcemain will convey flows from the pump station and then discharge flows to a manhole near the property.  The pump station will be located on a developed grass area near the edge of the forested area on the adjacent Cultus Lake Laboratory campus, close to the  Sweltzer River.  The current design is to work only within paved or gravel portions of the existing road to avoid instream disturbances to Sweltzer River and Hatchery Creek. The design will require the forcemain to cross under a culvert within the riparian zone of Hatchery Creek. To reduce the amount of disturbed surface area, the use of Horizontal Directional Drilling (HDD) rather than open-cut trench methodology will be applied. The culvert is part of the Hatchery Creek system.

 

Key equipment will include: trucks, vehicles, excavation equipment, hydro-vac truck, and horizontal directional drilling equipment.

 

The proposed project will include the following steps:

•    Supplies will be brought to site by road and then installed or prefabricated items will be brought onsite
•    A crane and/or other machinery to be used to pick up/deploy them in proper position 
•    Installation of piping to the pump station : 200mm diameter PVC gravity sanitary sewer and extension of existing 150mm diameter sanitary pipe, new 100mm diameter HDPE sanitary forcemain
•    Horizontal drilling under the culvert within Hatchery Creek
•    Installation of a new wet-well pump station
•    Tie-in of gravity sanitary with existing off-site distribution box, sanitary system, and new on-site pump station
•    Connection of the new sanitary forcemain with the pump station to convey flows from pump station to manholes
 

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Latest update

May 6, 2022 - Fisheries and Oceans Canada is considering comments received to inform its determination on whether the project is likely to cause significant adverse environmental effects.

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Contacts

Fisheries and Oceans Canada Real Property Technical Services Pacific Region
Collin Gagne, Project Engineer
200 - 401 Burrard Street
Victoria, British Columbia V6C 3S4
Telephone: 604-649-6849
Email: Collin.Gagne@dfo-mpo.gc.ca


  • Location

    • Cultus Lake Laboratory (British Columbia)
  • Nature of Activity

    • Building and Property Development
  • Assessment Status

    In progress
  • Start Date

    2021-03-01
  • Proponent

    Fisheries and Oceans Canada - Real Property Safety and Security, Real Property & Technical Support
  • Authorities

    • Fisheries and Oceans Canada
  • Assessment Type

    Project on federal lands
  • Reference Number

    83565
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