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36 Consolidated Environmental Management Plan for Burrard Inlet / Appendices Project Review Since 1991, the Burrard Environmental Review Committee (BERC) has conducted coordinated environmental reviews for new developments and maintenance activities within BIEAP’s boundaries. Since the program’s inception, BERC has reviewed over 2000 applications for coordinated project review. Environmental assessment and Coordinated Project review in Burrard Inlet Since 1991, Port Metro Vancouver and the federal and provincial governments, through the Burrard Environmental Review Committee (BERC), have been coordinating the environmental review of all projects within Burrard Inlet’s program boundaries (i.e., seaward from the top of the bank in the Inlet). This process has offered the proponents of projects a harmonized one-window approach and has largely eliminated the need for proponents to deal separately with the various government agencies. The coordinated review of a project is undertaken in advance of a federal, provincial or municipal authority rendering a decision (i.e., a regulatory or land use approval) on the proposal. The coordinated project review process does not issue project approvals - rather it provides the responsible authorities and proponents with recommendations for mitigation, compensation and/or monitoring activities. Coordinated Review Procedures ‘Track 1 projects’ are generally of a predictable nature, frequently maintenance or repair type activities with little public interest and a low risk of environmental impact. Track 1 applications are dealt with by the Lead Agencies, those agencies with the permitting responsibility and are made available for comment by the other Environmental Review Committee agencies. Port Metro Vancouver conducts reviews of Track 1 projects, and is the lead agency for most project applications in Burrard Inlet. ‘Track 2 projects’ constitute proposals of a more complex nature and generally have a greater potential for environmental impacts. These projects are reviewed by the Burrard Environmental Review Committee. Once the BERC is satisfi ed that the potential for environmental harm can be mitigated, the BERC will issue a Letter of Recommendations or Project Review letter. The letter describes mitigation measures and best management practices designed to prevent adverse environmental effects caused by the project and ensure the compliance of the project within the legislative mandates of the partner agencies. If it is the consensus of the committee that mitigation measures cannot prevent adverse impacts, the ERCs will recommend that a project not be approved. Partner membership of the Environmental Review committees in 2011 was Fisheries and Oceans Canada, Port Metro Vancouver and Transport Canada. The Burrard Inlet Environmental Action Program offi ce maintains records of all projects and the recommendations, comments and decisions relating to them. The project referral log provides a quick reference to project applications and their status. In addition to BERC’s established review of proposed projects, the BIEAP partners may engage in coordinated reviews of projects on the uplands in Burrard Inlet. Municipal authorities often forward projects in the marine basin to the BERC environmental review process. Municipalities also have their own environmental review processes which usually involve representatives of Fisheries and Oceans Canada.
Appendix 4: Community Groups and Stewardship Activities on Burrard Inlet Belcarra Beachkeepers Byrne Creek Streamkeepers, Burnaby byrnecreek.org Buntzen Bay Residents, North Vancouver Burnaby Fish and Game Club Burrard Inlet Marine Enhancement Society (BIMES) Centennial High School Capilano River Hatchery pac.dfo-mpo.gc.ca/sep-pmvs/projects-projets/capilano/ capilano-eng Hutchinson Creek Project, Port Moody Kinder Morgan Westridge Terminal Maplewood Creek Project, West Vancouver Morten Creek Project, North Vancouver morten-creek.pskf.ca Mosquito Creek Stewardship Society, North Vancouver mosquitocreek.org North Shore Fish and Game Club North Shore Streamkeepers nssk.ca North Shore Wetland Partners North Vancouver School District, North Vancouver Port Moody Ecological Society (PMES) and Noons Creek Hatchery, Port Moody noonscreek.org Reed Point Marina, Port Moody reedpoint.com Save Our Shores, North Vancouver nv-saveourshores.ca School House North Project Seymour Salmonid Society, North Vancouver seymoursalmon.com Spanish Banks Streamkeepers, Vancouver Urban Streams, Burrard Inlet urbanstreams.org Trans Mountain Pipeline Company, Burnaby kindermorgan.com/community/ CanadianCommunityRelations Vancouver Angling and Game Association, Vancouver fi shingwithrod.com/club/bc Vancouver Aquarium and Marine Science Centre, Vancouver vanaqua.org West Vancouver Shoreline Preservation Society westvanshoreline.ca West Vancouver Stream Keepers, West Vancouver westvancouverstreamkeepers.ca Wild Bird Trust Wildbirdtrust.org 37 Appendices / Consolidated Environmental Management Plan for Burrard Inlet
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Page 5 and 6: Foreword The Burrard Inlet Environm
Page 7 and 8: Executive Summary Burrard Inlet is
Page 9 and 10: Burrard Inlet Environmental Action
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Page 17 and 18: Water Quality Water quality informa
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Page 23 and 24: to conserve a wide range of migrato
Page 25 and 26: strategies to preserve environmenta
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Page 35 and 36: Burrard Inlet encompasses 109,300 h
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