What is being done about the Clark Drive sewer outfall?
There are several combined sewer outfalls (CSOs) in Burrard Inlet, including the Clark Drive CSO. This outfall, which has been the subject of much public attention owing to the pollution discharged to Burrard Inlet, will undergo significant change as detailed in the recently approved GVRD Liquid Waste Management Plan. The LWMP contains targets for reducing sanitary sewage at the Clark Drive outfall. The effluent will also be less harmful to the environment through the ongoing sewerage separation project undertaken by the City of Vancouver. Over the next five years beginning in 2002, the GVRD has committed to capital expenditures of $20 million for works to divert harmful sewage from the Clark Drive catchment area and for storage projects and to study site-specific treatment options for the Clark Drive CSO.
