STURT
SET cles
3

Greater
Vancouver
Regional
District

Creating Our Future:
Steps To A More Livable Region

Greater Vancouver drinking water
does not consistently meet today's
higher government standards. tn fact,
we are the only major centre in Canada
that does not meet ail aspects of the
Canadian Drinking Water Quality
Guidelines.

In addition to this concern, we face
challenges related to future water
storage. We must expand our present
sources of water supply by the year
2005 and ensure the Seymour Falls

D is modern ear ake oF aa cien tetera ben
am meeis moae thquak estern Richmond inn

standards. Le 7551 Westminster Hwy:

These issues — water quality and
water supply — cannot be separated.
They must be addressed together. Srp. an

You are being asked to help make ;
some difficult decisions about drinking 800 Robsc :
water — its quality, taste, appearance, | April 14 Bare
supply, and the costs of carrying out Se ee Be
improvements.

A number of options are presented for
your consideration. There may be
others. One thing that is not an option is
to “do nothing.” New Health Regulations
requise that we do something to
improve water quality. The Provincial
Dam Safety Branch requires that we
upgrade the Seymour Falls Dam or
build a replacement.

Though all of us want the best quality 2" “APD 2) NO Tait
drinking water, finding a solution >." North Shore Winter Cllib’
acceptable to everyone is unlikely. "34325 East Keith Road

The GVRD is entering the final stage 9 ee ms
of a two-year consultation process on fy ;
drinking water and we want to hear oO Meeting Schedale.
from you. Please read this material i
closely, complete and send in the
feedback section, and attend one of the
upcoming public meetings. On Sunday
April 10, watch U.TV ai 6 p.m. fora oe, :
special one-hour panel discussion —_—_Butic Presentations & Submissions *
on these important issues. eee be ison

1 G1 u a 4
The Issues . Cost of this insert
* Future supply expansion This insert was produced and
(Seymour or Coquitlam) - paid for by the Greater Vancouver
* Future water treatment , “t,\ Regional District, which supplies
vgs inatt _ | water to virtually all municipalities
(chioramination or rechlorination) ia the metropolitan area. The total
* Seismic reinforcement of the cost for printing and distribution
Seymour Dam of 543,000 copies was
(upgrade or rebuild) \. appreximately $40,000, or about
« Filtration plants seven cents per copy.
{how many and when)
* Should oZone (with biological
filtration) replace chlorine as
a primary disinfectant

Capilano Lake is one of three main reservoirs supplying water to Greater
Vancouver residents.

Greater Vancouver residents use more than one
hillion litres of water per day; the equivalent of
approximately 775 litres per person.