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Two in one water solution

At a Glance

  • LEED

    Certified Gold

  • $500M

    Project Value

  • 1.7M

    People Served

Location
North Vancouver, British Columbia
Offices
Consortium
SSBV

Seymour Capilano Filtration Plant

Two million people count on Metro Vancouver for a safe and reliable water supply. But even with a good source of raw water, improvements were still required to better serve the community.

The original plan was to build two plants for two main sources of water ¨C the Seymour and Capilano reservoirs. Instead, we proposed expanding the Seymour plant and connecting it to the Capilano Reservoir via two tunnels (seven km long each) and the 1,080 ML/d?Capilano Pump Station. This solution saved significant public money and minimized environmental impacts.

Our traditional project goals of cost effectiveness, durability, and ease of maintenance were balanced with aesthetically and environmentally integrating this greenfield facility into the Lower Seymour Conservation Reserve. We accomplished this in many ways, including a LEED Gold certified Operations building, a 95 ML/day washwater recovery system, and UV disinfection located in the filter pipe gallery, eliminating the need for a separate building.

With a capacity of 1,800 ML/d, this is the largest direct filtration plant in Canada and one of the largest in North America. At the time of commissioning, it incorporated the world¡¯s largest UV system.

At a Glance

  • LEED

    Certified Gold

  • $500M

    Project Value

  • 1.7M

    People Served

Location
North Vancouver, British Columbia
Offices
Consortium
SSBV

Meet Our Team

Reno Fiorante, Senior Vice President Emeritus

Ensuring a clean water supply and protecting waterways from the wastewater we generate benefits our communities for generations to come.

Brian Christianson, Principal, Practice Leader British Columbia

When you can consistently demonstrate that you have your client¡¯s best interests at heart you build trust, and your reach becomes endless.
Brian Christianson Principal, Practice Leader British Columbia Read More

Jonathan Fitzpatrick, Principal, Operational Technologies Practice Lead

Digital solutions have the power to address many of the most intractable problems facing the Water sector while also lowering operational costs.
Jonathan Fitzpatrick Principal, Operational Technologies Practice Lead Read More

John Take, Executive Vice President, Chief Growth & Innovation Officer

Protecting entire cities from flooding or helping industries keep their processes running¡ªfor me, it¡¯s all about moving water.
John Take Executive Vice President, Chief Growth & Innovation Officer Read More

Reno Fiorante

Senior Vice President Emeritus

Brian Christianson

Principal, Practice Leader British Columbia

Jonathan Fitzpatrick

Principal, Operational Technologies Practice Lead

John Take

Executive Vice President, Chief Growth & Innovation Officer

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