City of Port Alberni - Stage 2 Preliminary Site Investigation, Former Alberni Plywood Site
Type of initiative
FCM Green Municipal Fund - Plans, Studies, Pilots
Sector
Brownfield
Project value$190,000
Project Type
Feasibility Study
Sub Sector
Remediation and risk management initiatives
Grant amount$95,000
Program type
GMF
Municipality
City of Port Alberni, BC
Status
Fully Disbursed
Population
18,259
Project timeline
2008 - 2010
Project number
9626
Description
The City of Port Alberni will investigate the site of the former Alberni Plywood industrial property — shown by previous investigations to contain localized contamination — to identify and measure the costs and risks associated with redevelopment and to determine the requirements for remedial action. The city’s consultants will use innovative technologies such as ultraviolet-induced fluorescence to measure hydrocarbon concentrations in situ and will field test a new high-temperature thermal desorption remediation technique. Successful remediation of the site will result in verifiable reductions in soil and groundwater contamination in an important waterfront area, consistent with the goals of the city’s sustainable community plan. It will also stimulate greater tax and business revenues for the city and generate long-term potential growth.
Applicant
City of Port Alberni, BC