Shipping biosolids to Nanaimo was narrowly agreed upon at the CRD as a short-term solution to Greater Victoria's waste by-product problem.
The region’s wastewater treatment centre came online in December 2020The new treatment centre creates what are called biosolids. And more than two years after the wastewater treatment facility came online, the CRD still doesn’t have a reliable, long-term plan as to what to do with by-product.
Landfilling biosolids is illegal in B.C., but the province has been giving the CRD a pass as they find a long-term plan for alternative “beneficial use” of the material.In a tight vote on February 8, the CRD decided to start shipping their biosolids to Nanaimo, where they will be used as fertilizer for logging and reforestation sites or mining areas, despite the CRD having a ban for the practice itself.
“The kind of fear that’s out there has not materialized in human health issues,” said Zac de Vries, CRD director and Saanich councillor.In a statement to CHEK News, the Ministry of Environment said the treatment and land application of biosolids are strictly regulated and controlled in B.C.Sign up for our newsletter to get breaking news and daily digests sent to your email.
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