Vancouver Airport Fuel Delivery Project

Project

The Vancouver Airport Fuel Facilities Corporation has proposed an aviation fuel delivery project that includes a marine terminal and fuel receiving facility at an existing industrial site located at the foot of Williams Road in Richmond on the south arm of the Fraser River, and an underground fuel pipeline connecting the marine terminal, receiving facility and Vancouver International Airport (YVR).

The BC Environmental Assessment Office approved a request by the proponent to include this project in the BC Environmental Assessment process. An Environmental Assessment Application has been submitted and the formal review of this application is ongoing which included a public comment period that ended on April 26, 2011.

The Corporation of Delta's Involvement

Delta staff are participating on the BC Environmental Assessment Office Working Group for the project along with other Municipal representatives, Provincial and Federal agencies and First Nations.

Council Reports

• At the March 14, 2011 Regular Meeting, Delta staff provided comments on the Environmental Assessment Application in a report entitled Vancouver Airport Fuel Delivery Project Environmental Assessment 
• At the August 15, 2011 Regular Meeting, Delta staff provided an update on the Environmental Assessment Application in a report entitled Vancouver Airport Fuel Delivery Project Environmental Assessment Update 
• At the January 30, 2012 Regular Meeting, Delta staff provided an update on the Environmental Assessment Application in a report entitled Vancouver Airport Fuel Delivery Project Environmental Assessment Update

For more information about this project, please visit the BC Environmental Assessment Office's Project Information Centre for Vancouver Airport Fuel Delivery Project.